SYDNEY--29 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest MARKETING AGENT... BETHESDA, Md.: Maple Life Financial Inc. and its affiliate MLF LexServ L.P.have been retained by the current owner of the former Ritchie Risk LinkedTrading Strategies (Ireland) Ltd. life settlement portfolio to provide serviceswith respect to the $2.3 billion face amount of life insurance policiespurchased in February 2008 pursuant to a bankruptcy sale auction.http://www.maplelifefinancial.com KORN/FERRY IMPLEMENTS... SINGAPORE: Korn/Ferry International has streamlined its Asia-Pacificcommunications capabilities by implementing a Verizon Private IP solution toprovide secure, fast and reliable connectivity between Korn/Ferry's 17 officesacross the region and its Singapore administrative headquarters.http://www.verizonbusiness.comhttp://www.kornferryasia.com EKAHAU ANNOUNCES... SARATOGA, Calif.: Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real TimeLocation Systems (RTLS), Thursday announced that its Ekahau RTLS locationtracking solution and Ekahau Site Survey (ESS) Wi-Fi network planning andoptimization tools will work seamlessly with the upcoming 802.11n standard.http://www.ekahau.com SMOKE PREVENTION... LONDON: As global leaders in tobacco control commemorate World No TobaccoDay (WNTD) on May 31, the rallying cry is to prevent young people from startingto smoke. EPSILON APPOINTS... SYDNEY: Epsilon International Thursday announced the appointment of CynthiaRichmond as Regional Director, Australasia.http://www.epsilon.com CLIMATE IMPACT... STOCKHOLM: A more efficient use of IT products and climate friendlypurchases of new equipment could reduce the climate impact by more than 80 percent, according to a new study by TCO Development.http://www.tcodevelopement.com JAPAN APPLAUDED... TOKYO: The worldwide pharmaceutical industry applauds H.E. Mr. Yasuo Fukuda,Prime Minister of Japan and his government's pledge for an additional US$560million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Dr. PaulAntony, medical advisor, Global Health Progress, said in a statement onWednesday.http://www.globalhealthprogress.org PIERS OFFERS... NEWARK, N.J.: PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions, a Commonwealth BusinessMedia company and the leading provider of U.S. trade data, has expanded itsinternational import-export database resources to include current andhistorical data on Argentina's overland, water- and airborne cross-bordercommerce with the rest of the world.http://www.cbizmedia.comhttp://www.piers.com OAG LAUNCHES... CHICAGO, IL.: OAG (Official Airline Guide), the global flight informationand data solutions company, Wednesday announced the launch of OAG TravelPlanner Pro, its new intelligent online tool for people who need to search,plan and book business travel quickly and efficiently, and a completely rebuiltweb site www.oag.com for people who need to control their travel arrangements.http://www.oag.comhttp://www.oagcorporate.comhttp://www.cbizmedia.comhttp://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com CASMA FINALIZING... WASHINGTON: CASMA is finalizing the 2008 fall Conference agenda, speakersand workshops scheduled for October 13-17 in Auckland, New Zealand and issoliciting requests for speaking proposals now through close of business onJune 13.http://www.casma.org INVESTOR CONFERENCE... WICHITA, Kan.: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. senior executives includingPresident and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Turner will discuss the company'sperformance and outlook during the June 4 Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.annual Investor Conference.http://www.spiritaero.com BAHAMIAN SNOWBOARDER... NASSAU: Bahamian snowboarder Korath Wright on Wednesday officially announcedat a beachside reception that he is ready to become the first-ever WinterOlympian from the Bahamas. FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of onesecurities issue of US$25 million on June 7, 2008 at a redemption price equalto 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.http://www.fanniemae.com RISI LAUNCHES... BOSTON, MA.: RISI, the leading information provider for the global forestproducts industry, Wednesday announced the launch of a free daily email updatewith top lumber and panel industry news headlines. http://www.risiinfo.comhttp://www.risiinfo.com/woodnews CLINICAL TRIAL... TIRAT CARMEL: InSightec Ltd. announced Wednesday that the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) cleared the company to conduct a clinical trial toevaluate the efficacy and safety of the ExAblate 2000 system utilizingMR-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) for the enhancement of fertilityin women with non-hysteroscopically resectable uterine fibroids who arediagnosed with unexplained infertility.http://www.insightec.com LUNG CANCER... INDIANAPOLIS, IN.: The type of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patientshave may now influence their treatment regimen and, in turn, survival outcomeaccording to the results of a major study published online in the Journal ofClinical Oncology. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY... CRANBURY, N.J.: BlackLight Power Inc. Wednesday announced the successfultesting of a new energy source, having developed a prototype power systemgenerating 50,000 watts of thermal power on demand.http://www.blacklightpower.com AMFAR APPOINTS... NEW YORK: amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, has appointed AnnetteSohn, MD, as vice president for global initiatives and director of TREAT Asia(Therapeutics Research, Education, and AIDS Training in Asia), announced KevinRobert Frost, amfARs chief executive officer.http://www.amfar.org IDT LAUNCHES... SINGAPORE: IDT Asia, the regional operation of IDT Telecom, Wednesdayannounced the launch of IDT Connect Asia, an easy to use, feature-rich globalteleconferencing service for businesses of all sizes in Singapore. SCIENTIFIC PAPERS... BEIJING: China's scientific papers and their authors were recognizedWednesday with the first 'Thomson Reuters Research Fronts Award 2008' jointlypresented by the Scientific business of Thomson Reuters and the Chinese Academyof Science (CAS) Research Front Analysis Center.http://www.thomsonreuters.comhttp://www.scientific.thomson.com DIRECT FEED... SINGAPORE: Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligentinformation for businesses and professionals, Wednesday announced the SingaporeExchange (SGX) has joined its global portfolio of ultra-low latency directexchange interfaces. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS... BRISBANE: Fabulous.com, an ICANN accredited domain name registrar andmonetization company, Wednesday announced that Dr. Paul Twomey, President andChief Executive Officer of ICANN, and Graeme Wood, Founder and ExecutiveDirector of Wotif.com, will be keynote speakers at the premiere TRAFFIC DownUnder event scheduled for November 18-20, 2008 at the Sheraton Mirage Resort,Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.www.TrafficDownUnder.com POKER CHAMPION... LAS VEGAS: Mitsuhiro Nakao bested a field of more than 1,000 players in the2nd Annual All-Japan Poker Championship presented by SEGA SAMMY Group, anofficial satellite of the World Series of Poker, and will compete in the 2008WSOP Main Event in July at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas,Harrah's License Company announced today.http://www.harrahs.comhttp://www.worldseriesofpoker.com JOURNALS ADDED... PHILADELPHIA: The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters Wednesday announcedthat 700 new regional journals have been added to Web of Science.http://www.scientific.thomson.comhttp://thomsonreuters.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.