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SYDNEY, August 31/AsiaNet / –

CVRD ANNOUNCES…
RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) announces
that the forward stock split proposal was approved at the
Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting. After giving
effect to the stock split, CVRD’s capital will be composed of
4,919,314,116 shares, 2,999,797,716 common shares and
1,919,516,400 preferred class "A" shares, including 12 golden
shares.
www.cvrd.com.br

QUELLAN ANNOUNCES…
TOKYO: Quellan Incorporated has announced the QNx220, the
company’s newest RF Noise Canceller for advanced mobile
communications products. Based on the company’s patented CSP
Noise Cancelling Technology, the ultra small CMOS IC cancels
unwanted RF interference to improve receiver sensitivity.
www.quellan.com

AIDS TREATMENT…
LOP BURI PROVINCE: In an innovative collaboration that will
provide free HIV/AIDS care - including lifesaving
antiretroviral treatment - to people living with advanced AIDS
in Lop Buri Province, the Provincial Government, Lop Buri
Province; the Dramaraksa Foundation-Wat Phrabatnampo; and AIDS
Healthcare Foundation will open their first free AIDS treatment
clinic in Lop Buri, Thailand with a formal dedication ceremony
on Friday, August 31st at 9.30 am (Wat Phrabatnampo, 75 miles
north of Bangkok).
www.aidshealth.org
www.avert.org

PICARRO ANNOUNCES…
SUNNYVALE, California: Picarro, leading manufacturer of
high-performance trace gas analyzers based on patented Cavity
Ring-Down Spectroscopy technology has announced the general
availability of the EnviroSense 3000i atmospheric monitor.
www.picarro.com

VANGUARD NETWORKS…
MANSFIELD, Massachusetts: Vanguard Networks announces new
SIP (session initiation protocol) gateway to allow customers to
reap the benefits of IP Telephony. With the addition of SIP
functionality Vanguard customers who subscribe to VOIP services
from an IP telephony service provider will now be able to save
on monthly charges, while keeping high quality and
reliability.
www.vanguardnetworks.com
www.vanguardnetworks.com/products/solutions/ip_telephony

CONTINENTAL ENERGY…
DALLAS: Continental Energy Corporation announced that it has
closed a private equity placement with Macquarie Bank Limited.
The placement was arranged by the London office of Macquarie’s
Energy Capital Group with Macquarie Bank Limited subscribing
the equity for its own account.
www.continentalenergy.com

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