SYDNEY--10 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest NTT COMMUNICATIONS... TOKYO - NTT Communications Corporation(NTT Com) announced onOctober 9 the development of a system that can securelyintegrate the reward cards of more than 100 retailers into asingle mobile phone. Users can easily register, access oroverwrite membership and loyalty data just by waving theirmobile phone, equipped with a contactless IC chip, over aterminal in a retail shop. http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html MACAU.COM LAUNCH... MACAU - Macau Prime Award-winner for Best Online TravelAgency, Macau.com and its Japanese platform Macau.com/jp ( www.macau.com/jp )launched Japan-Macau online travel packagebooking site www.vivatours.jp in collaboration with Japanesetravel agency Sunworld Tours and 2007 New Airline of the Yearaward-winner Viva Macau Airlines. www.flyvivamacau.com BIOWA LICENSES... PRINCETON, N.J. - BioWa, Inc. announced today that it hasentered into a license agreement with CSL Limited, providingCSL with access to BioWa's POTELLIGENT(R) Technology platformfor the research and development of antibody therapeutics withenhanced antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). http://www.biowa.com PIERS(R) EXPANSION... NEWARK, N.J. - PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions, aCommonwealth Business Media company and the leading provider ofU.S. ocean-going trade information, announced the strategicexpansion of its international trade database assets to includecoverage of water- and airborne cross-border commerce to andfrom Pakistan and Sri Lanka. http://www.piers.com CPI CERTIFICATION... LITTLETON, Colo. - CPI Card Group (CPI), a global leader infinancial and commercial card manufacturing and services,announces its certification for a full range of Dual InterfaceMasterCard solutions using the MULTOS Operating System andPayPass. http://www.cpicardgroup.com DEEPA MEHTA ANNOUNCEMENT... TORONTO - Deepa Mehta announces production of her newfeature film "Komagata Maru" Hamilton-Mehta Productionsannounced today, Oscar Nominated Director Deepa Mehta'sexciting new feature film, KOMAGATA MARU. Komagata Maru is an epic film based on a true storysurrounding the voyage of the ship Komagata Maru from India toVancouver in the early part of the last century with 376passengers on board seeking a new life in the promised land. SILKAIR SIGNS... CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) has signeda long-term Flight Hour Agreement (FHA) with SilkAir, aregional airline wholly owned by Singapore Airlines, for sparesand maintenance support of the airline's Airbus A320 enginenacelles. The agreement is part of Goodrich Aerostructures'Prime Solutions(SM) suite of flexible service solutions fornacelle maintenance. http://www.goodrich.com LIGHTING SCIENCE... NEW YORK - Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTC BulletinBoard: LSCG) (LSG), a developer and integrator of intelligentLED lighting solutions, today announced that on October 7,2008, the Superior Court of California for Sacramento Countyissued a preliminary injunction against Philips Solid StateLighting Solutions, Inc., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.and Philips Electronics North America Corporation (collectivelyPhilips) preventing Philips from using or relying on certainconfidential or trade secret information obtained from LSG. Ingranting the motion for a preliminary injunction sought by LSG,the court found that LSG waslikely to prevail on the meritsinits action pending against Philips. http://www.lsgc.com http://www.pcalp.com FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SURVEY... LONDON - The global financial crisis will lead to radicalchanges in the structure of the financial services industrywith more financial institutions set to fail, according to asurvey of financial institutions by international legalpractice Norton Rose Group. SHANGHAI RAGENTEK SELECTION.. BEIJING - Winwap Technologies Oy, specialist in providingmobile Internet browsers (WAP) and multimedia messaging (MMS)software, and Shanghai RagenTek Communication Technology Co.Ltd., leading GSM/GPRS and Smartphone solution provider,announced today that RagenTek have licensed Winwap'sapplications and will include them in their new Smartphoneproduct called Cronus. http://www.winwap.com . ELEMICA PARTNERSHIP... EXTON, Pa. and TOKYO - Elemica, the industry-leadingbusiness process network for the external supply chain,announces their agreement with JFE Systems to sell and supportElemica's solutions throughout the Japanese market. Under thenew agreement, JFE Systems will sell, support, and deployElemica's Connected Solutions that facilitate communicationswith all trading partners, integrate enterprise applicationsfor seamless data exchange, and streamline transactions inareas such as order management, procurement, business planning,and logistics/transportation. http://www.elemica.com http://www.jfe-systems.com SOLAR MODULES... ZURICH - Co-operation Sealed Between 3S Industries AG andthe Swiss DKSH Group 3S Industries AG, worldwide providers ofproduction equipment for the manufacture of solar modules, andthe Swiss DKSH Group, the leading company in the field ofMarket Expansion Services with focus on Asia, are workingtogether with immediate effect to expand in the markets ofKorea and Taiwan. The partnership facilitates optimal supportfor existing and new customers in these two major growthmarkets of Asia. ENDACE UPDATE... WELLINGTON - Endace Limited (Endace) (AIM: EDA, theCompany), a world leader in network monitoring solutions,provides an update on performance for the half year ended 30September 2008. The Company is pleased to report excellentprogress for the first half of the year. Revenues are expectedto increase by 61% year on year to approximately US $13.5million (H1, 2007: US$ 8.4 million). Profit before tax isexpected to be approximately $1.8 million, an increase of 73%(H1, 2007 $1.04 million). http://www.endace.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.