SYDNEY--2 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest ADT SUPPORTS... BOCA RATON, Fla.: ADT Wednesday announced its support of a landmark study bythe University of Arkansas Information Technology Research Institute thattested and compared the effectiveness of both EAS (Electronic ArticleSurveillance) and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) for perimeter theftprotection in a retail environment. http://www.adt.com/global ENGINEERING HUB... MELBOURNE: Uhde Shedden, which has established an excellent reputation asone of the region's top ranking engineering companies in the fields of oil &gas, refining and chemical/petrochemical over nearly thirty years, will becomea "Global Engineering Hub" within Uhde's worldwide technology and contractingbusiness. HEART FAILURE... CHICAGO, IL.: Final six-month, follow-up patient data presented yesterdayduring the late-breaking clinical trial sessions at the American College ofCardiology, suggest MyoCell myoblast clinical cell therapy is a safe andpotentially effective alternative treatment to standard medical therapy alonefor improving heart function among patients with previously implanted cardiacdevices who are experiencing congestive heart failure. http://www.bioheartinc.com PV REVENUES... MUNICH: By 2010 revenues from production of PV products will have nearlydoubled in Germany and investment volumes will have increased by 67%. These arethe assessments, based on surveys with 345 companies, of the researchinstitutes Ifo in Munich and EuPD in Bonn. http://www.invest-in-germany.com SUPERMICRO UNVEILS... SHANGHAI: Intel Developer Forum -- Super Micro Computer, Inc., a leader inapplication optimized, high-performance server and workstation solutions,Tuesday unveiled its latest SuperBlade and 1U Twin servers at the IntelDeveloper Forum in Shanghai (booth GS004). http://www.Supermicro.com OMNIVISION SELECTED... LAS VEGAS: ISC WEST -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), theworld's largest supplier of CMOS image sensors, Wednesday announced that itsOV7725 VGA image sensor has been selected by leading global surveillancetechnology innovator, Zavio Inc., for use in its next generation F511EDay/Night IP security camera solution. http://www.ovt.com http://www.zavio.com OIL-INJECTED COMPRESSORS... ANTWERP: Atlas Copco has yet again proven its world leadership inair-compressor manufacturing with the introduction of the new GA range ofoil-injected compressors. http://www.atlascopco.com http://www.airforwinners.com LEASE AGREEMENT.... AMSTERDAM and MIAMI: AerCap Holdings N.V. announced Tuesday that itssubsidiary AeroTurbine, Inc. entered into a component purchase and saleagreement and a component lease agreement with British Airways, wherebyAeroTurbine will purchase British Airways' entire stock of wheels and brakesfor the Boeing 737, 757, 767, 777, and 747-400 and will lease the same back toBritish Airways for a period of between six years and ten years, in line withBritish Airways' fleet renewal plans. CARDIAC PERFORMANCE... CHICAGO: Orqis Medical Corporation, a medical products company developingand marketing devices to treat heart failure, announced Wednesday that thecompany's MOMENTUM Trial results were presented during the Late BreakingClinical Trials session at the annual American College of Cardiology (ACC)meeting in Chicago. http://www.orqis.com ALERIS APPOINTS... BEACHWOOD, Ohio: Aleris International, Inc. announced Tuesday that RoelandBaan will join Aleris as Executive Vice President and President, Aleris Europe,reporting to Steven J. Demetriou, Chairman and CEO, on April 7, 2008. http://aleris.com PHOTOVOLTAIC SERVICE... EL SEGUNDO, Calif.: To help the industry understand the fast-changing worldof solar systems, iSuppli is launching its photovoltaic service, which willprovide unique essential data and analysis including complete input/outputmodels, said Derek Lidow, president and chief executive officer of iSuppli Corp. http://www.isuppli.com ACISION ANNOUNCES... SINGAPORE: CTIA Wireless 2008 (LAS VEGAS) - Acision, the messaging andcharging company of choice for over 300 network operators and service providersworldwide, announced Wednesday that over 60 per cent of all text messages sentin the US are now managed by Acision messaging solutions. http://www.acision.com POWER AMPLIFIER... WARREN, N.J.: ANADIGICS, Inc. Tuesday announced its new AWT6309 linear poweramplifier (PA) designed specifically for use in CDMA wireless handsets and datadevices that operate in 1.7GHz bands. http://www.anadigics.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of fivesecurities issues amounting to a total of US$340.444 million on April 11, 2008at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemedplus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com AERCAP WEBCAST... AMSTERDAM: AerCap Holdings N.V. Tuesday announced that it will webcast itsAerCap Investor and Analyst Day which will be held at the NYSE Euronext in NewYork on April 3, 2008. http://www.aercap.com http://www.sharedvalue.net/aercap/Investor_analyst_day SINGAPORE OFFICE... SYDNEY: Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC) a leading independent global financialservices and payments consultancy, Tuesday announced the opening of itsSingapore office to serve clients throughout the ASEAN region. http://www.edgardunn.com THOMSON EXPANDS... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: Thomson Scientific, a leading provider ofinformation solutions to the worldwide research and business communities,Tuesday announced that 162 regional social science journals have been added toWeb of Science. http://www.scientific.thomson.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions