SYDNEY--3 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest FABRIC PROTECTION... OSAKA and MIDLAND: Daikin and Dow Corning Corporation havejointly developed a new product for fabric protection. http://www.dowcorning.com http://www.daikin.com http://www.daikin-america.com CLIENT SECURITY... NUREMBERG: NCP introduces a new version of its Secure EntryClient with comprehensive security. http://www.ncp.de RUSSIAN REALTY... NEW YORK: Starr International Company, Inc., through itswholly-owned subsidiary Starr Investments Cayman I, Inc.,acquired a substantial shareholding in Discovery Russian RealtyPaveletskaya Project Limited, a real estate development companywhich will develop a mixed use complex in the Paveletskayabusiness area in Moscow. HIV/AIDS TREATMENT... LOP BURI PROVINCE: The Provincial Government, Lop BuriProvince, Thailand; the Dramaraksa Foundation-Wat Phrabatnampo,and AIDS Healthcare Foundation are honored to announce thatthey are forming a new partnership to provide free, lifesavingHIV/AIDS care and treatment, including antiretroviraltreatment, to socio-economically disadvantaged people livingwith advanced AIDS in Lop Buri Province, Thailand. http://www.avert.org RESEARCH TEAM... NEW YORK and LONDON: Pali Capital, Inc., the USbroker-dealer subsidiary of Pali Holdings, Inc. has announcedthe further expansion of its research team in the United Statesthrough the hiring of two senior analysts, covering thehomebuilding and building products sector and Chinese gaming,internet and media equities, respectively. http://www.palicapital.com BOOK COLLABORATION... OXFORD: Building on the success of their existing two yearpartnership in North America, Australasia, Middle East andAfrica, Ebooks Corporation, a global supplier of electronicbooks and Blackwell Book Services, a leading supplier of booksand services to academic libraries, extend the scope of theircollaboration into the UK and Europe. http://www.blackwell.com http://www.EBLib.com OCH-ZIFF IPO... NEW YORK: Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC announced onMonday that it has filed a registration statement with theSecurities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initialpublic offering of its Class A shares representing Class Alimited liability company interests. FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of two securities issues amounting to a total ofUS$263.757 million on July 12, 2007 at a redemption price equalto 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. http://www.fanniemae.com OLDCASTLE ACQUIRES... SANTA MONICA: Oldcastle Glass has acquired the VistawallGroup for a total consideration of US$190 million. http://www.oldcastleglass.com SAFC IDENTITY... ST. LOUIS: Citing the growing importance of the rolechemicals are playing in advanced semiconductor applications,SAFC, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group, has unveiled the newidentity of its SAFC Hitech brand following the acquisition ofUK-based chemicals supplier, Epichem Limited. http://www.sigma-aldrich.com http://www.safchitech.com TRAVEL PARTNERSHIP... TULSA, TOKYO: National Car Rental has entered into a travelservices partnership with ANA effective July 1, 2007. http://www.vanguardcar.com http://www.nationalcar.com THE ALAMO... TULSA, TOKYO: Alamo Rent A Car has entered into a travelservices partnership with ANA (All Nippon Airways) effectiveJuly 1, 2007. PROTECTIVE DIET... BARCELONA: Findings from a new study show that a decrease inthe oxidative damage to LDL cholesterol is one of theprotective mechanisms by which the Mediterranean diet exerts aprotective effect on coronary heart disease development. JAPANESE SUBSIDIARY... TEMPE: Limelight Networks, a leading content deliverynetwork for digital media, has announced it has established awholly-owned Japanese subsidiary, Limelight Networks Japan,Inc., with headquarters located in Tokyo. http://www.llnw.com OIL PRICE... NEW YORK: Platts, the world's leading energy informationprovider and a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, says itwill further enhance its methodology for assessing the price ofDated Brent crude oil, the world's premier oil benchmark. http://www.mcgraw-hill.com http://www.platts.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.