AsiaNet: Daily Summary from Friday, September 14, until Monday, September 17, 2001.

NEW YORK: $US 60 million has been raised to help victims and families of last Tuesday's terrorist attacks, the United Way and New York Community Trust, organisers of the 'September 11th Fund' have announced. 12,000 donation pledges have been made over the Internet alone, they said.

ATLANTA: In a series of news releases, Delta Air Lines has issued ongoing updates of flight and passenger numbers, saying that it expected to build its global network back to its normal schedule. A statement revealed that schedule changes could continue due to Federal Aviation Administration authorizations and crew constraints.

TOKYO: Charges for U.S. Internet connections serviced by Internet Initiative Japan Inc will be waived from September 11-30 as a gesture of goodwill following last week's terrorist attacks, the company announced today. President and ceo, Mr Koichi Suzuki, said today he hoped this would help those who are in urgent need for Internet communications as a result of the incidents.

FRANKFURT: Passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport was up 2.4 per cent on last year for August, though incoming traffic from North America had dropped, according to figures released today. A weak U.S. economy had also prompted a strong decline in the airfreight sector, Fraport Ag, the airport owner-operators said.

FRANKFURT: Frankfurt Airport will enhance its "high security standards" by maintaining close relations with responsible government agencies and airline security experts, the airport has announced. Passenger, baggage, cargo and personnel checks are routinely administered to prevent security breaches and illegal activitiees, according to the statement.

TOKYO: An international research project combining 33 researchers from 12 countries has been called to develop a scientific diffusion of a software development methodology - Lyee - originated by the Institute of Computer Based Software Methodology and Technology, a media release revealed today. The projects joint sponsors - Catena Corporation and the Institute - today said they would aim to popularize Lyee on a worldwide level.

TORONTO: Sun Life Financial Services of Canada will sell UK subsidiary, Sun Bank, to Portman Building Society for GBP 95 million, the company said today, subject to regulatory approval. "Achieving our shareholder objectives includes exiting businesses which are not part of our overall wealth management and protection growth strategy" chairman and ceo, Mr Donald A Stewart said.

TOKYO: International business executives have gathered at the Annual Conference of the Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce in E-commerce in Tokyo to issue a series of policy recommendations to address the challenges of the Information Age, according to a media release. Consumer confidence, convergence, cultural diversity, cyber ethics and security, digital bridges, E-Government, intellectual property rights, Internet payments, taxation and trade, were all flagged as pertinent issues, the release said.

STATE COLLEGE: Japanese-English bilingual statistical software will be available when Windows launchs in October, software developers, Minitab Inc said today.

DUSSELDORF: Industrial services and branded consumer products, including a new line in consumer adhesives, will be the focus of the Henkel Group, after its board restructure and the sale of its company, Cognis, according to a media statement.

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