SYDNEY, June 28--AsiaNet/InfoQuest NEW SLOGAN... BEIJING: With the dream of uniting the world around theRings in 2008, the Beijing Olympic Games has a new slogan --One World, One Dream. The slogan, presented at a grand ceremonySunday held at the Workers' Gymnasium in the Chinesecapital,replaces the previous one "New Beijing, GreatOlympics", which had been used during the city's bid for the2008 Games. DYNAFLOW SYSTEMS... GOTHENBURG: Cellectricon proudly announces that AstraZenecahas implemented multiple Dynaflow systems on several sitesworldwide. AstraZeneca's integration of Dynaflow into their ionchannel drug discovery program is an important validation ofthe system and proves its unique efficiency features. DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT... TOKYO: Expanding its presence and expertise in the Japanesemarket, Geac announced that it has signed a distributoragreement with BearingPoint Co., Ltd. (BearingPoint Japan), anoperating affiliate of BearingPoint, Inc., one of the world'slargest business consulting and system integration firms, thatwill facilitate the delivery of Geac Performance Managementsolutions to large and growing Japanese companies. www.bearingpoint.co.jp http://www.geac.com REAL-ESTATE EXHIBITION... HONG KONG: MIPIM, the international rendezvous for top realestate professionals, will expand into Asia next year with thelaunch of MIPIM ASIA in Hong Kong from September 27 - 29, 2006.MIPIM and MIPIM ASIA are organised by Reed MIDEM, a companywith over 40 years of exhibition experience. XML APPLICATION... SAN FRANCISCO: At the 2005 JavaOne Conference and Expo,Justsystem Corporation, announces xfy Basic Edition 1.0, anintegrated XML application development/runtime/authoringenvironment, along with two associated development tools. Thenew environment will free XML technology from the confines ofservers and extend it to the client -- enabling a newgeneration of XML-based desktop and mobile applications. www.xfytec.com http://www.justsystem.com PRESIDENT NAMED... PHILADELPHIA: CIGNA Corporation announced that it willappoint Paul Hartley as president of CIGNA International,reporting to CIGNA Chairman and CEO H. Edward Hanway. Hartley,who most recently served as chief executive officer of CIGNA'sAsia-Pacific region, succeeds Terry Kendall, who passed awaylast week following a prolonged illness. Kendall had led CIGNAInternational since 1999. http://www.cigna.com RESULTS ANNOUNCED... ORLANDO: GMC Holding Corp. announced results of internaltesting and independent verification of the company'shigh-efficiency electromagnetic pulse motor-generator, basedupon the Company's proprietary technology, coined REMAT, anacronym for Rare Earth Magnetic Amplification Technology, atrademark also owned by GMC. http://www.gmcholdings.com http://www.rematinc.com CM1230 AVAILABILITY... MILPITAS: California Micro Devices announced theavailability of the CM1230, the newest solution in its familyof PicoGuard ultra low capacitance diode arrays forelectrostatic discharge protection of high speed serialinterfaces. http://www.calmicro.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$50million on July 7, 2005 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com AMERICA'S HEROES... CHARLOTTE: In acknowledgement of U.S. troops serving at homeand abroad, Bank of America, the Official Bank of Baseball andone of the world's largest financial institutions, is teamingup with Fox Sports Net and Major League Baseball onIndependence Day to bring the spirit of the holiday -- andAmerica's favorite pastime -- to our military service men andwomen around the world. http://www.bankofamerica.com RF TRANSCEIVER... GRENOBLE: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in thedevelopment and fabrication of advanced semiconductorsolutions, announced a new single-chip RF transceiver,providing high-level performance for ISM band applications,with notably lowered current consumption and a 30 percent cutin the low bill-of-materials. http://www.atmel.com NIKE RESULTS... BEAVERTON: Nike, Inc. reported record financial results forthe 2005 fiscal year, ended May 31, 2005. Earnings per dilutedshare for the year grew 28 per cent to $4.48, supported bydouble digit revenue growth and record gross margins. For thefiscal year ended May 31, 2005, revenues increased 12 per centto $13.7 billion, compared to $12.3 billion in fiscal year2004. http://www.nikebiz.com AUDIO PLATFORM... SAN JOSE: CEVA, Inc. the leading licensor of digital signalprocessor (DSP) cores, multimedia, GPS and storage platforms tothe semiconductor industry, unveiled CEVA-Audio - a newDSP-based audio platform targeting high-volume markets such asportable audio players, cellular handsets and homeentertainment equipment. http://www.ceva-dsp.com AUSTRIAN DIRECTORY... OSLO: Fast Search & Transfer, the leading developer ofenterprise search and real-time alerting technologies,announced that HEROLD Business Data has deployed FAST AdVisorto enhance the search capabilities of HEROLD.at's expandedsite, http://www.herold.at. With 36.9 million page impressionsper month, 3.6 million visits and 1.1 million unique clients,HEROLD.at is Austria's favorite and largest website foraccessing telephone numbers, addresses, products andservices. http://www.fastsearch.com http://www.herold.at MICREL LAUNCHES... SAN JOSE: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, highbandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, announcedthe MIC5264, a new dual LDO regulator offered in a miniature2.5mm x 2.5mm MLF package. http://www.micrel.com MARKETING IDEAS... SINGAPORE: Singapore-based company, World Marketing Groupand The China Post, China's National postal bureau,collaborated to introduce the United States' mostgroundbreaking marketing ideas to Chinese business leaders atthe Western Methods, Asian Applications Forums in Shanghai andBeijing. http://www.wmgevents.com http://www.wmg-group.com LUNG CANCER... BASEL: Roche announced that its innovative, oral cancermedicine Tarceva (erlotinib) has received a positiverecommendation from the European Committee for MedicinalProducts for Human Use for the treatment of non-small cell lungcancer, the most common form of lung cancer. http://www.roche.com http://www.health-kiosk.ch http://www.osip.com http://www.gene.com http://www.lungcancercoalition.org/cancer_facts.html ILIAD ACQUISITION... ADELAIDE: At an extraordinary general meeting in Adelaide,shareholders of Bionomics Limited gave their formal support tothe company's acquisition of Iliad Chemicals and a $6 millioncapital raising. Both motions attracted comprehensive supportwith over 99% voting in favour of the acquisition and over 96%in favour of the capital raising. www.bionomics.com.au www.iliad.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.)