SYDNEY, Sept. 16 -- AsiaNet INTERNATIONAL SUBSIDIARY... SANTA CLARA: Silicon Valley Bank, the primary subsidiary ofU.S.-based Silicon Valley Bancshares, officially opened aninternational subsidiary today in Bangalore. SVB India AdvisorsPvt. Ltd. is offering business and consulting services to U.S.and India-based technology companies and investors conductingcross-border business between the two tech centers. http://www.svb.com TOP RECOGNITION... TOKYO: Raritan Computer Inc. - a leading supplier of KVM(keyboard, video, mouse) switches and remote IT infrastructuremanagement solutions - today announced that its DominionKXdigital KVM switch was awarded the Editor's Choicerecognition from ZDNet's Technology & Business magazine inAustralia. NEW GOALS... ALMATY: It is the first time when elections to the lowerhouse of Kazakhstan's parliament of Majilis, scheduled forSeptember 19, will be held against a backdrop of sustainableeconomic growth and significant improvement in people'sstandard of living. This has enabled Kazakhstan's PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev to set new goals for the parliament. LEADIS TECHNOLOGY... SUNNYVALE: Leadis Technology, Inc., a leading mixed-signalsemiconductor developer of color display driver ICs for smallpanel displays, today announced production volume shipments oftwo low-power single chip 65k Color Organic Light EmittingDiode display driver ICs with integrated controllers. TheLDS514 and LDS516 are ideally suited for driving color OLEDdisplays in mobile handset and consumer electronic devices. http://www.leadis.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae is issuing the following: 10-Year Pricing Date September 15, 2004 Settlement Date September 17, 2004 Maturity Date October 15, 2014 Issue Size $4.0 billion Price 99.748 Yield 4.657% Spread +49.5 basis points/4.250% 08/15/14 U.S. Treasury Coupon 4.625% Payment Dates Each Oct 15th and April 15th, starting Oct 15 2004 CUSIP 31359MWJ8 Listing Luxembourg Stock Exchange http://www.fanniemae.com EMERGING MARKET... SAN JOSE: Atmel Corporation, today announced its Principalmembership in the WiMAX Forum, an industry-led organizationthat promotes the interoperability and certification ofbroadband wireless products based on the IEEE 802.16 standard.As an experienced manufacturer of advanced wirelesssemiconductors, Atmel will play an important role in thedesign, production and marketing of silicon to be used in WiMAXForum Certified applications for this key emerging market. http://www.atmel.com RAILROAD MUSEUM... BALTIMORE: The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum willcelebrate the rebirth of its signature Roundhouse when itreopens its doors to the public the weekend of November 13-14,2004. Visitors will be able to celebrate the completerestoration of the 1884 National Historic Landmark Roundhouseand also experience some of the museum's expanded facilities. http://www.borail.org NO CHANGES... LONDON: Global index provider FTSE Group said today that nochanges will be made to the current classification (iedesignation as developed or emerging markets) of any countriesin the FTSE Global Equity Index Series during 2005. SALARIES RISING... HONG KONG: Global Sources Ltd. today released the results ofits 2004 Annual Salary & Career Development Survey, whichcompares compensation levels among electronic engineers inmainland China's manufacturing industry. Survey resultsindicate that salaries are on the increase, particularly amongengineers with advanced degrees. http://www.eetchina.com/SURVEYS/SALARY04E.PPT www.csc.globalsources.com www.globalsources.com PEACE WEEK... NEW YORK: "Living a Culture of Peace Week" will take placeSeptember 18-26th throughout the New York metropolitan area.United Nations Under-Secretary-General Anwarul K. Chowdhury isthe honorary chair of the event. The events presented duringthis week explore the theme of how individuals can takepersonal responsibility and action to open up paths to peace. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)--InfoQuest (PP)--