SYDNEY--11 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuestCLEVELAND-CLIFFS APPOINTS... CLEVELAND: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Sunday announced the appointment of RichardR. Mehan to lead its newly created Cliffs Asia-Pacific business unit. http://www.cleveland-cliffs.com http://www.cpg-llc.com/clearsite/clf/emailoptin.html/ VEGAS SOFTWARE... MADISON, Wis.: Sony Media Software, a leading provider of professional videoand audio editing applications, Monday announced the immediate availability ofa Vegas software update, version 7.0c, free to all registered Vegas 7 users. http://www.sonymediasoftware.com OPEC'S PRODUCTION... LONDON: The 10 OPEC members bound by the cartel's output agreements producedan average 27.07 million barrels per day (b/d) in November, down 660,000 b/dfrom October, but still well above the group's new 26.3 million b/d outputtarget, a Platts survey showed December 8. http://www.platts.com DRUG-ELUTING STENTS... PARIS: Boston Scientific Corporation Thursday presented data on itslong-term randomized clinical trials to a special U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) panel, showing that the TAXUS paclitaxel-eluting coronarystent is as safe as bare-metal stents (BMS), and far more effective in keepingarteries open and reducing the need for repeat procedures. http://www.bostonscientific.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of sevensecurities issues amounting to a total of US$825 million on Dec 19 and 20, 2006at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemedplus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com BLOOD CANCERS... ORLANDO, Fla., and NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.: The International MyelomaFoundation (IMF) -- conducting research and providing education, advocacy andsupport for myeloma patients, families, researchers and physicians -- Fridaynoted that multiple studies presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of theAmerican Society of Hematology (ASH) illustrate the breadth of the gains beingmade in the treatment of multiple myeloma and related blood cancers. http://www.myeloma.org http://www.myelomala.org PEPTECH ACCEPTS... SYDNEY: Peptech along with other Domantis shareholders have entered into anagreement to accept an offer made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to acquire Domantis,in which Peptech holds a 31.02% fully diluted interest. www.peptech.com WIRELESS MODULES... MINNETONKA, Minn.: Digi International Friday announced that its MaxStreambranded XBee product family has been ZigBee Certified by the ZigBee Alliance. www.zigbee.org www.digi.com AFI AWARDS... SYDNEY: At the Australian Film Institute's (AFI) special night, threeAustralia Network drama and lifestyle programs took home awards Love My Way,Enough Rope and RAN (Remote Area Nurse). APPEAL FILED... TAIPEI, Taiwan: System General, the leading provider of power managementICs, Friday announced that it had officially filed an appeal against the finaldetermination of USITC investigation 337-TA-541 in the hope that the UnitedStates Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit would hear on this case andmake a new determination against the said unfavorable results for the company. http:// www.sg.com.tw OSAKA HOSTS... OSAKA: The Osaka Prefectural Government has hosted two internationalmeetings - "Asian Business Women's Forum" (Nov. 29-30) and "Asian Small andMedium-sized Business Forum" (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) in a bid to appeal to the worldthe vigor of "women" and "smaller businesses," the key to Asian economicdevelopment. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)