Creating custom Metadata panels in Bridge CS3

I want to create a custom panel that allows me to enter 14+ pieces of information about an image that are not contained within the existing metadata panels.
I can create a custonm panel in photoshop that is seen under 'File info' but I cannot see this information against a file in the metadata in Bridge.
In the Bridge metadata panels you have individual panels such as GPS, IPTC Core, History, etc. Can I create my own custom panel to add to this list?
If so how is it done? Where are the custom panel files stored?
Many thanks

Hi Bob,
It seems that almost every day there is a new secret to explore on this forum... :-)
According to the description in the link you had only a small typo (XML instead of XMP)
here is a copy of the file locations text from the PDF:
Mac OS X
{Root Volume}/Library/Application Support/Adobe/XMP
/Custom File Info Panels
{Home Directory}/Library/Application/Adobe/XMP
/Custom File Info Panels
Windows
\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\XMP
\Custom File Info Panels
\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Adobe\XMP
\Custom File Info Panels
regards

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