SYDNEY--27 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest LASER INNOVATIONS... DITZINGEN: Applications and proposals are now being acceptedfor the 2008 international Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreisfor developers and researchers who do innovative work in thefield of laser light. www.leibinger-stiftung.de ALCAN PRIZE... MONTREAL, Quebec: Alcan and International Business LeadersForum announced the shortlist of candidates for the US$1million Alcan Prize for Sustainability for 2007. www.alcan.com www.alcanprizeforsustainability.com ORMECON INTRODUCING... HAMBURG: A completely new nano size surface finish is beingintroduced by Ormecon International into the Printed CircuitBoard market. www.ormecon-nanotech.com ATMEL ANNOUNCES... SAN JOSE, California: Atmel Corporation has announced thethird of its MAX-Link series of transceivers designedspecifically for WiMAX applications. www.atmel.com www.atmel.com/products/wimax COLLECTORS NETWORK... MELBOURNE: www.collectZing.com , the free online socialnetwork for collectors, young and old, dabbling and passionate,has been launched. POVERTY ERADICATION... SINGAPORE and NEW YORK: The Hunger Project and XL Group haveannounced a significant poverty alleviation initiative at theClinton Global Initiative annual event in New York. www.resultsfoundation.com www.resultsfoundation.com/pioneerclub www.thp.org EQO LAUNCHES... VANCOUVER, British Columbia: EQO Communications hasannounced the launch of its free mobile messaging softwareworldwide. www.eqo.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.