Business Wire back issues from Friday, March 22:
Biomet Announces Record Third Quarter and Nine Month Results.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers WARSAW, Ind.--(BW HealthWire)--March 22, 2002 Biomet, Inc. (Nasdaq:BMET) today reported record sales and earnings results for its third quarter ended February 28, 2002. Net sales increased 14% to $304,609,000. Excluding ...
Baker Hughes Updates First Quarter Outlook; Q1 EPS Expected to be Between $0.20 and $0.22.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI)(PCX:BHI)(EBS:BHI) announced today that due to weaker industry fundamentals it is lowering its revenue and earnings guidance for the three months ended March 31, 2002 ....
Flowserve to Acquire Invensys' Flow Control Division for $535 Million.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Flowserve Corp. (NYSE:FLS) today announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Flow Control Division (IFC) of Invensys plc for $535 million, under specified contractual terms. ...
China Telecom to Deploy Nortel Networks Succession VoIP Solution in Four Key Cities; Will Transform Separate Networks into Single, Cost-Effective Converged Infrastructure.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & High Tech Writers BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 China Telecommunications Corporation (China Telecom), operator of The People's Republic of China's largest terrestrial communication network, has signed a contract with Nortel Networks ...
AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch; Gas Prices On the Rise at Popular Driving Destinations.
Mar 22, 2002 ... News/Energy Editors & Automotive Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Texas motorists see more increases at the pumps since last week, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by AAA Texas. The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline ...
Everton Football Club Secures 30M Pounds Sterling Financing Deal with Bear Stearns.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Everton Football Club is pleased to announce that they have raised 30 million Pounds Sterling in new funding. The financing, sole-lead managed by Bear, Stearns International Limited, is a securitisation of ...
Nexant Opens New Office in Houston; Texas Operation Will Serve Energy, Petroleum, and Chemicals Clients.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors/Energy Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Nexant, Inc. (www.nexant.com), a leading provider of technology solutions and consulting services to the global energy industry, has opened a new office in Houston, Texas. ...
Corporate Profile for Go-To-Market Strategies, Inc., dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading ...
Corporate Profile for OneSecure Inc., dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the ...
Corporate Profile for BASIS International Ltd., dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading ...
Corporate Profile for NetworkGuys, Inc., dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading ...
Corporate Profile for CNF Inc., dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading ...
Bratz, The Girls With a Passion For Fashion, Light Up the Night Wearing Yanova's GloGear Jewelry.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Entertainment Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos are available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Just in time for the ...
Corporate Profile for Eshinui, Inc., dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the ...
Corporate Profile for SM&A, dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the ...
Corporate Profile for FiveSight Technologies, dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the ...
Digi International to Sell Assets From Its MiLAN Business; Company Increases Revenue Guidance for Connectware Products for Fiscal 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Digi International(R) Inc. (Nasdaq:DGII), the leading provider of Connectware, wired and wireless, hardware and software connectivity solutions, today announced that it has entered into a ...
Corporate Profile for Rehabilicare Inc., dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading ...
Corporate Profile for Aatrix Software, dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading ...
BP's Emission Targets Growing Greener, in an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 The following is an advisory by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Inc.; Houston). London-based BP (British Petroleum) (NYSE:BP) will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over nine ...
Corporate Profile for Unity Marketing Inc., dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading ...
Corporate Profile for Third Millenium Healthcare Systems, Inc., dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading ...
Corporate Profile for DNAPrint Genomics, Inc., dated March 22, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the ...
Multimedia Available: Bratz, The Girls with a Passion for Fashion, Light up the Night wearing Yanova's GloGear Jewelry.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business/Entertainment Editors & Fashion Writers ADVISORY ...for Friday (March 22) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Logos, Photos, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) Just in time for the world's ...
REX Stores to Report Year-End Results and Host Conference Call and Webcast On March 27, 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 REX Stores Corporation (NYSE:RSC), a specialty retailer of consumer electronic products and appliances, will release its fourth quarter and year-end results at 6:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, March 27th. ...
Marvel Enterprises Reports 2001 Results; Expects Improved Operating Results for 2002 and 2003.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: MVL): Marvel will host a webcast today for all investors at 11:00 a.m. EST, via: www.vcall.com or directly at ...
REMINDER/ House Democratic Whip Nancy Pelosi to Give Keynote Address On the `Politics of Prevention' At AIDS Conference.
Mar 22, 2002 ... <Pre> Business Editors & Assignment Desks REMINDER ...for March 22 (Fri.) --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- -0- *t WHO:House Democratic Whip Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) WHAT: Keynote address on "The Politics of Prevention" at the 14th annual National HIV/AIDS Update ...
CEMEX Provides Guidance for the First Quarter of 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors MONTERREY, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: CX) announced today, in accordance with its practice of providing quarterly guidance, that it expects EBITDA for the quarter ending March 31st, 2002 to reach approximately ...
Spacelabs Medical, Inc. Signs Definitive Merger Agreement With Instrumentarium Corporation.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers REDMOND, Wash.--(BW HealthWire)--March 22, 2002 Spacelabs Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:SLMD) announced today that it has executed a definitive merger agreement with Instrumentarium Corporation. The Spacelabs Board of ...
Life Financial Releases Year-End Results.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors RIVERSIDE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 LIFE Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:LFCO) (the "Company"), the holding company of LIFE Bank, F.S.B. (the "Bank"), announced its results of operations for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2001. ...
Interplay Entertainment and Former Chairman/CEO Brian Fargo Resolve Issues.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & Entertaiment Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Interplay Entertainment Corp. (Nasdaq:IPLY) today announced that a settlement has been reached with Brian Fargo concerning matters related to Fargo's tenure as chairman and CEO of ...
Large Scale Biology Corporation Forms Alliance with ApoImmune, Inc.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers VACAVILLE, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--March 22, 2002 Large Scale Biology Corp. (Nasdaq:LSBC) has formed an alliance with ApoImmune, Inc. of Louisville, Ky. involving the production of therapeutic proteins related to stimulating ...
Banner Corporation Declares $0.15 Cash Dividend.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors WALLA WALLA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Banner Corporation (Nasdaq:BANR), the parent of Banner Bank, today announced its Board of Directors declared a $.15 per share cash dividend, representing a 7% increase from the prior quarter. This is ...
QuadraMed Announces Beta Site for Affinity Computerized Physician Order Entry.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--March 22, 2002 Great Plains Regional Medical Center Identifies Key Advantages in CPOE for Ease-of-Use, Mobile Access, and Patient Safety QuadraMed Corporation ...
The Singing Machine Company Provides Revenue and Earnings Guidance; Another Record Performance Expected for Fiscal 2003.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors COCONUT CREEK, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 The Singing Machine Company (AMEX:SMD), a leading manufacturer and distributor of electronic karaoke equipment and related audio software, today provided revenue and earnings guidance for the fourth ...
Redwood Trust, Inc. Announces a 3% Dividend Increase for the First Quarter of 2002.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors/Real Estate Writers MILL VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RWT), a real-estate finance company, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend for common shareholders of $0.62 per ...
Sandwork Extends Cooperation with Nassda To Establish OEM Agreement.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & High-Tech Writers LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 By Combining High-Performance Waveform Analyzer With Hierarchical Full-Chip Circuit Simulator, Companies Help Shorten Design Cycle for Complex Chips ...
TightLink Corporation to Speak at InformationWeek's NetRoundtable: Collaboration -- The Key to World-Class Customer Service.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 TightLink Corporation's Mitch Bishop, vice president of marketing, will be speaking at InformationWeek's NetRoundtable on the topic of Collaboration -- The Key to World-Class Customer ...
Advanced Tissue Sciences Announces Plans to Realign the Organization to Address New Initiatives.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--March 22, 2002 Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATIS) today announced plans to realign the organization to address new opportunities. Arthur J ....
Banner Corporation Announces Management Succession Plan.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors WALLA WALLA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Banner Corporation (Nasdaq:BANR) announced that D. Michael Jones, who joined Banner Bank as its President and CEO in February, will be promoted to President and CEO of Banner Corporation following ...
CaminoSoft Corp. Announces Management Changes; -- New V.P.-Channel Sales and Marketing to strengthen strategic relationship with Novell.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 CaminoSoft Corp. (OTCBB: CMSF), a provider of Intelligent Capacity Management and data storage solutions, today announced changes in its management team. John Gardiner has joined ...
Carrier Access Adjusts Workforce.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & Technology Writers BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Carrier Access Corporation (Nasdaq: CACS), a manufacturer of broadband communications, today announced a reduction in its national workforce of 17 percent as part of its overall ...
Guardian Merger Update.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors CAREFREE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Guardian Technologies International Inc. (NASDAQ/SC:GRDN) Friday announced that it has been notified by Vairex Corp. of Vairex's intention not to extend the March 31, 2002 closing deadline for the ...
AvantGo and Spacient Form Strategic Alliance to Deliver Mobile Field Force Applications to the Utilities Industry.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HAYWARD, Calif. and LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 AvantGo, Inc., (Nasdaq:AVGO), the leading provider of mobile enterprise software, and Spacient Technologies, Inc. (Spacient), a leading provider of technology solutions ...
Synagro Technologies, Inc. Announces $150,000,000 Offering of Senior Subordinated Notes.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Synagro Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ SmallCap:SYGR) ("Synagro" or the "Company"), announced today that it intends to sell up to $150,000,000 in principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. The Company ...
World's First ZEUS Assisted Vascular Surgery Performed At VU Medical Center in Amsterdam.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers SANTA BARBARA, Calif. & AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--(BW HealthWire)--March 22, 2002-- Dr. Carlos Gracia, UCLA School of Medicine, Dr. Willem Wisselink, and Dr. Miguel Cuesta, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Perform New ...
Vector Announces Workover Program With Potential Annual Revenue of $2.5 Million.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Vector Energy Corporation (OTCBB:VECT) announced today that it is commencing a four well workover program in the Bateman Lake Field in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. The program will include the well ...
Pediatric Services of America, Inc. Announces Opening of New Center for Medically Fragile Children in Georgia.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers NORCROSS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Pediatric Services of America, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSAI) announced today that it has opened a day treatment center for medically fragile children in College Park, Georgia, to serve ...
EPA Names Hines Energy Star 2002 Partner of the Year; International Real Estate Firm Honored for Second Consecutive Year for Energy Conservation in Office Buildings.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named the international real estate firm Hines as an ENERGY STAR(R) Partner of the Year for the second consecutive year. Hines will be recognized for ...
Tower Automotive Provides First-Quarter Earnings Guidance--Announces Award of Dodge Dakota Frame Program.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & Automotive Writers GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Tower Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:TWR), in providing guidance on the outlook for its operating results, today announced that it expects its first-quarter results to exceed the ...
Toshiba Supports the TeacherLaptop Foundation With Funding Support and Resources for Today's K-12 Educators.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & Education/High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Donations, Fund-Raising Support, Advocacy and Special Pricing Programs Will Aid in Providing Teachers With Laptop Computers, Home Internet Service and ...
Gartner Bestows CRM Excellence Award on Canada Post Corp. and Tipper Tie, Inc.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB) announced the winners of the company's two CRM Excellence Awards last week at the Gartner CRM Summit in Chicago. Tipper Tie, Inc. was selected in the ...
Millennium Applauds New ISS Recommendation On MVC Proxy.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 ISS Advises Shareholders To Vote Against Proposed Investment Advisory Agreements Report Cites Excessive Investment Advisory Fees, Poor Disclosure Of Fund Assets, And Failure ...
HMSHost Opens Budweiser Brewhouse At Memphis International Airport.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 HMSHost Corporation, the world's largest provider of food, beverage and retail concessions to the travel industry, announces the opening of its newest Budweiser Brewhouse in Memphis International ...
Smith & Nephew Completes ORATEC Tender Offer.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors LONDON--(BW HealthWire)--March 22, 2002 Smith & Nephew (London Stock Exchange: SN. NYSE: SNN), the global advanced medical devices company, announces that it has been successful in its cash tender offer to acquire shares of ORATEC Interventions, Inc ....
Communications Systems To Acquire MiLAN Business From Digi International.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & Technology Writers HECTOR, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Wireless Products, Managed Switches and Media Conversion Products Expected to Strengthen CSI's Position in High-Growth Telecom Markets Communications Systems, ...
Harris & Harris Group Elects Lori Pressman to Board of Directors.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Harris & Harris Group, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has expanded its size from nine to ten and has elected Lori D. Pressman to fill the vacancy thus created. Ms. Pressman, a ...
Equity One, Inc. Announces the Public Offering of 3,000,000 Common Shares.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Equity One, Inc. (NYSE:EQY) today announced it had priced its follow-on public offering of 3,000,000 shares of common stock at $13.25 per share. Equity One expects the issuance and delivery of ...
Starbase Corporation To Announce Fourth Quarter and FY2002 Year-End Results On Tuesday, May 7, 2002, 2:00 p.m. PT - 5:00 p.m. ET.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & High Tech Writers SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Starbase Corporation (Nasdaq:SBAS), the leading provider of end-to-end collaborative products for the development and management of code and content for enterprise and eBusiness ...
J.L. French Automotive Castings, Inc., Announces Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Results.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 J.L. French Automotive Castings, Inc., today announced revenues and operating income for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. For the fourth quarter of 2001, revenues were $121.0 million, a ...
Conolog Contract for Military Radio Switch Extended by One Year; Value Estimated At Up to $700,000.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business/Technology Editors SOMERVILLE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Conolog Corporation (NASDAQ: CNLG, CNLGW) today reported that the Company has received a one year extension of its government contract for its radio frequency coaxial switch used in military ...
Hunt Corporation to Broadcast Fiscal 2002 First Quarter Results Conference Call Via Live Webcast.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Hunt Corporation (NYSE:HUN) will report its financial results for the fiscal 2002 first quarter on Wednesday, March 27, 2002. This will be followed by a conference call on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 at 11 ...
TheStreet.com Diversifies Subscription Offerings With New Sector Report; The Telecom Connection Addresses Audience Need for Independent Research.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors & High Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Just six months ago, TheStreet.com, Inc., a leading multimedia provider of financial commentary, analysis and news, announced that it would introduce a series of new and innovative ...
UNX Rolls Out Newest Universal Brokerage Platform.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business & High-Tech Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 UNX, Inc. today announced the rollout of the company's newest Universal Brokerage trading platform. This latest version of UNX's trading platform enables institutional investors to ...
Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. Places $75.0 Million of Trust Preferred Capital Securities.
Mar 22, 2002 ... Business Editors JERICHO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSLN), the holding company for The Roslyn Savings Bank, today announced that it had closed on an offering of $63 million of floating rate capital securities issued by a newly ...