SYDNEY--10 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest ICANN SUBMISSION... MARINA DEL REY, California - The Internet Corporation forAssigned Names and Numbers today made its formal submission tothe Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement between ICANNand the United States Department of Commerce. DIGI SHOWBOX... MINNETONKA, Minnesota - Digi International today introducedthe Digi ShowBox -- a stand-alone presentation player fortradeshow exhibits, information displays, mobile workforcepresentations or any other electronic exhibit.www.digi.comwww.digishowbox.com ALLEGIANCE MINING... SYDNEY - Allegiance Mining today announced high gradedrilling results from the Melba Flats project in WesternTasmania, including encouraging results from the Nickel RewardProject and the Devereaux Prospect.www.allegiance-mining.com.au/default.asp?id=21www.allegiance-mining.com.au NUTRACEA HERBALSCIENCE... PHOENIX - NutraCea, a world leader in stabilized rice bran,nutrient research and technology, announced today that it hasformed two joint ventures with HerbalScience Singapore Ltd Pte,a company that produces standardized botanical extracts forfunctional food and nutraceutical uses, and identifies novelchemistries for drug development through the application of itsproprietary platform technology.www.nutracea.comwww.herbalsciencegroup.com GERALD GENTA... GENEVA - A prestigious new address for Gerald Genta, whichis pursuing its dynamic programme of exclusive boutiqueopenings. Following on from Paris last spring, Geneva becomesthe next city to welcome a new brand "embassy".www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080109/288554-awww.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080109/288554-bwww.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080109/288554-cwww.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080109/288554-d QUINTILES BEIJING... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina - QuintilesTransnational Corp. today announced the expansion andconsolidation of its Global Central Laboratories and ClinicalDevelopment Services units in Beijing to accommodate theirgrowing business in China.www.quintiles.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae Prices New Issue 2-Year andNew Issue 5-year Benchmark Noteswww.fanniemae.com QUINTILES APPOINTMENT... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina - QuintilesTransnational Corp. today announced the appointment of KellyMcKee, M.D., as Executive Director of Operations for thecompany's Public Health and Government Services unit.www.quintiles.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$200million on January 19, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest.Fannie Mae will also redeem the principal amount of MTN,MTNR, FINP and FINS securities issues on January 22, 2008 at aredemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amountredeemed plus accrued interest.http://www.fanniemae.com CAMPINA BOARD... ZALTBOMMEL - The Supervisory Board has decided to nominateP.A.F.W. Elverding for appointment to the Supervisory Board ofCampina BV. Mr. Elverding is the intended successor of Hermanvan Karnebeek, who will be resigning from the Supervisory Boardby rotation.www.campina.com SHANDONG AIRLINES... WASHINGTON - Shandong Airlines, Jinan, Shandong province, isthe latest Chinese carrier to join the UATP network as a newMerchant, effective immediately. Shandong Airlines now acceptsall UATP corporate cards and is a part of the UATP globalcorporate travel payment network.www.uatp.comwww.shandongair.com.cnhttp://photoarchive.ap.orgwww.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040318/UATPLOGO THOMSON SCIENTIFIC... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON - Thomson Scientific, part of TheThomson Corporation and leading provider of informationsolutions to the worldwide research and business communities,has released the first issue of Movers and Shakers. This newestreport in the Pharma Matters series analyzes the U.S. genericsmarket from July to September 2007, profiles some of thecompanies breaking into the market, and highlights moleculepatents currently being challenged.www.scientific.thomson.comwww.thomson.comhttp://scientific.thomson.com/thomsonpharma/media/pdfs/tpqrm-a-s-jul-sep07.pdf AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.