SYDNEY, Aug. 24--AsiaNet/InfoQuest INDIA SUBSIDIARY... MOUNTAIN VIEW: Omnicell, Inc. has announced the opening ofOmnicell Corporation (India) Private Limited. The wholly ownedsubsidiary will operate as a research and development andquality assurance operation in a 20,000-square-foot building inthe city of Bangalore, India's high-tech capital. http://www.omnicell.com PATENTS UPHELD... MOUNTAIN VIEW: Benitec Ltd. announced that the AustralianPatent Office has completed its review of Benitec's issuedpatents and they have been upheld. http://www.benitec.com SCIENTIFIC NETWORK... BEIJING: InnoCentive announced that it has expanded itsrelationships with leading scientific universities across Chinaand Russia by signing partnerships with the College ofChemistry at Huazhong Normal University, Xiamen University andZhejiang University in China, Tomsk State University, TulaState University, Arkangelsk State University, and Far EastState University in Russia. http://www.innocentive.com AVIAN FLU... TORONTO: Members of the media are invited to join Dr. SherryCooper, Chief Economist, BMO Nesbitt Burns and Donald Coxe,Global Portfolio Strategist, BMO Financial Group, for adiscussion on how a potential flu pandemic could pose asignificant outside risk to the health of not only thepopulation but also the financial markets and the globaleconomy. www.bmo.com EMAIL SECURITY... SYDNEY: Proofpoint, Inc., the leader in large-enterprisemessaging security solutions, will hold its first live webseminar for customers in Australia, New Zealand and the broaderAPAC region on Thursday, September 1, 2005 at 10:00 AMAustralian East Coast time (12:00 PM New Zealand time). http://www.proofpoint.com INTIMATE PHOTOS... SAN FRANCISCO: Stylin Designs has announced the launch of aninnovative software product called CoupleBox, which keepsintimate photos and videos secure and improves the viewingexperience. http://www.couplebox.com MENTAL HEALTH... LOS ANGELES: Mental health care isn't just for humansanymore. Mental Health and Well-being in Animals, publishedthis month by Blackwell Publishing, is the first textbook to bewritten on mental health in animals. http://store.blackwell-professional.com/0813804892.html WINDOW FILM... SYDNEY: Bekaert, a leading manufacturer of solar control andsafety window films, has released their most revolutionaryarchitectural product to date via its area distribution centre-- spectrally selective Solar Gard LX 70, specificallydeveloped to meet the sophisticated daylighting and solarcontrol needs of architectural properties. http://www.bekaertfilms.com ACQUISITION ANNOUNCED... HOUSTON: PowerWell Services, a First Reserve Corporationportfolio company and a global leader in well testingtechnology, services, and operations, has announced itspurchase of the well testing capabilities of Geoservices,S.A. SONGDO ECOTARIUM... SEOUL: New Songdo City Development, LLC, the developer ofNew Songdo City and International Design for the EnvironmentAssociates, Inc., announced concept plans for the New SongdoEcotarium. http://www.NewSongdoCity.com http://www.idea-aquariums.com http://www.csp-architects.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)