PR Newswire back issues from Monday, July 2:
New Form of Silicone Takes Center Stage on Sex and the City.
Jul 02, 2001 ... MINNEAPOLIS, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- While never accused of being demure, the two Minneapolis women who casually spawned an idea for a racy women's fashion accessory in 2000 never dreamed their product would end up as part of the plot of Sunday's Sex and the City (SATC). ...
Media Personalities Team up with Red Cross to Host Special Blood Drive.
Jul 02, 2001 ... July 2 Event to Be Held at Minneapolis Blood Donor Center ST. PAUL, Minn., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- To heighten awareness of the special need for donated blood, especially around the July 4 holiday, a group of Twin Cities media personalities are volunteering time and ...
Crosswave Enhanced Its Wide-Area Ethernet Platform Service.
Jul 02, 2001 ... - Swift Response to Customers' Demands for 512kbps Bandwidth - TOKYO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Crosswave Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: CWCI) ("Crosswave") today announced that as of July 1, 2001 it had added a new 512kbps bandwidth to the Wide-area Ethernet Platform ...
Niagara Mohawk and IBEW Local 97 Reach New Tentative Labor Agreement.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Current Contract Extended Through July 14 SYRACUSE, N.Y., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Negotiators representing the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 97 and Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. late this evening reached a new tentative labor agreement. The new ...
The Pillsbury Company Corrects One Product Code in Frozen Biscuit Recall.
Jul 02, 2001 ... MINNEAPOLIS, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pillsbury Company announced today that it was correcting one product's UPC Code and Production Date Codes in its frozen biscuit recall announced Friday, June 29. Consumers are encouraged to recheck any Pillsbury frozen biscuits they may ...
National Processing Company and ABN AMRO North America Announce Joint Venture.
Jul 02, 2001 ... LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- National Processing Company (NPC(R)) a leading provider of merchant credit card processing and a wholly owned subsidiary of National Processing, Inc. (NYSE: NAP), and ABN AMRO North America, Inc. (AANA) announced today that they have ...
TELEFONICA DE ARGENTINA SELECTS ARESCOM AS ITS LEADING DSL CPE PROVIDER.
Jul 02, 2001 ... PR Newswire, London, July 2. This press release is transmitted on behalf of ARESCOM Inc. Fremont, California -- ARESCOM, INC., a global provider of broadband infrastructure equipment for telecommunication carriers, SOHOs and ISPs, announced today that South American ...
Persistence Software Comments on Impact of Nasdaq System Failure.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Nasdaq system Failure Responsible for Misreporting Stock Price at Close Friday, June 29, 2001 SAN MATEO, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Persistence(R) Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRSW), was notified by Nasdaq on Friday, June 29, 2001 that a major systems ...
Windows XP: 115 Days Until Launch.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Release Candidate 1 Availability Provides Opportunity for Everyone, From Corporations to Consumers, to Experience and Evaluate Windows XP Today REDMOND, Wash., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced the availability of the ...
MelTec GmbH Announces New Technology for High-Throughput Topological Analysis of Human Cells.
Jul 02, 2001 ... MAGDEBURG, Germany, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- MelTec GmbH, a topological and functional proteomics company, today announced the publication of a scientific study in the June 5, 2001 issue of the journal IEEE Transactions, in the Technology in Biomedicine section, describing its ...
Infomedia and Land Rover Sign Five Year Global Data License.
Jul 02, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Australia, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- International automotive industry I.T. developer, Infomedia Ltd, today announced the signing of a five year global data license agreement with Land Rover for supply of its flagship electronic parts catalog (EPC) system, Microcat(R), to ...
NATIONWIDE LAUNCHES WAP BANKING PILOT.
Jul 02, 2001 ... First UK internet banking provider adds mobile phones to multi-channel access PR Newswire, London, July 2. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Nationwide. Nationwide, which launched the UK's first retail internet banking service four years ago, today ...
Digital Insight Announces Date for Second Quarter Results; Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled.
Jul 02, 2001 ... CALABASAS, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Insight(TM) Corp. (Nasdaq: DGIN) (www.digitalinsight.com ), the preferred eFinance enabler for visionary financial institutions, announced today that it will report the results of its second quarter ended June 30, 2001, on ...
Yamaha Licenses ARM7TDMI Core Processor.
Jul 02, 2001 ... CAMBRIDGE, UK and TOKYO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions, and Yamaha Corporation, the world leader in electronic musical instruments, today announced that Yamaha has ...
Air Conditioning Appreciation Days: July 3 - August 15.
Jul 02, 2001 ... ARLINGTON, Va., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- It is hard to find an industry where air conditioning and refrigeration has not impacted operations significantly in the past 50 years. It has influenced virtually every part of our lives. And when the hot, humid days of summer roll around, ...
Wal-Mart Makes Getting Pictures Online a Snap.
Jul 02, 2001 ... World's Largest Retailer Rolls Out Affordable New Walmart.Com Camera BRISBANE, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- It's unlike any onetime-use camera on the market -- a camera developed especially for customers who are interested in trying online photo services but who ...
SOHU.com 2001 Q2 Earnings Release Announcement.
Jul 02, 2001 ... BEIJING, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- China's leading Internet portal and online media services provider SOHU.com Inc. (Nasdaq: SOHU) today announced that its second quarter 2001 financial results will be released on Tuesday, July 24 at 8:00am Hong Kong time (Monday, July 23, 8:00pm ...
VIRAGE LOGIC INTRODUCES INDUSTRY'S FIRST ON-CHIP SELF-TEST AND REPAIR SOLUTION FOR SOC EMBEDDED MEMORIES.
Jul 02, 2001 ... PR Newswire, London, July 2 This press release is transmitted on behalf of Virage Logic New STAR product slashes test and repair costs and enables SoC providers to improve yield Fremont, California - While rapid improvements in semiconductor technology ...
Crayfish Co., Ltd. Changes Responsibility of an Executive Officer.
Jul 02, 2001 ... TOKYO and NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Crayfish Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CRFH) (MOTHERS: 4747) (Crayfish or the Company), a leading provider of e-mail and other Internet-related services to small and medium-sized businesses in Japan, announced today that on June 30, 2001, its ...
Agency Roster Lead.
Jul 02, 2001 ... The following "Agency Roster" package is a weekly roundup of news releases highlighting account wins at public relations, investor relations and advertising agencies. The service, free to any member of PR Newswire, is a powerful way for agencies to announce their new accounts. Agency ...
Padilla Speer Beardsley Expands Health Care and Medical Technology Client Base.
Jul 02, 2001 ... MINNEAPOLIS, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc. (PSB), a Minneapolis-based public relations consulting firm, announced five new health care and medical technology clients. Minnesota-based Vivius, American Medical Systems, Myocor and Vital Images, and ...
Tourism Division's Advertising Agency Chosen.
Jul 02, 2001 ... RALEIGH, N.C., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- After an agency review earlier this month, Lynn Minges, executive director of the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development, announced today that Loeffler Ketchum Mountjoy (LKM) of Charlotte, N.C. has retained the ...
Lois Paul & Partners Inc., Signs Three New Clients.
Jul 02, 2001 ... BURLINGTON, Mass., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Specializing in high-tech public relations, Lois Paul & Partners Inc. (LP&P), a Fleishman-Hillard Company, today reported the addition three new clients to its world-class roster of leading high-tech companies. Openpages, ...
eircom Reaches Agreement with Valentia.
Jul 02, 2001 ... DUBLIN, Ireland, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of eircom met today, following nearly three weeks of extensive negotiations with Valentia Telecommunications Limited ("Valentia"), to consider the finalised terms of an offer by Goldman Sachs International on behalf of Valentia ...
NetFederation Starts NewsML Showcase.
Jul 02, 2001 ... COLOGNE, Germany, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The German-based NetFederation Interactive Media GmbH has published a NewsML showcase today. NewsML is the next generation news exchange standard for news agencies, media and companies. The world's largest news agencies are already ...
NET FEDERATION STARTS NEWSML SHOWCASE.
Jul 02, 2001 ... PR Newswire, London, July 2. This press release is transmitted on behalf of NetFederation Interactive Media GmbH. Cologne, 02 July 2001. The German-based NetFederation Interactive Media GmbH has published a NewsML showcase today. NewsML is the next generation news exchange ...
Seven Seas Provides Financing Update.
Jul 02, 2001 ... HOUSTON, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Seas Petroleum Inc. (Amex: SEV) announced today that although it previously anticipated completing a financing by the end of May 2001, unforeseen obstacles and complications have delayed the process. The Company now projects securing a ...
Inetcam, Inc. Selects Market Leader Best Buy As First CE Reseller to Offer iVISTA Software.
Jul 02, 2001 ... SAN DIEGO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Buy Co., Inc., the nation's number one specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances, and Inetcam, Inc., the industry leader in personal webcasting software, announced today that Best ...
Worldwide Effort Under Way to Reach Victims of Anti-Semitic Persecution During World War II in France Who May Have Claims Against Barclays Bank or J.P. Morgan & Co. for Assets that Were Withheld During the War.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Pending Class Action Settlements May Offer Financial Compensation to Victims NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- A search is under way for people who can show or strongly believe that they or a relative are both (a) of Jewish lineage and (b) owned assets that ...
GAP Celebrates Grand Opening.
Jul 02, 2001 ... TUNICA, Miss., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Casino Factory Shoppes, located just 20 minutes south of Memphis on Hwy 61 at the entrance to the Tuncia casinos, announced the Grand Opening of GAP Outlet to be held on Monday, July 2, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. The 9,000 s.f. GAP Outlet ...
Peregrine Systems(R) Selected to Team With Accenture As B2B Provider For Marketplace Integration Solution.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Fast, Efficient Supplier On-ramping, B2B Enablement and Connectivity Help Key Vertical Marketplaces Quickly Realize Liquidity SAN DIEGO and HOUSTON, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Peregrine Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRGN), one of the world's leading software ...
THE COLONY BEACH & TENNIS RESORT OFFERS SUMMER SAVINGS FOR EUROPEAN TRAVELLERS.
Jul 02, 2001 ... PR Newswire, London, July 2. This press release is transmitted on behalf of The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort. Longboat Key, Florida -- Internationally renowned, The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, named the No.1 Tennis Resort in North America by Tennis magazine for six consecutive ...
Santa Fe International Corporation Invites You to Join Its Quarter Ended June 30, 2001, Earnings Conference Call.
Jul 02, 2001 ... DALLAS, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Santa Fe International Corporation (NYSE: SDC) will conduct a regular quarterly Conference Call in conjunction with its Quarter Ended June 30, 2001, earnings release on Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 10:00 AM CDT/11:00 AM EDT. Company participants on ...
Altitude Software and One on One Contact Solutions Sign Co-Marketing Agreement.
Jul 02, 2001 ... MILPITAS, Calif. and PHOENIX, Ariz., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Altitude Software, Inc., a leading global provider of solutions for Unified Customer Interaction(TM) (uCI), today announced a co-marketing agreement with One on One Contact Solutions, Inc., a premier contact center ...
Cranial One Corporation Names Six to Advisory Board.
Jul 02, 2001 ... MONTCLAIR, N.J., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Cranial One Corporation, a privately held company that provides rapid screening of smell function for the clinical practitioner, today announced the appointment of six members to its newly formed advisory board. The six are Donald A ....
VMWARE EXTENDS SUPPORT FOR MICROSOFT .NET DEVELOPERS TO EUROPE.
Jul 02, 2001 ... VMware to give away US $300,000 worth of its popular workstation software at Microsoft Tech Ed 2001 in Barcelona PR Newswire, London, .July 2. This press release is transmitted on behalf of VMWare Inc Barcelona, Spain - VMware, Inc., the global leader in ...
Bigmar Announces $6.8 Million Agreement With Baxter, SA.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Expected to Generate Approximately $18.8 million in sales Over Next Four Years JOHNSTOWN, Ohio, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Bigmar, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BGMR), a manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical oncology products and parental solutions, announced today that its ...
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group: Additional Listing.
Jul 02, 2001 ... BASINGSTOKE, England, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc (Nasdaq: SHPGY; LSE: SHP.L) (the "Company") announces application to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for a listing of 1,877,520 ordinary shares. Application has been ...
Santa Fe International Corporation Announces Appointment of New Director.
Jul 02, 2001 ... DALLAS, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Santa Fe International Corporation (NYSE: SDC) announced today that its Board of Directors has acted to fill a vacancy on the Board. Upon recommendation of its Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board has appointed Mr. Richard (Rick) L ....
Next Generation Media Corp. Chooses Switchboard to Expand Online Offerings.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Next Generation's United Marketing Solutions Subsidiary to Market Switchboard's Display Ads and Branded Web sites Offered to Businesses Nationwide WESTBORO, Mass., and SPRINGFIELD, Va., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Switchboard Incorporated (Nasdaq: ...
Sepracor Inc. to Webcast Conference Call on Second Quarter 2001 Financial Results.
Jul 02, 2001 ... MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Sepracor Inc. (Nasdaq: SEPR) will release its second quarter 2001 financial results on Monday, July 23rd. In conjunction with the financial results press release, Sepracor will host a conference call and live webcast beginning at 8:30 ...
Motient Announces New Pricing on Wireless Service Offering Access to Yahoo!; Consumers Can Select Two Devices & New Service Plans to Fit Their Needs.
Jul 02, 2001 ... RESTON, Va., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Motient Corporation (Nasdaq: MTNT) announced today new pricing plans and service for its award-winning eLink service Fortified with Yahoo!. Consumers now have new options to choose from in selecting the best plan that fits their needs for ...
Advanced Energy Invites You to Join Its Second Quarter 2001 Conference Call.
Jul 02, 2001 ... FORT COLLINS, Colo., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with Advanced Energy's (Nasdaq: AEIS) Second Quarter financial results release, you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Wednesday, July 11, 2001 at 5:00 PM EST ...
$17 Million Invested in UpShot.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Latest Round Expected to Take UpShot to Profitability; Powering UpShot's SFA Innovation in Forecasting, Wireless, Fast Implementations, etc. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- UpShot(R) Corporation, the leading Web-based sales force automation ...
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Exercises Option to Acquire Califa Assets.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Playboy Also Acquires Vivid TV Assets CHICAGO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) (NYSE: PLA, PLAA) today said that it signed an agreement to exercise the option it obtained two years ago as part of its purchase of the Spice Entertainment ...
UA-US Merger Abandoned; Real Work Lies Ahead.
Jul 02, 2001 ... RADNOR, Pa., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Business Travel Coalition (BTC) today issued the following statement regarding the apparent collapse of the proposed United Airlines - US Airways merger transaction. STATEMENT Consumers, communities and businesses ...
SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR.
Jul 02, 2001 ... PR Newswire, London, July 2 This press release is transmitted on behalf of Sante Fe International Corporation Dallas, Texas - Santa Fe International Corporation (NYSE: SDC) announced today that its Board of Directors has acted to fill a vacancy on the Board. Upon ...
PITNEY BOWES COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF DANKA SERVICES INTERNATIONAL.
Jul 02, 2001 ... PR Newswire, London, July 2. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Pitney Bowes. Pitney Bowes becomes largest document services provider to the Fortune 100 Stamford, Connecticut, USA - Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) has completed its acquisition of ...
ZYVOX SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES HOSPITAL COSTS IN PATIENTS WITH HOSPITAL INFECTIONS.
Jul 02, 2001 ... PR Newswire, London, July 2. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Pharmacia Corporation. Data presented at the 22nd International Congress of Chemotherapy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, show how ZYVOXTM (linezolid) may significantly reduce hospital costs in patients ...
Captec Net Lease Realty Signs Definitive Merger Agreement with Commercial Net Lease Realty.
Jul 02, 2001 ... ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Captec Net Lease Realty, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRRR) today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), an equity real estate investment trust headquartered in Orlando, Fla ....
SkyePharma and Nippon-Shinyaku Announce Distribution Agreement For DepoCyt(TM) in Japan.
Jul 02, 2001 ... LONDON, and KYOTO, Japan, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyePharma PLC (Nasdaq: SKYE; LSE: SKP) announced today that the marketing and distribution rights to Japan and Taiwan for DepoCyt (cytarabine liposome injection) have been granted to Nippon-Shinyaku Co Ltd. DepoCyt is for the ...
SpectraLink Scores High Marks on Fortune Small Business 100 List.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Leader in Workplace Wireless Telephony Named America's 15th Fastest Growing Small Business BOULDER, Colo., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- SpectraLink Corporation (Nasdaq: SLNK), the leading manufacturer and supplier of workplace wireless telephone systems, has been ...
iStar Financial Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend.
Jul 02, 2001 ... NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI), the leading publicly-traded finance company focused exclusively on the commercial real estate industry, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common ...
Symphonix Devices Private Placement Investors Exercise Re-Pricing Option.
Jul 02, 2001 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Symphonix Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMPX) announced today that investors from the November 10, 2000 private placement financing have exercised their right to a one-time adjustment to the purchase price under the terms of the agreement. The ...
Zoran's Vaddis IV in Sharp's First Portable 8" Widescreen DVD/Rewritable Video Player.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Advanced Capabilities & Programmability of Vaddis IV Video Decoder IC Enable DVD-Video and DVD-RW Playback Standards SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoran Corporation (Nasdaq: ZRAN), a leading provider of digital solutions-on-a-chip for ...
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PR Newswire Philadelphia Daybook for Monday, July 2.
Jul 02, 2001 ... TIME: 9:20 a.m. EVENT: Frank Olivieri Jr, grandnephew of the original "Pat," founder of Pat's King of Steaks, will ring the opening bell on the floor of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. LOCATION: Philadelphia Stock Exchange ...
Purchase of Land for the South Suburban Airport Accelerated.
Jul 02, 2001 ... SPRINGFIELD, Ill., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Hanson Engineers Inc. of Springfield, Illinois has been selected to manage the acquisition of nearly 4,200 acres of land for the South Suburban inaugural airport in Will County. The contract requires completion of negotiations for the ...
Hollywood Entertainment Announces Second Quarter Same Store Sales Increased by 1%.
Jul 02, 2001 ... PORTLAND, Ore., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: HLYW), owner of the Hollywood Video chain of over 1800 video superstores, today announced same store sales for the quarter ending June 30, 2001 increased 1%. The increase in same store sales ...
Zing321 Launches and Takes the Mute Out of Commute in Philadelphia.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Philadelphia Phillies Among First Zing-Enabled Advertisers PHILADELPHIA, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting today, Zing321 is taking the mute out of Philadelphia's commute. Zing321, which went live last night, allows consumers to interact with Clear Channel radio ...
Edgewater's CEO Presented Leader of The Year Award by MIMC.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Massachusetts Interactive Media Council (MIMC) recognizes Shirley Singleton at Annual Awards Ceremony WAKEFIELD, Mass., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Edgewater Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDGW; "the Company") today announced that Shirley Singleton, the Company's ...
Telco Systems Provides Westell Technologies' ASTS(TM) Product Line with Advanced M13 and SONET Network Technology.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Partnership Integrates Telco Systems' EdgeLink100 Technology NORWOOD, Mass., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Telco Systems, a BATM Company and a leader in network edge technology and IP switching platforms, today announced a partnership agreement with Westell Technologies, ...
Turnstone Systems Provides Preliminary Second Quarter Results.
Jul 02, 2001 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Turnstone Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSTN), a leading provider of hardware and software products that enable local exchange carriers to rapidly deploy and efficiently maintain DSL services, today announced preliminary financial results ...
KeyBridge Standardizes on Urchin Web Traffic Reporting Software At Major Datacenters.
Jul 02, 2001 ... SAN DIEGO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantified Systems, Inc., is pleased to announce a licensing agreement with KeyBridge Corporation to provide Urchin 3 web traffic and e-commerce reporting to KeyBridge managed hosting customers. KeyBridge, a subsidiary of Global Switch S.a.r.l., ...
The Townsend Agency Promotes Two Top Executives; Cynthia Subido and Emile Barrios Assume New Vice President Roles.
Jul 02, 2001 ... SAN DIEGO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Townsend Agency, a full-service, integrated marketing firm that specializes in technology and biotech, today announced the promotions of Cynthia Subido to senior vice president and Emile Barrios to vice president. In these new positions, ...