sydney--6 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest ENCIRQ WELCOMES... BURLINGAME, California and TOKYO: Encirq Corporation, aglobal leader in device data management and the creator ofDeviceSQL, has announced that Allen Miner has joined the Boardof Directors of Encirq KK, Encirq's wholly-owned Japanesesubsidiary. www.encirq.com ORIGINAL SOFTWARE... CHICAGO: As automated software development tools have becomecommonplace, proven proficiencies are increasingly beingrequired by employers. Original Software, a leader in softwaretest automation, is providing developers, testers, qualityprofessionals and consultants with hands-on training andcertification for their automated software testing platform,TestBench for iSeries systems. www.origsoft.com SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM... AUCKLAND: A scholarship program conceived by three NewZealand adventurers has sparked new interest in outdoorexpeditions among New Zealand's youth. The GORE-TEX productsGood For Life Scholarship from Adventure Philosophy is awardedto young New Zealanders to help them pursue their ultimateoutdoor adventure. Applications are currently being sought forthe 2006 program. www.adventurephilosophy.com SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT... SAN FRANCISCO, California: CMP Technology's Dr. Dobb's hasannounced the launch of Software Development Best PracticesConference & Expo India in three cities next year: Hyderabad onJanuary 16, Chennai on January 17 and Bangalore on January18. www.sdexpo.com www.ddj.com www.unitedbusinessmedia.com NOBEL LAUREATES... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: Thomson Scientific, part of TheThomson Corporation and leading provider of informationsolutions to the worldwide research and business communities,has announced its 2006 Thomson Scientific Laureates -researchers likely to contend for Nobel honors - inanticipation of this year's Nobel Prize winners to be announcedin October. www.scientific.thomson.com http://scientific.thomson.com/nobel www.thomson.com CALIFORNIA MICRO... MILPITAS, California: California Micro Devices has announcedits latest MediaGuard family of integrated port protectionsolutions for high speed HDMI (High-Definition MultimediaInterface) 1.3 interfaces in digital consumer devices such asdigital TVs, DVD and recordable DVD players, flat panelmonitors, set top boxes, personal computers and video gameconsoles. www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060905/SFTU004 www.siliconimage.com www.calmicro.com CLINICAL TRIAL... NATICK, Massachusetts, and BARCELONA: Boston ScientificCorporation has announced four-year follow-up data from itsTAXUS II paclitaxel-eluting stent system clinical trial. Thedata demonstrated that the safety and efficacy advantagesassociated with the TAXUS stent system were maintained at fouryears. www.bostonscientific.com www.publicaster.com/info/bostonscientific/esc2006 FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$175million on September 15, 2006 at a redemption price equal to100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. www.fanniemae.com STENT SYSTEM... NATICK, Massachusetts, and BARCELONA: Boston ScientificCorporation has announced six-month results from Phase I of itsglobal TAXUS OLYMPIA registry, supporting the safety andperformance of the TAXUS Liberte coronary stent system inreal-world patients. www.bostonscientific.com www.publicaster.com/info/bostonscientific/esc2006 DIAMOND INDUSTRY... NEW YORK: As part of its recently announced campaign toeducate both consumers and the trade about importantdiamond-related issues, the diamond industry has announced thelaunch of a new informational web site, www.diamondfacts.org ,along with a major advertising effort that includes full-pageprint ads in ten major U.S. and international newspapersincluding The New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, TheTimes, International Herald Tribune and Financial Times. www.diamondfacts.org www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060905/NYTU106-a www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060905/NYTU106-b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC... NATICK, Massachusetts, and BARCELONA: Boston ScientificCorporation has welcomed the results of Abbott's SPIRIT IIclinical trial, which reaffirmed the safety and efficacy of themarket-leading TAXUS stent, and provided promising data onAbbott's XIENCE V everolimus-eluting coronary stent system(which will be marketed by Boston Scientific as the PROMUSstent. www.bostonscientific.com www.publicaster.com/info/bostonscientific/esc2006 LUNG FUNCTION... MUNICH: Patients with mild chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease treated with SPIRIVA (tiotropium) experiencedsignificantly improved lung function compared with patientsreceiving placebo, according to the results of a studypresented at the annual meeting of the European RespiratorySociety congress. www.boehringer-ingelheim.com www.pfizer.com www.goldcopd.com www.cdc.gov/mmwr REAL ESTATE.... SYDNEY: In a first for real estate markets around the globe,two multi-million dollar penthouses styled exclusively usinginteriors from the Ralph Lauren design house have been releasedto the market in Sydney, Australia. www.thepenthousecollection.com.au ROCHE REQUESTS... BASEL: Roche announced that it has requested are-examination of the data supporting the filing of theirbreakthrough cancer medicine, Tarceva, for the treatment ofpancreatic cancer following the recent negative opinion fromthe European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use. www.roche.com www.health-kiosk.ch www.gene.com www.osip.com RIVIERA REGISTRY... BARCELONA: Results of the multinational, prospective,observational RIVIERA registry (Registry on IntraVenousanticoagulation In the Elective and primary Real world ofAngioplasty) show that routine PCI appears to be a saferevascularisation procedure with a low rate of clinicalcomplications - death (0.3 per cent), myocardial infarction(1.0 per cent) and bleeding episodes (3.4 per cent). OBESE TEENAGERS... SYDNEY: The weight loss medication Xenical (orlistat) cansafely help obese adolescents to lose excess weight, providingnot only a major health benefit but also considerableimprovements in self-esteem and quality of life. www.roche.com www.managingyourweight.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)