SYDNEY--12 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuestNEW DATA... ORLANDO, Fla.: Pharmion Corporation announced new data presented Monday fromthree studies of Vidaza (azacitidine for injectable suspension) in combinationwith several histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, including Pharmion'slicensed HDAC inhibitor, MGCD0103. http://www.pharmion.com NMM ACQUIRES... SACRAMENTO, Calif.: Net Music Makers (NMM) Tuesday announced the acquisitionof My Virtual Band (MVB). http://www.netmusicmakers.com RGIS EXPANDS... AUBURN HILLS, Mich.: RGIS, the world's largest inventory and retail servicescompany, has expanded into Australia, New Zealand and Singapore through theacquisition of Lotons Australia, Lotons New Zealand and Lotons Singapore. http://www.rgisinv.com GRAVITY ISSUES... SEOUL: Gravity, Co., Ltd., an online game developer and publisher, announcedMonday that it issued a letter to its shareholders. http://www.gravity.co.kr IP TELEPHONY... SYDNEY: Integrated Research, developers of PROGNOSIS system performancemonitoring and management software, Monday announced the availability ofPROGNOSIS IP Telephony Manager support for key IP telephony solutions fromAvaya, a global provider of business communications applications, systems andservices. www.prognosis.com MIRANT SIGNS... ATLANTA, GA.: Mirant Corporation announced Monday that it has entered intoa definitive purchase and sale agreement with a consortium of The TokyoElectric Power Company, Incorporated and Marubeni Corporation for the sale ofits Philippine business for a purchase price of $3.424 billion plus workingcapital at the closing. http://www.mirant.com ATMEL RELEASES... ROUSSET: Atmel Corporation announced Monday the newest member of Atmel'sSAM9 family, the AT91SAM9263 embedding a 200 MIPS ARM926EJ-S-basedmicrocontroller that overcomes the bottlenecks that occur with conventionalARM9-based MCUs in graphically-interfaced, data-intensive applications such asnetworked medical monitoring equipment and GPS navigation systems. http://www.atmel.com AGREEMENT SIGNED... IRVINE, Calif.: Trussnet USA Development Co. Inc., a member of the Trussnetfamily of companies, a global leader in architectural and engineering services,telecommunication networks, high-tech facilities, turn-key developmentprojects, business hotels and United PREMAS Limited, a full-service provider ofasset management to real estate, industrial and related industries, announcedMonday that the two companies have signed an agreement to cooperate in thedesign, development, construction and management of projects in the UnitedStates and China. http://www.trussgroup.com http://www.unitedgroup.com/au COLORECTAL CANCER... BASEL: Roche Monday announced that a large, international Phase III study(NO16967) of 627 previously treated patients with advanced colorectal cancermet its primary endpoint of progression-free survival. http://www.health-kiosk.ch/start_krebs http://www.roche.com/pages/downloads/company/pdf/mboncology05e_b.pdf http://www.roche.com REPORT RESULTS... ORLANDO, Fla.: Pharmion Corporation announced new data presented Monday atthe 48th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Society of Hematology(ASH) in Orlando, December 9-12, 2006) on Vidaza (azacitidine for injectablesuspension) as single-agent therapy for the treatment of myelodysplasticsyndromes (MDS) and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). http://www.pharmion.com MERCER SURVEY... SINGAPORE: Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a global leader for trustedhuman resources and related financial advice, products and services, Mondayreleased its latest Total Remuneration Survey (TRS) for Singapore, a bi-annual,market leading compensation trends report which covers more than 500 companiesin Singapore across 12 industries including aerospace, banking and finance,chemical, consumer goods, electronics manufacturing, high-tech, life insurance,logistics, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, property, and other industries. www.mercerhr.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)