SYDNEY--20 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuest AIRLIVE WISP... AirLive, one of the most advanced worldwide brands fornetworking and communication equipment, has announced itsAirLive WHA-5000CPE Hi-Power Multiple Mode Wireless PTP/PTMOutdoor CPE that operates in quiet 5GHz spectrum and can reachthe distance over 5km in good weather condition, which is muchfarer than the average connection. www.airlive.com . ADVANTAGE ACQUISITION... First Advantage Corporation, a global risk mitigation andbusiness solutions provider, today announced the purchase ofVerify Limited, a premier Asian Pacific employment screeningcompany, by the Employer Services segment of First Advantage.The acquisition further extends First Advantage's ability todeliver its global talent acquisition solutions, especially inthe high growth countries of Malaysia and China, and solidifiesthe company's international employment screening marketleadership. www.fadv.com www.firstam.com NTT SELECTION... Fanfare, delivering innovative testing solutions to networkequipment manufacturers and service providers , today announcedthat Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, one ofthe world's largest telecommunications companies, is theirlatest customer and plans to deploy FanfareSVT-R testautomation software, also known as iTest Team. NTT's NetworkService Systems Laboratory will use FanfareSVT to test edgerouters designed to deliver triple play services over NTT'snetwork to its customers. www.fanfaresoftware.com FTI ACQUISITION... FTI Consulting, Inc., the global business advisory firmdedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance theirenterprise value, today announced the acquisition of ThompsonMarket Services Limited, a full range intellectual property andbrand protection service firm. Terms of the transaction werenot disclosed. www.fticonsulting.com www.intl-risk.com USIBC LAUNCH... The U.S.-India Business Council, in partnership with theFederation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, willtonight launch the Investing in America: The Indian Storyinitiative at 5:30 PM at the InterContinental Hotel, 505Michigan Avenue. MAZDA RANKING... Mazda ranks highest in satisfying new-vehicle owners inAustralia, according to the 2008 J.D. Power and AssociatesAustralian Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study releasedtoday. www.jdpower.com www.mcgraw-hill.com TREMONT APPOINTMENT... Tremont Capital Management, a leading manager of fund ofhedge fund portfolios, today announced the appointment of SusanCrotty as Managing Director of Investment ManagementServices. CIBOODLE LAUNCH... Graham Technology, a provider of customer-oriented businesssoftware and services, today announced that it has successfullyrolled out a company-wide CRM platform for Australian mobilephone retailer, Crazy Johns. www.grahamtechnology.com HOMELAND SECURITY... The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced todaythat it has begun collecting additional fingerprints frominternational visitors arriving at Detroit Metropolitan WayneCounty Airport, Detroit. The change is part of the department'supgrade from two- to 10-fingerprint collection to enhancesecurity and facilitate legitimate travel by more accuratelyand efficiently establishing and verifying visitors'identities. RASSMAN APPOINTMENT... Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced todaythat Franz R. Rassman has joined the Firm as a partner in theReal Estate Department, resident in Washington, DC. www.friedfrank.com NEW ENTERPRISE... Puig Beauty & Fashion Group and internationally renownedicon Shakira have signed a worldwide agreement to create a newventure to develop a line of signature products produced withand inspired by the artist. BUTLER AWARD... Robert Worotikan Johnson was recognized as the Butler of theYear by the International Guild of Professional Butlers,following his many years of exemplary service to the Ong familyand their properties. www.firstwordstrategies.com PRODUCTIVITY STUDY... TIBCO Software Inc. today announced that a study conductedby PushToTest, the open-source test automation company,identified TIBCO ActiveMatrix as the most productive platformfor implementing a service-oriented architecture. www.tibco.com BIONOMICS MILESTONE... Bionomics Limited today announced the successful completionof preclinical testing on the first of eight proteins licensedto US$2.6 billion Danish antibody company Genmab, triggering aUS$1 million milestone payment. www.bionomics.com.au COMPONENTONE ANNOUNCEMENT... ComponentOne has named Micrographics the exclusivedistributor and manufacture representative in India.ComponentOne is expanding its sales channels given the salesmomentum and forecasted growth in the market. Micrographicswill partner with ComponentOne to manage the reseller networkin India and provide technical support to the developercommunity within the country. www.componentone.com EXTRICOM ANNOUNCEMENT... Extricom, provider of enterprise-class wireless LANinfrastructure sytems for converged voice, data, video, andRFID services, today launched its PartnerAdvantage PartnerProgram. The PartnerAdvantage launch comes as solutionproviders and Value Added Resellers of all sizes are searchingfor differentiated solutions that will enable them to takeadvantage of the multi-billion dollar opportunity the wirelessLAN market represents. www.extricom.com MAKAN APPOINTMENT... Makan Capital Group Limited, a prominent real estate privateequity group that unites accomplished financial professionalswith innovative real estate practices, announced today thatinvestment industry veteran Bracken White will join MCG asChief Investment Officer and Director at the corporateheadquarters located in Abu Dhabi, UAE. www.makancapitalgroup.com MICROSOFT GIFT... Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates today will unveil asoftware giveaway that will ultimately provide millions ofcollege and high school students around the world with accessto the latest Microsoft developer and designer tools at nocharge to unlock their creative potential and set them on thepath to academic and career success. www.microsoft.com http://channel8.msdn.com SINGAPORE AIRSHOW... bCODE, the worlds most reliable mobile ticketing and mobilecoupon solution and its partner, Venture Corporation Limited, aleading global electronics services provider, announced todaythe launch of mobile ticketing service for trade visitors tothe 2008 Singapore Airshow. www.venture.com.sg AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.