SYDNEY, Feb. 24--AsiaNet/InfoQuest ESPN STAR... SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports has announced a new appointmentto its management team, with Shawn Galey taking on the role ofSenior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs effectiveMarch 2005. SOLERA NETWORKS... SALT LAKE CITY: Solera Networks announces the formal launchof its company, Solera Networks Incorporated. http://www.soleranetworks.com PRETTY BECKS... NEW YORK: Coty Inc. announced today the signing of a globallicensing agreement with David and Victoria Beckham. http://www.Coty.com GOODRICH CORP... CHARLOTTE, N.C: Goodrich Corporation has been selected byAir China Cargo to supply the main deck and lower lobe cargohandling system for its new B747-400F freighters. http://www.goodrich.com DELAWARE NORTH... MELBOURNE: International catering company Delaware NorthCompanies Australia has been awarded the contract to feed up to6000 local and international athletes and officials during theMelbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. http://www.delawarenorth.com SHINGLES AWARENESS... MONTREAL: Results from a recent international survey revealthat most people are aware of herpes zoster -- more commonlyknown as shingles -- but do not truly understand the complexityof the condition or the potential impact it has on theiroverall health if left untreated. http://www.shingles.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae is to issue one securitiesissue amounting to a total of US$3.0 billion. http://www.fanniemae.com DRUG SCANDAL... CAPE TOWN: As its unscrupulous business practices are beingrevealed in the United States and in other industrializedcountries, the pharmaceutical industry is turning to thedeveloping world to make up for lost profits. http://www.drrathresearch.org CHINA NETCOM... SHANGHAI, and ATLANTA, Ga: China Netcom (CNC), China'ssecond largest service provider, has announced the completionof the first stage of its GPON (Gigabit Passive OpticalNetwork: ITU-T G.984.x) deployment linking 15 cities in thenorth of the country. http://www.FlexLight-networks.com OPPENHEIMERFUNDS ASIA... HONG KONG: OppenheimerFunds (Asia) Limited announced todaythat Oppenheimer International Bond Fund, a sub-fund ofOppenheimerFunds plc and one of 12 OppenheimerFundsInternational Ltd. products offered by OFI (Asia) to Hong Konginvestors, was recently recognized for its continued stronginvestment performance by Morningstar Asia, the South ChinaMorning Post and Lipper (Hong Kong). http://www.oppenheimerfunds.com MAKING BABIES... LONDON: Only 6 per cent of the 90 million couples across theworld experiencing conception difficulties (representing anaverage of approximately 1 in every 6 couples) receive thetreatment they need, according to revealing epidemiologicaldata, announced by the newly formed Assisted ConceptionTaskforce (ACT), an independent global taskforce of patientsand healthcare professionals. QBE INSURANCE... SYDNEY: The directors of QBE Insurance Group today announceda record operating profit after tax of $820 million for theyear ended 31 December 2004, up 43 per cent on last year. http://www.qbe.com LUFTHANSA AIRLINES... SINGAPORE: Lufthansa German Airlines is to start a new dailynon-stop service between Guangzhou and Frankfurt. HEART TROUBLES... MIAMI, Fla: Clinical data regarding the use of the CYPHERSirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent in difficult-to-treat coronarylesions will be presented at the 2005 American College ofCardiology Scientific Session (ACC), taking place March 6 - 9in Orlando, Florida. http://www.CYPHERusa.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)