SYDNEY--18 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest RAD COMPLETES... TEL AVIV - RAD Data Communications has announced that it hascompleted interoperability testing of its TDM pseudowiretechnology with BroadLight, a leading vendor of PON (passiveoptical network) solutions. http://www.rad.com CHASSIS AVAILABLE... SAN JOSE - Super Micro Computer, Inc., a leading provider ofapplication optimized, high performance server solutions, onMonday announced the availability of the new SC836 serieschassis, its first chassis to support 16 hot-swappable 3.5-inchhard drives in a 3U rackmount form factor for high-densitystorage. http://www.Supermicro.com BANKS SELECTED... CHICAGO - CME, the world's largest and most diversefinancial exchange and the largest regulated marketplace forforeign exchange trading, today announced the selection of fourbanks as the first market makers for the new CME Korean Wonfutures contracts. http://www.cme.com http://www.cme.com/koreanwon http://www.cme.com/mediaroom RIGHTS GRANTED... PHOENIX - Honeywell announced on Monday that it has grantedrights to International Display Technology Co., Ltd. relatingto a patented Honeywell technology that increases thebrightness of images and reduces the appearance of certaininterference effects on liquid crystal display (LCD)products. http://www.honeywell.com http://www.honeywell.com/licensing SCOTIABANK SEEKS... KUALA LUMPUR - Following media reports about Scotiabank'soperations in Kuala Lumpur, the company says it is seekinginternational acquisitions in Asia and beyond as part of itsglobal growth strategy. http://www.scotiabank.com TOWER AWARDED... NOVI - Tower Automotive has announced that its South Koreanoperations have earned a Quality Five Star supplier rating fromHyundai/Kia Automotive. http://www.towerautomotive.com MANUFACTURERS UNITE... ORVIN and INDIANAPOLIS - Precimed Group, a leadingtechnology-driven supplier to the orthopaedic industry, andCarr Metal Products, Inc., sheet metal and thermo-formedplastics tray manufacturer unite. http://www.precimed.com MORRIS EXPANDS... AUGUSTA: Morris DigitalWorks has expanded its internationalreach with the licensing of mdTransit to an Australian firm. http://www.morris.com http://morrisdigitalworks.com AMBASSADOR JOINS... BRISBANE - EESTech Inc., the renewable energy and waterpurification company, has announced that Mr. Anthony Harris,the former United Kingdom Ambassador to the United ArabEmirates, has joined the Company's Advisory Board. http://www.eestechinc.com . LANGUAGE PRESENTED... MUNICH - For the first time, the language technologyspecialist Linguatec will be represented at CeBIT Asia. http://www.linguatec.net FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities amounting to a total of US$250 millionon September 27, 2006 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com STRUCTURE CREATED... PURCHASE - PepsiCo has announced that it has created a newstructure for its North American businesses and that veteranleader John Compton has been appointed to the newly createdposition of Chief Executive Officer for North America,effective immediately. http://www.pepsico.com EASD URGES... COPENHAGEN - An EASD Consensus Report launched on Friday iscalling for urgent action to drastically improve the managementof diabetes. SOFTWARE SUPPLIED... RESTON - Daon, a global provider of identity assurancesoftware, announced that it is supplying biometric software andservices to the Australian Department of Immigration andMulticultural Affairs (DIMA) under a subcontract to Unisys aspart of a $50 million program designed to enhance bordersecurity. http://www.unisys.com http://www.daon.com . (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)