SYDNEY--8 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest GAMBLING SURVEY... NEW YORK: eCOGRA (eCommerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance) www.ecogra.org , the player protection andstandards authority of online gambling, announces the launch ofits much anticipated Global Online Gambler Survey. www.ecogra.org www.ecogra.org/playersurvey MESA AIR... PHOENIX: Mesa Air Group, Inc. has announced the appointment of Paul Skellon to the position of VP Corporate Communications and International Operations. www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990210/LAW065 PEPSICO WEBCAST... PURCHASE, New York: PepsiCo, Inc. has announced that its third-quarter 2006 earnings conference call and slidepresentation for financial analysts and investors will be webcast live over the internet on Thursday, October 12, 2006 at11 a.m. (ET). www.pepsico.com DESIGNS UNVEILED... NEW YORK: In an exceptional assemblage of international architectural talent, Governor George E. Pataki, New York StateAssembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, World Trade Center Developer Larry A. Silverstein and architects Lord Norman Foster, LordRichard Rogers and Fumihiko Maki gathered at 7 World Trade Center to unveil designs for the three World Trade Centertowers that will rise along the site's eastern edge, forming what will be the heart of a revitalized Downtown Manhattan'sretail, transportation and office corridor. www.wtc.com HIGH-SPEED INTERNET... WICHITA FALLS, Texas and RICHARDSON, Texas: Xanadoo is pleased to announce the launch of its revolutionary newwireless high-speed Internet service in Wichita Falls, Texas using pre-mobile WiMAX 802.16e equipment from Navini Networks. www.navini.com www.Xanadoo.com COMPATIBLE SOLUTION... CAMARILLO and SAN JOSE, California: Power-One, Inc. and Micrel Inc. have jointly announced availability of a Z-Onecompatible solution for low-current applications. www.micrel.com www.power-one.com COGNOS EARNINGS... OTTAWA and BURLINGTON, Massachusetts: Cognos has reported that second quarter fiscal year 2007 earnings estimates areexpected to exceed the company's business outlook announced on July 21, and announced its plan to accelerate the improvementof its operating margin. www.cognos.com www.cognos.com/company/investor/events/0907 REUTERS ANNOUNCES... MANILA: Reuters has announced that the Philippine Dealing Exchange Corporation has appointed it as the officialdistributor of spot dollar-peso foreign exchange and domesticfixed income data. www.reuters.com XENICAL IMPROVES... SYDNEY: The weight loss medication Xenical (orlistat) has been shown to significantly reduce weight and improve thecontrol of glucose levels in the blood (glycaemia) beyond the impact of weight loss alone in overweight and obese people withtype 2 diabetes, according to study results presented at the International Congress on Obesity (ICO) in Sydney, Australia. www.roche.com www.managingyourweight.com www.who.int AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.