SYDNEY--22 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuestCHURCH CLARIFIES... SALT LAKE CITY: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tuesdaysaid it recognizes that the prosecution of polygamist Warren Jeffs isgenerating substantial media coverage and that Jeffs' group refers to itsmembers as fundamentalist Mormons. COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE... GLASTONBURY, Conn.: TopCoder, Inc., the leader in online programmingcompetition, skills assessment and competitive software development, Tuesdayannounced Nikolay Archak of New York University, Petr Mitrichev of Moscow StateUniversity and Huang Ninghai of ZheJiang University as champions in theirrespective tournaments for design, algorithms and development at the 2006TopCoder Collegiate Challenge in San Diego Friday night. http://www.topcoder.com CYTOMETRY CENTER... SINGAPORE and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: CompuCyte Corporation and the NationalUniversity of Singapore Tuesday announced the establishment of the SoutheastAsia Regional Quantitative Imaging Cytometry Center, to be located at theNational University of Singapore. http://www.compucyte.com http://www.med.nus.edu.sg LIVE CONCERT... AMSTERDAM: SellaBand, the online music platform for unsigned artists, andbeer company Heineken will organise their first ever live-concert, together:"Heineken Presents...SellaBand in Concert." http://www.sellaband.com CANINE LYMPHOMA... NOTTINGHAM: Pioneering British bioscience company, PetScreen Limited( http://www.pet-screen.com ) has announced an innovative screening and treatmentoptimisation programme for canine lymphoma which is the first of its kind to bemade commercially available. IRISH EPASSPORT... LONDON: De La Rue Smurfit is supplying a new ePassport containing a highlysecure 72kB chip to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs. http://www.delarue.com KKR APPOINTS... NEW YORK: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) Tuesday announced that it hasappointed Sir John Bond as a senior advisor to the firm. http://www.kkr.com NEWS PARTNERSHIP... NEW YORK: Thomson Financial, an operating unit of The Thomson Corporationand leading provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwidefinancial community, Tuesday announced an agreement to enhance its newsofferings with content from The Associated Press. http://www.thomsonfinancial.com http://www.thomson.com INMARCO CONFERENCE... HAMBURG and MUMBAI: "Advanced Techniques in Tanker Design and Operation" isthe topic of a presentation by Germanischer Lloyd experts at the INMARCOconference in Mumbai, India this week. http://www.gl-group.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of threesecurities issues amounting to a total of US$125 million on Dec 1, 2006 at aredemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com REDKNEE SOLUTIONS... JAKARTA, and TORONTO: Redknee Inc., a leading provider of innovativeinfrastructure software that monetizes and personalizes services and contentfor mobile users, and PT Bakrie Telecom Tbk, a pioneer in Indonesia'saffordable wireless telecommunication services, Tuesday announced BakrieTelecom has significantly improved its competitive advantage with deployment ofRedknee's Prepaid Voice and Messaging Solution. http://www.redknee.com AOZORA REPORTS... TOKYO: Aozora Bank, Ltd., a leading Japanese commercial bank, Tuesdayreported strong financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2006. http://www.aozorabank.co.jp CATERPILLAR MOVES... BEIJING: Caterpillar Inc. Tuesday announced it is moving its Asia PacificOperations headquarters to Beijing, China. http://www.CAT.com RADWIN CHOSEN... TEL-AVIV: RADWIN ( www.radwin.com ), a leading provider of advanced wirelessbroadband solutions, Tuesday announced that it was chosen by the Sonet, anIndia-based non-profit organization whose mission is to promote development andprogress in rural India. http://www.radwin.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)