SYDNEY--24 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest DIGIMESH NETWORKING... MINNETONKA, Minnesota - Digi International today introducedDigiMesh on 900MHz and 2.4GHz XBee embedded RF modules.DigiMesh is an advanced peer-to-peer mesh networking protocoloptimized for battery powered networks that simplifies meshnetworks while providing advanced features such as sleepingrouters and support for dense networks.www.digi.com LOGWIN BRAZIL... HONG KONG and SINGAPORE - The international logisticsservice provider Logwin is expanding its network of locationsin Brazil. In addition to its existing locations in Santos andSao Paulo, Logwin is now present in Campinas.www.logwin-logistics.com ASIANINVESTOR CONFERENCE... BEIJING - At the AsianInvestor conference for institutionalinvestors and pension funds in Beijing, Rudolf Hagendijk, CEOof Mn Services, advocated the adoption of best corporateprinciples by private equity houses and hedge funds and otherrelevant stakeholders. SURF COMMUNICATION... YOKNE'AM - Surf Communication Solutions ("Surf"), a leadingprovider of multimedia embedded processing solutions, announcedtoday that NEC Corporation ("NEC"), a multinational companyproviding information technology (IT) and network solutions tobusiness enterprises, communications services providers andgovernment, has selected Surf's SurfExpress/PCIeTM multimediaprocessing solution to provide simultaneous voice and videoprocessing capabilities for their core network mobile and fixedservice delivery platforms.www.surf-com.comwww.nec.com ALTAIR SEMICONDUCTOR... HOD HASHARON - Altair Semiconductor, a fabless chip companydeveloping the world's most advanced 4G mobile semiconductorsfor handsets and handheld devices, today announced that itclosed a U.S. $22M Series C funding round.www.altair-semi.com PACIFIC TECHNOLOGY... SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Technology Fund, the first pure playtechnology-focused private equity firm in Japan, announcedtoday that it has completed an investment in AltairSemiconductor.www.altair-semi.com CINCOM SYSTEMS... SYDNEY - Worldwide software provider Cincom Systems willunveil its latest enhancements to its Program Managementsoftware, a module of its Cincom Enterprise Managementsolutions at the 2008 Queensland Manufacturing Exhibition held21 - 23 October 2008 at Brisbane Convention and ExhibitionCentre.www.cincom.com ELECTRIC CHRYSLERS... AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler LLC announced today that the Companyand its ENVI organization have new production-intent, advancedelectric-drive technology packaged in three different vehicles-- one for each of its brands, Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge.media.chrysler.comwww.chrysler.comwww.Chryslergoeselectric.com WORKING BUILDINGS... LONDON - As energy costs rise and the need to reduce carbonemissions grows, many businesses are looking to theirfacilities managers to cut energy use and create a moresustainable business model. Greater public scrutiny is makingenvironmental performance almost as important as financialperformance in today's business climate.www.working-buildings.com NUCLEAR INDIA... WASHINGTON - Sanjay Puri, Chairman of USINPAC, is availablefor media inquiries or interviews regarding the status of theU.S.-India Civilian Nuclear Agreement process, its impact onU.S.-India relations, and its importance to the Indian-Americancommunity.www.usinpac.com New RISI Biomass Study Finds Government Renewable EnergyMandates Would Lead to Unsustainable Harvests BOSTON - A new study -- The Emerging Biomass Industry:Impact on Woodfiber Markets --published by RISI, the leadinginformation provider for the global forest products industry,found that federal and state mandates, if fully implemented,would lead to over-harvesting of forests in the United Statesand are therefore unrealistic.www.risiinfo.comwww.risiinfo.com/biomass SUN PHARMACEUTICAL... MUMBAI - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced thatUSFDA has granted an approval for the Abbreviated New DrugApplication (ANDA) to market generic Paraplatin, carboplatininjection.www.sunpharma.com GUANGHUA SCHOOL... BEIJING - Guanghua School of Management, at PekingUniversity, and the Schulich School of Business, at YorkUniversity, will announce Scotiabank Scholarships inInternational Business at a media reception this week. MOBILE HEALTHCARE... BOSTON and NEW DELHI - The Center for Cell PhoneApplications in Healthcare, a division of Medical RecordsInstitute, will hold a two-day symposium on phone applicationsin healthcare on 25-26 November 2008 at the Ambassador Hotel inNew Delhi, India.www.C-PAHC.com PNEUMONIA PREVENTION... COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, adivision of Wyeth, today announced the initiation of theCommunity Acquired Pneumonia Immunization Trial in Adults amajor study in adults of an investigational 13-valent conjugatevaccine designed to help prevent pneumococcal pneumonia -- theleading cause of bacterial pneumonia in adults. CANADIAN SHRIMP... BEDFORD, Nova Scotia - Canadian coldwater shrimp joinArgentine scallops as Clearwater Seafoods' second MSC certifiedoffering.www.msc.orgwww.clearwater.ca FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$25million on October 3, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest.http://www.fanniemae.com AXCELER CONTROLPOINT... WOBURN, Massachusetts - Axceler, the global leader inadministration software for collaborative platforms, todayannounced ControlPoint 2, the next major release of one of thefastest growing administration tools for MicrosoftSharePoint.www.axceler.com SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS... PRESTWICK - Spirit AeroSystems Inc. today formally openedits new Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul repair station inEurope. The Spirit facility, based at the Spirit AeroSystemsEuropean headquarters in Prestwick, Scotland, will supportcustomers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.www.spiritaero.com REAL SOFTWARE... AUSTIN, Texas - REAL Software, creator of REALbasic, across-platform development environment for Windows, Mac OS Xand Linux developers, began shipping REALbasic 2008 Release 4today.www.realsoftware.com NETWORK18'S IN.COM... MUMBAI - Within a few weeks of being available in beta mode,in.com has made a spectacular start. In.com is the latestonline foray from Web18, one of India's leading onlinenetworks. GOLF TRAINING... PHOENIX - seeitgolf today announced the release of its firstproduct, Aaron Baddeley: Putting, a groundbreaking tool forgolfers to mentally improve their game and literally changetheir minds about how they putt. BLOOMINGDALE'S DUABI DUBAI - The Dubai Mall, one of the world's largest shoppingand entertainment destinations, will open the Middle East'sfirst Bloomingdale's store. ACISION ARCHITECTURE... PRAGUE - Acision, the world's leading messaging company,announces the launch of Acision Charging Engine, a newvisionary platform at the heart of its unified chargingarchitecture.www.acision.comSOURCE: AsiaNet AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.