The Business Times, 25 September 2000

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    12 1 M1TA(P\ 035/12/1999 850 SINGAPORE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2000 I Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/
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    65 1 STOCK MAKKET INDICES Week Change ST1 1,932.99 -120.70 SIMSCI FUTVRES.....248.30 -20.00 BT-SR1. 749.35... -40.68 KLSEOOMP. 739.57.—-13.04 NIKKEI „...15.8l8j!5......-395.03 HANG SENG 14.612.88. ..-1.636 6o SET INDEX. .274.14—.19.16 JAKUTTA COMP 406.92 -35.17 MANILA COMP. 1,420.6} -30 38 TAIPEI WP1 6,612.09 -441.20 SEO(!L COMP 553.25. -74.95 CLSA CHINA B -.988.82 -144.13
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    74 1 FOBEX RATES us$ s$ USS 17<9 £(US$/S$ per 1.449 1533 EURO(USS/S$/E) 0.862 1.508 DM 2.268 -i- 1J97 YEN 1071 61.39 RM 3.800 2.173 HKS 7 798 4.459 BAHT 42.86 2450 RUP1AH 8,797 5,030 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* KUALA LUMPUR 7.«7 JAKARTA— -»«0 BANGKOK —-».5« MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG -A5» TAIPEI -7-84
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    Lock icon Intel warning may be specific in nature, not industry-wide
    1065 1  -  Experts believe problem may be confined to makers of chips for PC industry From Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley AS investors digested last Thursday's surprise profit warning by chipmaker Intel Corp, one thing has become clearer: Intel's problems may not spell
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    Lock icon Internet yet to come of age, says Kenichi Ohmae
    674 1  -  |:i Japanese will do for the Internet what they did for electronics management gum By' Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] The Internet is user-unfriendly and has yet to come of age, declares the ebullient Japanese author, inventor, entrepreneur, venture capitalist and management guru,
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    Lock icon Weak currencies not the drag on Asian stocks
    425 1  -  Earnings fears, oil worries, structural weaknesses cited By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] While European stocks melted under the heat of currency jitters, the big factors weighing down Asian equities are earnings fears, country-specific structural weaknesses and oil price worries. Market experts say although
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      104 1 DTSTOE Top Stories CPF invites banks to offer long-term fixed deposits. Next Page T~- I DBS Land, Nat Steel Unisteel tops latest BT transparency ranking. Pg 4 Frontline gets mainboard listing nod. Pg 8 BT Comment CyberWorks could infect market. Pg 17 IHII 8 r *****1 l, *****4" ——Customer care
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      7 1 Japan's New Economy guru, BizlT Pg 8
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      34 1 If you want wine, you go to wine.com. And if you are getting married you go to wedding4ll.com. The best sites are mitt row aitti deep. Kenichi Ohmae, author, venture capitalist, management guru tr
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      58 1 BizlT Trek 2000 bets on digital compression business for profits mPg2 Broadband service: not NOW, not yet x Pg 4 Can your business rely on Linux? fA| *Pg 6 d Is Microsoft's latest Win Ms for you? r Pg 3 European investors pour USs94b into Wall St, Pg 2 Capital
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      Lock icon European investors pour US$94b into Wall St in 1st half
      639 2  -  :ii exclusive Analysts warn a turn of events in Europe could cause a reverse flow From Neil Behrmann in London SWITCHING from euro and sterling holdings, European institutions and other investors poured money into Wall Street during the first half
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      Lock icon CPF invites banks to offer long-term fixed deposits
      432 2  -  More products for Special Accoont investment scheme Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] The Central Provident Fund has invited local banks to consider offering long-term fixed deposit products for its CPF Special Account (SA) investment scheme. The banks which are eligible to offer the
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      Lock icon DBSL, NatSteel set to sell stakes in Anson building
      481 2  -  :ll exclusive Bayer is a foreign fond, with GRA being a possibility: sources By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] DBS Land (DBSL) and Nat Steel are selling their 55 per cent stake in the freehold 79 Anson Road, amounting to about 108,000 sq
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon All eyes on last batch of corporate results
      674 4  -  Highlights will be IPC, Links Island and PCRD, reporting in a bearish market By. David Boey IPC. Links Island and Pacific Century Regional Developments (PCRD) are among the companies expected to be in the spotlight as the company results season draws to
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      Lock icon Unisteel tops latest BT transparency ranking
      895 4  -  Most results are from smaller firms as end of reporting season nears By 1 Paul Thompson THE penultimate week of the Singapore reporting season saw 40 companies filing their results, with Unisteel Technology beating the bigger players to take top spot in BT's Corporate
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      Lock icon AIGAM launches investment programme
      999 7  -  Four portfolios with different combinations of bonds, equities and money market fnnds By i Serena Ng AIG Asset Management has launched a new investment programme which consists of four packaged investment portfolios holding different combinations of bonds, equities and money market funds. AIGAM's investment plan is
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      Lock icon Volatile markets to blame for lower volume: SGX chief
      326 7  -  By] Eugene Low THE decline in trading volume on the local bourse is due to market volatility and not because Singapore is losing business to other stock markets overseas, Singapore Exchange (SGX) chief executive Tom Kloet said last Saturday. Responding to
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      Lock icon Frontline gets mainboard listing nod, plans mid-Oct IPO
      427 8  -  i exclusive 2-week investment roadshow starting this week in US, Hongkong and Europe: sources By Marissa Chew E-BUSINESS solutions provider Frontline Technologies is headed for a mainboard listing after receiving in-prin-ciple approval from the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Sources said its initial public
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      Lock icon SingTel's value lies in its regional strategy: UBS
      477 8  -  Multiple-scenario analysis suggests weighted average fair value o! $3.88 By' Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Telecom's value is in its regional strategy, which is gradually coming together, says leading global investment house ÜBS Warburg. A 2 per cent gain in panAsian market share
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      Lock icon KepT&T formalises partnership with Israeli high-tech fund
      217 8  -  KepT&T, Israel's SFK to co-manage US$lOO-150m fond By' Teh Hooi Ling KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation (KepT&T) and Israel's Shrem Fudim Kelner Technologies (SFK) yesterday announced that they have formalised their partnership to sponsor and co-manage the US$lOO million to US$l5O million (Ssl7s million to
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      13 4 For a summary of the corporate results released last week, see Page 7
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Slim chance of recovery from poor market sentiment
      585 6  -  I=ll comment STOCKS r.sivanithy According to a bit of old market wisdom, September and October are usually poor months for the stock market. So far, the first three weeks of September haven't disappointed those who believe this. And from the looks of
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      Lock icon DB's OUB covered wrt for those with appetite for risk
      217 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By\ R Sivanithy IN a market as bad as ours, the best piece of advice anyone could offer is to stay away from equities. However, there will always be die-hard punters who have to stay involved in stocks,
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      Lock icon SIA seen as a great trading buy
      254 6  -  HOT STOCK By Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of Singapore Airlines has floundered in recent days amid increasing concerns about the possible impact of rising fuel prices on its bottom line. Having fallen through several key support levels in recent sessions, the counter ended
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      121 6 ♦NETWORK Foods International Ltd announced that Ms Ho Kuan Lai has been appointed as Company Secretary with effect from Sept 11,2000. ♦TRANSIT-Mixed Concrete Ltd announced that it has formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, TMC (Beijing) Materials Co Ltd (TMCB) in the People's Republic of China. TMCB has an authorised
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      Lock icon Rupiah likely to slump on rising unrest in Indorwski
      549 6 THE Indonesian rupiah could slump this week on escalating social unrest ahead of a closely watched corruption trial of the country's former leader. On Thursday, Indonesia's former president Suharto will be tried in a Jakarta court for the theft of US$57O
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      468 6 'Sept 20 Source: JM Sasoon Stocks Volume Chart Semiconductor 26c 34,716,OCX) PacCentMLCW*****5 32,000,000 Eastern Asia 30,751,000 SingTel 15c 29,101.000 NOL 28,745,000 !PC020c 23,716,000 STEngg 10c 22,381,000 ITechGrp 4c 20,206,000 DBS Land 19,371,000 TT Int 15c Stocks V Chart Semiconductor 26c 421 ,256,798 DBS Grp 279,078,193 PacificCerTtury 210.689,765 SPH 173,163.401 SIA
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      132 7 mmm I include over 40 technical presentations! OracleB/ The Database for Internet Computing Developing E-Business Portals 1 Z\j\Jvy Developing E-Business Applications I I with Java and XML i 111 II E-Business Fast Track 9 Hands-on Sessions Keynotes Singapore International Convention Technology Showcase Exhibition Centre (Suntec City) HSSfI 18-19 October For
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      186 8 i iHP awed international audiences with the most dancers W; Movado Watch is proud of its decade-long *L role as a principal benefactor of ABT. Movado welcomes time in Singapore with its full company ■E-— de ballet, under the direction of Kevin McKenzie. We look forward to yet another awe-inspiring
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Spinning-off strategy pays off
      809 9  -  Flextech, which expects 75 per cent jump in revenue this year, sees Net investments as a potential growth area Bu Andrew Wee LISTED Flextech Holdings expects its revenue to grow about 75 per cent to $500 million this year and could consider spinning off some of
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      Lock icon Money No Enough's global rights for sale
      393 10  -  Tender for 1998 Hokkien comedy mentions no base price bnt seeks deposit along with offer By\ David Boey WORLDWIDE rights to the local movie. Money No Enough, are up for grabs. There's no minimum asking price for this Hokkien comedy which raked in
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      Lock icon Aug CPI rises 1.6%, highest in 18 mths
      312 10  -  By Teh Hooi Ling THE Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.6 per cent in August from a year ago, the highest climb in at least 18 months. Figures released yesterday by the Department of Statistics (DOS) show that housing recorded the steepest
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      75 9 THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE I Si« >t Jsg& -p /Ifm&nvi} ■€?£s< w:t *£H v fl ||< are you equipped to take the big leap? §9 BFRVS >V"V 1. SS£.'.viik ni-|-_ .v 4 -jff» "f,^ Bpjjr--* *3** > "T.: v ■< nS of Singapore is the result of the
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      16 10 I TODAY©***-***. ilianhe Zaohao Prospect of construction shares seem bleak. mVMBi Jt»TK47% nil I Kir J:
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      139 11 10 th Anniversary Celebration I A voucher worth $10 is given away for every $50 purchase during our 10 th Anniversary Celebrations. This Voucher BBWHHBBBHB ioam-iopm I From 20 th September 2000 to 30 th September 2000 I The Dazzling Jewellery Event of the year awaits you. For 10 days
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  • MAIL bag
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      345 12  -  Callum Chen President Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association I REFER to your article "Hup Aik Huat banks on new pipes for telcos" (BT, Sept 11). We would like to correct a factual error in the article. The article quoted Mr Awyong as saying that
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      Lock icon Dotcoms similar to housing agents
      276 12  -  Mel Cheah I REFER to the letter "Internet freaks don't understand the real world" (Mailbag, Sept 20). It is sad that a person can have such a one-sided view of the Internet world. When one makes a comparison, dotcoms and housing agents are very similar
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      414 12  -  Wong Yean Seng I REFER to the article "A Singaporean approach to problem-solving" (BT, Sept 15). It's a very interesting article. I agree with you that, in general, Singaporeans are apathetic. But I do not think we give in too easily. Perhaps the
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      Lock icon Many others work harder than housing agents
      229 12  -  Fion Choo I REFER to the letter "Internet freaks don't understand the real world" (Mailbag, Sept 20). I appreciate the writer's concern about the threat of the Internet, which may possibly redefine the role of agents and eventually affect their livelihood. However, emotion
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      Lock icon Service before profit, please
      162 12  -  Lim Tiong Niah I REFER to your column "SMRT Corp missing profit at its doorstep?" (BT, Sept 22). SMRT must keep improving their services for the public and not keep monitoring their profits. As mentioned, to use four main languages English, Tamil, Malay and Chinese should
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      134 12 We welcome letters. E-mail us at btietterQsph.com.sg or fax us at *****71, or write to: The Business Times, Times House, 390Kim Seng Road, Singapore*****s. We need your full name, address and telephone number, so we can verify it came from you. Please use temperate language, and bear in mind libel
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Planned gas price hike set to hit Tenaga: report
      406 13 KUALA LUMPUR Petronas is considering npping rates by 22-25% under a new deal Reuters A PROPOSED hike in the price of gas bought from a unit of national oil company Petronas is expected to hit Malaysian state electricity firm Tenaga Nasional
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      Lock icon DRB-Hicom sees return to profit in 2001
      314 13 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg MALAYSIAN automaker DRB-Hicom Bhd expects to return to profit for the first time in four years in 2001 as it sells some of its key assets to reduce debt. "We are now fast turning around," Saleh Sulong, chairman of DRB-Hicom,
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      Lock icon KLSE fines, reprimands KL Inds
      285 13 U KUALA LUMPUR It fail« to issue annual report on time; Hafnium Hydraulic, Sateras Resources are also fined for same reason Bloomberg KUALA Lumpur Industries Holdings Bhd, a Malaysian real estate company, was reprimanded and fined RM69.000 (5531,747) by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE)
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  • SOUTH east asia
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      Lock icon Weak baht high oil price to pressure Thai recovery
      521 14 BANGKOK But high oil prices seen as short-term blip, weak baht may boost exports AFP THE falling baht and soaring oil prices will put pressure on Thailand's slow and painful recovery from the Asian financial crisis but it is not all
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      Lock icon Borneo oil fields key to Indon revival: Unocal exec
      330 14 JAKARTA Deep explorations along eastern coast throw np wealth of new discoveries: Marcotte AFP DEEP-SEA oil fields off Indonesian Borneo could hold the key to a revival of the country's economy, an American oil company official has told industry players in
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      Lock icon Lucio Tan gets extra month to buy govt's PNB stake
      265 15 MANILA AFP BUSINESSMAN Lucio Tan is to be given 30 more days to complete his stalled purchase of the government's 30.4 per cent stake in ailing lender Philippine National Bank (PNB), Finance Secretary Jose Pardo said yesterday. Mr Tan's Starbuck
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      Lock icon Police arrest 25 in connection with Jakarta bombings
      312 15 JAKARTA None from armed forces; next plan to blow ap US embassy: police spokesman AFP INDONESIAN police have arrested 25 people in connection with a spate of bomb blasts across the national capital, a spokesman said yesterday. "They have admitted to having
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      Lock icon Estrada orders air accord with Taiwan to be restored at once
      265 15 MANILA AFP AP PHILIPPINE President Joseph Estrada yesterday ordered Manila's de facto embassy in Taiwan to restore direct air links with Taipei "immediately", the presidential palace said. "I want this new service agreement signed immediately because this will serve
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  • SYDNEY 2000
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      Lock icon Gold hopes washed out in rain
      710 16 Hot favourites on third day of athletics competition falter in unpredictable weather conditions Reuters AFP AP PAVOURITES faltered in the rain at the Sydney Olympics yesterday as a sudden downpour washed away the gold medal hopes of most of the major contenders on the
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      Lock icon China dominates in table tennis
      428 16 Reuters CHINA paraded its tight control over Olympic table tennis with its third gold yesterday and only Sweden's former Games champion JanOve Waldner stands in the way of a total sweep. World champion Wang Nan won her second title in the women's singles, but cried
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      Lock icon Jing beaten in bronze play-off
      77 16 AFP TAIWAN'S Chen Jing denied Singapore only its second ever Olympic medal when she beat Jing Junhong in the bronze play-off of the table tennis women's singles yesterday. The third-seeded Chen eventually won comfortably after starting slowly, defeating Jing 18-21,21-14, 21-15,21-10 in 48 minutes. It
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      Lock icon Officials rapped over shortened vault
      333 16 AP OFFICIALS who failed to notice that the vault was 5 cm shorter than it should have been during the women's gymnastics all-around have been reprimanded, the International Gymnastics Federation said yesterday. The shortened vault could have cost favoured Svetlana Khorkina of Russia the gold.
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      Lock icon Officials' pep talk does wonders for China team
      470 16 AP AFTER a poor Olympic start, Chinese sports officials gave their team a pep talk: Just do your best, don't be obsessed about gold, they said. It worked. After nine days of competition, with seven left to go, China already had a
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      Lock icon Medal tally
      289 16 Medal taHy as at Sunday, Sept 24 GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL USA .21 12 19 52 China 18 14 12 44 Franoe 12 12 6 X Russia 12 11 16 39 Italy 11 6 11 28 Australia 10 19 11 40 Romania 9 4 4 17 Netherlands 7
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  • EAST asia
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      Lock icon IMF, IFC and IBRD to open offices in HK
      464 17  -  These offices should help to boost HK's status as a regional financial centre From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG'S status as a financial centre was given a boost over the weekend when the International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Finance Corporation
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      Lock icon China regulators act to fight insider trading graft
      461 17 SHANGHAI AFP CHINA'S stock regulators have issued a set of rules aimed at curbing insider trading and corruption in a move to drag the country's ambryonic stock markets into the 21st century. The rules, which came into effect last week, are designed
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      Lock icon CyberWorks could infect market
      800 17  -  I=ll comment HK STOCKS Further falls could bring liquidity problems and derail a market rebound quak hiang whai SOME of the minders at Singapore Telecoms must have watched the bloodbath over here last week and said: "See, why didn't you take up our offer when we
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      174 17 V //^I J HUHaL^^mH )M v I I e-business Is changing the way you do business. M fra I 1 Online shopping is exploding, in 1999 alone, online retail grew by 200%. And this figure is expected to skyrocket even more. IBM is in the best position to hetp you
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon New dollar-euro-yen alignment seen inevitable
      686 18  -  Ex-IMF MD sees more intervention, says dollar 'getting clearly overvalued' Ht/i Anthony Rowley in Prague A MAJOR realignment of exchange rates among the G-3 currencies dollar, euro and yen is inevitable, according to internationally renowned experts. Among them is former International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing
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      Lock icon Capital flows to emerging markets on rise
      324 18 PRAGUE Reuters PRIVATE capital flows to emerging markets are rebounding strongly from the sharp fall in the wake of the Asian financial crisis, but they look set to remain below the record levels of 1997, according a report from the Institute of International
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      240 18 PRAGUE Reuters DRESDNER Bank AG said yesterday it would end all eastern European joint ventures with cooperation partner BNP after the French bank's 1999 takeover of Paribas led to competitive conflicts. "We have decided not to continue our joint ventures with our
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      489 19 LONDON Purchase will make it the world's third largest water company Bloomberg RWE AG, Germany's biggest utility, may announce as early as today an agreement to buy Thames Water pic for about £6.7 billion (Ssl7 billion) in cash and assumed debt,
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      301 19 ■FRANKFURT Reuters EURONEXT will submit a bid for the London Stock Exchange next week, rivalling the hostile bid of Sweden's OM Gruppen, Germany's Focus magazine reported yesterday. Citing insider sources, the magazine said in an advance copy of an article to be
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      365 19 FRANKFURT Reuters THE European Central Bank (ECB) last Saturday dropped a hefty hint that it was ready to lift interest rates, and analysts said that it would have to tighten policy in order to back up intervention on behalf of the battered euro.
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      1107 20  -  Release from oil reserve, support for euro give Gore a boost From, Leon Hadar in Washington IN 1998, in the midst of the East Asian financial crisis and against the backdrop of US efforts to shore up the currencies in the region, including an attempt
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      318 21 WASHINGTON Vice-president's lead narrows after Texas governor changes campaign strategy AFP TWO opinion polls published on Saturday showed George W Bush gaining ground on A 1 Gore in the race for the White House, with the vice-presi-dent's lead now narrowed
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      175 21 LONDON Reuters US conglomerate Tyco International is considering a £6 billion (Ssls billion) bid for British automation and con trols group Invensys Pic, The Sunday Business newspaper said. It said the firm was "working the numbers" on Invensys, which is
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      246 21 NEW YORK Auction houses settle price-fixing claims NYT THE world's largest auction houses, Sotheby's and Christie's, tentatively agreed on Friday to pay US$5l2 million (SsB96 million) to settle claims that they cheated buyers and sellers in a price-fix-ing scheme that dates back to 1992.
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      2150 20 10 Banco do Brasi l I BALANCE SHEET STATEMENT OF INCOME I (In accordance with Brazilian Corporation Laic YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 I -In R$1,000) I YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,1999 I Dec. 31,99 Dec. 31.98 I Dec. 31,99 Dec. 31.98 INCOME FROM FINANCIAL I BROKERAGE 25,680,956 23.149.158 I ASSETS
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  • COMMUDITIES & futures
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      549 22 COMMODITY Weekly Roundup AFP [LONDON] Oil prices fell back last week on news that the United States would be releasing 30 million barrels from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve over the next month. GOLD: sold. By Friday, the price
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      252 23 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG shares are expected to rebound this week after a sharp sell-off amid worries over rising oil prices, dealers said. "The market has been oversold after a severe correction," said Howard Gorges, vice-president at South China Brokerage. "It will be
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      465 23 NEW YORK Investors fear high oil prices, weak euro will hit profits FT WALL Street has gone from the summertime blues to autumn angst, as equities markets suffered an onslaught of bad news last week. Negative sentiment was largely driven by earnings
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      428 23 TOKYO AFP THE US market will decide the fate of Tokyo share prices this week, with investors fearing a dramatic fall in New York after a revenue warning by computer chip giant Intel Corp, brokers said. "Whether share prices can recover next week
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      328 23 LONDON AFP LONDON shares had another volatile week after investors seized on profit warnings from US technology heavyweights as evidence that third-quarter corporate profits would be hit hard by high oil prices. Telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) issues bore the brunt of
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      875 23 Q Sydney -137 SYDNEY'S Olympics and rising oil prices will continue to be major influences on Australian shares after a week in which stocks dropped 4 per cent, brokers said on Friday. David Perry of Austock Brokers said the market was experiencing a mild correction which he
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      1854 23 n Paris -686J9 PARIS shares pulled off a spectacular rebound, clawing their way into the black by a hair's breadth at the close after a a sales warning from Intel Corp sparked stinging losses in early trade. The CAC-40 Index closed at 6258.58 points, up 3.81 or
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      432 24 AFP Composite Index -13.04 FURTHER falls are expected for the Malaysian stock market after it fell 1.7 per cent in the week to Friday, analysts said. Technology stocks bore the brunt of the index's downfall on Friday, following Nasdaq's steep overnight losses and Intel's
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      606 25 SGZ Derivatives Trading Weeklyßoundup WHAT a day for the markets! Last Friday's coordinated intervention by the major central banks was the headliner of what turned out to be one of the most interesting days for the financial markets in recent memory. The G-7
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      754 26 WizOffice e-commerce companies in Singapore providing a complete of business services, products and applications. By leveraging on Internet-based technologies, to be a one-stop knowledge What do YOU want to do Tod&y. business centre providing an the local market and the products rW7 J} ffi extensive suite of business products, and
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      1533 28  -  Country's lone-suffering peasants rebel against too many party cadres collecting too many fees and taxes, cbaio s smith reports CRAIG S SMITH NYT [YUANDU, China] MORE than 10,000 angry peasants converged on the town hall here last month, demanding relief from high taxes and
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      87 28 ROYAL ORCHID HOLIDAYS ORCHID, Holidays i il IK I<)U r f( cK 11( )l After all, it is your holiday. So whether it js a Stayover, Minibreak, Extension or Optional Tour, you can Ix* sure it's flexible enough a to be exactly the way you want it. I I I
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      62 29 A Taste Of Tuscany ITALIAN FOOD WINE PROMOTION 14 September-1 October 2000 ■•voivtaf ««fk floor Enjoy Italian dining qHf at itB gourmet best by m Chef Gianni MalagoU <- of Genoa at Top of «^S| the k M' Revolving faT u j Restaurant. Reservations: Jj. |^9| j 831 6288 /58
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      999 29 The Business Times, Monday, September 25,2000 ru-*_i 10-30 Just Shoot Me 11. 9.00 Gelora. leyball. Women's Fiisenirai n.OO Beyond Belief. 930 Jendela: Tackle Suami. nal(L). 9.00 AM Kids Central: Sesa- 12.00 MN Party of Five. 11-00 Serenada Biru. LOO PM Olympics: Update. 1 me Street. LOO Fashion Emergency. I 12.00
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      295 29 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS with nervous complaint (8) 7 Make a Killing and leave work 5An upper«dass girl immersed in (5 3) game is constant (10) 9 A buttress on the beach (6) 6 Vivacious and quick-witted (6) 10 Still to be found in archaic alma- 8 Fellow should be opposed
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      140 31 ARTHUR LEE £P*own flt6riiB/ its I compression busiDGss to in th 6 gdug ciiid V J !i"i A%>i<s- AI «H9f Jp r jßjjg^^^' ff one Net. Take off. You can't reach new heights in today's eßusiness world unless you get all your ducks in a row. You need integrated networks
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      76 31 Topstwig^^^ USSI2b global software piracy loss last year Page 2 ■CTh Why Japan and Asia will win big in the new economy Page 8 Debtdomain eyes European market Page 12 Is Microsoft's latest Win Me for you? Page 13 Commentaries Broadband service: not NOW, not yet The promise is great
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      Lock icon Trek may raise $20m to fund its growth plans
      844 32  -  RT exclusive Trek has been one of SGX's stellar tech performers. It closed last Friday at $1.06, up 231 per cent compared to its 32 cent issue price By Andrew Wee SESDAQ-LISTED Trek 2000 International Ltd expects its digital compression based
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      Lock icon US$12b global software piracy loss last year
      433 32  -  Overall piracy rate on decline worldwide, says new BSA and SIIA report Hft Raju Chellam SALES of pirated software resulted in a revenue loss of US$l2 billion (Ss2l billion) for computer firms globally last year, up 10.81 per cent over 1998, according to
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      Lock icon Ellison is now just US$5b behind Gates
      398 32 Reuters [NEW YORK] Yes, he's still the richest American. But the big news last week was that Oracle Corp chief Larry Ellison is the second richest person in the richest country on Earth, just US$5 billion behind Microsoft Corp supremo Bill Gates. The
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      Lock icon Nextel, Pegasus win US airwaves
      358 32 They will become band managers and will lease the spectrum to businesses Bloomberg (WASHINGTON) Nextel Communications and Pegasus Communications Corp were big winners in a US airwaves sale that raised US$52O million (Ss9os million) and become participants in an experiment to improve management of wireless
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      Lock icon First-ever virus found in Palm computers
      255 34 Bloomberg [LONDON] Anti-virus software companies said they've discovered the first-ever virus written to destroy programs on Palm Inc's Palm Pilot. the most popular handheld computers. The so-called Phage virus is currently circulating among virus fighters and software engineers, and has yet to claim a
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      Lock icon Broadband service: not NOW, not yet
      841 34  -  INFOTECH The promise is great, but the PCCW experience is a reminder we're still away from the rainbow's end kenneth james The writer isßT's Technology Editor WHAT a comedown it's been for Richard Li. Not six months ago, the young Hongkong cyber-mogul could do
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      Lock icon India's NIIT bullish about business in Singapore
      395 34  -  Vikram Khanna INDIA-based computer education and software development firm, NUT Ltd, expects a huge increase in orders from Singapore's corporate sector especially banks and financial service companies in the coming year. "We've already seen something like a 250 per cent increase in orders
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      Lock icon StarHub testing DollarDEX's payment service
      560 35  -  The technology allows telcos to offer credit payment for e-purchases. All that the consumer needs is a handphone. Bu' Toh Han Shih ST A R H U B will soon start testing a new credit payment method via handphones, using technology from DollarDEX, a homegrown
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        Lock icon Primefield, Nets form AXS
        78 35 PRIME FIELD Company Pte Ltd, a computer distributor and system integrator, has formed a joint venture with Nets (Network For Electronic Transfers Pte Ltd) to set up a network of public access "multimedia transactional payphones" known as AXS Stations. The new venture, AXS InfoComm Pte Ltd,
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        Lock icon BMB United buys Quantum Automation
        40 35 MAINBOARD-listed SMB United Ltd, that makes and distributes switchgear and electrical components, said it has acquired 52 per cent stake in Quantum Automation Pte Ltd, for $442,000. Quantum Automation supplies computerised automation and control systems.
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        Lock icon Ilog's gets contract extension from IDA
        56 35 FRANCE and US-based Dog SA, which supplies software components, said the IDA (Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore) has renewed a contract with Dog for another two years to help local companies identify, develop and market new tech-based solutions under IDA'S iLIUP (Infocomm Local Industry
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        43 35 US based EMC Corp, which provides information storage infrastructure, has appointed Steve Querner as managing director for the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Korea and Japan; and Sean Kerins as director of marketing and services for the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan.
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        Lock icon Ob Tech's new director
        32 35 Ob Tech Asia-Pacific, a technology services company, has appointed Michael Lim as regional director of business solutions. Mr Lim was previously regional sales manager for CSSL Asia Pacific.
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        72 35 ENTERPRISE Promotion Centres Pte Ltd, an extension of the EDB, will hold the following seminars at the Grand Corpthorne Waterfront Hotel. For details, fax *****18; ♦On "Strategic e-commerce for CEOs" on Oct 30. ♦A two-day seminar on "E-commerce for managers: how to create, implement and manage an
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        45 35  -  Compiled by 1 Daniel Buenas A TWO-DAY seminar on "Imaging solutions to take businesses through the Internet age" will be held from Oct 11 at the Pan Pacific Hotel. It is organised by Canon Marketing Services. For details, e-mail gifooidfcms.canon.com. sg.
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      Lock icon Can you rely on Linux ?
      793 36  - Can you rely on Linux flAiwpaiiiAg often regard Linux as unsafe because its source code is freely available, but that may be Its advantage jansen ek The writer is vice president, Asia-Pacific, Silicon Graphics Pte Ltd THERE is a general perception that Linux whose source-code is open and free is
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      518 36 Reuters (NEW YORK] Microsoft Corp has said it will incorporate its enhanced TV software into its Windows operating system to help personal computers and devices such as DVD players benefit from the technology that adds personalisation, communication and interactive capabilities to the basic
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      823 37  -  It encapsulates HP's 'always-on Internet infrastructure' theme and combines its top-line tech with a renewed focus on customer service From J Jennifer Lien in New York INTRODUCING its brand-new Superdome high-end Unix server to 250 journalists and analysts last week amidst smoke and a blue backdrop,
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      Lock icon CEO Fiorina adds the title of chairwoman
      419 37  -  A vote of faith in her leadership, say analysts; HP to buy back USslb of shares By] Paul Horvitz Bloomberg [PALO ALTO, California] Hewlett- Packard Co said president and chief executive Carly Fiorina will add the title of chairwoman, and the world's No
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      Lock icon Japan's New Economy guru
      1518 38  -  Renowed author and management strategist Kenichi Ohmae talks to vikram khamma about why Japan and Asia will win big in the New Economy VIKRAM KHANMA JAPAN is now developing an array technologies to make the Internet really user-friendly as friendly as the TV remote control says
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      310 38  -  eGuide will develop, provide content for a webpage at Portnetxom's site By\ Daniel Buenas PORTNET.COM Pte Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of PSA Corp, has tied up with eGuide Singapore Pte Ltd to provide an online shipping directory for the local shipping industry.
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      259 40  -  They come with a one-touch USB keyboard with backlit Internet buttons, as well as Microsoft's new Win Me By Daniel Buenas HEWLETT-PACKARD Singapore last week launched four new Pavilion PCs targeted at home users. The new PCs come with HP's 'one-touch' USB
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      Lock icon MP3.com finding new ways to do business
      1077 40  -  Keeping the copyright controversy aside, it is turning its attention to new products that can bring in revenues By Bob Keefe NYT [SAN DIEGO] WHILE battling to stay alive at the centre of the controversy over copyrights, online music pioneer MP3.com Inc has
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      Lock icon Psion tunes in to digital radio
      225 40 [LONDON] Psion, the computing devices and software group, will this week launch a revolutionary product that will enable computers to receive digital radio signals. The group will unveil the new product, called The Wayfinder on Wednesday. The group hopes it will herald a new
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      Lock icon Clinton turns to Net to curb illegal gun sales
      334 40 AP [WASHINGTON] PRESIDENT Bill Clinton, acting to curb illegal gun sales, says the US government is turning to the Internet to make it harder to acquire weapons via computer or mail by using fake firearms licences. "Unfortunately, the Internet, despite all
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      Lock icon Taiwan to dominate in Net appliances: Quanta
      262 40 Reuters [TAIPEI] The chairman of notebook computer maker Quanta Computer has forecast Taiwan will manufacture 80 per cent of the world's Internet appliances (lAs) by 2004 to 2005. the Economic Daily said yesterday. The newspaper quoted Quanta chairman Barry Lin as saying Taiwan
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      Lock icon T-Online to buy major stake in Net services firm I-D Media
      331 41 I-D Media chief may be named new T-Online CEO: report Reuters [FRANKFURT] Europe's largest Internet service provider T-Online plans to take a majority stake in German Internet services firm I-D Media for around 500 million marks (*****.5 million), a
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      Lock icon Web radio: Is anyone listening?
      599 41  -  By] Mary Jo DiLonardo [ATLANTA] So, you can't pick up your favourite radio station because you work in the bowels of a massive concrete building and even the fiercest of radio waves can't penetrate those AM/FM-defying walls? Big deal. You log on to the station's
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      Lock icon What's the name of that song?
      130 41 NYT It happens all the time. You catch the end of a great song on the radio and wait eagerly for the disc jockey to tell you the title and who sings it. But he never does. The new website (www.starcd.com) lists what's playing
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      Lock icon Sell car via Absolutecar
      270 41  -  New portal caters to 828, B2C and C2B markets in S'pore; the service is free for the first three months Ihf Chen Huifen IF you hate face-to-face haggling with the dealer each time you buy or sell your car, you may find comfort in car portals.
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      Lock icon Debtdomain eyes European market
      443 42  -  Singapore-based portal lets loan syndication teams, portfolio mangers and credit analysts trade loans online; sees boom with BIS changes By' Tang Weng Fai Singapore-based Debtdomain Pte Ltd has extended its reach to Europe with the launch of a Londonbased website to tap the market for secondary
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      Lock icon Michael Dell says PC market still strong
      265 42 Reuters [AUSTIN. Texas] Dell Computer Corp chairman and chief executive Michael Dell said on Friday the company has seen no change in what it views as a strong personal computer market, despite Intel Corp's warning of slower revenue growth in the third quarter.
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      331 42  -  Singapore facility includes an Asia-Pac competency and tech support centre By. Daniel Buenas IBM Global Services last week opened its new 10,000 sq ft e Business Hosting Centre here. Big Blue's first e-biz hosting centre in Asia outside of Japan. Targeted at SMEs (small
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        68 43 TAIWAN-BASED Acer Communications has launched the Acer S2W 4300U, a scanner that lets users upload scanned pictures into a photo-sharing website, or a PDA, or attach them to e-mail, by pressing buttons located at the front of the scanner. The $199 scanner weighs 2 kg and offers
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        136 43 DELL Computer last week launched three new offerings, including an appliance server, a workgroup server and a new notebook PC. The appliance server is targeted at ISPs, ASPs, dotcoms and online retailers. For details, visit www.dell.com/ap. ♦PowerApp.BlG-IP: Prices for this appliance server start at $*****. The systems
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        Lock icon Lexmark's new inkjet printers
        149 43 LEXMARK International has unveiled four new colour inkjet printers, with parallel and USB interfaces. They also come with Lexmark's Accu-Feed system, for higher reliability and precision. For details, fax *****28 or visit www.lexmark.com/ap. ♦Zl2 Colour Jetprinter. Costs $139, offers 1,200 by 1,200 dots per inch (dpi)
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        Lock icon E-security tools from Baltimore
        66 43 US-BASED Baltimore Technologies last week launched Baltimore Key Tools, a family of products targeted at e-security software developers. The tools let users add security features to their applications, including cryptographic processing of information, authentication, and integrity checking. The components cost between US$3,OOO and US$9,OOO per developer
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        Lock icon CADDS 5i Release 11 from PTC
        55 43 NASDAQ-LISTED PTC (Parametric Technology Corp) is ready with the updated version of its MCAD (mechanical computer-aided design) suite, CADDS 5i Release 11. The new release features increased integration with other PTC solutions, and allows intelligent design-sharing across different software applications. The software starts at
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        Lock icon Special CAD deal for mfg firms
        69 43 US-BASED Unigraphics Solutions Inc. which provides engineering software and services, said k has "extended its partnership with the Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology to offer 200 seats of its MCAD (mechanical computer-aided design) software at a special price to all manufacturing companies in Singapore".
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        59 43  -  Compiled by' Daniel Buenas SYMANTEC Corp has launched Ghost 6.5 Enterprise Edition, a PC tool that helps administrators in operating system deployment, software and disaster recovery. The software helps automate software distribution, installation and configuration, and lets routine tasks occur concurrently. It costs $58 per user for
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      415 43  -  It provides access to 27 million federal agency Web pages on 20,000 sites By] Bob Dart NYT [WASHINGTON] The federal government cranked up a new Internet "home page" last Friday that will allow Americans to access all its services from
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      616 43  -  The newest upgrade Millennium Edition is great if you're a tech-sawy, gizmo-loving, gadget-happy, network-nippy PC user, says rajuchellam RAJU CHELLAM IF you want to edit all your home movies from your analogue or digital video camera; or want to index all your favourite
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        801 44  - your service In the Asia-Pac region outside of Japan, the market for application service providers will grow tenfold, from USs2om this year to USs2oom by 2003, as TOH BAM smH finds out TOH HAN SHIH THERE'S a boom around the corner in the ASP (Application Service Provider) space in the
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          89 44 THATWEB.COM Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Aztech Systems Ltd, has launched a communication suite for professionals who use WAP. Called Mobile Office, it offers scheduling, e-mail management and other personal information features. The service has been adopted by Sing Tel Mobile under an "e-personal" branding. "Users
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          67 44 SINGTEL Mobile and Hongkong-based ebookit.com, which provides online travel bookings, have partnered to provide WAP access to flight schedules, personal travel itineraries and flight bookings through Sing Tel Mobile's e-ideas. The service will be launched in the next week or so, and will eventually let users
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          66 44 MG Logic Pte Ltd. an application and pen-input solutions developer, has received US$4 million (Ss6.B million) in seed funding from Malaysian-based ITAV (Internet Technology Asia Ventures) to develop pen-input device technology. MG Logic has developed technology that lets users use a pen and a digitised tablet
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          63 44 MEDIARING.COM Ltd, which provides Internet voice services, has tied up with Japan-based Trans Cosmos Inc, a call centre operator. Mediaßing will develop a next-generation call centre using its VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology. The centre will let website visitors contact a customer service operator through
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          68 44 WRAP-IT Group Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based developer of systems integration solutions, and Finland-based Wapit Ltd, a mobile applications and services provider, have launched what they claim is "South-east Asia's first WAP portal". Called Wasp-IT, the service lets mobile phone users chat on their phones or
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          38 44 US-BASED Doveßid Inc, which provides webcast and online capital asset auctions and valuation services, said that it has acquired Singapore-based Victor Morris Group, a business auction and valuation services company. For details, visit www.dovebid.com.
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          71 44  -  Compiled by Daniel Buenas Intel Corp has announced a new family of high-performance VPN (virtual private networking) products targeted at web-hosting companies, service providers and enterprises. The new products allows users to securely connect to branch offices and business partners over the Net. Three of the
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      285 45 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THE tanker market continues to provide serious interest with rumours of various private negotiations at ever increasing prices (for larger modern tonnage). Demolition remains very low key with a lack of tonnage seriously available for sale. There were only a few deals to
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      623 45  -  Attacks becoming more violent; international crime syndicates involved: Japanese coastguard From] P T Bangsberg m Manila JAPAN'S coastguard is urging more coordinated efforts to combat pirate attacks and other maritime crime, a serious and growing scourge in many parts of Asia.
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      37 45 [FOZ, Spain] The Portuguese cargofreighter Polanco, with 1,600 tons ofgravel on board, lies half sunken near Foz, northern Spain. The six crew, three Spaniards and three Filippinos, were rescued by a helicopter on Saturday. AFP
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      276 45 [SINGAPORE] APL, the global container transportation and logistics provider, will introduce a weekly dedicated service between Kaohsiung, Taiwan and major industrial ports in Japan. The Setonai Kai Kyushu Express will link the Kyushu, Setouchi and Okinawa regions with APL's extensive intra-Asia
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      146 45 [SINGAPORE] PSA's jointventure project with the Port of Dalian Authority (PDA) was boosted with the signing last week of an agreement to deploy PSA's Portnet e-com-merce system at the Chinese port. Dalian Portnet Company will be responsible for deploying the proprietary e-com-merce system at Dalian
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      384 45  -  Orders for offshore vessels boost profits of company's marine division By] Donald Urquhart (SINGAPORE] Rolls-Royce Intl Ltd is forecasting a 4 per cent growth a year in the marine market as its half-year profits almost triple over last year with the expectation that the
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      228 45 AFP [TOKYO] Japan mobilised 200 coastguards yesterday to clean up about 12.000 litres of fuel oil spilt into the Pacific Ocean after two tankers collided a day earlier. "We have removed thick lumps of oil but most of it spread so thin
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        800 59 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indi cated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        458 60 Lowest bidder of four consortia will be called for negotiations this week AP [BANGKOK] All four consortia bidding for the construction of the passenger terminal and concourse buildings at the planned New Bangkok International Airport (NBIA) have submitted bids considerably higher than
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        191 60 Reuters [NEW YORK] The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has told airlines that they cannot add more flights during New York's La Guardia airport's busiest and most popular flying times, in the morning and evening, the New York
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        625 60 AFP [OTSUKI, Japan] It is much faster than a "bullet", and its Japanese developers hope the latest magnetically levitated train (Maglev) will be amazing passengers in the near future. From the country that brought the world shinkansen or "bullet
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        66 60 [PARISJ Members of Air France company applaud as an Air France Concorde lands at Roissy airport outside the French capital in what may be the last flight of the jet. The flight was the first by an Air France Concorde since the July 25
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        373 60 USs7som purchase will create world's No 3 aircraft leasing company Bloomberg [BERLIN] DaimlerChrysler AG's Air Finance said it plans to buy AerFi Group pic of Ireland for US$75O million (Ssl.3 billion) in cash to create the world's third-largest aircraft leasing company. Air Finance, which is
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          98 60 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Virgin Atlantic Airways has applied to Hongkong's Civil Aviation Department to raise airfares on its Hongkong to London flights by 3 per cent, the department said. Spokeswoman Grace Ng said the department is considering Virgin's application, which was filed on Monday. She
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          63 60 Reuters [MELBOURNE] Ansett International said it would launch non-stop flights from Melbourne to Hongkong on Nov 1, marking the airline's first new route since it merged with Air New Zealand in June. Ansett said it would have four flights a week from Melbourne to Hongkong
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          111 60 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The KL International Airport (KLLA) Hubbing Development Committee is in the final stage of finalising and implementing its strategic plan for the airport. Transport Minister Dr Ling Liong Sik said. He said the strategic plan would focus on three critical issues mainly
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      285 52 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO AUSTRALIA I FULL CONSUMER SERVICE W W m aw BUM MB at Ml HB m.mn m is/»j»/w 07/10 00/1010/10 13/10 tn EMBtAU) ST 17/10 03/10 13/H 15/10 17/10 JO/10 USUUI 3*5 H/10 10/10 10/10 H/IO 74/10 77/10 POWNBMIC JSS 14/1017/30 77/11 Jl/10 jl/10 U/11 FEEDER SERVICE
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      410 52 TASMAN ORIENT NEW ZEALAND FIJI NOUMEA BREAKBULK A CONTAINERS 14 DAYS FREQUENCY ttssa vot wo sui ki fa smoi na sua wiiniiiniiiiniMiit TASMAN OtUSADEB *****7 77/W 74/W 77/W 70/09 07/10 05/10 14/10 70/10 73/10 74/10 71/10 71/10 30/10 01/11 TASMAN (dMUMOB *****0 07/10 04/10 OS/10 01/10 17/10 17/10 30/10 07/11
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      60 55 New Advertisers/Services/Agencies New Econ Line 2 x Fixed Day Sailings per Week between S'pore Bangkok, Laem Chabang See Page 13 FREMANTLE COCOS CHRISTMAS ISLAND WESTERN AUSTRALIA Turn to Page 8 Daily ASSETS ASSETS SHIPOWNERS t MANAGERS PTE LTD YANGON See Page 14 EAGLE CORPN. (PTE) LTD JAPAN PORTS! TURN TO
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      43 56 METROPORT SHIPPING SDN. BHD. I SINOKOR MERCHANT 19 <2000 p<Ki*kN* &«uku«. *<*>»«> I MARINE CO., LTD. >" S3S C r m FARWIDE SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE LTD EXPORT ltfcm-M22(sl»tt) hi: 226-ISI4 HBQJEE2!Si9BMiMMinZEI^BI^K3mB®E3ZiIJBMEXEBHK22iZJH^E^Gi2^BMOiEI3IB BBCHEH nEnnrsi BBmEE^^^HBB^KIJJBI CY: CHOYANG ML POUT HANG USN: UISAN PUS: PUSAN KWY: KWANGYANG
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      49 56 SHIPPING •WAREHOUSING Baton: Singapore Ixiadmg Daily Mon vo Sal (BATAMLNDO l/111l Accepting K1 X'««ventK*ial/Projec«/Hca\> loft Cago Reefer Container Bint on Singapiwc leading Mon. Wed &Fn (BATAMINIX) II) Accepting K1 X'onventional/Pmject Hea\> Lift Cago Tel: 227 0322 Fax: 222 9330 Bgtnwwdo Shipping t Worafcoastog Pte Ltd Umi Imjmt >03-51 OWOM
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      1123 57 SSAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD 72 kmtom Road, *06-01 to 03, Sia««por« *****1 MAM I INt/OUTWARD: 537 360S INWARD (WO): 437 2340 IMPORT STATUS (WO): 437 2371 INVENTORT (WO): 437 2420 Wsfcsita http://www.»aM«<t*ra.«MH Ct NO. **********0H BOOKINGS UNE: 535 6266 (Celio/Jessko/Mei Chon/Jeslynn/Pora/Yvonne/Hqnim) BSHMBEHHH 8 SIGS/WEEKLY INMU'IdH M!f 3 SIGS/WEEKLY vissn I
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      996 57 SIN TO SRI LANKA, INDIA, CANADA, US/EC/GULF, MEXICO I fKC SIM 1 *T SW IKW PDC. UU KM HAt HTI 0«f. SAV NfW JAM MOO rtOHWHUNHIV* Mil 27/09 03/10 o*/10 0»/10 19/H 14/10 2S/10 20/10 23/11 27/11 20/11 01/1? OS 10/12 14/12 MBUH/m u/io 23/10 24/10 20/10 07/11 02/11 14/11
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      706 57 ENG LEE SHIPPING CO PTI LTD I IC2O M: *****22 (1* Umi| FII: S33M3S/532A9A4) I T CR lS«?»»OOOOOt I VESSU VOY SIN ETA SIM (TD DESTINATION llnco S*> 16 8/00 71/09 77/09 tanpmasn /Bomonj UngJ Joyc IZ/00 71/09 77/09 Duno /Pawns Dm Dcmc 16/00 74/09 75/09 Duron Bon War Unon
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      715 58 VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN I TIGER BRIDGE 836N *****9 02 05,10 10-11/10 TIGER METRO 837N 2930/09 05-08/10 13-14/10 TIGER STAR 838N 03 04,10 17 18/10 I TIGER RHYTHM 839N 06-07 10 12 15/10 20 21/10 TIGER BRIDGE 840N 1011/10 1619/20 23 24/10 I TIGER METRO 841N 13-14/10 19-22/10 27
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      1164 58 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS PTE LTD 51 Penjuru Road, 3rd Level, .JgI*'1 Freight Links Express Logisticentre, Singapore *****3 Tel: *****11 Fax: *****77 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com.sg WEBSITE: www.freightiinks.net FOR BOOKING: *****51/3/6/60/61/62/67/68/69/79 PROJECT SHIPMENT HEAVYUFT CARGO (CONVENTIONAL RORO) Lawrence Lim *****78, H/P: *****977 lawrence@flesin.com.sg WAREHOUSING LOGISTIC SERVICES ENQUIRY" CONTACT: CLEMENT CHUA 9688 5404, VINCENT
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      894 58 or booking enquiry call *****80 /j)Y Website: http://www.o4d.coM Vlj/ OOCL guarantees weekly LCL service to USA! We can now accept LCL cargo to: Los Angeles Chicago New York Dallas Atlanta Transit time: Co-loaders are welcome i 1 CFS Location: Ifc Reliable j 27fh Keppei Distnpork flr Fixed Closing 00(1 NEW
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      125 59 ffI^REGioNALW Y*l LEGEND: Issued by Meteorological Service Singapore K Thunderstorm Y» Rain Temperature C Wind direction and speed in knots m Weather Cloudy Day *lazy1 azy Sea Conditions Wind speed symbols O Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds j J —-One hall tleche represents 5
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