SYDNEY--8 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest COMSCORE RELEASES... TOKYO: comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, Fridayreleased a study of online social networking in Japan based on data from thecomScore World Metrix service.http://www.comscore.comhttp://www.comscore.com/boilerplate ADDINTOOLS ANNOUNCES... HAIKOU: Addintools Thursday announced Classic Menu for Office 2007 v3.93a,an update version for the popular tool that enables smooth transitions from MSOffice 2003 to MS Office 2007, by providing an interface with menu lists andtoolbars of the old Office.http://www.addintools.comhttp://www.addintools.com/english/menuoffice ABBOTT STUDY... MEXICO CITY: Abbott presented pivotal data at the XVII International AIDSConference (AIDS 2008) in Mexico City Friday showing that its investigationalNorvir (ritonavir) tablet and the current soft-gelatin capsule provide similarlevels of drug in the blood.http://www.abbott.comhttp://www.abbott.com/hivhttp://www.abbottglobalcare.org TOWNSEND CONNECTS... CHICAGO: Townsend Analytics, a leading provider of global multi-broker,cross-asset electronic trading solutions, Thursday announced its connection toMorgan Stanley's Electronic Trading (MSET) platform.http://www.realtick.comhttp://www.taltrade.comhttp://www.morganstanley.comhttp://www.townsendanalytics.com ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE... KIRKLAND, Wash.: ProteoTech Inc. Thursday announced that it has completedregulatory Investigational New Drug (IND) requirements and has been cleared bythe FDA to initiate its Phase 1 human clinical trial on Exebryl-1, a novelsmall molecule drug targeting toxic beta-amyloid protein accumulation for thetreatment of Alzheimer's disease.http://www.proteotech.com DMA LIVE!... MUMBAI: The financial market industry and community have welcomed the launchof DMA LIVE! (direct market access) solution by Financial Technologies (India)Limited, the US$1.84 billion (market capitalization as on 31st March 08) globalleader in creating and operating technology-centric, next-generation financialand commodity markets.http://www.mcxindia.comhttp://www.dgcx.aehttp://www.ibsfx.comhttp://www.nseap.comhttp://www.iexindia.comhttp://www.snxindia.comhttp://www.gbot.muhttp://www.smx.com.sghttp://www.nbhcindia.comhttp://www.tickerplantindia.comhttp://www.atomtech.inhttp://www.riskraft.comhttp://www.ftkmc.comhttp://www.ft-me.comhttp://www.fmc.gov.in AERCAP REPORTS... AMSTERDAM: AerCap Holdings N.V. Thursday announced the results of itsoperations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.http://www.aercap.comhttp://www.sharedvalue.net/aercap/q208results MO-CALL EXPANDS... LONDON: Virtual International Mobile Network Operator, Morodo Ltd, continuesto expand the device footprint of its popular MO-Call low-cost calling service.Customers can now use MO-Call in any one of more than 1,000 different mobiles,from over 30 different mobile manufacturers.http://mo-call.mobihttp://www.mo-call.comhttp://www.morodogroup.com GfK RELEASES... SINGAPORE: GfK Asia has released its 2008 Mid-Year Pan Asian IT Retail DataSummary, which highlights the trends of positive growth in the region's ITsector in direct contrast to the gloomy backdrop of the global economy. NEW PARTNER... LONDON: AmberFin Thursday announces Benchmark Microsystems as the latestaddition to its global partner program. The new partnership will enableAmberFin to strengthen its existing presence in the Indian market.http://www.amberfin.com TME PARTNERS... EXTON, Pa.: AGI, developer of commercially available analysis software forthe national security and space communities, Thursday announced its newpartnership with TME Systems, the premier distribution center of newtechnologies in Southeast Asia and a Singapore SME 500 company.http://www.agi.comhttp://www.tme.com.sg AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.