Business Wire back issues from Friday, October 11:
S&P Affirms Silver Bullet Rating; Off Watch Neg.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's Oct. 11, 2002--Standard & Poor's Rating Services said today that it had affirmed its 'A-1'-plus rating on the Series 1 commercial paper issued by Silver Bullet Securitisation Pty. Ltd. (Silver ...
S&P Assigns Ratings to Park View TMK's Japanese CMBS.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had assigned its ratings to Park View TMK's JPY36.745 billion specified bonds (tokutei shasai) classes A through F due 2009 (see list below). The ...
Standard & Poor's Global Credit Markets Digest.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's Oct. 11, 2002-- ASIA-PACIFIC UPDATE Here is the current lineup of top articles and research from Standard & Poor's Credit Information Services: COMING UP: <Pre> ...
S&P Assigns AAA Rtg to Woori Credit Card Korean ABS.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's Oct. 11, 2002--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had assigned its triple-'A' rating to Woori Card Finance 2002 Ltd.'s US$500 million guaranteed secured floating rate notes due 2008. ...
National Oilwell and Hydralift Announce Combination Agreement.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 National-Oilwell, Inc. (NYSE:NOI) announced today the signing of a definitive combination agreement with Hydralift ASA (OSE:HYD) that will solidify National Oilwell's position as the leading global ...
STMicroelectronics Unveils Next-Generation Flash Technology; Mobile Phone Market First to Benefit From R&D Investments.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), the world's third largest semiconductor manufacturer, has released details of the first Flash memories it is manufacturing ...
Multimedia Available: STMicroelectronics Unveils Next-Generation Flash Technology.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors & Technology Writers ADVISORY ...for Friday (Oct. 11) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Logos, Photos, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), the world's ...
Multimedia Available: Millions of Americans Choosing a New Health Plan This Month.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors, Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY ...for Friday (Oct. 11) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Audio, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) Health care is on the minds of many Americans ...
Multimedia Available: Dash-On A Little Genius.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Feature Editors ADVISORY ...for Friday (Oct. 11) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Audio, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) Harlem, NY, 1986. From behind the counter of the dry cleaner where he ...
Multimedia Available: High Prevalence of Diabetes Nationwide Drives Lions Clubs International's Campaign Against Leading Cause Of Blindness.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY ...for Friday (Oct. 11) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Audio, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) Alarmed by the burgeoning number of Americans ...
Multimedia Available: It's Official Britain Is 'The Most Eccentric Country in the World...'.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Travel Editors ADVISORY ...for Friday (Oct. 11) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Logos, Text News Releases, Video --(BUSINESS WIRE) Britain is famous for landmarks like Buckingham Palace and ...
Corporate Profile for NewQuest Properties, dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 Swearingen Software, dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 Callaway Golf Company, dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 Websense, dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 Syncronex, Inc, dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 Clearbridge, Inc., dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 bebe stores, inc., dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 Maxim Pharmaceuticals, dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 ...
IIR Industry Alert: Fermas Increases Production of L-Threonine in the Slovak Republic.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Inc.; Houston). Fermas, s. r. o. (Slovenska Lupca, Slovakia), a subsidiary of Degussa AG (FRANKFURT: DE:540837) (Dusseldorf, Germany), will ...
Corporate Profile for ad2, Inc., dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 ...
Hycor Biomedical Inc. Authorizes Stock Repurchase.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers GARDEN GROVE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Hycor Biomedical Inc. (Nasdaq:HYBD) today announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 1 million shares of the company's common stock through ...
Auto Club: Gas Prices Down Across the Southwest; Fifth Straight Week of Declines.
Oct 11, 2002 ... News/Travel Editors & Automotive Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Gasoline prices in Southern California, southern Nevada and Arizona declined last week for the fifth consecutive week, according to the Weekend Gas Watch compiled by the Automobile ...
Corporate Profile for Worthmore, Inc., dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 Integrated Biosystems Inc., dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 ...
Atmel Provides Preliminary Third Quarter 2002 Results.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML) today announced preliminary results for the third quarter of 2002, ending September 30, 2002. "During the third quarter, our cash and cash equivalents ...
Infineon Announces New Highly Integrated Microprocessor Solutions for Cost-Critical Automotive and Embedded Designs.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Convergence 2002 Electronica 2002 MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Infineon Technologies (FSE:IFX)(NYSE:IFX) today announced the availability of two new microcontrollers, the XC167CI-16F40F and ...
Corporate Profile for Invensys plc, dated October 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 ...
REMINDER/Inside the Actors Studio Host, James Lipton, Comes to San Francisco This Week.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Entertainment Editors REMINDER ...for Fri. (Oct. 11) --(BUSINESS WIRE) <Pre> WHO: INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO HOST, JAMES LIPTON, COMES TO SAN FRANCISCO THIS WEEK WHAT: "An Evening With James Lipton" -- Fans attending the event will be treated ...
Corporate Profile for Stellent, Inc., dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 NetBank, dated October 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 Benchmark Global Capital Group, Inc., dated October 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 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, ...
Corporate Profile for International Medical Group, Inc., dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 Minmet plc, dated Oct. 11, 2002.
Oct 11, 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 ...
GE Delivers Third-Quarter Earnings of $4.1 Billion On 9% Revenue Growth; Cash Flow Ex-Progress Increases 16%.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 GE's third-quarter 2002 earnings of $4.1 billion, or $.41 per share, increased 25% over third quarter 2001, and year-to-date cash flow from operations, excluding progress collections, increased 16%, GE ...
Capital Alliance Income Trust Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarter Dividend At $1.80 Annual Rate.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Capital Alliance Income Trust Ltd. ("CAIT") (AMEX:CAA) announced that its Board has declared a fourth quarter dividend of $.45 per Common Share. This is CAIT's second consecutive quarterly dividend at an ...
AAA TEXAS: Weekend Gas Watch; Gas Prices Continue Upward Trend.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business/Energy Editors & Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 The statewide average price for regular self-serve gasoline jumped higher this week compared to last, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by AAA Texas. The Weekend Gas Watch ...
Cray Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2002 Investor Conference Call.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Cray Inc. (Nasdaq:CRAY) will host an investor conference call on Wednesday October 23, 2002 regarding third quarter 2002 financial results. The call will feature remarks by senior management followed ...
IIR Industry Alert: Joining Europe Gives Greece Regional and Strategic Power Surge.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston). The construction of new gas-fueled power plants is speeding up deregulation of the Greek natural gas market, ...
National Airlines Puts 65,000 Seats On Sale for $44 or Less One-Way To and From Las Vegas; Three-Day Sale at NationalAirlines.com.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors & Travel Writers LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 National Airlines introduced a three-day sale with fares as low as $19(a) one-way between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The sale also offers travelers $29(a) one-way fares between San Francisco ...
THQ Returns as Title Sponsor of 2002 THQ U.S. Open.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business/Entertainment Editors & High-Tech Writers CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 THQ Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI) today announced that it will return as the title sponsor of the 2002 THQ U.S. Open, a two-night showdown between the greatest supercross ...
Lena Chow Euro RSCG Wins Advertising Account of Clinical Genomics Leader Ardais Corporation.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Palo Alto-based Lena Chow Euro RSCG, a healthcare advertising agency serving genomics, diagnostics and biopharmaceutical companies, announced today that ...
Pulse Develops Ultra-Low-Profile Current Sense Transformer for DC-to-DC Converter Applications; Designed for Telecom and Datacom Networks and Industrial and Automotive Control Systems.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Pulse, a Technitrol (NYSE:TNL) company, introduced its new SMT current sense transformers for DC-to-DC converter applications, model PA0368. The series provides a low-profile ...
ADVISORY/Network Appliance to Discuss Effective Data Management Strategies At Telecom Industry Forum 2002.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Telecom Industry Forum 2002 ADVISORY ... for Tuesday (Oct. 22) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Network Appliance (Nasdaq:NTAP) <Pre> What: Lynn North, director of Business Development, ...
Equator Joins the Nation in Fighting Breast Cancer; Seventh Annual Lee National Denim Day to Raise Millions for the Fight Against Breast Cancer.
Oct 11, 2002 ... News Editors & Health/Medical Writers CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 The employees and families of Equator Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance, programmable and power-efficient system-on-a-chip (SOC) processors for video ...
Coinstar's Third Quarter 2002 Performance Expected to Exceed Previous Guidance.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Coinstar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSTR) today announced that it expects earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and non-cash stock-based compensation (EBITDA) and net income from continuing ...
Cypress to Host Annual Analyst Conference on November 7.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:CY) will host its annual Analyst Conference on Thursday, November 7, 2002, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The conference will be held at the ...
Travelzoo Reports Strong Q3 2002 Results: Record Revenues, Record Profit.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Travelzoo Inc. (OTCBB: TVZO), the Internet media company that publishes Travelzoo(R) (www.travelzoo.com) and Weekend.com(TM), today announced record revenues and record profit for the third quarter ...
Imation Corp. Boosts Third Quarter Earnings Outlook Based on 20 Percent Growth in Data Storage Revenues.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors OAKDALE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Imation Corp. (NYSE:IMN) today said that it would report substantially stronger revenue and earnings than previously indicated for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002, based on preliminary ...
Borland Commences Tender Offer for Starbase Corporation.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL) today announced that Galaxy Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Borland, has commenced a tender offer to purchase all ...
OmniVision Announces Volume Orders and Shipments of 2M Pixel CMOS CameraChips.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OVTI), a market-leading independent supplier of CameraChip(TM) solutions for high-volume imaging applications, today announced it is shipping ...
Aquila Subsidiary Completes $503 Million Sale of Its Interest in New Zealand's UnitedNetworks; Estimates Fourth Quarter Gain of $28 Million.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors/Energy Editors KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Aquila, Inc. (NYSE:ILA) announced today that its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary UtiliCorp N.Z. Limited (UNZ) has completed the sale of its 70.2 percent interest in UnitedNetworks ...
S&P Asgns Prlm Rtgs in IntesaBci's Synthetic CLO.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's Oct. 11, 2002--Standard & Poor's Rating Services said today that it assigned its preliminary credit ratings to the floating-rate notes to be issued by Verdi Synthetic PLC (see list below). Verdi ...
S&P Global Credit Markets Digest -- European Update.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's Oct. 11, 2002--Here is the current lineup of top articles and research from Standard & Poor's Credit Information Services: COMING UP: <Pre> -- Arizona Electric Deregulation Halt May ...
Multimedia Available: Nova Offers Solution for HIPAA VDT Screen Privacy.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY ...for Friday (Oct. 11) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Logos, Photos, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) Nova Solutions Inc. has an answer to ...
Cardima Announces Results of Special Stockholders Meeting.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Cardima(R), Inc. (Nasdaq SC: CRDM) -- developer of the REVELATION(R) Tx and REVELATION(R) Helix microcatheter systems for treating atrial fibrillation (AF) -- today announced the ...
S&P Places Rtg on Segesta 2's A Nts on Watch Neg.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's Oct. 11, 2002--Standard & Poor's Rating Services said today that it placed its credit rating on the class A notes issued by Segesta 2 Finance S.A. on CreditWatch with negative implications (see list below). ...
GulfMark Offshore Inc. Revises Third Quarter Earnings Estimates.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 GulfMark Offshore Inc. (Nasdaq:GMRK) President Bruce A Streeter said that the Company had reassessed earnings expectations for the third quarter of 2002 resulting in a range of $0.32 to $0.34 per share ....
Bentley Completes Management Transition.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Bentley Communications Corp. (OTCBB:BTLY) announced today that it has completed a previously announced management transition. Harry Hargens, President of Kryptosima, has joined Bentley's board ...
Multimedia Available: Build-A-Bear Workshop and The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Work Together to Turn a Cause Into a Cure.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors; Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY ...for Friday (Oct. 11) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Logos, Photos, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) stores ...
Nortel Networks Confirms Third Quarter 2002 Revenues and Updates Break Even Model.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 In a letter to employees to be issued today, Frank Dunn, president and chief executive officer, Nortel Networks Corporation (NYSE:NT) (TSX:NT.) will update employees on the Company's third quarter 2002 revenues ...
REMINDER/BEVINCO Bar Systems: Noted Whisky Author and Scotsman Visits Cincinnati.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors REMINDER for ...October 12 (Saturday) --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 <Pre> WHO: Scotsman John McDougall, a noted expert on whisky, will regale Scotland's whisky trade, and savor the ...
FreeMarkets to Report Third Quarter Results on October 28.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business & High-Tech Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 FreeMarkets, Inc. (Nasdaq:FMKT), the leading global provider of sourcing software and service solutions, today announced that it will report earnings for the third quarter 2002 on Monday, October ...
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. Third Quarter Earnings Scheduled for October 23, 2002.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPSS) announced that it will release its third quarter 2002 operating results on October 23, 2002, following stock market close. Charles E. Bradley, ...
Lazare Kaplan International Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2003 Results.
Oct 11, 2002 ... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Lazare Kaplan International Inc. (AMEX:LKI) today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2003, ended August 31, 2002. For the first fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2002, net ...