SYDNEY--25 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest TOMMY HILFIGER... NEW YORK - Tommy Hilfiger, one of the world's most recognized premiumlifestyle brands, was recently included in Women's Wear Daily's annual "WWD100" issue. The "WWD 100" list names the top 100 brands female consumers knowbest, including categories such as accessories, denim, designers, outerwear,sportswear, and swimwear. Tommy Hilfiger was named No. 1 on the "Top 10Designer" list, in addition to clinching the No. 16 spot on the "WWD 100" list.www.tommy.com SUNPOWER ACQUISITION... SAN JOSE, Calif. - SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturerof high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announcedthat it has completed the acquisition of Australian integrator and distributor,Solar Sales Pty Ltd. With this acquisition, SunPower now extends its globalpresence into the emerging Australian solar market.www.sunpowercorp.com GLOBAL PAYMENTS... ATLANTA - Global Payments Inc. today announced results for its fourthquarter and fiscal year ended May 31, 2008. For the fourth quarter, revenuesgrew 23 percent to $343.8 million compared to $280.1 million in the prior year.Excluding the unfavorable impact of a non-recurring, non-cash foreign currencyitem and prior period restructuring and other charges, diluted earnings pershare grew 21 percent to $0.52 compared to $0.43 in the prior year quarter.www.globalpaymentsinc.com FRIENDSTER MALAYSIA... SAN FRANCISCO and KUALA LUMPUR - Friendster, Inc., the 7th largest websitein the world based on traffic and the No. 1 social network in Asia, todayannounced that it is the No. 1 social network in Malaysia, and four times thesize of any other social network in the country. Friendster is 4 times biggerthan Facebook and more than 4 times bigger than MySpace in Malaysia - accordingto the third party, well-known Internet measurement company, comScore.www.friendster.com SNAP FITNESS... CHANHASSEN, Minn. - Snap Fitness, Inc., the rapidly growing franchisor ofcompact, 24/7 express fitness clubs, today announced it will open new clubs inBangalore and Mumbai, India. The new clubs will be owned and operated by ForceFitness India Pvt. Ltd., an experienced area developer of fitness franchises inIndia. BREAKBULK CONFERENCE... NEWARK, N.J. - The Journal of Commerce Conferences and Commonwealth BusinessMedia invite attendees to participate in a daylong 'Rebuilding New Orleans'project. Matthew K. Rose, CEO, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, willdeliver the keynote luncheon address at the 19th Annual Breakbulk Conference &Exhibition in New Orleans, taking place October 14 to 16 at the Ernest N.Morial Convention Center.www.prcno.org/programs/rebuildingtogether/.www.joc.com/conferences/breakbulk/. ANWAR SUPPORT... NEW YORK - As many of those who have had the privilege to work with him orunder his leadership in international institutions, we have heard with deepconcern the charges filed against the honorable Datuk Seri Dr. Anwar Ibrahim,in spite of the fact that similar unsubstantiated charges filed ten years agoagainst him were overturned by the Supreme Court. CMPI PHARMA... MAARSSEN - The global pharma ingredients and services community's largestannual gathering, CPhI Worldwide, returns this year to Frankfurt on Tuesday 30September - Thursday 2 October. With the integrated ICSE contract services andP-MEC machinery and equipment events, the exhibitions will be convenientlylocated in the adjoining Messe Halls 3, 4, 5 and 6.www.cphi.comwww.icsexpo.comwww.p-mec.comwww.cmpi.biz CROWN LICENSE... PHILADELPHIA - Crown Holdings, Inc. announces that it has signed a licenseagreement with Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd. for it to manufacture and sell SuperEndbeverage ends for the Japanese market. Crown's patented design uses 10% lessmetal than traditional beverage ends, providing significant sustainabilityadvantages.www.crowncork.com QUALCOMM GUIDANCE... SAN DIEGO - Qualcomm Incorporated today announced its financial guidance forthe fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ending September 28, 2008. Weanticipate fiscal 2008 Qualcomm pro forma revenues to be approximately $10.3 to$10.5 billion and Qualcomm pro forma diluted EPS to be approximately $2.11 to$2.13.www.qualcomm.com EMIRATES SOFTWARE... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Emirates Airline began use of ULTRAMAIN maintenance andintegrated logistics software on June 2, 2008. ULTRAMAIN is developed byUltramain Systems, Inc., of Albuquerque, NM, USA.www.ultramain.comwww.emirates.com FLIGHTS GROWTH... LONDON - The world's airlines are scheduled to operate just 1% more flightsfor July 2008 compared with the same month last year. According to the lateststatistics from OAG, the world's authority on flight information, thisrepresents an additional 34,800 flights. Capacity for July is up by 3% year onyear.www.cbizmedia.comwww.oagcorporate.comwww.unitedbusinessmedia.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.