SYDNEY, Feb. 23--AsiaNet/InfoQuest WIMAX FORUM... SAN JOSE, Calif.: As the industry works aggressively to develop mobile WiMAX products based on the ratified IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard, the WiMAX Forum announced it has selected the first test laboratory dedicated to the Certification of WiMAX products in Asia. http://www.wimaxforum.org http://www.tta.or.kr MERCER EXPANDS... SINGAPORE: Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a global leader in human resource consulting and related financial advice, products and services is expanding its co-sourcing services to the Asia Pacific region, and will be focusing on the countries with growing compensation challenges, such as Singapore, Greater China, India and Australia. www.mercerHR.com FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS... LONDON: Thunderhead, the leading provider of document generation technology, said that growing market demand for enterprise document generation systems has contributed to a substantial increase in company revenues. Similarly, Thunderhead's ability to surpass customer expectations in areas such as speed of deployment, project costs, customer support and responsiveness has been validated in an independent survey. www.thunderhead.com ELTON JOHN'S... LOS ANGELES: Sir Elton John's iconic Yamaha DC6A Pro digital acoustic 6'11" grand piano, played by Elton at a variety of special events and high visibility television appearances surrounding his hit Las Vegas show, "The Red Piano," will be up for bid on eBay to raise funds for the Elton John AIDS Foundation(EJAF). http://www.yamaha.com http://www.ebay.com/ejaf CONFEDERATION OF... GLOUCESTERSHIRE The Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (COMO), a network of meningitis and children's health organisations throughout the world, announced the launch of its Web site, http://www.COMOonline.org. http://www.COMOonline.org/ ZIBO CATV LIVERMORE, Calif.: Alloptic, Inc., a pioneer in the development and deployment of Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (ePONs), the ultimate communications network for today and tomorrow, announced that Zibo CATV Network has successfully deployed the Alloptic passive optical access equipment in new multi-dwelling units (MDU) in Shandong China. http://www.alloptic.com EUROPEAN CAPITAL... PARIS: European Capital, S.A. SICAR announced it has invested euro 14 million ($16.7 million) in the mezzanine and second lien facilities of Tokheim SAS, the leading European supplier of retail fuel systems. http://www.EuropeanCapital.com http://www.americancapital.com ROYAL BANK... o TORONTO: Royal Bank of Canada announced that it has received approval from the China Banking Regulatory Commission to upgrade its Representative Office in Beijing to a branch. www.rbc.com YAKKA SELECTS SAN FRANCISCO: Freeborders announced that Yakka, Australia's largest manufacturer of work and corporate clothing, along with its affiliate companies NNT, Dowd Corp, CTE and Icon, will streamline development processes using Freeborders FB Product Manager, FB Fabric & Trim, and FB Workflow solutions. http://www.freeborders.com/ BANCO BRADESCO... SAO PAULO: Banco Bradesco posted Net Income of R$ 5.514 billion in 2005 (equivalent to EPS of R$ 5.63), compared to the R$ 3.060 billion Net Income recorded in 2004 (equivalent to EPS of R$ 3.22), an 80.2% increase. http://www.bradesco.com.br SHANGHAI YUTONG... NEW YORK: On February 16th, 2006 Shanghai Yutong Pharma, Inc. (OTC: SYUP) had filed their Form 10SB12G with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. Upon successful approval by the SEC, the company will be eligible to list on the NASDAQ Over the Counter Bulletin Board Exchange. MICHAEL PHELPS... TORINO: US swimmer Michael Phelps and watchmaker OMEGA President Stephen Urquhart show their OMEGA Planet Ocean watches on Wednesday 21 February 2006, under the arcades of the Via Roma in Turin, Italy, during the XX. Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games. ENERSYS INVESTS... READING, Pa.: EnerSys, the world's largest manufacturer, marketer and distributor of industrial batteries, announced today that it has purchased a controlling interest in Modular Energy Devices, Inc. (ModEnergy), a development stage company. http://www.enersys.com COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI... COLUMBUS, Miss. Columbus, Mississippi officials are actively pursuing Kia Motor Company to a 727 hectare site near its Delta Air Lines-served regional airport. http://www.tva.com AAR TO... SINGAPORE: AAR announced at Asian Aerospace 2006 that it has been selected by China Eastern Airlines (Yunnan) to provide landing gear maintenance, repair and overhaul services for its fleet of 767-300 aircraft. The maintenance will be performed at AAR Landing Gear Services' FAA, EASA, CAAC and ISO 9001 certified facility in Miami, Florida. http://www.aarcorp.com REALTY INFORMATION... CASTLE ROCK, Colo.: Steve Ozonian, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and the Board of Directors of Realty Information Systems, Inc. dba Help-U-Sell Real Estate are pleased to announce the appointment of Bryan Drakulich as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer; Laura D. Buser as Senior Vice President Marketing and Communications; and Michael A. Agee as Senior Vice President Technology of Realty Information Systems, Inc. dba Help-U-Sell Real Estate, the premier fee-for-service provider of real estate services, and the nation's fastest-growing real estate franchise. http://profnet.prnewswire.com/ud_public.jsp?userid=10014098 TIMESHARE HAS... BEIJING: Timesharing has a major role to play in China's tourism future, according to Joe Hickman, Interval International's chief representative for China and executive director Asia Pacific, who was speaking at the Timeshare & Resort Investment Conference held in Beijing last week. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/INTVLINTLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributingunedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)