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SYDNEY, Jan. 31 /AsiaNet/ –

SENIOR ADVISOR…
WOOD DALE, Ill.: AAR Corp., a leading provider of products and services to
the aviation and aerospace industry, Tuesday announced that Rono Dutta, former
president of United Airlines and Air Sahara, will serve as a strategic advisor
to the company for its activities in India.
http://www.aarcorp.com

BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT…
GIBRALTAR: 33-year-old German Andreas Maertens is celebrating after winning
the inaugural PartyGammon.com Million at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas
(21st-25th January), scooping a world record $600,400 payout for a backgammon
tournament.
http://partygammon.com
http://www.PartyBets.com

WIRELESS ADAPTER…
AMSTERDAM and MAYNARD, Mass.: Revolabs, Inc., dedicated to enhancing
enterprise collaboration and corporate productivity through innovative wireless
solutions, Wednesday announced the introduction of the new Revolabs Solo XLR
Adapter, a universal wireless adapter for use with standard handheld
microphones.
http://www.revolabs.com

CANCER CAMPAIGN…
GENEVA: The International Union Against Cancer (UICC) - a Geneva-based NGO -
and member organisations in 86 countries will launch the campaign on World
Cancer Day on 4 February 2007.
http://campaign.uicc.org
http://facts.uicc.org
http://voices.uicc.org
http://members.uicc.org

AVAYA COMPLIANT…
SYDNEY: Integrated Research, developers of PROGNOSIS system performance
monitoring and management solutions, Tuesday announced that its PROGNOSIS IP
Telephony Manager software has passed compliance testing through the Avaya
DeveloperConnection Program.
www.prognosis.com

CANCER THERAPIES…
MELBOURNE and LONDON: Seven of Australia’s leading research organisations
together with Cancer Research Technology Limited based in London (UK),
Bionomics Limited (Australia), and Millipore/Chemicon (Australia), Tuesday
announced they were finalising negotiations for the formation of the
Cooperative Research Centre for Cancer Therapeutics (CRC-CT).
www.CancerTechnology.com

SECURITY TOKEN…
DALLAS: Building on the wide range of options already available with Entrust
IdentityGuard, Entrust, Inc. is launching a five dollar one-time-password (OTP)
hardware token.
http://www.entrust.com
http://www.entrust.com/savings

QUELLAN UNVEILS…
SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Quellan Incorporated, a leader in noise cancellation
ICs, in collaboration with Leoni, Tuesday announced the availability of the
world’s smallest gauge active cable for use in today’s mega data centers.
http://www.quellan.com

DIGITAL MAP…
‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH: Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and
dynamic content for navigation and location based solutions, Monday announced
the availability of digital maps for Saudi Arabia and Egypt, bringing the
number of countries that Tele Atlas maps cover to 64 across six continents.
www.teleatlas.com

IMAS SIGNS…
SINGAPORE: In support of Invest Singapore’s 2010 Vision to create a first
class operational environment, the Investment Management Association of
Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding Tuesday with E-Finance Services
Technical Committee and SWIFT (the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial
Telecommunication) to promote the local fund industry’s adoption of globally
recognized standards for automated processing.

ELECTRIC CAR…
LAS VEGAS: Automotive pioneer ZAP Tuesday announced plans to display Lotus
Engineering’s advanced APX concept car at the North American Dealers
Association (NADA) annual meeting and exhibition, February 3 to 6, 2007,
confirming their choice to move ahead using Lotus’ revolutionary platform and
body structure design as the basis for the development of the high performance
electric ZAP-X.
http://www.zapworld.com

RESORT DEVELOPMENT…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Kingdom Hotel Investments (KHI), the leading
hotel and resort investment company, Tuesday announced the acquisition of a
prime beach site for the development of a luxury resort and residences for sale
in Da Nang, Vietnam.

NICKEL PROJECT…
SYDNEY: Allegiance Mining on Tuesday, in its latest quarterly report, said
construction at its Avebury nickel project continues at full pace.

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