SYDNEY--8 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest MELIOR ANNOUNCES... EXTON, Pa. - Melior Discovery, Inc. announced that it has signed a researchcollaboration with Merck & Co., Inc. to evaluate the activity of select Merckneuroscience compounds utilizing elements of Melior's in vivo IndicationDiscovery platform. http://www.meliordiscovery.com ATMEL'S AT98SC032CT-USB... ROUSSET - Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the development andfabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the introduction ofits new AT98SC032CT-USB, a fully-integrated solution designed to secureembedded systems. http://www.atmel.com http://www.atmel.com/products/SecureASSP ATMEL'S AT90SC256144RCFT... SAN JOSE, Calif. - Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the development andfabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the introduction ofits new AT90SC256144RCFT, a dual-interface secure microcontroller tailored toefficiently serve the high-end electronic identity markets. http://www.atmel.com http://www.atmel.com/products/SecureAVR FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of threesecurities issues amounting to a total of US$131 million of all the securities)on November 17, 2009 and Februrary 17, 2016 at a redemption price equal to 100per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com ATMEL AND... PARIS - Atmel Corporation and Melexis Microelectronic Integrated SystemsN.V. announced their collaboration to propose innovative solutions for 13.56MHz RFID readers and Near Field Communication (NFC) devices. http://www.atmel.com/products/avr/usb/ http://www.melexis.com http://www.nfc-forum.org FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae said it intends to price a Benchmark REMIC duringthe week of November 13, 2006. http://www.fanniemae.com PANACEA PHARMACEUTICALS... GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will present data on theirnovel and proprietary cancer biomarker during the Molecular Targets and CancerTherapeutics meeting, sponsored by the European Organization for Research andTreatment of Cancer, the National Cancer Institute, and the AmericanAssociation for Cancer Research, starting today in Prague, Czech Republic. http://www.panaceapharma.com http://www.panacea-labs.com CLAYTON, DUBILIER... TOKYO - Private equity has proven to be an effective catalyst fortransforming business performance in the U.S. and Europe, and will beincreasingly important in Japan, according to Donald J. Gogel, Chief Executiveofficer at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. http://www.cdr-inc.com www.cdr-inc.com/library/thought/astoria_forum.shtml FUNAMBOL AND... REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Funambol, the mobile open source software company,today announced it has been chosen to power mobile applications for OpenMoko,the world's first integrated open mobile communications platform. www.funambol.com COUNTRY BRANDS... LONDON - Australia ranks as the top overall country brand, according to thesecond annual Country Brand Index 2006 (CBI) released at World Travel Market,the premier annual exhibition of the global travel trade. http://www.webershandwick.com http://www.futurebrand.com QUADREM YTD... PERTH - Quadrem, the Global eMarketplace, announced its 2006 revenues are up23 per cent year-over-year at the close of the third quarter. http://www.quadrem.com DANAHER DECLARES... WASHINGTON - Danaher Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary,DJ Acquisition Pty Ltd, has freed its takeover offers for Vision SystemsLimited from all of the defeating conditions, including the 50.1 per centminimum acceptance condition contained in Appendix 2 of the Bidder's Statement. http://www.danaher.com SPIDER-MAN 3... LOS ANGELES - A complex web of secrets, vengeance, love and forgiveness,Columbia Pictures' Spider-Man 3 is a riveting adventure that will transportworldwide audiences to thrilling new heights on May 4, 2007. http://www.filmratings.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)