SYDNEY--13 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuestFTSE REVIEWS... HONG KONG, LONDON and NEW YORK - Global index provider FTSE Group announcedthe results of its annual country classification review, the process by whichstock markets are classified as either Developed or Emerging markets within theFTSE Global Equity Index Series. http://www.ftse.com/country http://www.ftse.com/watchlist PEROT SYSTEMS... CHENNAI, and PLANO, Texas - Perot Systems Corporation announced it has beenranked as one of the "Top Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Providers" in theworld by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals. http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/content/23/152/1197/ http://www.perotsystems.com/processes http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org http://www.perotsystems.com http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/122686.html NESS TECHNOLOGIES... MUMBAI, India - Ness Technologies, Inc., a global provider of informationtechnology solutions and services, announced the inauguration of its seconddelivery center in Mumbai. http://www.ness.com RNAI PIONEER... BEERSE - Johnson & Johnson announced that Craig C. Mello, Ph. D., aprofessor of Molecular Medicine at the University of Massachusetts MedicalSchool, Worcester, MA, and an investigator at the Howard Hughes MedicalInstitute, has been named the inaugural recipient of The Dr. Paul Janssen Awardfor Biomedical Research. http://www.pauljanssenaward.com VENTRACOR TRIAL... SYDNEY - The clinical results of the VentrAssist left ventricular assistdevice (LVAD) CE Mark Bridge-to-Transplant Trial were presented at the EuropeanAssociation of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (EACTS) in Sweden this week. www.ventracor.com ATMEL INTRODUCES... NANTES - Atmel Corporation announced the release of the AT83C22OK106, asmart card reader product targeting USB smart card keyboard. http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?PN=AT83C22OK http://www.atmel.com/products/scr http://www.atmel.com SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES... HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. - Symbol Technologies, The Enterprise Mobility Company,announced that it has sold its one millionth LS2208 bar code scanner furtherdemonstrating its leadership status in the bar code scanner data capture market. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041029/SYMBOLOGO http://www.symbol.com CYBERSPACE INVADER... ADELAIDE - With the September 12 release of a new ebook, Lama Kalla, theself styled Cyberspace Invader from Adelaide, Australia has delivered a bodyblow to scamming internet marketers who make their money by flogging inferiorproducts to unsuspecting "newbie" internet marketers. www.StopInternetMarketing.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of securitiesissues amounting to a total of US$25 million on December 22, 2009 at aredemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com PANACEA PHARMACEUTICALS... GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will present data on theirnovel and proprietary cancer biomarker during the Molecular Diagnostics inCancer Therapeutic Development meeting, sponsored by the American Associationfor Cancer Research, starting today in Chicago. http://www.panaceapharma.com EESTECH INC... BRISBANE - Former President of the Queensland, Australia Law Society, MrPaul McCafferty, has excepted an invitation to join the newly established Advisory Board of renewable energy and water purification specialist, EESTechInc. www.eestechinc.com BUONGIORNO RESULTS... MILAN - The Board of Directors of Buongiorno S.p.A., a multinationaloperating in the market of digital entertainment, approved today the figuresfor the first quarter 2006. http://www.buongiorno.com/investors/investors_4.html ATTICUS CAPITAL... NEW YORK - Atticus Capital LP does not support Genzyme Corporation's bid forAnorMED Inc., believing that it is not in the best interest of shareholders. FARO DOMINATES... LAKE MARY, Fla. - FARO Technologies, Inc., the world's single source for acomplete line of portable CAM2 solutions, has officially established itself asthe worldwide market leader in laser tracker sales. http://www.faro.com AKRION SIGNS... ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Akrion, Inc. announced that it has entered into anagreement, subject to certain conditions, to acquire most of the assets andselected liabilities of SCP Global Technologies, Inc. (SCP), a manufacturer ofbatch-immersion tools based in Boise, Idaho. http://www.akrion.com NICKEL PRODUCTION... SYDNEY - Allegiance Mining NL is pleased to announce it has executed anoption agreement with Bluestone Tin Limited to lease part of Bluestones mineralprocessing facility at Renison Bell to commence early production of nickel. www.allegiance-mining.com.au (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)