SYDNEY--10 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuestASIA FOUNDATION... KABUL and SAN FRANCISCO - The Asia Foundation released findings from thesingle-largest, most comprehensive public opinion poll ever conducted inAfghanistan. http://www.asiafoundation.org ASIA NETCOM... KUALA LUMPUR - Pan-regional Carrier expands local loop access options forcustomers Asia Netcom announced that it has signed an agreement with VADSBerhad, a KLSE mainboard-listed managed local services provider, to extend itsdomestic connectivity options into Malaysia. www.asianetcom.com www.vads.com EKAHAU LAUNCHES... SARATOGA, Calif. - Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real TimeLocation Systems, introduced the Ekahau Positioning Engine 4.0, a major upgradeof Ekahau's server software that features faster and more accurate locationtracking capabilities than its predecessor. http://www.ekahau.com OPERA WIRELESS... STOCKHOLM - Opera Wireless, S.L., a company specialized in wirelessconnectivity technologies and services, NANORADIO a fabless semiconductorcompany specialized in building components for WiFi applications and BLUSENSSpanish market leader in Consumer Electronics and specifically in HandheldConsumer Electronics announced that they have entered into an agreement tooffer WiFi solutions for portable multimedia players. http://www.blusens.com http://www.operawireless.com http://www.nanoradio.com / JAPAN FAIR... SAN DIEGO - Qualcomm Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of CodeDivision Multiple Access and other advanced wireless technologies, reportedthat the Japan Fair Trade Commission has notified its Japanese subsidiary,QUALCOMM Japan, that the JFTC may investigate QUALCOMM's licensing and chipbusiness practices in Japan. http://www.qualcomm.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of two securitiesissues amounting to a total of US$51.347 million on November 19 and November20, 2006 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amountredeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com NAME PORSCHE... EINDHOVEN - There's a unique new way for Porsche owners, male and female, togive their car its own special identity. http://www.nameyourporsche.com EDN STUDY... HONG KONG - Arrow Asia Pac was ranked the number one distributor in bothAsia and mainland China in EDN 's 2006 Worldwide Semiconductor and IC BrandStudy. www.arrowasia.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)