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Insight Enterprises Completes a U.S. Department of Labor Investigation.

Jun 10, 2005 ... TEMPE, Ariz. -- Insight Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq: NSIT) ("the company") today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor (the "DOL") has completed an investigation of Insight North America's and Direct Alliance's pay practices to U.S. employees during the period Jan. 1, 2002, through June ...

Insight Wins Microsoft Operational Excellence Award for Second Year in a Row.

Jun 10, 2005 ... TEMPE, Ariz. -- Insight North America ("Insight"), a subsidiary of Insight Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq: NSIT), today announced that it is the recipient for the second year in a row of the prestigious Microsoft Fiscal Year 2005 Operational Excellence Award. Insight, which also won the FY 2004 ...

Labor Commissioner Closes Down Garment Shops: Licenses Revoked.

Jun 10, 2005 ... SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Labor Standard Enforcement (DLSE) has revoked two garment manufacturing registrations, Korea Sewing Machine, Inc. (Korea Inc.) and Young Crystal, Inc. (Crystal Inc.) for their complete disregard for ...

Knight Transportation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend.

Jun 10, 2005 ... PHOENIX -- Knight Transportation Inc. (NYSE: KNX) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share of common stock. This is the third quarterly dividend initiated pursuant to a cash dividend policy approved by the board of directors, ...

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Press Release: ICOC Appoints Members to Scientific and Medical Research Facilities Working Group.

Jun 10, 2005 ... EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced the appointment by the Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee (ICOC) of members to serve on its Scientific and Medical Research Facilities Working Group (Facilities Working Group). The members were ...

CVI Introduces Cleanable Silver Mirror Coatings.

Jun 10, 2005 ... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- CVI is pleased to announce the introduction of a cleanable silver-coated mirror. The new coating will be made a standard coating for the PS protected silver mirror product line. The silver coating is available worldwide and manufactured in two locations: the Isle of ...

CVI Introduces Optics for Fiber Laser Applications.

Jun 10, 2005 ... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- CVI is introducing a new line of mirrors and new anti-reflection wavelengths for transmissive optics designed specifically for the distinct fiber laser wavelengths. CVI has optimized coatings for both wavelength and for laser damage characteristics. "Fiber ...

CVI Establishes European Manufacturing of Optically Contacted Beamsplitter Cubes.

Jun 10, 2005 ... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. & ONCHAN, Isle of Man -- CVI Laser is pleased to announce the successful adoption of the PBSO optically contacted beamsplitter cube manufacturing technology at its subsidiary CVI Technical Optics, on the Isle of Man. "Previously, manufacturing of the optically ...

InterOil Announces Date For Delisting From The Australian Stock Exchange.

Jun 10, 2005 ... TORONTO -- InterOil Corporation (TSX:IOL)(AMEX:IOC)(ASX/POMSoX:IOC), a Canadian company with operations in Papua New Guinea announced on February 18, 2005 that it would be seeking permission, under Listing Rule 17.11 of the Australian Stock Exchange ("ASX"), to be removed from the ...

Most Home Technologies Executes on Growth Strategy into US Broker Market; Most Home Signs Four Top-Producing Broker Companies in the US; Extends Partnership with Net Strategy Consulting.

Jun 10, 2005 ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Most Home Corp. (OTCBB:MHME) -- Most Home Technologies Corp., a premier provider of Internet and wireless solutions to the real estate industry, announces that it has extended its partnership with Net Strategy Consulting, a consulting firm specializing in ...

Professor Isaac P. Witz Joins Stone Bond Advisory Board.

Jun 10, 2005 ... HOUSTON -- Stone Bond Technologies, a leading provider of business integration software, today announced the appointment of Professor Isaac P. Witz to its advisory board. Professor Witz holds the David Furman Chair in Immunobiology of Cancer at Tel Aviv University. His research ...

Stone Bond Technologies Announces Participation in ''SAFETY 2005'' Conference.

Jun 10, 2005 ... NEW ORLEANS -- Stone Bond Technologies today announced its participation in SAFETY 2005, where Stone Bond will be highlighting the capabilities of their flagship product Enterprise Enabler(TM) in the Health, Safety and Environment market. With Enterprise Enabler, HSE professionals can ...

AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Texas Gas Prices Move Above $2 a Gallon.

Jun 10, 2005 ... IRVING, Texas -- After five consecutive weeks of declines, retail gasoline prices jumped back above $2 a gallon, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average price for regular self-serve increased almost five cents to $2.045 a gallon. A year ago, gas prices ...

Inamori Foundation Announces 21st Annual Kyoto Prize Laureates for Lifetime Achievements in Technology, Science, and the Arts.

Jun 10, 2005 ... KYOTO, JAPAN -- Two American Scientists, Austrian Classical Musician to Receive $460,000 Prizes November 10, 2005 in Kyoto, Japan The Inamori Foundation (President: Dr. Kazuo Inamori) today identified the laureates who will receive its 21st Annual Kyoto Prizes, the international ...

Stellus Systems' Announces New Representative for China; Stellus Systems Partners with Franco-Pacific in China to Sell its GPS-SDIO Solution and Communication System Products.

Jun 10, 2005 ... PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Stellus Systems, Inc., a leading system integrator of wireless communication products, announced today that they have signed Franco-Pacific Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong as their exclusive sales representative for China. "Stellus has partnered with Franco-Pacific ...

10% Increase in Signet's 1st Quarter Earnings.

Jun 10, 2005 ... LONDON -- Signet Group plc (LSE:SIG and NYSE:SIG), the world's largest speciality retail jeweller, today announces its first quarter results for the 13 week period from 30 January to 30 April 2005. These results are reported under International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS'), see ...

Zi Opens Up Chinese Handwriting Recognition Market with Download Technology at CommunicAsia Next Week.

Jun 10, 2005 ... SINGAPORE & CALGARY, Alberta -- Sony Ericsson Chinese smartphone users can now benefit from the speed and natural ease of Decuma handwriting Zi Corporation (TSX:ZIC)(NASDAQ:ZICA), a leading provider of intelligent interface solutions, today announced its natural handwriting ...

Auto Club: Eighth Straight Week of Price Declines.

Jun 10, 2005 ... LOS ANGELES -- For the eighth consecutive week Southern California gasoline prices continued lower, but indicators point to the possibility that they may bottom out soon, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve ...

Orion Acquisition Corp. II Changes Name to Medivation, Inc.

Jun 10, 2005 ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Orion Acquisition Corp. II (OTCBB:MTMR), and its wholly owned subsidiary Medivation, Inc., today announced that its stockholders have approved all six proposals brought before them at the May 20, 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, including the proposed name change to ...

Atdec's Spacedec Acrobat Modular Mounting System Allows 360 Degrees Rotation and 40 Degrees Tilt of Screens.

Jun 10, 2005 ... SYDNEY, Australia -- The Spacedec Acrobat system from Australian designer and manufacturer, Atdec Pty Limited, meets the ergonomic and space-saving needs of most office applications. Spacedec Acrobat visual display mounting systems are strong enough to safely support LCD computers or ...

AMS Homecare Reports 32% Increase In Revenues for Full Year-Ended Feb 2005.

Jun 10, 2005 ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- AMS Homecare Inc. (OTCBB:AHCKF), a leading national provider of mobility products, durable and disposable medical products and patient monitoring technology to the aging North American population, is pleased to report audited financial results for the year ...

JoS. A. Bank Clothiers Promotes Two Key Executives to Vice President-Stores.

Jun 10, 2005 ... HAMPSTEAD, Md. -- JoS. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (Nasdaq National Market:JOSB) announces the promotion of two Divisional Vice Presidents in its Store Operations team to the position of Vice President-Stores. The move is designed to take proven leaders with superior sales results and give ...

Henry Schein to Present at Goldman Sachs Twenty-Sixth Annual Global Healthcare Conference; Live Webcast to Begin at 4 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, June 14, 2005.

Jun 10, 2005 ... MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets, announced today that Steven Paladino, the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial ...

Get Your Employee Discount.

Jun 10, 2005 ... General Motors has unveiled a new program that is going straight to the pockets of consumers -- The GM Employee Discount for Everyone. Steve Hill, who is responsible for planning GM's promotional activities and advertising, discusses how everyone can take advantage of great prices on GM ...

Theragenics Corporation Announces the Availability of In-House Products and Services That Enhance Its Brachytherapy Line.

Jun 10, 2005 ... BUFORD, Ga. -- Theragenics Corporation(R) (NYSE: TGX), the Georgia-based manufacturer and marketer of TheraSeed(R), the premier palladium-103 cancer treatment device, today announced the availability of two in-house loading services for its TheraSeed and I-Seed brachytherapy products, ...

City of Memphis Continues Evaluation of Partial Self-Generation, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.

Jun 10, 2005 ... HOUSTON -- Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). The city of Memphis, Tennessee, continues to study the construction of a natural gas-fired power station. For details on this development view the entire article by ...

Lesser-Known Russian Chemical Producer Selects E&C for a New Polypropylene Plant in Omsk, Russia, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.

Jun 10, 2005 ... HOUSTON -- Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Group of Companies Titan Limited (Omsk, Russia) has selected an engineering and construction contractor for construction of a grassroot polypropylene plant. For details ...

Snaidero USA Honors Dealer Network for Outstanding Sales Achievement; Kitchen Dealers Travel to Italy for Annual Conference and Awards Gala.

Jun 10, 2005 ... LOS ANGELES -- Snaidero USA, the American marketing arm of Snaidero, Italy's leading manufacturer of high-quality kitchen cabinetry, honored its network of more than 25 showrooms at the 2005 Dealer's Conference and Awards Ceremony. The conference, organized by Anna Paola Snaidero, Vice ...

Nicor Gas Nears Construction Phase of Compressor Station Upgrade in Illinois, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.

Jun 10, 2005 ... HOUSTON -- Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Nicor Gas Incorporated is nearing the construction phase on an upgrade and modernization of its Troy Grove natural gas compressor station. For details on this project ...

Zacks.com Announces That Richard Lehmann Highlights Corporate Bonds for the Following Companies: A K Steel Holding Corporation and Liberty Media Corporation.

Jun 10, 2005 ... CHICAGO -- Richard Lehmann, editor of the Income Securities Investor newsletter, expects investment grade rates to decline further as economic growth worldwide continues to slow. Learn about A K Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) and Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE:L). Click here for the ...

Zacks.com Announces That John Reese Highlights the Following Stocks: ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Petroleum, and ING.

Jun 10, 2005 ... CHICAGO -- John Reese, editor of the Validea Hot List newsletter, says May was the best month of the year for stocks. Read about ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Royal Dutch Petroleum (NYSE:RD), and ING (NYSE:ING). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: ...

Zacks Brokerage Buy List: Allstate, ConocoPhillips, Home Depot and Medtronic.

Jun 10, 2005 ... CHICAGO -- Today Zacks.com releases the names of four more stocks that are on their coveted Brokerage Buy List portfolio. This portfolio includes just those stocks that currently appear on the core recommended lists of at least three of the top 14 brokerage firms. These stocks are ...

All Star Analysts Portfolio Highlights: Burlington Resources, Electronic Arts, General Electric and LaSalle Hotel Properties.

Jun 10, 2005 ... CHICAGO -- Zacks.com just released its latest additions and deletions to its proprietary All Star Analyst portfolio. Members on this exclusive list include Burlington Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BR), Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), General Electric (NYSE:GE), and LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: ...

Zacks Buy List Highlights: C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., Micros Systems, Inc., Amphenol Corporation, and Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Jun 10, 2005 ... CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases another list of stocks that are currently members of the coveted Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) List. The #1 Rank stocks highlighted today are C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) and Micros Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS). Further, Zacks announced #2 Rankings ...

NetCert, Inc. Signs Agreement with Bank of China.

Jun 10, 2005 ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- NetCert, Inc. (Pink Sheets: NTCI) announces the signing of a partnership agreement with Bank of China. This partnership agreement will allow NetCert to provide additional services through Bank of China. At the same time, Bank of China is able ...

X-Change Corporation Expects to Boost Q2 Profits.

Jun 10, 2005 ... DALLAS -- The X-Change Corporation(NASDAQ:XCHC), a company designed to seek prudent investment opportunities in the petroleum exploration, production and energy-related industries, anticipates a substantial increase in second quarter profits over the first quarter of 2005. The ...

Smart Car Service Training Scheduled for ZAP Auto Dealers June 27-29; Level One Training Course for Smart Car Supports ZAP's Goal to Provide `World Class Service' in Advanced Technology Vehicles.

Jun 10, 2005 ... SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- ZAP (OTCBB:ZAPZ), pioneering the next generation of advanced transportation and energy technologies, announced today that it has scheduled its first automotive dealer service training in care and maintenance of the Smart Car, to take place June 28-29 at the ZAP ...

Cash Now CEO Miro Zecevic Interviewed by Wall Street Reporter Senior Analyst.

Jun 10, 2005 ... FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Miro Zecevic, President of Cash Now Corporation (Pink Sheets:CHNW), a pioneer and continuing leader in the payday loan and check-cashing industry, was interviewed Thursday June 9 2005 by a Wall Street Reporter Senior Analyst - further evidence of Cash Now's growing ...

SUSS Introduces SussCal 6, the Only Software That Fully Automates HF Multi-Port Wafer Level Calibration.

Jun 10, 2005 ... MUNICH, Germany -- SUSS MicroTec has announced that it is releasing a new version of its high frequency calibration software SussCal. This version is the only calibration software that will provide a fully automated multi-port calibration for wafer-level test systems. As ...

PressIsBlue Revolutionises Digital Magazines: No More Papercuts?

Jun 10, 2005 ... AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- AllisBlue concluded a joint venture with the Norwegian digital publisher FF Media Group to create a subsidiary company: PressIsBlue - Media Blooming www.pressisblue.com During the Publishers Congress, held on June 9, 2005 in Amsterdam, Mr. Joakim ...

Triton Services, Inc. Wins Significant U.S. Navy Contract.

Jun 10, 2005 ... BOWIE, Md. -- Triton Services, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a significant United States Navy contract. The contract is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity SeaPort-e multiple award contract. The SeaPort contract provides support services for all phases of weapon ...

Metlife Announces $1.8 Billion Offering of Common Equity Units.

Jun 10, 2005 ... NEW YORK -- MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced that it will offer common equity units commencing today, June 10, 2005. MetLife expects that the offering will raise at least $1.8 billion in gross proceeds. Each common equity unit will consist of a fractional interest in trust preferred ...

Millennium Bankshares Corporation to Acquire Albemarle First Bank.

Jun 10, 2005 ... RESTON, Va.& CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Millennium Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ:MBVA) and Albemarle First Bank (NASDAQ:AFBK) announced today a definitive agreement wherein Albemarle First Bank will be combined with Millennium Bankshares in a transaction valued at approximately $29 million. ...

QuiCare Unveils First-Ever Disposable Blood Pressure Monitor at In3 San Francisco, 2005.

Jun 10, 2005 ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Press-O-Sense Patented, Fully Automatic, Non-Invasive, Pump-Less and Valve-Less Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor "on-a-Chip" Aimed at Untapped Multimillion-Dollar Market QuiCare Ltd., a developer of disposable healthcare products that measure, process and ...

Spring 2005 Sunrise Multifamily Rental Market Report Finds Markets Flat Throughout Most of the Northeast.

Jun 10, 2005 ... ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Spring 2005 Sunrise Multifamily Rental Market Report (C) released today by Sunrise Management & Consulting, shows an overall flat market throughout the Northeast, a change from the growth found during the previous reporting period. Only the Hudson Valley market in NY ...

Forum Alert: Lorus Therapeutics Will Present at the Informed Investors Biotechnology / Healthcare / Pharmaceutical Investor Forum at The Princeton Club of New York on Wednesday, June 15, 2005, 12:50 pm ET.

Jun 10, 2005 ... TORONTO -- Lorus Therapeutics (AMEX: LRP) (TSX: LOR) will present at the following forum: <Pre> What: Informed Investors Biotechnology / Healthcare / Pharmaceutical Investor Forum When: June 15, 2005 @ 12:50 PM Eastern Time Sponsors: Barron's, The Wall ...

CHAD Therapeutics to Release Fourth Quarter & Fiscal 2005 Results on Thursday, June 16, 2005; WebCast Set For 11:00 a.m. EDT.

Jun 10, 2005 ... CHATSWORTH, Calif. -- CHAD Therapeutics, Inc. (AMEX:CTU) today announced that it plans to release financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 at approximately 7:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, June 16, 2005. CHAD Therapeutics has scheduled a conference call at ...

eLinear Solutions Upgraded to Highest Level Platinum Partner with Secure Computing.

Jun 10, 2005 ... HOUSTON -- eLinear, Inc. (AMEX:ELU) announced today that it has been upgraded to Platinum Partner status with Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ:SCUR). Platinum is the highest attainable partnership level that Secure Computing offers. This helps ensure that eLinear's sales and support ...

Teledyne Microelectronic Technologies, Medical Microsystems, to Co-Sponsor Medtech Insight's 'Investment In Innovation' Conference.

Jun 10, 2005 ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Teledyne Microelectronic Technologies, a Teledyne Technologies Company (NYSE:TDY), with headquarters in Los Angeles, CA, has announced that it will be a co-sponsor of Medtech Insight's Prestigious "Investment In Innovation (In3): A Preview of Early-Stage Medical Technology ...

Recipients of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Announced in Central Great Lakes.

Jun 10, 2005 ... CENTRAL GREAT LAKES, MI -- Professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP announced today the recipients of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Awards 2005 for the Central Great Lakes Area. All of the award recipients were selected by a panel of independent judges comprised of area ...

Northwest Ohio Recipients of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Announced in Central Great Lakes.

Jun 10, 2005 ... CENTRAL GREAT LAKES, MI -- Professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP announced today the Northwest Ohio recipients of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Awards 2005 for the Central Great Lakes. All of the award recipients were selected by a panel of independent judges ...

Graduation Ceremony for the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

Jun 10, 2005 ... <Pre> WHAT: Graduation ceremony for the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. WHEN: 1:00 p.m., Sunday, June 12, 2005 WHERE: Outdoors on the Harper Quadrangle of campus near 58th Streetand University Avenue, Chicago. WHO: More than 700 M.B.A. students ...

Medmarc, The Hartford To Co-Sponsor Medtech Insight's ``Investment In Innovation'' Conference.

Jun 10, 2005 ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Medmarc Insurance Group and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG) have announced that they will be co-sponsors of Medtech Insight's Prestigious "Investment In Innovation (In3): A Preview of Early-Stage Medical Technology Companies" Conference, taking ...

ESP Technologies, LLC Names Frank Mangiafico New Chairman.

Jun 10, 2005 ... NEW YORK -- ESP Technologies, LLC, parent company of Electronic Specialist, LLC, announced today that Frank Mangiafico has been named as the firm's new Executive Chairman. Mr. Mangiafico is the former President and CEO of Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp., a wholly-owned ...

Merit Health Systems Appoints Barry L. Mousa as Chief Executive Officer of Medical Center at Lancaster.

Jun 10, 2005 ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Merit Health Systems, LLC (Merit), a Louisville, Kentucky-based private hospital management company, announced today that Barry L. Mousa has been named chief executive officer of The Medical Center at Lancaster (MCL) in Lancaster, Texas. This appointment will be ...

American Water Executives to Speak at AWWA 2005 ACE; Industry Leaders Mark Le Chevallier, Ph.D. and John Young Address Key Scientific and Business Operations Issues.

Jun 10, 2005 ... VOORHEES, N.J. -- Mark W. Le Chevallier, Ph.D., and John Young, senior executives at American Water, the nation's largest private water company, will be featured speakers at the American Water Works Association 2005 Annual Conference and Exposition (AWWA ACE) being held June 12-16 at the ...

Nationally-Recognized Chef Plans ''Foodie'' Event to Raise Money for SIDS in Memory of Daughter.

Jun 10, 2005 ... CINCINNATI -- The annual weeklong fundraiser, "7 Days for SIDS" sponsored by Pampers, will feature 25 food and dining events here from June 13-19 making it one of the largest fund-raisers in the United States for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The 2006 event is also planned for June 13-19, ...

Police and Firefighters Battle It out to Beat the Bulge; National 911 Fitness Challenge Competition Pits Public Service Officers Against each Other for a Healthy Cause.

Jun 10, 2005 ... MIAMI -- The annual fitness competition that started as a Miami-based intra-departmental weight loss and hard-body contest among firefighters and police, The BSN 911 Fitness Challenge, has become a national phenomenon. Founded by 18-year City of Miami Police veteran, Jim Sayih, ...

MedSolutions First to Offer Service for Analyzing Radiology Costs from Claims Data; Ordering behaviors hold key to reducing radiology costs.

Jun 10, 2005 ... LAS VEGAS -- MedSolutions announced today it is the first radiology management company that can accurately predict radiology ordering patterns of individual physicians using only a health plan's historical claims data in many cases. The new technology, called Predictive ...

Settlement Industry Leaders Testify at NAIC Meet; VLSAA President, Executive Director Talk about Insurable Interest.

Jun 10, 2005 ... ORLANDO, Fla. -- Both the president and executive director of the Viatical & Life Settlement Association of America (VLSAA) are slated to provide testimony before the Life Insurance and Annuities committee at the Summer Meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), ...

PerformanceIT Announces Release of ProIT Version 4.0 for Total Integration of Network Systems Management of Enterprise Infrastructures.

Jun 10, 2005 ... ATLANTA -- Web-Based Product Delivers Key Features from Company's Award-Winning ProIT IT Operations Management Software PerformanceIT, Inc. recently announced the release of the fourth generation of its five-time award winning ProIT Operations Management Software. ProIT Version ...

Schick Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End 2005 Results; Revenues increase 37% for the quarter and 33% for the year; Pre-Tax Income increases 56% for the quarter and 58% for the year.

Jun 10, 2005 ... LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. -- Schick Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: SCHK) today reported its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2005. Revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 were $13.9 million, an increase of $3.8 million, or 37%, compared ...

Launch of New Products Leads to Record Month for SouthStar Funding; Wholesale Lender Originates $534 Million in May, an $87 Million Increase over the Previous Record Month.

Jun 10, 2005 ... ATLANTA -- SouthStar Funding, a non-conforming wholesale lender, originated a record-setting $534 million in the month of May. The record is $87 million, or 16 percent, greater than June 2004, the previous record month, and SouthStar Funding executives attribute the growth to the release ...

Metallica Resources Resolves Land Use Issue At Cerro San Pedro Project.

Jun 10, 2005 ... TORONTO -- Metallica Resources Inc. (TSX:MR)(AMEX:MRB) is pleased to report that its wholly owned Mexican subsidiary, Minera San Xavier, S.A. de C.V. (MSX), has received notice that a temporary occupancy agreement (TOA) has been signed by the Federal Mining Bureau and legally ...

Linens 'n Things Revises Second Quarter 2005 Outlook.

Jun 10, 2005 ... CLIFTON, N.J. -- Linens 'n Things, Inc. (NYSE: LIN) today announced that it is updating its second quarter 2005 earnings outlook to a loss in the range of $0.11 to $0.15 per share on a fully diluted basis, from the previous outlook of earnings of $0.03 to $0.09 per fully diluted share ....