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Title Section16 2005-10-03 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Monday October 3,2005 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/200516 words
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Article, Illustration844 2005-10-03 1 SHOEB KAGDA - Growth likely to slow; analysts see market rebound after initial shock By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta AS THE death toll climbs from last Saturday's Bali blasts, concerns are growing over the economic and political impact of the latest attacks on the country and theAFP - 844 words
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213 2005-10-03 1 (SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is going ahead with his trip to Bali today despite last Saturday's bomb attacks on the resort island. Mr Lee is scheduled to meet Indonesian President Susflo Bambang Yudhoyono in Bali today for a Leaders'213 words
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510 2005-10-03 1 VIKRAM KHANNA - By VIKRAM KHANNA [SINGAPORE] Singapore's role as the premier hub for servicing the region's booming financial industry is expanding, and with some government help could grow even more rapidly, says the president of the Bank of New510 words
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Advertisement44 2005-10-03 1 BizlT S'pore spending on PCs to cross USs7B6m PG36 BT ONLINE Access to BT Online is free after 6pm each day. But print subscribers can access our online news anytime. Call 6388-3838 to subscribe and activate your online account 111 8 '*****1 1 *****444 words
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TOP STORIES
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665 2005-10-03 2 NEIL BEHRMANN - Regulators looking at records of 4 metal exchange firms, say dealers By NEIL BEHRMANN in London THE UK Financial Services Authority is investigating several London Metal Exchange firms following complaints that a group of speculators have manipulated the copper market. The665 words
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Article518 2005-10-03 2 S'pore ranks among high R&D capability nations SINGAPORE has joined the ranks of countries with high capabilities to innovate and benefit from the globalisation of research and development, but it has still far to go in catching up with the developed world in R&D spending. Multinational corporations judge518 words
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694 2005-10-03 2 ANDREW MARKS - WALL STREET INSIGHT By ANDREW MARKS in New York A TUMULTUOUS third quarter, featuring two major terrorist attacks, a currency revaluation from one of the world's major economic powers, and two financially devastating hurricanes in the US, have finally been put to694 words
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Article, Illustration976 2005-10-03 3 CHUANG PECK MING - MNCs see Republic as top R&D location among developing countries after China, India By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Singapore has joined the ranks of countries with high capabilities to innovate and benefit from the globalisation of research and development, but itSource UNCTAD survey - 976 words
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Advertisement91 2005-10-03 2 This announcement appears as a matter of record only Scomi Scomi Marine Bhd. Acquisition of the marine logistics and offshore support businesses of Chuan Hup Holdings Limited US$34O million Financial Advisor to the Acquiror BNP Paribas Peregrine (Singapore) Ltd C BNP PARIBAS v- Equities 30 September 2005 ■S Freshly brewed91 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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554 2005-10-03 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By VEN SREENIVASAN VANTAGE Corporation has finally signed an agreement with Kingsville Capital to acquire the latter's entire 28.6 per cent stake in Nasdaq-listed Pacific Internet for US$3O.5 million. Upon completion of the proposed acquisition, Vantage will be PacNet's largest shareholder and554 words
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739 2005-10-03 4 ANGELA TAN - It hits $424b while SGX's billion-dollar club welcomes six new companies By ANGELA TAN SINGAPORE'S market capitalisation grew 1.4 per cent in September to more than $424 billion, boosted in part by the initial public offer by Prime real estate investment trust (Reit), the739 words
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797 2005-10-03 6 MATTHEW PHAN - IPO WATCH It seeks listing here to bring operations closer to investors By MATTHEW PHAN TAKING advantage of Singapore's warm and sheltered coastal waters. Chi-na-based aquaculture firm, Oceanus Bio-Tech, will invest over $2 million to build fish and mollusc read, oyster breeding797 words
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Article, Illustration237 2005-10-03 6 ONE hundred bullish OCBC bankers have signed up to hit the roads of the Central Business District in the name of charity. They will be joined by 2,000 peers from Singapore's financial industry and locally-listed companies in The Bull Run 2005, an237 words
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Advertisement1186 2005-10-03 4 CSA HOLDINGS LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration Number *****5141C PROPOSED SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT (THE "SCHEME") FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRIVATISING CSA HOLDINGS LTD UNDER SECTION 210 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 OF SINGAPORE Court Sanction of the Scheme The Board of Directors of CSA Holdings1,186 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration678 2005-10-03 8 VEN SREENIVASAN - STOCKS VEN SREENIVASAN Senior Correspondent SEPTEMBER of 2005 will be remembered for the two deadly hurricanes in the US gulf states, record high oil prices, another Fed interest rate hike and more news of major airline failures in the US. Yet, it is the678 words
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Article432 2005-10-03 8 CURRENCIES AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies traded mixed over the past week amid expectations of higher US interest rates as Washington continues to count the cost to its economy following hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The dollar edged up after Asian trade on Friday withAFP - 432 words
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Article360 2005-10-03 8 COMMODITIES: WEEKLY ROUNDUP AFP [LONDON] Oil prices steadied, as US Gulf Coast refinery production remained paralysed by hurricanes Bita and Katrina, but supply fears were countered by concerns over the strength of global demand. Copper continued to smash records and gold held close to anAFP - 360 words
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Article, Illustration1675 2005-10-03 8 Source: Reuters Consensus No.of Forecast Mean Fri's Consensus No.of Forecast Mean Frfs recommendation esti- EPS PE target price recommendation est)- EPS Pf target price Company name This wk Lastmth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name This wk Lastmth mates (cents) (ratio) price Allgreen Prop 2.20 2.36 10 5.98Source: Reuters - 1,675 words
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Article, Illustration1387 2005-10-03 9 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent THE awakening of investors to "undervalued" stocks specifically stocks which are trading at significant discount to their net asset value continued unabated. The portfolio made up of stocks with the lowest price-to-book ratio climbed for the third consecutive week, bringing its gains1,387 words
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MARKETS
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Article, Illustration1338 2005-10-03 10 ROBERT HALILI - INSIDE MARKETS Number of sales still strong but value drops, reports ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALILI THE buying by directors and substantial shareholders remained flat for the fourth consecutive week while the selling remained strong based on filings on the Singapore Exchange in the last1,338 words
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Advertisement2753 2005-10-03 10 Axi S Systems Holdings Limited NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of AXIS SYSTEMS HOLDINGS LIMITED will be held at The Raffles City Convention Centre, Level 4, 2 Stamford Road, Singapore *****2 on Wednesday, 26 October 2005 at 2.00 p.m. for the2,753 words
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Advertisement518 2005-10-03 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF PANDUIT ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) Company registration no. *****4068W At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held at 60 Tuos Avenue 11, Singapore *****6 on the 30th day518 words
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Advertisement429 2005-10-03 10 Invitation to all creditors with respect to e potential scheme of arrangement to be presented by: Citiraya Industries Ltd Citiraya Industries Ltd ("the Company") intends to present a scheme of arrangement to its creditors, with a view to arriving at an amicable and equitable resolution of all claims of creditors429 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration781 2005-10-03 11 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - But only 40% of security officers have access to CEO By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY THE number of IT securityrelated incidents that companies in Singapore have reported in the last 12 months has fallen, bucking the global trend, according to the world's largestSource: Price Coopers - 781 words
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378 2005-10-03 11 ALEXANDRA HO - Six companies bid in public tender to help project S'pore as a choice tourism destination By ALEXANDRA HO AS Singapore steps up efforts to attract more visitors, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is seeking a public relations consultancy to help it project the country as378 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration2600 2005-10-03 12 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC What should businesses do to address the high cost of energy and the looming threat of an energy crunch? Should government also be involved, and if so, how? RISING oil prices are a reflection of the robust economic performance of the world economy combined withBen Cruz - 2,600 words
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Advertisement71 2005-10-03 12 BT CEOs e-Club Members of the BT CEOs e-Club are Singapore's top corporate leaders whom BT editors would like to interact with in an atmosphere of informality and trust This 'dub 1 is a virtual one, with interaction mainly via e-mail. Each week, we will invite comments from these top71 words
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BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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Article, Illustration94 2005-10-03 14 Buying insurance can be a confusing process, especially with all the terms, conditions and products that are available in the market Ihis week, we take a look at how to read and understand a benefit illustration for a 15-year regular premium participating endowment policy- Insurance94 words
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Article, Illustration639 2005-10-03 14 KELVIN SAM - CAMPUS LIFE SMU emerges runner-up in Thai business challenge, pipped by only a nose, reports KELVIN SAM KELVIN SAM IT WAS hard not to be impressed by the four undergraduates. The Singapore Management University (SMU) team spoke with polished professionalism and quiet ease even during an639 words
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Advertisement153 2005-10-03 14 ESSAY COMPETITION In memoiy of Its former Associate Editor and connoisseur of good writing, Ray Heath, who died last October, The Business Times is sponsoring an annual essay competition for students. The topic for this year's essay is: "What will be the economic impact of integrated resorts, including casinos, in153 words
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DINING OUT
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Article, Illustration1502 2005-10-03 15 IT'S the beginning of the harvest in France, and to celebrate, the house of Moet Chandon has tied up with several restaurants to offer special champagne set meals with a glass of bubbly thrown in for the month of October. If you're in a celebratory mood,ARTHUR LEE - 1,502 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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603 2005-10-03 16 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Central bank seen ending easy money sooner than expected By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE Bank of Japan may move faster than expected in ending its super-easy monetary policy, to take advantage of what sources close to BoJ governor Toshihiko Fukui say is603 words
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246 2005-10-03 16 AFP {GENEVA] The United States has failed to fall into line with a World Trade Organisation ruling issued more than five years ago which condemned corporate tax break legislation, the global commerce's referee said on Friday. In a report, a panel setAFP - 246 words
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JEWELFEST 2005
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Article, Illustration694 2005-10-03 17 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON ASIAN couture jewellery is coming into its own thanks to the growing confidence of Asian jewellers and to women who are keen to show off their individuality through their pieces of jewellery. Joon Courtenay. of Singapore-based brand Joon. points out: "The Increasing affluence of Asians and694 words
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Article, Illustration672 2005-10-03 18 CHEAH UI-HOON - The Jewelfest theme of Rhapsody has inspired Singapore's chain jewellers to create signature works ranging from classical to wearable art, says CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON WHILE one tends to think of Singapore's chain jewellers as producing "safe" and mainstream designs for the general market once a672 words
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Article, Illustration1331 2005-10-03 20 CHKAH UI-HOON - What are diamonds if not sold on emotion? Master cutter Tolkowsky shares with CHEAH UI-HOON his perception about the pricey rocks CHKAH UI-HOON TO HEAR Gabriel S Tolkowsky talk about diamonds is to alter your perception that they're just pricey rocks, because each diamond you look at,1,331 words
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BALI BLASTS
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724 2005-10-03 22 KL hopes 2 of its citizens suspected to be masterminds will be caught soon AP AFP Xinhua [KUALA LUMPUR] The world yesterday united to condemn the suicide bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, as Malaysia hoped that its two citizens suspected to beAP; AFP; Xinhua - 724 words
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Article, Illustration195 2005-10-03 22 Time-line of bomb blasts in Indonesia since 2000 Source: AP Oct 1,2005: Bomb explosions at 3 Bali restaurants kill 26, wound more than 120. Unnamed terrorists blamed. Sept $,200* Suicide car bomb outside Australian Embassy, Jakarta, kills 11, wounds 100. Six alleged members of Jemaah Islamiyah (JOSource: AP; Photo: AFP - 195 words
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Article555 2005-10-03 22 GEORGE JOSEPH - By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] Bali is much calmer following Saturday's bomb blasts compared to the total panic, chaos and fear after the October 2003 terrorist attacks, Singapore hotel and travel industry sources said yesterday. "There is no panic this time and no unusual rush555 words
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Advertisement2635 2005-10-03 22 b SunntnedaleTech SUNNINGDALE TECH LTD (Company Registration No. *****8621R) Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Tenth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Meritus Mandarin Singapore, Mandarin Court A, 4th Floor, Main Tower, 333 Orchard Road Singapore *****7, on Tuesday,2,635 words
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520 2005-10-03 23 DMA seen to shorten execution time, bypasses brokers and dealers [KUALA LUMPUR] BursaMalaysia Bhd is considering a plan to introduce direct market access (DMA) that will boost trading volume and shorten execution time, the Star Bizweek said citing industry sources at the weekend.520 words
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Article, Illustration357 2005-10-03 23 Reuters [BEIJING] China has drafted a contingency plan to cope with a much-feared outbreak of bird flu in the coming winter, state media reported, only two days after it announced a blueprint for fighting a human influenza pandemic. Bird flu, includingReuters; REUTERS - 357 words
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Article, Illustration585 2005-10-03 23 S JAYASANKARAN - MALAYSIA INSIGHT Malaysia has better things to do with its money S JAYASANKARAN KL Correspondent A NATIONWIDE manhunt to find Malaysia's first astronaut to hitch a ride on a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station sometime in 2007 is underway. At the end585 words
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362 2005-10-03 23 [MUMBAI] Infosys Technologies plans to hire 6,000 software programmers in China to manage what the Indian company says will be large and sustained demand for its technology services, the Financial Times said over the weekend. Many will be based at a362 words
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WORLD
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597 2005-10-03 24 FUND FLOWS Britain, Japan and Canada are the top spots for investment Reuters [WASHINGTON] US investors boosted their holdings of foreign equities and debt by as much as 20 per cent, according to the Treasury Department. The preliminary data released byReuters - 597 words
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Article, Illustration433 2005-10-03 24 NYT [NEW YORK] Who will end up paying for Hurricane Katrina? Or for the war in Iraq? Or for any other spending that Congress chooses to authorise? To an extent not seen in previous periods of rising federal deficits, the answer isNYT; AP - 433 words
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370 2005-10-03 24 He points to its huge budget and trade deficits Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said that the US was a economy because of its budget and trade deficits. "They have a budget deficit and they have a trade deficit," Malaysia's former primeBloomberg - 370 words
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248 2005-10-03 24 [LONDON] UK drugstore chain Boots Group and Alliance Unichem are in advanced talks about a merger to create one of Europe's biggest healthcare retailers, the Financial Times said. The UK companies may announce their plans to combine as equals as early as248 words
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Article3133 2005-10-03 24 Transaction date Sep 30 For full listing of the dosing prices, log on to BTOnline at http://business-times.asiai.coni.sg after 1130pm every trading day HONG KONG Vol eForceHldgs 0.02 unch 400 HKS '000 Egana Jewellery 1.19 0.02 604 EganaGoldpfeil 1.78 -0.02 1578 Aeon Credit 6.15 unch 0 Esprit Holdings 58.003,133 words
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AVIATION
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274 2005-10-03 25 AP [CHICAGO] A US$l5 billion expansion of O'Hare Airport designed to ease some of the country's worst flight delays was halted by an appeals court just hours* after it received the go-ahead from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The city was expecting final approvalAP - 274 words
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322 2005-10-03 25 Travel industry is also concerned about global warming [KUALA LUMPUR] Most members of the global travel industry want governments to pay for the increased security costs arising from terrorism threats, according to a survey released on Saturday by an industry organisation. The322 words
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Article, Illustration60 2005-10-03 25 [SEATTLE] An Alaska Airlines 737 painted to look like a King Salmon sits at Sea-Tac International Airport in Seattle as a Northwest Airlines jet takes off on Saturday. The intricately painted plane, dubbed the Salmon Thirty Salmon, is intended to highlight the airline's history of shipping large quantitiesAP - 60 words
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239 2005-10-03 25 AFP [WASHINGTON] American Airlines said on Friday that because of skyrocketing fuel prices it was suspending 15 round-trip flights and scrapping its service between Chicago and the Japanese city of Nagoya. Services out of the biggest US carrier's two main hubsAFP - 239 words
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276 2005-10-03 25 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan's Evergreen Group, which controls Asia's largest container shipping company, plans to invest 90 million yuan (Ssl9 million) in a cargo venture with Shanghai Airlines Co, tapping China's demand for cargo services. The group will take a 45 per centBloomberg - 276 words
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Miscellaneous299 2005-10-03 25 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ITo lead on is wrong, causing P P P I P I P BUBP Bf great sorrow (10) 9 Critkzism aimed at military air--10 A rule uniformly applied? (7,3) 11 Man in control of a grounded MF""I I I I I 15 It be smoked and eaten I299 words
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SHIPPING
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681 2005-10-03 26 DONALD URQUHART - It cites higher service, volumes, costs due to structural changes By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Transpacific box carriers congratulated themselves, their vendors and customers for their "cooperation and creativity" in avoiding a repeat of last year's peak season congestion, but warned that cost681 words
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Article121 2005-10-03 26 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hutchison Port Holdings, part of Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa, will form a joint venture with the government of Oman to build a new container terminal at the port of Sohar, South China Morning Post reported!. "Hutchison will take a majority stakeReuters - 121 words
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Article, Illustration373 2005-10-03 26 AFP [BASTIA, France] The French ports of Marseille and Bastia remained blocked by angry union members yesterday, amid a sometimes-violent privatisation dispute which has disrupted sea trade and left thousands of tourists stranded on Corsica island. A first group of nearly 600AFP; AP - 373 words
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406 2005-10-03 26 Reuters [BUSAN] South Korea's main port of Busan will open three new berths in January, part of a US$9 billion plan to double its container handling capacity by 2011, the head of the port authority said. The investment is part ofReuters - 406 words
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Article, Illustration953 2005-10-03 34 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - <cool stuff> Its new DiMAGE X1 offers professional grade features in a consumer camera as competition from camera phones heat up By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY KONICA Minolta's new 8-megapixel digital camera, the DiMAGE XI, raises the quality bar for consumer level digital cameras. To see953 words
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Article79 2005-10-03 34 SECURITY specialist Trend Micro has released Trend Micro Mobile Security 2.0, its anti-virus solution for smartphones running on the popular Symbian Series 60 Platform used by major cellphone vendors like Nokia and Samsung. Mobile Security 2.0 provides anti-virus and SMS anti-spam protection, while also offering managed update79 words
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Article, Illustration95 2005-10-03 34 PROCURVE Networking by HP has released the Pro Curve Interconnect Fabric Switch 8100 A family, which feature better performance and a simpler auto-configurable feature. It has also released the new Pro Curve Switch 2600-8-PWR, a switch with eight 10/100 Power-over-Ethernet ports and a gigabit uplink port.95 words
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Article70 2005-10-03 34 JUNIPER Networks has released the SA 6000 SP appliance, targeted at service providers providing managed Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN) services. SSL VPN services enable users to securely access a private network's resources remotely. The new Juniper Networks SA 6000 SP is able70 words
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Article116 2005-10-03 34 SMEs looking for new desktop computers from HP can consider its latest HP Compaq dx 7200 Business Desktop. It features the latest Intel 945G chipset which has the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 for faster graphics processing, high speed USB 2.0 ports, and can be configured116 words
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121 2005-10-03 34 ROLAND LIM - Compiled by ROLAND LIM MICROSOFT has released a new range of keyboards and mice which includes its Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 ($88) featuring a new gull wing design that increases typing comfort and reduces carpal tunnel syndrome. Also new in its range of ergonomic products121 words
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Article34 2005-10-03 34 IN the Sep 12 edition of BizlT, the price of the Fuji Xerox Printer Work Centre 220 was incorrectly listed as $559. Thercorrect pricing should be $599. We are sorry for the error.34 words
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Article, Illustration373 2005-10-03 35 RAJU CHELLAM - Female chiefs for S'pore and South-east Asia operations By RAJU CHELLAM WOMEN now head the Singapore and South-east Asia regional operations of computer giant HewlettPackard Company following top level changes at its Singapore regional heaquarters. Tan Yen Yen takes over as managing director373 words
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Article134 2005-10-03 35 GET ready for a week of wireless broadband as experts from around the world converge here from Oct 17-20 to talk all about developments in this important technology. Organised by events specialists International Quality Productivity Center (IQPC) and supported by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore134 words
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73 2005-10-03 35 LOCAL IT professionals body Singapore Computer Society (SCS) has announced that former deputy prime minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence Dr Tony Tan has been inducted as its patron. SCS said in a statement that Dr Tan's role as SCS Patron73 words
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Article94 2005-10-03 35 IBM Singapore has announced a new IBM System Seller programme to help its business partners target small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore. Its business partners currently account for almost half of its SME business. The new programme will see IBM creating end-user marketing campaigns94 words
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Article74 2005-10-03 35 TOSHIBA Singapore has selected hard disk backup software Acronis True Image Personal Edition to be bundled with its notebooks and tablet computers in Asia South. One of the features of Acronis True Image Personal Edition is that it enables the user to create an exact image of74 words
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Article123 2005-10-03 35 MOBILE industry executives looking for a casual networking session should head on down to the first Mobile Monday session at Harry's Bar, Boat Quay, on Oct 10 beginning 6.30 pm. Mobile Monday is the brainchild of Chris Chandler, Asia Pacific mobile regional product manager of Yahoo Asia-Pacific; Heikki123 words
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Article60 2005-10-03 35 ROLAND LIM - Compiled by ROLAND LIM SMU will hold a Business-IT Talk on Oct 12. Paul Dorey, vice-president of digital security chief information security officer of global oil conglomerate BP pic, will present his view on how a business based on physical assets has benefited from digital technology besides60 words
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Article214 2005-10-03 35 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's third largest personal computer maker, will combine its computer products, research and purchasing units this month as part of its plan to cut costs after buying IBM's unprofitable PC unit. The company will from Oct 15 unite itsBloomberg - 214 words
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Article, Illustration619 2005-10-03 35 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM THE phones at anti-piracy body Business Software Alliance's (BSA) have been ringing more frequently, as more whistleblowers have been calling its hotlines to report piracy at their workplace. Tarun Sawney, director of BSA Asia's anti-piracy operations, revealed that in the past nine619 words
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438 2005-10-03 35 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM A GROWING number of companies in the region are taking steps to stay on the right side of the law by getting, their software licensing right, an expert in the field says. Tan Swee Wan, managing director and co-founder of438 words
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147 2005-10-03 35 Reuters [HYDERABAD, India] Microsoft Corp plans to release a low-cost version of its Windows software for India in an attempt to check high piracy levels, the legal affairs head of the world's largest independent software maker said. "We will launch more value products at affordableReuters - 147 words
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Article676 2005-10-03 36 RAJU CHELLAM - Laptop sales will drive 2005 surge but PC market will face tougher times thereafter. RAJU CHELLAM has the details RAJU CHELLAM THE continuing growth in demand for notebook computers by companies and individuals in Singapore will help personal computer sales grow 14 per cent676 words
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Article, Illustration316 2005-10-03 36 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM WHILE music-centric mobile phones are now the rage, Nokia's latest offering in this genre, the Nokia 3250, comes with a twist literally. Designed with a bottom section which twists 180 degrees to switch between a normal phone keyboard and its dedicated music keys, it can316 words
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419 2005-10-03 36 AP [SAN FRANCISCO] Google Inc wants to connect all of San Francisco to the Internet with a free wireless service, creating a springboard for the online search engine leader to leap into the telecommunications industry. The Mountain View, Cal-ifornia-based company filedAP - 419 words
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