SYDNEY--6 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest SHUTTERSTOCK UNVEILS... NEW YORK: Shutterstock, the world's largest subscription-based online stockphoto agency, Wednesday unveiled four new "On Demand" subscription plans.http://www.shutterstock.com OLYMPIC SPIRIT... WELLINGTON: National anthem ringtones and flag wallpapers can be downloadedworldwide for all those getting into the spirit of the Olympic Games,voeveo.com announced Wednesday.www.voeveo.com ISOFTSTONE APPOINTS... BEIJING and TOKYO: iSoftStone Information Service Corporation, a leadingprovider of IT and business process outsourcing (ITO and BPO) services,Wednesday announced that it has appointed Mr. Juro Nakauchi to its corporateadvisory board, in order to help facilitate the continued growth ofiSoftStone's business in Japan.http://www.isoftstone.com HIV TREATMENT... MEXICO CITY: Initial treatment regimens containing once-daily or twice-dailydosing of Abbott's protease inhibitor Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) tabletprovided similar results for controlling the virus (reducing the amount ofHIV-1) and improving the immune system (increasing CD4 cells) in women comparedto men and in non-whites compared to whites, according to 48-week datapresented by Abbott Wednesday at the XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS2008).http://www.abbott.com ESB CELEBRATES... NEW YORK: The Empire State Building (ESB) announced it will celebrate thecountries competing in this year's Olympics by lighting each of the four sidesof its famed tower -- north, south, east and west -- the colors ofparticipating countries' flags each night throughout the summer games.http://www.esbnyc.com WEB STREAMING... HONG KONG: Digital Rapids has been chosen by China Central Television'sCCTV.com to provide encoding, streaming and management systems to power livestreaming of the 2008 Olympic Games to Internet audiences in China.http://www.digital-rapids.com UROLOGY SYMPOSIUM... DETROIT: Henry Ford Hospital is sponsoring the 2009 International RoboticUrology Symposium (IRUS) at The Bellagio Resort, in Las Vegas, Jan. 12-14, 2009.http://henryfordhealth.orghttp://henryford.com/irus JOINT INITIATIVE... BRISTOL: EBL and Mallory International Tuesday announced a joint initiativeto promote and develop the sale and access of ebooks into libraries in Africa.Innovative pricing and delivery models, appropriate to the region, are beingdeveloped jointly, to give institutions effective access to the latest contentand ebook technology.www.malloryint.co.ukwww.eblib.comwww.ebooks.comhttp://www.ebookscorp.com/future.html ONCOLOGY NEWS... SAN FRANCISCO: Oncology NEWS International, a leading provider of news andcoverage of the hematology and oncology market for the past 17 years, hasannounced a redesign of its editorial content aimed at addressing theever-changing needs of the cancer care market.http://www.cancernetwork.comhttp://www.CMPMedica.com SUPERMICRO SHIPS... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Super Micro Computer, Inc., a leader inapplication-optimized, high performance server solutions, Tuesday announcedvolume shipments of the industry's first and only 1U chassis and servers withup to 90%+ power efficiency.http://www.Supermicro.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of foursecurities issues amounting to a total of US$588.772 million on Aug 15, 2008 ata redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest.http://www.fanniemae.com EXPERT CONDUCTS... SAN FRANCISCO: TechInsights Tuesday announced that Bjarne Stroustrup, thedesigner and original implementer of C++ and Herb Sutter, a leading softwaredevelopment expert and prominent C++ expert, will conduct courses in the C++programming language at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Boston and SDBest Practices, taking place October 26-30, 2008 at the Hynes Convention Center.http://www.techinsights.comhttp://www.unitedbusinessmedia.comhttp://www.embedded.com/bostonhttp://www.SDBestPractices.com PANACEA APPOINTS... GAITHERSBURG, Md.: Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tuesday announced theappointment of Suzanne Sensabaugh as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs.http://www.panaceapharma.comhttp://www.panacea-labs.com GLASGOW REGENERATION... LONDON: On 1st October 2008, Nick Barley, Chief Executive of The Lighthouse,will be joined by industry experts such as RIAS, Clyde Gateway URC, ClydebankRe-built, Irvine Bay URC, Architecture and Design Scotland and Glasgow CityCouncil to discuss the future regeneration of Glasgow City centre.http://www.bdglasgow.com SWISS RE... ZURICH: Swiss Re Tuesday reported net income of CHF 0.6 billion for thesecond quarter of 2008 despite the continuing challenging financial marketenvironment. FRIENDSTER ANNOUNCES... SAN FRANCISCO: Friendster, Inc., the 9th largest website in the world basedon traffic and the #1 social network in Asia, today announced Richard Kimber asits new chief executive officer (CEO) and a member of its board of directors.http://www.friendster.comhttp://www.idgventures.com STRONG RATING... SYDNEY: Verizon Business has received a "Strong Positive" rating fromGartner, Inc. in its inaugural "MarketScope for Managed Security Services inthe Asia Pacific Region" report.http://www.verizonbusiness.com INCAT AWARDED... LONDON and PUNE, India and DETROIT: INCAT, a global leader in Enterprise ITServices and Engineering Services Outsourcing (ESO) and a leading internationalprovider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, has been awarded amanaged services contract with Jaguar Land Rover until 2013.http://www.incat.com ORGANIZERS DONATE... BRISBANE and WASHINGTON: Fabulous.com and TRAFFIC, joint organizers of theupcoming TRAFFIC Down Under domain name conference, Tuesday announced that allprofits from attendees and event sponsorships will be donated to the InternetCommerce Association (ICA), the non-profit advocate for the domain nameindustry.www.TrafficDownUnder.comwww.InternetCommerce.org AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.