SYDNEY--14 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuestDIGI WIRELESS... MINNETONKA, Minn. - Digi International announced that its ConnectPort WANVPN is now certified by Verizon Wireless for use on its high speed EV-DOnetwork. http://www.digi.com/products/wireless/connectportwanvpn.jsp VISA BUSINESS... SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Visa International announced that the sales volumeof Visa Business cards worldwide, represented by global small business spend,has reached US$190 billion over a 12-month period, as small businesses continueto adopt payment solutions that are more convenient and secure than cash andchecks. http://www.corporate.visa.com http://www.visa.com/visacommercial DIABETES DIAGNOSIS... COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Newly diagnosed patients with diabetes should betreated with metformin (Glucophage) in conjunction with lifestyle modification(unless metformin is contraindicated). www.idf.org OTIS WINS... FARMINGTON, Conn. - Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United TechnologiesCorp., has won a contract to supply and install 90 escalators and 48 Gen2Comfort elevators for a 1.6 million-square-foot mall project in Al-Ardiya,Kuwait. http://www.otis.com BBK PARTNERS... SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - BBK, an international business advisory firm, andTakenaka Partners, a specialty investment bank and consulting firm, announcedthat they have formed an agreement as strategic partners. http://www.e-bbk.com http://www.takenakapartners.com ATMEL EXPANDS... SAN JOSE, Calif. - Atmel Corporation, announced three new AVRmicrocontrollers with incorporated power-saving technology that providesmulti-year battery life in lighting control, security, keyless entry, ZigBeeand other applications that spend a significant amount of their time in sleepmode. www.atmel.com/products/avr/picopower http://www.atmel.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae has issued US$4 billion in two-year securities witha maturity date of September 15, 2008. http://www.fanniemae.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae has issued US$1 billion in 10-year securities witha maturity date of September 15, 2016. http://www.fanniemae.com HAMBURG SUMMIT... HAMBURG - Wen Jiabao is an honored guest at the economic conference arrangedby Hamburg's Chamber of Commerce. http://www.hk24.de (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)