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JCB Deploys Axalto's DDA-Enabled Smart Cards; Collaboration Offers Customer World Class Secure Transaction Management.

Aug 18, 2005 ... TOKYO -- Since July 2005, JCB Co., Ltd and Axalto (EURONEXT:AXL) (EURONEXT:NL0000400653) collaborate to offer Axalto's Dynamic Data Authentication (DDA)-enabled smart cards to JCB customers in Japan. In the banking sector, microprocessor cards based on the EMV (Europay-MasterCard-Visa) ...

Higher Natural Gas Costs Force UES to Seek New Surcharge.

Aug 18, 2005 ... FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- UniSource Energy Services (UES) has asked the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to approve a new surcharge on customers' gas bills beginning Oct. 1 to recover the rising cost of natural gas purchases. The new 27-cent surcharge would represent a 24-cent ...

Got Cake? Claim Jumper Fresno Supports Children's Hospital Central California Foundation.

Aug 18, 2005 ... FRESNO, Calif. -- The new Claim Jumper Fresno will donate 100% of the money raised from the sale of their "signature" Chocolate Motherlode Cake, from Thursday, Aug. 18 - Sunday, Aug. 21, to the Children's Hospital Central California Foundation. "Our bakers are working hard in anticipation ...

Eaglecrest Explorations Ltd.: Independent on Site Fire Assay Laboratory Commenced Operations.

Aug 18, 2005 ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Eaglecrest Explorations Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:EEL)(FWB:EAT.FSE) is pleased to report the on-site Fire Assay laboratory commenced operations on August 3, 2005, which will reduce the time required to secure assay results from several months to a few days. ANALAB ...

Coldwall Takes Action against Director.

Aug 18, 2005 ... SEATTLE -- Richmond, British Columbia based Coldwall, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CDWL) announces that it has filed suit against one of its directors, Brent Nelson, for fraud and numerous breaches of his fiduciary duty. Among other things, the Company alleges that Mr. Nelson has: ...

Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. to Host Its Second Annual Investor Summit in San Francisco Starting Sept. 19, 2005; Over 130 Fast-Growing Companies Will Present During the Three Day Conference.

Aug 18, 2005 ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. ("MCF"), a securities broker-dealer and investment bank, and subsidiary of MCF Corporation (AMEX:MEM), today announced that its second annual Investor Summit will take place on Sept. 19, 20 & 21, 2005. CEOs and senior executives from over 130 ...

OSE USA, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2005 Results.

Aug 18, 2005 ... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- OSE USA, Inc. (OTCBB:OSEE), reported its results today for the second quarter ended July 3, 2005. Revenues for the three and six month periods ended July 3, 2005 for continuing operations were $760,000 and $1,405,000, respectively, compared with revenues of ...

Texas Joins the Nation in Crackdown on Drunk Driving; Law Enforcement Agencies Statewide To Participate.

Aug 18, 2005 ... AUSTIN, Texas -- With Labor Day and the last surge of summer road trips just two weeks away, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced today that Texas will be part of a coast-to-coast effort to remove drunk drivers from the nation's streets and highways. Between August 19 ...

Hernandez Joins EnerGulf As Its Senior Advisor for Deepwater Drilling.

Aug 18, 2005 ... HOUSTON -- EnerGulf Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ENG) is pleased to announce that Israel C. Hernandez has joined EnerGulf as its Senior Advisor for deepwater drilling, engineering and operations. Mr. Hernandez has over 30 years experience as an oil and gas drilling and completions engineer ....

EnerGulf Exercises NAMCOR Option in Namibia.

Aug 18, 2005 ... HOUSTON -- EnerGulf Resources Inc. (TSXV:ENG) is pleased to announce that it has exercised its option granted to it by The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) for a 25% working interest in Block 1711, offshore Namibia. EnerGulf has notified the Namibia Ministry of Mines and ...

Magnum Semiconductor Commences Operations and Obtains Funds for Company Expansion.

Aug 18, 2005 ... FREMONT, Calif. -- Magnum Semiconductor, Inc., a recent spin-off of Cirrus Logic's video group, announced today that it commenced operations on July 1st, 2005. As a private company, Magnum Semiconductor will continue to be a premier supplier of ICs, software and reference platforms for ...

BERU Posts Double-Digit Growth in Sales Revenues and Earnings in the First Quarter of 2005/06.

Aug 18, 2005 ... LUDWIGSBURG, Germany -- BERU Aktiengesellschaft(FWB:BZL), Ludwigsburg, increased its sales revenues in the first quarter of the 2005/06 financial year (April 1 through June 30, 2005) by 14.5% to EUR 97.9 million (Q1 2004/05: EUR 85.5 million). During the same period, operating profit ...

BERU AG: Q1 2005/06 Results - Key Financial Tables.

Aug 18, 2005 ... LUDWIGSBURG, Germany -- BERU AG (FWB:BZL) <Pre> Consolidated income statement Q1 2004/05 Q1 2005/06 EUR million EUR million Sales revenues 85.5...

Teseda Appoints New CEO; Record Booking Quarters Validate OpenDFT Yield Improvement Strategy.

Aug 18, 2005 ... PORTLAND, Ore. -- Teseda Corporation, the market leader in OpenDFT(TM) solutions for yield improvement, today announced the appointment of Armagan A. Akar as CEO. Armagan is a 25-year veteran of the electronics industry. He succeeds co-founder and former CEO, Steve Morris, who remains a ...

Interface Displays & Controls Receives SeaPort-e Subcontract Award.

Aug 18, 2005 ... OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Interface Displays & Controls, Inc. (Interface), a certified small, women-owned business, has been awarded a subcontract as a member of the Dayton T. Brown Prime Team for the U.S. Navy's SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) Rolling Admissions procurement vehicle. The vehicle ...

ProMutual Group Expands Successful Patient Safety Program; Shoulder Dystocia Training Course Offered to Physicians Throughout Northeast.

Aug 18, 2005 ... BOSTON -- ProMutual Group, the leading provider of medical malpractice insurance in the Northeast, is expanding its successful patient safety program aimed at reducing the incidence of shoulder dystocia. Shoulder dystocia is a birth complication in which a baby's shoulder is blocked during ...

Painless Play - Expert Tips for Softening the Fall...and the Ball.

Aug 18, 2005 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- The fall sports season is quickly approaching, and children are eager to get out on the field and into the game. "With more than 30 million children and teens involved in sports in the United States alone, the issue of safety in sports is more important today than ever ...

Bottomline Technologies' BACSTEL-IP Customers Surpass 4,000.

Aug 18, 2005 ... READING, England -- Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ:EPAY): Breadth of Product Offerings and Strategic Partnerships Enable Bottomline to Provide Fastest, Most Cost-Effective Path to Compliance before 1 January 2006 Changeover Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ:EPAY), a ...

Research and Markets : Unilever Has Reached the End of Its Path to Growth Strategy and Has Succeeded in Achieving Many of Its Targets: Read More in the Unilever Annual 2004.

Aug 18, 2005 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22779) has announced the addition of Corporate Focus Foods: Unilever Annual 2004 to their offering. The Unilever Annual is a strategic and product level overview of Unilever up to the end of ...

New Imaging Technology Shown to Detect Pancreatic Inflammation in Type 1 Diabetes and Its Reversal in Animal Models.

Aug 18, 2005 ... BOSTON -- Non-invasive imaging may help predict type 1 diabetes and response to treatment in humans: Joslin recruiting for new Imaging in Diabetes clinical trial A key obstacle to early detection of type 1 diabetes - as well as to rapid assessment of the effectiveness of ...

Research and Markets : Introducing Kraft Foods Q1 2005 Newsletter Covering All Global Activities.

Aug 18, 2005 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22794) has announced the addition of Corporate Focus Foods: Kraft Foods Q1 2005 to their offering. The Kraft Foods newsletter covers the global activities of Kraft Foods during the first quarter ...

Research and Markets : Textile Fibers Market for China examined with forecasts up to 2014.

Aug 18, 2005 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22801) has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Textile Fibers 2005 to their offering. China's demand for textile fibers has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next five ...

Research and Markets: The Number of Domestic Garage Doors Sold in the UK has Increased by 22% between 2000 and 2004.

Aug 18, 2005 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22813) has announced the addition of Garage Doors: UK to their offering. It is believed that the number of domestic garage doors sold within the UK has risen steadily throughout this report's ...

Calvert Social Index(TM) Actions.

Aug 18, 2005 ... BETHESDA, Md. -- The Calvert Social Research Department has submitted the following recommendations regarding actions within the Calvert Social Index. If approved, the following recommendations are effective when the Calvert Social Index Committee convenes its quarterly meeting in ...

Airpath Participates in Intel's Digital Communities Initiative; Airpath's OSS, Roaming and Clearinghouse Platform RoamBOSS Metro Enables Metro Wireless for ''Pilot Cities''.

Aug 18, 2005 ... WALTHAM, Mass. -- Airpath Wireless, Inc., the leader in enabling management and roaming for wireless broadband networks, announced today it is working with Intel Corporation on its Digital Communities initiative by offering its RoamBOSS Metro solution as a best-of-breed platform to help ...

Alexis Nihon REIT Announces August 2005 Distribution.

Aug 18, 2005 ... MONTREAL -- Alexis Nihon Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:AN.UN) today announced the monthly cash distribution for the month of August has been set at $0.0917 per unit, or $1.10 per unit on an annualized basis. The cash distribution will be paid on September 15, 2005, to unitholders of ...

Research and Markets : Pharmaceuticals Capacity, Output and Demand in Chinese Market with Forecasts up to 2014.

Aug 18, 2005 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22814) has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Pharmaceuticals 2005 to their offering China's demand for pharmaceuticals has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next five ...

Home Federal Bank Selects Open Solutions' Core Processing Suite; Rapid Rate of Growth Sends Bank Looking for New Core Data Processing Platform.

Aug 18, 2005 ... GLASTONBURY, Conn. -- Home Federal Bank, an 84-year-old financial institution located in the Treasure Valley of Idaho, has selected Open Solutions Inc.'s (R) (NASDAQ: OPEN) The Complete Banking Solution (R) (TCBS), a relational core data processing platform for banks, to address its ...

The Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation Installs Its First 50-Meter Tower with San Isabel Electric to Evaluate Huerfano Wind Energy Resources.

Aug 18, 2005 ... DENVER -- Tall Tower Will Gather Data to Determine if Site Is Appropriate for Large-Scale Wind Development The Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation (OEMC) and the San Isabel Electric Association, Inc. (SIEA) announce the raising of a 50-meter wind ...

Research and Markets: Unique Study on Vitamins and Supplements in a Chinese Market.

Aug 18, 2005 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22818) has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Vitamins and Supplements 2005 to their offering. China's demand for vitamins and supplements has grown at a fast pace in the past decade ....

Research and Markets : Uncovering the Flexible Packaging Industry inside China 2009 - 2014.

Aug 18, 2005 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22821) has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Flexible Packaging 2005 to their offering. China's demand for flexible packaging has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next ...

Research and Markets: Chinese Markets for Polystyrene as growth prevails 2005 - 2014.

Aug 18, 2005 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22826) has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Polystyrene 2005 to their offering. China's demand for polystyrene has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next five years, ...

Creative Enterprises International Increases Financing to $3.0 Million to Meet Market Demand; Jana Skinny Water Rolls out Nationally into 7-Eleven Stores, Expected to Be in Most Locations.

Aug 18, 2005 ... NEW YORK -- Creative Enterprises International, Inc. (www.creativepi.com)(OTC: CEII), the exclusive worldwide marketer of Jana Skinny Water (www.skinnywater.com) and the North American exclusive distributor of Jana Natural European Artesian Water (www.janawater.com) announced that it has ...

Molecular Insight Expands Executive Research and Development Team; Company Names John A. Barrett, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Promotes James F. Kronauge, Ph.D., to Vice President of Process Chemistry.

Aug 18, 2005 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the appointment of John A. Barrett, Ph.D., as Vice President of Research, and the promotion of James F. Kronauge, Ph.D., to Vice President of Process Chemistry. Dr. Barrett brings over 20 years of research and ...

SYSPRO Is Double Winner at Start Magazine/IBM Business Awards.

Aug 18, 2005 ... COSTA MESA, Calif. -- SYSPRO, a leading producer of enterprise software, announced it came away a double winner at the 8th Annual Technology and Business Awards Ceremony held Aug. 9, 2005, by Start Magazine in cooperation with IBM Corp. The awards presentation at the Hard Rock ...

MarketSoft Announces Record Quarterly Results.

Aug 18, 2005 ... LEXINGTON, Mass. -- MarketSoft, the leading provider of event-based marketing, customer alert, and lead management solutions, today reported record sales for the quarter that ended on June 30, 2005. MarketSoft's quarterly highlights include: --Signed a number of new ...

LTX Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End Earnings Release and Conference Call.

Aug 18, 2005 ... WESTWOOD, Mass. -- LTX Corporation (Nasdaq: LTXX), a leading provider of semiconductor test solutions, today announced the Company will release financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year, ended July 31, 2005, on Thursday, August 25, 2005 after the market closes. A conference ...

Canada's Largest Broadband Provider Renews Contract with Radialpoint to Provide Security Services.

Aug 18, 2005 ... MONTREAL -- Radialpoint, a leading provider of managed Internet services to many of the world's largest broadband providers, today announced that Bell Canada, the country's largest broadband provider, has renewed its contract as security services provider for Sympatico and small business ...

Indications for Merck's SINGULAIR(R) Expand with FDA Approval for Perennial Allergic Rhinitis; SINGULAIR Now Shown to Provide Relief from a Broad Range of Indoor and Outdoor Allergy Symptoms.

Aug 18, 2005 ... WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. -- Merck & Co., Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SINGULAIR(R) (montelukast sodium) for the relief of symptoms of perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR), or indoor allergies, in adults and children six months of age and ...

Verizon Wireless Renews Sponsorship Deal with the Denver Broncos; Colorado Fans Get Support, Info and Fun as Verizon Wireless Builds Team Support.

Aug 18, 2005 ... DENVER -- Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless provider, is an official Proud Partner of the Denver Broncos. For the fifth consecutive year, Verizon Wireless is partnering with the Denver Broncos; Verizon Wireless is sponsoring a total of 13 professional football teams ...

Verizon Wireless and Lucent Technologies Complete Industry's First CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A Calls and Plan Technology Trial.

Aug 18, 2005 ... MURRAY HILL, N.J. -- Companies Expect to Conduct CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A Trial in Early 2006 to Demonstrate VoIP with Simultaneous Multimedia Applications Verizon Wireless and Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced the completion of the wireless industry's first, ...

JAMDAT Mobile Launches Tetris in Korea.

Aug 18, 2005 ... LOS ANGELES -- Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:JMDT) announced today the launch of Tetris(R) on wireless carriers throughout Korea. The mobile version of the classic puzzle game is now available on wireless carriers LG Telecom, SK Telecom and KTF Telecom ....

Bright Traders Make Top Trader Performance Lists; Bob Bright Makes Top 100 Trader List, and Darren Clifford among Best 30 Traders under Age 30; Trading Strategies Similar, Results Excellent.

Aug 18, 2005 ... LAS VEGAS -- Robert Bright, CEO of Bright Trading, LLC, was named in the Trader Monthly "Top 100" list last month showing personal trading income for 2004 estimated between $15-$20 million. Twenty-five-year-old protege Darren Clifford made the "Best 30 traders under age 30" list shown in ...

U.S. Bank's Prodigy ATM Powered by Phoenix's VISTAatm Continues to Gain Momentum; Cincinnati, Phoenix, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Portland Are the 'Launching Pads' for Further Rollout.

Aug 18, 2005 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. and LONDON, Ontario -- U.S. Bank and Phoenix Interactive Design are pleased to announce that Prodigy ATM (powered by Phoenix's VISTAatm) has celebrated successful deployment and garnered favorable customer and employee feedback in the Cincinnati, Phoenix, Minneapolis-St ....

The Law Firms of Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow LLP, Cauley Bowman Carney & Williams, PLLC and Kinsey Ridenour Becker & Kistler, LLP, Announce the Certification of a Class Action.

Aug 18, 2005 ... HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- The following was released today by Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow LLP: <Pre> IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA DESERT ORCHID PARTNERS, L.L.C., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated,...

Consumers Overwhelmingly Choose Dell's 42-Inch Plasma HDTV in Four-City, Head-to-Head Competition with Sony; Based on Picture Quality and Price, More Consumers Pick Dell in First ``HDTV Challenge''.

Aug 18, 2005 ... ROUND ROCK, Texas -- In a four-city head-to-head viewing competition, nearly 70 percent of consumers surveyed chose Dell's (NASDAQ:DELL) W4200HD plasma television over Sony's KDE-42XS955 HD model, based on picture quality and price. The consumer preference study of 42-inch ...

RedShift Systems Grows Staff to Meet Customer Demand; Appoints New Technologists, Expands Facilities.

Aug 18, 2005 ... WALTHAM, Mass. -- RedShift Systems Corp., a pioneer in enabling low-cost, high-performance thermal imaging solutions for mass markets, today announced that it has appointed Dr. Shuyun Wu as Director, Device Development and Mikhail Fridberg as Director, Hardware and Firmware Development ....

Pharmaceutical Companies Drawn to Advertise on Place-Based Media.

Aug 18, 2005 ... LOS ANGELES -- AFMN, Inc. (Pink Sheets:AFNN) and its subsidiary, African American Medical Network, Inc. ("African American Medical Network"), a company that produces and distributes advertiser-supported patient education programming for use in doctors' offices that serve the African ...

Talecris Announces Extended Room Temperature Storage for Gamunex(R); New simplified storage labeling provides greater convenience for patients, healthcare professionals.

Aug 18, 2005 ... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Talecris Biotherapeutics announced today that Gamunex(R) can now be stored at room temperature (up to 25 degrees C, or 77 degrees F) for up to six months anytime during its 36 month shelf life. This new labeling will increase convenience and simplify storage ...

Merkle Promotes Greg Fox to Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer.

Aug 18, 2005 ... LANHAM, Md. -- Merkle (www.merklenet.com), a leading database marketing agency, announced the promotion of Greg Fox to the position of senior vice president, chief strategy officer for Merkle's Agency Group. In this position, Fox will play an expanded role in overseeing the strategic ...

Dell'Oro Group Reports Overall Mobility Infrastructure Market Posts 13 Percent Gain; WCDMA Market Growth Slows.

Aug 18, 2005 ... REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, today reported that the total mobility infrastructure market grew 13 percent in the second quarter of 2005 verses the same quarter a year ago. For the ...

Webcast Alert: Oragenics, Inc. Presentation at Informed Investors Biotechnology

Aug 18, 2005 ... ALACHUA, Fla. -- Oragenics, Inc. (AMEX: ONI) will present at the following forum: <Pre> What: Oragenics, Inc. (AMEX: ONI) will give a presentation at Informed Investors Biotechnology / Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals On-line Investors Forum. ...

Three Greenberg Traurig Orlando Attorneys Certified in Construction Law.

Aug 18, 2005 ... ORLANDO, Fla. -- Three Orlando-based members of Greenberg Traurig's national Construction Law Practice Group received certification by The Florida Bar in construction law. The Florida Bar recently certified 221 Florida lawyers as specialists in 19 areas of legal practice, including 109 ...

CaseStack Secures Funding for Acquisitions.

Aug 18, 2005 ... SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- CaseStack, Inc., the leading provider of complete outsourced logistics solutions to mid-sized consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, today announced that the Company closed on $20 million in additional financing. The funding will enable CaseStack to supplement its ...

Dyax Corp. and Merck KGaA Enter Into License Agreement for Discovery of Therapeutic Antibodies and Peptides.

Aug 18, 2005 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Dyax Corp. (Nasdaq: DYAX) announced today that it has granted a non-exclusive license to its proprietary phage display libraries to Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) for the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies and peptides. Under the terms of the ...

Airborne Survey Underway at Pele's Alliance Diamond Project.

Aug 18, 2005 ... TORONTO -- Pele Mountain Resources (TSX VENTURE:GEM) ("Pele" or the "Company") today announced the commencement of an airborne survey at its Alliance Diamond Project in northwestern Ontario. Exploration at Alliance is funded and operated by Trigon Exploration Canada Ltd. ("Trigon") (TSX ...

First Marblehead Corporation Announces Expanded Relationship with SunTrust Bank.

Aug 18, 2005 ... BOSTON -- The First Marblehead Corporation (NYSE:FMD), a leading provider of outsourcing services for private, non-governmental education lending, today announced an agreement to expand its private student loan services to SunTrust Education Loans, a unit of SunTrust Banks, Inc. First ...

Service Firms Must Significantly Invest In Building Their Service Oriented Architecture Capabilities, IDC Finds.

Aug 18, 2005 ... FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- According to an IDC study that examined and compared major service providers with service oriented architecture (SOA)-based services offerings and capabilities, SOA is being heralded as the most effective way to overcome the complexities involved in creating businesses ...

Identity Theft Protection Now Offered by Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance; Company Offers Valuable New Coverage on Homeowner Policies at No Additional Charge.

Aug 18, 2005 ... DE PERE, Wis. -- Consumers with a homeowners' insurance policy at Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance, a division of Ameriprise Financial, are now automatically receiving insurance coverage of up to $5,000 for unexpected expenses due to identity theft. Identity theft is the fastest ...

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Results.

Aug 18, 2005 ... YORK, Pa. -- The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT) today reported results for the second quarter ended July 30, 2005. Income For the second quarter of fiscal 2005, the Company reported a net loss of $1.4 million, or $0.09 per share, which includes an after-tax ...

Miranda Gold Corp.: Formal Joint Venture Agreement Signed with Agnico-Eagle.

Aug 18, 2005 ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Miranda Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MAD)(OTCBB:MRDDF)(FWB:MRG)(BERLIN:MRG) ("Miranda") and Agnico-Eagle (USA) have finalized and signed an "Exploration Option for Joint Venture and Operating Agreement" on Miranda's CONO and BPV properties. These agreements ...

BOWE Bell + Howell to Adopt BigMachines' Lean Front-End for Better Quote Management.

Aug 18, 2005 ... CHICAGO & MUNICH, Germany -- BigMachines, Inc., a provider of Web-based quote and proposal software for manufacturers of complex products, announced today that BOWE Bell + Howell, a leading provider of high-speed mail processing systems, selected BigMachines' Lean Front-End (LFE) to ...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $4.7 Million Movement Tracking System Order for Its Next Generation Transceiver.

Aug 18, 2005 ... MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp., has received an order totaling $4.7 million on its Movement Tracking System, or MTS contract, with the U. S. Army. This order is for the ...

Judy Shepard to Appear on InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse Beginning September 11; National Broadcast Distributes to PBS via NETA.

Aug 18, 2005 ... HOUSTON -- Judy Shepard, mother of hate crime victim Matthew Shepard and executive director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, will appear on InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse, beginning September 11, as part of the second season of this acclaimed national interview series. The show is ...

J. Ray McDermott Awarded Saudi Aramco Project.

Aug 18, 2005 ... HOUSTON -- McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) ("McDermott"), announced today that subsidiaries of J. Ray McDermott, S.A. ("J. Ray") have been awarded work by Saudi Aramco to provide fabrication and installation for the Marjan, Zuluf, Safaniya oil field facilities. "This ...