SYDNEY--1 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest CANCER TRIGGERS... HONG KONG: The evidence that excess body fat increases therisk of cancer is stronger now than ever before, according to alandmark report issued Thursday by the World Cancer ResearchFund and the American Institute for Cancer Research. http://www.aicr.org http://www.dietandcancerreport.org REUTERS ENHANCES... SYDNEY: Reuters announced Thursday that it has enriched itscoverage of the world's energy markets with the acquisition ofEnergyBankLink, the leading provider of information to theAustralian Power and Gas markets. http://www.reuters.com RUBY PARTNERS... TAIPEI and HELSINKI: Meshcom Technologies, a leadingprovider of wireless mesh networking technology and solutions,Thursday announced its cooperation with Ruby Corporation, aTaiwanese company which offers industrial grade wirelesscommunication product series including L2 switch, EDGE router,and Outdoor Access Point. http://www.rubytech.com.tw http://www.meshcom.com SLOGGI FINDS... MUNICH: On October 31st sloggi, one of the world's leadingunderwear brands, hosted the finale of its global model contest'Show me your sloggi' to find the world's most beautifulbottom. http://www.sloggi.com W-AUSTRALIA PROMOTES... PERTH: The annual Australia & New Zealand EducationExhibition will take place on 3-4 November at the COEX WorldTrade Centre in Seoul where representatives from WesternAustralian institutions will attend the exhibition to presentthe many study opportunities available to Korean students inWestern Australia's capital city, Perth. www.pertheducationcity.com.au GSMA ANNOUNCES... LONDON: The GSM Association, the global trade associationfor mobile operators, has today announced a shortlist of 25nominees for its inaugural Asia Mobile Awards 2007, plus eightfinalists in the Asia Mobile Innovation Awards that will becontested and presented at the forthcoming Mobile Asia Congressin Macau (November 12-15 2007). http://www.mobileinnovation.org http://www.asiamobileawards.com NEWS BREAKS... BRUSSELS: First study to investigate the protective effectof a lipid-lowering agent on diabetic eye disease to bepublished on-line in Lancet, Tuesday, 6th November 2007 http://www.fieldstudy.info/reg2 AERCAP UPDATES... AMSTERDAM: AerCap Holdings N.V. Wednesday issued updateddialing and pass code information regarding the conference callto be held on November 8, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. EST to discuss thecompany's third-quarter 2007 financial results. http://www.aercap.com ITGLOBE JOINS... EXTON: AGI, the developer of commercially available analysissoftware for the national security and space communities,announces its new partnership with ITGlobe India, a businesssolutions provider headquartered in Delhi with a strongpresence throughout India. http://www.agi.com http://www.itglobe.com BATH SELLS... PISCATAWAY: American Standard Companies Inc. Wednesdayannounced completion of the sale of its global Bath and Kitchenproducts business to funds advised by Bain Capital Partners,LLC, a leading private investment firm, for US$1.745 billion incash including closing adjustments. http://www.americanstandard.com WINNERS HIGHLIGHT... INDIANAPOLIS: One woman's courageous battle to find the besttreatment to fight her ovarian cancer is the subject of thewinning entry in the 2007 Luminous Award. GRAMEENPHONE CHOOSES... HELSINKI: Comptel Corporation,the leading vendor of dynamicOperations Support System (OSS) software, announced Wednesdaythat Telenor subsidiary in Bangladesh Grameenphone has selectedComptel software for provisioning and activation. http://www.grameenphone.com http://www.comptel.com GARMIN REPORTS... CAYMAN ISLANDS: Garmin Ltd Wednesday announced a recordquarter ended September 29, 2007 - raises guidance; announcesmanagement appointment; announces intention to make offer topurchase all the outstanding shares of Tele Atlas N.V. http://www.garmin.com VITAMAN CATERS... SYDNEY: VitaMan, the leading producer of 31 unashamedly malegrooming products that were created to increase the appeal ofthe uncompromising man, officially launched a revolutionary newwebsite that really caters to men. http://www.VitaManGlobal.com GARMIN INTENDS... CAYMAN ISLANDS: Garmin Ltd announced Wednesday that itnotified the supervisory and managing boards of Tele Atlas N.V.of its intention to make a public offer for all the outstandingshares of Tele Atlas N.V. on a fully diluted basis at anindicative offer price of euro 24.50 in cash per share,implying an equity value for the Company of euro 2.3 billion. http://www.garmin.com STAR SEARCHES... WELLINGTON: StarNow.co.uk, the popular site for castingcalls and auditions in the entertainment industry has launchedthe Rising Star Competition, a global talent search aimed athighlighting undiscovered talent. http://www.starnow.co.uk/risingstar http://www.starnow.co.uk INDIA ISSUES... BASKING RIDGE and MUMBAI: Verizon Business announcedWednesday that India's Department of Telecommunications hasissued Verizon Business India a letter of intent for the awardof licenses for international and national long-distanceservices. http://www.verizon.com http://www.videoconindustries.com THOMSON ADDS... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: Thomson Scientific, part of TheThomson Corporation and leading provider of informationsolutions to the worldwide research and business communities,Wednesday announced that it has added EMBASE Classic to theDialog (File 772) and DataStar platforms, providing access tomore than 25 years of archived life sciences data available forthe first time in electronic format. http://www.scientific.thomson.com http://www.dialog.com/embaseclassic THOMSON PARTNERS... SYDNEY: Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporationand leading provider of information solutions to the worldwideresearch and business communities, announced Wednesday that itwill provide citation data to Australia's Department ofEducation, Science and Training. http://scientific.thomson.com http://www.thomson.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.