SYDNEY, Aug. 25 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest IMAX SUCCESS... SHANGHAI: IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and Evershining Large Format Theatre Management Corp., a division of Shanghai United Cinemas, today announced that the Peace Cinema IMAX(R) theatre has become one the top performing theatres in China, selling out over a dozen shows of Spider-Man 2 more than any other theatre in the region. www.imax.com NATURAL GAS... SAN RAMON: ChevronTexaco Corp. today announced a significant natural gas discovery at its Wheatstone-1 well, located offshore 110 miles west-northwest of Dampier in Western Australia. http://www.chevrontexaco.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN and MTR securities issues amounting to a total of US$50 on September 3, 2004 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com GRID UPGRADE... VICTORIA: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia's largest electricity utility company, has commissioned an enterprise energy management ("EEM") system from Power Measurement of Victoria, Canada, to help optimize power quality and reliability across its national distribution network. www.sfg.com.my www.pwrm.com KS8993M CHIP... SAN JOSE: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in Power, Connect and Protect IC solutions, today announced that its KS8993M, a managed switch ideal for Voice over IP applications, has made significant inroads into the growing VoIP market. http://www.sxdesign.com http://www.micrel.com INTERIM RESULTS... HONG KONG: China Oilfield Services Limited ("COSL"; stock code: 2883), the leading oilfield services provider in the offshore China market, announced its interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2004. GLOBAL SOURCES... HONG KONG: Global Sources Ltd. has released its Market Intelligence Report - Power Hand Tools: Supplier Capability in China, which indicates that nearly 90 percent of mainland China power hand tool manufacturers are preparing for an increase in export sales. DVD SUPPORT... TAIPEI: Ulead Systems, Inc, reaffirms its position as a pioneer in technological development by incorporating double-layer DVD burning into VideoStudio 8, Ulead's five-time Editors' Choice winner for consumer video editing software. www.ulead.com RIM HOLDINGS... NEW YORK: Rim Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RIMI) announced today that it has completed due diligence, audit and consolidation of accounts in respect of the acquisition of 50% stake in Starway. NEW GAME... HONG KONG: Hong Kong based Artificial Life, Inc. (OTC: ALIF) a leading provider of intelligent agent based mobile and Internet technology and applications today announced the upcoming release of its new 3G game and product line: Virtual Girlfriend. www.artificial-life.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.)--InfoQuest (SP)--