SYDNEY--31 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest CATAPULT SELECTED... MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Catapult CommunicationsCorporation announced that it has been selected by KoreaTelecom to provide simulation and load testing capabilities forthe addition of IP Multimedia Subsystem services to theirexisting IP network. www.catapult.com SECURITY SEMINARS... SAN FRANCISCO: nCircle, the leading provider ofenterprise-class vulnerability and risk management solutions,announced two upcoming joint seminars with Aquion Pty Ltd.titled "Preparing for the Changing Security & Threat Challengeswhile Addressing Today's Compliance Issues." These seminarswill be held in Melbourne and Sydney on November 2nd and 3rd,respectively. www.ncircle.com JDR EXPANDING... ROTTERDAM: JDR Smart Solutions's Field Service Centre isbeing expanded with an international crew of multi-skilledField Service Engineers who will now be available forworld-wide deployment 24 hours a day/7 days a week. UNIT TRUSTS... GEORGE TOWN: Walkers, the global offshore law firm of choicefor investment managers, financial organizations, andinternational law firms, said that hedge fund managers areincreasing their use of unit trusts in structuring hedgefunds. www.walkersglobal.com CAMERA DISPLAY... ZEELAND, Michigan: Backing up cars, trucks and SUVs can be adangerous task. Blind spots directly behind the vehicle canlead to accidents that result in property damage, or eveninjury or death to small children. To help reduce these risks,Gentex Corporation, the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer ofautomatic-dimming rearview mirrors and commercial fireprotection products, has developed a backup video display in anautomatic-dimming rearview mirror. www.gentex.com KELLWOOD GLOBAL... NEW YORK: Jimmy Choi has been named senior vice presidentand managing director of Kellwood Global Asia, according toJeff Streader, president of Kellwood Global. www.kellwood.com LIQUIDNET LAUNCHES... TORONTO: Liquidnet, the number 1 electronic marketplace forinstitutional-only block trading, announced its launch ofCanadian equity trading, which commenced on October 24. www.liquidnet.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae announced that it hasrepurchased expired European-style (one-time) callable debtsecurities. The tender offers began Monday, October 23, 2006,and closed at 5:00 EDT, Friday, October 27, 2006. The resultsare preliminary and will be finalized on Wednesday, November 1,2006. www.fanniemae.com GRUPO SANTANDER... MADRID: Grupo Santander registered net attributable profitof EURO 4,947 million (US$6.3 billion) in the first nine monthsof 2006, an increase of 28 per cent from the same period in2005. www.santandernet.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$325million on November 9, 2006 at a redemption price equal to 100per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. www.fanniemae.com INTERFACE SOLUTION... MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Synopsys, Inc., a world leader insemiconductor design software, announced that it will expandits DesignWare Cores intellectual property with the plannedrelease of a single vendor, complete system-level interfacesolution for high-performance DDR2 SDRAM memory subsystems. www.synopsys.com www.designware.com CLINICAL TRIAL... PRINCETON, New Jersey: BioWa, Inc. announced that it isbeginning its Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety andtolerability of BIW-8405, BioWas anti-IL-5 receptor monoclonalantibody (Mab). The Mab is being developed for the treatment ofasthma. www.biowa.com TECHWELL ANNOUNCES... SAN JOSE, California and BEIJING: Techwell, Inc., a leadingdesigner of mixed signal video semiconductor solutions for thesecurity surveillance, automotive and consumer electronicsindustries, has announced the release of the TW2835 FourChannel Video and Audio Controller. www.techwellinc.com TELE ATLAS... SINGAPORE: Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digitalmaps and dynamic content for navigation and location basedsolutions, announced a license and distribution agreement withBeijing Changdi Youhao Mapping Technologies Co., Ltd., anaffiliate of China-based Ritu Information Systems Inc. www.teleatlas.com WARBURG PINCUS... NEW YORK: Warburg Pincus, the global private equity firm,has announced the final closing of Warburg Pincus Real EstateI, L.P. (WPRE I), a US$1.2 billion global fund that will beinvested in real estate opportunities worldwide. www.warburgpincus.com MATHEMATICAL MODEL... LONDON and RIXENSART: Mathematical model projections predictthat vaccinating all 11-13 year old girls with Cervarix, GSK'scervical cancer candidate vaccine, has the potential to reducethe incidence of cervical cancer by up to 80 per cent, based onavailable clinical data. URANIUM PRICE... SARASOTA, Florida: Global utilities will soon be paying morefor their nuclear fuel. Spot prices for uranium oxide punchedthrough the US$60/pound level for the first time in the spotmarket's 38-year history. www.stockinterview.com www.uranium.info www.stockinterview.com/News/10302006/uranium-price.html TECHWELL ANNOUNCES... SAN JOSE, California: Techwell, Inc. has introduced twoturnkey DVR solutions for the CCTV Security Surveillancemarket. www.techwellinc.com SPEAKING TOUR... NEW DELHI: Former US President William Jefferson Clintonwill embark on a three day speaking tour of India during TheIndia Leadership Summit. www.powerwithin.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)