Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Epson starts volume production of new HTPS TFT panels

Epson starts volume production of new HTPS TFT panels compatible with SXGA+ - release of products compatible with high-luminance models


Tokyo (BUSINESS WIRE) - Epson (TOKYO:6724) has begun volume production of 0.96 inch (2.54 cm diagonal) high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT panels for 3LCD front projectors compatible with SXGA+.

The new panels use the latest D7 design rule process to achieve higher aperture ratios, allowing them to offer SXGA+ resolution as well as increased brightness. Further, the panels make use of high light-resistant liquid crystal material to ensure the greater light resistance also needed to increase brightness.

Due to such factors as the increasingly common practice of making presentations at companies and the growing trend of using IT in the education market, the data projector market is expected to continue to expand at an annual rate of approximately 15% (projection based on market research by Epson).

The growth in the uses of data projectors has led to demands for higher resolution and wider displays, as well as for greater brightness to meet the increasing needs presented by the use of data projectors in a wide range of situations. In order to respond to these market demands, Epson has been continuously engaged in efforts for commercialization of panels with higher aperture ratios using its own original highaperture process technology called the D series which was developed based on the process technology of each generation.

The use of D7 process technology has increased the aperture ratio to 77%, a boost of 43% over that produced by currently existing process technology. As a result, where a 0.96-inch SXGA+ panel using conventional process technology produced product luminance of 3,000 to 3,500 lm, the new panel is able to achieve product luminance of 4,000 to 5,000 lm. Due to the greater brightness, luminous intensity per unit area of the panel also increased. The light quantity per unit area, which is 11.71 lm/mm2 when the luminance is 3,500 lm, increased 42% to 16.71 lm/mm2 when the luminance is 5,000 lm.

In order to achieve greater brightness, it is important to increase brightness by increasing the aperture ratio, and also to realize greater light resistance so as to enable the product to withstand light of stronger intensity.

The 0.96-inch SXGA+ panels being put into volume production will satisfy the needs of the market for higher resolution and greater brightness by employing panels based on D7 process technology, and by utilizing LCD materials that further improve light resistance.

Plans call for the lineup of products utilizing this high light-resistant liquid crystal material to be expanded and released on the market.

Features of the new panels Aperture ratio of 77% (143% of currently existing panel) achieved for 0.96-inch SXGA (1400 x 1050) employing D7 process technology Possible to further increase brightness by using high light-resistant liquid crystal material Plans call for dedicated optical compensator (optional) to be provided for enhancing contrast New panel specifications Name Existing product L3P10Y-8x LCD type TN TN Liquid crystal material Conventional liquid crystal material High light-resistant liquid crystal material Process technology D4 D7 Effective pixels 1400 x 1050 (SXGA+) 1400 x 1050 (SXGA+) Panel size (diagonal) 0.96 inch (2.45 cm) 0.96 inch (2.45 cm) Pixel pitch 14 micrometers 14 micrometers Aperture ratio 54% 77% Related web pages Epson has established the following web pages to promote understanding of HTPS and 3LCD technologies.

http://www.epson.jp/device/e/index.htm http://www.3lcd.com/ Please see these pages for further details.

About Epson
Epson is a global leader in imaging products including printers, 3LCD projectors and small- and medium-sized LCDs. With an innovative and creative culture, Epson is dedicated to exceeding the vision and expectations of customers worldwide with products known for their superior quality, functionality, compactness and energy efficiency.

For more detailed corporate data, please visit http://www.epson.co.jp/e/company/overview.htm Seiko Epson Corp.Jasper
Credland, +81-(0)266-58-1705 Brand Strategy & Communications Dept. http://www.epson.co.jp/e/contact/

NTT Com joins new submarine cable consortium linking Asia, US

Tokyo - Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet - NTT Communications (NTT Com) today announced that it signed a construction and maintenance agreement to participate in a consortium building a new optical fiber cable system - the Trans-Pacific Express Cable Network (TPE) - that will link Japan, Mainland China, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States.


TPE, a new submarine cable network that will use cutting-edge technology, is being built jointly by a consortium that now consists of NTT Com, AT&T, China Netcom (CNC), China Telecom (CT), China Unicom, Chungwha Telecom (CHT), KT and Verizon Business (Verizon).

In the fourth quarter of 2006 the six original consortium parti, cipants - CNC, CT, China Unicom, CHT, KT and Verizon - began constructing the southern route, which will direct link the United States and Asia, including Mainland China, South Korea and Taiwan, when it is scheduled to become operational in August 2008. The northern route transiting Japan will be developed under the project's second phase; the Japan-Asia section will become operational during the first quarter of 2009, followed by the Japan-U.S. section, completion of which is expected in early 2010.

The cable network will be more than 18,000 kilometers in length and have a maximum transmission capacity of 5.12 terabits per second.

NTT Com will establish and fully manage a new landing station in Japan at a site located near the Tokyo metropolitan area. The landing station will provide flexible connectivity to other major submarine cables in the region.

International communication-related traffic - such as Internet, voice, video and data - has been growing at an exceptional rate over the past few years. TPE will enhance NTT Com's existing ability to provide international capacity within the Asia-Pacific and trans-Pacific markets. NTT Com continues to deliver reliable services and meet customer's increasing demand for voice, video, and data communication.

About NTT Communications
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) provides information and communications technology (ICT) solutions worldwide with dedicated professionals stationed in 21 countries. Renowned as an IPv6 technology pioneer and managed service expert, NTT Com offers diverse high-quality IP, Web-based, and managed network solutions combining network management, security, ubiquitous, Web portals engines, and global services. Its world-class Tier 1 Internet backbone and secure closed networks with over 98,000 MPLS ports, combined with the networks of partner companies around the world, connect more than 200 countries. The company earned non-consolidated revenues exceeding one trillion yen (about 10 billion USD) in fiscal 2006 ended March 31, 2007. NTT Com started as a long-distance phone company in 1999 after the reorganization of the NTT Group, and is the wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT, one of the world's largest telecommunications companies. NTT is listed in Japan, London and New York stock exchanges. Please visit www.ntt.com

Source: NTT Communications Corporation
Contact: Go Akimoto or Shihoko Kato Global Business Division, NTT Communications
Tel. +81-3-6800-4500 Email: marketing-gl@ntt.com

Regional Integration The Key To Asian Development

Jakarta - Antara-AsiaNet - Regional integration is the only way to generate sufficient economic activity, improve efficiency, heighten competition, attract investments, and thus create jobs and generate disposable income for Asia's peoples, said Asian Institute of Management President, Mr . Francis G. Estrada.

His speech was delivered to Antara News Agencys Jakarta Forum on "Leadership and Management in Difficult Times." "We need to understand our neighbours, our inter-related values and culture, our politics and business practices much better so that we can engage productively with one another," Mr Estrada said.

An integrating "New Asia" must realize that regional flows of goods, finance and technology will reap the benefits of economies of scale, and therefore should make every effort to encourage and abet this regional integration "Asians can sell to and buy from each other - products the manufacture of which can be complementarily sourced from among themselves; products the demand for which are shaped by the distinct design and unique requirements of the Asian consumer." "To improve productivity, Asian manufacturers and technocrats can exchange and transfer technology and ideas among themselves without having to reinvent the wheel for their own individual needs," Mr Estrada said.

Too long has "hardworking Asia" continued to depend on the U.S. household market for its exports, in the recent past getting paid in devaluing U.S. dollars, which our national economies have had to reinvest in the now not too profitable U.S. treasury instruments.

Witness the fact that Asia has been rapidly integrating and transforming itself since the 1990s by creating more competitive and innovative economies.

"We all know that the Asian mind views life in terms of generations, considers growth in terms of cycles of birth, nurturing, and maturity and is therefore trained to be patient, indeed, long-suffering (which may sometimes be disadvantageous). But committing to the long-term future of Asia is necessary in this urgent race of catch up," Mr Estrada said.

(Full text of Mr Estradas address http://www.asianetnews.net)

SOURCE: Asian Institute of Management
CONTACT: Antoinette Wiranadewi Ludi
Phone: +6221 8356280
Email: netty@aimjak.com

Synchro partners With CMCS for distribution in Middle East

Coventry, England (PRIME NEWSWIRE) - In a move to meet the region's growing technological demands, Synchro, Ltd., a software company headquartered in the UK, has announced a partnership with Collaboration Management and Control Solutions (CMCS), a leading provider of project, portfolio and risk management solutions and training courses across the Middle East.

The partnership will allow Synchro to offer its construction management software applications by utilizing CMCS leading Primavera software solutions to various companies across the Middle East, therefore providing the graphic simulation needed to deliver and improve construction solutions.

With Synchro, an entire construction delivery team -- owners, engineers, architects, operators, contractors, sub-contractors, manufacturers and materials suppliers -- can share a single view of the entire project in real time. Synchro offers an enhanced visual simulation approach to the management of construction projects by synchronizing design, planning and scheduling, supply chain management, risk management and earned value measurement. Synchro has achieved an impressive track record for developing innovation technology for large, complex, or repeatable construction projects seeking continuous performance improvements throughout the UK, and in 2007 began worldwide distribution of its third generation of products.

"Our strategic business alliance with CMCS will provide a major catalyst in the enhancement of construction management software capabilities in the Middle East market," said Mr. Tom Dengenis, chief executive officer of Synchro, Ltd.

Bassam Al Samman, CEO and founder of CMCS, said, "We will work closely with Synchro to build awareness in construction project management software among regional companies, encouraging these companies to make this an essential part of their business process."

Primavera Systems, Inc. is the leader in project, resource and portfolio management solutions. Primavera Technology Partners are an elite group of software solution providers who offer integrated solutions for Primavera's target industries.
Primavera works collaboratively with its technology partners to extend the core capability of its solutions. The technology partner program enables Primavera to align with the right partners to provide its customers with the most innovative solutions while continuing to further its leadership position in the project and portfolio management market.

About CMCS:

CMCS offers Project, Portfolio and Risk Management Information System solutions for the Engineering & Construction, Power, Energy & Process, IT & Telecommunication and Government sectors in the Middle East. CMCS integrated solutions are based on state-of-the-art applications from Primavera Systems, Inc., RIB Cost Estimating, Synchro and Vela Systems. CMCS is an authorized reseller of Primavera Systems.

About Synchro Ltd:

Synchro Ltd., headquartered in Coventry, England, began software product development in 2001 on its construction simulations and task management solution and has been recognized for its achievements in producing award-winning innovation technology. Synchro's mission is to deliver software that serves the construction delivery team and that survives the dynamics of everyday life in the construction industry. Simply stated, Synchro's software allows its users to explore options and manage solutions.
For more information, please visit www.synchroltd.com

CONTACT: Karen Morstad & Associates
Media Contact in the United States:
Lori McCardell
203-66l-1090
lmcardell@karenmorstad.com

Business in Asia Today - March 25, 2008

AKEBONO BRAKE PLANS US$502 MLN INVESTMENT TO BOOST OP PROFIT
TOKYO (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Japan's Akebono Brake Industry Co. (TSE:7238) plans to invest 50 billion yen (US$502.35 million) over the next three fiscal years as part of a newly developed management plan aimed at boosting operating profit 29 per cent to 20 billion yen in fiscal 2010.
The company aims to expand its core brake business, particularly in Asia, and to expand earnings in nonautomotive segments such as industrial machinery and rolling stock.
It intends to invest over 6 billion yen to expand production capacity in Asia, including placing new sites in China, Thailand and Indonesia into service. Under the new plan, Akebono Brake aims to boost group sales to 200 billion yen in fiscal 2010, 9 per cent more than sales projections for the current fiscal year.

JAPAN'S AEL SEEKS BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION WITH US$232 MLN OF DEBT
TOKYO (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Japanese consumer lender Ael Co. on Monday filed with the Tokyo District Court for bankruptcy protection from creditors under the Civil Rehabilitation Law.
The company's liabilities total around 23.1 billion yen (US$232 million).
Ael, which filed for protection under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law in September 2003, completed its rehabilitation proceedings last August, but with operations deteriorating due to stricter industry regulations, the company determined that it would not be able to keep its current operations afloat without filing for bankruptcy again.

WORK STARTS ON US$220 MLN HABICO TOWER IN HANOI
HANOI (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - A ground-breaking ceremony kicked off construction on the 36-storey HABICO Tower on March 22 at 288 Pham Van Dong Street, Tu Liem District, Hanoi. The US$220 million project covers an area of 4,490sq.m.
The project was financed by the Hai Binh Joint Stock Company. It will be managed by the South Korean Group Dongriwon Development Inc.
The 180m-high tower was designed as a luxury complex for trade and services, offices, apartments and hotels. HABICO tower is expected to take 30 months to complete.

INDONESIA'S SEMEN GRESIK POSTS 2007 NET PROFIT OF US$196 MLN
JAKARTA (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Cement maker PT Semen Gresik Tbk (JSX:SMGR) said on Monday its net profit in 2007 rose 37.04 per cent to Rp1.8 trillion (US$196 million) from a year earlier on higher demand for its product.
Sales rose 10 per cent to Rp9.601 trillion, PT Semen Gresik President Director Dwi Soetjipto said. He said Semen Gresik had set itself the target of raising its domestic sales by 6 per cent this year.
The company now holds a 44.2 per cent share of the national cement market.

MALAYSIA'S BERJAYA LAND POSTS 9-MTH PRE-TAX PROFIT OF US$152 MLN
KUALA LUMPUR (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Berjaya Land Berhad (KLSE:4219) has recorded nine-month pre-tax profit of RM484.769 million (US$152.2 million), substantially higher than RM35.659 million previously due to brisk property sales and exceptional gains.
The profit was struck on a 33.1 per cent jump in revenue to RM506.864 million for the nine months ended 31 January 2008 compared with RM380.917 million for the previous corresponding period.
Earnings per share surged to 51.06 sen from 4.47 sen a year ago. The company is proposing a third interim dividend of 5 per
cent per share less 26 per cent income tax for the financial year ending 30 April 2008.

S KOREA'S GLOVIS TO BUY THREE AUTO CARRIERS FOR US$101.6 MLN
SEOUL (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Glovis Co. (KSE:086280), a logistics affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co., (KSE:05380) said today it has signed a contract to buy three automobile carriers, as the company plans to transport cars built by the automaker and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp.
Under the contract, Glovis will buy three auto carriers from Eukor Car Carriers Inc. for US$101.6 million, the South Korean company said in a statement.
Glovis, South Korea's third-largest freight company, generates most of its sales from transactions with Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors, the nation's two largest carmakers.

AUSTRALIA'S ARROW ENERGY TO INVEST IN CBM IN XINJIANG, CHINA
URUMUQI (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Arrow Energy (ASX:AOE), one of Australia's leading producers of coal bed methane, has recently signed a US$100 million contract with a prospecting team of the Xinjiang Geology and Mining Bureau on jointly prospecting and exploiting coal bed methane resources in southern and northern Juggar Basin, Xinjiang, northwest China.
Both sides will set up a coal bed methane cooperative company and an initial investment of three million yuan (US$425,253) will be spent on an experimental exploitation of a well in southern Juggar coalfield.
The cooperative company will focus on prospecting coal bed methane for coalmines of the eastern Juggar power, coal and chemical production base to ensure the safety of coal mining.
It will also prospect and develop coal bed methane resource in southern Juggar coal field.

AUSTRALIA'S AGL ENERGY TO SELL CHILEAN GAS DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS FOR US$90 MLN
MELBOURNE (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGK), Australia's largest power retailer, has flagged the sale of its Chilean gas distribution business for US$90 million to a consortium of Australian superannuation funds.
The sale of GasValpo marks the first step of a planned A$2 billion (US$1.81 billion) asset sale program by AGL to fund the acquisition of energy assets in New South Wales which are being privatised by the state government.

INDIA'S AUROBINDO PHARMA TO ACQUIRE ITALIAN GENERIC FIRM TAD
MUMBAI (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Aurobindo Pharma (BSE:524804) has said it will acquire the intellectual property and marketing authorisations of Italy-based generic firm TAD for an undisclosed amount.
The company has recently concluded a strategic deal that would give Aurobindo an access to over 70 ready-to-market products, the firm said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
The acquisition would fast track the firm's entry into the Italian generic market, Aurobindo said. The drug firm has already filed to register 22 of its products in Italy.

NINE INVESTOR GROUPS SUBMIT BIDS FOR PHILIPPINES POWER PLANT
MANILA (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Nine out of the 10 potential investor groups have submitted to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) their respective expressions of interest for the slated June 4 bidding of the 747-megawatt (MW) Tiwi-MakBan geothermal power complex.
In a statement, PSALM said five of the nine investors group are from the Philippines, two from Europe, one from North America and one from the Asia Pacific region. The bid covers the generating assets, structures and improvements, spare parts and general plant equipment of the Tiwi and Makban power plants.
It also covers the steam field facilities and the Geothermal Resources Sales Contract between PSALM and the Philippine Geothermal, Inc. (now Chevron Geothermal Philippines Holdings, Inc.), the steam supplier for the two facilities.

Source:
Business in Asia Today - Mar. 25, 2008
published by Asia Pulse

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ViDeOnline and CCTV.com press conference on Olympic ad rights

ViDeOnline is Hosting a Joint Press Conference Reception With CCTV.com on the Exclusive Advertisement Rights Granted on 2008 Beijing Olympics


Beijing, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - ViDeOnline Communications, Ltd. (http://www.videonline.com), a video networking company, today announced that a joint press conference will be held on March 28th at 2:00pm local time at the Beijing Grand Hyatt, hosted by ViDeOnline and CCTV.com to announce the exclusive advertisement rights granted by CCTV.com to ViDeOnline to sponsor the online video streaming of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games broadcasts via Live and VOD (Video On Demand) channels on http://www.cctv.com.

ViDeOnline and CCTV.com are inviting Chinese and International reporters and advertisement clients and agencies from conventional as well as new media to join us in our presentation of the significant opportunity for advertisement on CCTV.com's live coverage of the Beijing 2008 Olympic, the first ever to formally cover Olympics live and on demand for all of the events over the Internet and mobile.

Specific sponsorships that are available will be covered and advertisement companies are encouraged to attend and examine the opportunities to sign up for the sponsorships for both Internet and mobile.

SOURCE ViDeOnline Communications, Ltd.
CONTACT: Tian Ming of ViDeOnline Communications, Ltd.,
86-13661288800,
mtian@videonline.com; or
Bing Wei,
86 10 8518 1234, or
The Word International Inc,
03-5427-1541, (fax)
03-5441-7640,
bing@thewordinc.com, both for ViDeOnline Communications, Ltd.
Web site: http://www.videonline.com
http://www.cctv.com

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IR Global Rankings announces 2008 winners for Asia, Africa

New York, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - MZ Consult NY LLC (http://www.mz-ir.com), a leading investor relations and financial communications firm, jointly with IR Global Rankings' supporting entities (KPMG, NYSE Euronext, Arnold & Porter, Bank of New York Mellon, Demarest & Almeida, PR Newswire and Bloomberg), announced today the winners for the 2008 Investor Relations Global Rankings (http://www.irglobalrankings.com) in Asia, Pacific & Africa.


The 10th annual IR Global Rankings ceremony was held at The Intercontinental the Grand New Delhi, in India, after a comprehensive technical review of 160 registrants from 32 countries.

The best IR websites by technical criteria in the region were: Infosys Technologies (Nasdaq: INFY); also best in global industry; Nedbank Group (XETRA: NCO.DE); Telkom (NYSE: TKG); Sappi (NYSE: SPP); and Satyam (NYSE: SAY).

The best IR website in China was China Telecom (NYSE: CHA); and in India Infosys Technologies Ltd (Nasdaq: INFY). Global Sources (Nasdaq: GSOL); was awarded the best in the small/mid cap category, and the best annual report was that of Telkom (NYSE: TKG); also best in global industry. The winner by direct vote (investors and analysts) was Kotak Mahindra Bank (BSE: 600247.BO), for all categories.

Companies with the best corporate governance practices by technical criteria were: Infosys Technologies (Nasdaq: INFY), also best in global industry; Satyam (NYSE: SAY); ICICI Bank, also best in global industry (NYSE:IBN); Bursa Malaysia Berhad (OTC: BSAMF.PK); and Kotak Mahindra Bank (BSE:600247.BO).

Global Sources (Nasdaq: GSOL) was awarded the best in the small mid cap category.

Finally, the best financial disclosure procedures by technical criteria were: Sappi (NYSE: SPP); Telkom SA Limited, also best in global industry (NYSE: TKG); Satyam (NYSE: SAY), also best in global industry; Partner Communications Company (Nasdaq: PTNR); and MTR Corporation (Hong Kong: 0066.HK). Global Sources (Nasdaq: GSOL) was awarded the best in the small mid cap category. The best financial disclosure procedure was MTR Corporation (Hong Kong: 0066.HK) in China, and Satyam (NYSE: SAY) in India.

The IR Workshop (best practices and trends for IR websites, corporate governance and financial disclosure procedures) and the Award Ceremony for Latin America will be held on March 31 at 9 am, at Plaza Centenario, Av. Nacoes Unidas, 12.995, Brooklin, Sao Paulo, SP, 04578-911 Brazil

IR professionals can confirm their attendance by sending an e-mail to irgr@mz-ir.com. The events are free of charge, but confirmation of reservation is contingent on seat
availability.

For further information, please contact Amanda Munhoz at irgr@mz-ir.com or by phone at +1-212-813-2975.

About IR Global Rankings:

Solid communication with the investment community has become a key priority for investor relations and corporate governance professionals in recent years, driven by the strong belief that stock prices and risk perception can be managed, the implementation of Fair Disclosure and other new regulations, and the growing importance of transparency for earning and maintaining investor confidence.

The IR Global Rankings and Awards annual survey - supported by KPMG, NYSE Euronext, Arnold & Porter, Demarest & Almeida, The Bank of New York Mellon, Bloomberg and PR Newswire - is the most comprehensive auditing and ranking system for IR websites, corporate governance practices and financial disclosure procedures.

Based on extensive proprietary research of publicly held companies and investors, and supported by input from independent auditors, corporate governance and legal experts, MZ's methodology is highly detailed, transparent and fully accessible to all participants. The annual IR Global Rankings and Awards Survey has grown each year since its inception in 1999 (http://www.irglobalrankings.com).

SOURCE: MZ Consult NY LLC
CONTACT: Amanda Munhoz,
MZ Consult,
+1-212-813-2975,
irgr@mz-ir.com
Web site: http://www.irglobalrankings.com
http://www.mz-ir.com

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CyberTAN announces Family of Home-Gateways for the Asia FTTx Market

Petaluma, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) - Teknovus, the leading provider of Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (G-EPON) chips for the deployment of triple play services in broadband access networks and CyberTAN, a leading Taiwanese ODM of broadband networking equipment, today announced the CyberTAN Family of Home Gateway products for FTTH, FTTBusiness and FTTMDU (Multi Dwelling Unit). CyberTAN's Family of Home Gateways are based on Teknovus' TK3715 EPON ONU, the lowest-power, most highly integrated 2.5/1.25 G chip for Asia's FTTx markets.


CyberTAN developed a Family of high performance Home Gateways to meet the requirements of Asia's FTTx markets. All CyberTAN Home Gateways encompass VOIP, NAT, and a firewall with Teknovus' TK3715 EPON ONU for support of triple-play services including VOIP, data services, IPTV, HDTV, VOD and online gaming applications.

For single family homes and businesses, CyberTAN developed: the EB 112-A, which operates in bridge mode and the EGV 114-A, which operates in bridge or router mode with 4 GbE/FE and optional support for WiFi or HomePlug.

CyberTAN offers two solutions for MDUs and large enterprises. The 24G Switch provides a L2 management switch and 24 GbE with 2 module slots for greenfields - where fiber is available throughout the building.

CyberTAN's solution for combined PON/VDSL buildings, supports 16/24 FE and 16/24 VDSL2, operating as a mini-DSLAM.

"The Teknovus TK3715 chip fit our requirements for low-power, built-in QoS (Quality of Service), multiple UNIs (GbE and FE) and the option for Turbo-EPONTM,"stated Mr Repus Hsiung, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for CyberTAN Technology."With Teknovus inside, we were able to rapidly design and offer a full-range of FTTx Home Gateway products.""Teknovus' chips are enabling ODMs to quickly develop and sell cost-competitive Home Gateways that meet the differing requirements of Asia's market segments,"stated Greg Caltabiano, President & CEO of Teknovus."We are pleased to add CyberTAN to our home gateway partnership family.""Service providers around the world are looking for ways to reduce the costs of FTTx networks while offering high-quality triple-play services and traditional home gateway functionality in residential and business environments,"said Mark Showalter, Directing Analyst, Broadband Networks at Infonetics Research. "CyberTAN's home gateway products based on Teknovus EPON chips meet service providers' requirements for carrier-grade triple play services and increase the service provider's ability to reach into the home."About CyberTAN CyberTAN Technology, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of home networking equipment. Since its founding in June 1998, CyberTAN has invested in R&D resources to provide
professional OEM/ODM services for the home networking and communications market. CyberTAN, in keeping with its vision of "Bringing Broadband to Life" builds on its core competencies in broadband, wireless, telecommunications, and the digital home, expanding into the small and medium-size business (SMB) router market. CyberTAN is headquartered in Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park and has more than 600 employees worldwide. To learn more about CyberTAN, visit www.cybertantech.com.

About Teknovus

Teknovus is the leading developer and supplier of access chips and embedded software for the FTTx market.?Teknovus is a fabless semiconductor and software solutions company.?Teknovus products are deployed by more than 35 service providers around the world, enabling the delivery of advanced triple-play services, including IPTV, via optical fiber networks.?Teknovus
products support the full FTTx network, covering the Central Office (OLT) and the Customer Premises (ONU).Teknovus is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California with sales and support centers in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.To learn more about Teknovus, visit www.teknovus.com.

Teknovus and Turbo-EPON are trademarks of Teknovus.Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

TeknovusJulie Kunstler, +1-650-862-7046
julie.kunstler@teknovus.com or CyberTANLynn Kuo,
+886-3-577-7777 lynn.kuo@cybertan.com.tw

DeviceAnywhere Japan unveiled

DeviceAnywhere Japan unveiled DeviceAnywhere users now have access to next generation Japanese mobile devices across four Japanese mobile networks


San Mateo, Calif. & Tokyo (BUSINESS WIRE) - DeviceAnywhere, the leading provider of testing, monitoring and support solutions for the mobile industry, today launched DeviceAnywhere? Japan. DeviceAnywhere Japan was launched in response to increasing demand from Japan-based customers and other global organizations interested in extending their mobile applications to the Japanese marketplace. This extension to the award-winning DeviceAnywhere service currently includes 30 Japanese handsets covering major mobile operators, including NTT DoCoMo, Softbank, Willcom and KDDI.

This launch confirms DeviceAnywhere's commitment to the aggressive global expansion of its award-winning remote handset access solution. DeviceAnywhere's global reach now spans three continents with remotely accessible handsets located in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, United States, and ? now ? Japan.

DeviceAnywhere is a revolutionary online service that provides access to more than 1000 real handsets, on live worldwide mobile networks, remotely over the Internet, meeting all development, porting, testing, and monitoring needs. Unlike emulator/simulator-based solutions, DeviceAnywhere employs real, physical handsets ? so, anything that a user can do with a device in his/her hand, he/she can do with the handsets in DeviceAnywhere ? in real-time. This includes tasks such as pressing device buttons, tapping on touch screens, connecting disconnecting the battery, viewing the LCD, listening to ringers and speakers, and opening/closing a handset.

Cost-effective and efficient, DeviceAnywhere eliminates the inefficiencies of manual testing and the high costs of acquiring handsets and service plans, and enables developers to bring content to market faster than ever before. Beyond remote access, developers can also perform automated testing through DeviceAnywhere Pro? (http://www.deviceanywhere.com/da_proindex.htm), and perform 24x7 Quality of Service (QoS) monitoring through DeviceAnywhere Monitoring? (http://www.deviceanywhere.com/da_monitoring/index.htm) to ensure ongoing quality and availability of their products.

"We have been benefiting from DeviceAnywhere's one-of-a-kind technology to remotely develop and test our global real-time mobile search applications on handsets worldwide," said Mr Naoki Kobayashi, general manager of sales for MCN Japan KK. "DeviceAnywhere Japan will offer an entirely new level of additional value enabling us to extend the most efficient mechanism available to our developers to build applications on Japanese mobile devices."

According to the 2007 Japan Mobile Internet Report, 40% of the world's mobile data revenues are generated in Japan and more than $1 billion in revenue is generated from mobile content. Further, applications that have not taken off in other parts of the world have boomed in Japan, such as mCommerce, which accounted for more than 60% of mobile business revenues in 2006. The Japanese market is ripe for content developers and the new DeviceAnywhere Japan gives developers worldwide an opportunity to capitalize on an increasingly lucrative market.

"Japan is among the countries at the core of mobile innovation, and DeviceAnywhere Japan is the latest step in our commitment to offer our customers ? as well as the mobile community as a whole ? the ability to access and build upon next generation mobile hardware and applications in mobile-rich markets around the globe," said Faraz Syed, CEO and co-founder of Mobile Complete.

Developers targeting the Japanese mobile market no longer need to purchase handsets and mobile service plans to perform their mobile development and testing tasks. Through DeviceAnywhere Japan, users can connect to live handsets over the Internet, download and install their application, content or service and ensure that their mobile product works on any handset and network in Japan.

DeviceAnywhere Japan FREE through April 30th 2008 To sign-up for DeviceAnywhere Japan, users can simply log onto www.DeviceAnywhere.com, register for a DeviceAnywhere account, if they do not already have one, and add one or more of the Japanese operator packages to their account.

Once subscribed, users can immediately access in real-time all handsets in the packages they have registered for. As part of its launch promotion, DeviceAnywhere is offering FREE access to all four Japanese packages (NTT Docomo, Softbank, KDDI, Willcom) through April 30th 2008.

About DeviceAnywhere

DeviceAnywhere is an award-winning product that provides convenient and cost-effective end-to-end solutions for mobile content development, monitoring, testing and deployment ? enabling application developer to bring better content to market faster than ever before. Its unique Direct-to-Device? technology provides access to real handsets in live global networks, from anywhere. DeviceAnywhere currently supports more than 1000 devices on over 20 different carrier networks worldwide, with locations in the U.S., U.K., Canada, France, Germany, and Japan. To learn more about DeviceAnywhere ? and to sign up for a free, three-hour trial ? please visit www.deviceanywhere.com.

Mobile Complete, Inc.Randi Whitcomb, 650-655-6464 (Press)rwhitcomb@mobilecomplete.com

Burger King promotes Peter Tan to Executive Vice President

Burger King Corp. promotes Peter Tan to Executive Vice President and President of Asia Pacific region

Miami (BUSINESS WIRE) - Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) announced today the appointment of Peter Tan as executive vice president and president, Asia Pacific, effective immediately. Tan reports to John Chidsey, chief executive officer.

Tan joined BKC in 2006 and is responsible for all BKC operations in the Asia Pacific division. He has led the turnaround of the company's APAC business, rebuilding the APAC management team, bringing consistency to the region's menus and driving operational improvements in the restaurants. He is based in the company's Asian headquarters in Singapore.

"Peter's success in turning around existing markets played a large role in our ability to recruit strong, well-established franchise operators into key markets for the BURGER KING brand," said John Chidsey, chief executive officer, Burger King Corp. "The results have also inspired development throughout the region, in new markets such as Japan and Indonesia and in existing markets including Hong Kong, China and Australia. Guests have noticed, with sales up 35% in the region over the past seven consecutive quarters."

Previously, Tan was senior vice president and president of McDonald's Corp.'s greater China division, a position that included Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau and more than 1,250 restaurants. Tan holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and is a member of the Kellogg School of Management Alumni Advisory Board.

About Burger King Corp.

The BURGER KING(R) system operates more than 11,300 restaurants in all 50 states and 69 countries and U.S. territories worldwide. Approximately 90 percent of BURGER KING(R) restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of which are family-owned operations that have been in business for decades. To learn more about Burger King Corp., please visit the company's Web site at www.bk.com.

Burger King Corporation, Miami
BKC Media Relations
Keva Silversmith, 305-378-3797 ksilversmith@whopper.com
or BKC Investor Relations
Amy Wagner, 305-378-7696 awagner@whopper.com

India Fund announces final results of semi-annual repurchase order

New York (BUSINESS WIRE) - The India Fund, Inc. (NYSE: IFN; the "Fund") announced the final results of the Fund's semi-annual repurchase offer for its shares of common stock. The repurchase offer and withdrawal rights expired on Friday, March 14, 2008. The Fund offered to repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding shares of common stock for cash at a price approximately equal to net asset value as of March 24, 2008. As of Friday, March 14, 2008, 42,516,770.8348 Fund shares were outstanding.
Approximately 4,071,660.2142 shares were validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Fund's repurchase offer.

The repurchase amount of 5% of Fund shares represents approximately 2,125,838 shares outstanding. The shares accepted for tender will receive cash at a repurchase offer price of $44.0216, which is equal to the Fund's net asset value per share of $44.92 as of March 24, 2008, less a repurchase fee of $0.8984 per share. Cash payment for the repurchased shares will be issued on or before March 28, 2008. After the repurchase offer, the Fund will have approximately 40,390,932.8348 shares outstanding.

The Fund is a closed-end management investment company that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Indian equity securities. The Fund conducts semi-annual repurchase offers and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "IFN."

Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C. serves as the Investment Manager to the Fund. The Investment Manager is an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P.

Information on the Fund can be obtained on the Blackstone website (www.blackstone.com) or by calling the Fund's toll-free phone number at 1-866-800-8933.

This press release may contain statements regarding plans and expectations for the future that constitute forward-looking statements within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking and can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "expect,""anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue" or other similar words.
Such forward-looking statements are based on the Fund's current plans and expectations, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning such risks and uncertainties are contained in the Fund's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C.1-866-800-8933

NSCore contracts with K-micro to License logic-nonvolatile-memory IP

IC designers to benefit from reduction of external memory and interconnection between ASIC and memory Chip


Fukuoka, Japan & San Jose, Calif (BUSINESS WIRE) - NSCore, Inc., a supplier of nonvolatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), and Kawasaki Microelectronics, Inc. (K-micro), a leader in High-End ASICs, today announced a licensing agreement that will add NSCore's PermSRAM embedded logic nonvolatile memory technology to K-micro's ASIC intellectual property (IP) portfolio.

"We are very pleased to enter into a licensing arrangement with NSCore because adding NSCore's PermSRAM technologies to our IP portfolio provides great value to our customers." said Mr Kyoichi Kissei, Executive Vice President, K-micro. "There are a number of applications that will gain from the use of PermSRAM technology, and we plan to offer it to all of our customers.

Cost-sensitive consumer applications, for example, will benefit from the reduction of external memory on their boards as well as the reduction of the interconnection between the ASIC and memory chip."

PermSRAM technology provides nonvolatile memory for SoC, ASIC, and ASSP using a standard CMOS logic process without any additional mask or process steps. PermSRAM is an ideal solution for an IC designer who is developing a chip that requires an internal function for analog trimming, program storage, encryption key, chip ID, look up table, etc.

"We are pleased that K-micro decided to license our technology to benefit their customers," said Mr Tadahiko Horiuchi, President & CEO, NSCore. "K-micro provided valuable support and assistance during our development and verification phases, and we plan to continue working with the company as we advance our technology and migrate to more advanced 65nm and 45nm processes. Our relationship with K-micro, and their advanced customer base will drive us to develop advanced products and technology to meet the future needs of the market."

About NSCore

Founded in 2004, NSCore develops, licenses, and markets innovative nonvolatile memory technologies for SoC semiconductors which are implemented on high volume, popular CMOS processes without extra steps, masks or process modifications. NSCore's patented PermSRAM offers the optimum combination of extremely small MTP macro size, fast READ/WRITE similar to SRAM with very low cost. PermSRAM is not only scalable to 65nm generation and beyond but, also is fully testable which is unique to NSCore. PermSRAM's excellent process portability, high yield and automotive level reliability gives SoC design engineers the tools to conceive and build cost effective products with very short TAT.
For more information, please visit www.nscore.com.

About K-micro (Kawasaki Microelectronics America, Inc.)

K-micro's innovative ASIC technologies and world-class design support are used in the consumer electronics, computer, office-automation, networking and storage markets. The company is an active participant in industry standards organizations, including InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) Technical Committee T10 for SCSI Storage Interfaces, Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG), USB Implementers Forum, Digital Universal Plug and Play Forum (UPnP), the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG), Home Phoneline Networking Alliance (HomePNA), Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), and OCP International Partnership (OCP-IP). K-micro has design centers
in San Jose, Taipei, and Tokyo. For more information, contact the company at 408-570-0555, or visit http://www.k-micro.us.

NSCore
Akiko Nonaka,+81-92-832-3120 press@nscore.com
or Slider & Associates (for K-micro)
Sacha Arts, 408-356-3099 sacha@sliderassociates.com