Feb., 4 -- PRNewswire / AsiaNetOKI SERVER... TOKYO: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd Wednesday announced the introduction of a telephony server based on Microsoft.NET architecture, the first of its kind in the industry. http://www.oki.comFASTWEB ORDER... NETANYA: BitBand Inc. and FastWeb spa. Wednesday announced that FastWeb has placed an order of BitBand Vision servers to be installed in Padova, Italy. http://www.fastweb.itMAGNI GROUP... BIRMINGHAM, Mich.: The Magni Group, a manufacturer of fastener, brake and fuel system coatings for the automotive industry, has established Magni Asia Sales Staff to support Magni's long standing Asian partnerships in the promotion, distribution and service of Magni's World Class Non-chrome Coating Systems. http://www.themagnigroup.comPRAIRIECOMM EXPANDS... ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. and BANGALORE: PrairieComm, Inc. Tuesday announced the expansion of its development center in Bangalore, India. http://www.prairiecomm.comFANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae Tuesday said it will redeem the principal amount of eight securities issues totalling US$1,559.013 million on February 13, 2004 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.comCMD PUMP... MILPITAS, Calif.: California Micro Devices Tuesday announced the industry's first integrated charge pump and linear low dropout regulator solution for high-quality audio applications in notebook PCs and consumer electronics. http://www.calmicro.comTRW IPO... LIVONIA, Mich.: TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. Wednesday announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 24,137,931 shares of common stock at US$28.00 per share. http://www.trwauto.comPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PAPER... SAN JOSE, Calif.: PricewaterhouseCoopers Tuesday issued The Broadband Future: Interactive, Networked, and Personalized, a new white paper which analyzes the opportunities, threats and challenges associated with selling content in a broadband-connected world, with a focus on 2004 through 2006. http://www.pwc.com/techcentre http://www.pwc.comAGERE SYSTEMS... AUSTIN, Texas and ALLENTOWN, Pa.: StarCore LLC Tuesday announced that Agere Systems has made a significant addition to its intellectual property (IP) portfolio for embedded solutions by licensing StarCore's digital signal processor (DSP) technologies. http://www.starcore-dsp.com http://www.agere.comASE ACQUISITION... KAWASAKI, and TAIPEI: NEC Electronics Corporation and ASE, Inc. Tuesday jointly announced a strategic partnership, including ASE's acquisition of NEC Electronics' IC packaging and testing operation in Takahata, Yamagata. www.aseglobal.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)