SYDNEY--9 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest DIGI GATEWAY... MINNETONKA, Minnesota - Digi International today introducednew versions of ConnectPort X gateways, XBee adapters anddevelopment kits that are compatible with its existing XBee andXBee-PRO 802.15.4 embedded RF modules.www.digi.com TAIYO FUND... TOKYO - The Taiyo Fund announced today that it hasaccumulated a position in excess of 5 per cent in Disco Corp tobecome its fifth largest shareholder. GATES FOUNDATION... SEATTLE - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released astatement regarding the G8 Summit. NEGLECTED DISEASES... TOYAKO - The worldwide pharmaceutical industry is joiningthe World Health Organization and the Drugs for NeglectedDiseases initiative in calling on the G-8 to recognize theimportance of neglected diseases as a global health threat anda major strain on the economic viability and educationaldevelopment of communities worldwide.www.globalhealthprogress.orgwww.dndi.orgwww.who.int BUSINESS COURSES... BASEL - With their nine-month extra-occupational intensivecourse in "Business Administration" theBetriebswirtschaftliches Institut und Seminar Basel addressesmanagers and self-employed professionals who require themanagement tools of Business Administration for the advancementof their careers. The start of the winter term for thisflexibly structured Distance Learning Course is on 15 October2008.www.business-education.ch REALBASIC 2008... AUSTIN, Texas - REAL Software, maker of REALbasic, across-platform development environment for Windows, Mac OS Xand Linux developers, will ship REALbasic 2008 Release 3beginning today.www.realsoftware.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN and FINP securities issues on July 18 and 22,2008 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of theprincipal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.http://www.fanniemae.com CALL CENTRE... LONDON - Call Centre Expo celebrates its tenth anniversarythis year at the NEC, Birmingham alongside its now permanentneighbour, Customer Management Expo, following the success oftheir co-location in 2007.www.callcentre-expo.co.ukwww.customer-expo.co.uk SQUARE ENIX... LONDON - Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enixinteractive entertainment products in Europe and other PALterritories, today announces the release of SONG SUMMONER: TheUnsung Heroes, on sale at the iTunes Store worldwide andavailable for play in English and Japanese on the iPod nanowith video, iPod classic and fifth generation iPod.www.square-enix.com ELEMENT SIX... SHANNON - Element Six will be the main sponsor for the 3rdDiamond at Work Conference planned to take place in Parisbetween 16-17th April 2009.www.e6.comwww.diamondatwork.com FLORVERDE FLOWERS... BOGOTA - Florverde has announced a significant milestone forboth the organization and the flower industry in Colombia.GLOBALGAP has recognized Florverde's socio-environmentalpractices with the GLOBALGAP international seal; Florverde andGLOBALGAP standards are now equivalent and mutually accepted byall trading partners.www.florverde.orgLOGISTICS FAIR...BANGKOK - The Department of Export Promotion is all gearedup to ensure that the upcoming Thailand International LogisticsFair 2008 will be the grandest and most comprehensiveexposition of its kind in ASEAN.www.logisticsfair.comwww.thaitradefair.com CSC INDIA... FALLS CHURCH - CSC yesterday announced that LOMA, a leadingtrade association in the international insurance and financialservices industry, has selected CSC to conduct LOMA'sindustry-specific examinations in India.www.csc.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.