SYDNEY, Oct. 26 -- AsiaNet PARKINSON'S STUDY... BASEL: Novartis and Orion Pharma announced that they are launching a major major study in Parkinson's disease to investigate if, when used as an initial therapy, the optimized levodopa medication Stalevo (containing levodopa, carbidopa and entacapone)delays the onset of motor complications, such as dyskinesias, in comparison with the traditional formulation of levodopa/carbidopa. http://www.novartis.com. KYODO REPORT... HONG KONG: Mr Wu Jiguang, chairman of the board of directors of Xinhua Finance, China's premier financial services and media company, said that an article published yesterday by Kyodo news agency on the company is inaccurate. http://www.xinhuafinance.com/ CARD ASSOCIATION... SAN FRANCISCO: The SD Memory Card continues to be the leading semiconductor memory card for the wireless communications industry, as cellular handset marketing giants Nokia and Sony Ericsson join the SD Card Association (SDA). MOBILE SOFTWARE... SAN JOSE: InnoPath Software (formerly DoOnGo Technologies), the industry leader in over-the-air (OTA) mobile device software management, today announced an agreement with Orange, the mobile arm of the France Telecom Group, to deliver a trial OTA device software management system, a statement said. www.innopath.com. KEMET RESULTS... GREENVILLE, S.C.: KEMET Corporation today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. Net sales for the quarter were $106.0 million and net loss before special charges was $16.7 million, or $0.19 per diluted share. www.kemet.com REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE... VANCOUVER: ARC Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that Dr. Johanne Cashman, Director of Preclinical Research, presented new data at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 20, 2004, a news release said. http://www.arcpharma.com/ FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount indicated of two securities issue on the redemption date indicated at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption. http://www.fanniemae.com/ EXECUTIVE APPPOINTMENT... HERZLIA PITUACHl: Genoa Color Technologies, a company whose ColorPeak(TM) MPC (multi-primary color) technology virtually doubles the color gamut and brightness of television, computer and mobile display systems, has appointed former Philips executive Hafiz Haq executive vice president. http://www.genoacolor.com/ R&D FACILITY... BANGALORE: Riverstone Networks, a leading supplier of carrier Ethernet solutions, announced the opening of a new R&D facility in Bangalore, India, under its subsidiary Riverstone Networks India Private Limited. http://www.riverstonenet.com/ ATA PRODUCTS... SAN JOSE: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today the availability of its IDE PATA (Parallel ATA) to Serial ATA Chip. http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/datasheets.asp?family_id=677 FUND ALLIANCE... LOS ANGELES: Hollywood director Roland Emmerich has signed a first look deal for his non-studio related projects with Germany's largest media fund VIP (Monster, The Punisher). The parties intend to co-found a production company during the course of autumn 2004 in Munich, Germany, and are currently discussing initial projects. CURTIN ADDRESS... PERTH: Curtin University of Technology's Executive Dean of the prestigious Curtin Business School Professor Mike Wood will present the occasional address at the University's Singapore graduation ceremony from 7pm in the Raffles Convention Centre tonight, a news release said. http://www.curtin.edu.au/ NON-INVASIVE SURGERY... HAIFA: InSightec today reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded pre-market approval (PMA) to the company's ExAblate(R) 2000 system for non-invasive surgery for symptomatic uterine fibroids. http://www.insightec.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.)