Oct 16--PRNewswire/AsiaNetASSET MANAGEMENT... TORONTO: Sun Life Financial Services of Canada will sell its UK Asset Management subsidiary to Credit Suisse, under a deal unveiled today. The transaction would be subject to UK regulation authorities and would close in the fourth quarter, the company said.DAIRY MERGER... AUCKLAND: Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd today announced the official completion of its merger which would unite the New Zealand dairy industry.PRODUCT COUNTERFEITING... SANTA ROSA: Flex Products Inc has produced a pigment technology to counter the growing threat of product counterfeiting, a media releases revealed today. Secure pigments would make brands and products "impossible to copy,easy to identify and internationally patented", the company said.DIABETES ONLINE... COPENHAGEN: An Israeli graphic designer, an Australian nurse, and a Danish physician have each produced ways to use the Internet to improve the lives of people with diabetes -- and have each won USD 20,000 in the NovoRapid(R)Internet Inspiration Incentive, sponsored by Novo Nordisk, the company announced today.GLOBAL SECURITIES... NEW YORK: The Bank of New York has been named global custodian of fixed income securities for Cathay Life Insurance Co Ltd, responsible for approximately US $2.5 billion, the company said.EMPOWERING BUSINESS... BROOMFIELD: Empowering businesses with tools to leverage their information while simultaneously facilitating bottom-line profits and improving business effectiveness would be the key plank in McData Corporation's strategic vision, the open storage network company said today.SENSORY THEATRE... SINGAPORE: Diners will be treated to a sensory experience when a "twice the size, twice the horror and twice the fun!" version of Hong Kong's Igor's theatre restaurant opens in Singapore on October 25, the owners announced today.EUROREFERENCE ISSUE... MCLEAN: Freddie Mac, the residential mortgage securities purchaser, today said it will not issue EuroReference Notes during the week of October 22,citing a reassessment of its "funding needs, market interest and the strong liquidity of outstanding issues."INTERNET ACCESS... KANSAS CITY: Communications infrastructure company, Sprint, today launched its Internet access service - SprintLink - for U.S-based small businesses and their international branches. The service would be guaranteed with a"comprehensive set of service level agreements", the company said.STORAGE PLATFORM... MOUNTAIN VIEW: A new information storage platform which would protect"Netware storage assets and support Novell's Netware 6" - Networker 4.2 -was today announced by software developer, Legato Systems Inc.STORAGE SOFTWARE... BROOMFIELD: Storage network clients could extend the life of their storage software with McData Corporation's upgradeable to 10 gigabits per second Galaxy-class 6000 Series Directors", the company said today.GOLFING VICTORIES... CARLSBAD: Callaway Golf clubs played a role in four tour victories yesterday, including the PGA European Tour win, the Buy.com Gila River Classic and the PGA and Senior PGA Tours, according to a company news release.DIGITAL MEDIA... TOKYO: Digital media company, Roxio Inc, would make its multimedia platinum and deluxe products Windows XP compatible, the company has announced.VIRTUAL LINGERIE... ANTIGUA: Online casino DrHo.com's live dealers will model Victoria's Secret"sexy apparel" the company has announced. "A virtual fashion show of the latest lingerie styles will create an especially intimate environment for players on the DrHo.com casino site", a press release said.EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS: AUCKLAND: NZMP, Fonterra's 'cow-to-customer' and global ingredients operating division, has appointed Bob Major to be Director - GlobalMarketing & Strategy, a press release reported today. FINANCIAL RESULTS: BROOMFIELD: Open storage network company, McData Corporation, today said it would release its third quarter fiscal results on October 17, after the close of the market. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated press releases for worldwide clients. Contact: www.asianet.com.au for full-text versions).