SYDNEY, Oct. 21 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest MANAGEMENT CHANGES... ST. LOUIS: Peabody Energy Wednesday announced management changes at its Australian unit, Peabody Energy Australia Coal, in Queensland. http://www.peabodyenergy.com ENERGY METERS... VICTORIA, BC: The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has commissioned a network of intelligent energy meters to help increase the country's energy reserves during periods of peak usage. http://www.egat.or.th http://www.pwrm.com BENCHMARK NOTES... WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae Wednesday priced its 3-year US$4.0 billion Benchmark Notes which mature on December 15, 2007. http://www.fanniemae.com LED PRODUCTS... NAPERVILLE, Ill.: PolyBrite International's Westinghouse LED Lighting Systems Thursday announced that it will unveil new LED products at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (booth # 1M11) October 27-30, 2004. http://www.polybrite.com SHANGHAI OFFICE... MCLEAN, Va.: Abraxas Corporation, a global risk mitigation services provider headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Wednesday announced the opening of its newest office in Shanghai, China to better serve clients both inside and outside of China. http://www.abraxascorp.com WIRELESS VOIP... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in Power, Connect and Protect IC solutions, Wednesday announced that it has launched the next-generation wireless VoIP router reference design that reduces component count, lowers system cost and supports voice port scalability. http://www.lsilogic.com http://www.micrel.com PRESTIGIOUS AWARD... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, has been presented with the prestigious Frost & Sullivan award for Global Competitive Strategy Leadership, in recognition of its achievements in the smart card IC market throughout 2003, it was announced Wednesday. http://www.lsilogic.com http://www.micrel.com CULTURAL CENTER... NAGOYA: Visitors to Nagoya will soon be able to view life as it was in Japan three centuries ago when the city formally opens a historic and cultural facility dedicated to the culture of samurai families during the Edo period.http://www.city.nagoya.jp/english/tokugawa/t_keikaku.htm IT PROJECT... MUMBAI: Australian specialist banking software and services company, Financial Network Services (FNS), and its Indian partner, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), have successfully completed the first phase of one of the largest and most ambitious IT projects ever undertaken by a bank anywhere in the world. http://www.fns.com.au (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)