Business Wire back issues from Tuesday, May 20:
Service 1st Bancorp Announces First Quarter Results.(Financial report)
May 20, 2008 ... TRACY, Calif. -- Please replace the release dated May 6, 2008 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: SERVICE 1ST BANCORP ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER RESULTS Service 1st Bancorp (the "Company", OTCBB:SVCF), ...
KickApps CEO To Present at Goldman Sachs Ninth Annual Global Internet Conference.
May 20, 2008 ... NEW YORK -- First graph, first sentence of release should read: KickApps (www.kickapps.com), the leading on demand, social media platform, today announced that Alex Blum, CEO of KickApps, has been invited to present at the Goldman Sachs Ninth Annual Global Internet Conference in Las Vegas, ...
Toshiba Selects Mentor Graphics Calibre DFM Platform for its Device Extraction Flow.
May 20, 2008 ... WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) today announced that Toshiba Corporation has selected the Calibre[R] DFM Platform for its Device Extraction Flow aimed at controlling manufacturing variability at 45 nanometers (nm) and beyond. "Taking actions at the ...
Sales 117,636mn Yen YY+23.0% / Ordinary Income 18,336mn Yen YY+67.9% QTR Results of MORIMOTO (eol News).
May 20, 2008 ... TOKYO -- MORIMOTO Co.,Ltd.(TOKYO:8899) News: <Pre> Company Name < MORIMOTO Co.,Ltd. Company Code < (TOKYO:8899) Market < Tokyo Stock Exchange Section< 2nd section ...
This Report Makes an In-depth Analysis of the Characteristics and Development Trends of China's Auto Electronics Market and Body Control Market.
May 20, 2008 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92168) has announced the addition of "China Auto Body Electronic Control Market Report, 2007-2008" to their offering. Auto body electronic control systems include security systems, comfort ...
Research and Markets: Evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
May 20, 2008 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92215) has announced the addition of "Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. - SWOT Framework Analysis" to their offering. SWOT Analysis, is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths, ...
Research and Markets: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation SWOT Framework Analysis Out Now.
May 20, 2008 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92137) has announced the addition of "China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation - SWOT Framework Analysis" to their offering. SWOT Analysis, is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the ...
PeopleSupport to Present at the JMP Securities Research Conference on May 20, 2008.(Conference news)
May 20, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES -- PeopleSupport, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSPT) (the "Company"), a leading offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, today announced that it will be participating in the Seventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco. Caroline Rook, CFO, is scheduled to ...
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Prices Offering of 15.54 Million Common Shares for Gross Proceeds of $301 Million; Capital Raised Will Offset the Impact of Prepaying Wholesale Borrowings.
May 20, 2008 ... WESTBURY, N.Y. -- New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYB) today announced that it has priced an offering of 15.54 million shares of its common stock at $19.35 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $301 million. The offering is expected to close on May 23, 2008. A ...
Marco Polo XTF and T&C Holdings Enter into a Capital and Strategic Alliance to Develop ETF Research and Advisory Services Catering to the Needs of Pan-Asian Institutional and Retail ETF Investors.
May 20, 2008 ... NEW YORK -- Marco Polo XTF, the independent ETF research and advisory subsidiary of Marco Polo Network, entered into a capital and strategic alliance with T&C Holdings and appointed T&C Holdings Chairman & CEO Shigeki Tanaka to its board of directors. T&C Holdings' President & ...
Steve Weisz, CEO & Founder of In Ticketing, Named United Nations ECOSOC Advisor.
May 20, 2008 ... Supermodel Petra Nemcova & Weisz Honored at United Nations Gala SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- Steve Weisz, CEO & Founder of In Ticketing, was named as a Special Advisor on Renewable Energy to the International Renewable Energy Organization (IREO), in association with the United Nations ...
Genentech Announces June 2 Webcast Discussion of Data Presented at ASCO.
May 20, 2008 ... SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Genentech, Inc. (NYSE:DNA) invites investors, the media and the general public to listen to an audio webcast discussing data presented during the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, Illinois. The live ...
China Housing & Land Development Will Present at the Roth Third Annual China Discovery Tour on May 23, 2008 in Sanya, Hainan, China.
May 20, 2008 ... XI'AN, China -- China Housing & Land Development, Inc., (NASDAQ: CHLN), a leading developer of residential and commercial properties in northwest China, today announced that it will participate in the Roth Capital Partners' Third Annual China Discovery Tour on May 23, 2008 in Sanya, ...
SilverTree Health Launches Additional Resources into Its Web-Based, Physician e-Billing Platform.
May 20, 2008 ... PHOENIX -- SilverTree Health, the premier provider of third-party physician billing and practice management resources, announces today that it has launched its full-service suite of electronic billing capabilities, enabling its clients to maximize their insurance and self-pay accounts ...
Miss Florida USA(R): The Business of Beauty.
May 20, 2008 ... Annual Pageant Financially Impacts the Host City of Hollywood, FL HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- The company name listed in the contact information of release should read: Fixed Star Media Arts. The corrected release reads: MISS FLORIDA USA[R]: THE BUSINESS OF BEAUTY ...
Logitech to Hold Investor Day on May 22 in New York.
May 20, 2008 ... FREMONT, Calif. & ROMANEL-SUR-MORGES, Switzerland -- Logitech International (SWX:LOGN) (Nasdaq:LOGI) today announced it will hold an Investor Day in New York on Thursday, May 22, 2008. Presentations will begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time/14:30 Central European Summer Time. The ...
OKI Printing Solutions Cheers on Portsmouth to FA Cup Success.
May 20, 2008 ... Portsmouth FC Parades FA Cup Trophy through the City PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom -- OKI Printing Solutions, Portsmouth Football Clubs' main sponsor, led the Wembley cheers on 17th May as Portsmouth Football Club lifted the FA Cup, for the first time since 1939, after beating ...
OKI Starts Operation at Its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary in China That Develops and Manufactures Telecom Equipment.(Company overview)
May 20, 2008 ... TOKYO -- OKI announced it has bought out its partner's share of Changzhou OKI-GEG Telecoms Ltd, a joint company established in 1997 by OKI and Jiangsu Guoguang Electronic Information Technology Co., Ltd. Buying out the share owned by GEG, OKI becomes the 100% owner of the company which is ...
OKI Upgrades Software Development Kit for Fingerprint Authentication LSI.
May 20, 2008 ... - Now Compatible With Slide Sensors and Touch Sensors - TOKYO -- Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) today announced it has released its second version Software Development Kit (SDK) for ML67Q5250, the fingerprint authentication LSI that enables match-on-device. OKI ...
Sprint Nextel Found To Infringe Location Privacy Patents, Announces Dovel & Luner LLP.
May 20, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES -- Dovel & Luner LLP today announced that a Los Angeles jury has found Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) liable for infringing two patents owned by California company Enovsys LLC. The jury returned its verdict late Friday, May 16, 2008, and awarded Enovsys past damages of $2.78 million. ...
Capital Corp of the West Reports Net Income in First Quarter 2008 Results.
May 20, 2008 ... MERCED, Calif. -- Capital Corp of the West (NASDAQ:CCOW), parent company of County Bank, today announced first quarter 2008 net income of $2.3 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to $3.9 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2007. The Company's first ...
Fathead(R) Produces The Hockey Holy Grail.
May 20, 2008 ... NHL([R]) Fans Can Now Own the Most Coveted of Trophies, The Stanley Cup(TM) LIVONIA, Mich. -- Fathead([R]), the number one brand in sports and entertainment wall graphics and the best-known for its official life-size images of NHL([R]) athletes and logos, is proud to announce ...
Exterran Partners to Present at 2008 Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference.(Conference news)
May 20, 2008 ... HOUSTON -- Exterran Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EXLP) announced today that Stephen A. Snider, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Daniel K. Schlanger, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of Exterran Partners' general partner are scheduled to present at the 2008 ...
Siterra Corporation Releases Siterra+ Version 2.0.
May 20, 2008 ... New Features Provide Ease-of-Use, Improved Configuration Options, Increased Usability, Key Performance Indicators, Significant User Interface Updates SAN FRANCISCO -- Siterra today announced the rollout of the Version 2.0 of its flagship Siterra+ Collaborative Asset Management ...
NDS Opens New Delhi Office, Demonstrating Further Commitment to Indian Pay TV Market.
May 20, 2008 ... Highlights: * Latest NDS commercial office opens in New Delhi, extending support for growing Indian digital Pay TV industry * NDS strengthens investment in India - now with two commercial offices supporting the local market and a growing R&D centre providing core ...
Dassault Systemes Announces Major Advancements in New Abaqus Release from SIMULIA.
May 20, 2008 ... Unified FEA Technology Accelerates Industry Use of Realistic Simulation to Evaluate Products, Materials, and Processes PARIS & PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Regulatory News: Dassault Syst[c]mes (DS) (Paris:DSY) (NASDAQ:DASTY), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle ...
Decatur Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir Selected to Perform at Piccolo Spoleto for Third Consecutive Year.
May 20, 2008 ... Choir to perform sacred selections for an offering of "Divine Harmony" on May 31, 2008 at 12:00 Noon at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Charleston, SC ATLANTA -- Decatur Presbyterian Church today announced that for the third consecutive year the Chancel Choir under the direction ...
VSR Financial Chooses MetaPass as Universal Single Sign-On Solution.
May 20, 2008 ... Leading Financial Firm Increases Security and Productivity with MetaPass' Patented Technology SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- MetaPass, Inc. today announced the deployment of its universal single sign-on ("SSO") solution at VSR Financial Services, Inc. ("VSR"). The access to all of VSR's ...
Kulabyte Delivers Live High Quality Internet TV with Broadcasters Around the World.
May 20, 2008 ... Networks Using High Quality, Higher Resolution Encoding for Live Internet Events NEW YORK -- Since the debut of their XStream Live products to millions of viewers worldwide on March 10th for "Operation MySpace," MySpace's live concert webcast from Kuwait, Kulabyte has been busy ...
Napster Launches World's Largest MP3 Store Featuring 6 Million Tracks.
May 20, 2008 ... Songs Purchased at Napster Now Compatible With iPod and iPhone LOS ANGELES -- Napster (Nasdaq:NAPS), the pioneer of digital music, today announced the launch of the world's largest and most comprehensive MP3 store at www.napster.com/store. Napster's download store is ...
New 5.8GHz WiMAX Pico-Base Station from Tranzeo with Proximetry's AirSync EMS Fills Market Niche.
May 20, 2008 ... Tranzeo pico-Base Station up for WiMAX World EMEA 2008 Industry Choice Award Press kit materials are available online at http://virtualpressoffice.com/kit/TranzeoWireless MUNICH, Germany -- Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT) announces at WiMAX World EMEA ...
Mitsubishi Electric Announces Sale of 'MGF4935AM' Ku Band Low Noise GaAs HEMT.
May 20, 2008 ... TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (President and CEO: Setsuhiro Shimomura) announced today it has developed a full-mold package low noise Ku1 band GaAs High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT), the MGF4935AM, highly suitable for low noise amplifiers in Direct Broadcast Satellite ...
Herbalife Statement.
May 20, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES -- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) issued the following statement in response to allegations from the Fraud Discovery Institute that its products may pose a consumer safety concern, and that trigger a California proposition 65 warning for lead content. We have confidence ...
Comprehensive Report Detailing Silicone Products for Food Contact Applications.
May 20, 2008 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92251) has announced the addition of "Silicone Products for Food Contact Applications" to their offering. Silicones, which can vary from low molecular weight oils and fluids, to rubbers and ...
GeneTree to Join Osmond Family 50th Anniversary Worldwide Concert Tour.
May 20, 2008 ... Osmonds Seek "Lost Family Members;" Major Concert Tour Will Highlight the Importance of Family and the Osmond Family's Collaboration with GeneTree to Discover Previously Unknown Osmond Relatives in the U.S., Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland and Australia; Other Tour Locations Will Include ...
Endace Limited Final Results for Year Ended 31 March 2008.(Financial report)
May 20, 2008 ... AUCKLAND, New Zealand & WASHINGTON -- Endace Limited ("Endace", "the Group" or "the Company") (LSE/AIM: EDA), a world leader in network monitoring, latency measurement and application acceleration solutions, is pleased to announce its audited final results for the year ended 31 March 2008 ....
Statement by the Press Secretary.
May 20, 2008 ... WASHINGTON -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, mudslides, and landslides during the period of April ...
ArcelorMittal Announces Donation for Victims of Sichuan Earthquake.
May 20, 2008 ... LUXEMBOURG -- Regulatory News: ArcelorMittal is donating over 1 million RMB to the Chinese Red Cross Foundation to help the relief efforts in China following the earthquake that struck Sichuan on Monday 12 May. ArcelorMittal China and its employees donated 160,000 ...
ArcelorMittal Announces Bond Issue.
May 20, 2008 ... LUXEMBOURG -- Regulatory News: On 19 May 2008, ArcelorMittal completed the pricing of a US$ denominated issue of 5 year and 10 year notes, consisting of US$3,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount split equally between the 5 year and the 10 year issue. The notes will bear ...
Merrick & Company Wins Major Engineering and Construction Contracts at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
May 20, 2008 ... DENVER -- Merrick & Company, a world class provider of non-reactor nuclear facility design and construction, signed two contracts with Los Alamos National Security, LLC to provide architecture, engineering, and construction services for modifications to systems and facility features at ...
Volvo: Truck Deliveries April 2008.
May 20, 2008 ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Regulatory News: Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group's (NASDAQ:VOLV) (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) four truck companies in April amounted to 24,616, which is an increase of 44%, compared with the year-earlier period. See attached file for ...
'BNI Bikers Unite Ride for Charity' - Largest Worldwide Networking Organization Helps Fight Cancer.
May 20, 2008 ... BNI, the World's Largest Networking Organization, is Calling All Bikers to Unite against Cancer - Ride, Network, and Save a Life; Everyone is Invited to Participate and Donate UPLAND, Calif. -- With over 100,000 diverse members across the globe and a philosophy of "givers gain," ...
NetCracker Continues Industry Innovation and Leadership with Pasadena Product Release.
May 20, 2008 ... Reduces Time To Market for Complex New Services With Data Center Infrastructure Management and Business Activity Metrics WALTHAM, Mass. -- NetCracker Technology, the leader in Service Layer Transformation[TM], announced today its Pasadena Product Release -- a continuing ...
NetCracker CEO Andrew Feinberg Appointed to TM Forum Board of Directors.
May 20, 2008 ... Prestigious Appointment Affirms NetCracker's Industry Leadership NICE, France -- Andrew Feinberg, NetCracker's President and CEO, has been appointed to the TM Forum Board of Directors. The Board comprises senior executives from a global cross-section of the Communications ...
Key Insight into the Current Nordic Outsourcing Market.
May 20, 2008 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92243) has announced the addition of "Nordic Outsourcing Market 2008" to their offering. As Nordic companies are moving away from looking at IT as merely a support function to viewing IT as a ...
Water Company in a Box -- Bourne Energy Develops Sustainable Water Making System.
May 20, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES -- Recently, the Financial Times of London reported that water will probably become the most critical natural resource issue facing most parts of the world. Already the World Bank claims that 80 countries now have water shortages that threaten health and economies while 40 ...
SWINQ Design: Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Brings Affordable Product Design to the Masses.
May 20, 2008 ... From the Design Studios of Steven Friedman, SWINQ Design is the First Professional Industrial Design Firm Created Specifically for the Needs of the Everyday Inventor or Aspiring Entrepreneur SAN FRANCISCO -- SWINQ Design, the latest brainchild from powerhouse product designer ...
Accenture Launches Payments Innovation Showcase at Technology Lab in France.
May 20, 2008 ... SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France -- Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced it has opened a new facility at its research and development technology lab in Sophia Antipolis, France, dedicated to innovation in the rapidly growing global payments industry. The facility, called the Accenture Payments ...
Studiolo Systems Launches Planning and Time Management Web Service for High School and College Students.
May 20, 2008 ... StudyRails.com Helps Students Get Organized, Overcome Procrastination, and Control Online Distractions to Achieve Academic Success CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Studiolo Systems, the academic achievement company, today launched StudyRails.com, a web application that helps students ...
Cablecom Implements Customer-Centric Management and Service Fulfillment with NetCracker.
May 20, 2008 ... Order Processing Time Reduced to Minutes & Service Level Agreements Managed for Business Customers WALTHAM, Mass. -- NetCracker Technology announced today that cablecom has implemented NetCracker's Service Fulfillment and Assurance solutions for its Business-to-Business (B2B) ...
Student Entrepreneur Launches A Millionaire's Journal to Rescue Mom from Poverty.
May 20, 2008 ... LAKE WORTH, Fla. -- A 24-year-old entrepreneur is hoping to help his single mother out of poverty - and become a millionaire in the process - by selling ad space on his website journal. Determined to help support his mother who recently came out of surgery and was unable to work her ...
Bidding Buzz Ltd. To Hold World's Largest eBay Workshop.
May 20, 2008 ... An advanced eBay workshop will take place May 30-June 1 in Surfer's Paradise, Australia GOLD COAST, Australia -- An advanced eBay workshop will be held in the unlikeliest of places, Surfer's Paradise in Australia, May 30-June 1. The workshop will be presented by Matt and Amanda ...
Dell Expands Server and Storage System Capacities Using New Hitachi Ultrastar Hard Drives.
May 20, 2008 ... Hitachi Combines Performance and Power Efficiency in an Enterprise-Hardened 450GB Drive SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies today announced that Dell (DELL) is using Ultrastar[TM] 15K450 hard drives, which have a low power efficiency index of 0.03 watts/GB, ...
New Frutiger Serif Typeface Family Debuts in the Linotype Library of Typefaces.
May 20, 2008 ... Adrian Frutiger and Akira Kobayashi Collaborate to Expand One of the World's Most Renowned Type Families BAD HOMBURG, Germany, & WOBURN, Mass. -- Linotype GmbH, a typeface foundry and subsidiary of Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., (Nasdaq: TYPE), a leading global provider of text ...
Emerging Radio Frequency Identification Applications Set to Fuel Opportunities in the Asia Pacific Market.(Company overview)
May 20, 2008 ... SINGAPORE -- Radio frequency identification's (RFID's) ability to track and trace away from the line of sight thus enabling various business processes to be automated is the key value proposition that will boost its market in the Asia Pacific region. Technologists are coming up with more ...
Morphic Technologies: SEK 132 Million Directed Share Issue Successfully Placed.
May 20, 2008 ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Regulatory News: In a new issue directed to new Swedish institutional investors Morphic Technologies AB (STO: MORPB) has successfully raised SEK 132 million. In total 13.1 million series B shares were issued at a price per share of SEK 10.1, corresponding to ...
'Military Spouse Finance Guide' Teaches Money Management, Benefits Charity.
May 20, 2008 ... Book by Pioneer Services Helps Military Spouses Take Control of Their Family's Finances KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Military spouses are the unsung heroes, taking care of the family and the finances during their husbands' or wives' deployment. They find ways to make ends meet, get the ...
Zertificon: Z1 Securemail Product Family Supports Solaris 10.
May 20, 2008 ... Effective immediately, e-mail encryption solutions from Zertificon work with operating system from Sun Microsystems BERLIN -- Effective immediately, the Z1 SecureMail products from Zertificon Solutions GmbH for e-mail encryption are also compatible with Solaris 10. In the ...
Examine the Dynamic Interplay of Biological, Psychological and Social Factors in People's Health.
May 20, 2008 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92164) has announced the addition of "Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions, 6th Edition" to their offering. To truly understand the interconnections between psychology and health, one ...
Comprehensive Study Guide for Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry.
May 20, 2008 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92203) has announced the addition of "Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, Study Guide" to their offering. This book approaches hospitality human resource (HR) management as a ...
Comprehensive Financial Analysis of Companies in the European Green Investment Market.(Industry overview)
May 20, 2008 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92209) has announced the addition of "European Green Investments Market - Investment Analysis" to their offering. Frost & Sullivan's Business and Financial Services Group serves clients around ...
Findings of Latex and Synthetic Polymer Dispersions 2008 Conference.
May 20, 2008 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92245) has announced the addition of "Latex and Synthetic Polymer Dispersions 2008" to their offering. Latex and Synthetic Polymer Dispersions 2008 Madrid, Spain, 23-24 January 2008 ...
Jungo Releases the First DOCSIS(R) 3.0 Gateway Middleware for Cable Operators That Offers Guaranteed Content Delivery.
May 20, 2008 ... Highlights: * Jungo has teamed with Texas Instruments (TI) to deliver DOCSIS([R]) 3.0 gateway software platform * The new platform is targeted at cable operators and modem OEMs wishing to deliver media-rich services to subscribers * The joint solution ...
Keep Your Phone in Your Pocket: Listen to Your Mobile-Phone Music on Logitech's New Wireless Speakers.
May 20, 2008 ... Logitech Introduces Pure-Fi Mobile Speaker System FREMONT, Calif. -- To transform your low-fidelity mobile-phone audio into high-fidelity, stereophonic sound - wirelessly - Logitech (SWX:LOGN)(NASDAQ:LOGI) today announced the Logitech[R] Pure-Fi Mobile[TM] speaker system. Soon ...
Kineto and Agilent Technologies Collaborate on 3G/2G UMA/GAN Handset Testing Solution.
May 20, 2008 ... MILPITAS, Calif. & SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Kineto Wireless, the key innovator and leading supplier of UMA technology, and Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the companies are collaborating on 3G and 2G UMA/GAN handset testing to bring a comprehensive solution to their ...