SYDNEY, Oct. 18 -- AsiaNet PLANTS OPERATIONAL... TOKYO: Toppan Printing Co.,Ltd Monday announced that the construction of two plants of Shanghai Toppan Co.,Ltd. and Shanghai Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. has been completed and the two plants have come into operation. SILVER DAZZLES... HOI-GUN: Silver outshined all other colors for the 2004 model year with a 40 percent share of vehicles produced throughout Asia, according to the annual global color popularity survey conducted by PPG Industries, the world's leading manufacturer of transportation coatings. MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT... LONDON: Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, Monday signaled its ambitions in the Japanese market for mobile games with the appointment of Shigeru Ota as its Vice President, Business Development. http://www.digitalbridges.com http://www.dbigames.com http://www.dbiplay.com WEB CHAT... NEW YORK: EagleACD, provider of hosted contact center services, Monday announced a new Web Chat feature that enables low-cost, live agent support via the Internet. http://www.eagleacd.com http://www.eagle.net ADDITIONAL SITES... TAIPEI: State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), the world's leading provider of services to institutional investors, Saturday announced that it continues to build on its considerable leadership in servicing Securities Investment Trust Enterprise (SITE) collective investment funds. http://www.statestreet.com http://www.adam-global.com CHANNEL PARTNER... SYDNEY: visionGATEWAY, the makers of the Internet Resource Management solution INTERScepter, Friday announced that Secure Agility Pty Ltd is the first new Channel Partner to come as a result of its partnership with Avnet Partner Solutions Australia. http://www.visiongateway.net http://www.ps.avnet.com.au http://www.secureagility.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of seven securities issues amounting to a total of US$382 million on Oct 25-27, 2004 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com 3D GAMES... HOOK: Superscape Group plc, leaders in revolutionary entertainment for mobile phones, will be exhibiting the latest titles in its portfolio of 3D games at this year's 3G World Congress. http://www.superscape.com NEC ELECTRONICS... KAWASAKI: NEC Electronics Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions, Friday announced the appointment of new managing directors for NEC Electronics Hong Kong Ltd. and NEC Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd., wholly-owned subsidiaries that offer sales, marketing and technical support for NEC Electronics' semiconductor products and electronic devices to the Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia regions. http://www.necel.com.sg http://www.necel.com.hk http://www.necel.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.)