SYDNEY--1 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest NAME CHANGE... HELSINKI: Wartsila Corporation's subsidiary in Singapore, Total AutomationPte Ltd, has been re-named Wartsila Automation Services Singapore Pte Ltd witheffect from Sept 1, 2008. WORLD-CHECK APPOINTS... LONDON: World-Check's Board of Directors Monday announced the appointment ofDaniel Peak to the position of Chief Executive Officer. RENEWABLE ENERGY... BERLIN: Germany's recently approved "climate package" is its latest step insecuring the country's position as a leading investment location in renewableenergies. http://www.invest-in-germany.com APT MACAU... MACAU: 20-year-old Yevgeniy Timoshenko, a highly rated player from theUnited States of Ukrainian descent Sunday night made history by winning the APTMacau, Asia's largest guaranteed tournament at the glamourous Galaxy StarWorld. http://www.PartyPoker.com http://www.asianpt.com PRASUGREL STUDY... MUNICH: Patients who were diabetic and diagnosed with acute coronarysyndromes (ACS) were 40 percent less likely to suffer a heart attack if theywere treated with prasugrel vs. clopidogrel, according to a sub-group analysisof the TRITON-TIMI 38 trial (8.2 percent vs. 13.2 percent, P www.daiichisankyo.com www.dsus.com TRANSCEND TRIAL... MUNICH: The results of the TRANSCEND trial demonstrate that MICARDIS 80mg(telmisartan) reduces the risk of cardiovascular death, myocardialinfarction/heart attack and stroke in high-risk cardiovascular patients by 13%compared with those patients already receiving best standard of care (p=0.048),referring to the same endpoint as that defined as the primary endpoint of thelandmark HOPE trial published in 2000. http://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com http://www.news-ontarget.com http://www.ontarget-telmisartan.com http://www.micardis.com BEAUTIFUL RESULTS... MUNICH: The results of the much awaited BEAUTIFUL (morBidity-mortalityEvAlUaTion of the IF inhibitor ivabradine in patients with CAD and leftventricULar dysfunction) trial released on Saturday showed that coronary arterydisease (CAD) patients with left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) and a heart ratemore than 70 bpm have a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular death andother cardiovascular events. http://www.beautiful-study.com PHILIP MORRIS... WASHINGTON: Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, onSaturday released a statement on Philip Morris International being forced todrop concert sponsorship in the Philippines. http://www.tobaccofreekids.org http://www.tobaccofreecenter.org http://www.marlboro.ph FISD HOSTS... WASHINGTON: The Financial Information Services Division of the Software &Information Industry Association (FISD) Saturday announced it will host the2008 Asia Pacific Financial Information Conference in partnership with InsideMarket Data and Inside Reference Data, scheduled for October 20 through October22 in Hong Kong. http://www.siia.net http://www.fisd.net MAGNACHIP LAUNCHES... SEOUL, South Korea: MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd., a leading provider ofanalog and mixed signal semiconductor products for high volume consumerapplications, Friday announced the launch of its new power efficient MOSFETseries for use in backlight units of LCD TVs and LCD monitors. FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of foursecurities issues amounting to a total of US$1,790.55 million on Sept 8, 10 and11, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amountredeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com ZAIA CELEBRATES... MACAU: ZAIA, the very first permanent Cirque du Soleil production to open inAsia, celebrated its world premiere on August 28, 2008 at the VenetianMacao-Resort-Hotel in Macau to coincide with the 1st Anniversary of its hostresort-hotel. http://www.cirquedusoleil.com http://www.onedrop.org LED PROCESSOR... HONG KONG: Lighthouse Technologies, the leading global LED display solutionprovider, is redefining the industry playing field with its HDMI Integrated LEDProcessor for True HD image reproduction, the LIP-HD. http://www.lighthouse-tech.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.