SYDNEY--7 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest OFFICIAL PARTNERS... BEIJING: Perfect World and Nestle, in July 2007, became official partners in a strategic relationship which marked the first cooperative agreement between the original 3D MMORG in China as well as the internationally-famous brand of the same name. TOKYO STORE... NEW ALBANY, Ohio: Abercrombie & Fitch Tuesday announced that it plans to open a Tokyo flagship store in late 2009. http://www.abercrombie.com http://www.abercrombiekids.com http://www.hollisterco.com QUADREM REVENUES... HONG KONG: Quadrem International Monday announced its H1 2007 revenues are up 24% over H1 2006 as demand for the company's electronic procurement and sourcing solutions continues to increase. http://www.quadrem.com CONFORMANCE TEST... FRANKFURT and SINGAPORE: RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading independent software vendor (ISV), Tuesday announced that it has successfully passed the conformance test for cash, bonds and warrants on Singapore Exchange(SGX). http://www.rtsgroup.net INDIA REJECTS... LOS ANGELES: AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in India (Mysore, New Delhi and in Guwahati, Assam in collaboration with the National AIDS Control Organization) Monday applauded the news that an Indian court rejected a legal challenge mounted by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis to a portion of India's Patent Act that restricts certain kinds of patents, a ruling that will protect access to affordable medicines in the developing world. http://www.aidshealth.org EURAND MEETING... MSTERDAM: Eurand N.V., a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops enhanced pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products based on its proprietary drug formulation technologies, Monday announced that the Board of Directors of Eurand N.V. will convene an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the company's shareholders on August 29, 2007 at 10.00 a.m. (CET) at the Company's offices in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. http://www.eurand.com http://ir.eurand.com/meetings.cfm NEW PARTNERS... NEW YORK: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Monday announced that nine lawyers have been elected to the firm's partnership. http://www.friedfrank.com KOMAG REPORTS... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Komag, Incorporated, a leading independent supplier of thin-film media for disk drives, Monday announced revenue of $187.2 million and basic loss per share of $0.72 for the second quarter of 2007. http://www.komag.com OCCLUTECH APPEALS... JENA: Occlutech GmbH, the leading European manufacturer of cardiac occlusion devices, Monday announced that it has appealed the first instance court decision that was announced on August 1st 2007 by the district court in Dusseldorf. H1 EARNINGS... SAO PAULO, Brazil: Banco Bradesco has released its first half 2007 earnings. http://www.bradesco.com.br http://www.bradesco.com.br/ir PULMONARY DEVICE... JEFFERSON, N.C.: Next Safety, Inc. will begin to sample its proprietary pulmonary device that has proven to have higher efficacy than cigarettes and unlike tobacco products does not contain carcinogens. http://www.nextsafety.com BUNKSPEED ANNOUNCES... LOS ANGELES: Bunkspeed Monday announced that DuPont Performance Coatings will link its proprietary digital color rendering technologies with Bunkspeed's digital object rendering software. http://www.bunkspeed.com K2 BLACKPEARL... REDMOND, Wash.: K2, a division of SourceCode Technology Holdings, Inc., Monday released K2 blackpearl, the centerpiece of its new software platform. http://www.k2workflow.com MICREL LAUNCHES... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, Monday launched the MIC2238, a 2.5MHz dual 800mA synchronous buck (step-down) regulator housed in a tiny 3mm x 3mmMLF package. http://www.micrel.com BLUETOOTH HEADSET... SAN FRANCISCO: Aliph, a leading developer of mobile audio products that deliver the best user experience in any environment, Monday announced that its Jawbone Bluetooth headset is going international. http://www.jawbone.com E-SEAL LICENSING... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company and provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based total asset management solutions, Monday announced the first six companies that have agreed to license Savi's intellectual property, which is now incorporated into the new global standard (ISO 18185) for electronic cargo seals. http://www.savi.com FINANCING COMPLETED... NEW YORK: AmieStreet.com, a fast-growing digital music store with a unique demand-based pricing system, Monday announced the completion of its Series A financing led by Amazon.com, Inc. http://www.amiestreet.com http://amiestreet.com/page/for-press/ ARROW NAMED... HONG KONG: Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc., announced that it has been named as the "Distributor of the Year" for 2007 fiscal year in the ASEAN region (including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand & the Philippines) by National semiconductor, one of the world's premier analog component manufacturers. http://www.arrowasia.com http://www.national.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.