SYDNEY, Oct. 19 -- AsiaNet NEW SITES... OTTAWA: DINMAR, a leading North American healthcare information technology (IT) company, Tuesday announced that 14 care delivery organizations throughout eastern Ontario have contracted with DINMAR to implement the Oacis Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) in order to link disparate patient information systems across the region. http://www.dinmar.com GAME SEQUEL... LOS ANGELES: Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) Monday announced that Half-Life 2, the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed PC titles in gaming history, will ship to retail outlets around the world in November. http://www.vugames.com DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT... JACKSONVILLE, Fla.: Tiger Telematics, the parent company of Gizmondo Europe Ltd, Monday announced an agreement with leading retail distribution provider Ditan Corporation who will provide the inventory management and physical distribution of Gizmondo products to the US retail market. http://www.ditan.com http://www.gizmondo.com http://www.tigertelematics.com INFORMATION ACCESS... LONDON: International research among 4,000 scientific and medical research authors from 97 countries conducted by the Center for Information Behavior and the Evaluation of Research (CIBER) at City University in London has shown that most researchers around the globe feel they have good or excellent access to the scientific and medical journals they need. http://ciber.soi.city.ac.uk/virschprojcomdigenv.php FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of three securities issues amounting to a total of US$125 million on Oct 28, 2004 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY SYSTEM... ANDOVER, Mass.: Royal Philips Electronics Monday announced the launch of a new generation of cardiac ultrasound equipment that uses high definition imaging to help physicians diagnose heart disease and on-cart data analysis tools that help make treatment decisions and monitor their success. http://www.philips.com/newscenter http://www.philips.com ROLLS-ROYCE PARTNER... CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Rolls-Royce has selected Goodrich Corporation as a partner on its Trent 1000 engine program. http://www.goodrich.com OIL DISCOVERY... ADELAIDE: Santos Limited Monday announced that oil and gas have flowed from its Jeruk 2 ST-2 well being drilled in the Sampang Production Sharing Contract, offshore East Java. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)