SYDNEY--13 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest SHIOHAMA NAMED... TOKYO: Rosetta Stone Inc., creator of the world's No. 1language learning program, announced today that Takeji Shiohamahas been appointed president of its Japanese subsidiary,Rosetta World Inc.http://www.RosettaStone.com QNX PUBLISHES... OTTAWA: In a move that revolutionizes software developmentpractices by combining the best of the open source andcommercial software domains, QNX Software Systems Thursdayannounced that it is opening access to the source code of itsQNX(R) Neutrino(R) realtime operating system (RTOS) under a newhybrid software licensing arrangement.www.qnx.com WISEKEY SELECTED... DALIAN: Revealing a bold new initiative of the WorldEconomic Forum Community, comprised of the 1,000 foremostglobal enterprises, Klaus Schwab, Founder and ExecutiveChairman, World Economic Forum, announced the creation of a newcommunity of fast-growing companies destined to join the ranksof global multinationals in the next 5 to 10 years.http://www.weforum.org/documents/dalian07GGC_community.pdfhttp://www.presseportal.chhttp://www.wisekey.com TELEVISION `talks'... GENEVA: The washing machine and the refrigerator are goingto start "talking" to the television thanks to a new standardabout to be published by the Geneva-based IEC withpossibilities of your television screen displaying the factthat the washing machine has finished washing your clothes orturning on an air conditioner from your personal computer. INTEXYS INTRODUCES... TOULOUSE: IntexyS Photonics SA, a leader of integratedoptical modules for high performance data equipment andsystems, introduces its line of Surface Mount Optical Devicesto boost bandwidth and reliability in intra-systemcommunications.http://www.intexysphotonics.com THOMSON HOSTS... PHILADELPHIA: Thomson Scientific, part of The ThomsonCorporation and leading provider of information solutions tothe worldwide research and business communities, announcedWednesday that it will be hosting its inaugural user'sconference for information, regulatory affairs, competitiveintelligence, and biotechnology professionals.http://www.scientific.thomson.comhttp://www.thomson.com RGIS ACQUIRES... AUBURN HILLS: RGIS announced Wedneday the acquisition ofJKIS, the leading inventory service in Singapore andMalaysia.www.rgis.com. FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total ofUS$25,000,000 on September 24, 2007 at a redemption price equalto 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest.www.fanniemae.com ANALOG SELECTS... QUEBEC CITY: Domosys Corporation, a leading provider ofPower Line Communication Technology, Wednesday announced thatAnalog Devices, Inc. and Domosys have entered into an exclusiveDevelopment and Distribution Agreement.www.domosys.com SAIC COMPLETES...SAN DIEGO & MCLEAN: Science Applications InternationalCorporation (NYSE: SAI) announced Wednesday that it hascompleted the acquisition of Scicom Technologies PrivateLimited (Scicom), a provider for onsite and offshorehydrocarbon exploration product development services andtechnology consulting in the science and engineering sector.http://www.saic.com STRIKER FORGES... LAS VEGAS: Striker VIP, Inc., Las Vegas' premier five-starhost, concierge and event services provider, and Post OakProductions, Inc., Canada-based live events company and thefounders of the World Series of Poker Academy, Wednesdayannounced they have entered into a strategic marketing allianceto cross-promote and sell each company's complementary serviceofferings.http://www.StrikerVIP.com ALI NOMINATED... LOS ANGELES: Muhammad Ali, three-time heavyweight boxingchampion and one of the most recognized people in the world, isa nominee for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Co-nominated withAli is Peter Georgi, Ali's former senior humanitarianadvisor.http://www.childrens-general-assembly.org STANDARD EXTENDS... TAIPEI: Standard Chartered and Prudential plc Wednesdayannounced plans to extend their bancassurance partnership toTaiwan which will enable Standard Chartered to promote anddistribute Prudentials protection and savings products throughits island wide branches in Taiwan. FERTILITY CONGRESS... MONTREAL: The Montreal-based International Society forIn-Vitro Fertilization (ISIVF) will host the 14th WorldCongress on In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and the Third WorldCongress on In-Vitro Maturation (IVM), at the Fairmont QueenElizabeth Hotel in Montreal from September 15 to 19, 2007.www.isivf.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.