SYDNEY--24 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest THOMSON FACTBOOK... LONDON - The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced theavailability of the newly published CMR International 2008 Pharmaceutical R&DFactbook, an indispensable reference and business planning tool for decisionmakers in pharmaceutical R&D, corporate finance, business strategy, marketingplanning and corporate communications. www.scientific.thomson.com www.techstreet.com/cgi-bin/joint.cgi/cmr SUN FESTIVAL... SINGAPORE - The critically-acclaimed Singapore Sun Festival, returns foranother celebration from 17 to 26 October 2008. This annual multi-arts premiumlifestyle festival celebrates The Art of Living Well, through seven disciplines- music, visual arts, literature, film, wine, cuisine and wellness. This year'sfestival is bigger than before, with more than 90 exhilarating events over aperiod of 10 days, featuring more than 350 regional and international artistsand celebrities in some of Singapore's leading venues. www.singaporesunfestival.com www.sistic.com.sg QUALCOMM RESULTS... SAN DIEGO - Qualcomm Incorporated today announced results for the thirdfiscal quarter of 2008 ended June 29, 2008. Qualcomm's third quarter fiscal2008 earnings conference call has been rescheduled to Thursday, July 24, 2008,beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Conference call details areincluded herein. www.qualcomm.com DEVICEMINE V3.0... POOLE - WDSGlobal has made it easier, and cheaper, for mobile contentdevelopers to access its market-leading database of mobile device capabilitiesby offering a series of specialized 'content packs'. DeviceMine v3.0, launchedtoday, tracks up to 530 different characteristics for mobile devices in itsdatabase; including physical characteristics, browser information, mediasupport and native application environments. www.wdsglobal.com FACEBOOK CONFERENCE... SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook today introduced the latest advancements toFacebook Platform during its annual f8 developer conference, calling on itsmore than 400,000 developers to connect their Websites with Facebook throughFacebook Connect, extend their applications to dozens of languages worldwide,and make use of new developer resources to help them succeed www.facebook.com RISI POWERLIST... BOSTON - RISI announced today that Teguh Ganda Wijaya of APP has been namedas the most powerful person in the global pulp and paper industry for 2008.RISI published the industry's first ever Power List in the July issues of itsleading magazines, Pulp & Paper International and Pulp & Paper. The head of theAsian papermaking giant is joined by other influential players likeInternational Paper's John Faraci, Stora Enso's Jouko Karvinen and NineDragons' Cheung Yan in the top ten of the Power List. www.risiinfo.com TOBACCO EPIDEMIC... NEW YORK - Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates today announced joint efforts tocombat the global tobacco epidemic. A combined investment of $500 million willhelp governments in developing countries implement proven policies and increasefunding for tobacco control. Unless urgent action is taken, as many as onebillion people this century - more than two-thirds in the developing world -could die from tobacco-caused illnesses. www.tobaccocontrolgrants.org CHELSEA MODERN... NEW YORK - In the heart of Chelsea, at 447 West 18th Street, Chelsea Modernis ready to welcome its new residents. In a neighborhood where prominentcontemporary art galleries meet an emerging residential hotspot, Chelsea Modernhas become one of the area's most distinguished buildings. www.chelsea-modern.com THOMSON TOOL... PHILADELPHIA, and LONDON - The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters todayannounced that new features have been added to ISI Web of Knowledge. Mostnotably, a citation mapping tool has been incorporated to provide researcherswith a visual result to their research. www.scientific.thomson.com isiwebofknowledge.com INCODE TREATMENT... SAN FRANCISCO - InCode BioPharmaceutics, Inc., an emerging biopharmaceuticalcompany, today announced preclinical test results demonstrating the utility oftheir lead drug candidate rC3-1 for the treatment of the rare chronic blooddisorder paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. The complete results will bepresented at the XXII International Complement Workshop in Basel, Switzerland,September 28, 2008. www.incodebp.com CARLOS GHOSN... LOS ANGELES - Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. andRenault S.A., will kick off the Los Angeles Auto Show by delivering the MotorPress Guild keynote address the morning of Nov. 19, 2008. The MPG breakfast andGhosn's address is open to all credentialed Press Days attendees. A Q&A sessionwill be part of the presentation. FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of US$500 millionof MTN securities issues on August 6, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100per cent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to thedate of redemption. www.fanniemae.com PEPSICO RESULTS... PURCHASE, N.Y. - PepsiCo, Inc. today reported strong second-quarteroperating results, with 14% net revenue and 12% operating profit growth. TheCompany delivered earnings per share of $1.05. Excluding current and prior yearmark-to-market gains on commodity positions included in corporate unallocatedexpenses, earnings per share would have totaled $1.03, up 11%. www.pepsico.com THOMSON INNOVATION... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON - The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters todayannounced that it has received an R&D 100 Award for its intellectual propertyresearch and analysis platform, Thomson Innovation. The R&D 100 Awards arepresented annually by R&D Magazine and recognize the 100 most technologicallysignificant products that have been introduced to the marketplace in the pastyear. www.thomsoninnovation.com MICREL DRIVER... SAN JOSE, Calif. - Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidthcommunications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched a new 4.25Gbps FP/DFBLaser Diode Driver. The SY88422L is a single 3.3V supply, small form-factorlaser driver capable of delivering up to 90mA modulation current and 100mA biascurrent. www.micrel.com SPP SHIPBUILDING... KUALA LUMPUR - AVEVA, the leading supplier of engineering IT systems for theplant and marine industries, is proud to announce that Korean shipbuilder, SPPShipbuilding, has signed a multi-million USD agreement with AVEVA for thesupply of AVEVA Marine design solutions to the company's three shipyards. www.aveva.com/marine AMBERFIN ICR... LONDON - AmberFin is pleased to announce the first results from itsextensive work with Turner Entertainment Networks, a division of leading U.S.broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System Inc. By implementing AmberFin iCR Turnerhas resolved the incompatibility issues between its existing Pinnacle andincoming Omneon playout servers, saving over 46,000 hours of reingesting timeand making over 200,000 video files accessible on its new servers. www.amberfin.com MOBILE ROAMING... LONDON - "The days of the Mobile Network Operators charging whatever theyfeel like for roaming calls are well and truly over." says Morodo Group'sManaging Director, Andrew Reid, "You can now travel overseas for your summerbreak, call home as often as you like, and you don't have to worry about payingan outrageous mobile bill when you get home - just use MO-Call." www.morodogroup.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.