STC Plc’s Defence Systems Division will become a value added reseller of Proteon International Ltd’s ProNET-80 local area network product and p4100 and p4200 internetworking routers from the end of this year. Japan has removed all the controls on exports of memory chips to the European Community in compliance with international trade rules, the European Commission said: the restrictions arose from the controversial third country fair market value provisions of the US-Japan Semiconductor Trade Agreement, which were declared illegal under the General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade – but the Commission is still studying possible dumping of memory chips in Europe by Japan.
