SYDNEY--17 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest FILM FESTIVAL... CANNES: The house of Louis Vuitton has participated in Wong Kar-Wai's newfilm which was presented at the opening of the 60th Cannes Festival. MARVELL SELECTED... SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Marvell, the leader in storage, communications, andconsumer silicon solutions, Wednesday announced that the Marvell TopDog WLANsolutions have been selected to be part of the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft2.0 test bed, demonstrating Marvell's continuous dedication to the developmentof next-generation WLAN technology. http://www.marvell.com SAFLEX ANNOUNCES... ST. LOUIS: Saflex, a unit of Solutia Inc., the world leader in theproduction and sale of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers for laminatedglazing systems, Wednesday announced the commercial availability of Saflex Qseries advanced acoustic interlayer at the Noise and Vibration Conference inSaint Charles, Illinois. http://www.Solutia.com http://www.saflex.com PROGRAM DIRECTOR... CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: In a major boost in its presence in China, the LincolnInstitute of Land Policy named Joyce Y. Man of Indiana University to be asenior fellow and director of the Institute's China Program, to be based inBeijing. http://www.lincolninst.edu/aboutlincoln/prc.asp M&A SURVEY... NEW YORK: mergermarket, the M&A intelligence and research service, Wednesdayannounced the findings of its annual Market Makers survey. http://www.friedfrank.com http://www.mergermarket.com http://www.friedfrank.com/reprints/070501_marketmakers.pdf AUCTION RESULTS... WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae Wednesday announced the auction results of the $1billion 10-Year Reopening Benchmark Notes. http://www.fanniemae.com BENCHMARK NOTES... WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae Wednesday priced its US$3 billion 5-year BenchmarkNotes with coupon of 4.875%. http://www.fanniemae.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of twosecurities issues amounting to a total of US$83.524 million on May 26 and May29, 2007 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amountredeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com PATENT TRIAL... GEORGE TOWN: O2Micro International Limited, a leading supplier of innovativepower management, and security components and systems, Wednesday announced thatit plans to appeal a jury verdict recently rendered in favor of defendantsMonolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS) and Asustek Computer, Inc., related to oneof O2Micro's inverter controller patents, U.S. patent number 6,396,722, in theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California. http://www.o2micro.com MEDIA PLAYER... STOCKHOLM: Nanoradio's low power WiFi chipset has been selected for theWiFi-based iRiver W10 GPS portable media player by Korean manufacturer,ReignCom. http://www.nanoradio.com http://www.iriver.com WIRELESS NETWORKS... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Motorola, Inc. Wednesday announced it is expanding itsMOTOwi4 solutions to provide and extend wireless and networking coverage toindoor spaces. http://www.motorola.com POWER AMPLIFIER... WARREN, N.J.: ANADIGICS, Inc. Wednesday announced that it is shippingproduction volumes of ANADIGICS AWT6307 HELP 3G CDMA EVDO power amplifier (PA)module to Samsung for its SPH-m610 mobile phone available through Sprint. http://www.anadigics.com http://www.samsung.com INCREASED OFFER... MOSCOW, and TORONTO: Norilsk Nickel Wednesday said it has noted theannouncement by Swiss-based Xstrata plc that it will increase its offer toCdn$25.00 per common share for the shares of LionOre Mining International Ltd. http://www.nornik.ru/en OPEN LETTER... TOKYO: Safe Harbor Master Fund L.P., a fund managed by Safe HarborInvestment Ltd. the largest shareholder of SNT Corporation, Wednesday issued anopen letter to all SNT shareholders expressing its concern that SNT is notbeing run for the long-term success of the company and in the best interests ofthe shareholders. www.safeharbor-investment.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.