SYDNEY--24 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest CONSUMER ELECTRONICS... SINGAPORE: GfK Asia releases its 2007 Half Year Pan Asian ConsumerElectronics Data Summary, highlighting the trends in the region's consumerelectronics sector.http://www.gfk.comhttp://www.gfkms.com MARTEK APPROVED... COLUMBIA: Martek Biosciences, a DHA omega-3 market leader, announcedThursday that the Ministry of Health in China has authorized the use of thecompany's life'sDHA as a novel food ingredient.http://www.martekbio.comhttp://www.samuels.cn NEUSTAR LAUNCHES... STERLING: NeuStar, Inc. announced Friday that it has deployedinternationalized domain names (IDNs) for the Korean language in the .BIZtop-level Internet domain as of August 19, 2007.http://www.neustar.biz HOSPITALIZATIONS REDUCED... GAITHERSBURG: MedImmune, Inc. Thursday announced that in a Phase 3 study,motavizumab was shown to reduce hospitalizations due to respiratory syncytialvirus (RSV) by 83 per cent as compared to placebo as the trial's primaryendpoint.http://www.medimmune.comhttp://www.medimmune.com/products/synagis/index.asp ACCOR RENEWS... LONDON: Interval International, a leading global vacation exchange companyand operating business of IAC, Friday announced the renewal and extension ofits master affiliation with Accor Premiere Vacation Club (APVC).http://www.resortdeveloper.com TELEPHONY TRENDS... SAN FRANCISCO: Dr Fiona Lodge, Integrated Researchs Product Manager for IPTelephony, Thursday presented on Emerging Trends in IP Telephony Management andTroubleshooting IP Telephony Networks at VoiceCon San Francisco.www.prognosis.com LUNG CANCER... LONDON: Learn more about Fresh Perspectives on Mutational Research, FutureTreatment Prospects in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and a MilestoneAnnouncement From Boehringer Ingelheim at the upcoming international mediawebcast, 'The second generation -- revealing the next chapter in the evolutionof lung cancer care' coinciding with the 12th World Conference on Lung Cancer.Available on-line 6 September 2007.http://www.lungcancer-thenextchapter.com CEPHALON ACQUIRES... MILAN and DAYTON: Eurand N.V. announced Thursday that Cephalon, Inc. hassigned an agreement to acquire Amrix from ECR Pharmaceuticals.http://www.eurand.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of mtnsecurities issues amounting to a total of US$1 billion on 5 September, 2007 ata redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest.http://www.fanniemae.com PROGEN RESULTS... SYDNEY: Progen Pharmaceuticals Ltd Thursday released its financial resultsfor the fiscal year ended 30 June 2007. ACISION INCREASES... ISLAMABAD: Acision Thursday announced that following a competitive tender,leading Pakistani operator Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML) has upgraded itsAcision high performance Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) to support rapiduptake of SMS for its mobile service brand, Ufone.http://www.acision.com MICROSOFT RETROFITS... REDMOND, Wash: Microsoft Corp Thursday announced that it is taking aprecautionary measure and voluntarily providing customers with a free retrofitto the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel.http://www.microsoft.comhttp://www.xbox.com/xbox360http://www.xbox.com/support AHF REJECTS... NEW DELHI: AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which operates free AIDStreatment clinics in India under AHF, will host a press conference in New Delhion August 24 in which it will refute Cipla's assertions regarding its claim of"defamation" and address Cipla's legal threat to the NGO.http://www.aidshealth.org GFK RELEASES... SINGAPORE: GfK Asia Thursday released its 2007 Mid-Year Pan Asian MobilePhone and Digital Imaging summary which shows retail sales of color cameraphones continued to dominate the mobile phone market across the 12 countriesassessed across the region in the first half of 2007.http://www.gfkms.comhttp://www.gfk.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.