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Saturday, February 09, 2008

Quintiles names Head of Strategic Research, Medical Services

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Quintiles

Transnational Corp. today announced the appointment of Dipti Amin, M.D., as Senior Vice President of Strategic Research and Safety Services (SRS) and Medical and Regulatory Services, effective immediately. She will report to Jeff Thomis, President, Global Clinical Development Services.

Most recently, Amin served as Senior Vice President, Global Medical Services, Regulatory Affairs and Medical Writing, and Strategic Drug Development Unit. A long-time Quintiles employee, Amin is an industry veteran with extensive experience in a variety of industry-related disciplines, including: drug development, clinical operations, Phase I, data management, biostatistics, medical writing, pharmacovigilance and regulatory affairs.

"Combining SRS with Medical and Scientific Services and Regulatory Affairs under Dipti's leadership will enable us to have greater strategic expertise in this growing market and maintain our leadership position in the safety environment," Thomis said.

About Strategic Research and Safety Services

The Strategic Research and Safety Services unit has specialist expertise in conducting the full spectrum of late phase and safety studies and advises pharmaceutical customers on drug development with the goal of maximizing medical benefit and minimizing the risk of therapies for patients.

About Quintiles

Quintiles Transnational Corp. is powering the next generation of healthcare by providing a broad range of professional services in drug development, financial partnering and commercialization for the biotechnology and healthcare industries. With about 20,000 employees and offices in more than 50 countries, it is focused on providing customer-centric solutions that are the gold standard of the industry.
For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.qtrn.com

SOURCE: Quintiles Transnational Corp.
CONTACT: Mari Mansfield, Media Relations of Quintiles
Transnational Corp., +1-919-998-2639, mobile, +1-919-259-3298,
mari.mansfield@quintiles.com
Web site: http://www.qtrn.com

Quintiles names Kelly McKee Executive Director of Operations

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (ANTARA

News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Quintiles Transnational Corp. today announced the appointment of Kelly McKee, M.D., as Executive Director of Operations for the company's Public Health and Government Services unit.

McKee brings tremendous experience and expertise in infectious diseases and vaccine product development. He will report to Oren Cohen, M.D., Quintiles' Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, and Head of the Public Health and Government Services unit.

"Kelly will play an important alliance management role with government and commercial sponsors as well as Quintiles internal resources," Cohen said. "Our team is resourced and committed to assisting pharmaceutical and biotech companies win government contracts to advance public health."

Prior to his appointment as Executive Director of Operations, McKee served as Senior Director, Medical and Scientific Services (Infectious Diseases) for Quintiles where he was responsible for providing medical support to investigative sites. Previously, he served as Senior Director for Clinical Research for DynPort Vaccine Company where he directed clinical trials.

McKee earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed his internship, residency and fellowship training in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Hospital.

He completed a 20-year career in the U.S. Army Medical Department, during which he completed residency training in Preventive Medicine at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. McKee also earned a Master's degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health.

About Quintiles Public Health and Government Services

Quintiles Public Health and Government Services has the expertise and experience to develop products that improve global public health and enhance readiness to respond to bioterrorism threats, through its partnerships with governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the biopharmaceutical industry.

About Quintiles

Quintiles Transnational Corp. is powering the next generation of healthcare by providing a broad range of professional services in drug development, financial partnering and commercialization for the biotechnology and healthcare industries. With about 20,000 employees and offices in more than 50 countries, it is focused on providing customer-centric solutions that are the gold standard of the industry.
For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.quintiles.com

SOURCE: Quintiles Transnational Corp.
CONTACT: Mari Mansfield, Media Relations, Quintiles
Transnational Corp., +1-919-998-2639 (office), +1-919-259-3298
(mobile), mari.mansfield@quintiles.com
Web site: http://www.quintiles.com

P.A.F.W. Elverding nominated for appointment to Campina Board

Zaltbommel (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - The Supervisory Board has decided to nominate P.A.F.W. (Peter) Elverding for appointment to the

Supervisory Board of Campina BV. Mr Elverding is the intended successor of Herman van Karnebeek, who will be resigning from the Supervisory Board by rotation. The Members' Council of Campina will pass a resolution on this matter at its meeting on 7 May 2008.

Mr Elverding has also been proposed by special nomination of the Central Works Council of Campina. Given his expertise in the field of human resources, the Central Works Council believes him to be exceptionally well qualified for the position of Supervisory Director with responsibility for social affairs, a position filled in recent years by Mr Van Karnebeek.

Mr Elverding (58) has wide-ranging national and international management experience. After various management positions at Akzo Nobel NV and De Bijenkorf BV he moved in 1985 to Koninklijke DSM NV. He was a member of DSM's Managing Board for twelve years, eight of which were as CEO. Mr Elverding currently has various supervisory directorships, including being chairman of the Supervisory Board of Oce NV and a supervisory director of SHV Holdings NV and ING Groep NV. He is also chairman of the Supervisory Council of Maastricht University.

Note to editors: The international co-operative dairy company Campina is active from London to Moscow and from the United States to Japan and has been anchored in the Dutch, German and Belgian countryside. The 8,000 dairy farmers who jointly own Campina care for their cows and the landscape every day as well as producing the highest quality milk. This milk, full of natural ingredients for the human body, forms the basis for the milk, dairy drinks, yoghurts, desserts, cheese and butter that consumers recognise from the Campina, Landliebe and Mona labels.

In addition, Campina is known worldwide as a leading supplier of ingredients used in a variety of food and pharmaceutical products. With their passion for dairy, Campina's 6,300 employees realise turnover of more than EUR 3.6 billion (2006).

Internet: http://www.campina.com
SOURCE Campina
CONTACT: Campina Corporate Communication,
+31(0)418-57-13-16
Web site: http://www.campina.com

New Digi ShowBox(TM) eliminates PCs from electronic exhibits

Stand-Alone Presentation Player Reduces Cost of Tradeshow Exhibits; Frees Booth Space

Minnetonka, Minnesota (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Digi International (Nasdaq: DGII) today introduced the Digi ShowBox(TM) -- a stand-alone presentation player for tradeshow exhibits, information displays, mobile workforce presentations or any other electronic exhibit. The cost-effective Digi ShowBox eliminates the need for dedicated notebook PCs with electronic presentations, displays or exhibits.

It is small, rugged and lightweight, making it easy to hide on a tradeshow floor, and inexpensive and safe to ship. Customers also no longer need to invest in expensive and single-use printed graphics.

"The Digi ShowBox is small enough to fit in your jacket pocket," said Larry Kraft, senior vice president of global sales and marketing, Digi International. "It has no fan or hard drive so is extremely rugged and easy to ship. Its one-third to one-fourth the cost of a laptop and eliminates the cost and hassle of printed graphics."

To use the Digi ShowBox, users simply load content from a USB flash drive and connect it to a monitor. It features two modes: play and configuration/thumbnail. Play mode begins running content as soon as the USB drive is inserted or allows mouse control for image advance.

Configuration/thumbnail mode allows users to view graphics as thumbnails if more than one presentation is included on a single flash drive. It also allows users to choose between various sorting, slide playing and startup modes that allow for customization in how and when the multiple presentations appear.

The Digi ShowBox is now available for US$399.
For more information about the Digi ShowBox, please visit http://www.digishowbox.com .

About Digi International

Digi International, the leader in device networking for business, develops reliable products and technologies to connect and securely manage local or remote electronic devices over the network or via the web. Digi offers the highest levels of performance, flexibility and quality, and markets its products through a global network of distributors and resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

For more information, visit Digi's Web site at http://www.digi.com , or call our regional office.
All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Press Contacts: Hokie Chan Channel Marketing Manager (Asia Pacific)
Tel: +852-2235-2206 Email: hokiec@digi.com
SOURCE Digi International Inc.

Sud-Chemie enters biodiesel market as manufacturer of benefuel

New Delhi and MT. Prospect, Illinois (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Global Chemical Giant Picks Illinois-Based Startup with Indian Technology Benefuel, Inc., a new-generation biodiesel refining and distribution company, announced today an exclusive, world-wide manufacturing agreement with New Delhi-based Sud-Chemie India Pvt. Ltd. (SCIL), a joint venture of Munich, Germany-based Sud-Chemie AG, one of the world's largest catalyst companies.

Under the terms of the manufacturing and supply agreement, SCIL will manufacture the proprietary catalysts for Benefuel's biodiesel production facilities around the world.

"This partnership with SCIL validates the unique attributes of our catalyst technology and the ability of our business model to serve international markets," said Rob Tripp, CEO of Benefuel.

"SCIL has decades of experience with catalyst manufacturing, including extensive experience in the chemicals market. We're proud that SCIL picked Benefuel for its first foray into the biodiesel industry."

Benefuel's solid catalyst technology, developed by leading chemists and chemical engineers at India's prestigious National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), based in Pune, can turn most vegetable oils, animal fats or waste cooking oils directly into fatty acid methyl esters, without the need for costly pre-processing or post-process water washing.

Benefuel's ENSEL (TM) process, which employs these catalysts, also produces a highly pure glycerin co-product. The purity of this glycerin permits its direct conversion into other commercially attractive chemicals or to pharmaceutical grade glycerin, providing an additional revenue stream for biodiesel manufacturers. The catalysts can also be used with long-chain alcohols to produce premium biolubricant base oils.

"Sud-Chemie has long been active in the research, development and production of heterogeneous catalysts," said Arshia Lalljee, Managing Director of Sud-Chemie India, "and Benefuel's exclusive license to commercialize technology from NCL created an opportunity for SCIL to expand into new catalyst applications and to apply some of its own proprietary technologies to the biodiesel market. We are pleased to partner with NCL and Benefuel in commercializing the solid catalyst technology."

In October, Benefuel announced plans to construct the world's first industrial-scale biodiesel refinery to use its novel, solid catalyst.

Construction of the plant, to be located in Seymour, Ind., U.S., will begin in early 2008.

About Benefuel, Inc.

Benefuel, Inc. is a new-generation biodiesel refining and distribution company with a streamlined production process that allows for distributed and scalable biodiesel plants that leverage local resources, enable cost advantages for producers and distributors, and facilitate expansion of the biofuels market.

Benefuel's proprietary catalytic technology-developed by a world-leading chemical engineering laboratory-eliminates the need for washing biodiesel in the refining process and expands the range of viable feedstock options to include high FFA animal fats, crude vegetable oils and waste oils, thus reducing the environmental footprint of biodiesel production and ensuring consistent access to feedstocks across developing markets. Benefuel's refining process yields a market-ready, 98 per cent or higher, pure glycerin, eliminating the crude glycerin waste stream typically found in biodiesel production today and generating significant additional revenue.

Media Contact: Lonnie Shekhtman, Antenna Group (for
Benefuel) +1-415-977-1917, lonnie@antennagroup.com
SOURCE: Benefuel, Inc.
CONTACT: Lonnie Shekhtman of Antenna Group +1-415-977-1917,
lonnie@antennagroup.com, for Benefuel, Inc.

Quintiles Central Lab, Clinical Development in China to expand

Research Triangle Park, North

Carolina (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Quintiles Transnational Corp. today announced the expansion and consolidation of its Global Central Laboratories and Clinical Development Services (CDS) units in Beijing to accommodate their growing business in China.

The new consolidated Quintiles China facility, with more than 17,000 square feet of space, is located at Sun Dong Ann Plaza in Beijing, about one block from the previous lab site in the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH). The new facility expands the lab space by 2,600 square feet. The lab has 13 employees and continues to add staff. CDS occupies 10,000 square feet of the combined office area, a major expansion over its old facility of under 3,000 square feet. The CDS staff strength continues to grow in Beijing and is expected to reach more than 60 people over the next 12 months.

"Quintiles' business is growing at a significant rate, and our larger facility will allow us to efficiently accommodate both the growth and our expanding test menu, which have moved well beyond basic safety testing to include specialized chemistry, PCR testing and complex flow cytometry," said Tom Wollman, Senior Vice President, Global Central Laboratories.

"We would like to thank the Peking Union Medical College Hospital for all that it has done to help Quintiles establish and expand our Central Laboratory in China," Wollman said. "PUMCH is one of the premier tertiary centers in Beijing, and we will continue to foster our close working relationship with key laboratory and scientific staff."

Lai Lee Tan, head of Clinical Operations and General Manager in China, said the consolidation of CDS and Central Lab operations in a single facility will improve coordination and efficiency for Quintiles' customers. "Our clinical development business is poised for rapid acceleration in China, and bringing our CDS and Global Labs businesses together will help our customers. The globalization of clinical research is continuing to increase, and China is just beginning to see the rapid growth we have experienced in India, Australia and throughout Asia Pacific."

Quintiles' China central lab is certified by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP).

About Quintiles Global Central Laboratories

Quintiles Laboratories owns a network of clinically harmonized facilities in the U.S., Europe, South Africa, China, India and Singapore, and has tightly controlled sub-contractor laboratories in Argentina and Brazil managed by Quintiles employees located in each of the facilities.

About Quintiles

Quintiles Transnational Corp. is powering the next generation of healthcare by providing a broad range of professional services in drug development, financial partnering and commercialization for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries. With more than 19,000 employees and offices in more than 50 countries, it is focused on providing customer-centric solutions that are the gold standard of the
industry.
For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.quintiles.com

SOURCE: Quintiles Transnational Corp.
CONTACT: Media Relations, Dick Jones, +1-919-998-2091,
media.info@quintiles.com, or Investor Relations, Greg Connors,
+1-919-998-2000, invest@quintiles.com, both of Quintiles
Transnational Corp.
Web site: http://www.quintiles.com

UATP acceptance enhanced with Chinese carrier Shandong

Washington (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Shandong Airlines, Jinan, Shandong province, is the latest Chinese carrier to join the UATP network as a new Merchant, effective immediately. Shandong Airlines now accepts all UATP corporate cards and is a part of the UATP global corporate travel payment network.

"Shandong concentrates on bringing the best service, safety and meeting customer demand to become the best and most successful airline of China," said President and Vice Secretary of SDA, Sun Yude. "Accepting UATP is part of Shandong's strategic plan to grow our corporate market share both within China and abroad; customers want to use UATP as their preferred form of payment and we want to meet that demand."

Shandong Airlines operates more than 200 routes within China and abroad and works on the concept of SC-three, "Shandong, Safety, Success." Shandong developed the concept of "ensure security, offer excellent service, maximum profit," to become one of the strongest regional airlines of China in the near future.

"China is an important market for UATP and with the addition of Shandong Airlines as a new UATP Merchant, the network continues its growth within China and is meeting the demand of one of the fastest growing corporate travel areas in the world," stated Ralph Kaiser, president and CEO, UATP. "Shandong is responding to corporate client demand and building a smart business strategy to grow their market share."

Shandong Airlines offers a number of services including wide-spread domestic and international flights, international cargo services, hotel services, the Rainbow International Travel Service (tour operations), comprehensive training services and the Rainbow Club frequent flyer program, a Star Alliance member.
For more information visit uatp.com or www.shandongair.com.cn

About UATP

UATP accounts are accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel by airlines and travel agencies worldwide. UATP accounts are issued by: Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), Austrian Airlines, Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), Japan Airlines (Pink Sheets: JALSY), Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA), Qantas Airways, Ltd., United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA), and US Airways (NYSE: LCC). AirPlus International issues the UATP-based Company Account for: British Airways (Pink sheets: BAIRY), Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), and Lufthansa German Airlines.

Press contact: Wendy L. Ward Director, Marketing &
Communications
202-626-4077 wward@uatp.com
SOURCE: UATP
CONTACT: Wendy L. Ward, Director of Marketing &
Communications, +1-202-626-4077, wward@uatp.com
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Web site: http://www.uatp.com
http://www.shandongair.com.cn

Early birds get a free travel day with Eurail!

Buy Now, Travel Later With Eurail 6-, 8- and 10- Day Select Passes

Utrecht (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Eurail Group announced today that it is offering an extra day of rail travel on all six-, eight- and ten-day Eurail Select Passes purchased up until the end of March 2008. Customers will then have up to six months in which to start traveling.

This promotion is being offered to all customers worldwide, outside of Europe in order to encourage travelers to choose Eurail Pass and buy early.

The Eurail Select Pass is a popular rail pass as it allows customers to practically tailor-make their own pass by selecting three to five adjoining countries. With 23 countries participating in the scheme there are over 750 possibilities to choose from, giving travelers endless opportunities to explore Europe. Not only does the Select Pass cover the more commonly known European destinations such as France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland and Spain, it also reaches out to the increasingly popular Eastern European destinations such as Croatia, Hungary, Romania, and Slovenia. Regardless of which part of Europe travelers want to explore, the Eurail Select Pass makes it all possible.

Marketing Director Ana Dias e Seixas is enthusiastic about this promotion.
"We want to encourage travelers to think early about where they want to go and how they want to get around Europe."

Thousands of overseas travelers annually experience the ease of getting around Europe with Eurail. Rail travel is relaxing, yet invigorating, enabling passengers to enjoy the diverse landscapes, cultures and sights, which Europe offers, as well as meeting the locals. Europe's rail system is modern and reliable, and cross-border rail connections are excellent.

"With this campaign," adds Mrs Dias e Seixas, "we hope to encourage more people to choose Eurail and to have them stay longer so they can discover more of this beautiful and diverse continent."

The EURAIL Group comprises 27 railways and shipping lines, as well as several bonus partners. For more information about Eurail Group, go to www.EurailGroup.com. Eurail Passes are currently available from the direct sales website, Eurail.com, and all Sales Agents worldwide; ACP Rail International (eurail-acprail.com); Flight Centre (flightcentre.com); OctopusTravel.com; Rail Europe (raileurope.com - North America,
raileurope.fr/wheretobuy - rest of the world); STA (www.statravel.com).

For More Information: Eurail Group corporate website and press room: http://www.eurailgroup.com
SOURCE: Eurail Group G.I.E
NOTE TO EDITORS: Eurail photo library: http://eurail.informationstore.net
CONTACT: Ana Dias e Seixas, Marketing Manager of Eurail
Group, +31(0)308-500-125, a.diaseseixas@eurail.nl
Web site: http://www.EurailGroup.com
http://www.Eurail.com

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Atmel`s highly flexible multi-standard broadcast radio

Heilbronn (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced

today the availability of the highly integrated broadcast radio front end IC ATR4262, which enables outstanding car-radio reception. The new IC is designed for high performance applications, in particular for mobile systems such as car radios. The ATR4262 is compatible with the major radio standards including HD Radio, DRM, and AM/FM.

The ATR4262 is a world tuner device covering all AM/FM frequencies worldwide. Its FM section handles the frequency range from 70 MHz to 166 MHz, including weather band and HD Radio in the US. The AM path covers the entire broadcasting frequency range from 150 kHz up to 30 MHz, including modern DRM systems.

While providing maximum flexibility and high performance, the ATR4262's optimized BOM reduces costs. The weather band functionality, for example, can be realized without additional components. Furthermore, no external crystals are needed as the ATR4262 features flexible clock generation enabling the use of any external clock signal.

The ATR4262's flexible AGC system enables matching to all reception conditions. The IF amplifier has 3 different inputs, which can be tailored to different filters. This allows the support of multiple radio standards such as AM/FM; HD Radio, or DRM. In addition, the ATR4262 provides several control possibilities, thus allowing connection to various baseband processors.

Availability and Pricing Samples of the ATR4262 are now available in very small QFN packages for small and miniature tuner solutions. Pricing starts at US $2.00 for 100k piece quantities. Sample design demo boards are also available.

Footnote AGC = Automatic Gain Control
AM = Amplitude Modulation
BOM = Bill of Materials
LNA = Low Noise Amplifier
DRM = Digital Radio Mondiale(TM)
FM = Frequency Modulation
IF = Intermediate Frequency
QFN = Quad Flat No Leads

About Atmel

Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets.

(C) 2008 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel(R), logo and combinations thereof and others are registered trademarks or trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.
Information Product information on Atmel's highly flexible
broadcast radio front end IC ATR4262 may be retrieved at: http://www.atmel.com/dyn/productsproduct_card.asp?family_id=637&family_name=B
roadcast+Radio&part_id=4245

Press Contacts:
Dr. Susanne van Clewe, Marcom Manager
Communications and Automotive Products Phone: +49 7131 67-2081,
Email: susanne.van-clewe@atmel.com Helen Perlegos,
Public Relations - USA and Asia Pacific Phone: +1 408 487-2963, Email:
hperlegos@atmel.com
SOURCE: Atmel Corporation
CONTACT: Dr. Susanne van Clewe, Marcom Manager
Communications and Automotive Products, +49 7131 67-2081,
susanne.van-clewe@atmel.com, or Helen Perlegos, Public
Relations, USA and Asia Pacific, +1-408-487-2963,
hperlegos@atmel.com, both of Atmel Corporation/
Web site: http://www.atmel.com

ICANN releases its submission to the Midterm Review

ICANN Board believes that JPA Responsibilities are being met

Marina Del Rey, California (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - The Internet Corporation

for Assigned Names and Numbers today made its formal submission to the Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between ICANN and the United States Department of Commerce.

The submission's main point is that the conclusion of the JPA would be a further step in the transition envisioned since ICANN was established -- one of moving the Domain Name System to private-sector co-ordination.

"Ending the JPA will provide long-term stability and security for a model that works," stated Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush in the ICANN Board submission.

"It will provide confidence to all participants that the investment of time, thought and energy for over nine years has secured an Internet coordination body that will always be owned by all stakeholders, not managed or overseen by any one entity."

The U.S. Government has been committed to the transition of the DNS to the private sector since 1998. Over this time there have been seven Memorandums of Understanding between ICANN and the USG, and 13 status reports measuring ICANN's progress.

The submission also states that the completion of the JPA will clearly signal that JPA and the MOUs before it have been successful.

"This success should be commemorated," Dengate Thrush stated in the Board's submission.

ICANN's Board is encouraging the Internet Community to take part in the Midterm Review before the 15 February 2008 deadline for submissions.

If you continue to believe, in full transition of the domain name system to the private sector, and in an Internet that is co-ordinated not controlled, now is the time to say so and be a part of the next step in that transition.

ICANN's entire submission to the Midterm Review, including a table outlining the organization's achievements on the 10 responsibilities of the JPA, is publicly available at http://icann.org.

A link to the Department of Commerce's Midterm Review is available online at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/frnotices2007/ICANN_JPA_110207.html.

About ICANN:

ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and country codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability. ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non-profit company.
For more information please visit: http://www.icann.org.

SOURCE Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
CONTACT: Jason Keenan, Media Adviser of Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers, +1-310-382-4004,
jason.keenan@icann.org;
or international, Andrew Robertson of Edelman (London), +44
7921 588 770, andrew.robertson@edelman.com, for Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Web site: http://www.icann.org

Marvell Qdeo video processing delivers immersive HD experience

Marvell 88DE2710 Digital Video Format Converter Powers Premium Quality Video on LCD Televisions

Las Vegas, Nevada (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - CES-- Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL)

today announced that its award-winning Qdeo(TM) video processing is a featured technology of the Onida 42" Xaria LCD-TV, developed for the emerging markets of India and the Gulf countries.

Part of the Marvell(R) 88DE2710 digital video format converter, Qdeo delivers quiet, natural video free of artifacts and noise, enhances the color, and intelligently scales all video inputs into a high-definition format.

"Our new 42" Xaria LCD TV powered by Marvell's Qdeo delivers an outstanding HD experience to our consumers," stated Mr Vivek Sharma, vice president of Marketing and Sales, Onida. "By providing a strong reference design based on the 88DE2710 and excellent support, Marvell has enabled us to bring a premium product to market in record time."

The 88DE2710 enables the highest quality image for all sources including RF, composite, component, and HDMI inputs. At the core of the 88DE2710, Qdeo delivers rich high-definition video quality through a suite of advanced QuietVideo(TM) technologies, providing quiet, natural video free of noise and artifacts. Per-pixel noise and compression artifact reduction removes noise inherent in digital video. Per-pixel motion-adaptive 3D de-interlacing prevents jaggies and eliminates feathering. Intelligent Color Remapping (ICR) renders rich and vivid images.

The Onida Xaria LCD TV also features a Qdeo setting in the on-screen display, providing the optimal setting for a consistent, immersive viewing experience across all types of contents and sources.

"The Onida Xaria LCD-TV illustrates the versatility of Marvell's comprehensive suite of video processing technologies," stated Dr. Nikhil Balram, vice president and general manager of the Digital Entertainment Business Unit, Communications and Consumer Business Group at Marvell. "Our Qdeo processing has been featured in a variety of consumer electronics devices including HD docks, Blu-ray/HD-DVD players, Blu-ray recorders, A/V receivers, and now LCD televisions."

About Marvell

Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) is a leader in the development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions. The company's diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless, and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure including enterprise, metro, home, and storage networking. As used in this release, the terms "company" and "Marvell" refer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries.
For more information, visit http://www.marvell.com
Marvell(R) is a registered trademark of Marvell or its affiliates.
Qdeo(TM) and QuietVideo(TM) are trademarks of Marvell or its affiliates.

Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

For Further Information Contact:
Elisabeth Stockton Marvell
Media Relations 408-222-3501 stockton@marvell.com Linda Sanders
Marvell Analyst Relations 408-807-0910 lsanders@marvell.com
SOURCE: Marvell
CONTACT: media, Elisabeth Stockton, +1-408-222-3501,
stockton@marvell.com,
or analysts, Linda Sanders, +1-408-807-0910,
lsanders@marvell.com, both of Marvell
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Web site: http://www.marvell.com

PACNET poised to support Singapore`s iN2015 vision

Singapore (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - With Its Operational Merger and Network Upgrades Underway, Asia's Leading Independent Telecommunications Service Provider Pacnet will now be Able to Enhance Connectivity into Singapore with the Region's Most Extensive Sub-Sea Cable Infrastructure

Pacnet, Asia's leading independent telecommunications service provider formed from the merger of Asia Netcom and Pacific Internet, today detailed plans to enhance network connectivity into Singapore to support the country's ambitious iN2015 IT masterplan.

As part of its new strategic plan unveiled recently at the launch of the company's new brand, Pacnet has embarked on Next Generation Network (NGN) upgrades of its key asset -- the EAC-C2C cable network, which will help meet the surge in regional and international bandwidth demand that Singapore will see as it rolls out its Next Generation National Broadband Network.

These network upgrades, which are expected to cost more than US$200 million over the next three years, will increase network efficiency and reliability, and put the EAC-C2C cable network one step ahead of other cable systems available today.

"Singapore is currently one of our key network hubs and houses our regional network operation centre -- the nerve centre of EAC-C2C. With the next decade poised to be all about Asia, we expect our operations here to play an enhanced role as we deliver more communication solutions within Asia, and into the region," said Bill Barney, Chief Executive Officer, Pacnet.

Pacnet's EAC-C2C cable infrastructure is a 36,800 km submarine cable network that can carry up to 10.24 Tbps of capacity, of which only 240 Gbps is currently lit. The EAC-C2C network has an estimated replacement value of US$4 billion -- based on the cost of building a similar infrastructure.

With the two companies merged, Pacnet can offer solutions for retail consumers, Fortune 500 companies, as well as service the wholesale carrier market. Illustrating this, Mr Barney pointed out that Pacnet's comprehensive portfolio of products offered in Singapore range from providing Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) broadband connections into home offices, state-of-the-art WiMAX solutions for businesses, industry leading Multiprotocol Label Switching-Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (MPLS-IPVPN) services for global multinational corporations and wholesale capacity for carriers.

"2008 will be an extremely exciting year for Pacnet, and we look forward to helping Singapore achieve its vision of enabling high speed broadband access for the masses." said Mr Barney.

About Pacnet

Pacnet, the region's largest independent telecommunications service provider, is born out of the recent merger of Asia Netcom and Pacific Internet. Fueling Pacnet's growth are synergies reaped from the two companies. As one of Asia Pacific's premier providers of broadband, the company has unique assets that are not easily replicable.

Pacnet owns and operates the region's leading pan-Asian submarine network and provides a comprehensive portfolio of city-to-city connectivity, data communications and IP-based solutions and services. Pacnet offers solutions for retail consumers, Fortune 500 companies, as well as the wholesale carrier market. The company has headquarters in Hong Kong and Singapore with local offices in all major Asian markets, the US and Europe.
For more information, please visit: http://www.pacnet.com .

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact:
Lorain Wong Pacnet Tel: +852-2121-2973 Email: lorain.wong@pacnet.com
RolandLim Pacnet Tel: +852-2121-2975 Email: roland.lim@pacnet.com
SOURCE Pacnet

Marvell announces comprehensive LCD-TV chassis reference design

Turnkey Hardware/Software Solution with Award-Winning Video Processing Enables Rapid Time-to-Market of Richly Featured LCD-TVs

Las Vegas, Nevada, CES 2008 (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Marvell (Nasdaq:

MRVL), a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced the 88DE2710-WX, a complete HD-ready hardware and software solution LCD-TV chassis. Featuring the Marvell(R) 88DE2710 digital video format converter with Qdeo(TM) video processing, the 88DE2710-WX reference design delivers consistent, immersive viewing experiences with all types of content and video sources.

"Led by developing markets such as China and India, consumer demand for HD-ready flat panel display TVs is driving the continued growth in the LCD-TV sales, whose total market is projected to pass worldwide annual sales of 115Mu in 2009," said Ross Young, president of DisplaySearch, the leading display market research firm.

"Marvell has built a solid reputation for its quality video processing and as a proven supplier of IC solutions in high-volume markets is well positioned to be a key player in this growing market."

The 88DE2710-WX is a feature-packed HD-ready reference design developed for LCD-TVs. Featuring the award-winning Qdeo video processing and its comprehensive suite of advanced video processing technologies, the 88DE2710-WX provides quiet, natural video free of artifacts and noise.

Additional features include Marvell's multi-window technology for viewing up to four favorite programs in a single screen; dual-HDMI v1.3 inputs; superior audio processing capabilities; dual silicon tuners with fast RF (radio-frequency) channel scan and tuning; and high-resolution OSD drawing capability using a 200MHz dedicated processor.

"We designed the 88DE2710-WX as a comprehensive best-in-class solution for the burgeoning DTV market," stated Dr. Nikhil Balram, vice president and general manager of the Digital Entertainment Business Unit, Marvell. "This reference design provides a host of cutting-edge hardware and software technologies that deliver an unparalleled home theater experience, illustrating the range of our Qdeo video processing technology."

An Onida Xaria 42" LCD-TV featuring the 88DE2710-WX is currently being demonstrated inside the Marvell booth at the Consumer Electronics Show.

About Marvell

Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) is a leader in the development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions. The company's diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless, and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure including enterprise, metro, home, and storage networking. As used in this release, the terms "company" and "Marvell" refer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries.
For more information, visit http://www.marvell.com
Marvell(R) is a registered trademark of Marvell or its affiliates.
Qdeo(TM) is a trademark of Marvell or its affiliates.

Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

For Further Information Contact: Elisabeth Stockton Marvell
Media Relations +1-650-283-4055 stockton@marvell.com
SOURCE: Marvell
CONTACT: Elisabeth Stockton, Media Relations of Marvell,
+1-650-283-4055, stockton@marvell.com
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Atticus Capital clarifies position in Deutsche Boerse

Maintains Exposure to in Excess of 11 per cent of Deutsche Boerse

New York, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Atticus Capital today sent the following letter to Reto Francioni, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Boerse (GR: DB1):

January 8, 2008
Reto Francioni
Chief Executive Officer
Deutsche Boerse
Neue Boersenstrasse 1
60487 Frankfurt Am Main
Germany

Dear Reto,

In conjunction with our recent updated filing with BaFin, we wanted to clarify to you our total position in Deutsche Boerse. This filing was necessitated by an internal reorganization of Atticus' legal structure, and, importantly, does not reflect any change in our views toward the company.

Including both voting stock and shares in which we hold economic exposure through swap, accounts advised by Atticus currently maintain exposure to in excess of 11 per cent of Deutsche Boerse. As you know, our BaFin filing only reflects our actual voting interest of 7.65 per cent in Deutsche Boerse.

We remain committed long term shareholders of the company and are pleased with the company's performance, ongoing cost cutting measures and share buybacks.

Sincerely, Timothy R. Barakett

About Atticus Capital

Atticus Capital is a leading investment management firm, with in excess of US$19 billion of assets under management. Founded by Timothy Barakett in 1995, the firm is headquartered in New York with an office in London. Atticus invests in global securities markets on behalf of its clients.

SOURCE: Atticus Capital
CONTACT: Andy Merrill, andy.merrill@finsbury.com,
or Tripp Kyle, tripp.kyle@finsbury.com, both of Finsbury Group - New York,
+1-212-303-7600,
or Matthew Newton, Finsbury Group - London,
+44(0)207-251-3801, matthew.newton@finsbury.com,
all for Atticus Capital

Arrow to offer linear tchnology products in Australia, NZ

Hong Kong (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), announced that it has

extended its distribution relationship with Linear Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: LLTC), a leading, independent manufacturer of high-performance analog integrated circuits, to include Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).

"We are pleased to expand our relationship with Linear Technology," said CC Lim, vice president of marketing for Arrow Asia Pac. "Linear Technology's innovative and superior product portfolio represents a solid complement to our strong customer relationships and design services. This expansion will enable both companies to better serve our customers' design requirements and production support in the communications, computing, industrial, and automotive markets."

Mike Grossman, Linear Technology's worldwide distribution manager, stated, "We are looking forward to expanding our relationship with Arrow to Australia and New Zealand. Given Arrow's knowledge of the market and depth of experience, I am confident in our ability to grow sales of Linear Technology's high-performance analog ICs in the region."

About Arrow Asia Pac

A business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), Arrow Asia Pac is one of Asia-Pacific's leading electronic component distributors. In addition to its regional headquarters in Hong Kong, Arrow Asia Pac operates 52 sales offices, four primary distribution centers and 13 local warehousing facilities in 12 countries/territories across Asia.

Providing a full range of semiconductors, passive, electromechanical and connector products from over 200 leading international and local suppliers, Arrow Asia Pac serves more than 10,000 original equipment and contract manufacturers and commercial customers in Asia-Pacific.
Visit http://www.arrowasia.com .

About Linear Technology

Linear Technology Corporation, a manufacturer of high performance linear integrated circuits,

was founded in 1981, became a public company in 1986 and joined the S&P 500 index of major public companies in 2000. Linear Technology products include high performance amplifiers, comparators, voltage references, monolithic filters, linear regulators, DC-DC converters, battery chargers, data converters, communications interface circuits, RF signal conditioning circuits, uModule(TM) products, and many other analog functions. Applications for Linear Technology's high-performance circuits include telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products such as optical switches, notebook and desktop computers, computer peripherals, video/multimedia, industrial instrumentation, security monitoring devices, high-end consumer products such as digital cameras and MP3 players, complex medical devices, automotive electronics, factory automation, process control, and military and space
systems.
For more information, visit http://www.linear.com .

Media Contact:
Ray Leung
Marketing Communications Director
Arrow Asia Pac Ltd.
Tel: +852-2484-2484
Email: marcom.asia@arrowasia.com

Grace Kung
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +852-2484-2682
Email: grace.kung@arrowasia.com
SOURCE Arrow Asia Pac Ltd.

California Micro Devices unveils new Xtreme ESD protection

Innovative ESD Architecture and New Website Launched California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD)

Milpitas, California, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Facing the challenge of providing improved protection for small geometry, high speed semiconductor devices that are increasingly

susceptible to electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage, California Micro Devices today unveiled XtremeESD, a new family of protection devices developed with a radically new architecture designed to meet today's most challenging ESD requirements.

The first XtremeESD product, the CM1231-02SO, uses CMD's revolutionary new Picoguard XP(TM) architecture. The Picoguard XP architecture is an innovative double clamping architecture that integrates multiple stages of ESD protection into a single device. This architecture provides robust protection for sensitive high speed ICs by significantly reducing the clamping voltage and the amount of residual current that passes through to the protected ASIC, achieving significantly better performance than the best ESD diode arrays on the market.

XtremeESD Protection As silicon manufacturing geometries shrink, integrated circuits are becoming increasingly susceptible to ESD damage. Traditional ESD protection architectures including single stage, dual rail clamp diode arrays are no longer adequate to protect the latest system ICs. The voltage and residual current levels that pass through them will cause gate oxide failures and junction burnout for system ICs designed in the latest silicon processes. CMD has developed the XtremeESD family of devices, including the new PicoGuard XP, to address these new requirements.

"The critical factor in improving ESD protection is reducing the residual current and clamping voltage seen by the system IC during an ESD strike," stated Joe Salvador, director of marketing for digital consumer and computing products at California Micro Devices.

"CMD's newly developed PicoGuard XP architecture significantly reduces both the residual current and the clamping voltage, while simultaneously preserving the signal integrity of high speed data. It is an ideal solution for protecting sensitive USB, HDMI(TM) and DisplayPort(TM) data interfaces."

CMD's PicoGuard XP Architecture

The PicoGuard XP architecture uses a unique dual stage design that places two ESD devices and a resistor in series within the same package. The first ESD circuit absorbs the largest portion of the strike, while the second provides additional clamping and a secondary shunt path to steer current away from the system IC being protected. The CM1231 provides dramatic improvements compared to the best protection devices currently available including:
-- 40 per cent reduction in peak clamping voltage
-- 40 per cent reduction in peak residual current
-- Greater than 65 per cent reduction in total power reaching the ASIC CMD Launches XtremeESD Website

This new website provides relevant information about ESD protection to designers of personal computer and digital consumer electronics applications who want to design more reliable systems by understanding the real issues involved in ESD protection, and learn about new ESD architectures such as PicoGuard XP. The site contains technical white papers, product specifications, articles and presentations on various ESD protection topics.
Go to: http://www.XtremeESD.com.

Pricing and Availability The CM1231-02SO is available in a SOT23-6 package to protect two data lines. It is currently in full production, and is priced at $0.38 each at 1,000 units.

About California Micro Devices Corporation

California Micro Devices Corporation is a leading supplier of application specific analog and mixed signal semiconductor products for the mobile handset, digital consumer electronics and personal computer markets. Key products include protection devices for mobile handsets, digital consumer electronics products such as digital TVs, and personal computers as well as analog and mixed signal ICs for mobile handset displays. Detailed corporate and product information may be accessed at http://www.cmd.com.

XtremeESD and PicoGuard XP are trademarks of California Micro Devices Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

SOURCE: California Micro Devices
CONTACT: Richard Haas of California Micro Devices
+1-408-934-3108 richardh@cmd.com
Web site: http://www.cmd.com

Steel giant ThyssenKrupp opts for Quintiq planning solution

's-Hertogenbosch, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Germany's biggest steel producer,

ThyssenKrupp Steel AG, has decided to implement the Quintiq Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) solution to optimize capacity utilization at its steel mills as well as its supply chain procedures.

The highly complex processes involved in steel production make the planning and scheduling of the diverse stages of production - from iron right up to slab manufacture - a major challenge. To keep the company viable on the global market, all of the available resources need to be optimally deployed at all times. The APSsolution from Quintiq will help ThyssenKrupp to analyze every step of its process chain and plan each individual stage of production.

For some time, the central steel ordering division of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG has been looking for a suitable software tool for optimizing the yield efficiency of its slab production and improving delivery performance.

The main challenge for this steel scheduling would be to optimize the steel mill selection process, which involves spreading production orders over six continuous casters so that their capacities are optimally utilized.

One way of achieving this is by optimizing production parameters such as the duration of production sequences and the casting width, as well as further reducing the number of slabs in stock. Further improvements in delivery performance should be achieved by increasing the number of on-schedule slabs and by reducing the amount of orders shifted forward.

Building on the orders provided and consolidated by ThyssenKrupp's own systems, the Quintiq APS solution provides an analysis of order backlogs and draws up the initial rough sequencing. It sequences the continuous casters, generating weekly plans and the final casting programs. The software also performs an evaluation of ThyssenKrupp's key performance indicators (KPIs), productivity and delivery compliance. This KPI analysis functionality ascertains the quality of each sequence and the associated sequence planning in real time.

"With a detailed Proof of Concept, Quintiq clearly demonstrated that their flexible solution was perfectly geared to support our complex requirements. The weekly plans contain all the in-depth information, down to the final planning of sequences in continuous casting. The effects of short-term changes in production - such as smelting more or less steel than was planned during scheduling - are immediately reflected in the weekly schedules at each facility," said Frank Vidic, Head of IT/SCM/Order Processing at ThyssenKrupp Steel AG.

"The system also visualizes the current order backlog and evaluates the quality of our planning."

"Quintiq has already proven itself in the steel industry many times, showing that it really knows the specifics and problems that can appear in steel production and logistics. We're very proud to have won Germany's top steel producer and a major global player in the steel industry as our customer," said Dr. Victor Allis, CEO of Quintiq.

"Every one of our industry solutions is based on our extensive and detailed knowledge of the mission- critical business processes, thus enabling sound planning and targeted optimization in the desired areas."

ThyssenKrupp Steel started its implementation of the Quintiq Advanced Planning & Scheduling solution in July 2007. The system is expected to go live in the second quarter of 2008.

About Quintiq

Quintiq provides advanced planning, scheduling and supply chain management solutions. Established in 1997, the fast-growing Dutch company develops and implements software for planning, optimizing and automating complex company- wide business processes. Deloitte has recognized Quintiq as being one of the fastest growing technology companies in Europe, and Gartner has acknowledged Quintiq for its innovative products and market presence. The company has its head office in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, and has subsidiaries in Germany, UK, Finland, Malaysia, China, Australia and the USA.

For more information see: www.quintiq.com.

SOURCE Quintiq
CONTACT: Martijn van Gils, Global Marketing Director of Quintiq,
+31(0)73-6910739, martijn.van.gils@quintiq.com
Website: http://www.quintiq.com

Tommy Hilfiger to acquire majority control of Hilfiger Japan

Amsterdam, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - The Tommy Hilfiger Group today announced it has entered into an agreement that, through a series of steps, will result in the Group acquiring majority control of Tommy Hilfiger Japan Corporation ("THJC"), currently owned by Itochu Corporation. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Established in 1996, THJC is the exclusive licensee of Tommy Hilfiger- branded products in Japan, which THJC brings to market through its network of 105 freestanding retail stores and 60 department store concessions, as of November 2007. In calendar 2006, THJC had net sales of Yen15.1 billion (EUR103 million; US$129 million). For the three years ended 2006, THJC's revenues increased at a compound annual growth rate of over 20 per cent.

"We believe that there is potential for substantial continued growth in Japan for Tommy Hilfiger. Under Itochu's leadership, THJC has done an outstanding job in positioning the brand and building a very meaningful business. The integration of THJC will help to build upon the success that has already been achieved. This acquisition is in line with our strategy to pursue opportunistic buybacks and acquisitions of licensees, consolidating brand management and enhancing our international presence by approaching various markets in an increasingly globally coordinated manner while leaving ample room for local interpretation and adaptation."

"We welcome the THJC team into the Tommy Hilfiger Group and we are especially pleased that the existing management team will continue to lead the business into the future," said Fred Gehring, Chief Executive Officer of Tommy Hilfiger Group.

About Tommy Hilfiger Group

Tommy Hilfiger is a leading premium lifestyle brand and one of the largest designer apparel brands globally. Tommy Hilfiger Group, through its subsidiaries, designs, sources and markets men's and women's casual wear, sportswear, jeans, children's wear and footwear. The Group's products can be found in its network of dedicated retail stores in Europe, the United States and Canada, as well as in leading specialty and department stores throughout Europe and North America.

Through over 40 licensees, Tommy Hilfiger-branded products, including a broad array of related apparel, accessories, fragrance and home furnishings, are distributed worldwide, including in Mexico, Central and South America, Japan, Australia, India, China and elsewhere throughout Asia.

SOURCE Tommy Hilfiger N.V.
CONTACT: Avery Baker, +31-20-589-5716, or Abdel El Hamri,
+31-20-589-5701, both of Tommy Hilfiger N.V.; Tom Buchanan, or
Paul Scott, or James Olley, or Michael Fuchs all of Brunswick Group LLP,
+44(0)20-7404-5959/

UATP expands Chinese market; Hainan Airlines joins UATP network

Washington, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Hainan Airlines Company Limited (HNA), China, joins the UATP network as a new Merchant airline.

Hainan Airlines now accepts all UATP corporate cards and is a part of the UATP global corporate travel payment network made up of more than 220 airlines and travel agencies worldwide.

General Manager of Marketing and Sales, Xuxin, Hainan Airlines Co. Ltd., said: "Hainan Airlines is focusing on the development of international air markets and meeting clients' needs."

He added, "Accepting UATP is essential to the success of Hainan; we can achieve our expectations and we believe our corporation will be successful."

HNA has changed the traditional conception that airlines service is only restricted in the cabin. The company showed a brand-new conception "Air Products" for customers, and took the lead in introducing the new service principle of "Whole-course series products and customized service" with the promises to offer customers seamless services.

HNA advocates the corporate tenet of Faithfulness, Kindness, Excellence and Perfection and the corporate concept of "To do something for the society, to do something for others, and to do something for oneself". HNA is doing its best to reach its goals of being the first choice of airline for passengers and being one of the world's famous brands as a Chinese company in the future.

"Hainan joins other Chinese carriers in its expansion for market share. By accepting UATP, Hainan will be able to grow its corporate travel sector and increase its presence," said Ralph Kaiser, CEO and president, UATP. "China continues to be the leading growth area for corporate travel in the world; Hainan is positioning itself to capitalize on this growth and meeting the demands of corporate travelers by accepting UATP."

Visit uatp.com for additional information.

About UATP

UATP accounts are accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel by airlines and travel agencies worldwide. UATP accounts are issued by: Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), Austrian Airlines, Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), Japan Airlines (Nasdaq OTC: JALSY), Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA), Qantas Airways, Ltd., United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA), and US Airways (NYSE: LCC). AirPlus International issues the UATP-based Company Account for: British Airways (NYSE: BAIRY), Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), and Lufthansa German Airlines.

SOURCE: UATP
CONTACT: Wendy L. Ward of UATP, +1-202-626-4077
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Marvell transitions XScale based processors

Santa Clara, California, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Marvell Technology Group

Ltd. (Nasdaq: MRVL) a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced that the Company is completing the planned transition of several mobile products to its customary fabrication facilities from Intel manufacturing operations.

Upon completion of this transition all of Marvell's communication processors will be manufactured utilizing the Company's standard fabrication partners.

Marvell has spent more than a year working on the porting of these products, going through an extensive qualification process. This time consuming effort was undertaken with extreme care to maintain a smooth customer supply chain by creating buffers on both sides with the Intel fabrication facilities and Marvell's customary channels. The Company feels confident that customer supply will not be affected.

"This transition has required a great deal of hard work and planning to ensure a seamless conversion for our customers. We are pleased to complete this transition well ahead of schedule," said Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Marvell's President and CEO.

"We expect that by converting these parts to our traditional fabrication partners, Marvell will be able to further lower its cost structure, improve profitability and support our efforts to bring Marvell in line with our financial model. This is an important achievement for Marvell and we remain committed to implementing further cost improvement initiatives that we began in the third quarter to improve our gross margin."

On November 8, 2006, Marvell completed the acquisition of Intel Corporation's cellular and applications processor business. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, Marvell entered into a supply agreement with Intel whereby Intel would fabricate and supply chips to Marvell through June 2008.

By leveraging strong relationships with manufacturing partners Marvell has successfully shortened the time needed for the planned transition of XScale based communications processors and certain application processors. The transition for the manufacture of communications processors is expected to be completed before the end of Q1 FY09. Marvell will continue to utilize Intel fabrication facilities to manufacture certain previous generation application processors.

About Marvell

Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a leader in the development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions. The company's diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless, and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure including enterprise, metro, home, and storage networking. As used in this release, the terms "company" and "Marvell" refer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries.
For more information, visit http://www.marvell.com.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities

Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions about our operations. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," and their variations identify forward-looking statements.

Statements that refer to, or are based on projections, uncertain events or assumptions also identify forward-looking statements.

These statements include statements regarding expected benefits to the Company upon completion of the transition of the manufacture of certain products to traditional fabrication partners, the Company's anticipated ability to achieve further cost improvement initiatives and improve its gross margin, the anticipated timing for the completion of the transition of the manufacture of certain parts to traditional manufacturers, the Company's plans to continue to utilize Intel fabrication facilities to manufacture certain products.

These statements are not guarantees of results and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

Actual results will be subject to the Company's ability to execute the transition of the manufacture of certain products as planned and on the Company's operating performance during the remainder of fiscal year 2008 and beyond.

For other factors that could cause Marvell's results to vary from expectations, please see the risk factors identified in the Marvell's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other factors detailed from time to time in Marvell's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Marvell undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements.

Marvell(R) is a registered trademark of Marvell or its affiliates. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

For Further Information Contact:
Jeff Palmer
Marvell Investor Relations
408-222-8373 jpalmer@marvell.com
Diane Vanasse
Marvell Public Relations
408-242-0027 dvanasse@marvell.com

SOURCE: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
CONTACT: Jeff Palmer, Investor Relations, +1-408-222-8373,
jpalmer@marvell.com, or Diane Vanasse, Public Relations,
+1-408-242-0027, dvanasse@marvell.com, both of Marvell
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Oversi receives follow-on order from True Internet Thailand

True Internet expands OverCache(TM) P2P content delivery system to manage surge in P2P traffic

Petach Tikva, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - True Internet, Thailand's leading Internet Service Provider (ISP) and one of the fastest

growing providers in Asia, is expanding its deployment of Oversi's P2P (peer-to-peer) caching and content delivery platform to support the growth in P2P traffic on its network.

The expanded system will enable True to increase its bandwidth capacity and offer new services, enhancing True customers' experience.

OverCache was selected for its proven scalability, reliability and cost/performance ratio.

"This follow-on order reflects our confidence in the OverCache platform, in line with our strategy of choosing best-of-breed products we can grow with. Since installation, OverCache has enabled us to optimize our network performance, improve our customers' experience and save on international bandwidth," said Dr. Viriya Upatising, Chief Technical Officer of True Internet.

"With the extended system, we plan to offer new value-added services to our customers. The integration of OverCache with DPI [deep packet inspection] equipment has proved to be the optimal solution for managing P2P traffic in the True network and facilitating the delivery of new services," added Dr. Viriya.

"Customer satisfaction is all-important and OverCache will help us to maintain our leadership position in the Thai market."

David Tolub, President of Oversi, said: "True is a key customer for Oversi in Asia-Pacific. We're very proud that a regional technology leader, such as True, has decided to expand its deployment with us. We look forward to strengthening our joint business and technological relationship further."

With its distributed grid architecture, OverCache supports unlimited amounts of content and millions of users. Providing most of the bandwidth from the cache closest to the user, the OverCache platform clears uplink congestion, accelerates P2P traffic and improves the user experience.

About True Internet

True Internet is a subsidiary of True Corporation Public Company Limited, Thailand's only fully integrated telecommunications solutions provider. True provides consumers, small and medium enterprises and corporations with a full range of voice, data and multimedia solutions customized to meet their needs.

True is the largest wire line service provider in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area with True Internet as the largest broadband operator in the country. Other subsidiary companies in the True Group include True Visions, Thailand's dominant pay television operator, and True Move, a major mobile phone service provider. For more information, please visit: http:// www.truecorp.co.th

About Oversi

Oversi is an expert in P2P (peer-to-peer) caching and content delivery solutions. Oversi's P2P caching solutions enable service providers to deliver more bandwidth on their existing infrastructures, optimize network performance and defer expensive upgrades. The same Oversi platform provides a critical building block for supporting the emerging services of P2P VOD (Video on Demand) and P2P TV, ensuring an improved customer experience. Oversi has offices and representatives in EMEA, the US, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

For more information, please visit http://www.oversi.com
Media Contact Natalie Chouraqui, Director, Communications Oversi
Tel: +972-77-333-7723 Mob: +972-54-4750-889
Fax:+972-3-542-3165 Email: nataliec@oversi.com

SOURCE: Oversi
CONTACT: Natalie Chouraqui, Director, Communications of Oversi,
+972-77-333-7723, Mobile, +972-54-4750-889, Fax, +972-3-542-3165,
nataliec@oversi.com
Web Site: http://www.oversi.com
http://www.truecorp.co.th

Verizon Business India receives int`l & national licenses

Basking Ridge, New Jersey and Mumbai, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Verizon

Business India, a joint venture between Verizon Business and Mumbai-based Videocon Group, has received licenses for international and national long-distance services.

The licenses, issued by India's Department of Telecommunications, enhance Verizon Business' delivery of advanced telecommunications services to multinational companies with operations in India, as well as to India-based multinationals.

Verizon Business India will offer a full range of services, including international private-leased circuits with multi protocol label switching (MPLS) and Internet protocol (IP) services. These services will complement Verizon Business' existing Indian operations.

Verizon Business already holds an Internet service provider license in India and has various local ISP facilities. The joint venture plans to deploy new nodes in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi to support Verizon Business' MPLS, Global Data Link and Ethernet Virtual Private Line solutions.

Blair Crump, group president international & premier accounts, Verizon Business, commented: "India is a key investment location for many of our multinational customers, and these licenses enable us to further enhance our local capabilities to support their strategic business needs. Verizon Business is focused on providing the highest levels of services and capabilities to our customers around the world. We look forward to bringing our expertise to bear in India as we expand our existing presence to provide direct, high-quality, advanced communications services and support to our locally based customer operations."

Verizon Business also announced the appointment of John Samuel as president of Verizon Business India. Samuel, with more than 20 years of experience in the Indian market, will focus on developing business opportunities in India, working with Verizon Business' locally based telecommunications partners.

Verizon Business is well established in the Indian market, with offices in New Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. Verizon Business is also the only U.S. consortium member of the SEA-ME-WE-4 undersea cable network system, which provides diverse connectivity from India to Europe and Asia. The system, which spans 20,000 kilometers, lands in two locations in India and reaches 14 countries in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe.

About Verizon Business India

Verizon Business India is the trading name of a joint venture between Verizon Business and the Videocon Group of Mumbai. Verizon Business holds a 74 percent stake in the joint venture, called Verizon Communications India Private Limited and doing business as Verizon Business India; Videocon Group holds the remaining 26 percent.

About Videocon Group

The US$5 billion Videocon Group, one of India's leading business houses.
Videocon Group, with its flagship company Videocon Industries Ltd, is a fully integrated CE & HA enterprise with backward integration in CRT Glass, Color Picture Tubes, Semiconductors and other key components for the consumer electronics, home appliances and components industries.

The company operates in the Oil & Gas sector through its Ravva Oil Field, which produces 50,000 barrels of Oil per day and has over 14 global exploration blocks in the Americas, Oman, East Timor and Australia. Videocon Industries is also making a major large scale foray in the area of Thermal Power in India. Videocon has the widest sales & service network in India, supporting seventeen locally-based factories.

In addition, the Group operates facilities in Italy, Poland, Australia, Oman, China and Mexico. For more information on Videocon, visit www.videoconindustries.com

About Verizon Business

Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), is a leading provider of advanced communications and information technology (IT) solutions to large business and government customers worldwide. Combining unsurpassed global network reach with advanced communications, security and other professional service capabilities, Verizon Business delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world.

For more information, visit www.verizonbusiness.com

SOURCE: Verizon Business
CONTACT: Jo Perrin of Verizon Business, +44-770-252-5868,
jo.perrin@verizonbusiness.com
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp094251.html
Web site: http://www.verizonbusiness.com
http://www.videoconindustries.com

Supermicro unveils whisper-quiet high-end workstation

San Jose, California, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in

application optimized, high-performance server and workstation solutions, today unveiled its whisper-quiet family of SuperWorkstations with the debut of its dual-processor (DP) 7045 A-C3, 7045 A-CT, and uni-processor (UP) 5035 B-T+ systems.

These quiet (28dB*) systems sharply boost overall system performance (up to 30 per cent*), increase energy savings with new high-efficiency power supplies and energy-saving DDR2/DDR3 memory, and provide optimum cooling across all CPU speeds.

"Supermicro's 7045 A-C3, 7045 A-CT and 5035 B-T+ SuperWorkstations all feature innovative new whisper-quiet (28dB) complete system designs, which implement our acoustically optimized thermal technology," said Charles Liang, CEO and president of Supermicro.

"These systems provide many benefits to our customers with up to a 30 per cent* boost in performance, 20 per cent* energy savings in the memory system, and sub-30dB whisper-quiet operation."

Engineered to maximize energy savings, the 7045 A-C3 and 7045 A-CT workstations feature Supermicro's new X7DCA-3 and X7DCA-i motherboards, respectively, which are based on the Intel 5100 (San Clemente) chipset. With dual PCI-Express x16 slots, 7.1 high-definition audio, and dual IEEE 1394 a ports, these high-end systems are excellent choices for computer-aided design, graphics rendering and gaming applications.

Designed for the latest 45nm 1333 MHz FSB Xeon 5400 and 5200 series processors, these super-efficient systems utilize cost-effective and efficient DDR2 memory up to 667MHz for 20 per cent energy savings* compared to FB-DIMM memory.

Facilitating excellent storage expansion, the high-end SuperWorkstation 7045 A-C3 features eight hot-plug SAS drives with RAID 0, 1 and 10 support and optional RAID 5, while the cost-effective 7045 A-CT supports up to 6 terabytes (TB) of hot-plug SATA storage capacity.

For maximum graphics and memory performance in a mid-tower UP platform, the 5035 B-T+ features a quiet and efficient 465-watt power supply, two native PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots and DDR3 1333 MHz memory support. PCI-Express 2.0 doubles the I/O bandwidth to 5 Gb/s per lane from 2.5 Gb/s and is fully compatible with PCI-E 1.1 graphics cards. DDR3 memory provides data transfers up to 1.6 Gb/s, which is twice the bandwidth of DDR2 (at 0.8 Gb/s).

The 5035 B-T+ is based on Supermicro's C2SBX motherboard, which supports Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Extreme, Quad, and Duo processors, 8-channel high-definition audio, and features two IEEE 1394 a headers along with two PCI-X slots that provide great connectivity to digital media and outstanding I/O bandwidth.

Supermicro's new acoustically optimized thermal design enables these Supermicro systems to achieve 28dB, which is considered quieter than the noise level of a whisper-quiet library environment.

Supermicro Server Building Block Solutions(R) offer exceptional flexibility and feature advantages. For more information on Supermicro's complete line of server and workstation solutions go to http://www.supermicro.com, or visit Supermicro's booth IP217 at CES 2008 in Las Vegas.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI)

Supermicro emphasizes superior product design and uncompromising quality control to produce industry-leading serverboards, chassis and server systems.

These Server Building Block Solutions provide benefits across many environments, including data center deployment, high-performance computing, high-end workstations, storage networks and standalone server installations.

For more information on Supermicro's complete line of advanced motherboards, SuperServers, and optimized chassis, visit http://www.Supermicro.com, email Marketing@Supermicro.com or call the San Jose, CA headquarters at +1 408-503-8000.

* Performance, power consumption and idle noise level figures verified by internal test results.

Supermicro and Server Building Block Solutions are registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SMCI-F SOURCE: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
CONTACT: Tony Keller, +1-847-421-1477, tkeller@sspr.com, for
Super Micro Computer, Inc.; or Super Micro Computer, Inc.,
+1-408-503-8000, Marketing@Supermicro.com
Web site: http://www.Supermicro.com

Peabody announces start of Millennium/BHP Mitsui Coal jv

St. Louis, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) today announced the commencement of the Millennium BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd joint venture that

provides Peabody with approximately 35 million tons of additional high quality metallurgical coal reserves and provides BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd with a 50 per cent ownership position in the Millennium preparation facility and associated infrastructure assets. The reserves contribute to Peabody's industry-leading position of more than 9 billion tons.

"This value-added transaction gives us significant metallurgical and PCI coal reserves at a time of record demand and pricing," said Peabody Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Eric Ford. "The addition of these reserves allows us to continue to ramp up production to full capacity."

The Millennium Preparation Facility is a three-stage coal handling and preparation plant capable of annually processing 6 million tons of coal split equally between Peabody and BHP Mitsui Pty Ltd that can be exported via the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal. It will serve both Peabody's Millennium Mine and BHP Mitsui Pty Ltd's nearby Poitrel Mine.

The Millennium Mine began ramping up last year and is on track to produce 3 million tons by 2010. It is among three new greenfield mines Peabody has completed in Queensland and New South Wales this past year.

Coal has been the world's fastest-growing fuel the past five years, and Australia is the world's largest exporter of coal. Use of coal is expected to grow nearly 75 per cent over the next 25 years, driven by huge growth in China and India.

Peabody is increasing its commercial presence to serve high-growth Asian markets through its Australian business platform and expanded coal trading, coal marketing and business partnerships.

Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company. Its coal products fuel approximately 10 per cent of all U.S. electricity generation and more than 2 per cent of worldwide electricity.

CONTACT: Vic Svec of Peabody Energy,
+1-314-342-7768
Web site: http://www.peabodyenergy.com (BTU)
SOURCE: Peabody Energy

OMNOVA Solutions acquires decorative products jvs in Asia

Fairlawn, Ohio, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (NYSE:

OMN), an American-based company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the remaining 49.9% interest of its joint venture manufacturing businesses in Thailand and China from its former partner, CPPC Public Company, Ltd., an affiliate of Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), based in Bangkok, Thailand.

The buyout makes OMNOVA Solutions sole owner of CPPC-Decorative Products Co., Ltd. in Thailand, and CG-OMNOVA Decorative Products (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Beston OMNOVA Plastics (Taicang) Co., Ltd., both in China.

OMNOVA Solutions was the majority owner of the joint ventures, at approximately 50.1%. Unconsolidated sales from the joint ventures for 2007 are expected to be approximately $US106 million, for applications such as upholstery for commercial and residential furniture as well as for the marine and transportation markets.

The operations will be renamed OMNOVA Decorative Products Thailand, OMNOVA Decorative Products (Shanghai) and OMNOVA Decorative Products (Taicang).

"OMNOVA's investment to acquire full ownership of our Asian joint venture businesses is a key part of our globalization strategy and demonstrates our long-term commitment to the large and rapidly growing Asian markets," said Kevin McMullen, OMNOVA Solutions' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "It allows us to actively participate in the tremendous expansion underway in the region with innovative technology and products. In addition, it puts us in a better position to follow global customers who have moved manufacturing to Asia and are looking for high quality local sourcing.

"Having full operational control of the plants in Asia will facilitate transfer of technology and best practices to ensure excellence across our entire global manufacturing platform," McMullen said. "We can support our customers' needs with consistent product performance around the world."

OMNOVA Decorative Products Thailand is located in Rayong, Thailand. It employs approximately 536 people and produces coated vinyl upholstery, commercial wallcoverings, laminates and films for the Asian and North American marine, furniture, interiors and transportation markets, plus films for various industrial applications, such as large-format banners.

OMNOVA Solutions and CP Group entered into the joint venture in Thailand in 1999. OMNOVA Decorative Products (Shanghai) employs about 547 people. This joint venture was formed in 2000. OMNOVA Decorative Products (Taicang) is located near Shanghai and opened in 2007. It employs 128 people. These operations manufacture coated polyurethane and vinyl upholstery primarily for Chinese automotive original equipment manufacturers and regional upholstery, consumer garment and accessories markets, with an increasing focus on the North American residential and contract furniture markets and automotive aftermarket.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. is a technology-based company with 2006 sales of approximately $US700 million and a workforce of 1,700 employees. With this acquisition, OMNOVA's worldwide workforce will total about 2,900. OMNOVA is an innovator of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative and functional surfaces for a variety of commercial, industrial and residential end uses.
Visit OMNOVA Solutions on the internet at http://www.omnova.com or http://www.omnova.cn.

SOURCE: OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
CONTACT: Ye Xiang-suo, General Manager,
Shanghai and Taicang, 008621-64307928; or
Somkiat Pradabnak, General Manager, Thailand,
0-38-636852; or
Sandi Noah, Communications of OMNOVA Solutions USA,
+1-330-869-4292, all of OMNOVA
Web site: http://www.omnova.com
http://www.omnova.cn
(OMN)