SYDNEY--9 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuestPATENT FILED... LONDON: Zero36 ( www.z36.biz ), a leading developer and distributor of MobileCasino games, Tuesday announced that it has filed a patent for itslocation-based filtering system technology which enables legally accessingmobile casino games in locations where gambling is legal. http://www.z36.biz FACTORY-INSTALLED ALCOLOCK... TORONTO: Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Corp (ACS) will be the firstignition interlock manufacturer to provide its products directly to theassembly line of a major vehicle manufacturer. www.acs-corp.com QUARTERLY DIVIDEND... HAMILTON: W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Monday announced that it has declared aregular quarterly dividend of US$0.23 per common share. http://www.wpstewart.com BENCHMARK NOTES... WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae is issuing US$3 billion of 10-year Benchmark Notesthat will will mature on February 13, 2017. http://www.fanniemae.com SUPERMICRO SUPERSERVERS... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Supermicro Computer, Inc., a leader in applicationoptimized, high performance server solutions, Monday unveiled its new 6015TSeries 1U Twin SuperServers that support two DP motherboards in a 1U chassis. http://www.Supermicro.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of onesecurities issue valued at US$100 million on Jan 18, 2007 at a redemption priceequal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com MARVELL CONVERTER... LAS VEGAS: Marvell, the leader in storage, communications, and consumersilicon solutions, Monday introduced the Marvell 88DE2710 dual-channel digitalvideo format converter for Blu-ray and HD-DVD players, DTVs, and otherhigh-definition (HD) home-theater devices. http://www.marvell.com BLU-RAY DISC... BURBANK, Calif.: Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment (BVWHE) Mondayannounced the company's most extensive Blu-ray Disc slate yet, withaction-packed and family titles due for release throughout 2007 in NorthAmerica, Europe and Asia. MARVELL WINS... LAS VEGAS: Marvell, the leader in storage, communications, and consumersilicon solutions, Monday announced that the Marvell TopDog-based NETGEARRangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Router - Gigabit Edition has received a 2007 CESInnovation award from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). http://www.marvell.com WLAN SOLUTIONS... LAS VEGAS: Marvell, the leader in storage, communications and consumersilicon solutions, Monday announced that Marvell's TopDog 802.11n(1) accesspoint solutions and 802.11a/b/g wireless USB client solutions have beenselected as part of the Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi Protected Setup testbed. http://www.marvell.com MARVELL SELECTED... LAS VEGAS: Marvell, the leader in storage, communications and consumersilicon solutions, Monday announced that the Marvell Orion 88F5182 media vaultprocessor has been selected for the new NETGEAR Storage Central Turbo, arevolutionary upgradeable networked attached storage device which functionslike a local disk drive and is accessible from any network computer. http://www.marvell.com ACCESS POINT... CHICAGO, Ill.: PROMAT 2007 (Booth #4255) -- Symbol Technologies, Inc., TheEnterprise Mobility Company, Monday unveiled the AP-5181 Access Point, a ruggedenterprise-class access point designed to securely and cost-effectively extendcorporate networks beyond the office walls, and withstand harsh outdoorenvironments, providing real-time access for mobile workers. http://www.symbol.com http://www.symbol.com/wireless STRATEGIC ALLIANCE... MINNEAPOLIS and SEATTLE: Carlson Marketing and Hawkeye|Cohesion, Hawkeye'schannel practice, Monday announced they have formed a strategic alliance tocreate the industry's first-ever end-to-end suite of global channel marketingservices called CONDUIT. http://www.CONDUITchannel.com POWER AMPLIFIER... WARREN, N.J.: ANADIGICS, Inc., a leading supplier of wireless and broadbandsolutions, Monday announced that it is shipping its AWT6277 HELP WCDMA poweramplifier (PA) module for the innovative Samsung SGH i600 smartphone. http://www.anadigics.com http://www.samsung.com TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP... SAN JOSE, Calif. and WESTMINSTER, Colo.: Atmel Corporation, a global leaderin the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, andSkyeTek, Inc., the leading provider of embedded RFID reader technology, Mondayannounced hey have entered into a technology partnership. http://www.skyetek.com http://www.atmel.com NOVAQUEST INVESTS... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.: NovaQuest, the strategic partnering group ofQuintiles Transnational Corp., continues to be a leader in providing funding,strategic expertise and management services to emerging biotechnology companiesworldwide, forming 16 such alliances through its investments in 2006. http://www.quintiles.com http://www.qtrn.com http://www.novaquest.com LINEAR REGULATORS... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidthcommunications and Ethernet IC solutions, Monday launched a new addition to itsfamily of tiny dual ultra-low dropout voltage (ULDO(TM)) linear regulators. http://www.micrel.com NZ ACQUISITION... CHICAGO: Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., the world's premierexecutive search and leadership consulting firm, Monday announced itsacquisition of RENTONJAMES, a privately held boutique executive search andleadership consultancy firm based in New Zealand. http://www.heidrick.com MERCEDES-BENZ PRESENTS... DETROIT: At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit,Mercedes-Benz presented its broad range of all-wheel drive cars and SUVs on a7,250 sq. ft. (570 sq. meter ice rink). http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com FIRECOMMS ANNOUNCES... CORK, Ireland: Firecomms Monday announced that its Fast Ethernet fiber optictransceiver technology is now available in a new easy to use, low-cost housingthat provides instant termination of bare Plastic Optical Fiber (POF). http://www.firecomms.com GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP... PHILADELPHIA, PA.: DBM, a leading global outplacement, coaching, and careermanagement firm, and AS3 Companies Monday announced that AS3 has become aGlobal Partner of DBM to market and provide services in Denmark, Finland,Norway and Sweden. The agreement was effective January 1, 2007. http://www.dbm.com http://www.as3companies.dk GLOBAL AGENCY... NEW YORK: Advertising Age and Campaign, the top advertising tradepublications in the United States and United Kingdom, respectively, have bothpronounced Euro RSCG Worldwide to be the best global agency in the industry. http://europress.eurorscg.com WIMAX DEVICES... TEL AVIV and TAIPEI: Alvarion Ltd., the world's leading provider of wirelessbroadband and WiMAX solutions, and Accton Technology Corporation, the Asianprovider of networking and communications equipment, Monday announced thattogether they have formed Accton Wireless Broadband (AWB)-a new company basedin Taiwan-to develop mass market WiMAX consumer electronic devices in order tocomplement Alvarion's WiMAX offerings while facilitating the transition ofWiMAX and Personal Broadband services to worldwide availability. www.alvarion.com www.accton.com PILOT PROGRAM... SINGAPORE and HONG KONG: GfK HealthCare Asia has concluded two highlysuccessful pilots for its Sales Force Effectiveness (SFE) program, a newservice that provides complete information on sales representative visits whiledetailing the scale and source of prescriptions filled in the Asian market. www.gfk.com KIMCHI WEBSITE... SEOUL: The Japanese edition of an official site for Korean Kimchi( www.kimchi.or.kr ) has been newly decorated. PARTNERSHIP FORMED... AMSTERDAM: La Perla International Living has established a partnership withKempinski Residences, part of the prestigious Kempinski luxury hotel group. http://www.laperlainternationalliving.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)