SYDNEY--12 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest START-UP BROKERAGE... BANGKOK: Datacraft, the region's leading independent IT services and solutions company, has completed a US$800,000 turnkey infrastructure project in Thailand for a start-up brokerage. http://www.datacraft-asia.com SINGAPORE OFFICE... SINGAPORE: CVC Asia Pacific, one of the world's leading private equity firms, Thursday announced the opening of its Singapore office. TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Quova, Inc., the leading worldwide provider of Internet geolocation services, and Cyber Area Research, the leading provider of geolocation services for Japan, Thursday announced a technology alliance to integrate and exchange IP Intelligence information and research team personnel. http://www.quova.com www.arearesearch.co.jp RFID-TAGGED SHIPMENTS... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: In ceremonies at Sydney's Mascot Airport, the Australian Defense Force (ADF) launched the first RFID-tagged shipments from Australia into the Middle East that can be automatically tracked by interoperable RFID networks built for coalition forces by Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company. http://www.savi.com OPEC OUTPUT... LONDON: The 10 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) bound by the group's output agreements produced an average 26.54 million barrels per day (b/d) in March, a Platts survey showed April 11. This is down 80,000 b/d from February's 26.62 million b/d but still 740,000 b/d above the group's 25.8 million b/d production target. http://www.mcgraw-hill.com http://www.opec.platts.com http://www.platts.com KORN/FERRY STRENGTHENS... LOS ANGELES, Calif.: Korn/Ferry International, a premier global provider of talent management solutions, has strengthened its position as the largest executive search firm in the world, according to the 2006 annual rankings released by Kennedy Information, Inc. and Hunt-Scanlon Advisors, two of the industry's leading trade organizations. http://www.kornferry.com CERTIFICATION TESTING... COLUMBIA, MD.: iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer of digital HD Radio technology, Wednesday announced that it has approved the Intertek Test Group, Hong Kong as a certification test facility for HD Radio receivers. CHINESE TALENT... BREUKELEN: Nyenrode Business Universiteit, one of the oldest and most prestigious business schools in Europe, is exploring ways to attract more Chinese management talents to its picturesque campus in the Netherlands. http://www.nyenrode.nl INDONESIAN TALENT... BREUKELEN: Nyenrode Business Universiteit, one of the oldest and most prestigious business schools in Europe, is exploring ways to attract more Indonesian management talents to its picturesque campus in the Netherlands. http://www.nyenrode.nl TAIWANESE TALENT... BREUKELEN: Nyenrode Business Universiteit, one of the oldest and most prestigious business schools in Europe, is exploring ways to attract more Taiwanese management talents to its picturesque campus in the Netherlands. http://www.nyenrode.nl MARVELL INTRODUCES... SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Marvell, the leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, Wednesday introduced the 88W8689 Bluetooth single-chip solution, featuring a Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)-compliant baseband, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and a worldwide FM radio receiver. http://www.marvell.com SINGLE-CHIP SOLUTION... SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Marvell, the leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, Wednesday announced that the 88W8688, the world's first WLAN plus Bluetooth single-chip solution for high-volume consumer electronics, has been qualified by the Bluetooth SIG for the Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR). http://www.marvell.com CONNECT PLANS... SINGAPORE: Connect Holdings Ltd on Wednesday said it plans to make an offer for all the issued ordinary shares in the capital of Pacific Internet Limited, apart from the ones already held by the company. AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.