The Business Times, 26 March 2001

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P> 107/03/2001 S INGAPORE I Internet: http://business-time^si^^orT^g/ MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2001 ■>
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    Lock icon MARKET SUMMARY
    71 1 STOCK MARKET INDICES Week Change ST! 1,715 J1 -96.79 SIMSCI FUTURES ....218 .tt -&50 BTS8I 695.19... -39.86 KLSE COUP ***** -2.74 NIKKEI 225 13^14.54...+981.56 HANG SOW 12,583.36 -938.68 SET INDEX 290.2a -2.75 JAKARTA COMP.. 371.47 -9.06 MANILA COMP. 1.431.57 -66.75 TAIPEI WPI 5,800.55.....+ 16.62 SEOUL COMP. 537.97 -0.70
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    87 1 FOKEX BATES usi ss US$ (S$ per l'S$) 1.783 £(ltSS/SS per 1.428 2J43 ElJRO(US$/SS/E) 0i®l 1589 DM 2.194 L231 YEN 1218 68.90 Ml 3.800 1131 HKS 7.799 4.374 BAHT 4414 ***** KUP1AH 10,350 5.805 •SS to too units *SS to 100 units PHHE IATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67
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    Lock icon SingTel bags Optus, Vodaphone opts out
    1022 1  -  Reports say deal with C&W values Optus at between Asl7b-As2ob Byy Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE) Singapore Telecommunications (Sing Tel) has won the longdrawn, three-cornered battle to take over Australia's C&W Optus Ltd, an outcome seen as a major psychological boost for the Singapore company. Reports
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    Lock icon Strategists say US stocks have hit bottom
    969 1  -  But fund managers less sure, waiting for more sustained rally From Catherine Ong in New York US equity strategists believed the stock market has hit bottom after last week's carnage which pushed leading market indicators into or near bear territory but money managers
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    Lock icon JP Morgan comes out tops in poll of bond investors
    444 1  -  It is considered to be the best bank for Asian hard currency bond research, sales and trading By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] A global survey of the top 158 bond investors has ranked J P Morgan the best bank for Asian
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      94 1 DBBPE Top Stories EU leaders pledge 3% economic growth over medium term. NoxtPmg* Ong Beng Seng opening Hard Rock Hotel in Pattaya. Pg 3 Mediaßing is tops in transparency this week Pg 4 F&B stocks: longterm view advised. P97 Successful launches push up new home sales. Pg 8 US Trade
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      442 1 BT Online will carry the full statement of the deal once it has been released by Sing Tel, widely expected to be this morning. Just log on to http;//busin«ss-tim«s.asial .com.sg TDB wants more S'pore companies to set up shop in Germany S'porean Danny Toe wins Einstein Tech Medal in Israel
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      Lock icon EU sets 3% average growth rate target
      687 2  -  EU leaders pledge speedier reforms to boost euro's flagging fortunes From 1 Shada Islam in Stockholm EUROPEAN Union leaders on Saturday promised average economic growth rates of around 3 per cent in the 15-na-tion bloc and pledged speedier economic reforms in a bid
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      Lock icon EU says it's ready to spur world economic growth
      422 2 [STOCKHOLM] European Union leaders on Saturday signalled a new global role for the 15-nation bloc and said they were ready to provide economic leadership to a faltering world economy. Ending a two-day summit, EU leaders said the eurozone was ready to
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      Lock icon Only 20 gainers as Lady's Challenge enters final lap
      383 2 [SINGAPORE! Only 20 ladies, or less than one per cent of participants, are making net gains as the "Lady's 1-Carat" Stock Challenge enters its final week. After yet another turbulent week in the Singapore stock market, last week's scoreboard saw newcomer
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon OBS opening Hard Rock Hotel in Pattaya
      758 3  -  mi exclusive He's also planning 7-12 hotels globally, including in Bangkok and Phnket From, Harish Mehta in Bangkok SINGAPORE tycoon Ong Beng Seng is setting up the first US$26 million (Ss46 million) Hard Rock Hotel in the Thai beach resort of Pattaya, and
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      Lock icon MediaRing is tops in transparency this week
      1200 4  -  Hot on its heels are Flextech and Hnan Hsin in joint No 2 By Paul Thompson The writer also lectures on accounting at the University of Nottingham in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur LAST week saw a deluge of annual results releases. In the busiest
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      Lock icon New Toyo posts $15.8m bottomline loss
      280 4  -  By\ Ven Sreenivasan LOSSES in several of its key operating divisions coupled with a one-time write-off of pre-operating expenses saw paper products maker New Toyo sinking further into the red for the year ended Dec 31, 2000. Operating loss after tax but before extraordinaries
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      Lock icon CityDev 2000 profit seen to rise 13.6%
      390 7 Its performance is seen to be boosted by its London nnit Bloomberg CITY Developments Ltd (CityDev), Singapore's second largest traded property company, is expected to report a 13.6 per cent increase in 2000 profit, boosted by rising revenue at its London hotel unit.
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      Lock icon Aussino.com's interim profit falls 17.5% to $3.1m
      188 7  -  By' Ven Sreenivasan LIFESTYLE products wholesaler Aussino.com suffered a 17.5 per cent fall in interim earnings to $3.1 million largely due to the fall of the Australian dollar. The turnover for the six months to Dec 31 rose 18.1 per cent to $17.9
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      Lock icon F&B stocks: long-term view advised
      988 7  -  Investors have to face np to the risks associated with regionalisation, say analysts Rachel Ong THE listing of several new F&B stocks on the Singapore Exchange has thrown up this question: Are food and beverage stocks, traditionally seen by investors as a defensive sector, a
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      334 3 This announcement appears as a matter of record only March 2001 UNITED FOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda on 14 August 2000) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 130,550,000 NEW SHARES OF HK$O.25 EACH COMPRISING: (A) 9,550,000 OFFER SHARES AT 550.315 FOR EACH OFFER SHARE BY WAY OF PUBLIC OFFER; AND (B)
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      107 4 M Hakim Fry Intemationl STAY AHEAD WITH YOUR UK PROPERTY INVESTMENT by signing up today for our UK Taxation Seminar specially organized for you by Hamptons International and Hakim Fry International Diary these dates 27th and 28th March 2001 at 6:00 pm Venue: 350 Orchard Road #12-01 Shaw House Singapore
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      445 6 Source: JM Sassoon Stocks Volume Frontline 5c 118,848,000 PactficCentufylOc 66,931,000 Goldtron5c 56,773,000 Omni Ind 10c 54,224,000 Vickers Capital 25c 53,372,000 Lantom US2c 52,000.000 SingTel 15c 47,918,000 Integra 5c 48,259.000 QES Ind Lid 20c 45,590,000 OUB 39,191.000 Stocks DBSGrp 579,990,091 OUB 259,814.768 0C8C *****0,735 UOB..._ 187.975,601 Chart Semiconductor 26c 144,408.327 Omni
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      Lock icon Worst not over yet as hopes of H2 market recovery dim
      683 6  -  STOCKS r. sivanithy ARE we in the midst of a bear trap? This question cropped up at the end of last week when the market rally saw the Straits Times Index recapturing the 1,700-point level. Put differently, was the
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      Lock icon UOL May warrant attractive candidate for conversion
      193 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy THE next warrant in the local market to expire is United Overseas Land's, which runs out at the end of May. It's an interesting instrument to study because it's nicely balanced with the shares selling for $1.70. versus
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      Lock icon SGX: good market recovery play
      259 6  -  HOT STOCK By < Ven Sreenivasan SHARES of the Singapore Exchange snapped an eight-day losing streak last Friday when it bounced back 6 cents to close at $1.14. A total of 10.9 million shares changed hands, a figure which is significantly higher than the 10-day
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      117 6 SPP Ltd will bold its EGM on April 16,2001 at 10.00 am, 30 Robinson Road,#l2-01 Robinson Towers. ♦MEDI-Rad Associates Ltd will go ex-dividend (final dividend of 0.30 cent and final dividend 0f0.695 cent tax exempt) on May 25,2001. Last day for buying-in on a cum basis is on
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      Lock icon Yen, Australian dollar lead slump in Asian markets
      575 6 AFP [HONGKONG] The yen led a generally poor week for Asian currencies, dropping to a near two-year low against the US dollar at one point, although it had partially recovered by late last Friday. Another notable casualty was the Australian dollar, which
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      506 6 NOTICES To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 I IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF AM ASIA PTE LTD (PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATORS APPOINTED) Statutory Declaration by Directors of Company's Inability to continue business By reason of Us liabilities Name of
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      566 6 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 LIM KAH NGAM (INVESTMENT) PTE. LTD. (In Member*' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company held on 19 March. 2001 the following resolutions were duly passed 1. SPECIAL RESOLUTION WINDING UP That the Company be wound up votuntarly pursuant to Section
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      195 6 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP SO AND IN THE MATTER OF All ASIA PTE LTD NOTICE OF MEETING OF CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuont of Section 296 of the Companies Act, Chopter SO thot o meeting of the creditors of the obovenamed Company will be held
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      551 6 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF PILA ASIA PTE LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of PILA ASIA PTE LTD, duly held and convened at its reostered office. 70 Palmar Road. #03-078. Palmer Houaa. Singapore *****7,
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      159 7 Are You Cut Out For It? Henley Management College is one of the world's most respected and leading international business schools, accredited by EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System). At Henley, we work in partnership with you to challenge your management development. The Henley MBA in Project Management is a flexible
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon PM Goh to hold talks with Czech PM today
      137 8  -  Fromi Chuang Peck Ming in Pnigiw PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong arrived here last night on the final leg of his first official visit to the Eastern European states of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Mr Goh, who flew in
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      Lock icon February job ad volume up 15%
      303 8  -  WM U Inn the economy employment By] Marissa Chew THE volume of job advertisements climbed 15 per cent in February compared to the same month a year ago. After months of spectacular growth last year—job ad volumes rocketed 116 per cent in February last
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      Lock icon MAS, push for advisers, agents not tied to firms
      107 8  -  Cedric Ang Choon Wah Singapore, via Internet I REFER to your report, "Financial advisers: MAS paper seeks feedback" by Angela Tan (BT, March 22). As an insurance adviser, I strongly urge the Monetary Authority of Singapore to push for "non-principal represented"
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      Lock icon Successful launches push up new home sales in Q1
      704 8  -  But this is not seen as indicative of a pickup; prices conld have softened slightly, say analysts By] Marissa Chew RESIDENTIAL property sales got a boost from the successful launches of projects like Compass Heights, Binjai Crest and Goldenhill Park in
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      Lock icon Time to change maxim to 'Never bet, especially on the Fed'
      387 8  -  MAILnEffM Narayana Narayana Singapore, via Internet I REFER to your editorial "Mr Greenspan in the dock" (BT, March 22). If ever there were a case of "Damned when he did, .and damned if he didn't", Mr Greenspan must stand
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      Lock icon We can all learn from the Boeing case
      126 8  -  Charles Loke Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the Reuters report, "Plan to cut US export aid worries Boeing" (BT. March 19). I believe this is a good lesson to the world not to take things for granted. Years ago, Boeing was
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      Lock icon Media also has role in educating kids
      208 8  -  Chua Chow Teow, Stanley Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the article "A racket that's doing children in" by Thomas Szasz (BT, March 20). The various references in the article to problem teens in America are, in my view, a reflection of the
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      163 8 We welcome letters. E-mail us at btletter® sph.com.sg or fax us at *****71, or write to: The Business rimes, 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
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Poverty, not racial problems, caused clashes: Dr M
      512 10 KUALA LUMPUR He says govt has been lulled by the low poverty figures in the country AP, Reuters PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad said poverty, not racial problems, triggered violence earlier this month that left at least six people dead and scores of
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      Lock icon Govt orders factories to trim foreign workers first
      306 10 KUALA LUMPUR AP, Bernama THE Malaysian government has directed multinational companies with factories in the country to lay off foreign workers first if they shut down or relocate their operations, news reports said yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the
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      Lock icon Call for probe into ate surge in KLSE index
      207 10 KUALA LUMPUR AFX-Asia AN economist and opposition leaders said they are calling for an investigation into the late surge in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange index during last Wednesday's trading. "It seems odd and unusual. It's worth an investigation in terms
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      Lock icon M'sian govt's costly bailouts raise eyebrows
      726 10 KUALA LUMPUR Bat it sees this as a way of cushioning economy against global slowdown this year Reuters MALAYSIA can afford to loosen its purse strings to pump prime the economy, but the government could pay a political price as people question how their
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  • SOUTH east asia
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      Lock icon Indon central bank warns of more rate hikes
      442 11 JAKARTA This will happen if pressure on the rnpi&h persists, says Bank Indonesia governor Xinhua BANK Indonesia governor Sjahril Sabirin said the central bank would continue raising interest rates if pressure on the rupiah persists, according to the Jakarta Post on Saturday.
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      Lock icon Bulog eyes former food supply role
      181 11 JAKARTA Reuters THE new chief of Indonesia's state commodity regulator Bulog wants the agency to resume food supply activities halted by a 1998 pact with the International Monetary Fund, local media reported on Saturday. Bulog lost its monopoly on the import of basic essentials
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      Lock icon Philippines wants to shed kidnap capital image
      530 11 MANILA AFP PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo has vowed to stamp out the Philippines' image as the world's kidnapping capital after a rash of abductions threatens to derail her supporters in upcoming national polls. Military intelligence officers are being redeployed to help police fight
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      Lock icon Gus Dur faces crucial week
      390 11 JAKARTA He delivers response to parliamentary censure for role in two graft scandals AP INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid is facing what could be the most crucial week yet in his battle to avoid impeachment by a hostile Parliament that has implicated him in corruption. Analysts
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  • EAST asia
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      Lock icon China probe finds stock rigging rife
      604 12 SHANGHAI Regulator says eight ont of the 10 fond management firms in price manipulation Reuters, AFP EIGHT out of 10 Chinese fund management companies have engaged in abnormal stock trading activities, according to results of an investigation of price manipulation in the industry, state
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      Lock icon Taiwan's China Dev Bank, China United Trust to merge
      273 12 TAIPEI Bloomberg CHINA Development Industrial Bank, Taiwan's biggest bank by market value, is merging with China United Trust Investment Ltd, the Economic Daily News reported, marking the latest industry combination aimed at fending off foreign competition. The newspaper, which did not
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      Lock icon Bank in HK in probe over late Nigerian despot's loot
      246 13 HONGKONG AFP A LEADING Hongkong bank is to face a criminal inquiry after it was alleged to have been one of 15 banks used to launder biUions of dollars looted by late Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha, a report said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Superboy heading for the bottom?
      779 13  -  S3! comment HK STOCKS As Hang Seng looks set to follow suit, some blue chips will start to look Interesting quak hiang whai POOR Richard Li. The son of billionaire Li Ka-shing must be wondering what spooked him in the last year which saw him
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      Lock icon CyberWorks seen to suffer hefty 2000 losses
      630 13 HONGKONG It will post this week its first combined results since acquiring Cable Wireless HKT Reuters PACIFIC Century CyberWorks (CyberWorks), the embattled telecoms and Internet firm headed by Richard Li, will post this week its first combined results since acquiring Hongkong's dominant telco,
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  • US trade
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      Lock icon US Trade Rep cooks up an alphabet soup
      1714 14  -  But will Chef Zoellick be able to turn out a tasty trade soup that everyone, including the members of Congress, will be able to diffest? From Leon Hadar in Washington ROBERT Zoellick, the new US Trade Representative in the administration of George
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  • SOUTH asia
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      Lock icon Tax authorities raid leading Bombay brokers
      464 15 BOMBAY Raid is part of probe into insider trading, price manipulation Reuters INDIAN tax authorities on Friday searched the premises of a number of leading Bombay stock brokers in connection with allegations of insider trading and price manipulation, government officials said. "The Department of
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      Lock icon India braces for barrage of Federal bond issues
      505 15 BOMBAY Reuters INDIA'S money market is bracing for a rash of federal bond issues in April as the massive government borrowing programme for the next fiscal year gets underway. The government is seeking to push through the bulk of its borrowings during
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Global recession: warnings grow louder
      684 16 NEW YORK World business cycles are more closely intertwined, risking common shocks to all markets: analysts Reuters AS global stock markets topple, the Japanese and US economies sputter and financial seams begin to pop in major emerging markets, anxiety is bubbling into financial markets that
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      Lock icon Fed asks banks to provide more data on risks
      290 16 WASHINGTON Reuters SEEKING to reduce the risk of a major bank failure that could shake the entire financial system, the Federal Reserve on Friday asked large US banks to publicly disclose more information about their trading and lending activities. In a
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      Lock icon Apocalypse now?Not yet for investing public
      827 16  -  Investors have reached a state of mild alarm, writes rmup cogoam PHILIP COGGAN FT WHEN markets are moving rapidly, it is easy to be swayed by the emotion and excitement of the occasion. The talk was all of endless boom in March last year;
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      Lock icon Australia wants FTA with US and S'pore
      270 17 CANBERRA Barriers exist in S'pore services sector: Aussie trade minister AP ALTHOUGH negotiations will be tough, Australia wants to push ahead with working out free trade deals with the United States and Singapore, a senior minister said yesterday. Trade Minister Mark Vaile said
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      Lock icon No major earthquake damage in Hiroshima
      523 17 There's relief the industrial area was largely spared AFP [HIROSHIMA] Japanese manufacturers heaved a sigh of relief yesterday as there were no reports of major damage to their factories from the weekend's earthquake in this heavily industrial area. The quake killed two people and
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      Lock icon Belgium likely to delay decision on Belgacom slake: source
      235 17 BRUSSELS Reuters BELGIUM will likely postpone a decision on further privatisation of national telecoms operator Belgacom until next year due to the severe drop in valuations for telecoms companies, an industry source said on Friday. "It'll probably wait until next January
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      Lock icon BT CEO Bonfield seen quitting: UK papers
      123 17 LONDON Reuters PETER Bonfield, chief executive of debt-laden British Telecom, is expected to quit as leading shareholders caU for a management shake-up, British newspapers reported yesterday. Mr Bonfield is expected to announce his resignation when a debt-reduction programme goes before shareholders next month,
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      Lock icon US seen posting 6th straight fall in consumer confidence
      576 17 WASHINGTON March index will drop to 104 points following Feb's record low, says one economist AFX-Asia US economic indicators to be released this week will show consumer confidence declining for a sixth straight month in March, and that while new and
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      Lock icon Schroder pays ex-chief £5m in 'takeover' bonus
      401 18 LONDON RBS investors want to vote off 2 board members in protest over similar bonuses FT SCHRODERS, the UK fund manager, has paid Win Bischoff, its former chairman, a £5 million (5512.7 million) "special" bonus for leading the company to FTSE 100 status
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      423 18 CHICAGO They are based on index of basket of mortgage securities Bloomberg THE Chicago Board of Trade is offering mortgage-backed futures and options, the latest effort by the 153-year-old exchange to enter the US$2.3 trillion (Ss4.l trillion) mort-gage-backed securities market. CBOT mortgage futures and options,
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      463 18 NEW YORK Listed World Wrestling Federation bays rival from Turner Broadcasting NYT SMACKDOWN! Ted Turner's wrestling career is over. In what may be the ultimate plot twist in wrestling's ever vicious soap opera, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc (WWF) said on Friday that it
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      609 19 AFP [LONDON] World commodity prices remained under pressure last week as turmoil on global equity markets sent shockwaves around the globe and darkened the outlook for world economic growth. Traders remained nervous about the potential impact on demand of wild swings in share prices from Amsterdam to Hongkong.
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      264 20 HONGKONG AFP INVESTORS on the Hongkong bourse will again focus on developments in the US this week, with sentiment and market fluctuations likely to follow those in the United States, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index lost 938.68 points,
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      858 20 □Sydney -1018 AUSTRALIAN banking and resource stocks will become increasingly vulnerable to negative investor sentiment this week, brokers said last Friday. The benchmark All Ordinaries Index closed at a ninemonth low last Friday after slipping to 3,094.3 points, a 3.2 per cent fall over the past week.
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      484 20 NEW YORK Late-week comeback fuels hopes that the market has touched bottom AFP WALL Street was left gasping for air after a brutal week of volatile trade, but some market watchers see a glimmer of hope on the horizon in the
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      1929 20 Q Paris -***** THE Paris bourse closed up last week as technology stocks led by telecoms equipment maker Alcatel rode a positive Wall Street wave and Old Economy favourites like Renault chipped in with solid gains. The CAC-40 Index closed at 4,951.13 points, up 126.31 or 2.62
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      383 20 LONDON Continued volatility expected as investors remain on alert for farther profit warnings AFP THE London stock market emerged battered and bruised from wild swings on Wall Street last week as investors worldwide fretted about prospects for the global economy. The FTSE Index of
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      325 20 TOKYO AFP TOKYO share prices appear to have bottomed out and are likely to stabilise this week after a return to zero interest rates by the Bank of Japan, brokers said. They are also being bolstered by an agreement between
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      413 21 AFP Qftmpositelndex -174 TRADE on the Malaysian bourse is expected to be choppy in this holiday-shortened week amid growing concerns over the US slowdown, analysts said last Friday. The market will be closed today for a public holiday. "Trade is likely to be volatile
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      592 22 SOX Derivatives Trading Weeklyßoundup US Fed chairman Alan Greenspan showed the stock and bond markets his version of "March Madness". While a rate cut was a slam-dunk, odds makers were busy right up until tip-off on Tuesday afternoon. Many placed bets that Mr Greenspan
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  • New Asia Biz Woman
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      Lock icon Kwan is Queen of the Ice for 4th time
      644 24 Winning the World Figure Skating crown is a confidence boost as she bids for Olympic gold in 2002 AFP [VANCOUVER] DEFENDING champion Michelle Kwan of the United States proved that she remains Queen of Ice when she rallied to win her
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      Lock icon Cleopatra dumpy, plain: British curator
      157 24 LONDON Reuters CLEOPATRA, the queen of ancient Egypt, who has been portrayed on the silver screen by some of Hollywood's most beautiful women, was actually short, fat and plain, Britain's Sunday Times newspaper said. Screen sirens Elizabeth Taylor, Vivien Leigh and Sophia Loren are among
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      252 25 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 4 No improvement in child's bed--4 Farce in attempt to conceal a tin* routine? (3, 4, 3, 5) garment (8) 5 A first for the set of characters 8 It comes to aged, if confused (6) (8) 9 Expel odd characters shown to 6 Point to angular
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      Lock icon Attracting startups— the German way
      385 28 IN A BID to help startups in its multimedia industry take off quickly, the Germans last week launched a new initiative to link venture capitalists, industry experts and fresh startups and other companies into a network. Called the New Businesses Network Germany (NBNG), the initiative
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      583 28 SEVERAL Singapore companies have had field days so far at CeBIT 2001, especially those that have just launched their IT products globally. Some companies, like Megalntell, Sunderland and MG Logic, said they have had "many indications of interest from potential distributors and partners" that should
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      Lock icon Three S' pore pavilions at CeBIT this year
      549 28  -  Strong demand for electronics pushed S'pore's trade with Germany to $7.38b last year Reports from Serena Ng m Hannover SINGAPORE'S Trade Development Board (TDB) wants more Singapore companies to set up offices in Germany, Britain and France to reach out to the
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      Lock icon Europe's annual tech industry party loses its sparkle
      381 28  -  Despite that, 8,000 companies have swamped Hannover for the week-long jamboree By Mark Thompson Reuters [HANNOVER] Europe's top tech trade fair CeBIT is as big and chaotic as ever, but last year's excitement has faded as groups struggle to restore shaken investor
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      Lock icon Bluetooth not ready to roll yet
      558 28  -  Products on display at CeBIT are still too costly and complicated to appeal to most consumers 9y] Philip Lagerkranser, Linda Andersson Bloomberg [HANNOVER] Bluetooth has been promoted for two years as a technology to link electronic devices without a tangle of wires. So far,
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        602 29  -  Most customers, even large ones, will be able to finish their implementation of the new software in 90 days or less, says Oracle Corp By] David Mok US-BASED giant Oracle Corp wants to radically transform the way large companies buy and install the core software applications
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        Lock icon Web Connection plans to push revenues here
        414 29  -  It has set up e-biz practice groups in finance, travel, retail, media and telecom By] David Mok E-BUSINESS integrator Web Connection plans to grow its revenues by 25 to 30 per cent this year in Singapore by helping companies e-enable their business. Web
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      Lock icon Anew US$178m tech fund from Jafco
      472 30  -  The company seeks to invest primarily in computer software and peripherals sectors in startups in S'pore w Tang Weng Fai Singapore-based Jafco investment (Asia Pacific) Ltd has launched a new US$l7B million (Ss3lo million) closeended Jafco Asia Technology Fund, incorporated in the Cayman Islands,
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      Lock icon What bubble?
      1274 30  -  Venture capital is booming in India-and so are expectations By, Justin Doebele Forbes Global VENTURE capitalists around the world are pulling in their horns, but not in India. There the amount of money dedicated to venture-capital funds continues to explode. Estimates vary, but it's likely that more than
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      Lock icon Nortel now top telco globally
      268 30  -  Revised estimates from Gartner put the Canadian telecom equipment manufacturer as the leading communications giant in revenues By Raju Chellam CANADA-BASED Nortel Networks Inc has jumped from third place to first in the new global rankings of telecommunications equipment manufacturers for 2000, according to a
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      Lock icon New web-enabled printers from HP
      340 30  -  The five printers came with embedded web servers, embedded virtual machines, and infrared technology for wireless printing By I Chua Hui Min HEWLETT-PACKARD Far East last week unveiled a family of web-enabled printers in a bid to transform printers from peripheral devices to intelligent appliances
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      Lock icon Borland beefing up its Asia business
      592 31  -  E-infrastrocture provider aiming for Asia Pac to bring in np to 30% of revenue By Elizabeth Su US-BASED e-biz infrastructure provider, Borland Software Corp, wants the AsiaPacific region to contribute up to 30 per cent to gross global revenues in the next 18 months,
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      896 31  -  11 i comment INFOTECH Technology makes possible the movement of trillions of dollars, yet the same connectivity endangers the entire trading system. Regulators mnst fine-tune risk controls tang weng fai The writer isaßT Correspondent HERE'S a paradox: advances in IT technology, that should obviously
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        Lock icon Informatics to offer Oracle courses
        46 31 INFORMATICS Holdings Ltd has tied up with Oracle Singapore to provide Oracle product training for Informatics programmes. These include the Diploma in Computer Studies, Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies, Diploma in IT and Advanced Diploma in IT. For details, visit www.informaticsgroup.com.
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        Lock icon Quantum's end-to-end solutions
        37 31 STORAGE giant Quantum will team up with Quantum lATL and Computer Associates (CA) to offer end-to-end storage solutions, combining Quantum's Super DLT, Quantum I ATL's library systems and CA's ARCserve 2000 storage management software.
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        Lock icon Asiabooster in Singapore
        35 31 HONGKONG-BASED "business accelerator" Asiabooster has teamed up with Singapore-based Active Capital Asia (ACA) and opened a Singapore office. Asiabooster has also appointed ACA managing director, Dominique Pommier, as its chief financial officer.
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        Lock icon Seagate Software's Crystal now
        46 31 SEAGATE Software, a privately-held Seagate company, said it will change its name to Crystal Decisions. The company provides information infrastructure for reporting, analysis and information delivery. Crystal Decisions (Singapore) Pte Ltd will be headed by Lee Boon Huat, regional director of Asia.
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        Lock icon Hitachi on-glass at Changi
        61 31 HITACHI Asia Ltd said it has introduced its Hitachi SelecTop Glass —a video-cum-PC imaging system which projects a 40-inch by 60-inch image onto a transparent glass surface at Changi Airport Terminals 1 and 2. The company said Changi is the first international airport to feature the
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        54 31 HOMEGROWN Hardware Zone Pte Ltd has announced the first winners of its annual Hardware Zone Awards, for last year's computer hardware and consumer products. The winners include AMD Athlon (best high-performance CPU): Canon Power Shot Gl (best digital camera); and Creative Nomad Jukebox (most innovative digital audio player).
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        Lock icon IT in geo-engineering
        34 31 A SEMINAR on "IT in Geo-Engineering" will be held on Apr 4 at the Hotel New Otani. It is organised by Cl-Premier Pte Ltd. For details, fax *****30 or e-mail cipremie(asingnet.com.sg.
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        Lock icon Broadband conference
        42 31  -  Compiled by Chua Hui Min A CONFERENCE and exhibition, Fast Track seminar series—hooked on broadband" will be held on Apr 26 at Suntec City. It is organised by IDA and SingaporeONE. For details, fax *****43, e-mail alUx@teltfocal.com or visit www.telefocal.com/fasttrack.
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      Lock icon Intel unveils 'fastest mobile Pentium'
      471 32  -  Toshiba, Dell Gateway among first here to announce systems based on the new processors I 1 By Janice Lee INTEL Technology Asia last week launched its new mobile Pentium 111 processor running at 1 GHz here, claiming it is the fastest mobile PC processor available
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      Lock icon How America affects Asia
      755 33  -  Book talks about a new Asia and how the the two cultures will shape the corporate world By Chua Hui Min Title: Bemade In America How Asia Will Change Because America Boomed Author: Jim Rohwer. Publisher: John Wiley A Sana (Ada) Pte Ltd. Pages: 400. Price:
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      Lock icon Linux following swelling in S'pore
      413 33  -  By Tang Weng Fai THE local Linux scene seems to be perking up, going by the interest and attendance at the third Linux User Conference held here last week. Linux is fast catching up globally as a operating system its source code is available free
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      Lock icon Avnet Asia opens design centre here
      245 33  -  Byi Chen Huifen ELECTRONICS component distributor, Avnet Asia Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of US-based Avnet Inc, opened its Avnet Radio Frequency Design Services Lab in Singapore. The $1 million, 1,600 sq ft centre in Ang Mo Kio is the company's first such in Asia
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      Lock icon Made in Taiwan
      1193 33  -  Where was your laptop manufactured? More likely than not, somewhere close to Taipei. One billionaire has a big chunk of the market By Andrew Tanzer "Recession? I don't know why people say there's a recession," says Barry Lam, the world's littleknown king of notebook computers. "We've been
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      Lock icon S'porean wins Einstein Technology Medal
      352 34  -  Businessman Danny Toe was given the award for his achievements in high-tech by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu By Raju Chellam SINGAPORE businessman Danny Toe was awarded Israel's Einstein Technology Medal by the former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, at a ceremony in Tel
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        Lock icon Canon's PowerShot Pro launched
        59 34 CANON Singapore has launched its Power Shot Pro 90 IS digital camera, with a built-in 10X optical zoom lens and optical image stabiliser. The Power Shot comes with Canon's Remote Capture and Photo Stitch and Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE software. It is now available with a
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        Lock icon Biodata NetMonitor
        39 34 GERMANY-BASED Biodata Information Technology has launched its Biodata Net Monitor, which monitors IT networks and provides failure alerts via SMS, pager, e-mail, fax, Internet or phone. Prices start from *****,499. For details, fax *****16 or e-mail sales@biodata.com.sg.
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        Lock icon OfficeScan from Trend Micro
        50 34 JAPAN-BASED Trend Micro Inc has launched its Office Scan for Small Business Servers 2000 version 5.0, an anti-virus software for enterprises using Microsoft's Small Business Server 2000. It costs US$495 for a 50-seat licence; upgraders from Small Business Server 4.5 pay US$l99. For details, fax *****97.
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        Lock icon HP's dual-sensor scanner
        48 34 HEWLETT-PACKARD Far East has launched its new HP Scanjet 7400 C series of scanners, with dual 2,400 dpi (dots-per-inch) and 600 dpi sensors, for different scanning speeds and requirements. The products will be available next month, at prices starting from US$699. For details, visit www.hp.com.
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        Lock icon Kodak launches colour printer
        52 34 KODAK Singapore has launched the Kodak Personal Picture Maker 200 by Lexmark. It is a standalone printer which can be connected to a PC via a USB port The product features a 1.8-inch colour LCD preview screen, and is now available for $459. For details, go
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        Lock icon Compaq's iPAQ Pocket PC
        74 34 COMPAQ Computer Asia-Pacific has introduced the iPAQ Pocket PC H3660, which runs on an Intel StrongArm 206 MHz microprocessor, offers 64 MB of memory, and will be available for US$649 next month. Compaq has also launched the iPAQ Pocket PC Dual PC Card Expansion Pack, which
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        Lock icon InFocus projector
        57 34 US-BASED InFocus Corp has unveiled the InFocus LP130, a mobile projector that weighs 1.36 kg and offers XGA resolution at 1,100 lumens of brightness. It comes with Digital Light Processing technology from Texas Instruments, and is compatible with Windows-based PDAs. The product will debut next month at $9,800.
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        Lock icon Dell revises Latitude prices
        43 34  -  -Compiled by < Chua Hui Min DELL Asia-Pacific has announced price reductions on its Latitude series of notebook computers. The Latitude C600 now costs $3,033; the Latitude C800, $3,566; and the Latitude CPt S600ST, $2,429. For details, go to www.dell.com/ap.
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      Lock icon Napster may buy Gigabeat assets
      410 35  -  Proposed acquisition of music discovery services aimed at promoting legitimate business: analyst By Sue Zeidler Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Napster, which is struggling to stay alive in the wake of a court order that has eroded its user base, might buy some assets of music indexing
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      Lock icon Web from power socket sparks buzz at CeBIT fair
      586 35  -  Powerline can offer data transmission at lower prices, higher speed: proponents By Deborah Cole AFP [HANNOVER] Cutting-edge companies hailed the commercial premiere of web access and phone services via electric wall sockets powerlines at Germany's CeBIT show. But industry reps at
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      Lock icon L&H makes a point with new products
      288 35 Company attending fair to show it's alive and kicking official Bloomberg [HANNOVER] LERNOUT Hauspie Speech Products NV (L&H) came to CeBIT to display new products, including a prototype that lets users listen to appointments on Compaq's handheld computer, Ipaq. The Belgian speech-recog-nition software
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        Lock icon New Internet security healthcheck service
        720 36  -  Compaq and ISS have teamed up to help companies ward off hackers and intruders, reports ekjzabethsu ELIZABETH SU COMPANIES can now get Internet "security healthchecks" to keep malicious intruders away from their corporate networks, following a new service launched last week by Compaq Global Services
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        Lock icon Sony to debut Clie early next month
        349 36  -  The $599 Palm-powered gizmo is targeted at individuals looking for entertainment as well By Chen Huifen SONY Singapore launched its newest PDA here last week. Called Clie short for communication, link, information, entertainment this is the first among Sony's handheld models to be
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          69 36 A SUBSIDIARY of Boston-based Harcourt General Inc called NETg last week launched what it rlnimAri was "Singapore's most advanced Internet training solution". Called Xtre me Learning, it offers courses in IT professional skills, desktop application and professional development skills. Courses are delivered in small learning packages called
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          Lock icon SurfGold gets US%5m in new funds
          35 36 auwwuj.tUM Ltd, which develops online loyalty programmes, has secured more than US$5 million (SsB.9 million) in additional funding from techpacific.com, Tekbanc Ltd, Walden International, and new investor ABR Holdings.
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          Lock icon Brokat Server Technologies 4.5 ready
          68 36 NASDAQ-LISTED Brokat Technologies has launched the Brokat Server Technologies version 4.5, which comes with two application servers and various add-ons. The Brokat Advanced Server is currently available at US$4O,OOO (5571,300) per CPU, and the Brokat Enterprise Server at US$6O,OOO; prices for Brokat Server Add-Ons for
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          Lock icon Concord launches eHealth 4.8
          50 36 US-BASED Concord Communications has introduced its eHealth Service Provider Version 4.8 for ISPs. The product supports digital subscriber line and IP virtual private networks, and will ease operational support systems integration and scalability, Concord said. Prices start at U5589,995 (*****,400) per unit. For details, visit www.concord.com.
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          Lock icon Free security software
          40 36 US-BASED Avaya Labs has released its Libsafe 2.0 free security software for the Linux operating system. The product protects against "buffer overflow" and "format string" attacks, two common security vulnerabilities, Avaya Labs said. For details, visit www.research.avayalabs.com/project.
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          Lock icon Vignette's free upgrade
          29 36 VIGNETTE Corp said it will provide a free Vignette Upgrade Kit for enterprise content management to existing Interwoven Team Site customers. For rWaiic go to www.vignette.com.
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          Lock icon NCS to host AirGateway
          41 36 NATIONAL Computer Systems Pte Ltd (NCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Singapore Telecom Group, announced it will host Air Gateway's wireless products and telecommunications 'Value-added services" on NCS' Digital Centrix service. For details, rhacfc out www.ncs.com.sg.
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          Lock icon New AsianMail shopping portal
          33 36 US-BASED Creative Online Enterprises has launched a new shopping portal at wwwAsianMaU.com. The portal offers Asian news, entertainment and lifestyle information, as well as e-commerce services few prospective merchants.
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      680 37  -  Sharp downtrend in Feb may be sign US retailers are worried abont economic slowdown By. Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] While early indications from key ports on the US West Coast appear to be confirming an economic slowdown, major transpacific carriers remain
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      179 37 [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation has broken its best vessel productivity rate and set a new record for an APL container ship. Loading 280 containers per hour onto APL Sardonyx at Brani Terminal on Feb 28, PSA easily surpassed its own record of 243 containers
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      375 37  -  From 1 P T Bangsberg in Manila SOUTH Korea's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries says it will introduce a bill to establish two port authorities to administer Inchon and Pusan beginning this summer. The bill will also direct the government
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      328 37 70% of contracts in US$, so strong yen can hit profitability Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japanese shipbuilders should benefit from a weakening of the yen against the dollar although orders have slipped by more than a tenth so far this year, the Shipbuilders Association of
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      49 37 [MONTREAL] The tanker Petrolia Desgagnes moves into the St Lambert lock near Montreal, the first lock in the St Lawrence Seaway system. The seaway opened last Friday a week earlier than usual, a record for the 43-year-old waterway, in the hope of capturing AP
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        856 38 The sinking of the world's largest offshore rig is the latest in a series of accidents and embarrassing oil spills that have dogged Brazil's giant oil producer over the last three years Reuters [RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil] WITH the sinking of the
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        198 49 Mat 26 Brunei: Hijrah. Indonesia: Awal Muharram. Malaysia: Awal Muharram. Mar 29 Taiwan: Youth Day. Apr 1 Australia: Good Friday. Argentina: Good Friday. Apr 12 Argentina: Maundy Thursday. Denmark: Maundy Thursday. Mexico: Holy Thursday. Apr 13 Mexico: Good Friday. New Zealand: Good Friday. Canada: Good Friday. Denmark: Good
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        776 49 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 mar ket. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        525 50 Aviation body to set np fond to help poorer nations improve air safety [NEW DELHI] Airline chief executives should fly economy class to better understand air rage, according to International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) secretary general R C Costa Pereira. Speaking
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        404 50 Let United, American airlines win slots instead of AirTran: US Air Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US Airways Group Inc told federal officials that preventing the country's two largest airlines from gaining take-off and landing slots at Washington's National Airport might reduce service
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          107 50 AFP IPOINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe] Twenty people were killed on Saturday when a small passenger plane crashed into a house and exploded on the Stench Caribbean resort island of Saint Barthelemy, local officials said. All 17 passengers—mainly tourists from France—and two crew members on the Air
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          60 50 Bloomberg [LONDON] Rolls-Royce pic, the second- biggest maker of airplane engines, said it won a US$l2O million (*****.4 million) contract from Algeria's Khalife Airways to supply engines for three Airbus Industrie passenger Jets it is buying. Khalifa Airways ordered three A 340-500 long-range planes, which will
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          56 50 AFP [DHAKA] Bangladesh's second international airport, built with Japanese development funds in the port city of Chittagong, was opened on Saturday. The airport, earlier used for domestic and some regional flights, was upgraded at a cost of 6.41 billion taka (Ss2lo million), with Japan providing
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        353 50 Bat EU leaders again delay satellite project AP [STOCKHOLM] EU leaders said they will give the go-ahead in June to a Europewide air traffic control area to end the mishmash of national systems causing ever longer delays for travellers. In a related development,
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        358 50 Xinhua [BANGKOK] National flag carrier Thai Airways International (THAI) is moving to boost its image and sale volumes following a blast of one of its Boeing 737-400 aircraft early this month, according to a report of THAI yesterday. THAI president Bhisit Kuslasayanon
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      166 50 an effort to maintain a high standard of service to their customers, the shipping the intra-Asia trade are considering to introduce a rate restoration programme 1 April 2001 to their customers including a voluntary rate increase for Singapore/Japan. is the shipping lines intention that from 1 April onward allshipments with
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