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AMD to acquire ATI, reshaping industry (International Herald Tribune) - In a transaction that will reshape the semiconductor industry, Advanced Micro Devices has agreed to buy ATI Technologies for $5.4 billion in cash and stock, according to people involved in the deal.

Industry Says NASD Variable Annuity Rule Too Vague (Compliance Reporter) - The Securities Industry Association is calling for the NASD to clarify portions of its rule governing deferred variable annuity sales practices and supervisory procedures.

'Monopolistic' EDA industry needs course correction, critics say (EETimes) - The "monopolistic" EDA industry has a path to revenues beyond $4 billion annual revenues, but it will have to make some serious course corrections to find it, DAC panelists said.

'Monopolistic' EDA industry needs course correction, critics say (EE Times) - SAN FRANCISCO — The "monopolistic" EDA industry has a path to revenues beyond the $4 billion mark where it has been stuck, but it will have to make some serious course corrections to find it, according to a handful of panelists at the 43rd annual Design Automation Conference here.

Partnering vital to biotech industry: experts (Chinapost.com.tw) - The importance of partnering to expand the Asia-Pacific biotechnology industry was highlighted by four speakers at the afternoon session of the 2006 APEC Biotechnology Conference yesterday at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

Steel Mill Pressure Sensor Operates In Rugged Environs Of Steel And Aluminum Industry (ChemicalOnline) - American Sensor Technologies, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of state-of-the-art, MEMS-based pressure sensing products, introduces the new AST47SM Series Pressure Sensors designed to perform in the rugged environments of the steel and aluminum industry

Rules Planned for Industry Ties on F.D.A. Boards (New York Times) - The guidelines will detail the kind of industry ties that are permitted for those who serve on F.D.A. advisory boards.

Industry Deeply Disappointed by Doha Suspension (Scoop.co.nz) - The New Zealand dairy industry is deeply disappointed by the suspension of the WTO Doha Round, said DCANZ Chairman Earl Rattray.

Anderton: Speech to the Pork Industry (Scoop.co.nz) - Like all of our agricultural industries, the pork industry is a strong contributor to the New Zealand economy. It's worth $500 million a year. It also competes against frozen pork sourced mainly from Australia, Canada and Sweden. So it has the challenge of maintaining market share on its own merits.

Anderton: Speech to the Pork Industry (Scoop.co.nz) - Minister of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Jim Anderton's speech to the Pork Industry at Wairakei Resort, State Highway, Wairakei