PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, December 7:
Nordstrom.com Announces Consolidation of Catalogs.
Dec 07, 2000 ... SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordstrom.com, the catalog and Internet subsidiary of Nordstrom Inc., announced today the realignment and consolidation of its catalog business. These changes are expected to accelerate progress toward profitability as well as improve ...
Reliant Energy Declares Preferred Dividend.
Dec 07, 2000 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Reliant Energy (NYSE: REI) announced that on Wednesday, December 6, 2000 it declared a ...
OmniSky to Demonstrate Wireless Web With Hands-On Demos at Fry's Electronics.
Dec 07, 2000 ... PDAs Rank Among Top 10 Electronics Gifts for Holiday 2000 Potential Buyers Show High Interest in Wireless Data Services PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- With nearly 70% of American adults venturing into an electronics store this holiday season in ...
Tennessee Titans and Qwest Digital Media Team Up on Titans TV On-Line.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Fans Can Now Access Exclusive Daily, Behind-the-Scenes Titans Footage Through Video-on-Demand at titansonline.com NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Qwest Digital Media, the leader in delivering high quality, rich media content to end-users over the ...
Fox Searchlight's 'Quills' Awarded Best Film of the Year By National Board of Review.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Joaquin Phoenix Wins Best Supporting Actor Award LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox Searchlight's high profile Marquis de Sade drama "Quills" has been named Best Film of the Year by the National Board of Review. Joaquin Phoenix also won Best Supporting Actor for ...
American Capital Declares Extra 2000 Dividend of $0.22 Per Share 2000 Dividend Increases 25% over 1999 Dividend.
Dec 07, 2000 ... BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- American Capital Strategies Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend on its common stock of $0.22 per share payable on January 16, 2001, to shareholders of record as of December 29, 2000. The ...
Consumer Attorney Thomas E. Miller Available as Media Commentator On Supreme Court Decision Limiting Homeowners to Sue for Negligence.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Agrees With Chief Justice and Urges Consumer Protection Immediately NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas E. Miller, Newport Beach construction defect attorney and the author of "Handling Construction Defect Claims -- Western States," declares that the ...
MicroIslet Announces the Appointment of James R. Gavin III, M.D., Ph.D. To Its Board of Directors.
Dec 07, 2000 ... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroIslet announced today that James R. Gavin, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Scientific Officer of Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Director of HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program, has agreed to join its Board of Directors. "We are excited ...
Significant Domestic Production Tests Reported By Swift Energy Company.
Dec 07, 2000 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Swift Energy Company (NYSE: SFY; PCX) announced today the completion and testing of a significant horizontal completion in the Saratoga formation and two additional completions in the Austin Chalk formation in the Masters Creek Field and in the ...
2TheMart.com Files Action Against LanguageForce, Inc. and Gotoworld.com, Inc.
Dec 07, 2000 ... IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- 2TheMart.com, Inc. ("2TheMart") (OTC: TMRT) announced today that it filed an action against Gotoworld.com, Inc. ("GTW"); LanguageForce, Inc. ("LF"), parent company of GTW; Ian S. Simpson; and Yuri Mordovskoi for, among other claims, ...
Korea Composite Indexes for September 2000.
Dec 07, 2000 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The leading index for Korea decreased 1.4 percent in September, while the coincident index decreased 0.4 percent. * The continued weakness in the coincident index suggest that a moderate slowing from the recent record ...
Nike All Conditions Gear Appoints Two Nike Leaders to the ACG Business.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Priming for its Next Chapter of Growth, Nike ACG Expands its Brand Leadership To Extend Team in Both U.S. and Global Markets; Focus for Brand is Set On Athletic Innovation BEAVERTON, Ore., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Nike All Conditions Gear ...
Cal-ISO Directs SCE to Begin Voluntary 'Load' Curtailments For Certain Customers.
Dec 07, 2000 ... ROSEMEAD, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) for the third straight day has called upon Southern California Edison and other investor-owned utilities to begin voluntary "load" curtailment programs for certain customers in their ...
Biopulse Announces Application for American Stock Exchange Listing.
Dec 07, 2000 ... SAN YSIDRO, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Biopulse International, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: BIOP) today announced that it has submitted its application to the American Stock Exchange for listing its common shares of stock. This listing will be an appropriate ...
Vanguard Airlines Updates Status of Nasdaq Listing.
Dec 07, 2000 ... KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard Airlines, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNGD) today announced it received notice that Nasdaq has scheduled a hearing on December 19, 2000, to review its continued listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. The Company currently fails to comply with ...
MP3.com Appoints Thomas A. Heymann to Board of Directors.
Dec 07, 2000 ... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- MP3.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: MPPP) today announced the appointment of Thomas A. Heymann to its board of directors. Currently the managing director of Digital Coast Ventures Corp., Heymann has held a variety of executive positions in his distinguished ...
State Controller Connell Seeks to Overturn Lawyer Fees in Smog Impact Case.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Governor Joins Effort to Overturn $88.5 Million Fee to Attorneys SACRAMENTO, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- State Controller Kathleen Connell announced today she will attempt to overturn an $88.5 million fee awarded five law firms involved in litigating the Smog Impact Fee ...
Universal Studios Home Video Serves Up the World's Largest Dish of Spaghetti And Meatballs to Celebrate the Release of THE NUTTY PROFESSOR II: THE KLUMPS On VHS and Special Edition DVD.
Dec 07, 2000 ... The Festivities Kick Off a 20-City Klump Family Feast Nationwide UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's largest dish of spaghetti and meatballs was served up for a holiday family feast, as Universal Studios Home Video celebrated the highly ...
883 Total Winners in Tonight's Michigan Lotto Drawing.
Dec 07, 2000 ... LANSING, Mich., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The winning Michigan Lotto numbers for tonight's (December 06, 2000) drawing were 01, 12, 21, 27, 28 and 47. A computer check of 1 million plays showed that there was no player who matched all six winning numbers for the Michigan ...
Paramount Pictures/.
Dec 07, 2000 ... In LAM124, 'Tomb Raider' Swings Into Action With Exciting New Trailer Bound for Broadcasters Via Satellite, moved on Monday, Dec. 4, we are advised by a representative of the company that the fourth graph, fifth line should read "The executive producer is Jeremy Heath-Smith. Bobby Klein ...
FDA Approves Contraceptive For Use In U.S.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Popular in Europe for 10 Years, Mirena(R) (Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System) will be Available in First Quarter 2001 for Busy Mothers Who want Convenient, Reliable, Long-Acting Birth Control For more information on this report or to preview the video go ...
FDA Approves Contraceptive For Use in U.S.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Popular in Europe for 10 Years, Mirena(R) (Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System) Will Be Available in First Quarter 2001 for Busy Mothers Who Want Convenient, Reliable, Long-Acting Birth Control Feed WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6, 2000 9:00PM - 9:30PM ...
ANSYS Inc. Announces 1 million Share Distribution by TA Associates.
Dec 07, 2000 ... SOUTHPOINTE, Pa., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSYS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANSS), announced that the largest institutional owner of its common stock, TA Associates, has informed the ...
Partnership With North American Libraries Gives Millions Access To the Internet.
Dec 07, 2000 ... An Independent Assessment of the Effort Shows Positive Impact for Libraries And Patrons SEATTLE, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A collaborative effort between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and North American libraries is more than halfway toward a goal of ...
ACADIA and Allergan Discover Novel GPCR Mechanism for Treatment of Chronic Pain.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Genomics-Based Drug Candidate Is Nominated for Development SAN DIEGO, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals announced today that Allergan (NYSE: AGN) has nominated a clinical candidate for development as a novel oral treatment for chronic pain. This is the ...
Computer Associates Opens Global Technical Support Center in India.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Chennai Facility Extends CA's Commitment in India and Expands Worldwide Network of State-of-the-Art GTSCs CHENNAI, India, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA), the world's leading provider of eBusiness solutions, today ...
InfoVista Plans to Acquire TISSintra GmbH.
Dec 07, 2000 ... TISSintra will add Integration, Product Management and Support Expertise to InfoVista Resources in German Telco and ISP/ASP Markets PARIS, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoVista (Nasdaq: IVTA; Nouveau Marche: 7667), a global provider of advanced software which ...
Novirio Announces Two Appointments to Its Management Team.
Dec 07, 2000 ... David A. Hallinan, Ph.D., Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Jean-Marc Allaire, M.D., Senior Director of European Operations CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Novirio Pharmaceuticals today announced the appointment of two new members to its ...
Openwave Announces SyncML Support for Openwave Synchronization Platform.
Dec 07, 2000 ... SyncML Open Standard to Enable Software and Device Manufacturer Interoperability as Well as Universal Synchronization REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), the combination of Phone.com and Software.com, today ...
Nortel Networks Accelerates Leadership in Service Provider, Optical Markets.
Dec 07, 2000 ... New RHK Study, Credit Suisse First Boston Report Highlight Momentum BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ - According to a recent RHK study and a report from Credit Suisse First Boston, Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) is continuing to build its leadership position and ...
Mexican Apparel Exports Threatened? just-style.com Reports.
Dec 07, 2000 ... LONDON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- http://www.just-style.com -- Following the implementation of the Trade and Development Act 2000 (TDA), the US apparel industry is anticipating a major shift in production locations. Under the Act, locations in the Caribbean Initiative (CBI) ...
Cisco Systems Invests $15 Million in Be Connected Ltd.
Dec 07, 2000 ... LOD, Israel, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Be Connected, a Telrad Group company, has announced today that Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) has invested $15 million in the company for a minority share. "This will open new opportunities for Be Connected in the emerging ...
Smile Train Partnerships in India to Give Over 12,000 Children Cleft Surgery Over the Next Three Years.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Major Initiative Will Improve Quality of Life for Indigent Families Across India CHENNAI, India, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Smile Train, an international children's charity and medical education organization dedicated to helping the millions of children in ...
Genuity and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Team to Provide End-to-End eBusiness Services for Shell/Texaco/Saudi Aramco Joint Venture Companies.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Equiva Services LLC's Extensive Online Petroleum Program Supported by Genuity's Internet Infrastructure and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's Application Development and Integration BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Genuity (Nasdaq: GENU), a ...
Macalla Software Launches Mobility Ver 1.2 to Enable Secure, Scalable Mobile eCommerce Solutions for Multiple Digital Channels Including WAP, iMode, GPRS and 3G.
Dec 07, 2000 ... LONDON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Macalla Software (http://www.macalla.com), Europe's leading provider of multi-channel mobile solutions, today held the European launch for their flagship product, Mobility(TM) V1.2 in London. The release of Mobility(TM) V1.2 represents a ...
Global Sources Receives Enterprise Trophy at DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards 2000.
Dec 07, 2000 ... HONG KONG, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Sources Ltd. (Nasdaq: GSOL), the global merchandise trade enabler, announced today that it has been awarded the Enterprise Trophy at the DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards 2000. Global Sources was selected in recognition of its ...
Travel & Leisure (2001) Feature Package.
Dec 07, 2000 ... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with travel and leisure, and is 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: "Travel". ...
National Transportation Safety Board Says DaimlerChrysler Corporation is First Automaker Ever To 'Exceed Expectations' on Safety Recommendation.
Dec 07, 2000 ... NTSB Officially Closes Recommendation for Child Seat Fitting Stations As DaimlerChrysler's 'Fit for a Kid' Service Becomes Available in All 50 States AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- DaimlerChrysler Corporation has become the first ...
Ward Manufacturing Inc. Signs Five-Year Information Technology Agreement With Perot Systems.
Dec 07, 2000 ... DALLAS, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) today announced a five-year information technology services agreement with Ward Manufacturing, Inc., a subsidiary of Hitachi Metals America, Ltd., the second largest manufacturer of malleable iron pipe fittings ...
*NSYNC's JC Invades Your Desktop: MediaX Expands Its Offering of *Nteractive Characters on Most Popular Music Artist Web Site on the Internet.
Dec 07, 2000 ... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaX Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MXMX), a leading Internet design studio, online entertainment destination network and online marketing company today announced the introduction of the fourth of five mini-superstars which may be the ...
Top Tips for Planning Your Vacation Online.
Dec 07, 2000 ... NEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Planning the perfect vacation can seem daunting at times. Online travel planning can save you time and money, if you know what to look for and how to find it. To help you get started, here are some favorite tips and web sites of Stephen ...
Introducing the Solution to Carry-On Luggage Hassles: SkyRoll, the World's First Roll-Up Garment Bag.
Dec 07, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A new kind of carry-on luggage, called SkyRoll, has been introduced that promises two ways to make your flying experience a lot more pleasant: it easily fits through the luggage sizers at the gate, and it reduces wrinkles. Don ...
Windstar's Luxury Sailing Yachts Await Exotic Islands & Tropical Seas Beat The Winter Blues.
Dec 07, 2000 ... SEATTLE, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Winter cruises on Windstar's sailing yachts offer the perfect tropical escape from the cold weather ahead. The company's four luxury ships are just arriving at their balmy homeports in Costa Rica, the Caribbean, and Belize. (Photo: ...
Dolly Welcomes the World to The Smokies.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Dollywood's Festival of Nations Kicks-Off with the Park's Grand Opening Weekend April 7, 2001 PIGEON FORGE, Tenn., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Dolly Parton will welcome a "whole new world" to her Dollywood theme park in 2001, as she introduces Dollywood's ...
Let It Snow! Great Ski Season Packages Available at Vail Cascade Resort.
Dec 07, 2000 ... VAIL, Colo., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- With early season snow forecasting a great ski season, Vail Cascade Resort is excited to announce some of the best high season ski packages around! As Vail's only AAA Four-Diamond ski-in/ski-out resort, Vail Cascade Resort offers ...
Carlson Companies Announces Sale of Thomas Cook; Sale Will Enable Acceleration of Carlson's European and Global Expansion Plans.
Dec 07, 2000 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlson Companies, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, U.S.A., today announced it has reached an agreement to sell its current 22 percent ownership share of Thomas Cook Holdings, as well as the option for all remaining shares, to German tour ...
Helpful Advice for Consumers Making Last-Minute Holiday Travel Plans.
Dec 07, 2000 ... WELLESLEY, Mass., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A study by the Travel Industry Association (TIA) predicts a record-number of Americans, over 45 million total, will travel via roads, skyways and rails during this December holiday season. And, among them are the millions of inevitable ...
Wireless Internet Service and Handheld Device Let Users Make Holiday Travel Plans on the Go.
Dec 07, 2000 ... PALO ALTO, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In this hectic season of merrymaking and mistletoe, travel can test the mettle of even the most seasoned globetrotters. Whether it's business or pleasure, the convenience of a handheld device with a wireless Internet service lets you make and ...
Convenience of Airport Check-in at Rental Car Facility Offered First in Las Vegas; New Service Developed, Provided by Certified Airline Passenger Services.
Dec 07, 2000 ... LAS VEGAS, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelers can check in for their flight at the same time they drop off their rental car in a new service offered by Certified Airline Passenger Services (CAPS) and initiated first at the Alamo Rent a Car counter at McCarran International Airport ...
'Serviced Apartments' Tempt Travellers With Spacious Comforts.
Dec 07, 2000 ... LONDON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- For decades, business travellers have enjoyed furnished "serviced apartments" as a lodging alternative to hotels, and Europeans have found them an ideal spot for vacations too. Now travellers seeking spacious, furnished lodging with kitchens are ...
'Vote Integrity on the Internet Is No Different From Billion Dollar Transactions,' Says Chris Kenber, President and CEO of Hifn.
Dec 07, 2000 ... LOS GATOS, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- "Vote integrity on the Internet is no different from billion dollar transactions," so says Chris Kenber, president and CEO of Hifn (Nasdaq: HIFN), the San Jose based Internet security company whose customers include all the main network ...
George W. Bush And Al Gore To Be Florida 'Neighbors' In Perpetuity, Says Entrepreneur.
Dec 07, 2000 ... TREASURE ISLAND, Fla., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- While the nation awaits an end to its historic presidential election impasse, a Tampa Bay businessman is making sure the two contenders will "forever be neighbors" -- as owners of adjacent mini-lots of Florida beach front property. ...
'Cleaning Was Complicated...Until Now' Quick Cleaning Tips for the Holidays.
Dec 07, 2000 ... DENVER, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- You've done it again this year! It's the holiday season, and you're busy with shopping, wrapping, card writing and mailing when you remember you have all the friends and family coming and the house is a mess. Now is the time to simplify your ...
This Holiday's Hot Gift is a Dot Com; People are Giving Personal Domain Names.
Dec 07, 2000 ... MIAMI, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- GiveA.com(TM) is geared up this Holiday Season for you to give little Johnny his very own Internet identity like "LittleJohnny.com" in just minutes. GiveA.com is online and easy to use. The season's hottest cyber gift is a personalized ...
eKeeper.com Releases XML-based Solution.
Dec 07, 2000 ... eKXBRL 1.0 Software Facilitates Generation of XBRL Solutions for Financial Reporting NASHVILLE, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- eKeeper.com, a leading provider of Web content management solutions to the middle market, announced today that it has released eKXBRL, a ...
Marshall S. Geller Joins FutureLink Board of Directors.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Geller Brings Over 30 Years of Global Investment Banking Experience to FutureLink LAKE FOREST, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- FutureLink Corp. (Nasdaq: FTRL), one of the first application infrastructure companies providing Software as a Service(TM), today ...
E*TRADE(R) Continues to Build Legal and Regulatory Affairs Division.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Former Deputy General Counsel at Ameritrade to Oversee Legal at E*TRADE Securities; Former Partner of Holland & Knight to Become General Counsel of E*TRADE Bank; General Counsel of E*TRADE International Appointed MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ...
GigaMedia Partners with Taiwan's Leading 3C Distributor, Synnex, to Jointly Promote Broadband Internet Access Services.
Dec 07, 2000 ... TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- GigaMedia (Nasdaq: GIGM), a leading broadband Internet access service and content provider in Taiwan, announced that it has signed a nationwide distribution agreement with Taiwan's leading 3C distributor, Synnex Technology International ...
RightOrder Selects Data Junction for e-Catalog Data Conversion.
Dec 07, 2000 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- RightOrder, Inc., the premier provider of product information solutions for enterprises and Net market makers, announced today that it has selected Data Junction(R), the industry leader in data integration software, to automate the ...
Constellation Power Source Reaches Top 5 In Third-Quarter Power Market Rankings.
Dec 07, 2000 ... BALTIMORE, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Constellation Power Source -- which will form the marketing and trading arm of a new, publicly traded Constellation Energy Group in mid-to-late 2001 focused purely on the national merchant energy market -- finished the third quarter of 2000 ...
WINfirst Selects SCC Communications to Provide 9-1-1 Service to Customers.
Dec 07, 2000 ... BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- SCC Communications (Nasdaq: SCCX), the world's leading provider of 9-1-1 data management services, announced today that WINfirst has selected SCC's TelConnect(SM) package to provide enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) service to WINfirst residential ...
Circle Group Internet to Support 12 Charitable Organizations.
Dec 07, 2000 ... HeartPages Seeks Charities in Program to Design a Website Each Month MUNDELEIN, Ill., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Circle Group Internet Inc. (CGI), a funding and consulting source for emerging technology companies, is seeking nominations for HeartPages, a program under ...
CRN Appoints 20 Year Veteran Journalist Steven Burke to Editor/News.
Dec 07, 2000 ... JERICHO, N.Y., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- CRN, the most trusted source of weekly news and analysis for solution providers, integrators and e-businesses driving the new economy, announced today the promotion of Steven Burke, a journalist with 20 years experience covering high ...
Indonesia to Build IBR Plant.
Dec 07, 2000 ... Strategic investment of $1,000,000 in IBR secures territory to build first plant in Indonesia Canadian Venture Exchange: IBR VANCOUVER, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ - International Bio-Recovery Corp. (IBR) is pleased to announce that it has signed an ...
T.G.I. Friday's(R) Turns Japanese Five Times Over; Fifth Friday's(R) Restaurant Opens December 2000.
Dec 07, 2000 ... DALLAS, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The global T.G.I. Friday's(R) brand, renowned for its upbeat service, eclectic atmosphere and American bistro menu, continues its rapid development in Asia and worldwide with the opening of Friday's(R) fifth restaurant in Japan on December 11. ...