SYDNEY--28 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest BIRD FLU... SYDNEY: An oral medicine has been discovered that can prevent deaths from fatal bird flu infection, according to a study conducted by FluCorp scientists. http://www.flucorp.com XINHUA LAWSUIT... OKLAHOMA CITY: On May 22, 2007, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Xinhua Finance Media Ltd. http://www.federmanlaw.com LINKIN PARK... LOS ANGELES: Grammy Award-winning band Linkin Park will headline the Tokyo leg of the 24-hour, 7-continent Live Earth concert series on July 7, 2007, organizers announced on Friday. PROCESSOR AVAILABLE... SAN JOSE: Super Micro Computer, Inc., a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, has announced the availability of its X7DVL-L and X7DVL-i dual-processor server platforms. http://www.Supermicro.com NO-ACTION RELIEF... DUBAI: The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited, a joint venture between Tatweer, a member of Dubai Holding, and the New York Mercantile Exchange Inc., has announced that it has received "no-action" relief from the Division of Market Oversight of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of four securities issues amounting to a total of US$517.48 million on June 3, 5 and 7 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com SHARP RECALL... SYDNEY: Sharp Corporation of New Zealand has recently announced a voluntary product recall on all 42 models of LCD TVs. http://www.sharp.net.nz ORPHAN DRUG... EVRY: Novagali Pharma, an emerging ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, has announced orphan drug designation granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Cyclosporine A drug Vekacia, a patented cationic emulsion, for the treatment of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. http://www.novagali.com VERIZON CERTIFIED... MINNETONKA: Digi International announced on Friday that its EV-DO Rev A version of the ConnectPort WAN VPN is now certified by Verizon. http://www.digi.com/products/wireless connectportwanvpn.jsp AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.