SYDNEY--4 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest SUN ANNOUNCES... HONG KONG: Sun Microsystems Inc. has announced thatTelefonica Moviles Espana selected Sun hardware, software andservices to develop, implement and support the infrastructureused to provide its latest generation of customer services. http://sun.com http://www.empresa.movistar.es NEW FEATURES... HONG KONG: Sun Microsystems Inc., the creator of the opensource Sun Solaris operating system, has announced new featuresfor the Sun Java System Content Delivery Server, a mobilecontent delivery and management platform that enables mobileoperators to launch and sustain content services morecost-effectively. http://sun.com SUN CHOSEN... HONG KONG: Sun Microsystems announced on Sunday that theTaiwan telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom has chosen its Sun Fireservers and the Solaris 10 Operating System -- the mostadvanced OS on the planet -- to power its Multimedia-on-Demandback-end server platforms. http://sun.com DEGREE JOINS... HONG KONG: The Communications Platforms Trade Associationhas announced that Degree Controls, Inc has joined as a SponsorMember and Interphase Corporation and ZNYX Networks have joinedas Contributor Members. http://www.cp-ta.org/ BANK APPROVED... SHANGHAI: Scotiabank has obtained China Banking RegulatoryCommission approval to open a bank branch in Shanghai, thefinancial centre of the People's Republic of China. http://www.scotiabank.com . SOLUTIONS EXHIBIT... TOKYO: Nextest Systems Corporation, a leading manufacturerof automatic test equipment for cost-sensitive semiconductors,announced that it will exhibit a wide range of test solutionsat SEMICON/Japan. http://www.nextest.com TIGER WOODS... DUBAI: Tiger Woods, the world's number one golfer andchairman of Tiger Woods Design, and Tatweer, a member of DubaiHolding, a leading UAE holding Company, announced on Sundayplans for 'Al Ruwaya,' the first-ever course designed by Woodsin "The Tiger Woods - Dubai." http://www.tigerwoodsdesign.com GLOBAL CLASSROOMS... NEW YORK: On Saturday more than 400 public and privateschool students will have the unique opportunity to debate andresolve current international issues together at the GlobalClassrooms: New Delhi Model UN Conference sponsored by theUnited Nations Association of the USA and Merrill Lynch. http://www.unausa.org http://philanthropy.ml.com SOURCECODE ANNOUNCES... REDMOND: SourceCode, the creator of the K2.net EnterpriseWorkflow for the .NET Platform, announced on Saturday that itwill release the next generation of the K2.net product line,which works with the 2007 Microsoft Office system, ExchangeServer 2007 and the Windows Vista operating system to providecustomers with increased visibility and manageability of theirbusiness processes. http://www.k2workflow.com ENERSYS ACQUIRES... READING: EnerSys, the world's largest manufacturer, marketerand distributor of industrial batteries, announced on Fridaythat it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire thelead-acid battery business of Leclanche SA, based inYverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. http://www.enersys.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of seven securities issues amounting to a total ofUS$995 million on December 11, 12, 13 and 15, 2006 at aredemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amountredeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com DRIVERS LAUNCHED... SAN JOSE: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, highbandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, todayrolled out a new family of 100V drivers designed to drive bothhigh and low side N-channel MOSFETS in half bridge andsynchronous buck topologies. http://www.micrel.com FINE ARTS... SINGAPORE: In an upcoming internet based sale, theinternational auction house DoveBid has named as The Sale ofThree Centuries they will be offering a unique privatecollection of art and artefacts spanning 300 years. http://www.dovebid.com EXELON FINALIST... ATLANTA: Cellnet Technology, Inc. announced on Friday thatlongtime customer PECO, an Exelon Company, was named a finalistfor the Platts' Global Energy Awards 'Energy Pioneer of theYear' category. http://www.cellnet.com AXA CHOSEN... BEIJING: AXA Rosenberg, an AXA Investment Managers companyspecializing in global, active equity asset management,announced on Friday that it has been chosen by the NationalCouncil for Social Security Fund to manage the Fund's firstinternational investments. http://www.ssf.gov.cn http://www.axarosenberg.com WEBSTER PROMOTED... SINGAPORE: Michael Maedel, president of JWT Worldwide, hasannounced that Mark Webster has been promoted from chairman ofJWT Thailand to CEO JWT Japan effective in January, succeedingAmbar Brahmachary who is joining Young & Rubicam as head of itsAsia Pacific region. http://www.jwt.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.