SYDNEY, Sept. 1 -- AsiaNet NEW RELEASE... BANGKOK: Resilience Corporation, the only manufacturer of Integrated High Availability (iHA) appliances for firewall and VPN security, Wednesday announced the release of the MX4000 Series Product Family, the ultimate solution for Firewall-VPN security for the industry standard IBM xSeries OEM platform. http://www.resilience.com NETWORK SECURITY... BANGKOK: Resilience Corporation, the only manufacturer of Integrated High Availability (iHA) appliances for firewall and VPN security, Wednesday announced the release of Ndurant, the ultimate Linux-based iHA Firewall/VPN Security appliance for the largest enterprises and telecommunications carriers. http://www.resilience.com AGREEMENT SIGNED... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Synopsys, Inc., the world leader in semiconductor design software, Wednesday announced that IPCore Technologies Corporation, China's pioneer pure design foundry, has signed a multi-million dollar agreement to adopt Synopsys' Galaxy Design and Discovery Verification Platforms. http://www.synopsys.com http://www.designware.com http://ipcoreinc.com PRIVATISATION PLAN... WASHINGTON, D.C.: A new draft report released on August 31 by Japan's Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) that sets forth a plan for privatizing Japan Post's Kampo insurance operations contains positive new recommendations, says ACLI President and CEO Frank Keating. FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of four securities issues amounting to a total of US$200 million on Sept 10, 2004 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com VOLUME MANUFACTURER... LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd., subsidiary of Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc., Wednesday announced that it has selected Flextronics, the world's leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider, as a new volume manufacturer for the company's cutting-edge multi-entertainment device, Gizmondo. http://www.tigertelematics.com http://www.gizmondo.com TANTALUM OPERATIONS... GREENVILLE, S.C.: KEMET Corporation Wednesday announced that Conrado Hinojosa has been named Director of Tantalum Operations, reporting directly to KEMET Vice President of Global Manufacturing Rick Rickenbach. http://www.kemet.com CERAMIC OPERATIONS... GREENVILLE, S.C.: KEMET Corporation Wednesday announced that Chuck Meeks has been named Director of Ceramic Operations, reporting directly to KEMET Vice President of Global Manufacturing Rick Rickenbach. http://www.kemet.com STROKE PATIENTS... MUNICH: The established antihypertensive agent TEVETEN (eprosartan) has now been shown to offer effective protection against cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients with a previous stroke, over and above that offered by blood pressure reduction, according to the landmark MOSES study. http://www.moses-study.com NEW STRATEGY... SINGAPORE: ESPN Star Sports, Asia's number one sports broadcaster, Tuesday announced key changes to its management team aimed at strengthening its operations across China and Taiwan while furthering the network's Greater China strategy. http://www.espnstar.com ING'S COMMITMENT... SEOUL: ING Group N.V. (ING) Tuesday re-affirmed its commitment to Korea, calling it a key part of ING's presence in Asia/Pacific. NEW OFFICE... HONG KONG: Nasdaq-listed Global Sources Ltd. has purchased new office space in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, as part of its continuing expansion in mainland China. http://www.globalsources.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 (PP)--