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ASIANET DAILY SUMMARY - PRESS RELEASES FOR FRIDAY 3 JULY 2009

By ASIANET Bernama - Friday, July 3

ATTENTION EDITORS,

SYDNEY, July 3 /AsiaNet/ --

NEW DIGI TRANSPORT(TM)... MINNETONKA, Minn.- Digi International (Nasdaq: DGII) today introduced the Digi TransPort VC7400, an enterprise- class virtual private network (VPN) concentrator that provides easy, secure connectivity to large installations of remote cellular or wired devices. http://www.digi.com

AVEVA MARINE... CAMBRIDGE - AVEVA (LSE:AVV) announced today that it has made further enhancements to its AVEVA Marine portfolio. With a main focus on interoperability, this new release of the AVEVA Marine portfolio now offers AVEVA's marine customers extended possibilities for data exchange between various sources. http://www.aveva.com

NOW MANAGE .TEL... LONDON - Telnic Limited , the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that, as well as being able to view .tel domains in 11 languages on the web, customers can now also manage their .tel domains in those languages from today. http://www.telnic.org

LATIN AMERICA'S SMARTPHONE... CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- Given the growing interest by operators in smartphones, intensified competition among vendors, and the greater potential for growth in Latin America compared with other regions, the region's smartphone segment will represent an opportunity of 150 million handset units over the next five years -- 48 million handsets units in 2014 alone, according to a new report from Pyramid Research, the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network. www.lightreading.com www.pyr.com

AERCAP SIGNS... AMSTERDAM - AerCap Holdings N.V. ("AerCap", NYSE: AER) today announced that it has signed a $221 million funding facility with HSH Nordbank AG covering the pre-delivery payments for ten new Airbus A330 aircraft.

HBA GLOBAL EXPO... NEW YORK - 17th Annual HBA Global Expo & Conference - HBA Global Expo is the leading product development event for the cosmetics, fragrance, personal care and wellness industries. For three days September 15-17, 2009 at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY, the entire beauty community will gather together to source new international ingredients and raw materials, packaging and components, contract manufacturers and services. www.hbaexpo.com

ELEKTA VMAT... OSAKA - Osaka City University Hospital (Osaka, Japan) has implemented an innovative cancer treatment from Elekta called Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT). Using a combination of Elekta Synergy and ERGO++ treatment planning, VMAT can significantly shorten treatment times and provides precise, organ-sparing radiation therapy. www.elekta.com.

SUN FESTIVAL... SINGAPORE - The Singapore Sun Festival returns on the 3 to 12 October 2009 to celebrate the Art of Living Well. Featuring over 190 international artists and celebrities in more than 90 events, the Festival, which is held at some of Singapore's leading venues, will also be presenting new elements and several "first experiences" this year. http://www.sistic.com.sg

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DATE OF RELEASE : 3 JULY 2009 RELEASED BY BERNAMA MEDIA RELATIONS & EVENT MANAGEMENT