SYDNEY, Aug. 1--AsiaNet/InfoQuest IBM JAPAN... TOKYO - IBM Japan, Ltd. today announced the opening of aBusiness Transformation Outsourcing Delivery Center inMakuhari, Chiba City, Japan to transform and operate sales andmarketing related processes based on IBM Japan's web andtelephony sales model. http://www.ibm.com BLOOMBERG LINEUP... NEW YORK - Bloomberg, the leading global provider of data,news and analytics, today unveiled its lineup of live eventsand selected interviews available on Bloomberg Television,Bloomberg Radio, and to users of the Bloomberg Professionalservice for the week ahead, August 1-5. http://www.bloomberg.com ASSET FREEZE... NEW YORK - Madame Justice Hadjiyianni of the NicosiaDistrict Court continued the worldwide freeze Order, obtainedby the Trustees of the AremisSoft Liquidating Trust, over theassets of Lycourgos Kyprianou and persons and companiesaffiliated with him. http://www.gtlaw.com AECL MOBILIZATION... MISSISSAUGA - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited announced itis building on its pre-project partnership with NB Power and isimmediately mobilizing and accelerating to meet therequirements of the Province of New Brunswick and that it hascommitted to a fixed price and firm schedule for the retubingand refurbishment of Point Lepreau. http://www.aecl.ca FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of 4 securities issues amounting to a total ofUS$231.329 million on August 8, 9 and 10 at a redemption priceequal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com SCIENCE MAGAZINE... AUCKLAND - Cosmos, an innovative new popular sciencemagazine, goes on sale nationally in New Zealand on Monday,August 1 at newsagents and selected bookstores. http://www.cosmosmagazine.com SINGAPORE ACQUISITION... SINGAPORE - Avnet Inc. has reinforced its commitment toSingapore following the conclusion of its recent acquisition ofMemec Group Holdings Limited. http://www.em.avnet.com AVNET STRATEGY... SINGAPORE - Following Avnet Inc's announcement on 5 Julythat the company had closed its acquisition of Memec GroupHoldings Limited, Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia Pacifictoday announced its post-acquisition strategy. http://www.em.avnet.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)