SYDNEY--7 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuestMETRO CASH... HONG KONG - Checkpoint Systems, the global leader in product identificationand shrink management solutions, has been selected by METRO Cash & Carry tolaunch a global shrink management and source-protection program in Europe, Asiaand Africa. www.checkpointeurope.com www.metrogroup.de www.metro-cc.com SAMSUNG ORDERS... SANTA CLARA, Calif. - AKT, an Applied Materials company, announced that itsAKT-55K EBT (Electron Beam Array Tester) has been selected by SamsungElectronics Corp. as the leading array test system for Samsung's nextgeneration TFT-LCD production line. www.appliedmaterials.com CLINSYS CRO... BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. and NEW DELHI, India - Clinsys, a global provider ofclinical research and data management, announced that David E. Williams, CPA,CMA, MBA has been named as the Company's new Chief Executive Officer of itsworldwide operations. http://www.clinsyscro.com/ MICREL LAUNCHES... SAN JOSE, Calif. - Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidthcommunications and Ethernet IC solutions,launched the MIC2159, a synchronousbuck controller featuring high efficiency, less components, small size andthermal capability point-of-load DC-to-DC conversion. http://www.micrel.com SUN INNOVATION... HONG KONG - Sun Innovation Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong-based multinationalconglomerate, reported it has successfully acquired properties in MainlandChina on 25 October 2006, through the Group's wholly-owned subsidiary, SunInnovation Properties Holdings Ltd. http://www.suninnovation.com BANCO BRADESCO... SAO PAULO - Banco Bradesco posted, in the first nine months of 2006,excluding extraordinary goodwill amortizations which took place in the period,Net Income of R$5.029 billion. http://www.bradesco.com.br/ir SYMETRICS WINS... MELBOURNE, Fla. - Symetrics Industries, LLC was awarded a $67 millioncontract for production of the AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser System(CMDS) for the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051129/FLTU008LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org http://www.symetrics.com/ WEBER SHANDWICK... NEW YORK - Global public relations firm Weber Shandwick today launched a newWeb site -- reputationRx. http://www.webershandwick.com http://www.webershandwick.com/reputationrx http://www.reputationxchange.blogspot.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of threesecurities issues amounting to a total of US$105 million on November 16, 2010and August 16, 2021 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of theprincipal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com NEW CEO... NEW YORK - Euro RSCG Life, the global healthcare communications network ofEuro RSCG Worldwide and Havas, Inc., announced important new additions andstructural changes in the global management team. CVRD HOLDS... RIO DE JANEIRO - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) announces that, as at theexpiry time of the subsequent offering period on November 3, 2006, anadditional 21,455,257 common shares of Inco Limited (Inco), including sharesdeposited by guaranteed delivery, were deposited to the offer made by CVRD toacquire all of the outstanding common shares of Inco for C$86.00 in cash perInco common share. http://www.cvrd.com.br CVRD RESTRUCTURES... RIO DE JANEIRO - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) informs that its Board ofDirectors approved the restructuring of its stake in Usinas Siderurgicas deMinas Gerais S/A - USIMINAS, involving its entry into the control group ofUsiminas and the partial sale of the common shares owned by CVRD. http://www.cvrd.com.br CHRISTMAS STAMPS... LONDON - Santa, a snowman, a Christmas tree, a reindeer and plenty of snoware to sparkle on Royal Mail's 40th set of Christmas Stamps. LONDON AWARDS... LONDON - Dentsu Inc., Tokyo, Wins a Prestigious Grand Prize for InteractiveMedia. www.liaawards.com/winners THOMSON FINANCIAL... NEW YORK - Thomson Financial, an operating unit of The Thomson Corporation,and leading provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwidefinancial community, announced the creation of Private Equity Hub, aninteractive forum for the private equity community catering to venturecapitalists, buyouts professionals, attorneys, bankers, entrepreneurs and MBAcandidates. http://www.thomsonfinancial.com http://www.pehub.com http://www.thomson.com REDFORD TO... NEW YORK - Robert Redford, President and Founder of Sundance Institute, willannounce a pilot project of the Sundance Film Festival in conjunction with theGSM Association, representing the global mobile industry. http://www.multivu.com http://www.microsoft.com http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=36598 JOHNSTON TO... MONTREAL - The Honourable Donald J. Johnston, P.C. Q.C., a founding partnerand now counsel to the law firm Heenan Blaikie, will be receiving the GrandCordon of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan. SONUS NETWORKS... CHELMSFORD, Mass. - Sonus Networks, Inc., a leading supplier of serviceprovider Voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions, reported its revenueresults for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. http://www.sonusnet.com SIXT LAUNCHES... SINGAPORE - As the 7th country in Asia Pacific, Sixt, one of the leadingEuropean car rental and leasing companies, is rolling out its services inSingapore. 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