SYDNEY--1 Aug--Asianet/InfoQuest RESEARCH FACILITY... BANGALORE: Brocade, the leader in networked storage solutions that help enterprises connect and manage theirinformation, has announced that it has opened a world-class research and development facility in Bangalore. http://www.brocade.com AERCAP OFFERING... NEW YORK: AerCap Holdings N.V. has announced that companies controlled by funds and accounts affiliated with CerberusCapital Management, L.P., its selling shareholders, had priced an offering of 20,000,000 ordinary shares at $25.90 pershare. http://www.aercap.com FISHING CLEARPOINT... VIRGIN GORDA: ClearPoint is helping sport fishermen find today's catch faster by charting a course based on accurate seatemperatures, bathymetry, altimetry and advanced chlorophyll readings in the world's most popular fishing locations. http://www.clearpointweather.com http://bvibillfishtournament.com Q2 RESULTS... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce's financial performance in the second quarter of 2007 (2Q07) continued toshow several new records. http://www.cvrd.com.br / PEPSI GOALS... PURCHASE: PepsiCo, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies operating in more than 200 countries, wasamong several businesses to support the Declaration launched on Tuesday at the United Nations calling for the achievement ofthe Millennium Development Goals by 2015. http://www.pepsico.com POINT TO POINT... BOULDER: Cellport Systems, creators of worldwide patentswhich connect wireless phones to home, office, hand-held andautomotive environments, has announced it has granted US Telematics licenses to Point To Point Technology USA Inc. http://www.cellport.com NEW TRUCKS... NEW HAVEN: General Purpose Vehicles, Inc. a CMI-Schneible Group Company, headquartered in New Haven, Michigan announced on Tuesday the introduction and initial commercial production of a new line of fire truck and rescue vehicles. http://www.gpv.com http://www.thecmischneiblegroup.com/ OI SOLUTIONS... MOUNTAIN VIEW: Ditech Networks, Inc., a leader in the development of voice processing systems for communicationsnetworks, has announced that Oi deployed Ditech solutions to ensure voice quality for users of its mobile phone networkduring the recent 2007 Pan American Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. http://www.ditechnetworks.com TRAVELCLICK SELECTED... CHICAGO: TravelCLICK, Inc., the leading provider of emarketing solutions for the hotel industry, announced onTuesday that Voyages Hotels & Resorts, one of Australia's leading hotel companies, has selected TravelCLICK for itscentral reservations and Internet distribution solutions for select properties throughout Australia. http://www.travelclick.net WIMAX LAUNCH... PLANO: SyChip, Inc., a leader in Radio Frequency Chip Scale Modules and a subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., hasannounced the launch of its first mobile WiMAX chip scale module. http://www.sychip.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of two securities issues amounting to a total of US$60million on August 10, 2007 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com SOLO DIRECT... RICHARDSON: Solo Direct Connect has announced it has selected Navini to provide Mobile WiMAX to over 350,000 residents in the Quad Cities area. http://www.navini.com http://www.soloconnect.com BRISBANE ELEVATORS... FARMINGTON: Otis Elevator Company, a unit of UnitedTechnologies Corp., was awarded a contract to supply andinstall 17 elevators and escalators at 400 George Street, a 150-meter-tall (492 feet) office building in Brisbane's central business district in Queensland, Australia. http://www.otis.com NEUREN ACQUIRES... SYDNEY: Neuren Pharmaceuticals has announced that it will acquire Hamilton Pharmaceuticals in a transaction that will provide Neuren a late stage compound with proven human efficacy and add three leading life science investors as shareholders in Neuren. http://www.neurenpharma.com AOZORA RESULTS... TOKYO: Aozora Bank, Ltd., a leading Japanese commercial bank, has reported financial results for the three months endedJune 30, 2007. http://www.aozorabank.co.jp/en/company/ AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.