SYDNEY, March 4--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
VIRAGE LOGIC...
BEIJING: With nanometer design challenges escalating in
inverse proportion to shrinking geometries, Virage Logic
Corporation continuously delivers high quality semiconductor IP
solutions that help reduce overall design costs, boost
manufacturing yields and better manage low-power designs. Today
the company announced that they have been invited to speak at
several upcoming events throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
http://www.viragelogic.com
http://www.charteredsemi.com/forum
www.sec.gov
www.fsa.org/events/calendar.asp
ASIAN CHAPTER...
CAPE TOWN: The world's only international trade organisation
dedicated exclusively to the ATM industry, ATMIA, will
officially launch ATMIA Asia in Hong Kong, China, on 7th-8th
April at its "ATMs and Electronic Banking in Asia" conference.
ATMIA has just under 600 members in over 30 countries,
including 72 banks and member companies covering the complete
spectrum of the ATM industry. The non-profit association has
established chapters in the USA, Canada, Europe, Africa and
Australasia.
http://www.atmiaconferences.com
http://www.atmia.com
http://www.atmiaconferences.com/Events/Asia/Index.cfm
http://www.globalasa.com
MEMCON SERIES...
PALO ALTO: Denali Software's popular worldwide Denali MemCon
Series kicks off this year on Tuesday, March 15, in Taiwan with
a full day of activities, including a keynote presentation from
Pat Hays, vice president of engineering at MIPS Technologies.
It will be held at the Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu in Hsinchu,
Taiwan, beginning at 9 a.m. with Hays' keynote, "Enabling the
New Revolution in Consumer Products".
http://www.denali.com
LICENCE PRICING...
SAN DIEGO: Recently, MPEG LA announced that an initial group
of companies reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a
patent portfolio license to be offered by MPEG LA for use of
the Open Mobile Alliance DRM 1.0 specification. The subsequent
reporting of the MPEG LA announcements implied that OMA is
party to the proposed DRM 1.0 licensing structure.
http://www.openmobilealliance.org
SURFWARE LAUNCHES...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE: Surfware, developers of SURFCAM CAD/CAM
Systems, recently announced the formation of SURFCAM
Australasia to service the unique needs of the Australia and
New Zealand marketplace. This new entity pairs the talents of
premier CAD/CAM technology providers: ProCam of New Zealand and
DynaCAM of Australia. SURFCAM Australasia will provide
outstanding technical expertise and complete training programs
that cover all aspects of the production cycle from concept to
delivery.
http://www.surfware.com
VP APPOINTED...
NORTHVILLE: Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced that
it has appointed Pieter Klinkers to the position of Vice
President of Sales and Marketing for the Company's
International Wheel Group, effective March 1, 2005. Pieter
replaces Marc Hendrickx who was recently appointed as Vice
President of the International Wheel Group's Aluminum
Operations. Mr. Klinkers will report directly to President Fred
Bentley.
http://www.hayes-lemmerz.com
CADWALADER BOLSTERS...
NEW YORK: Steven C. Sunshine, former head of Shearman &
Sterling LLP's worldwide Antitrust Practice and Antitrust
Litigation Affinity Group, and Jess Biggio and David P. Wales,
Jr., former partners in Shearman & Sterling LLP's Antitrust
Practice Group, have joined Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
as partners in the Litigation Department.
http://www.cadwalader.com
PRICES SETTLED...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the world's
largest iron ore producer, concluded iron ore and pellets price
negotiations for 2005 with Arcelor, the largest European
steelmaker.
http://www.cvrd.com.br
CAR DESIGN...
LONDON: The third Interior Motives Design Awards 2005
competition has officially started. Since registration for the
Interior Motives Design Awards opened on 5 February we have had
a fantastic response from the worldwide design community. With
the theme, 'the car design evolution continues...', the
Interior Motives Design Awards once again aim to emphasise the
importance of car design and how it is reshaping the car. A
http://www.interiormotivesawards.com
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING...
NEW YORK: GIFTS Software, a leading provider of anti-money
laundering, funds transfer, and e-banking solutions, announced
today that Banco do Brasil Japan has purchased its Anti-Money
Laundering & OFAC Solution, GIFTSWEB EDD, for installation in
its Tokyo branch.
http://www.giftssoft.com
BREAKTHROUGH NEWS...
ISTANBUL: Yamanouchi will be holding a Press Conference at
the forthcoming European Association of Urology Congress in
Istanbul, where the Results of the Landmark STAR Study,
Comparing Vesicare (solifenacin) and Tolterodine ER Will be
Announced. This will be transmitted live via the web:
Date: Thursday 17th March
Time: 11.00-12.30 hours Eastern European Time (EET)
(EET = GMT + 02:00 hours; CET + 01:00 hour)
http://clients.world-television.com/yamanouchi-03-2005
ELECTRONIC TICKETING...
SYDNEY: Sabre Airline Solutions announced it had signed an
agreement with American Airlines to implement new, open systems
technology to provide an easy and efficient way to enable
interline electronic ticketing.
http://www.sabre-holdings.com
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