SYDNEY--23 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest TOP PRIORITIES... HONG KONG - Avoiding reputation damage to the organizationwas viewed as a top priority for security programs by nearlythree quarters of information security professionals surveyedin a worldwide study launched today by (ISC)2(R)("ISC-squared"), the non-profit global leader in educating andcertifying information security professionals throughout theircareers.http://www.isc2.org QUADREM POSITIONED... BRISBANE - Gartner, Inc. has positioned QuadremInternational in the Challengers Quadrant of the Magic Quadrantfor Sourcing Application Suites, 2008.http://www.quadrem.comhttp://www.gartner.com SEMINAR EXHIBITS... BRISBANE - British buyers eyeing off Australia's boomingcoastal property market will get an insight into some of itsstar performers at this month's A Place in the Sun Liveoverseas property exhibition in London.www.aplaceinthesunlive.com CHF OPENS... TORONTO - CHF Investor Relations, Canada's premier corporateconsulting and IR firm, Tuesday announced that it has openedoperations in New York City.www.chfir.com AERCAP RELEASES... AMSTERDAM - AerCap Holdings N.V. announced Wednesday that itwill host a conference call and webcast for investors andanalysts at 9:30 am Eastern Time / 3:30 pm Central EuropeanTime on Friday, May 9, 2008 to review its first-quarterfinancial results.http://www.aercap.com ALTEON EXPANDS... SEATTLE - Alteon Training, a wholly owned subsidiary of TheBoeing Company, Tuesday announced it has launched SimulatorManagement Services to expand its current Training Servicesofferings.http://www.alteontraining.com STUDY COMPLETED... CALGARY - Resverlogix Corp. announced Tuesday that it hascompleted dosing of its Phase 1a safety, tolerability andpharmacokinetics study for its lead drug candidate, RVX-208,which addresses the dyslipidemia market.www.resverlogix.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of FINP securities issues amounting to a total ofUS$8.034 million on May 2, 2008 at a redemption price equal to100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest.http://www.fanniemae.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of FINS securities issues amounting to a total ofUS$5.315 million on May 2, 2008 at a redemption price equal to100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest.http://www.fanniemae.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$850million on May 2, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.http://www.fanniemae.com HOTELSCOMBINED.COM FINALIST... SYDNEY, April 22 - HotelsCombined.com has been shortlistedalongside Expedia.com and TripAdvisor.com for prestigiousTravel award; has been named a finalist for the categoryBestTravel Metasearch/Price Comparison Websitefor the 2008 Travolution Awards.www.travolution.co.uk NOVAVAX REPORTS... ROCKVILLE - Novavax, Inc. said Tuesday that it has receivedpositive results from an immunogenicity study in ferretsinoculated with the company's trivalent seasonal influenzavaccine candidate.http://www.novavax.com OTIS SELECTED... FARMINGTON - Otis Elevator Company, a unit of UnitedTechnologies Corp., was awarded a US$23 million (CNY 165million) contract to provide high-speed, energy-efficientelevators at the Guangzhou International Financial Center, anoffice and hotel building that will be among the tallest in theworld.http://www.otis.com EXECUTIVES WILLING... LOS ANGELES - Close to three-quarters of executives arewilling to sacrifice at least one per cent of their salaries tofund their companies' "green" initiatives, according to thelatest Executive Quiz from Korn/Ferry International, a premierglobal provider of talent management solutions.http://www.kornferry.com PLAYER WINS... TURKU - Learn how a 50c bet turned into a $5,556,753.68million Win! BlackjackBallroom.com has made a VERY lucky playeran incredible $5,556,753.68 richer. Klaus E., from Finlandbecame an instant millionaire last Friday when he placed a$0.50 bet on the Mega-Moolah Progressive Slot Machine andwalked away $5.5 million dollars richer. JIC INVESTS... HONG KONG - J.I.C. Technology Company Ltd to be renamed asHong Kong Energy Holdings Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary ofHKC (Holdings) Limited, has initiated to invest in threealternative energy projects at the Lunaobao Wind Farm in Hebei,the Siziwang Qi Wind Farm in Inner Mongolia, and a pilotcellulosic ethanol project.http://www.hkcholdings.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.