SYDNEY--2 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest E-GOVERNMENT FORUM... SEOUL - From 7 to 9 July 2008, World e-Government Mayors Forum will takeplace in Seoul with the participation of mayors and governors from some 40cities across the globe. Along with the heads of the cities, CIOs and ITexperts of cities from every continent will get together in Seoul to discussfuture perspectives of e-governments and ways to boost further collaborationbetween the cities. wegmf.seoul.go.kr FRIENDSTER INDONESIAN... SAN FRANCISCO and JAKARTA - Friendster Inc., the seventh largest website inthe world and the number one social network in Asia, today announced that itsmobile site is now available in Indonesian, accessible at m.friendster.com fromany web-enabled mobile device. This allows Friendster users and visitors inIndonesia a greater choice of languages with which to navigate the mobile site,enter content and use Friendster's core set of social networking features. www.friendster.com m.friendster.com FRIENDSTER MALAYSIA... SAN FRANCISCO and KUALA LUMPUR - Friendster, Inc., the seventh largestwebsite in the world and the number one social network in Asia, today announcedthat its mobile site is now available in Malay, accessible at m.friendster.comfrom any web-enabled mobile device. www.friendster.com m.friendster.com NORTHERN TRUST... LONDON - Northern Trust has hired Michael Wu as Deputy Chief representativeof Northern Trust's Beijing representative office, as the corporation focuseson continuing to develop in mainland China. www.northerntrust.com GIESECKE STOPPAGE... MUNICH - The Management Board of Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, Munich, todaydecided to cease delivering banknote paper to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe withimmediate effect. The company has taken this step in response to an officialrequest from the German government and calls for international sanctions by theEuropean Union and United Nations. www.gi-de.com/press SENNHEISER RESULTS... WEDEMARK - With sales up by 10.9 per cent, audio specialist Sennheiser haspresented a positive balance for fiscal year 2007 and has once again achieved arecord result. Total sales at the Sennheiser Group amounted to EUR 395.3million. www.sennheiser.com PEPSICO WEBCAST... PURCHASE, N.Y. - PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that its second-quarter 2008earnings conference call and slide presentation for financial analysts andinvestors will be webcast live over the internet on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at11 a.m. eastern standard time. The Company will issue its financial resultsbefore the stock market opens that morning. www.pepsico.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTNsecurities issues amounting to a total of US$25 million on July 11, 2008 at aredemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest. www.fanniemae.co MAGNACHIP MOSFETS... SEOUL - MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd., a leading provider of analog and mixedsignal semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications, todayannounced the launch of its 30V N-Channel MOSFET series for use in computingapplications. www.magnachip.com SAMSUNG TESTING... SUNNYVALE, Calif - Simplay Labs, LLC, the leading solutions provider oftechnologies, testing programs, development tools, and interoperability andperformance design standards for the high-definition consumer electronicsindustry, today announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. will beimplementing a pilot program of Simplay HD testing and verification atSamsung's facilities. www.siliconimage.com VISTAJET ACQUISITION... ZURICH - VistaJet Holding SA and Bombardier Aerospace today announced thatthe companies have signed definitive agreements under which, for an undisclosedsum, VistaJet has acquired Skyjet International, a leading business aviationcompany with offices in London, Hong Kong and Dubai. www.vistajet.com www.skyjetinternational.com WEB MOBILE... LONDON - A leading group of mobile operators today unveiled a new initiativeto create a blueprint and roadmap for opening up mobile functionality toencourage the development of exciting mobile applications without compromisingcustomer security. The new initiative will be known as BONDI. MOBICOM CELLTICK... LONDON - Celltick, the pioneer of mobile idle screen marketing solutions,today announces an exclusive deal with Mobicom, Mongolia's first mobileoperator. Under the terms of the deal, Mobicom will employ Celltick'sLiveScreen Media platform to broadcast meaningful and relevant content to theirsubscribers' idle screens using cost effective cell broadcast technology. www.celltick.com www.mobicom.mn LOSS PREVENTION... THOROFARE, N.J. - Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer andmarketer of identification, tracking, security and merchandising solutions forthe retail industry and its supply chain, today announced the results of asurvey on loss prevention budgeting trends among retailers that illustrates therelationship between LP budgets and theft levels. www.checkpointsystems.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.