SYDNEY--27 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest IT BENCHMARKS... WELLINGTON - Management consulting firm, Reset Group, has released its 2007benchmarking study into Australian and New Zealand Information Technologybusiness performance. www.resetgroup.com BEIJING HOSTS... LONDON - On the heels of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's decision at its March2007 Board meetings to award to the city of Beijing one of the four "crownjewel" events that will anchor the streamlined 2009 Calendar under the Tour'sRoadmap plan, officials from the city of Beijing and the China Open are hostinga major launch party to celebrate and promote the achievement. RADWIN INTRODUCES... TEL-AVIV - RADWIN a leading provider of advanced wireless broadbandsolutions, announced the immediate availability of its WinLink 1000 IDU-Rsolution for automatic backup of leased lines. http://www.radwin.com XML EXAM... TOKYO - The XML Technology Certification Committee has announced that itwill be running a worldwide XML Master Exam Retake Promotion between July 1 andSeptember 30 for XML Master candidates. http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/promotion/ http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/ ASAHI TEC... SHIZUOKA - Hideo Ishii has been named president and co-CEO of Asahi TecCorporation, the company announced today. http://www.asahitec.co.jp http://www.metaldyne.com CORPORATE INDIA... LONDON - India is rapidly becoming one of the leading source countriesworldwide for foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, according to newresearch from FDI specialist, Oxford Intelligence. CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS... HONG KONG - Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer ofidentification, tracking, security and merchandising solutions for the retailindustry and its supply chain, introduced its line of Enhanced Performing (EP)radio frequency (RF) electronic article surveillance (EAS) labels during thecompany's Advanced Apparel Solutions Conference in Paris. www.checkpointasiapac.com ALCAN INVESTS... PARIS - Alcan Inc. announced that it will invest in a new conversion centrein Shanghai, China to serve the fast-growing Chinese and Asia-Pacificcomposites market. www.alcan.com . CONTRACTOR SELECTS... FARMINGTON, Conn. - Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United TechnologiesCorp., was awarded a contract to supply, install and maintain 49 elevators andescalators for the Parque Cidade Jardim complex, one of the largest luxurymixed-use developments under construction in Sao Paulo. http://www.otis.com/ ATMEL MICROCONTROLLER... ROUSSET - Atmel Corporation announced the availability of theAT91SC192192CT-USB, a FLASH based, ARM SC100 powered, secure microcontroller. http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=4158 http://www.atmel.com/products/SecureARM/ http://www.atmel.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of onesecurities issues amounting to a total of US$100 million on July 6, 2007 at aredemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com BANCO ITAU... SAO PAULO - Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. (ITAU) announces the signingof a Share Purchase Agreement with Experian Brasil Aquisicoes Ltda. http://www.itau.com/ ZANA NETWORK... WASHINGTON and DETROIT, MI. - ZANA Network, LLC launched a businessnetworking portal that connects small and medium enterprises (SME) in over 100countries worldwide with sales opportunities, financing, insurance,partnerships, marketing and other resources to help make them more connected,efficient and profitable. http://www.zananetwork.com VISA INC... SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - Visa announced that Hans Morris has been appointedPresident of Visa Inc., effective September 1, 2007. Morris fills this newlycreated post following a distinguished career at Citi that spanned 27 years. http://www.corporate.visa.com http://www.sec.gov NORILSK NICKEL... MOSCOW, and TORONTO - OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel announced that with thereceipt of Investment Canada approval yesterday in respect of its all-cashoffer for all of the issued and outstanding shares of LionOre MiningInternational Ltd all regulatory approvals required in connection with NorilskNickel's offer have now been obtained. www.nornik.ru/en www.sedar.com . EUROFIGHTER AUSTRIA... HALLBERGMOOS and WIEN - The Eurofighter consortium has reached agreementwith the Government of Austria on cost reductions of the Eurofighterprocurement. SUNDANCE WINNER... BEIJING - Following its critically acclaimed debut at the 2007 Sundance FilmFestival and the recent showing at the Shanghai Film Festival, NANKING willreceive its first theatrical release in China on July 7. http://www.nankingthefilm.com http://www.thinkfilmcompany.com KUBC INVESTS... NEW YORK, and LONDON - Kubera Cross-Border Fund Limited, an investmentcompany traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange has acquired asignificant minority interest in Adayana Inc. for an equity investment of US$20million (including the pro rata investment by affiliates of Kubera Partners,LLC, the Investment Manager of KUBC). http://www.kuberapartners.com CLIMATE CHANGE... WELLINGTON - Celsias is inviting individuals, not-for-profit organisations,companies and government departments to register their climate change projectsonline at Celsias. www.celsias.com NUS INSTITUTE... SINGAPORE - PRMIA announced that the NUS Risk Management Institute at theNational University of Singapore will implement the Professional Risk ManagerCertification Training Program beginning in July 2007. http://www.rmi.nus.edu.sg/documents/PRM%20Certification%20Training%20Program%20(3).pdf http://prmia.org/index.php?page=training&option=trainingCertification http://www.prmia.org BICYCLE RIDE... WELLINGTON - New Zealand-based global warming website www.celsias.com issponsoring 21-year-old physicist Colin Davis on a three-month, 6400 kilometrebicycle ride from San Francisco to Boston. www.celsias.com PR NEWSWIRE... LONDON - PR Newswire, the global leader in commercial news distribution,announced the launch of its Dubai operation, which will provide companieswithin the DIFC with access to PR Newswire's leading communications productsand services. http://www.prnewswire.com http://www.prnewswire.co.uk http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070626/262831 KIDCAN TO... SINGAPORE - XL Results Foundation, the world's leading entrepreneur andsocial enterprise network, will officially launch in France on June 28. www.resultsfoundation.com INDOSAT LAUNCHES... 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