SYDNEY--23 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest HOWARDS STORAGE... SYDNEY - Successful Australian retailer, Howards Storage World is planningto expand its presence in Europe and appoint a master franchisee for Greece andother European countries. CANCER DRUGS... BASEL - New Phase III data presented at the American Society of ClinicalOncology Gastrointestinal Symposium (ASCO GI) continue to demonstrate theexcellent efficacy of two of Roche's innovative cancer drugs Xeloda andAvastin, which offer improved survival for patients with advanced colorectalcancer. www.avastin-info.com www.roche.com www.roche.com/pages/downloads/company/pdf/mboncology05e_a.pdf www.thenewsmarket.com http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/bodprojections2030/ en/index.html LEADERS STUDY... HONG KONG - Hewitt Associates, a global human resources services company,launched the Top Companies for Leaders 2007 study, conducted in partnershipwith The RBL Group, a firm dedicated to helping clients deliver the strategicHR agenda, and FORTUNE magazine. http://www.hewittasia.com http://www.rbl.net BIOMS MEDICAL... EDMONTON - BioMS Medical Corp, a leading developer of products for thetreatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), announced that it has received clearancefrom the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of itsInvestigational New Drug Application (IND) for the initiation of a pivotalphase III clinical trial to investigate the use of MBP8298 as a treatment forpatients with secondary progressive MS. www.biomsmedical.com NAVINI AFRICA... RICHARDSON, Texas - Navini Networks and its customers are addressing theneed for connectivity across Africa. http://www.navini.com LIQUIDNET TO... NEW YORK - Liquidnet, the number 1 electronic global marketplace for blocktrading, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MiletusTrading, a leading agency-only brokerage firm that provides advanced,quantitative execution strategies and analytics to institutional investors. http://www.liquidnet.com http://www.Miletustrading.com CEO DEPARTURES... NEW YORK - When it comes to the super class of CEOs in the world's largestcompanies, upheaval in the chief executive suite is not in the exclusive domainof one region, according to a new Global 500 CEO Departures in-depth analysisby public relations firm Weber Shandwick. http://www.webershandwick.com/reputationRx http://www.webershandwick.com WORLDGOLF.COM NETWORK... MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - A group of investors announced its purchase ofWorldGolf.com and 476 other subsidiary Web sites that make up the extensiveWorldGolf.com network of golf and travel-related Web sites. http://profnet.prnewswire.com/Subscriber/ExpertProfile.aspx?ei=57227 http://WorldGolf.com BAE SYSTEMS... LONDON and SYDNEY - BAE Systems Australia, the defence and aerospacecompany, has appointed Xchanging, the business processing services company, toprovide procurement services to BAE Systems Australia as part of a five-yearoutsourcing arrangement. www.baesystems.com.au http://www.xchanging.com VERISILICON AND... SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SEOUL - VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd.(VeriSilicon), a leading world class ASIC design foundry and semiconductor IPprovider, and Chips&Media, a leading video IP and solution provider, announcedthe companies have entered into a strategic partnership to offer combined Audio& Video solutions based on each other's technology. http://www.chipsnmedia.com http://www.verisilicon.com BIOMS MEDICAL... EDMONTON - BioMS Medical Corp, a leading developer of products for thetreatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), announced that it has completed patientrecruitment in its pivotal phase II/III clinical trial of MBP8298 for thetreatment of secondary progressive MS. www.biomsmedical.com KEANE, INC... BOSTON - Keane, Inc. announced that Kirk Arnold has been named vice chairand president and chief executive officer of the company, effective January 29,2007. http://www.keane.com PHILIPPE BECKER... SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Philippe Becker Design, a branding and packagingdesign agency, worked with Safeway to create the brand identity and packagingdesign system for Safeway's proprietary brand, "O Organics." http://www.pbdsf.com http://www.benbowpr.com http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060110/NYFNSC03LOGO http://www.pbdsf.com RARITAN STRENGTHENS... SOMERSET, N.J. - To help IT administrators quickly locate, access andcontrol servers and devices in data centers and branch offices, Raritan todayannounced new capabilities and enhancements to its CommandCenter Secure Gateway(CC-SG) centralized access gateway solution. www.raritan.co.kr . HARD ROCK... ORLANDO, Fla. - Hard Rock International and Melco Hotels and Resorts Limited(Macau), a subsidiary of Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Limited, have signeddefinitive agreements for the development of Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Macauat the City of Dreams Casino and Entertainment Resort Complex, currently underconstruction in Macau, a special administrative region of China, on the CotaiStrip. http://www.hardrock.com http://www.melco-pbl.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)