SYDNEY--2 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest DIABETES MEDICINE... SYDNEY - Eli Lilly New Zealand announced that it had reached an agreementwith Pharmaceutical Management Agency of New Zealand (PHARMAC) regardingchanges to the special authority criteria for the diabetes medicine, Actos. FRETILIN PARTY... SYDNEY - The Fretilin party indicated it would lodge a protest against therole of the Australian Army in East Timor for the alleged treatment of a partyrepresentative travelling in a motorcade from a Fretilin rally in a highsecurity zone. LEISURE INN... SYDNEY - Leisure Inn Hospitality Management Pty Ltd (LIHM), owner of theLeisure Inn Hotels and Suites brand, is pleased to announce that it will add asignificant number of serviced apartment and hotel developments to itsmanagement portfolio. ARROW ASIA... HONG KONG - Arrow Asia Pac announced an agreement to acquire the componentdistribution business of Adilam Pty. Ltd with effect from June 1, 2007. http://www.arrowasia.com GLOBAL PAYMENTS... ATLANTA, GA. - Global Payments Inc. announced results for its third quarterended February 28, 2007. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010221/ATW031LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com PUMA RACE... PORTSMOUTH - PUMA, the global sports lifestyle company, has announced thatit will enter a boat in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race - the world's mostchallenging fully-crewed round the world sailing event. http://www.volvooceanrace.org NEW EUROFIGHTER... HALLBERGMOOS - The General Manager of NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and TornadoManagement Agency) Peter Worrall and Eurofighter GmbH CEO Aloysius Rauen onThursday 29 March signed a contract that extends the capabilities ofEurofighter Typhoon beyond those already delivered with Tranche 1 based on theMain Development Contract. www.eurofighter.com/medialibrary http://www.eurofighter.com/medialibrary AT&T NEGOTIATIONS... SAN ANTONIO - AT&T Inc. said it is in negotiations for a potential indirectinvestment in Telecom Italia S.p.A. http://www.att.com http://www.att.com/rss SYNAPTICS ANNOUNCES... SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Synaptics Incorporated, a leading developer ofinterface solutions for computing, communications, and entertainment devices,has announced Synaptics OneTouch. http://www.synaptics.com/products/onetouch.cfm http://www.synaptics.com TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT... WINTER PARK, Fla. - International Computer Negotiations, Inc. (ICN) hasannounced the launch of http://www.icncornerstore.com , a global e-commerce sitededicated to providing IT sourcing professionals with relevant up-to-datetools, information products and expertise necessary for best practicestechnology procurement. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070328/CLW040LOGO http://www.icncornerstore.com http://dobetterdeals.com http://caucusnet.com EURAIL PASSES... UTRECHT - Eurail Group has introduced two new Regional Passes that widen theoptions for discovering Europe. http://www.Eurail.com http://www.eurail-acprail.com http://www.flightcentre.com http://www.OctopusTravel.com http://www.raileurope.fr/wheretobuy http://eurail.informationstore.net CATHAY PACIFIC... HONG KONG - Overseas guests now have even more reasons to visit Hong Kongfollowing the launch of a new "Buy 3, Get 1 Free" travel package to stay andplay at Hong Kong Disneyland by Cathay Pacific and Dragonair. http://www.cathaypacific.com http://www.dragonair.com http://www.hongkongdisneyland.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.