SYDNEY, Feb. 9--AsiaNet/InfoQuest HANDSET BROWSER... LONDON & CHICAGO, Ill. - Novarra announces availability ofthe nWeb Java browser for a broad range of mobile handsets. http://www.novarra.com DATA SOLUTIONS... SINGAPORE - Crescendo Networks, Ltd., the award-winningdeveloper of data center solutions that improve applicationdelivery, announced that it was recognized by ManagingInformation Strategies (MIS) Magazine as a global top 25 RisingStar. http://www.CrescendoNetworks.com IP TELEPHONY... PARIS - NetCentrex, the leading enabler of convergedvoice-video-data networks and next-generation services, andMobilTel AD, announced yesterday that MobilTel AD has selectedNetCentrex' NGN solutions to offer IP-based telephony servicesto business users. http://www.netcentrex.net http://www.mtel.bg FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of 1 securities issue amounting to a total of US$150million on Feb 18, 2005, at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com ETHERNET SERVICE... DENVER - Virtela, a global network solutions company,announced Tuesday that it has launched the industry's mostextensive global multipoint Ethernet internetworking servicewith automatic multi-carrier failover, the Ethernet ServiceFabric (ESF(SM)). http://www.virtela.net SWITCHING REGULATOR... SAN JOSE - Micrel, Inc., an industry leader in Power,Connect and Protect IC solutions, today announced the MIC2224,a new high efficiency, 2MHz PWM synchronous buck switchingregulator optimized for RF power amplifiers in 2.5G and 3G CDMAand W-CDMA mobile phones. http://www.micrel.com NEW CONVERTER... GRENOBLE - Atmel Corporation announced a new 10-bitanalog-to-digital converter (ADC) with a clock frequency of1.5Gsps, the first breaking the 8.0 effective number of bits(ENOB) barrier at sampling rates over 1Gsps and offering anembedded 1:4 LVDS demultiplexer allowing direct interfacingwith standard FPGAs. http://www.atmel.com ATCA SWITCHES... MEXICO CITY - ZNYX Networks Inc., announced Tuesday itssecond generation of switches for the ATCA chassis - the ZX6000and ZX7000 family of ATCA Modular Switching Platforms. http://www.znyx.com PROFIT GROWTH... PERTH - Quadrem, the global eMarketplace, increased profitsin October, November and December of 2004, culminating in thegrowing company's first cash-flow positive quarter. http://www.quadrem.com JOINT VENTURE... GUTERSLOH - The Gutersloh-based media services providerSonopress has undertaken a joint venture with Zhejiang HuahongOpto & Electronics Group Co. Ltd., a leading disc manufacturerin China. http://www.sonopress.de (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)