BUSINESS WIRE DAILY SUMMARY - AUG 31, 2007.

A summary of news releases for August 31, 2007, compiled by Business Wire, the global leader in news distribution. To view any of these news release on Business Wire's website, please go to www.businesswire.com.

1) Category Code: Health

FROST & SULLIVAN: NEED FOR INCREASED EFFICIENCY IN CARDIOLOGY WORKFLOW PUSHES ADOPTION OF CARDIOLOGY PACS

Cardiology PACS adoption will gain momentum in Australia in the next few years. Although the factors such as cost of the solution and limited awareness are acting as roadblocks at present, a conscious effort by the solution providers to educate users and the role of information technology in making cardiology workflow more patient-centric and efficient will drive the future growth of this market.

2) Category Code: Hardware

NTU AND CHARTERED SET UP JOINT LABORATORY FOR ADVANCED MICROELECTRONICS RESEARCH

Nanyang Technological University ("NTU") and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. ("Chartered"), one of the world's top dedicated foundries, today announced the opening of CharteredNTU, a 100 square-meter joint laboratory set up by the two organisations, to promote technology exchange and collaboration for joint research and development projects. The focus of the research area is cutting-edge nano-scale complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process technology and reliability.