TAICHUNG, Taiwan, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. ("SPIL" or the "Company") (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2325; Nasdaq: SPIL) today announced that its sales revenues for the third quarter of 2009 were NT$ 16,733 million, which represented a 18.4% increase in revenues compared to the second quarter of 2009 and a 3.0% decline in revenues compared to the third quarter of 2008. SPIL reported a net income of NT$ 2,561 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared with a net income of NT$ 1,664 million and a net income of NT$ 3,186 million for the second quarter of 2009 and the third quarter of 2008, respectively. Diluted earnings per ordinary share for this quarter was NT$ 0.82, and diluted earnings per ADS was US$ 0.13.

KAUAI, Hawaii, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- JS Myoko, Japan's third destroyer equipped with Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, successfully intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile target above the atmosphere during a test event today. The test marked the 20th successful ballistic missile intercept by the system.

SINGAPORE Telecommunications is considering selling a minority stake in Optus through an initial public offering, sources said.

(Telecompaper) Telstra confirmed its financial guidance for 2009/10 and detailed how the company would grow its core business by improving customer service and taking advantage of recent technology upgrades. At a briefing for institutional investors in Sydney, CEO David Thodey reiterated financial guidance for 2009/10 that the company would achieve free cash flow of AUD 6 billion, low single digit growth in revenue, EBITDA, and maintain its EBITDA margin, but noted that the appreciation of the Australian dollar had created pressure on revenue earned from overseas subsidiaries. Thodey told investors that his strategy refresh would not lead to a fundamental change in the company's direction, but that recent investments in upgraded technology should now be used to substantially improve customer service, expand further into developing and adjacent businesses, and offer online applications that are valued by customers.

(Telecompaper) Indonesian mobile operator Indosat has upgraded its HSPA network to offer download speeds of 21 Mbps and upload speeds of 5.8 Mbps. The operator successfully completed tests in October for the upgraded network. Previously, Indosat offered download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps and upload speeds of 1.4 Mbps. The upgraded speeds will be available at the end of this year in Greater Jakarta. The company offers HSPA services in 26 cities and has about 500,000 subscribers for the service.

THE new welfare BasicsCard is poised for wider adoption after "positive" results from the NT emergency response initiative.

TELSTRA will soon chop its broadband prices as it reacts to falling customer takeup of its fixed line broadband services.

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) announced today that John Fryar, senior director of technical marketing for Hifn Security and Compression Products for Exar, will present "Drop-In Suite B Security for AdvancedTCA Systems" on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. (PDT) during Session 103: Security in AdvancedTCA Applications. Mr. Fryar's presentation will discuss how the National SecurityAgency's "Suite B" of encryption algorithms enables Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) implementations of Secret and Top Secret security on AdvancedTCA Platforms and how Exar's recently announced DS 4050 AMC family enables easy upgrade of in service systems to support Suite B.

(Telecompaper) Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business has launched its IP-based Surfboard Docsis 3.0 modems and integrated gateways. Motorola's new gateways help cable operators accelerate the delivery of personal media experiences to their subscribers by making ultra broadband available throughout the home, with one easy-to-manage device. This new platform is two times faster than its previously announced Docsis 3.0 products. The new line of standards-based and remotely manageable gateways supports high-bandwidth Gigabit Ethernet home networking and channel bonding of up to eight downstream and four upstream channels. This increased 8 x 4 throughput support enables an operator to offer its customers advanced multimedia services with data rates up to 300 Mbps downstream and more than 100 Mbps upstream. The new Surfboard gateways also are equipped with a four-port GiGe switch and integrated 802.11n Wi-Fi access point. The gateways' internal antenna and switched on-board radios (2.

HOUSTON, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: CGX) today announced that it will hold a conference call on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 to discuss the Company's financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2009.