SYDNEY, Jun. 7--AsiaNet/InfoQuest PRODUCT DEBUT... MUMBAI MAHARASTRA - pTex Solutions, the exclusivedistributor of Freeborders' products and services in India,Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Mauritius, recently debutedFreeborders PLM Suite at the 3rd International Textiles andApparel Congress in Mumbai, India. http://www.freeborders.com INDIAN DESIGN... BANGALORE - It was Charles and Ray Eames, designers ofHerman Miller's iconic Eames Collection who wrote 'The IndiaReport', which led in 1961 to the creation of the NationalInstitute of Design, Ahmedabad. SANGANTEC TOOLS... FREMONT - Sagantec, the leader in accelerating deepsub-micron layout and process migration, has released SagantecTool Set version 8 capable of supporting 65 nanometer and 45nmtechnology design rules. http://www.sagantec.com BEIJING OLYMPICS... BEIJING - The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008Olympic Games on Sunday launched its volunteer program at ahigh-profile ceremony attended by International OlympicCommittee President Jacque Rogge. BUSINESS OUTLOOK... SAN JOSE - Komag, Incorporated, a leading independentsupplier of thin-film media for disk drives, is updating itsbusiness outlook for the second quarter of 2005. http://www.komag.com BUSINESS RELATIONS... SAN JOSE - Komag, Incorporated, a leading independentsupplier of thin-film media for disk drives, announced todaythat the Company has expanded its business relationship withWestern Digital Corporation. http://www.komag.com NAME CHANGE... ALEXANDRIA - The Young Entrepreneurs' Organization and WorldEntrepreneurs' Organization, the premier peer-to-peer globallearning community for entrepreneurs, announced that it haschanged its name TO Entrepreneurs' Organization. http://www.eonetwork.org FRIENDSTER CLASSIFIEDS... MOUNTAIN VIEW - Friendster, the easiest way to stay in touchwith your friends, announced Monday the expansion of FriendsterClassifieds into Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India,Australia and New Zealand. http://www.friendster.com US MARATHON... LAS VEGAS - The New Las Vegas Marathon will debut onDecember 4, 2005 with an explosion of fireworks set to Elvis'"Viva Las Vegas" when a field limited to 15,000 participantswill become the first in history to run the Las Vegas Strip. http://www.lvmarathon.com NETPROCESS SOFTWARE... SANTA CLARA - IntelliCorp, a worldwide provider of softwaretools for SAP lifecycle management and system support,announced Monday that DKSH is using NetProcess as part of itstechnology and business strategy to achieve regulatorycompliance. http://www.intellicorp.com COPYRIGHT SETTLEMENT... NEW YORK - A Settlement has been reached in a class actionlawsuit alleging that commercial electronic databases andcertain print publishers infringed the copyrights of freelanceauthors. http://www.copyrightclassaction.com DUPONT PRODUCT... WILMINGTON - New DuPont Ti-Pure R-350 is an advancedtitanium dioxide product based on a revolutionary newtechnology platform and designed specifically for the plasticsindustry. http://www.titanium.dupont.com MICROSOFT INNOVATION... CHICAGO - Monday at SUPERCOMM 2005, Microsoft Corp.announced that it is providing the innovative software-basedsolutions telecommunications operators require to deliver avariety of services over Internet protocol, or SoIP. http://www.microsoft.com IT COOPERATION... ST. LOUIS, Mo. & REDMOND, Wash. - Amdocs, a leading providerof software and services, and Microsoft Corp. announced Mondaythat they have signed a letter of intent designed to enableservice providers to more rapidly deliver converged, Internetprotocol (IP)-based services to their customers. http://www.amdocs.com http://www.microsoft.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of 8 securities issues amounting to a total ofUS$409.792 million on June 16, 2005, at a redemption priceequal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com VOIP AGREEMENT... CHICAGO, Ill. - Microsoft Corp. and Sylantro Systems Corp.announced Monday that they have signed a letter of intentthrough which the two companies will develop and marketenhanced voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) solutions fortelecommunications providers. http://www.sylantro.com http://www.microsoft.com ENERGY AWARDS... NEW YORK - Platts is currently seeking nominations for the7th Annual Global Energy Awards, which recognizes excellence ofcompanies and individuals in the global energy industry. http://www.platts.com http://www.mcgraw-hill.com http://www.globalenergyawards.com SCIENTIFIC FORUM... ANDOVER, Mass. - InnoCentive announced Ciba SpecialtyChemicals and Novartis Pharma AG have joined its onlinescientific forum, a global community where world-classcompanies and scientists collaborate to solve research anddevelopment challenges. http://www.innocentive.com STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS... RESTON, Va. - PRA International, a leading global clinicalresearch organization, announced the strategic acquisition oftwo regulatory and product development consultancies:Regulatory/Clinical Consultants, Inc. and GMG BioBusinessLtd. http://www.prainternational.com COMPANY OVERVIEW... MILAN - Eurand announced Monday that Gearoid Faherty,Chairman and CEO, will present an overview of the company atthe 2005 Life Sciences Growth Conference sponsored by PacificGrowth Equities on Tuesday, June 7, 2005. http://www.eurand.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)