SYDNEY, Aug. 29--AsiaNet/InfoQuest DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT... HONG KONG: Arrow Asia Pac Ltd. (Arrow Asia Pac) announcedthat it has signed a franchise distribution agreement with RDAMicroelectronics (Shanghai), Inc., an industry leader in RFCMOS technology. Under the terms of the Agreement, Arrow AsiaPac will be RDA's first distributor in Asia. http://www.rdamicro.com www.arrowasia.com JAPANESE MARKET... SOMERSET: AEP Networks, the specialist in network andapplication access security, has announced availability of itsnewest SSL VPN products to the Japanese marketplace. AEP'sNetilla Security Platform and Secure Gateway Appliance SSL VPNfamilies now incorporate Release 5.2, a major softwareenhancement that incorporates key advances in applicationcompatibility, security and platform management. www.aepnetworks.com BLOOMBERG UNVEILS... NEW YORK: Bloomberg, the leading global provider of data,news and analytics, has unveiled its lineup of live events andselected interviews available on Bloomberg Television,Bloomberg Radio, and to users of the Bloomberg Professionalservice for the week ahead, August 29 through September 2. http://www.bloomberg.com POSITIVE H1... SINGAPORE: Quadrem, the Global eMarketplace, is on track todeliver a record 2005. The company posted cash flow positivemid-year results and is expected to grow throughput 50 per centover 2004 numbers, reaching 1.4 million purchase orders worthUS$6 billion by year-end. http://www.quadrem.com EXCHANGE OFFER... CALI: On August 11, 2005, TermoEmcali Funding Corp. launchedan offer to exchange all outstanding 10.125 per cent SeniorSecured Notes Due 2014 for Senior Secured Notes Due 2019, aconsent solicitation and solicitation of acceptances of aprepackaged plan of reorganization. http://www.bondcom.com/termoemcali TAKEOVER OFFER... FRANKFURT: A Philippine company has made a preliminaryUS$200 million offer to purchase Fraport AG's shares in PIATCO,the operating company of Manila international airport'sTerminal 3, and its shares in the other joint-venturecompanies: PTI, PTH and PAGS. Fraport AG accepted this offer onAugust 26. http://www.fraport.de TURBOCHARGER SYSTEMS... AUBURN HILLS: BorgWarner Inc., with 310 employees in SouthKorea and operations in Changwon, Chungiu-City, Pyongtaek,Shihung-City and Eumsung, has begun production of turbochargersfor Hyundai/Kia Motor Company, South Korea as part of itscontinuing expansion in the Asian market. The first products tobe manufactured are BV43 turbocharger systems with variableturbine geometry. http://www.borgwarner.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$250million on September 6, 2005 at a redemption price equal to 100per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. Fannie Mae will also redeem the principal amount ofFINS securities issues amounting to a total of US$14.695million on September 7, 2005 at a redemption price equal to 100per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. http://www.fanniemae.com STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP... TOKYO: FRM Holdings Limited, the Jersey-based holdingcompany of the FRM Group, a global fund of hedge funds managerwith approximately US$13 billion of assets under management,has announced that it will enter into an enhanced strategicrelationship with The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., oneof the largest trust banks in Japan. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)