SYDNEY--8 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest FURNITURE CHINA... SHANGHAI - When Furniture China opens its doors to smartbuyers from all over the world, Asia's leading event for thefurniture industry will show off a completely new design. SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS... PRESTWICK - Spirit Europe, the UK based EuropeanHeadquarters of Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) todayannounced it has signed a contract with Airbus to design andproduce a major wing structure for the A350 XWB (XtraWide-Body) programme. http://www.spiritaero.com DAVID BECKHAM... OAK BROOK, Ill., - Sharpie(R) markers debuts its global TVads featuring football superstar David Beckham. The popularautograph brand, which earlier this year announced a two-yearglobal partnership with Beckham, expects to score big with thenew ads. http://www.sharpie.com http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/sharpie/32858 ATMEL GPIO... SOUTHAMPTON - Atmel(C) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announcedtoday the AT42QT2160 a touch controller IC combining touch keyand touch slider functions in a single device. http://www.atmel.com http://www.qprox.com FANNIE MAE REDEMPTION... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem theprincipal amount of $60,000,000 for the MTN securities issue onJuly 17, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of theprincipal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to thedate of redemption: www.fanniemae.com MICROSOFT STATEMENT... REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. today issued the followingstatement: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822 MSFTLOGO).In the past week we have had the opportunity todiscuss with Carl Icahn the prospects for a possible agreementbetween Microsoft and Yahoo!. http://www.microsoft.com ONMOBILE LAUNCH... MUMBAI - OnMobile, India's largest telecom VAS Companyannounces the deployment of an innovative Mobile Marketingoffering, Ad RingBack Tones (AdRBT). This service has beenlaunched with a leading Indian Operator. http://www.onmobile.com FANNIE MAE ANNOUNCEMWENT... WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae(NYSE: FNM): 2-Year Pricing Date July 9, 2008 Settlement Date July 11, 2008 Maturity Date August 12, 2010 Issue Size $3 billion Coupon TBD Payment Dates Each February 12th and August 12th, beginning August 12, 2008 CUSIP 31398ASU7 Listing Application will be made to list the securities onthe EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Banc of America Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch GovernmentSecurities, and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. are the joint leadmanagers. The co-managers include Barclays Capital, DeutscheBank Securities Inc., FTN Financial Capital Markets, GoldmanSachs & Co., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc.,and UBS Securities LLC. There is a designated selling groupcomprised of eight additional dealers. www.fanniemae.com PHYSICIANS PRACTICE... BALTIMORE - Physicians Practice, America's Leading PracticeManagement Journal today announced the promotions of Pamela L.Moore, Ph.D to editorial director, Steven Gottshall toassociate publisher, and Eric Temple-Morris to associatepublisher. The promotions are reflective of the company'soverall strategy for the continued growth of brand awareness,expansion into new physician focused markets and circulationgrowth. http://www.physicianspractice.com ASTRATA APPOINTMENT... COSTA MESA, Calif. - Astrata Group (OTC Bulletin Board: ATTG)announced today that it has appointed the former Siemens'Regional ASEAN Vice President for Wireless Modules, ShawnSanderson, as its new Group Sales & Business DevelopmentDirector. http://www.astratagroup.com WYNDHAM BRAND EXPANDS... PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Wyndham Hotel Group International todayannounced plans to expand the Wyndham(R) brand in China withthe construction of a 337-room, 15-story luxury hotel inShanghai. http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com HIT SOFTWARE... SAN JOSE, Calif. - HiT Software Inc., an established playerin the data integration and access (DIA) market, todayannounced multiple initiatives to support its growing number ofpartners and customers in Asia. First, Bruce Lee, based in HongKong, joins HiT Software as Territory Manager for Asia. http://www.hitsw.com/ AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.