SYDNEY--3 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest SINGAPORE EXCHANGE... SINGAPORE - Reuters and BT announced the launch of the lowest latencyProximity Hosting Solution for hedge funds trading on the Singapore ExchangeLimited (SGX).http://www.reuters.com AIG UNITED... SEOUL - AIG United Guaranty, (Note 1) whose affiliate companies providemortgage guaranty insurance (MI) and other financial services to theinternational housing and lending community and Seoul Guarantee InsuranceCompany, a provider of guarantees for various individuals and firms, havefinalized a long-term, exclusive strategic alliance to offer mortgage guarantyinsurance to Korean residential mortgage lenders. DOMAIN PARTNERS... BRISBANE - The Domain Distribution Network (DDN), an aftermarket domaindistribution and fulfilment service, announced today that it has partnered withNetwork Solutions, an ICANN accredited registrar and leading provider ofInternet services, to offer premium domains to Network Solutions customers.http://www.NetworkSolutions.com.www.DomainDistribution.comwww.DarkBlueSea.comwww.networksolutions.com. RICS LAUNCHES... HONG KONG - In collaboration with Macdonald & Company, RICS announces theannual Salary and Benefits Survey for property professionals is officiallylaunched in the region.http://www.framework.web.com/surveys/040062/http://212.49.216.49/surveys/dba/asiapacific/http://www.rics.org/asiapacifichttp://www.macdonaldandcompany.hk OWNSKIN LAUNCHES... SINGAPORE - Dalrus Pte Ltd, developers of OwnSkin.com, one of the worldsfastest growing mobile content generating communities online with over 7Million mobile themes created to date by its 2 Million subscribers, announcedOwnTape, a free photo slideshow generation toolwww.ownskin.com BLINDNESS RISK... LONDON - Results of a new international survey reveal that eye exams arebeing ignored by many aged over 40.http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/Risk.htmhttp://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/995_glaucoma.html HANNOVER MESSE... HANOVER - From December 4-7 2007, Deutsche Messe will be staging thefirst-ever CeMAT INDIA - the International Trade Fair for Intralogistics in thecity of Bangalore.http://www.messe.de/pressservicehttp://www.messe.de/pressservice ZIGBEE UNVEILS... SAN RAMON, Calif. - The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companiescreating wireless solutions for use in utility, commercial building andconsumer applications, announced it has approved comprehensive new features forthe ZigBee specification giving more choices to manufacturers as they designZigBee products.http://www.zigbee.org/en/joinhttp://www.zigbee.org JAJAH BUTTONS... LONDON - Following the launch of JAJAH Buttons at the beginning of thisweek, every JAJAH user can now place a simple and stylish Button into theireBay marketplace, eBay Stores and eBay Motors auction and allow bidders to callthem before they buy -- whilst keeping contact details completely private.http://www.jajah.com FILTRONA FIBERTEC... RICHMOND, Va. - Filtrona Fibertec, a division of Filtrona plc, developer offiber-based capillary technology and manufacturer of custom fluid handlingcomponents, celebrated the completion of the recent expansion of its plant inNingbo, China with a Grand Opening celebration.http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061127/DCM011LOGOhttp://www.filtronafibertec.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of twosecurities issues amounting to a total of US$225 million on October 12, 2007 ata redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest.http://www.fanniemae.com DATALOGICS RELEASES... CHICAGO, IL. - Datalogics, a leading provider of PDF technologies and keychannel for Adobe PDF toolkits, today announced the immediate availability of a.NET interface for the Adobe PDF Library.http://www.datalogic.com MYLAN ANNOUNCES... PITTSBURGH, PA. - Mylan Inc. announced the appointment of John Montgomery tothe position of President, Asia Pacific following the completion of Mylan'sacquisition of Merck's Generics Group.http://www.mylan.com MYLAN APPOINTS... PITTSBURGH, PA.- Mylan Inc. announced the appointment of Rajiv Malik asExecutive Vice President in charge of Global Technical Operations.http://www.mylan.com MYLAN APPOINTS... PITTSBURGH, PA. - Mylan Inc. announced the appointment of Heather Bresch asChief Operating Officer.http://www.mylan.com MYLAN COMPLETES... PITTSBURGH, PA. - Mylan announced that it has completed its acquisition ofMerck KGaA's generics business to become one of the largest quality genericsand specialty pharmaceuticals companies in the world.http://www.mylan.com AMFAR INITIATIVE... NEW YORK - Initial grants will support organizations working on HIVprevention,care, and treatment among men who have sex with men in Africa, SoutheastAsia, and the Caribbean.http://www.amfar.org/msm/awards PLATTS ANNOUNCES... NEW YORK - Platts and principal sponsor Capgemini, along with co-sponsorBracewell & Giuliani LLP, today announce the finalists for the 2007 PlattsGlobal Energy Awards.http://www.globalenergyawards.comhttp://www.platts.comhttp://www.capgemini.comhttp://rwbeck.comhttp://www.mcgraw-hill.com RFID PRODUCTS... CHICAGO - Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company and leading provider ofRadio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based total asset management solutions,today announced that official regulatory bodies in Taiwan, Malaysia and Chilehave approved the use of Savi's active RFID tags and readers.http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060629/SFTH024LOGOhttp://www.savi.com JAPANESE BEAUTY... TOKYO - Beautifulpeople.net, the most exclusive online club in the worldfor beautiful people only, was launched in Japan on September 19, 2007.Operating in 13 countries, beautifulpeople.net is a global phenomenon and thelargest network of beautiful people in the world.http://www.beautifulpeople.net LA PERLA INTERNATIONAL... AMSTERDAM - International luxury real estate developer La PerlaInternational Living wins 5 Property Awards at the International PropertyAwards Gala in London.http://www.laperlainternationalliving.com JINCHUAN CONVERTS... SYDNEY - Allegiance Mining NL is pleased to announce that the Jinchuan Grouphas exercised its right to convert the Subordinated Loan of $5,458,435 into6,823,044 shares at 80 cents per share.www.allegiance-mining.com.au SINGAPORE EXCHANGE... SINGAPORE - Asia Netcom and the Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) announcedthe signing of an agreement for Asia Netcom to provide connectivity solutionsto SGXs global traders.http://www.asianetcom.comhttp://www.sgx.com MERRILL LYNCH... SYDNEY - Allegiance Mining NL wishes to announce the successful completion,subject to settlement and final allotment, of an institutional placement of42,000,000 ordinary shares at A$0.72 cents per share raising A$30.24m.www.allegiance-mining.com.au ALOKA TO... TOKYO - ALOKA is announcing 3 new models of ProSound Systems which will beunveiled at the 17th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology,7th to 11th of October 2007 in Florence, Italy.www.aloka.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.