SYDNEY--23 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest FRIENDSTER SINGAPORE... SAN FRANCISCO and SINGAPORE - Friendster, Inc., the 7th largest website inthe world based on traffic and the no. 1 social network in Asia, todayannounced that it is the no. 1 social network in Singapore, and almost twicethe size of any other social network in the country. Friendster had 907,000unique visitors in May 2008, compared to Facebook at 533,000, and MySpace at122,000.*http://www.friendster.com GREEN HAIER... BEIJING - Haier, the world's fourth largest white goods manufacturer and theofficial white goods sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, announced todaythat it has provided over 60,000 environmentally-friendly and energy-efficientproducts to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIXOlympiad. Products such as refrigerators, air-conditioners, washing machinesand water heaters will be used throughout the Olympic venues. SOLIDTHINKING LAUNCH... TROY, Mich. - Leading industrial design/styling software companysolidThinking - which has quietly grown its market share as the dominant toolof choice for Italian design firms and industrial designers for everything fromjewelry and electronic devices to furniture and yachts - is launching itslatest version for Windows and Mac users worldwide.http://www.solidthinking.comhttp://www.altair.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of US$55 million ofMTN securities issues on August 1, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to thedate of redemption.http://www.fanniemae.com WARTSILA JV... ISLAMABAD - Wartsila Corporation, a leading power solutions supplier, andthe Manara Consortium have formed a unique joint venture - Manara WartsilaPower Ltd, which aims to become the leading developer of decentralizedindependent power producer projects in Islamic countries. MWP will develop,sponsor and invest in IPPs utilizing Wadiartsiladia leading edgereciprocating engine technology.http://www.wartsila.com MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS... ABU DHABI - Boosted by the boom in commercial, retail and residentialsectors and a strong demand for total facilities management, the regionalmarket for bundled and total facilities management in the Middle East isexpected to grow at a CAGR of 19.3 per cent to cross USD $576 Million*according to UK's CMPi, organizers of Working Buildings Middle East, which isscheduled to take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre on 17th and18th November 2008. THREE EXHIBITIONS... ABU DHABI - Global exhibition organisers and foundation partners with ADNEC,CMPi UAE has announced the launch of two new major exhibitions: Fit Out MiddleEast and Gulf Landscaping. These events will take place simultaneously withWorking Buildings Middle East.http://www.cmpi.biz AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.