SYDNEY--16 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuestMOBILE CHAT... MELBOURNE and LONDON - Leading mobile entertainment providerJumbuck Entertainment Ltd announces the launch of Jumbuck'sMobile Celebrity Chat of the Darkness in conjunction withWarner Music UK and T-Mobile UK. http://www.jumbuck.com UNIVERSITY RANKINGS... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON - The latest issue of Science Watch,the bimonthly newsletter published by Thomson Scientific, ranksUnited Kingdom universities based on both the total number ofcitations as well as their impact during the 2001-2005period. http://www.scientific.thomson.com IRON PRICES... RIO DE JANEIRO - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the world'slargest iron ore producer, concluded the iron ore pricenegotiations for 2006 with Thyssen Krupp Stahl AG (ThyssenKrupp), the largest German steel maker. http://www.cvrd.com.br DALTON INVESTMENTS... TOKYO - Dalton Investments, an investment management firmserving institutional and private clients, announced thatJunichiro Sano has joined Dalton Investments KK, Tokyo, aspresident and chief executive officer. http://www.daltoninvestments.com DELAYED FILING... OTTAWA and BURLINGTON - Cognos announced that it has delayedfiling its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year endedFebruary 28, 2006 because of an ongoing review that may impactthe manner in which the company allocates revenue. http://www.cognos.com SYDNEY OFFICE... CUPERTINO and SYDNEY - Proofpoint, Inc., the leader inlarge-enterprise messaging security solutions, announced theopening of its Asia-Pacific (APAC) headquarters in Sydney,Australia. http://www.proofpoint.com NETCENTREX VOIP... PARIS - Netcentrex, the leading enabler of next generationconverged voice and video solutions, today announced that itsvoice over IP (VoIP) deployments have exceeded 3 million Class5 lines in commercial service. http://www.netcentrex.net FACILITY INVESTMENT... PARIS - European Capital, S.A. SICAR announced it hasinvested EUR 12 million ($15 million) in the EUR 120 millionmezzanine facility of Cegelec, a leading internationalengineering group providing electrical contracting services forindustrial, infrastructure and non-residential buildingprojects. http://www.americancapital.com http://www.EuropeanCapital.com TVIA DISTRIBUTION... SANTA CLARA - Tvia's renowned turnkey LCD-TV & Plasma TVReference Designs, based on Tvia's TrueView 5600 digital TVdisplay processor, are now shipping by four major TV OEMmanufacturers for global distribution. http://www.tvia.com http://www.tobodg.com http://www.szhcdz.com http://www.LCDBank.tv PATIENT REGISTRY... MIAMI - A new global patient registry called e-SELECTdesigned to evaluate the real-world safety and efficacy of theCypher Select Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent and latergenerations of Cordis drug-eluting stents was initiated todayby Cordis Corporation. http://www.cordis.com GOLD INDEX... TORONTO - Standard & Poor's, the world's leading indexprovider, and TSX Group today announced plans to create thefirst real-time global gold index. http://www.standardandpoors.com http://www.tsx.com AIRPORT FEDERALIZATION... WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administrationannounced the successful federalization of Rota InternationalAirport, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands. http://www.tsa.gov FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of 1 securities issue amounting to a total of US$25million on May 25, 2006, at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com PDF SECURITY... PHILADELPHIA - Adobe Systems Incorporated and Ricoh Co.,Ltd., a leading provider of digital office solutions, announcedan agreement to develop and co-market document scanning,security and print solutions based on Adobe PDF. http://www.adobe.com http://www.ricoh.com iPOD PODCAST... NEW YORK - In a dramatic breakthrough in sports viewing,Virtual Spectator announces free Video iPod podcast downloadson iTunes http://www.virtualspectator.com http://www.itunes.com http://www.vssailing.com TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECT... PETALUMA - OpenClovis, Inc. announced it has launched a newopen source project that aims to transform thetelecommunications industry. http://www.openclovis.org http://www.openclovis.com NEW CONVERTER... SUNNYVALE - Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated, adeveloper of power management semiconductors for mobileconsumer electronic devices, announced the AAT1110, theindustry's first 800mA step-down DC/DC converter in a tiny2.0x2.1mm SC70JW package. http://www.analogictech.com SONUS NETWORKS... CHELMSFORD, Mass. - Sonus Networks, Inc. announced thatTradingcom Europe Group has selected a suite of IP MultimediaSubsystem (IMS)-ready architecture solutions from Sonus as thefoundation for Tradingcom's complete, end-to-end IP-based voicenetwork. http://www.sonusnet.com AVIAN INFLUENZA... TOKYO - Sanyo Electric a leading provider of environment andenergy related products and services, announced that itsproprietary electrolyzed water technology effectivelysuppresses avian influenza viruses. http://www.global-sanyo.com/ (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)