SYDNEY--31 Aug--AsiaNet /InfoQuest CVRD ANNOUNCES... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) announcesthat the forward stock split proposal was approved at theExtraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting. After givingeffect to the stock split, CVRD's capital will be composed of4,919,314,116 shares, 2,999,797,716 common shares and1,919,516,400 preferred class "A" shares, including 12 goldenshares.www.cvrd.com.br QUELLAN ANNOUNCES... TOKYO: Quellan Incorporated has announced the QNx220, thecompany's newest RF Noise Canceller for advanced mobilecommunications products. Based on the company's patented CSPNoise Cancelling Technology, the ultra small CMOS IC cancelsunwanted RF interference to improve receiver sensitivity.www.quellan.com AIDS TREATMENT... LOP BURI PROVINCE: In an innovative collaboration that willprovide free HIV/AIDS care - including lifesavingantiretroviral treatment - to people living with advanced AIDSin Lop Buri Province, the Provincial Government, Lop BuriProvince; the Dramaraksa Foundation-Wat Phrabatnampo; and AIDSHealthcare Foundation will open their first free AIDS treatmentclinic in Lop Buri, Thailand with a formal dedication ceremonyon Friday, August 31st at 9.30 am (Wat Phrabatnampo, 75 milesnorth of Bangkok).www.aidshealth.orgwww.avert.org PICARRO ANNOUNCES... SUNNYVALE, California: Picarro, leading manufacturer ofhigh-performance trace gas analyzers based on patented CavityRing-Down Spectroscopy technology has announced the generalavailability of the EnviroSense 3000i atmospheric monitor.www.picarro.com VANGUARD NETWORKS... MANSFIELD, Massachusetts: Vanguard Networks announces newSIP (session initiation protocol) gateway to allow customers toreap the benefits of IP Telephony. With the addition of SIPfunctionality Vanguard customers who subscribe to VOIP servicesfrom an IP telephony service provider will now be able to saveon monthly charges, while keeping high quality andreliability.www.vanguardnetworks.comwww.vanguardnetworks.com/products/solutions/ip_telephony CONTINENTAL ENERGY... DALLAS: Continental Energy Corporation announced that it hasclosed a private equity placement with Macquarie Bank Limited.The placement was arranged by the London office of Macquarie'sEnergy Capital Group with Macquarie Bank Limited subscribingthe equity for its own account.www.continentalenergy.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions