SYDNEY--29 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuest VALE COMPLETES... RIO DE JANEIRO - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) completedin 2007 the fifth consecutive year of extraordinary growth inits activities, sustained by continuous improvement inoperational and financial performance, greater diversificationof its asset portfolio and globalization of its operations. http://www.vale.com http://www.cvrd.com.br QUINTIQ HEADS... 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH - Quintiq, a leading provider of AdvancedPlanning and Scheduling and supply chain solutions, Fridayannounced record growth figures for 2007, making it a milestoneyear in the company's 10-year history. http://www.quintiq.com THOMSON APPOINTS... PHILADELPHIA - Thomson Scientific, part of The ThomsonCorporation and leading provider of information solutions tothe worldwide research and business communities, Thursdayannounced the promotion of Marian Hollingsworth to the role ofDirector of Publisher Relations, reporting directly to JimTesta, senior director, editorial development. http://www.scientific.thomson.com http://www.thomson.com ROBODOC EXHIBITS... SACRAMENTO - ROBODOC, a Curexo Technology Company, and newlyformed division of Curexo, Inc., announced Thursday that theywill be exhibiting at the upcoming American Association ofOrthopaedic Surgeons Annual Conference being held at theMoscone Center in San Francisco, March 5th through the 7th;Hall D, Booth #4470. http://www.robodoc.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$125million on March 9, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTNR securities issues amounting to a total of US$25million on March 10, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. http://www.fanniemae.com TOBACCO REPORTS... LONDON - The reported profit from operations British AmericanTobacco was 11 per cent higher at GBP2,905 million, or 7 percent higher if exceptional items are excluded, however, profitfrom operations, at comparable rates of exchange and excludingexceptional items, would have been 11 per cent higher, with allregions contributing to this strong result. THOMSON HONORS... PHILADELPHIA - Thomson Scientific, part of The ThomsonCorporation and leading provider of information solutions tothe worldwide research and business communities, Thursdayannounced it will honor Australia's preeminent researchers atthe National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday, 2 April,2008. http://www.scientific.thomson.com http://www.thomson.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.