Asia PR News

SYDNEY, Aug. 31 /AsiaNet/ –

P2P SERVICE…
SEOUL - A P2P voice communications technology company,
PeerMe officially announced today that the company is
introducing the very first free, unlimited beta version of its
voice service to domestic users.
http://www.PeerMe.com

MICROSOFT VISUAL…
GOLD COAST - Today at Microsoft Tech*Ed Australia, Microsoft
Corp. announced that Valve Corp has named the upcoming
Microsoft Visual C++(R) 2005 Express Edition as the preferred
development environment for hobbyist Windows developers
creating modifications for Source.
http://www.microsoft.com
http://www.valvesoftware.com

RETAILER’S AWARD…
ATLANTA - The Home Depot, the world’s largest home
improvement retailer, today announced that Techtronic
Industries Co. Ltd. has won the retailer’s annual innovation
award.
http://www.homedepot.com
http://www.homedepot.com/mediazone

SATELLITE NAVIGATION…
LONDON - Gizmondo Europe Ltd today confirmed a deal with ALK
Technologies Ltd. for its satellite navigation application,
Gizmondo Navigator 2006 powered by CoPilot, to be released on
the Gizmondo multi-entertainment handheld.
http://www.alk.eu.com

MERGER AGREEMENT…
HERNDON - iDirect Technologies announced Tuesday the company
has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Vision
Technologies Electronics, Inc to become a wholly-owned
subsidiary of VTEE.
http://www.idirect-tech.com
http://www.stengg.com

RETAIL NEWTWORK…
HONG KONG - Bossini Enterprise Limited has taken the lead to
join hands with 16 retailers to foster the largest retail
alliance in the Asian region, including Hong Kong, China,
Singapore and Taiwan, to launch a campaign called to reward
consumers with prizes and benefits through a network of over
2,000 retail outlets.
http://www.iprasia.com.hk

NEW PRODUCT…
MILPITAS - California Micro Devices has introduced a new
family of Centurion-based Application Specific Integrated
Passive EMI (electromagnetic interference) filter arrays,
offering superior EMI filtering performance combined with
robust electrostatic discharge protection in reduced form
factor.
http://www.calmicro.com

MICREL SWITCHES…
SAN JOSE - Micrel Inc., an industry leader in IC analog,
high bandwidth and Ethernet solutions, has added to its family
of high-current protected power switches.
http://www.micrel.com

PAPER VENTURE…
SHANGHAI - International Paper Tuesday confirmed the company
is in discussions with Shandong Sun Paper Ltd. about the
formation of a joint venture for coated paperboard production
in China.
http://www.internationalpaper.com

OEM PARTNERSHIP…
OSLO - Fast Search & Transfer, the leading developer of
enterprise search and real-time alerting technologies, and
IntelliReach Corporation, the email lifecycle management
company, announced an OEM partnership to enhance the search
capabilities of IntelliReach’s next-generation messaging
management system.
http://www.fastsearch.com
http://www.intellireach.com

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