SYDNEY, Sept. 2--AsiaNet/InfoQuest LASER INNOVATIONS... DIZINGEN - Applications and proposals are now being acceptedfor the 2006 international Berthold Leibinger Innovationpreis,which is for developers and researchers who do innovative workin the field of laser light. http://www.leibinger-stiftung.de AUSTRALIAN WiMAX... RICHARDSON - Navini Networks today announced that it willbring 802.16e-based Mobile WiMAX solutions to the Australianmarketplace, in partnership with Unwired Australia. http://www.navini.com TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE... SAN JOSE - Komag, Incorporated, a leading independentsupplier of thin-film media for disk drives, today announcedthat the Company will be presenting at the Citigroup 12thAnnual Global Technology Conference in New York, September 8,2005. http://www.komag.com ALCAN REPORT... MONTREAL - Alcan Inc. has published its 2005 SustainabilityReport, an annual update of the Company's progress onsustainability with updated information on the economic,environmental and social performance of the Company's globaloperations and the leading role it has taken over the pastyear. http://www.alcan.com/SR05 AUTO SHOW... LOS ANGELES - In Los Angeles, style reigns supreme, and youcan expect there will be plenty of imaginative vehicle designsemerging from the Los Angeles Auto Show's studio designcompetition. http://www.laautoshow.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of 1 securities issue amounting to a total of US$50million on September 12 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com MEDIA PORTFOLIO... MANHASSET, N.Y. & NEW DELHI - CMP Media, a leadingintegrated media company serving the technology, healthcare andentertainment markets with 2004 revenues of $350 million, andCyberMedia, South Asia's first and largest specialty mediahouse, announced Thursday joint venture to build a global mediaportfolio focused on worldwide services. http://www.cmp.com http://www.cybermedia.co.in http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com http://www.ciol.com http://www.ManagingOffshore.com http://www.OutsourcingPipeline.com NEW NAME... SKOKIE - TFP, formerly Thomson Financial Publishing,announces its new name: Accuity. The new name completes thetransition of Accuity and its parent company, SourceMedia, Inc.from The Thomson Corporation. http://www.AccuitySolutions.com AMTEL CORP... ROUSSET - Atmel Corporation, a global leader in thedevelopment and fabrication of advanced semiconductorsolutions, has announced the industry's first two ARM7-based,flash MCUs with embedded 10/100 Ethernet MAC, CAN, full-speed(12 Mbps) USB 2.0 and a high speed AES/3DES encryptionengine. http://www.atmel.com http://www.micrium.com http://www.cmx.com http://www.freertos.org http://www.sics.se/~adam/uip/ LOMBARD ACQUISITION... LONDON - Lombard Risk Management plc, the provider of risksystems and independent valuation services, has agreed toacquire STB Systems Ltd, a global leader in complianceautomation solutions. http://www.lombardrisk.com http://www.stbsystems.com LPG FORUM... PARIS - The World Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association willhold its 18th Forum in Shanghai on September 14th - 16th,concentrating on showing how LP Gas can contribute to buildinga healthier, more prosperous world. http://www.worldlpgas.com MBS INTAKE... MELBOURNE - Melbourne Business School will launch a secondintake into its full-time MBA and is adding a new internshipoption under key changes set to take effect in 2006. http://www.mbs.edu/home.cfm LICENSE AGREEMENT... TOKYO - HI Corporation announced that the company hasexecuted a worldwide license agreement with LG ElectronicsInc., a leading global electronics manufacturer, for the use ofHI's 3D graphics engine MascotCapsule on LG handsets. http://www.hicorp.co.jp (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)