Asia PR News

SYDNEY, Feb. 28 /AsiaNet/ –

KANSAI PORTAL…
OSAKA - Kansai Window, which offers visitors a chance to see
the wondrous appeal of Kansai as well as obtain various types
of information on the region, has been redesigned with expanded
contents.
http://www.kippo.or.jp/kippo_e/index.html

ANATOMICAL EXHIBITION…
HEIDELBERG - Recent reports about an exhibit of dissected
human bodies - now showing in Sydney - have led many
unsuspecting members of the Australian and New Zealand public
to believe that the display is related to me and Body Worlds,
the anatomical exhibitions I created using Plastination.
http://www.bodyworlds.com

CAR VALUATIONS…
AUCKLAND - Car valuation service Red Book has entered into a
partnership with Trade Me to deliver car valuations to Trade
Mes 1.2 million members.

VENDOR PARTNERSHIP…
RICHARDSON - Austar United Communications has announced that
it has selected Navini Networks as the core vendor partner for
its WiMAX-based regional network rollout.
http://www.navini.com
http://www.AUSTARunited.com.au

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM…
ATLANTA, GA. - An extensive digital transmission system
deployed by Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company, for Telstra
provided support for Seven Network’s recently concluded
exclusive broadcast of 2006 Winter Olympic Games coverage to
Australia.
http://www.scientificatlanta.com
http://www.cisco.com
http://newsroom.cisco.com

QUADREM RESULTS…
PERTH, WA - Quadrem, the global eMarketplace, achieved its
first cash-flow positive calendar year in 2005, growing
revenues 60 per cent over 2004 numbers.
http://www.quadrem.com

EQUIPMENT PROTECTION…
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - CNH Capital, the financial services
business of agricultural and construction equipment maker CNH
Global N.V., today unveiled its most comprehensive equipment
protection plans offered to date.
http://www.cnhcapital.com
http://www.cnh.com

RESEARCH AWARD…
PHILADELPHIA, PA. - Authoring or co-authoring 11 "Hot
Papers" on immune-system function, Osaka University’s Shizuo
Akira surpasses fellow scientists to earn the title of the
2004-2005 "Hottest Researcher."
http://www.scientific.thomson.com
http://www.thomson.com

SALES AGREEMENT…
MONTREAL - Alcan Inc. announced today that it has reached an
agreement to sell selected assets of its North American
Packaging Plastic Bottle business to Ball Corporation for
US$180 million.
http://www.alcan.com

ASSET TRACKER…
DALLAS - RFID World - Ekahau Inc. and Symbol Technologies
Inc., The Enterprise Mobility Company, announced a solution to
help organisations more efficiently track the location of
inventory and assets with radio frequency identification.
http://www.ekahau.com
http://www.symbol.com

CHIP PARTNERSHIP…
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Denali has announced that Innovative
Semiconductor teamed with Denali to ensure high-quality USB OTG
PHY and controller chips for the USB OTG interface standard.
http://www.denali.com
http://www.innovative-semi.com

XINHUA RESULTS…
BEIJING - Citing the impact of a move into new facilities
and delays in the timing of certain orders because of the
Beijing Book Fair, Xinhua China Ltd. reported a net loss of
$2.1 million for its second quarter ended December 31, 2005 on
sales of $9.1 million.
http://www.xinhuachina.com.cn

SUNGLASSES AGREEMENT…
MILAN - Luxottica Group, the global leader in the premium
and luxury eyewear sector, announced a ten-year licence
agreement with Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. for the design,
production and worldwide distribution of prescription frames
and sunglasses under the Polo Ralph Lauren name.
http://www.luxottica.com

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