SYDNEY--6 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest THOMSON REUTERS... LONDON - Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source ofintelligent information for businesses and professionals, todaypublished two issues of World IP Today, analyzing global patentactivity and technology innovations for the year 2007. www.scientific.thomson.com http://scientific.thomsonreuters.com/press/insight/ www.thomsonreuters.com OVERSI OTT PETACH TIKVA - Oversi today unveiled its multi-serviceplatform for managing and monetizing over-the-top video.OverCache MSP relieves the ever-increasing burden of onlinevideo and TV, peer-to-peer and other media applications onservice provider networks while providing the best quality ofexperience for users. www.oversi.com GESTURE RECOGNITION... SANTA CLARA, California - Synaptics Inc., a leadingdeveloper of human interface solutions for mobile computing,communications, and entertainment devices, announced today theavailability of its EGR technology for Synaptics' ClearPadtouch sensor. Mobile phone and handheld device manufacturerscan now easily integrate enhanced gestures into their designsallowing customers to intuitively interact with theirdevices. www.synaptics.com SYNAPTICS CLEARTOUCH... SANTA CLARA, California - Synaptics Inc., a leadingdeveloper of human interface solutions for mobile computing,communications, and entertainment devices, announced itsClearTouch product portfolio ClearPad and ClearArray sensorsare available for a wide range of consumer electronics thatrequire transparent touch-sensitive user interfaces. www.synaptics.com PLAGIARISM DETECTION... PHILADELPHIA - The Scientific business of Thomson Reuterstoday announced that Manuscript Central's online workflowsystem will incorporate the iThenticate checking tool into itssubmission and peer review process, and will develop suitablepolicies and guidelines. www.scientific.thomson.com www.crossref.org www.thomsonreuters.com PALESTINE LITERATURE... LONDON - Seventeen International Authors to Visit Palestine:Mourid Barghouti, Victoria Brittain, William Dalrymple, RoddyDoyle, Esther Freud, Suheir Hammad, Nathalie Handal, DavidHare, Ian Jack, Brigid Keenan, Jamal Mahjoub, Claire Messud,Pankaj Mishra, Andrew O'Hagan, Hanan al-Shaykh, Raja Shehada,Ahdaf Soueif. www.palestinelitfest.org RESEARCH FRAMEWORK... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON - The Scientific business of ThomsonReuters and King's College London today announced the resultsof a survey of representatives from 75 U.K. universities andresearch institutes examining key concerns about researchevaluation in the new Research Excellence Framework. www.scientific.thomsonreuters.com/ LIVE EDGE... LONDON and CHICAGO - Premier Farnell plc, the leadingmulti-channel, high service distributor and its companies todaylaunched its international competition Live Edge - ElectronicDesign for the Global Environment, now in its second year. www.live-edge.com www.premierfarnell.com FOOD ALLERGIES... LONDON - Over 2,700 consumers and businesses from 35countries participated in the new three-dimensional researchstudy - Understanding Gluten and Allergen-Free Experiences ofGuests & Hospitality Worldwide. www.allergyfreepassport.com www.glutenfreepassport.com www.glutenfreeonthego.com HUDSON HIGHLAND... NEW YORK - Hudson Highland Group, Inc., one of the world'sleading providers of permanent recruitment, contractprofessionals and talent management solutions, today announcedfinancial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. www.hhgroup.com MEDPACE DIRECTOR... CINCINNATI - Medpace, a leading global full-service contractresearch organization, announced that Jim Wei, MD, PhD, MedpaceDirector of Clinical Pharmacology, will address threeinternational conferences in China in May. www.medpace.com SPIRIT ADDRESS WICHITA, Kansas - Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. President andChief Executive Officer Jeff Turner will speak at the Bank ofAmerica 2008 BASics/Industrials Conference on Thursday, May 8,at approximately 10:40 a.m. Eastern Time. www.spiritaero.com/investor.aspx FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN, MTNR and FINP securities issues on May 15, 2008at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principalamount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com VOLCANO TRIAL... SAN DIEGO - Volcano Corporation, a leading manufacturer anddeveloper of intravascular ultrasound, functional measurementand Optical Coherence Tomography products designed to enhancethe diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vasculardisease, announced today participation in SATURN. www.volcanocorp.com NAVTEQ CHALLENGE... CHICAGO - NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of digital mapdata for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, isproud to announce the twelve semifinalists for the Global LBSChallenge - APAC. www.navteq.com www.LBSChallenge.com PAUL CAPITAL... NEW YORK - Paul Capital, an innovative leader in the privateequity market, today announced the final closing of its ninthdedicated private equity secondaries fund, Paul CapitalPartners IX, L.P. www.paulcap.com NOLAN GOLD... VANCOUVER - News from Silverado's Mine Manager at Workman'sBench, Nolan Creek Site: CARBON MONOXIDE... SINGAPORE - Accidental exposure to carbon monoxide is thenumber one cause of gas poisoning deaths in cars around theworld. Continued exposure to low but excessive levels of thisgas, though not necessarily lethal, is also capable ofproducing many varied residual health effects such as headache,nausea or even risk of miscarriage in pregnant women. ADDINTOOLS OFFICE... HAINAN - Addintools announced the release of its popularClassic Menu for Office 2007 v3.92, an interface add-on forMicrosoft Office 2007 bringing back classic style of MicrosoftOffice 2003 interface with all the new features of MicrosoftOffice 2007. AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.