PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, June 29:
II-VI Incorporated and Laser Power Corporation Agree to Merger.
Jun 29, 2000 ... PITTSBURGH and SAN DIEGO, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- II-VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI) and Laser Power Corporation (Nasdaq: LPWR) today jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which II-VI will acquire Laser Power. Laser Power also announced that ...
Enesco Group Announces Termination of Precious Moments Acquisition.
Jun 29, 2000 ... ITASCA, Ill. June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Enesco Group, Inc. (NYSE: ENC) announced today it would not proceed with the purchase of certain assets of Precious Moments, Inc. and the Precious Moments Company. Enesco will continue as the largest licensee of Precious Moments ...
Lawsuit Filed in Moses Lake Explosion Case.
Jun 29, 2000 ... SPOKANE, Wash., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, June 29, 2000, at 10:00 a.m., plaintiffs Jeremy and Rosie Lohr, Rick and Kristina Rios, and Helen Long (on behalf of the estate of Roy Long) will announce the filing of a lawsuit against Komatsu Ltd. arising out of injuries ...
Stoneridge Expects Full-Year 2000 Sales and Earnings Will Increase Less Than Previously Anticipated.
Jun 29, 2000 ... WARREN, Ohio, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE: SRI) today announced it anticipates that sales revenues and earnings for 2000 will be less than consensus estimates primarily as a result of softening market conditions for commercial vehicles and passenger cars, and ...
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Reports Earnings of 19 Cents Per Share in Fourth Quarter Of Fiscal 2000.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Company Announces New Financing, And Restructuring Of Non-Core Businesses; Gives Guidance On Fiscal Year 2001 RUTLAND, Vt., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CWST), a regional, non-hazardous solid waste services company, today ...
Ad Agency Veteran Jim Magill Joins Corsi San Francisco.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Recent Zuckerman Fernandes Executive Vice President & Riney Alum Named President SAN FRANCISCO, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Marc Corsi, CEO/chairman of The Corsi Agency, an advertising, design and public relations firm with offices in San Francisco, Silicon ...
Jones Cyber Solutions Announces European and North American Directors of Sales.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Heidi Ruijling to Head Up JCS' European Sales Office Theresa Summers Named North American Sales Leader DENVER, June 28th /PRNewswire/ -- Jones Cyber Solutions(TM) Ltd. (JCS), a leader in complete customer care and enhanced relationship management solutions ...
Jones Cyber Solutions and Geneva Technology Announce Marketing Partnership; Companies Will Offer Billing and Customer Care to Cable and Broadband Markets.
Jun 29, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Jones Cyber Solutions(TM) Ltd. (JCS), a leader in the development of customer care products for convergent service providers, and Geneva Technology, Ltd., the convergent billing software specialist, today announced a joint marketing agreement ...
TV Azteca Launches Newscasts in New On Air and Internet Formats.
Jun 29, 2000 ... 'Hechos Noche is a Leading Mexican News Program, And it Will Now Become Even More Popular' Internet Version Complements and Reinforces On Air Broadcasting MEXICO CITY, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: TZA; BMV: TVAZTCA), the ...
Bid.Com to Provide Internet On-line Pricing System for GE Capital Auto Financial Services.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Companies sign two-year agreement Website: www.bid.com (Nasdaq: BIDS, TSE: BII) TORONTO, June 28 /CNW-PRN/ - Bid.Com International Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDS, TSE: BII), a global provider of dynamic pricing solutions, today announced it has been ...
Cash Dividend Increased by 50% at United Security Bank.
Jun 29, 2000 ... 47th Consecutive Quarterly Cash Dividend Declared FRESNO, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Dennis R. Woods, President and Chief Executive Officer of United Security Bank (OTC Bulletin Board: UBFO), reported that the Board of Directors on June 27, 2000 declared a ...
P-I Names McCumber Managing Editor.
Jun 29, 2000 ... SEATTLE, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- David McCumber has been promoted to Managing Editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Editor and Publisher Roger Oglesby announced today. McCumber, 47, joined the Post-Intelligencer in June 1999 as Senior Editor of Projects and has ...
Honey, I Blew Up the Cheesecake!
Jun 29, 2000 ... 500 Pound Eli's Cheesecake Under Construction What: Watch Eli's Pastry Chefs bake the giant 500 pound birthday cheesecake created to celebrate 20 years of Eli's Cheesecake and 20 years of Taste of Chicago. The humongous grocery list for ...
Koala Corporation Announces Licensing Agreement With Associated Hygienic Products.
Jun 29, 2000 ... DENVER, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Koala Corporation (Nasdaq: KARE), a diversified provider of family friendly solutions for business including parental convenience and children's activity products, today announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Associated ...
Northwest Airlines Celebrates Five Years of Daily Nonstop Service Connecting Memphis and Amsterdam.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Tennessee's Only International Flight Generates More Than $2 Million Annually for Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC) today celebrated the fifth anniversary of its daily nonstop service between Memphis and ...
Silicon Gaming Announces Machine Installations in California Casinos.
Jun 29, 2000 ... PALO ALTO, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Gaming (OTC Bulletin Board: SGIC.OB) announced today that it has begun installing machines in California. "Over the past few months we have established relationships, secured sales contracts and modified our products in ...
With Quackenbush's Resignation, CARe Requests Insurance Claims of Northridge Earthquake Victims Be Re-Addressed.
Jun 29, 2000 ... NORTHRIDGE, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- With the resignation of Department of Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush and his failure to provide full protection of earthquake insurance victims, Community Assisting Recovery (CARe) sees the immediate need to address the ...
'ABC-TV Got Lost in Their Search for Jesus,' Says Dr. James C. Dobson, President of Focus on the Family.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Documentary on God Failed to Exercise Faith - The Primary Tenet Of Christianity COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The network that gave us "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and the short-lived, but highly blasphemous "Nothing Sacred," has once ...
Pacific Western National Bank Announces Stock Dividend.
Jun 29, 2000 ... BREA, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Pacific Western National Bank (OTC Bulletin Board: PWBC) announced today that it has approved a 5% Stock Dividend payable on July 28, 2000 to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2000. The dividend ...
Griffin Acquisition Corp. Increases Amount Payable in RISCORP Merger.
Jun 29, 2000 ... SARASOTA, Fla., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- RISCORP, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RISC) today announced that it has entered into an amendment to the Plan and Agreement of Merger with Griffin Acquisition Corp. which, among other things, increases the cash portion of the merger ...
Accellera Elects 15 Companies to Its Board.
Jun 29, 2000 ... LOS GATOS, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Accellera, the EDA organization resulting from the unification of Open Verilog International (OVI) and VHDL International (VI), today announced that its members have elected 15 systems, semiconductor and EDA companies, who will serve on ...
Medwave, Inc. Submits Vasotrax(TM) for FDA 510(k) Review.
Jun 29, 2000 ... ST. PAUL, Minn., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Medwave, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDWV) announced today that it has formally submitted its Handheld Blood Pressure Monitoring Unit, the Vasotrax, to the US Food and Drug Administration for 510(k) review. The company has completed ...
697 Total Winners in Tonight's Michigan Lotto Drawing.
Jun 29, 2000 ... LANSING, Mich., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The winning Michigan Lotto numbers for tonight's (June 28, 2000) drawing were 10, 13, 20, 26, 33 and 46. A computer check of .8 million plays showed that there was no players who matched all six winning numbers for the Michigan ...
HSI Productions to Hold Special Memorial Gathering in Honor Of Those Involved in Helicopter Accident.
Jun 29, 2000 ... LOS ANGELES, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- HSI Productions said today that it will hold a special memorial to honor those individuals who lost their lives in the June 22nd helicopter accident that occurred while filming a television commercial in Atlin, British Columbia. The four ...
Ashee Bahn Joins CompassPoint Partners.
Jun 29, 2000 ... SAN FRANCISCO, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CompassPoint Partners, LLC, today announced that Ashee K. Bahn has joined the investment firm as an analyst and principal. Bahn brings five years of experience to Compass Point with a concentration in technology and semiconductor ...
PR Newswire Photo Advisory, Wednesday, June 28, 11 p.m. EDT.
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BETTERMANAGEMENT.COM LAUNCHES THE SUPPLY CHAIN AUTHORITY.
Jun 29, 2000 ... PR Newswire, London, June 29. This press release is transmitted on behalf of BetterManagement.com Beaverton, Ore.- BetterManagement.com, a performance management Internet portal, today launched The Supply Chain Authority (www.SupplyChainAuthority.com), the premier source of ...
Korea Thrunet and the Singapore Infocomm Development Authority To Develop Co-Branded Internet Site and Share Content.
Jun 29, 2000 ... SEOUL, South Korea, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Korea Thrunet Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: KOREA) announced that on June 14, 2000, it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) to develop a co-branded Internet site and share localized ...
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands to Receive the Earth Charter.
Jun 29, 2000 ... President Mikhail Gorbachev, Co-Chair, the Earth Charter Commission, To Participate in the Ceremony Marking the Launch of a Worldwide Earth Charter Initiative THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- At a ceremony this morning at Aula ...
Transgene and IntroGene Enter Into Agreement In the Field of Adenoviral Vectors.
Jun 29, 2000 ... STRASBOURG, France and LEIDEN, Netherlands, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Transgene (Nasdaq: TRGNY; Nouveau Marche: TRANSGENE) and IntroGene B.V. announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a collaboration in the field of complementation cell lines ...
IIS' Garvey Wins Ernst & Young's 2000 Entrepreneur of the Year.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Company CEO and Founder Earns Prestigious Award For Technology/eBusiness Section TEMPE, Ariz., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Information Systems, Inc. ("IIS") (Nasdaq: IISX), a leader in providing full-service Internet solutions, today announced that ...
NetValue Appoints Darlene Lee as Asia President and CEO to Expand Internet Usage Behaviour Research in Asia.
Jun 29, 2000 ... HONG KONG, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- NetValue, the leader in Internet usage measurement in Europe and the US, has appointed Darlene Lee as Asia President and CEO to expand its services to the region. The company aims to set up Internet research business in China, Hong Kong, ...
ebookers.com Signs with ntl.
Jun 29, 2000 ... - Customers Will Be Able to Buy ebookers.com Flights and Hotels Using Their TVs - LONDON, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- ebookers.com (Nasdaq: EBKR, Neuer Markt: eb6), the leading pan-European Internet travel company, announced today that it will provide content ...
SCM Microsystems Completes Acquisition of Microtech International.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Digital Photography Solutions Leader Strengthens SCM's Digital Media Reader Business in Face of Slowing Demand for Internet Music Players LOS GATOS, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- SCM Microsystems, Inc., (Nasdaq: SCMM; Germany: SMY), a leading provider ...
Pharmagene Attracts Four New Phase ZERO(TM) Customers And Wins New Contracts from Existing Customers.
Jun 29, 2000 ... ROYSTON, England, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmagene plc today announced the signing of four new agreements relating to its Phase ZERO(TM) preclinical testing service. The company also announced that four existing clients have commissioned further Phase ZERO studies. ...
Two Further Customers Sign Agreements to Access Pharmagene's Pathfinder Database.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Allergan Extends Its Existing Contract ROYSTON, England, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmagene plc today announced that Janssen Research Foundation and Oxford BioMedica plc have both signed agreements to access data from Pharmagene's Pharmabase database. Janssen has ...
High Tech Trade Association Releases Results of First-Of-A-Kind Survey On E-Commerce in Japan.
Jun 29, 2000 ... YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- At its regular Asia conference, the Localisation Industry Standards Association (LISA) today released the results of the first-ever survey on the link between success in Japan's "new economy" and multilingual content. LISA ...
CellStar Reports Second-Quarter Results.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Company to Focus on More Profitable, Lower-Risk Growth Businesses Reports Net Loss of $39.7 Million, Including Special Charges of $40.9 Million CARROLLTON, Texas, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- CellStar Corporation (Nasdaq: CLST) today announced second-quarter results, ...
FORTE GIVES TRAVELLERS GENEROUS MOMENTS.COM.
Jun 29, 2000 ... PR Newswire, London, June 29. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Forte Hotel Group. London - In line with its customer focused strategy, award-winning Forte Hotel Group goes 'live' on-line and starts recruiting today for MOMENTS.COM, its new, ...
CELLSTAR ANNOUNCES MASTER DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA FOR LATIN AMERICA.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Expanded Relationship Positions Both Companies for Stronger Growth in Latin America Market PR Newswire, London, June 29. This press release is transmitted on behalf of CellStar Corporation Carrollton, Texas - CellStar Corporation (Nasdaq: CLST) a global ...
HSBC STAKES OUT THE PENSIONS MARKET.
Jun 29, 2000 ... PR Newswire, London, June 29. This press release is transmitted on behalf of HSBC. HSBC Bank is launching a stakeholder-ready pension for those 14.5 million adults who are unprepared for retirement. In a further move that is costing the bank several million pounds ...
LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL SLOAN ALUMNI CHALLENGE DOT.COM CONVENTIONS.
Jun 29, 2000 ... PR Newswire, London, June 28. This press release is transmitted on behalf of CQout. At a time when many investors are questioning the stock valuation of dot.com enterprises, a company set up by three London Business School Sloan alumni is challenging the financial assumptions of ...
Peter Zurbruegg Becomes New CEO of COPE, Inc.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Peter Zurbruegg to Join COPE as New Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ROTKREUZ, Switzerland, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- COPE, Inc. announced today that Peter Zurbruegg, former Vice President at UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland) and responsible for distributed systems has ...
Business.com Adds Company and Industry Profiles to Directory and Search Engine.
Jun 29, 2000 ... 10,000 U.S. Public Company and 58 Industry Profiles Further Enhance Business Information Resource SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Business.com, the Web's first directory and search engine focused solely on the Business Internet, today ...
United Therapeutics Obtains Exclusive North American Rights To Sustained Release Formulations of The Oral Prostacyclin Beraprost.
Jun 29, 2000 ... SILVER SPRING, Md. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) announced today that it had signed an agreement with Toray Industries of Japan for the exclusive North American rights to develop and commercialize ...
National School Safety and Security Services: School Security and Crisis Preparedness Fall Prey to Politics, Rhetoric.
Jun 29, 2000 ... 'Classroom Killers? Hallway Hostages?' Book Unveils School Violence Lessons CLEVELAND, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Political and philosophical rhetoric increasingly hampers meaningful school security and crisis preparedness efforts, according to the author of a new book ...
MediaX.com Announces Content Distribution Agreement With Yahoo!
Jun 29, 2000 ... LOS ANGELES, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaX Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MXMX), a leading Internet design studio and online entertainment destination network, today announced they have entered into a new agreement with Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), a leading global Internet ...
Aluminium.com Reports Increasing Online Aluminum Transactions.
Jun 29, 2000 ... Series of international firsts accelerates growth trend for premier online trading exchange NEW YORK, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Aluminium.com, Inc., ( www.aluminium.com ), today cited a growth trend highlighted by major and first-time online aluminum ...
Religion II Feature Package.
Jun 29, 2000 ... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with religion, and appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the initial word of the slug: "Religion". This is the ...
Deepak Chopra Heads Speakers' List as ReNewing Body & Soul Conference Debuts in Boston.
Jun 29, 2000 ... BOSTON, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Following in the tradition of the nationally recognized Body & Soul conference series produced in major U.S. cities over the last six years, ReNewing Body & Soul, featuring such celebrated holistic speakers as Drs. Deepak Chopra and Andrew Weil, ...
Black & White Voices Raised in Gospel Harmony One Human Family Performs in Boston.
Jun 29, 2000 ... BOSTON, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The One Human Family (OHF) Workshop Choir Harvest Tour 2000 moves into Boston on Saturday, July 29, 7:30 p.m. with a multicultural gospel concert at the Strand Theatre in Upham's Corner, Dorchester. The (OHF), under the direction of its ...
American Jewish Committee Initiative Deepens Catholic-Jewish Understanding.
Jun 29, 2000 ... NEW YORK, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- After a New York rabbi explained Judaism to a Catholic high school class one student commented: "I knew having someone in the flesh telling me about their religion would be better than reading it in a textbook." (Video: ...
Cruise Lines Offer A Wide Selection Of Special Itineraries For Popular Autumn Vacation Travel.
Jun 29, 2000 ... NEW YORK, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Summertime is still the most popular time to vacation, but for a growing population, fall and spring are the times to pack up and go -- especially when the destination is a cruise. Known in the travel industry as the "shoulder season" ...
Lane's HTT Robotic Massage Recliner Helped Guinness World Record Holder Set New World Record; Lane's HTT Recliner Was Put to Ultimate Test in Chris Canole's Recent Guinness World Record Attempt...
Jun 29, 2000 ... TUPELO, Miss., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Lane's partnership with Interactive Health, a global leader in robotic massage chairs for over 20 years, revolutionized the furniture industry's massage category at the International Home Furnishings Market in April. This new massage ...
WHEREVER.net Signs Wholesale Contract with UB Group.
Jun 29, 2000 ... HONG KONG, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- WHEREVER.net (Nasdaq: WNET), a leading Asian Voice-over-IP ("VoIP") services provider, today announced it has signed a wholesale contract with UB Group's subsidiary, UB Office Systems (UBOS), the largest office furniture manufacture and sales ...
F.Y.I. Incorporated Announces Acquisition of Medical Record Coding And Consulting Business.
Jun 29, 2000 ... DALLAS, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- F.Y.I. Incorporated (Nasdaq: FYII), one of the nation's fastest growing providers of information outsourcing solutions, today announces the acquisition of LexiCode Corporation, a company based in Columbia, South Carolina, with employees deployed ...
GlobalMedia Announces Joint Venture with Prophecy Entertainment.
Jun 29, 2000 ... VANCOUVER, June 29 /CNW-PRN/ - GlobalMedia.com (Nasdaq: GLMC), a provider of revenue generating streaming media and e-commerce solutions, and Prophecy Entertainment Inc. (CDNX: PEI), a producer and international distributor of motion pictures, announced today they have entered ...
CELLSTAR REPORTS SECOND-QUARTER RESULTS.
Jun 29, 2000 ... PR Newswire, London, June 29. This press release is transmitted on behalf of CellStar Corporation. Company to Focus on More Profitable, Lower-Risk Growth Businesses Reports Net Loss of US Dollars 39.7 Million, Including Special Charges of dlrs 40.9 Million ...
MAINCONTROL(R) AND PEOPLESOFT TEAM TO OFFER E-INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS BASED ON MC/EMPOWER(TM); INDUSTRY LEADERS JOIN FORCES TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT E-BUSINESS INITIATIVES.
Jun 29, 2000 ... PR Newswire, London, June 29. This press release is transmitted on behalf of MainControl. Mclean, Va. - In a move that will allow companies to proactively plan and manage their technology assets, MainControl Inc., a leading e-infrastructure management solutions ...
BEVEX Announces Abandonment of Beverage Center Development Project.
Jun 29, 2000 ... SOLANA BEACH, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- BEVEX Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BVEX) today announced that during a board of directors meeting held in Zurich, Switzerland on 13 June 2000, it was decided the Beverage Center Development Project was not progressing as required and, ...
U.S. Wireless Corporation Reports Fiscal 2000 Results.
Jun 29, 2000 ... SAN RAMON, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Wireless Corporation (Nasdaq: USWC; Frankfurt: USP), a provider of location-based information and services, today reported financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. Net losses for the year ended March ...
International Contract Awards Announced by Radyne ComStream.
Jun 29, 2000 ... PHOENIX, and SAN DIEGO, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Radyne ComStream (Nasdaq: RADN; Warrants: RADNW) today announced two new contracts for the company's Earth Stations and Modems. The first contract is with MEISSA Telecommunications to supply $1.8 million dollars of ...
Virage Announces Initial Public Offering.
Jun 29, 2000 ... SAN MATEO, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Virage, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRGE), a leading provider of products and application services that enable video for the Internet, today announced an initial public offering of 3.5 million shares of common stock at an offering price of $11 per ...
Motient Corporation Forms New Satellite-Based Subsidiary With Columbia Capital, Spectrum Equity & Telcom Ventures.
Jun 29, 2000 ... New Subsidiary Provides $50 Million Cash Infusion for Motient Corporation RESTON, Va., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Motient Corporation (Nasdaq: MTNT) today announced the creation of a newly formed subsidiary, Motient Satellite Ventures LLC, to enhance existing and ...
Unique Browser Takes EWRX Automotive e-Communities to New Users.
Jun 29, 2000 ... EWRX Boosts Exposure Via Marketing Alliance Program With Katiesoft BELLINGHAM, Wash., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- EWRX Internet Systems Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EWRX) ( http://www.ewrx.com ) today announced it joined the Katiesoft Marketing Alliance Program to boost ...