SYDNEY--21 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuestSOURCECODE RELEASES... REDMOND, Washington: SourceCode Technology Holdings, Inc.(SourceCode), the creator of the K2.net Enterprise WorkflowPlatform, has announced the first beta release of the newversion of K2.net, codenamed "BlackPearl" to a select number ofSourceCode partners and customers. The complete commercialversion is expected to be released in early 2007. www.k2workflow.com COGNOS REPORTS... OTTAWA & Burlington, Massachusetts: Cognos Incorporated, theworld leader in business intelligence and performancemanagement solutions, has announced financial results for itsthird quarter of fiscal year 2007, ended November 30, 2006. www.cognos.com www.cognos.com/company/investor/events/fy07q3 NIKE REPORTS... BEAVERTON, Oregon: NIKE, Inc. has reported financial resultsfor the second quarter ended November 30, 2006. For thequarter, revenue grew 10 per cent to US$3.8 billion, comparedto US$3.5 billion for the same period last year. www.nikebiz.com www.nikebiz.com/invest INFLUENZA VACCINE... LYON and SWIFTWATER, Pasadena: sanofi pasteur, the vaccinesbusiness of the sanofi-aventis Group announced that it hascompleted production of more than 170 million doses ofinfluenza vaccine in 2006. www.sanofipasteur.com www.sanofipasteur.com/pandemicpreparedness www.sanofi-aventis.com www.who.int/vaccine_research/diseases/ari/en/print.html WEBSENSE ANNOUNCES... SAN DIEGO and PALO ALTO, California: Websense, Inc. hasannounced a definitive agreement to acquire PortAuthorityTechnologies, Inc., of Palo Alto, California, and Ra'anana,Israel, for approximately US$90 million in cash. www.websense.com www.portauthoritytech.com www.websense.com/investors FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$18million on December 30, 2006 at a redemption price equal to 100per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. Fannie Mae will also redeem US$25 million MTNsecurities issues on January 2, 2007. www.fanniemae.com MICREL REGULATOR... SAN JOSE, California: Micrel, Inc., an industry leader inanalog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet ICsolutions, has announced the immediate availability of theMIC69502, a 5A Low Voltage Single Supply LDO regulator. www.micrel.com CATASTROPHE LOSSES... ZURICH: According to preliminary estimates, natural andman-made catastrophes triggered total economic losses of aroundUS$40 billion, and cost property insurers worldwide US$15billion in 2006. Earthquakes, cold spells, windstorms and alsoshipping disasters claimed numerous victims. In all, anestimated 30,000 people lost their lives in catastrophes. www.swissre.com http://xprnnews.xfn.info/swissre/20061220/claims.htm ELECTRONIC DEVICES... ASCOT: Diamond Microwave Devices is a new subsidiary set upby Element Six, a world leader in the development of ChemicalVapour Deposition diamond technology. This new company aims todevelop novel diamond semiconductor materials and processingtechnology that will help create the next generation ofhigh-power, high temperature semiconductor devices for use inmicrowave power amplifiers and transmitters. MOBILE CONTENT... WELLINGTON: Mobile content producers are welcoming a new andindependent global on-line market where they can sell andcommunicate directly with buyers. The site, voeveo.com, givesproducers of audio, video, games, images and applications freeaccess to growing consumer demand for original product formobile phones and wireless devices. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)