SYDNEY--9 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest OMNIVISION INTRODUCES... SUNNYVALE, Calif. and CHIBA, Japan - OmniVision Technologies, Inc., aleading independent supplier of CMOS CameraChip image sensors for high-volumeapplications, launched its sixth generation 1.3 megapixel CameraChip sensor. http://www.ovt.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of securitiesissues amounting to a total of US$325 million on Oct 17, 2008; July 17, 2009;July 19, 2021; at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principalamount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com FDA AUTHORIZES... WASHINGTON - Canola oil is now eligible to bear a qualified health claim onits ability to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease due to its unsaturatedfat content, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced. http://www.uscanola.com PEPSICO TO... PURCHASE, N.Y. - PepsiCo, Inc. announced that CEO Indra Nooyi, along withPepsiCo International CEO Mike White and PepsiCo North America CEO JohnCompton, and their senior teams, will host a meeting for investment analysts onMonday, Oct. 23, in New York City. http://www.pepsico.com ASCP WORKS... CHICAGO, Ill. - The American Society for Clinical Pathology is movingforward with International Certification of medical laboratory professionalsthrough ASCPi in the Philippines. http://www.ascp.org/certification/news WOO CANDIDATES... CHRISTCHURCH - A new technology to help employers get a better response fromtheir recruitment advertising and attract a better calibre of applicants hasbeen launched in Australia by New Zealand-based technology company, VortexDNA. http://vortexdna.com PARIS FASHION... PARIS - The house of Louis Vuitton, with Marc Jacobs as Artistic Director,closed fashion week in Paris with it's Spring Summer 2007 collection in theprestigious halls of the Petit Palais. http://easyshare2.oodrive.com/workspace/vuitton/main_en.html http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061008/LNSU001-a http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061008/LNSU001-b http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061008/LNSU001-c http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061008/LNSU001-d http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061008/LNSU001-e http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061008/LNSU001-f http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061008/LNSU001-g http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061008/LNSU001-h http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061008/LNSU001-i UB CELEBRATES... BUFFALO, N.Y. - When University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson travelsto China this week he will be the fourth UB president to do so since 1981. http://www.buffalo.edu/news DANAHER ANNOUNCES... WASHINGTON and MELBOURNE - Danaher Corporation announces that it has agreedwith Vision Systems Limited (Vision) that Danaher will initiate a tender offerto acquire Vision for A$3.75 (US$2.79) per share, for an aggregate price ofapproximately US$520 million, including transaction costs and net of cashacquired. http://www.danaher.com DAIMLERCHRYSLER EXTENDS... BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Verizon Business announced that its 17-year globalcommunications services agreement with DaimlerChrysler has been extended. http://www.verizon.com http://www.verizonbusiness.com http://www.verizon.com/news http://jdpower.com/cc (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)