SYDNEY--28 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuestBATTERY TECHNOLOGIES... SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.: Nanoexa, a leading nanotechnology-based cleanenergy company, and Decktron, a lithium battery and display company, Wednesdayjointly announced a definitive agreement to develop and transfer intocommercial use new lithium battery technology originally developed at the U.S.Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. http://www.anl.gov http://www.decktron.com http://www.nanoexa.com NETSUITE IMPLEMENTED.. SINGAPORE and SAN MATEO, Calif.: NetSuite, Inc., the leader in on-demandbusiness software suites, Wednesday announced that UP Your Service! College,founded by internationally acclaimed service and partnership innovator, RonKaufman, has implemented NetSuite to help build a global ecosystem with accessto all its company, customer and partner business information in real-time. http://www.netsuite.com AUTO SHOW... LOS ANGELES, Calif.: Home to one of the world's greatest concentrations ofautomobile manufacturer design studios, Los Angeles is consistently ahead ofthe next trend, spawning ideas to help solve tomorrow's challenges today. http://www.LAautoshow.com IPTV ROLL-OUT... SUNNYVALE, Calif. and MELBOURNE: Kasenna, The IPTV Company, a leadingprovider of video-on-demand (VOD) content and MPEG-4 ready IPTV applicationsfor Triple Play services over broadband networks, and Australian systemsintegrator CombiTel Wednesday announced that Kasenna PortalTV has been chosento deliver first of its kind IPTV services for Regional Internet Australia(RIA). http://www.kasenna.com http://www.regionalinternet.com.au http://www.combitel.com.au/ SECURITY SOFTWARE... WASHINGTON: Think All Publishing Wednesday announced the all-in-one securitysoftware CDROM that includes computer firewall, anti-virus and anti-spywaresoftware -- all the protection every home and small office user requires on oneCD-ROM from Think All. http://www.thinkall.com https://www.thinkall.com/product_antivirus_over.php E-PASSPORT READERS... WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recentlycompleted deployment of e-Passport readers at San Francisco InternationalAirport. SET INDEXES... HONG KONG: FTSE Group, the global index provider, has been selected by theStock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to take over the calculation of its domesticindexes. www.ftse.com BANKING PLATFORM... KENNESAW, Ga.: Conversion Solutions Holdings Corp, a Delaware Corporation,has obtained contracts from Deutche Bank, ABN Amro Bank, Dresdner Bank andKommerce Bank. http://www.cvsu.us http://www.gsccca.org GLOBAL BONDS... KENNESAW, Ga.: Conversion Solutions Holdings Corp, a Delaware Corporation,Wednesday announced an additional 5 billion Euro denominated global bonds onthe Republic of Venezuela with a 11% annual coupon has been added to thecompanies Asset Management Portfolio. http://www.cvsu.us STORAGE ECOSYSTEM... SAN FRANCISCO: The CE-ATA Working Group, an industry consortium comprised oftechnology industry leaders such as, Hitachi, Intel, Marvell, Nokia, Seagateand Toshiba Wednesday announced the maturation of the CE-ATA ecosystem, whichincludes CE-ATA hard disk drives (HDD), host controllers, cables, connectors,test equipment, IP cores, verification suites, and handheld consumer electronicproducts, providing further validation for the continued standardization andadoption of the CE-ATA protocol. http://www.marvell.com GPS CHIPSET... HEILBRONN and SAN DIMAS, Calif.: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in thedevelopment and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, and MagellanWednesday announced the availability of a new GPS chipset that integrates theworld's latest GPS correlation technology with an ARM926EJ-S-basedmicroprocessor. http://www.magellangps.com http://www.atmel.com TUNDRA CEO... OTTAWA, ON, Canada: Tundra Semiconductor Corporation, the world leader inSystem Interconnect, Wednesday announced that Daniel Hoste has been appointedPresident and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company effectiveimmediately. www.tundra.com JOINT VENTURE... HELSINKI, Finland: Wartsila, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC)and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) are establishing a joint venture tomanufacture large, low-speed marine engines in China. CSIC will hold 50% of thejoint venture, Wartsila 27% and Mitsubishi 23%. http://www.wartsila.com VISA MILESTONE... FLORENCE: EuroFinance Conference -- Visa International Wednesday announcedthat the value of all purchases and cash withdrawals made with Visa Commercialpayment solutions worldwide has reached US$317 billion for the four quartersended June 30, 2006. http://www.corporate.visa.com http://www.visa.com/visacommercial ALCAN PRIZE... MONTREAL: Alcan and The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum(IBLF) announced Wednesday the 2006 shortlist of candidates for the US$1million Alcan Prize for Sustainability. www.alcanprizeforsustainability.com MATRIMONIAL PORTAL... WASHINGTON: Indian Millionaire Club has launched the world's first premiummatrimonial site, IndianMillionaireMarriages.com, catering to Indians andothers desirous of marrying an Indian spouse. http://www.indianmillionairemarriages.com ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCES... SYDNEY: Emerging Australian nickel producer, Allegiance Mining NL hassuccessfully bought back and cancelled 13.5 million unlisted Allegiance options. www.allegiance-mining.com.au APPLICATION KIT... DAVIS, Calif.: Rabbit Semiconductor, Inc. Wednesday announced the release ofits ZigBee/802.15.4 Application Kit. www.maxstream.net http://www.rabbit.com/press (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)