SYDNEY--15 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest SUPERMICRO UNVEILS... HANNOVER: Super Micro Computer, Inc., a leader in application-optimized,high performance server solutions, Thursday unveiled its SuperBlade product atCEBIT 2007 in Hannover, Germany, Hall 21, Stand A34, Booth A1. http://www.Supermicro.com ONLINE CASINO... DETROIT, MI.: Over 40 celebrated musical legends joined with Detroitentrepreneur Herb Strather to create the world's first online casino andentertainment venue. http://www.HitsvilleCasino.com http://www.HitsvillePoker.com http://www.HitsvilleSkillGames.com PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT... BIENNE: The prestige Swiss watchmaking company OMEGA Thursday announced thatit had concluded a partnership agreement with the world famous American actorand director George Clooney, who joins the illustrious family of internationalbrand ambassadors. GPS MODULE... THALWIL: u-blox AG, the leading Swiss provider of GPS receiver technology,Thursday announced a deal that sees its LEA-4S GPS module included in arevolutionary smartphone produced by innovative design house TranzdaTechnologies Co. Ltd. http://www.u-blox.com http://www.tranzda.com SPRINGTIME PARK... LISSE: Just a few days to go until the most vibrant springtime park in theworld opens its gates for the new season. The theme for this year's Keukenhofis "300 year Linnaeus, the King of Flowers". www.keukenhof.nl PEPSICO LAUNCHES... PURCHASE, N.Y.: PepsiCo Wednesday announced the launch of the Smart SpotDance! initiative, a multi-city instructional dance program that offers a funway for families, especially Moms, to lead healthy, more active lifestyles. http://www.pepsico.com http://www.smartspot.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of onesecurities issue of US$2 billion on March 28, 2007 at a redemption price equalto 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com ATMEL DOUBLES... ROUSSET: Atmel Corporation Wednesday announced 512K byte dual-bank Flashmemory extensions to its AT91SAM7S, SAM7X and SAM7XC microcontrollers based onthe ARM7TDMI processor core. http://www.atmel.com CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT... KUALA LUMPUR: It has come to the attention of Shun Tak Holdings Limited, apublic company based in Hong Kong, that Third Parties pretending to beemployees of Shun Tak have been telephoning intended victims in Malaysia (andpossibly elsewhere). www.shuntakgroup.com IP-VPN SERVICE... SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), Asia's leadingcommunications group, Wednesday announced that it has formed an alliance withPT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (PT Telkom), a leading service provider inIndonesia, to deliver Multi-Protocol Label Switching IP-based Virtual PrivateNetwork (MPLS IP-VPN1) solutions in Indonesia. www.singtel.com ANNUAL DIVIDEND... HONG KONG: Safe Harbor Investment Ltd. Wednesday announced that Safe HarborMaster Fund L.P., a fund that is a shareholder in SNT Corporation, has filedshareholder proposals that will allow for an increase in the annual dividend tobe voted on at SNT Corporation's 76th General Shareholders' Meeting in June2007. FOUNDATION "HORRIFIED"... LOS ANGELES: AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US' largest HIV/AIDShealthcare, prevention and education provider, which operates free AIDStreatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, Tuesdayexcoriated US drug giant, Abbott Laboratories for its heartless decision toblacklist the country of Thailand by withdrawing its new drugs' applicationsfrom that country's government review process -- a move which in essencedeprives Thailand and its citizens of access to any new Abbott medications. AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.