Business Wire back issues from Tuesday, July 9:
Uranium Power Corporation - Athabasca Oil Prospect - Re-Entry Schedule.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Uranium Power Corporation (OTC BB: URMP; DAX: URP) Doug Cannaday, President of Uranium Power Corporation reports that the Company has contracted Burnish Enterprises Ltd. of Calgary, Alberta to re-enter the AOC 7-32 well on July 29, 2002 to test five separate ...
S&P Publishes 3rd Japanese Report on Orix Servicer.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors July 9, 2002--Standard & Poor's today released a full Japanese-language servicer evaluation report on ORIX Asset Management & Loan Services Corp. (Orix Servicer) as a master servicer. The report provides the rationale for the company's ranking as ...
NTT DATA Expands Commitment to the LonWorks Networking Platform; Expanded Business to Include LonWorks Products, Training, and Integration Services.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NTT DATA Corporation and Echelon Corporation (Nasdaq:ELON) announced today, at the LonUsers(R) International meeting in Tokyo, that NTT DATA has signed an Echelon Open Systems Alliance (OSA) Master Logo agreement. The new agreement increases ...
Electrochemical Industries -- 1952 -- Ltd. Reports On Resignation and Nomination of Director.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors ELECTROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (1952) LTD. (AMEX:EIL)--The company hereby reports that on July 7, 2002, Mr. Avi Drexler notified the Company of his resignation as a Director at EIL, effective ...
FONAR Corporation Announces That First Stand-Up MRI in South Florida Is Open for Business.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), The MRI Specialist(TM), announced today that Stand-Up MRI(TM) of Ft. Lauderdale, P.A. in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida has opened its doors for business. Featuring the FONAR Stand-Up MRI(TM), this is the first ...
Elan Corporation Announces Leadership Changes.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) ("Elan") today announced that Donal Geaney has stepped down from the Board of Directors and his position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The Elan Board of Directors has initiated an immediate search for a ...
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of The Underwriter Insurance Company.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the A- (Excellent) financial strength rating of The Underwriter Insurance Company Limited, London, England. The affirmation reflects the maintenance of an excellent level of capitalisation and the strong profile that the ...
Access Control Manufacturer Automatic Systems Chooses Product Lifecycle Management Solution From IBM And Dassault Systemes.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business & Technology Editors Leading producer of vehicle and pedestrian access control systems targets 30 percent reduction in product development time using PLM solutions Automatic Systems, a world leader in secure access equipment (tolls, ...
Sygen International Plc Trading Update.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Sygen International plc (LSE:SNI.L), a world leader in applying genomics and biotechnology to animal breeding, will announce its full year results on 12 September 2002 and will be meeting with analysts this week ahead of its close period. Group ...
Multimedia Available: Antigenics CEO Appointed Chairman of Elan Corporation.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors & Health Writers ADVISORY ...for Tuesday (July 9) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Photos, Text News Releases Antigenics Inc. (NASDAQ:AGEN) today announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive ...
AT&T Wireless employees to donate 130,000 hours of paid volunteer service in next 12 months.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors & Telecommunications Writers Volunteer Effort is Centerpiece of Company's New Philanthropy and Community Involvement Program Today, one year after it became a fully independent, publicly traded company, AT&T Wireless (NYSE: AWE) is ...
Online Resources Announces Date for Second Quarter Earnings.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers Online Resources Corp. (Nasdaq:ORCC), a leading outsourcer of e-financial services, today announced it will release its second quarter financial results after the close of market on Tuesday, July 23, 2002. Management will host a ...
SwitchCore's CXE Technology inside Wideband's Professional Series Gigabit Switches.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SwitchCore AB (publ.), developer of integrated switching devices for internet and data communications, today announces a product launch of a customer in the enterprise networking segment. Wideband Corporation has launched the Wideband ...
S&P: J-Cashing II's Japanese ABS Assigned 'AAA' Rtgs.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'A' ratings to J-Cashing II Co. Ltd.'s JPY114 billion equivalent yen- and U.S. dollar-denominated fixed- and floating-rate notes classes A1 through A3 due June 2010 (see list below). The notes are ...
S&P Asgns 'AAA' Rtgs to Oricoshop Leo's Japanese ABS.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors July 9, 2002--Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'A' ratings to Oricoshop Leo Special Purpose Co.'s Series 1 JPY27.5 billion class A-E notes (see list below). Standard & Poor's ratings address the full and timely payment of interest and the ...
Release of Third-Quarter Revenues Coincides with $881-Million Contract for Sodexho Alliance from the US Marine Corps.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/Food & Beverage Writers Code EURONEXT : EXHO.PA / Code NYSE : SDX 1. Revenues Consolidated revenues for the first nine months of fiscal 2001/2002 rose by 9.4% to EUR 9.8 billion at May 31, 2002. The increase breaks down as ...
Cardiff TELEform Selected by Leading Dutch University.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors and High-Tech Writers Hogeschool's-Hertogenbosch University to use TELEform(TM) to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs Through Automation of Course Evaluation Form Processing Cardiff Software Ltd., a leading global provider of ...
CyberCare, Inc. Receives Additional Order from DATAVOICE Solutions Of Puerto Rico.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High Tech Writers CyberCare, Inc. (Nasdaq:CYBR), today announced that it received an additional order from its international reseller DATAVOICE Solutions Of Puerto Rico. The order is for $102,300 and shipment and installation will begin immediately. The order ...
UMC Reports Sales for June 2002.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TAIEX: 2303), (UMC) today reported unaudited net sales for the month of June 2002. <Pre> Revenues for June 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Period 2002 ...
Vertelink Corp. Presents Breakthrough Spinal Technology at MedTech Insight Conference.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers Vertelink Corp. today announced the unveiling of the Stealth(R) Spinal Technology ("SST") at the MedTech Insight Conference held recently in San Francisco. This conference was attended by select venture capital, investment ...
PMC-Sierra Ships Second Generation CMOS Physical Layer Devices for Gigabit Ethernet Transceivers and Multi-Gigabit Serial Backplanes.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors, Technology Writers New PM8352 OctalPHY(R) 1G and PM8354 QuadPHY(R) 1G SERDES Devices Deliver an Ultra-Low Power, Cost-Effective Physical Layer Solution For Enterprise and WAN applications PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq: PMCS) today unveiled the ...
Bion Announces Joint Venture to Develop Advanced, Environmentally-Compliant Dairy Complexes.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors / Environment Writers Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:BNET), a leader in the development of innovative livestock waste management systems, announced today that its subsidiary, Dairy Park, LLC, has entered into an agreement with Dr. Michael J ....
Alorica Unveils Helix 2002 Customer Service Management Software Suite; Latest Version Automates Warehouse and Field Service Operations Via PDAs, Web-Enabled Cell Phones and RF Scanners.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Alorica Inc., a leading customer service management software and services company, today announced the release of its Helix 2002 software suite with new mobile field service and warehouse capabilities. Through its support of mobile ...
DSC Names Bob Rich as New Board Member.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors DSC Logistics is pleased to announce the appointment of Bob Rich to the company Advisory Board of Directors. Bob joins the other 7 members of the Board, to help achieve the Board's Mission - to counsel and encourage the owners and management of DSC on the ...
Fujitsu Selects Nuance Speech Recognition Software to Serve Japanese Enterprises and Carriers.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Nuance (Nasdaq:NUAN), the global leader in software for a voice-driven world, today announced that Fujitsu's new voice-driven Interactive Voice Response (IVR) product line, VoiceScript, is powered by Nuance 8.0 speech recognition technology ....
Lancope Accelerates Corporate Development With Appointment of New CEO.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NetWorld+Interop 2002 Las Vegas Harland LaVigne to Lead Next Growth Stage of Lancope, Provider of Award-Winning Line of Advanced Intrusion Detection Security Appliances Lancope Inc., creator of the ...
TDK Mediactive and Disney Interactive Announce Worldwide Licensing Agreement; Mischievous Ghosts and Swashbuckling Pirates to Make Motion Picture and Video Game Debut.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business/Entertainment Editors & Video Game Writers TDK Mediactive, Inc. (OTC:TDKM.OB), a global publisher of interactive entertainment software, and Disney Interactive today announced a worldwide licensing agreement for two popular Disney properties coming to movie theaters. A ...
Enova Commends California's Next Step in Advancing Vehicle Energy Technology; Governor Davis Urged to Approve the California Climate Bill.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Enova Systems, Torrance, California (OTCBB:ENVA), today commended the California Legislature for its passage of the California Climate Bill (AB 1493), which directs the state Air Resources Board to set emission standards to "achieve the maximum feasible ...
X-traFun, Inc. Offers Lowest-Cost Bluetooth Internet Access Appliance for Mobile Devices.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Entertainment & Business Editors You can now wirelessly access the Internet with a plug-n-play USB Bluetooth(R) communicator that connects to any Windows(R) based PC or laptop computers with an established ISP connection. X-traFun(TM)'s wireless communicator is about the size of ...
Mitchell and Holmatro Issue Updated Automotive Guide to Help Rescue Workers Avoid Injury.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/Automotive Writers A Portion of Book's Proceeds Will Go To National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Scholarship Fund As part of continuing efforts to make vehicle rescues safer for emergency workers, Mitchell International and Holmatro ...
Global Water Technologies Receives Contract to Supply Non-Chemical Water Treatment Services to Schlumberger.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Global Water Technologies, Inc. (GWT), a full-service cooling water treatment company utilizing advanced technologies and engineered solutions to provide process cooling water to power plants, process industries, HVAC systems and municipalities worldwide, today ...
DTI Rolls Out Oki's Global J.D. Edwards Implementation.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Oki's Vision of a Global Business Model Made Possible With J.D. Edwards' Collaborative Enterprise Software and DTI's World-Class Consulting Support Oki Semiconductor, a leading technology partner for the new era ...
Xicor Introduces High Performance Dual Audio Potentiometer; Dual Channel Product Ideal for Home Theater, DVD players and Automotive Entertainment Systems.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Xicor(R) Inc, (Nasdaq:XICO), a leading supplier of programmable mixed-signal integrated circuits, today announced a new high performance dual 32-tap digitally programmable potentiometer IC that offers a combination of performance and features ...
Cypress' Comprehensive Review of the Neuropharmacology of Centrally-Acting Analgesic Medications in Fibromyalgia Featured in Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers Cypress Bioscience Inc. (Nasdaq:CYPB) announced today the publication of a review article entitled "The Neuropharmacology of Centrally-Acting Analgesic Medications," authored by a Cypress employee, which is featured in the July 2002 ...
Jabber and Virtual Personalities Team to Offer Automated Customer Service Platform; CRM Enhancements Cut Costs, Accelerate Speed and Ease of Communications.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Jabber, Inc., a leading developer of software for extensible instant messaging (IM), whose investors include Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (OTCBB:WEBB) and France Telecom (NYSE:FTE), today announced a partnership with Virtual Personalities to ...
Vixel Corporation Sets Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2002 Financial Results Date and Time.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Vixel Corporation (Nasdaq: VIXL) announced today that it plans to release financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2002 after the close of regular market trading on Tuesday, July 23, 2002. Vixel Corporation will host a conference call ...
IIR Industry Alert: Construction Kickoff for Chemical Projects in 3Q02 Increases Over Last Year.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston). The chemical processing industry (CPI) is positioned to implement 50% more approved capital projects in the third quarter of 2002 than were approved during the same period ...
IIR Industry Alert: International Pipe and Tube Plans to Invest $40 Million in Iceland.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston). International Pipe and Tube LLC (IPT) (Philadelphia) is gearing up to construct a $40 million steel pipe mill in the Iceland port city of Helguvik. IPT is talking to a few ...
IIR Industry Alert: Dominion Provides Eastern States with Additional Peaking Capacity.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business/Energy Editors Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston). Dominion (NYSE:D) (Richmond, Va.) has added three new power plants in the eastern states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia totaling 1,720 megawatts (MW). ...
AirTran Airways Announces New Discounts To Great Destinations; Sale Fares Starting at $44.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/Travel Writers AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI), today announced a sale with new discounts on ten-day advance purchase tickets. These fares are good for travel through November 15, 2002, and are available for purchase through ...
Amdocs Fraud Management Goes Live at Deutsche Telekom.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Amdocs continues successful fraud implementations, providing many of the world's leading communications companies with advanced capabilities to identify, track and reduce fraud Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the world's leading provider of ...
Cherokee Inc. Files Claim Against Mossimo Inc.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Cherokee Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKE), a leading global licensor of brand name apparel, footwear and accessories, announced that it has demanded arbitration against Mossimo Inc. (Nasdaq: MOSS) on the grounds of Mossimo Inc.'s refusal to pay sums due and owing under the ...
Factiva Adds The Nikkei to Global Content Collection; Key Japanese Business News in English from Leading Financial Newspaper Publisher.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Factiva(TM), a Dow Jones & Reuters Company, announces today an agreement with The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (Nikkei), Japan's leading financial newspaper publisher, to add the Nikkei Report (English language) and The Nikkei Weekly (English language) to its ...
Rock-Solid Server Hard Drive Puts IBM Back On Top; Advanced Performance Technology Reduces Harmful Vibrations Autonomically.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business and Technology Editors IBM today delivers an industrial-strength server hard disk drive to take on the most intensive business environments. The Ultrastar 146Z10 is a rock-solid hard drive, backed by rigorous quality-assurance testing. It also debuts with new ...
Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Selects TTI Telecom's Service Assurance Solution for Multi-Technology Network.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business/Technology Editors TTI Telecom International Ltd. (NASDAQ: TTIL)-- - Contract Reinforces TTI Telecom's Partnership with Nortel Networks - TTI Telecom International Ltd. (NASDAQ: TTIL), a leading provider of integrated, turnkey software management ...
eNGENUITY Technologies Inc.: BARCO Strengthens its Commitment to eNGENUITY Technologies' DO-178B Qualifiable Code Generator - QCG Software With a Multi-Year Purchase Agreement.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors eNGENUITY Technologies Inc., (TSE:EGY), a leading supplier of collaborative engineering tools for the smart engineering over the Web of high-reliability systems, today announced that BarcoView' Avionics Division placed an order for QCG. This order is part of a ...
Trendium Announces Global Alliance With Efficient Networks.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High Tech Writers Wholly-Owned Siemens Subsidiary To Resell Trendium's Award-Winning Service Intelligence and Performance Management Solutions Trendium, Inc., the leading developer of service intelligence software solutions, announced ...
Former Chief Economic Advisor to President Reagan, Arthur Laffer Joins Sonic Telecom, Ltd. Board of Directors.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers The Chairman of the Board of Sonic Telecom Ltd., former Congressman from Massachusetts, Joseph P. Kennedy II, announced today that Dr. Arthur B. Laffer has joined Sonic's Board of Directors. Dr. Laffer introduced a new era of economic ...
Gilian Technologies Announces G-Server Model 200R; Web Appliance Prevents Defacement of Mid-sized Sites.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors / High-Tech Writers Gilian Technologies, leading provider of web content security appliances, today added an entry-level solution to its G-Server product family, which prevents defacement of websites. The first available product that proactively scrutinizes data ...
Camera-Enabled Mobile Phones to Recognize Information for Instant Access to Content.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business/Technology Editors International Wireless Inc. teams with Bango.net to exploit new generation of camera-enabled handsets The arrival of camera-enabled mobile phones such as the Nokia 7650 and SonyEricsson P800 provides new opportunities to access information, ...
ON24 Launches New Self-Publishing Webcast Solution; New Product Combines an Event Management Portal With Self-Managed Production Platform.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/Advertising & Marketing Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2002 ON24, Inc., a leading streaming media solutions provider, today launched the ON24 Webcast Center, a next generation self-publishing solutions that gives corporations the ...
The Pepsi Bottling Group Reports Second Quarter Results: Earnings Per Share Up 14 Percent.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (NYSE: PBG) today reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.47 for the 12-week second quarter ending June 15, 2002, a 14 percent increase over the results of second quarter 2001. EPS in the second quarter of 2001 ...
Ceragon Networks Signs Multi-Year Frame Agreement With Cellcom, a BellSouth Operation.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Ceragon Networks(TM) Ltd. (Nasdaq:CRNT), www.ceragon.com, a global provider of high-capacity broadband wireless systems, today announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with Cellcom, Israel's largest cellular operator serving a ...
Docucorp Added to Membership of Russell Indexes.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors & High Tech Writers Docucorp(R) International (Nasdaq:DOCC), a leading provider of enterprise information solutions, today announced its addition as a member of the Russell 3000(R) Index, as a result of the Frank Russell Company's annual index reconstitution ...
Building Materials Holding Corporation to Host Webcast to Review Second Quarter 2002 Financial Results.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Building Materials Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: BMHC), a leading provider of construction services and products to professional builders and contractors, invites you to listen to its live quarterly earnings Webcast on Tuesday, July 23, 2002 for a review of ...
Navigant International -FLYR- to Report Q2 Results on July 30th; Conference Call and Webcast at 11 a.m. EDT.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors Navigant International (Nasdaq: FLYR, www.navigant.com), the nation's second largest supplier of corporate travel management services based on airline ticket sales, announced today that it will release its fiscal 2002 second quarter results before the market ...
Akamai and TechniData Power Distance Learning Program for Mexico's Premiere Technical University.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business/Technology Editors Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey to deploy Akamai EdgeSuite(SM) to deliver Virtual University portal with greater reach and reliability Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AKAM), a leading provider of secure, ...
REMINDER/Ricoh Corporation to Launch High-Volume Aficio Digital Imaging Systems, Offering Network Connectivity.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business/Technology Editors REMINDER ...for Tuesday (July 9) Ricoh Corporation <Pre> WHAT: A press conference introducing the Ricoh Aficio 1060 and Afico 1075 digital imaging systems. Ricoh executives will be present to discuss ...
Tumbleweed Announces Preliminary Second Quarter Results and the Appointment of Greg Capitolo as Chief Financial Officer.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Tumbleweed(R) Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:TMWD) Company Also Announces New Distribution Strategy for Asia and Central Europe; Preliminary Pro Forma Net Loss Per Share of Approximately $0.13 is in Line With ...
Golden Eagle Takes Possession of Historic Gold Deposit; Efforts Re-Doubled to Bring Production Plant On-Line.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/Mining Writers Golden Eagle International, Inc. (OTCBB:MYNG) has further consolidated its land position in the historic Tipuani Gold Mining District following the Company's acquisition of a 100% interest in the original Cangalli gold concessions, and the ...
Universal Electronics to Announce Second Quarter 2002 Financial Results.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Leading wireless technology developer Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI)(Nasdaq:UEIC) announced that it will discuss its second quarter 2002 earnings results on Tuesday, July 23, 2002. Universal Electronics will host an earnings conference call ...
Colorado MEDtech, Inc. Announces New Member of Company's Board of Directors.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers Colorado MEDtech, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMED), a provider of advanced medical technology outsourcing services and medical imaging products, today announced that Duncan Soukup has been elected to its board of directors. Mr. Soukup is ...
SKECHERS USA Reinforces Sales Force With New Vice President of Sales.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX), a global leader in the lifestyle footwear industry, announced today that it has hired Tom Nelson as vice president of sales for adult footwear to strengthen its domestic sales management team for the brand's expanding lines. ...
Vertical Networks Leads IP-PBX Market in 1Q02 for Systems With Two to Forty Lines With 31.8 Percent Market Share.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers InfoTech Also Reports Vertical Networks Shipped More New Systems Than Any Other Vendor in the Entire Converged Systems Segment Vertical Networks, the leading maker of Integrated Communications Platforms (ICPs), topped all ...
Astris Energi Says Small Fuel Cell-Powered Vehicles Ready Soon, Long Before Cars.
Jul 09, 2002 ... Business Editors A lot has been appearing in the media lately about the promise of fuel cells, those remarkable new power sources that "burn" only hydrogen gas and oxygen from the air. But you're told they're three or more years away, so why get excited or invest in ...