SYDNEY--31 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest SENIOR ADVISOR... WOOD DALE, Ill.: AAR Corp., a leading provider of products and services tothe aviation and aerospace industry, Tuesday announced that Rono Dutta, formerpresident of United Airlines and Air Sahara, will serve as a strategic advisorto the company for its activities in India. http://www.aarcorp.com BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT... GIBRALTAR: 33-year-old German Andreas Maertens is celebrating after winningthe inaugural PartyGammon.com Million at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas(21st-25th January), scooping a world record $600,400 payout for a backgammontournament. http://partygammon.com http://www.PartyBets.com WIRELESS ADAPTER... AMSTERDAM and MAYNARD, Mass.: Revolabs, Inc., dedicated to enhancingenterprise collaboration and corporate productivity through innovative wirelesssolutions, Wednesday announced the introduction of the new Revolabs Solo XLRAdapter, a universal wireless adapter for use with standard handheldmicrophones. http://www.revolabs.com CANCER CAMPAIGN... GENEVA: The International Union Against Cancer (UICC) - a Geneva-based NGO -and member organisations in 86 countries will launch the campaign on WorldCancer Day on 4 February 2007. http://campaign.uicc.org http://facts.uicc.org http://voices.uicc.org http://members.uicc.org AVAYA COMPLIANT... SYDNEY: Integrated Research, developers of PROGNOSIS system performancemonitoring and management solutions, Tuesday announced that its PROGNOSIS IPTelephony Manager software has passed compliance testing through the AvayaDeveloperConnection Program. www.prognosis.com CANCER THERAPIES... MELBOURNE and LONDON: Seven of Australia's leading research organisationstogether with Cancer Research Technology Limited based in London (UK),Bionomics Limited (Australia), and Millipore/Chemicon (Australia), Tuesdayannounced they were finalising negotiations for the formation of theCooperative Research Centre for Cancer Therapeutics (CRC-CT). www.CancerTechnology.com SECURITY TOKEN... DALLAS: Building on the wide range of options already available with EntrustIdentityGuard, Entrust, Inc. is launching a five dollar one-time-password (OTP)hardware token. http://www.entrust.com http://www.entrust.com/savings QUELLAN UNVEILS... SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Quellan Incorporated, a leader in noise cancellationICs, in collaboration with Leoni, Tuesday announced the availability of theworld's smallest gauge active cable for use in today's mega data centers. http://www.quellan.com DIGITAL MAP... 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH: Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps anddynamic content for navigation and location based solutions, Monday announcedthe availability of digital maps for Saudi Arabia and Egypt, bringing thenumber of countries that Tele Atlas maps cover to 64 across six continents. www.teleatlas.com IMAS SIGNS... SINGAPORE: In support of Invest Singapore's 2010 Vision to create a firstclass operational environment, the Investment Management Association ofSingapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding Tuesday with E-Finance ServicesTechnical Committee and SWIFT (the Society for Worldwide Interbank FinancialTelecommunication) to promote the local fund industry's adoption of globallyrecognized standards for automated processing. ELECTRIC CAR... LAS VEGAS: Automotive pioneer ZAP Tuesday announced plans to display LotusEngineering's advanced APX concept car at the North American DealersAssociation (NADA) annual meeting and exhibition, February 3 to 6, 2007,confirming their choice to move ahead using Lotus' revolutionary platform andbody structure design as the basis for the development of the high performanceelectric ZAP-X. http://www.zapworld.com RESORT DEVELOPMENT... DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Kingdom Hotel Investments (KHI), the leadinghotel and resort investment company, Tuesday announced the acquisition of aprime beach site for the development of a luxury resort and residences for salein Da Nang, Vietnam. NICKEL PROJECT... SYDNEY: Allegiance Mining on Tuesday, in its latest quarterly report, saidconstruction at its Avebury nickel project continues at full pace. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)