ASIANET DAILY SUMMARY - APRIL 8, 2008.

AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Tuesday, April 8, 2008

WYETH SINGAPORE...

MADISON, New Jersey and Tuas - Wyeth has announced it will invest US$96 million to expand its existing nutritional manufacturing facility in Tuas, Singapore.

www.wyeth.com

FRAGRANCE COMMUNICATION...

TOKYO - NTT Communications has announced it will conduct a pilot test of its new Mobile Fragrance Communication service, a mobile version of an existing service for enjoying downloaded audiovisual content together with specific fragrances that are emitted by a dedicated device. The pilot test will run from April 10 to 20.

www.ntt.com

PACNET INTERNET...

SINGAPORE - Pacnet Internet Limited has announced that the Board of Directors of the Company, in response to the offer by Pacnet Limited, together with its principal shareholder and ultimate control person, to purchase all issued ordinary shares of the Company at a purchase price of US$11.20 net in cash per share, without interest, is expressing no opinion to the Company's shareholders with respect to the Offer or the Offer Price.

www.pacnet.com

INTERWOVEN OPTIMIZATION...

SINGAPORE - Interwoven, Inc. has announced it is launching the recently acquired Optimost real-time multivariable testing and Website optimization capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region. The Interwoven Optimost Website optimization solution allows companies to get more from their existing customer acquisition and Website investments by maximizing online conversion rates.

www.interwoven.com

ICERA SIRIFIC...

BRISTOL - Icera Inc., the leader in software defined wireless modem chipsets, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to merge with Sirific Wireless, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in advanced CMOS RF transceivers.

www.icerasemi.com

www.sirific.com

BNY MELLON...

SINGAPORE - BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the global leader in securities servicing, has been awarded the title of 'Best Global Custodian' in Asia in The Asset magazine's Triple A Transaction Banking Awards 2008.

www.bnymellon.com

MICREL LDOS...

SAN JOSE, California - Micrel Inc. has launched the MIC5331 32/33 a new dual channel micro-power LDO regulator family ideally suited for today's power-hungry, battery-powered electronics including mobile phones, PDAs, MP3 players, personal navigation devices, digital still cameras and handheld instruments.

www.micrel.com

WIND ENERGY...

PUNE - The US$2.1 billion Kalyani Group, the leader in the auto component sector in India, today announced that First Reserve Corporation, the leading energy-focused private equity firm has invested in Kenersys, the newly-formed integrated wind energy company focused on design, assembly and marketing of wind turbine generators.

www.firstreserve.com

GALDERMA COLLAGENEX...

LAUSANNE - Galderma Pharma S.A., a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology, today announced that its U.S. holding company, Galderma Laboratories, Inc., has completed its all cash tender offer for CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

www.galderma.com

www.collagenex.com

ATMEL SECURITY...

SAN JOSE, California - Atmel Corporation has announced the availability of its FingerChip Security Chipset which provides a highly secure, high performance, small and cost effective biometric solution.

www.atmel.com

FANNIE MAE...

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$80 million on April 17, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.

http://www.fanniemae.com

THERMO FISHER...

WALTHAM, Massachusetts - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced its first Chinese-language catalog targeted specifically to markets in China. The new Fisher Scientific China Laboratory Supplies Guide includes an extensive portfolio of products suited to the needs of customers in research, testing and processing facilities in China.

www.thermofisher.com

www.fishersci.com.cn

FANNIE MAE...

WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae:

2 Year

Pricing Date: April 9, 2008

Settlement Date: April 11, 2008

Maturity Date: May 20, 2010

Issue Size: US$3 billion

Coupon: TBD

Payment Dates: Each May 20th and November 20th, beginning May 20, 2008

CUSIP: 31398APV8

Listing: Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange

www.fanniemae.com

STIEFEL APPOINTMENT...

CORAL GABLES, Florida - Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., the world's largest independent pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology, today announced Gavin Corcoran, M.D., FACP, has been promoted to the newly created position of chief scientific officer.

www.stiefel.com

DARA BIOSCIENCES...

RALEIGH, North Carolina - DARA BioSciences has announced that the audit report accompanying the financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as included in the Company's Annual Report on 10-K filed on March 31, 2008, contained a going concern qualification.

www.darabio.com

ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS...

ROTKREUZ - Roche Diagnostics announced today that the Elecsys Anti-HCV assay has received regulatory approval in Europe for the E 170 analyzer for MODULAR ANALYTICS and the e 601 module for the cobas 6000 platform.

www.roche.com

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