SYDNEY--20 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuestBEATLES LOVE... LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Preview performances begin June 2 for The Beatles LOVE,the latest Cirque du Soleil production which celebrates the musical legacy ofThe Beatles. www.cirquedusoleil.com www.thebeatles.com www.mirage.com VALUE CREATION... CALGARY - Value Creation Inc. announces plans to commence development of itsextensive oil sands properties south and west of Fort McMurray, Alberta. www.baenergy.com BRITRAIL LAUNCHES... LONDON - Great news! Travel agents can now use BritRail's dedicated agentwebsite -- http://www.agentbritrail.com/ to make rail bookings for theirBritain-bound clients. http://www.agentbritrail.com/ TUNDRA SEMICONDUCTOR... OTTAWA - Tundra Semiconductor Corporation, the leader in SystemInterconnect, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement toacquire the assets of the Systems Solutions Business Unit of AllianceSemiconductor Corporation. http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID(equal www.tundra.com/NewsRoom/MediaResources/ImageLibrary/index.cfm www.tundra.com/Products/ProductsListing.cfm www.tundra.com/NewsRoom/Webcasts/index.cfm www.tundra.com/whitepapers FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae will issue US$4 billion worth of securities whichwill be priced on April 19, 2006 and will reach maturity on April 15, 2011. http://www.fanniemae.com BENITEC FEATURED... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Benitec Ltd., a leading developer of RNAinterference (RNAi)-based therapeutics, announced that its groundbreakingtechnology will be featured on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Catalystprogram. www.abc.net.au/catalyst www.benitec.com VERIZON ADDS... BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Verizon Business, a premier provider of advancedglobal communications and information technology (IT) solutions, announced thelaunch of Dashboard, a powerful new interface for the Verizon Business CustomerCenter online trouble-ticket management system. http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html http://www.verizonbusiness.com http://www.verizon.com/news FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae will issue a total of US$1 billion in securitieswith a pricing date of April 19, 2006 and a maturity date of March 15, 2016. http://www.fanniemae.com JOHN LENNON... LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Starcast Productions announced that during the filmingof the upcoming iN DEMAND pay-per-view special, "The Spirit of John Lennon"possible contact with an otherworldly entity or entities was made by therenowned psychics participating in the event. www.spiritoflennon.com UATP EXPANDS... WASHINGTON - UATP continues its expansion in Asia, adding China SouthernAirlines as its newest UATP Merchant effective immediately. China SouthernAirlines is meeting the rising demands of corporate travelers and now acceptsall UATP corporate cards, issued by 13 airlines and accepted as form of paymentby over hundreds of airlines and travel agencies worldwide. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040318/UATPLOGO http://www.uatp.com or http://www.cs-air.com/en CHILECTRA INITIATES... SANTIAGO - With the publication of its bidding terms and the launch of a webpage especially dedicated to this process, Chilectra, jointly with Electrica dePuente Alto Ltda., Empresa Electrica Municipal de Til Til, Empresa Electrica deColina Ltda., and Luz Andes Ltda., have initiated the power supply tenderprocess for the years 2009 through 2020. http://www.licitacion.cl QUALCOMM RESULTS... SAN DIEGO, CA. - QUALCOMM Incorporated announced results for the secondfiscal quarter ended March 26, 2006. http://www.qualcomm.com/press/index.html http://www.qualcomm.com JAJAH'S HEADIN'... MENLO PARK, Calif. - JAJAH, the world's fastest-growing VoIP company, todayannounced that it has closed a Series B financing round led by GlobespanCapital, a leading global venture capital firm with a core competence inbusiness development within the Asian market. www.jajah.com NIH FUNDS... MELBOURNE - Starpharma Holdings Limited signed an agreement with theNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the NationalInstitutes of Health, to fund a clinical trial to test the use of VivaGel inthe prevention of genital herpes. www.starpharma.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)