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PR Newswire Sports Summary for Monday, Dec. 18, through 6:00 p.m.

Dec 19, 2000 ... SFM086 12/18/2000 05:00 r f bc-CA-BioPulse-olympic (SAN YSIDRO) BioPulse Joins Forces With Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner and Fellow Athletes to Help Longtime Friend 'Take Cancer To The Mat' LAM033 12/18/2000 06:15 r s bc-CA-Graphite-Design (SAN DIEGO) Graphite Design ...

- Save the Date - Aetna and California Medical Association to Hold Joint Press Briefing on New Working Relationship and Improvements in Patient Care.

Dec 19, 2000 ... WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 19 10 a.m. (PST) 1 p.m. (EST) WHERE: Wilshire Grand Hotel Los Angeles Room 930 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA (Media may also attend via phone at 800-348-6433) ...

IHS Energy Group Acquires QC Data's Petroleum Data Services Division And AccuMap EnerData.

Dec 19, 2000 ... DENVER, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- IHS Energy Group of Englewood, Colo., the world's leading provider of oil and gas information, announced today the company has acquired the Petroleum Data Services Division (PDS), including AccuMap Enerdata, from QC Data International Inc. of ...

DST Systems, Inc. Announces Notification of Earnings Release Date.

Dec 19, 2000 ... KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DST) will release its financial results for the fourth quarter, ending December 31, 2000 on Thursday, January 25, 2001, after the close of the market. The Company will host a conference call on Friday, January ...

eConnect To Implement eCashPad Applications in People's Republic of China.

Dec 19, 2000 ... Letter of Intent with Huaxia Bank, Rieys Company Also Calls for Financing Production Facilities; eConnect to Establish Full-service Host in Shanghai SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- eConnect (OTC Bulletin Board: ECNC) today announced that it has ...

Equity Office Announces West L.A. Development Venture with MaguirePartners.

Dec 19, 2000 ... CHICAGO, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Equity Office Properties Trust (NYSE: EOP) announced today it has advanced funds in the amount of $21.5 million to an affiliate of MaguirePartners, a Los Angeles-based commercial real estate developer, in return for a note in the face amount of ...

Computershare Acquires Citywatch, UK's Leading Institutional Share Ownership Analysis Business.

Dec 19, 2000 ... MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Computershare Ltd. (Australian Stock Exchange: CPU), the global provider of share registration services and trading and settlement system solutions, announces the acquisition of Citywatch Ltd, the United Kingdom's leading provider of ...

Chronology's QuickBench Verification Suite Chosen By ARM(R) for Testbench Creation and Verification.

Dec 19, 2000 ... Team Verification for ARM10(TM) Core REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Chronology Corporation, a leading supplier of interface design and testbench automation software, today announced that ARM, the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC ...

AMCON Reports Record Annual Earnings.

Dec 19, 2000 ... OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- AMCON Distributing Company (Amex: DIT), an Omaha-based consumer products distributor, reported record sales and earnings for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000. Sales for the year were $466.1 million, a 21% increase over comparable ...

Broadband Wireless International Corporation Completes Network Application Tests; Edmond/North Oklahoma City Broadband Wireless Test Successful.

Dec 19, 2000 ... OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter B. Bradford, Federally Appointed Temporary Receiver for Broadband Wireless International Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: BBAN), announced today that a broadband wireless network has been installed for the purpose of validating a ...

Nautilus Inks Deal With Bernard Technologies, Inc.

Dec 19, 2000 ... PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Nautilus Footwear, America's fastest growing safety shoe company announces a packaging breakthrough used for the first time in the safety footwear industry. "Nautilus Footwear and Bernard Technologies have finalized an ...

Ameristar Casinos Extends Debt Tender Offer.

Dec 19, 2000 ... LAS VEGAS, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameristar Casinos, Inc. announced today that it has extended the expiration date of its previously announced tender offer (the "Tender Offer") for all of its 101/2 percent Senior Subordinated Notes due 2004, Series B (the "Notes"). The purpose ...

PriceSmart Enters Into Agreement With Payless ShoeSource; Warehouse Extensions to Benefit Retailers and PSMT Members Alike.

Dec 19, 2000 ... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceSmart, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSMT) (www.pricesmart.com) has entered into a Master Lease Agreement providing Payless ShoeSource, Inc. (NYSE: PSS), North America's largest family footwear retailer, the option to open locations adjacent to most of ...

Adelphia Communications Corporation Revises Financial Results to Reflect Gain on April 1998 Cable Systems Swap - The Restatement Results in No Change to Revenue, EBITDA, Interest Expense or Capital Spending.

Dec 19, 2000 ... COUDERSPORT, Pa., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Timothy Rigas, Chief Financial Officer of Adelphia Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: ADLAC) ("Adelphia"), announced today that the Company was restating its financial statements for the nine months ended December 31, 1998, the year ...

Milken Institute to Take Center Stage at Beverly Hills State of the City Luncheon.

Dec 19, 2000 ... BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association has announced that the Milken Institute will conduct a panel discussion on the current issues relating to the global economy at its annual State of the City Luncheon to be held ...

Roadside Call Box Calls Now Handled by Private Center.

Dec 19, 2000 ... OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay Area motorists who experience car trouble or want to report an accident or road hazard are getting a quicker response these days since the responsibility for answering calls from the network of approximately 3,500 roadside call boxes ...

DaimlerChrysler AG and its Mercedes-Benz Plant in Alabama Donate $500,000 for Tornado Relief Efforts.

Dec 19, 2000 ... * Funds to Directly Benefit Tuscaloosa Tornado Victims * Mercedes-Benz Employees and Families Affected as Well TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc., (MBUSI) with support from its Stuttgart, Germany-based parent ...

Lifschultz Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIFF) Announces 20% Growth in Quarterly Sales and 25% Growth in Pre-Tax Earnings for the Period Ending October 31, 2000.

Dec 19, 2000 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifschultz Industries' revenue grew from $3,871,000 to $4,629,000, or 20%, for the period ending October 31, 2000. Earnings before taxes grew from $244,000 to $305,000, despite a $247,000 accrual in this quarter which, in previous years, was ...

PR Newswire Photo Advisory Monday, December 18, 2000 11 p.m. EDT.

Dec 19, 2000 ... PRNewsFotos are available to the news media at no charge. High-resolution images can be downloaded from NewsCom Online (http://www.newscom.com) or AP Photo Archive (http://photoarchive.ap.org). PRNewsFotos are also distributed via the AP PhotoExpress Network and Presslink Online. ...

Quantros Introduces New Quality Improvement Management Suite.

Dec 19, 2000 ... FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantros, Inc., a pioneering leader in Web-based applications, has announced the availability of Qxpert(TM), its new Quality Improvement Management Suite. This new state-of-the-art web-based application is designed to decrease the ...

XENERGY Study Finds Dynamic Change in Utilities' Product Offerings.

Dec 19, 2000 ... BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- XENERGY, a leading provider of knowledge on retail energy markets, has released its updated database of over 1500 products currently available to energy consumers. Reflecting the rapidly changing energy marketplace, XENERGY found that ...

Rabobank Endorses VASCO's Digipass 800 for Securing 'e-purse' Smart Card Holders Through Initial Order of Three Hundred Thousand Devices.

Dec 19, 2000 ... Leading Dutch Bank Will Draw on Digipass 800 to Introduce and Promote Additional Banking Services to its Smart Card Holders, Currently Numbering Six Million OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. and BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- US-based VASCO ...

Esker Strengthens Its Supervisory Board by Adding a New Independent Member From the US Financial Community.

Dec 19, 2000 ... Marie-Claude Bernal Joins Esker's Board After 21 Years With Wellington Management, One of America's Oldest and Largest Independent Investment Management Firms PARIS, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Esker Inc., a leading vendor of Intelligent ...

ILOG Appoints Investment Industry Veteran to Board of Directors.

Dec 19, 2000 ... PARIS, and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- ILOG (Nasdaq: ILOG; EURO.NM) the world's leading supplier of software components, today announced that Marie-Claude Bernal, partner of one of the largest investment firms in the United States, Wellington Management ...

Sybase Partners With VCI to Provide Broadcasters With Expanded Integration of Key Business Systems.

Dec 19, 2000 ... SYNOPSIS: Sybase, Inc. has partnered with VCI to embed Sybase's application server software, EAServer, into VCI's STARS II+(TM) sales traffic system, an open, standards-based solution that helps broadcast television stations and cable networks efficiently manage commercial ...

Optivision Announces Bridge Financing With Amnis.

Dec 19, 2000 ... PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Optivision(R), Inc., a privately-held leading provider of streaming video communication products today announced that Amnis (OTC Bulletin Board: AMNM) will provide additional bridge financing to Optivision. As part of this financing ...

QSC Signs Agreement with Cable & Wireless.

Dec 19, 2000 ... COLOGNE, Germany, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- QSC (Nasdaq: QSCG), a leading German alternative provider of DSL-based broadband infrastructure, has signed a partnership deal with Cable & Wireless Germany. Offering its products in 70 countries, Cable & Wireless is one of the world's ...

NTL Gets Million Customer 'Christmas Present'.

Dec 19, 2000 ... * Company installs 500,000th digital customer, ahead of schedule * 500,000th customer signs up to ntlworld * Majority of NTL digital subscribers will have a broadband cable modem by end of 2001 * ntlworld to become third largest ISP in the UK ...

IIJ to Support the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto with Internet Broadcasting.

Dec 19, 2000 ... TOKYO, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (Nasdaq: IIJI) ("IIJ") has announced that it will support the Millennium Challenge of the world's first class conductor, Seiji Ozawa and Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, by establishing Internet broadcasting on their ...

just-drinks.com: Nestle and Danone to Drop Behind As Coke and Pepsi Look to Dominate the US Packaged Water Market?

Dec 19, 2000 ... LONDON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- http://www.just-drinks.com -- Packaged water is set to become the second largest category in the US soft drinks industry. A new report by leading beverage industry consultants Canadean, summarised at ...

Hifn Partners With Intoto to Deliver Fully Certified Network Security Solutions for Broadband Equipment Manufacturers.

Dec 19, 2000 ... LOS GATOS, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Network security and flow classification specialist Hifn(TM) (Nasdaq: HIFN), announced today a partnership agreement with Intoto, Inc., a leading provider of integrated software solutions for network security and connectivity. The ...

VeriSign, iPlanet and Gemplus to Deliver Easy-to-Deploy E-Commerce Solution for Financial Institutions.

Dec 19, 2000 ... CIBC First to Select End-to-End Identrus Enabled E-Commerce Solution for Trusted Online Transactions SANTA CLARA, Calf., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of Internet trust services, iPlanet(TM) E-Commerce ...

Caliper and SmithKline Beecham Announce LabChip(R) Applications Developer Program Collaboration.

Dec 19, 2000 ... Companies Will Create 'Chemistry-on-a-Chip' Together MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and HARLOW, England, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Caliper Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: CALP) and SmithKline Beecham PLC (NYSE: SBH) announced the formation of a collaboration under Caliper's new ...

Grow Your Own Lobbying Firm; Grassroots Guru Reveals How to Activate a Secret Army in the Workplace.

Dec 19, 2000 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Many business owners will be thrown into a panic when they consider how changes in government will affect the bottom line. There's a remedy for this legislative anxiety: Amy Showalter recommends developing an internal lobbying "firm" by ...

Doing Away With the Vote Will Bring in True Democracy Says Author and Satirist.

Dec 19, 2000 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Doing away with the vote might be critically important in the years ahead, according to political satirist Arthur D. Robbins. True democracy will exist, he believes, not when everyone votes and every vote is counted but when everyone has the ...

Today's Hot Gift is a Dot Com: A Personal Domain Name; Give a Piece of the Internet and People Can Find You Anywhere.

Dec 19, 2000 ... The Latest Trend In Online Gifts Is A Personal Domain Name, A Gift You Will Use For The Rest Of Your Life, Just Like Your Own Name MIAMI, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- GiveA.com(TM) is geared up this Holiday Season for you to give little Johnny his very own ...

The 2000 Jimmy V Classic Presented by Ernst & Young.

Dec 19, 2000 ... Two of Jimmy V's Favorite Players Reunite for Halftime Check Presentation Who: As presenting sponsor of The Jimmy V Classic, Ernst & Young will donate $25,000 to The V Foundation during halftime of the Virginia - Tennessee game on the ESPN national ...

Otis Secures China's First Platform Screen Door Installation; Guangzhou Metro Line 2 Is First Project by Otis-Westinghouse Brakes Alliance.

Dec 19, 2000 ... GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Otis Elevator Company today announced that it has secured China's first platform screen door contract and plans to export the doors from the Guangzhou facility. Otis is a subsidiary of United Technologies (NYSE: UTX). (Photo: ...

PR Newswire Texas Daybook for December 19, 2000.

Dec 19, 2000 ... SAN ANTONIO San Antonio Spurs Coyote and ExecuStay by Marriott Associates Deliver $10,000 In Donated Home Furnishings to Family Transitional Living Center TIME: 11:00 a.m. LOCATION: SAMM's Transitional Living and Learning Center, ...

Envera Extends Logistics Offerings with Joseph Transportation And Optimum Logistics.

Dec 19, 2000 ... RICHMOND, Va., and CINCINNATI, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Envera(TM), the global electronic-marketplace hub for Internet-based transactions and services, and Joseph Transportation, North America's premier supplier of comprehensive railroad transportation services, today announced a ...

Invensys CRM Launches Updated Suite Of Customer Relationship Management Software.

Dec 19, 2000 ... The Invensys CRM 4.2 Product Suite Now Offers Enhanced Performance And Broader Language Support to Maximize Sales and Shorten the Sales Cycle GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Invensys CRM, a global provider of customer relationship management ...

ELSA Ships the Ultimate Workstation Graphics Solution for Design Professionals.

Dec 19, 2000 ... Now Available; ELSA GLoria lll Achieves Unparalleled 3D and 2D Performance For Graphics Content Creation SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- ELSA, the leader in workstation graphics acceleration, today announced shipment of the highly-anticipated ...

4charity to Provide a Charitable Last-Minute Gift Idea.

Dec 19, 2000 ... 4charity to Provide Excite@Home's BlueMountain.com Service as a Way to Send Online Greeting Cards With a Charitable Donation Attached. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- 4charity today announced that consumers can send charitable donations attached to ...

ELSA Ships the First Affordable Workstation Graphics Accelerator Featuring Dual Monitor.

Dec 19, 2000 ... Synergy III Combines Pure 2D Performance, High-Performance 3D and Dual Monitor Productivity SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- ELSA, the world leader in workstation graphics, today announced the shipping of the Synergy III professional graphics ...

Del Webb Expects to Report Second Quarter Earnings Above Wall Street Consensus Forecast.

Dec 19, 2000 ... CEO Predicts at Least $1.10 per Share PHOENIX, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Del Webb Corporation (NYSE: WBB) expects to report second quarter earnings that are substantially higher than analysts estimates, according to President and Chief Executive Officer LeRoy Hanneman. ...

PR Newswire Photo Advisory, Tuesday, December 19; 6 A.M. EDT.

Dec 19, 2000 ... PRNewsFotos are available to the news media at no charge. High-resolution images can be downloaded from NewsCom Online (http://www.newscom.com) or AP Photo Archive (http://photoarchive.ap.org). PRNewsFotos are also distributed via the AP PhotoExpress Network and Presslink Online. ...

TicketsWest and Colorado Rockies Sign Multi-Year Ticket Distribution Agreement.

Dec 19, 2000 ... SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- TicketsWest, a subsidiary of WestCoast Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: WEH),today announced the signing of an agreement with the Colorado Rockies to sell tickets in The Dillon Companies, Inc. subsidiary stores of King Soopers and ...

Integrated Surgical Systems Announces First Successful DigiMatch (Pinless) Hip Surgery in the USA.

Dec 19, 2000 ... DAVIS, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. (ISS) (Nasdaq: RDOC), a pioneer in medical robotics and the world leader in image-directed, semi-autonomous robotic products for surgical applications, announced that the first successful DigiMatch ...

Indus International and webMethods Announce Partnership to Deliver B2B-Enabled Enterprise Asset Management Solution.

Dec 19, 2000 ... Solution Enables Indus Customers to Source, Qualify and Purchase MRO Supplies From B2B Marketplaces and Exchanges With the Click of a Button SAN FRANCISCO, and FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Indus International, Inc. (Nasdaq: IINT), a leading ...

DMIND Corporation Wins Annual Web Marketing Award for Intira Web Site.

Dec 19, 2000 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- DMIND Corporation (http://www.dmind.com), a leading provider of e-business software and solutions, received a Standard of Excellence WebAward in the annual Web Marketing Association competition for the Web site it created for Intira. ...

Lyondell and Bayer Announce Propylene Oxide/Styrene Monomer Joint Venture In The Netherlands.

Dec 19, 2000 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Lyondell Chemical Company (NYSE: LYO) and Bayer AG announced today the formation of a manufacturing joint venture for the previously announced, world-scale propylene oxide (PO)/styrene monomer (SM) facility, known as PO-11, now under construction ...

friendlyway Selects Fantastic to Create Next Generation of Broadband-Enabled Information Kiosks.

Dec 19, 2000 ... Managed Broadband Content Delivery Software Allows friendlyway to Precisely Target and Update Marketing and Selling Programs MUNICH, Germany and ZUG, Switzerland, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fantastic Corporation today announced that friendlyway AG has ...

BrassRing Systems(TM) Named to Information Week's Top 100 ASP List.

Dec 19, 2000 ... SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- BrassRing Systems, the leading provider of Talent Relationship Management (TRM) solutions for Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, announced today that it was named one of top 100 Application Service Providers (ASPs) in a recent ...

Epoch Partners Initiates Coverage of Ceragon Networks.

Dec 19, 2000 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Epoch Partners, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, CRD number 103899: Epoch Partners, Inc. today announced it has initiated coverage on Ceragon Networks (Nasdaq: CRNT). ...

Quanta Services Raises Earnings Guidance for 2001.

Dec 19, 2000 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) announced today that it was raising its expectations for earnings in 2001 to the range of $2.14 to $2.18 per share as a result of the acquisition of four companies that are expected to produce annualized revenues ...

just-food.com Reports Australia Develops New Food Labelling Regulations.

Dec 19, 2000 ... LONDON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- http://www.just-food.com -- The year 2000 is ending with a major change in food regulation across Australia and New Zealand. After six years of work, a new Food Standards Code has been adopted for the country. In a special report at ...

The Toy & Hobby Expo 2000 Returns to S.E. Michigan, Dec. 29 - 31.

Dec 19, 2000 ... NOVI, Mich., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- December 29, 30, 31, a fantastic display of model railroading will be coming to the Novi Expo Center for the Toy & Hobby Expo '2000 featuring three Collector shows in one location. Held at the Novi Expo Center at I-96 & Novi Rd., ...

Kanakaris to Offer Free eBook Edition of Signs of Intelligent Life on The Internet at WordPop.com and Exclusive Print Distribution at Amazon.com.

Dec 19, 2000 ... Media Blitz for 5 Star Book to Draw Attention to Kanakaris Wireless as A Leading eCommerce Company Specializing in Digital Delivery of Movies and Books NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Kanakaris Wireless (OTC Bulletin Board: KKRS) is aiming to have one ...

MUSE Virtual Presence Tapped to Participate in NATO Submarine Rescue Project.

Dec 19, 2000 ... WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- MUSE Virtual Presence, the UK-based subsidiary of MUSE Technologies (Nasdaq: MUZE), has announced that the company will participate in a nine-month study being undertaken by a consortium of international contractors, to identify options ...

Simplewire Selects Jabber to Create Wireless Instant Messaging Service.

Dec 19, 2000 ... DENVER, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Jabber.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBB), today announced a strategic relationship with Simplewire, a leading provider of universal wireless messaging services and products. As part of the relationship, ...

SciClone Pharmaceuticals Completes $4.9 Million Financing.

Dec 19, 2000 ... SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Nasdaq: SCLN) today announced the purchase by an investment affiliate of UBS AG, one of the world's five largest financial institutions, of a $4 million senior unsecured convertible note. SciClone also ...

DocuCorp Adds Gunther Flat Inserter to Dallas ASP Mail Production; New Equipment Can Handle Oversized Documents Up to 200 Pages.

Dec 19, 2000 ... DALLAS, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- DocuCorp(R) International (Nasdaq: DOCC), a leading provider of enterprise information solutions, announced today that it has increased its application service provider (ASP) capacity by installing Gunther flat insertion equipment at its Dallas ...

Rayovac Provides First Quarter and Fiscal Year Guidance.

Dec 19, 2000 ... MADISON, Wis., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Rayovac Corp. (NYSE: ROV) announced today that it expects its first quarter of fiscal year 2001 results, which ends December 31st, to be lower than previously anticipated, as a result of lower than expected sales for the quarter. The ...

Nextera Unveils Integrated Customer Relationship Management Strategy.

Dec 19, 2000 ... Shifts Focus to Fully Integrated CRM Solutions; Appoints Former Ernst & Young Partner to Spearhead New CRM Solutions Group LEXINGTON, Mass., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Nextera Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq: NXRA), a leading management consulting firm, today ...

PETCO Chooses MP3.com to Deliver Music to More Than 530 Stores; Web-Based Audio Messaging Program Offers Potential Chain-Wide Cost Savings.

Dec 19, 2000 ... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Reducing overall estimated costs for in-store music and audio advertising and enhancing specific market-wide advertising are among the expected outcomes of an agreement announced today between PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. and MP3.com, Inc ....