SYDNEY--13 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest ARROW CHINA... HONG KONG - Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of ArrowElectronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), announced today that Arrow Chinaranked top again in the customer preference survey conducted byElectronics Supply & Manufacturing, China. This represents theseventh consecutive year that Arrow has been named the mostpreferred international distributor by customers participatingin the survey. Arrow received the top ranking in categoriesincluding Most Preferred International Distributor, Best SupplyCapacity Distributor, and Best Technical Support Distributor.http://www.arrowasia.com. DIGI RELEASE... MINNETONKA, Minn.- Digi International (Nasdaq: DGII) todayintroduced XBee(R) Sensors - battery powered, long lifewireless sensors for easy integration into Drop-in Networkingapplications or ZigBee networks. ZigBee technology enableslow-cost, low-power networking of devices in self-configuring,self-healing wireless mesh networks. Compact XBee sensors allowcustomers to easily collect real-time data from multiple nodesacross a ZigBee network and are ideal for applications inbuilding automation, security, energy management, foodmanagement, freight/vehicle monitoring and many more.http://www.zigbee.orghttp://www.digi.com MORE UK R&D... to Compete Worldwide - New Report - LONDON, June 12 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --UK businesses need to invest more money in research anddevelopment (R&D) or risk being left behind.This is the stark message contained in the National BusinessAwards "Innovation: Evolution or Revolution?" report, beinglaunched at the House of Commons today Thursday 12th June.http://www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk SMARTONE-VODAFONE... HELSINKI - Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), theleading vendor of dynamic Operations Support System (OSS)software, announced today SmarTone-Vodafone is now usingComptel software to manage their mobile broadband traffic. Thesolution includes Comptel Convergent Mediation Solution andComptel Provisioning and Activation Solution, enabling theoptimisation of network capacity and quality of service inreal-time.http://www.comptel.com DALTONSBUSINESS.COM LAUNCH... LONDON - DaltonsBusiness.com has been in existence since2002 and averages 3,500,000 page impressions every month.Following a significant six-figure investment and over ninemonths of extensive development, the new site became the latestaddition to Daltons' 140-year publishing history on 29 May2008.http://DaltonsBusiness.com MICREL ETHERNET... SAN JOSE, Calif.- Micrel Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRL), an industryleader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet ICsolutions, today launched the KSZ8842-PMBL, KSZ8841-16MBL,KSZ8842-16MBL and KSZ8893MBL.http://www.micrel.com/ProductList.do. QUALCOMM FINANCIAL GUIDANCE... SAN DIEGO, June 12 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --Increases Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Revenue and Earnings perShare GuidanceQualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) today updated itsfinancial guidance for the third fiscal quarter ending June 29,2008.www.qualcomm.com RIO TINTO ALCAN... MONTREAL - Sohar Aluminium (SA), 20 per cent owned by RioTinto Alcan, has poured the first metal at its newlyconstructed smelter in Sohar, Oman. The state-of-the-artsmelter utilizes Rio Tinto Alcan's benchmark AP36 technology -the most efficient and environmentally friendly available.www.riotinto.com/riotintoalcan/ NETSUITE ENTERY... SYDNEY, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE - NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), aleading vendor of on-demand, integrated business managementsoftware suites for the mid-market enterprise and divisions oflarge companies, today announced a new vertical suite formanufacturing companies. NetSuite for Manufacturers, whichincludes new functionality for Assembly, Work Order and Bill ofMaterials, takes aim at SAP's core market and seeks to exploitthe prolonged delay of SAP's Business ByDesign productroll-out, providing mid-sized manufacturers with an integratedon-demand solution they can put to work today.http://www.netsuite.com NETSUITE ANNOUNCEMENT... SYDNEY, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE - NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), aleading vendor of on-demand, integrated business managementsoftware suites for the mid-market enterprise and divisions oflarge companies, today announced the latest product extensionsto NetSuite built by NetSuite developer partners using theNetSuite Business Operating System (NS-BOS).www.netsuite.com/NS-BOS. AWARDS ENTRIES... LONDON - Entries for the National Sales Awards 2009 are nowopen. The Awards give organisations the opportunity to rewardthose teams and individuals who showcase sales excellence.http://www.nationalsalesawards.com MICROSOFT STATEMENT... REDMOND, Wash.- Microsoft Corp. today issued the followingstatement:"In the weeks since Microsoft withdrew its offer to acquireYahoo!, the two companies have continued to discuss analternative transaction that Microsoft believes would havedelivered in excess of $33 per share to the Yahoo!shareholders. This partnership would ensure healthy competitionin the marketplace, providing greater choice and innovation foradvertisers, publishers and consumers.http://www.microsoft.com NEUFTEC PATENT... ROSEAU - Neuftec Limited, the proprietor of the originalnano-particulate cerium Oxide fuel catalyst technology, todaycommenced patent infringement litigation in the UK againstOxonica Energy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of OxonicaPLC. The proceedings, issued in the High Court of Justice,allege infringement of Neuftec's European patent. AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. 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