SYDNEY, March 19 -- AsiaNetTOP STARTUP... HONG KONG: UbiNetics Friday announced that it has been selected as a member of FierceWireless' annual list of "The Fierce 15", honoring it as one of the top 15 wireless startups for 2004. http://www.ubinetics.com http://www.fiercewireless.comNEW FUNDING... HONG KONG: Hong Kong based Artificial Life, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent agent based mobile and Internet technology and applications, Friday announced that it has received new funding. http://www.artificial-life.comTAIGEN CFO... TAIPEI: TaiGen Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Friday announced the appointment of John Cheng as its Chief Financial Officer. http://www.taigenbiotech.com.twCHINA MARKET... BERKELEY, Calif.: "How to Crack the China Market" will be the topic of a special event presented by the Hong Kong American Chamber of Commerce on April 21. http://www.prcdirect.com www.amcham.org.hkDVD SOLUTION... TAIPEI: CyberLink Corp., a leading developer of digital video software and training solutions, Friday launched its new generation CyberLink DVD Solution (CDS) featuring an intuitive activity-based interface, PowerStarter. http://www.gocyberlink.comNIKE RESULTS... BEAVERTON, Ore.: NIKE, Inc. Friday reported financial results for the company's third quarter ended February 29, 2004. http://www.nikebiz.comPHOTO DETECTOR. MILPITAS, Calif.: Sipex Corporation, a leading provider of high performance, analog integrated circuits (ICs), Friday announced the SP8062, its first photo detector IC (PDIC) specially engineered to support 16x DVD-writable drives. http://www.sipex.comFANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of three securities issues amounting to a total of US$487.824 million on March 28 and March 29, 2004 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.comBENCHMARK NOTES... WASHINGTON, D.C.: New York-listed Fannie Mae Friday announced the issue of US$4.0 billion 10-Year Benchmark Notes which will mature on April 15, 2014. http://www.fanniemae.comSETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS... BRUSSELS: Discussions aimed at resolving the European Commission's investigation of Microsoft Corp. have concluded Friday in a spirit of professionalism and cooperation but without a settlement, Microsoft confirmed. http://www.microsoft.comCLASS ACTION... COLCHESTER, Conn.: Scott + Scott, LLC Friday announced that it has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of people who purchased the shares of Canadian Superior Energy Inc. during the period between November 17, 2003 and March 11, 2004. http://www.scott-scott.comGAMETRAC DEVICE... LONDON: Gametrac Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida based Tiger Telematics Inc, has announced it will be demonstrating its hotly anticipated Gametrac device at Microsoft Corp.'s booth during CeBIT 2004 in Hanover, Germany (18 - 24 March). http://www.gametrac.com http://www.tigertelematics.comWEB COMMUNICATIONS... SAN JOSE, Calif. & SEOUL: Modern HighTech, a leading Korean supplier of technology services and software, and WebEx Communications, the web communications services leader, have teamed to bring web communications services to the Korean market. http://www.okmodern.com http://www.webex.comCORE SOLUTION... LONDON: Axios Systems, the leading global Help Desk & IT Service Management vendor, has announced the launch of its innovative new web based user interface for its core solution, assyst. http://www.axiossystems.comING APPOINTMENT... SINGAPORE: ING Real Estate Investment Management Thursday announced the appointment of Mr Jonathan Hannam as Managing Director South East Asia, with effect from 1 May 2004.WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY... HANNOVER: Busy mobile-professionals and tech-savvy consumers will appreciate the Integrated Hands Free system with Bluetooth wireless technology that Motorola, Inc. unveiled at CeBIT Thursday. http://www.motorola.comRFID ROLLOUT... SINGAPORE: IBM Business Consulting Services has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to help manage and support the development of policy on use of Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) tags by 43,000 defense suppliers. http://www.ibm.com/bcsRADIO NETWORK... MELBOURNE: Motorola Thursday announced a contract to build own and operate an ASTRO 25 advanced digital communications network for emergency services in the Australian state of Victoria. http://www.motorola.comPOWER STATION... HOUSTON, Texas: CDC Globeleq, the emerging markets power company, Thursday announced that it had completed the sale of its 2.94 per cent minority investment in Sual, a 1,200 megawatt coal-fired power generation plant in the Philippines. http://www.cdcglobeleq.comPORTABLE GENERATORS... VANCOUVER: Twenty-four giant generators with enough capacity to power more than four Sydney Opera Houses, are being sold by unreserved auction by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Olympia, Washington on March 31, 2004. http://www.rbauction.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)