SYDNEY--7 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest ANNUAL REPORT... WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae filed its 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K today withthe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.fanniemae.com DATA STORAGE... LOS ANGELES: With the 28th edition of the TOP500 list of the world's fastestsupercomputing clusters, DataDirect Networks has increased its leadership roleas the largest supplier of high performance storage to the world's top 100cluster sites, powering 7 of the top 10 fastest clusters in the world. http://www.datadirectnet.com STEFANI FRAGRANCE... NEW YORK: Coty Inc. has announced a global licensing agreement with GwenStefani, to develop and market fragrances for her L.A.M.B brand. http://www.dogmatic.com/MNR/CotyGwen http://www.coty.com STARWOOD ANNOUNCED... GREENWICH: Starwood Capital Group announced on Wednesday that it has enteredinto a strategic relationship with Shanghai Jin Jiang International HotelsCompany Limited, one of China's largest hotel operators. QVC PRESIDENT... WEST CHESTER: QVC, Inc. announced on Wednesday the promotion of David Freyto President of QVC International, effective January 1, 2007. http://www.qvc.com INTENDED COOPERATION... MUNICH: The German language technology specialist Linguatec and theMultilingual Interaction Technology and Evaluation Laboratory in the ICT of theChinese Academy of Sciences agree on an intended cooperation. http://www.linguatec.net http://www.ict.ac.cn/en/index.htm FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of tensecurities issues amounting to a total of US$1.7 billion on December 16 and 20,2006 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amountredeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com ACTIX APPOINTS... MUMBAI: Actix, the global leader in wireless performance engineeringsolutions, announced on Wednesday that Randeep Raina has been appointed asManaging Director and Country Head for the India region. http://www.actix.com REDKNEE SELECTED... JAKARTA, TORONTO: Redknee Inc., a leading provider of innovativeinfrastructure software that monetizes and personalizes services and contentfor mobile users, has announced that Bakrie Telecom has selected the RedkneemCommerce Gateway to allow real-time, peer-to-peer fund transfers. http://www.redknee.com OTIS WINS... FARMINGTON: Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp., wonSouth Korea's "Environment, Safety and Health Value Management Award," one ofmany accolades Otis has received for its commitment to environment-friendlyproducts and leadership in setting standards in the fields ofenvironment, health and safety. http://www.otis.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT... HAMBURG: Virgin Blue, Australia's multi-award winning airline and LufthansaTechnik, the leading provider for maintenance, repair and overhaul ofairplanes, components and engines, signed a technical support contract forlanding gear overhaul. http://www.lufthansa-technik.com ICIS LAUNCHES... SINGAPORE: ICIS pricing, the global market pricing and intelligence servicefor the oil and chemical industries, is launching a new Chinese languagePolyvinyl Chloride. http://www.icispricing.com CREDIT CARDS... SINGAPORE, AIX-EN-PROVENCE: Kasikornbank, Thailand's third largestcommercial bank, announced on Wednesday the launch of a new strategic creditcard merchant promotion program, empowered by payment technology from Welcome. http://www.welcome-rt.com http://www.kasikornbank.com WORKERS HAPPY... BANGKOK: A new international workplace survey by Kelly Services has foundthat more than half of Thai employees are happy in their work, and they alsobelieve that their bosses are doing a good job. http://www.kellyservices.com SIDE EFFECTS... SYDNEY: Public perceptions of widely available anti-inflammatory analgesicslike diclofenac and ibuprofen as not real medicines could be contributing to dangerous cardiovascular side effects according to anew review published in the current issue of the Australian Journal ofPharmacy1. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)