SYDNEY--8 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest MISTRIAL DECLARED... LAKE MARY: FARO Technologies, Inc. on Friday announced that the judgepresiding over the ongoing '148 patent infringement case filed by Hexagon, AB,the Company's largest competitor, has declared a mistrial. http://www.faro.com PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCED... BANGALORE: VEE Technologies proudly announces the partnership withPrintDreams, Sweden -- World Leader in Printing Technologies -- to provideEngineering Services for printing technologies and products. http://www.veetechnologies.com http://www.veecreate.com AUDATEX INVESTS... SAN RAMON: Audatex, a Solera Company, has announced that it has agreed toinvest in launching operations in China and is currently in the process ofestablishing a wholly owned subsidiary in the country. http://www.audatex.com FLIGHT SIMULATOR... MUMBAI: Alteon Training, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company hassigned an agreement to supply a Boeing 737 Next-Generation flight simulator toAir India's flight training center in Mumbai. http://www.alteontraining.com PERSONAL SHOPPERS... PARIS: To celebrate the festive season in style, Boutiques Aeroports deParis is offering passengers, a unique new complimentary service: PersonalShoppers. http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr TAMOXIFEN SURPASSED... MACCLESFIELD: In the US, some European countries and Japan, tamoxifen hasbeen surpassed by 'Arimidex' (anastrozole) as the most widely prescribedhormonal treatment for post-menopausal women newly diagnosed with the disease. http://www.astrazenecapressoffice.com QUELLAN EXTENDS... SANTA CLARA: Quellan has announced the extension of its innovative Widebandnoise cancellation technology to mobile handsets and consumer devices. http://www.quellan.com ART EXHIBITION... AMSTERDAM: Sam Francis & Walasse Ting; Friends: Opening Saturday, December9, 2006 Gallery Delaive http://www.delaive.com/press.htm PEPSI ACQUIRES... SYDNEY: PepsiCo Australia, the Australian business unit of PepsiCoInternational, announced on Thursday, the acquisition of Bluebird Foods, NewZealand's snack market leader, for NZ$245 million (US$169 million; A$214million). http://www.pepsi.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)