SYDNEY--2 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest STRATEGIC AGREEMENT... HONG KONG: Checkpoint Systems Inc., a leading manufacturerand marketer of RF and RFID-based solutions for identification,tracking, security and merchandising applications, hasannounced a strategic agreement with RENO - part of the HRgroup, Europe's second-largest shoe retailer. www.checkpointasiapac.com www.reno.de DATALOGIC TRANSFORMATION... EUGENE, Oregon: Datalogic, a market leader in internationaldata collection technology and services, is pleased to announcethat the Datalogic transformation integration with PSC isproceeding well and with great enthusiasm. www.psc.com www.datalogic.com INTERACTIVE BROKERS... GREENWICH, Connecticut: Interactive Brokers has recentlyadded the trading of stocks and warrants in Hong Kong to itsworldwide direct access platform. www.interactivebrokers.com www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/products.php CMP TECHNOLOGY... MANHASSET, New York and ANDHERI: Beginning in April CMPTechnology, a targeted media and marketing solutions companyserving the technology industry worldwide, will publish two ofits leading channel and enterprise properties - CRN and NetworkComputing - in India. www.cmp.com www.crn.com www.nwc.com www.unitedbusinessmedia.com SECURITY PARTNERSHIP... PORT OF SPAIN: Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noblehas expressed continued commitment to enhancing the partnershipbetween Interpol and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) insecuring the region. POSITIVE OPINIONS... MADISON, New Jersey: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division ofWyeth, has received two positive opinions recommending approvalfor an extension of the indication for PREVENARTM (PneumococcalSaccharide Conjugated Vaccine, Adsorbed) to the European marketby the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use. http://www.wyeth.com PATIENT-PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION... LONDON: A new seven-country global survey reveals thateffective patient-physician communication is key to earlier,accurate diagnosis and treatment for patients with neuropathicpain. ASTRATA GROUP... HOUSTON: Astrata Group Inc., an international provider ofinnovative location-based IT services and solutions thatincorporate the use of GPS and wireless communicationstechnologies, announced that it had recently supplied a VehicleTracking and Immobilization System for Singapore's PoliceForce. www.astratagroup.com CUSTOMER BASE... KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Berhad, the emerging leaderin Asian communications with operations in nine Asiancountries, has recorded impressive growth of 39.7 per cent inregional mobile subscriber numbers, growing from 20.4 million ayear ago to 28.5 million as at end-December 2006. www.tm.com.my SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY... PHOENIX and SAN JOSE, California: Avnet ElectronicsMarketing and Xilinx, Inc. have announced X-Fest - a series oftechnical seminars offering practical, how-to training forFPGA, DSP, and embedded systems designers. www.avnet.com www.em.avnet.com http://em.avnet.com/xfest07 http://www.xilinx.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.