SYDNEY, Dec. 20--AsiaNet/InfoQuest MCI AWARDED... SINGAPORE: MCI, Inc. today announced that for the second consecutive year it has been named the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan 2005 Most Comprehensive Service Provider Award in the Asia Pacific Data Service Provider market. http://www.mci.com http://www.frost.com DELOITTE REVIEW... NEW YORK: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) today released its 2005 worldwide member firm review, which reports aggregate member firm financial results for fiscal 2005 and also articulates a new strategic direction for DTT member firms. http://www.deloitte.com http://www.deloitte.com/annualreview E-JOURNALS ARCHIVE... AMSTERDAM: Elsevier has announced that Portico, a non-profit electronic archiving service, will be an official e-journal archive for the company. http://www.elsevier.com http://www.portico.org http://www.jstor.org http://www.mellon.org http://www.ithaka.org http://www.sciencedirect.com http://www.mdconsult.com http://www.info.scopus.com http://www.reedelsevier.com NATIONAL AWARD... READING, Pa.: EnerSys, the world's largest manufacturer, marketer and distributor of industrial batteries, announced today that its subsidiary in Bielsko-Biala, Poland, EnerSys SA, has been recognized as one of the top 20 companies in Poland in 2005. http://www.enersys.com WEB SITE... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today premiered an updated corporate web site: www.micrel.com designed specifically to meet the growing needs of its customers. http://www.micrel.com EMBRAER RATED... SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS: Moody's Investors Service, one of the largest and most prestigious rating agencies in the world, today initiated coverage of Embraer, assigning its Baa3 global local currency issuer rating and an indicative foreign currency debt rating of Baa3. http://www.embraer.com.br TSUNAMI REPORT... JAKARTA: Indonesia's Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) Aceh-Nias has launched a 12-month progress report on the post-tsunami recovery effort prepared in partnership with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), United Nations Development Program, and International Red Cross/Red Crescent. http://www.e-aceh-nias.org/commemorate/press.php EMI FILTERS... MILPITAS, Calif.: California Micro Devices today introduced the CM1418 and CM1419, the newest members of the Praetorian ASIP (Application Specific Integrated Passive EMI (electromagnetic interference) inductor-based filter array family, offering superior filter performance combined with robust ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection. http://www.calmicro.com INDUSTRY'S FIRST.. MILPITAS, Calif.: California Micro Devices today announced the CM2006, a highly integrated Application Specific Integrated Passive (ASIP) device that provides the industry's first complete interface solution for VGA and DVI-I ports for digital consumer electronics and PC peripheral applications such as digital TVs and LCD monitors. http://www.calmicro.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of one securities issue of US$50 million on Dec 29, 2005 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com PUBLISHING TRENDS... BEIJING: Research from the Robert Gordon University in Scotland, examining patterns of Chinese international co-authorship and the impact of Elsevier journals, has delivered a unique insight into scientific publishing trends in China. http://www.elsevier.com PLANT INVESTMENTS... BAD HOMBURG: Over the next year, Sasol Olefins & Surfactants (O&S) will make investments to modernize its Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate (LAS) plant in Marl, Germany. http://www.sasol.com ASSYRIASAT CHANNEL... SYDNEY, Australia: PanAmSat (NYSE: PA) today announced that AssyriaSat has signed a multi-year agreement with GlobeCast Australia to deliver its programming through PanGlobal TV, a joint marketing alliance between PanAmSat and GlobeCast Australia, to viewers throughout Australia. http://www.panamsat.com SKI VACATION... BRISBANE: Looking for a vacation of a lifetime? Well look no further than Big White Condo in Canada. Its everything, and more, a ski vacation should be. www.canadasnowcondo.com MOU SIGNED... HONG KONG: Kenfair International (Overseas) Limited -- a wholly-owned subsidiary of the leading Hong Kong-based trade fair organizer group, Kenfair International (Holdings) Limited -- signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 15 December 2005 with the Bahrain Convention & Exhibition Bureau ("BCEB"), a division of the Ministry of Industry & Commerce, the Kingdom of Bahrain, agreeing to cooperate in launching the Group's "Asia Expo" series in Bahrain in 2006. www.kenfair.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.)