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DaimlerChrysler to Demonstrate Alternative Vision of Hybrid Fuel Vehicles at 2002 Washington, D.C. Auto Show; Hybrid Technology Showcased in Unique Military and Civilian Formats Dodge Ram HEVs to Come with On-board Generator.

Dec 20, 2001 ... WASHINGTON -- With the debut of two prototype vehicles at the 2002 Washington, D.C. Auto Show December 20, 2001 -- The Dodge Ram COMBATT and the Jeep(R) Liberty HEV hybrid electric vehicle -- DaimlerChrysler demonstrates that hybrid electric vehicles come in all shapes, sizes, ...

FDA Completes Inspection Of BioPort Facility.

Dec 20, 2001 ... LANSING, Mich. -- The Food and Drug Administration completed its pre-approval inspection of BioPort's newly renovated anthrax vaccine manufacturing facility today. The week-long inspection resulted in a one-page report, known as a Form 483. The report contains seven observations -- a ...

BioPort, Anthrax Vaccine Manufacturer, Announces Results of FDA Inspection; WHO: Kim Brennen Root, Spokeswoman BioPort Corp.

Dec 20, 2001 ... <Pre> WHAT: Results of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) required pre-approval inspection of BioPort's newly renovated anthrax vaccine manufacturing facility. WHEN: 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec 20, 2001 WHERE: The studios of Future Media 2853 W ....

Stater Bros. Holdings Announces Record Sales.

Dec 20, 2001 ... COLTON, Calif. -- Today, Jack H. Brown, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stater Bros. Holdings Inc. announced record sales for the fifty-three week fiscal year ended September 30, 2001. The Company set a sales record for the fifty-three week 2001 fiscal year ....

S&PCORRECT: Rating Assigned to World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2001-B.

Dec 20, 2001 ... NEW YORK -- (Editor's note: In the press release published Dec. 13, 2001, the issue amount for the class B notes was misstated. A corrected version follows.) Standard & Poor's today assigned its ratings to $802,775,000 of World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2001-B's asset-backed ...

VH1 What To Watch Coming Up On VH1 December 21 - December 27, 2001.

Dec 20, 2001 ... NEW YORK -- Mark your calendars! Below are the music series, specials and premieres you won't want to miss on VH1 December 21 - December 27, 2001. <Pre> VH1 Rocks The Holidays With Special Programming Commercial-Free Encore Of "The Concert For New York City" ...

Prairie Island Tribal Council President Meets with Secretary of Energy to Discuss Nuclear Waste Issue.

Dec 20, 2001 ... WASHINGTON -- Prairie Island Tribal Council President Audrey Kohnen today urged U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to act quickly to remove nuclear waste from a storage site 600 yards from the Prairie Island Indian Community. Kohnen was among several representatives with ...

Mirant Comments on Moody's Downgrade.

Dec 20, 2001 ... ATLANTA -- Mirant today released a statement responding to Moody's downgrade of the credit rating of the company and certain of its subsidiaries' debt securities. "We are very surprised and disappointed at Moody's action," said Marce Fuller, president and chief executive ...

Fuzzy Logic Software Corporation.

Dec 20, 2001 ... VANCOUVER -- Mr. Michael Lynch, President of Fuzzy Logic Software Corporation (NASDAQ OTCBB: FZZY), and Mr. Douglas Coyle, President of Biosecure Crops Inc. ("Biosecure Crops") and GroWmax Technologies Inc. ("GroWmax"), recently announced that their respective companies have entered into a ...

1,466 Total Winners With No Jackpot Winners In Tonight's Michigan Millions Drawing.

Dec 20, 2001 ... LANSING, Mich. -- The winning Michigan Millions numbers for tonight's drawing were 02, 24, 26, 29, 34, 42 and 48 (wild ball). <Pre> Other cash prize winners from tonight's Michigan Millions included: * 0 players matched five + wild ball for a prize of $0. *12 ...

Albertson's, Inc., California Lt. Governor Bustamante Team Up To Help Fight Hunger This Holiday; It's A 'Holiday Without Hunger'.

Dec 20, 2001 ... LOS ANGELES -- Albertson's, Inc. and California Lt. Governor Cruz M. Bustamante joined forces today to kick off "A Holiday Without Hunger" -- a project focused on fighting hunger in Southern California. To kick off the program, Albertson's presented a $5,000 gift certificate to Pico ...

Nineteen Northwest Public Relations Professionals Win Oregon Spotlight Awards; Public Relations Society of America Chapter Recognizes the Best Regional PR.

Dec 20, 2001 ... PORTLAND, Ore. -- Public relations professionals throughout Oregon and southwestern Washington were honored at last week's Spotlight Awards ceremony hosted by the Portland Metro Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) at Nike's Tiger Woods Center in Beaverton. ...

Billy Graham Accepts Invitation to Hold October 2002 Mission at Texas Stadium; Evangelist Announces First DFW Metroplex Outreach in More than 30 Years.

Dec 20, 2001 ... MINNEAPOLIS -- The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) today announced Mr. Graham's decision to accept an invitation from the churches of the Dallas-Ft. Worth area to hold an evangelistic mission in the Metroplex, October 17-20, at Texas Stadium -- the same facility he opened in ...

**First Private Humanitarian Aid Shipment to Arrive in Afghanistan**; Feed The Children Sending 40 Tons of Supplies to World's Largest Internally Displaced Refugee Camp.

Dec 20, 2001 ... OKLAHOMA CITY -- Larry Jones, president of Feed The Children arrives in Herat, Afghanistan tomorrow with the first non-military/non-U.N. private humanitarian aid shipment for the refugees displaced by the war, it was announced today by officials of the Oklahoma City-based worldwide relief ...

R&G Financial Corporation Announces U.S. Expansion Through the Acquisition of Florida-Based The Crown Group, Inc.

Dec 20, 2001 ... SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- R&G Financial Corporation ("R&G") announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which R&G will acquire The Crown Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("Crown"), and its wholly owned savings bank subsidiary, Crown Bank, a Federal Savings ...

eMachines, Inc. and EM Holdings, Inc. Announce Agreement to Remove Temporary Restraining Order; Tender Offer Extended to Dec. 28, 2001.

Dec 20, 2001 ... IRVINE, Calif. -- Earlier today, the parties in the matter of David Packard, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated, v. eMachines, Inc. reached an agreement in principle to, among other matters, withdraw and vacate the temporary restraining order previously issued enjoining ...

BNP Paribas Completes Acquisition of BancWest; BancWest Corporation Becomes Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of BNP Paribas; First Hawaiian Bank, Bank of the West Remain Separate Banks.

Dec 20, 2001 ... PARIS and HONOLULU -- BNP Paribas and BancWest Corporation announced today that they have closed the transaction in which BNP Paribas acquired the 55% of BancWest stock it did not already own. The transaction was structured as a merger of BancWest with a subsidiary of BNP Paribas. ...

S&P Assigns AAA Rating to GHLC's Series 4 Structured Issue.

Dec 20, 2001 ... TOKYO, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'A' rating to Government Housing Loan Corp.'s (GHLC) JPY50 billion Series 4 fixed-rate residential mortgage-secured pass-through notes. The notes are ultimately secured by a pool of residential mortgage loans ...

AHP and Elan Create Alliance in the Treatment of Sleep Disorders; Elan Will Spearhead U. S. Marketing for Sonata And Create Next Generation of Sonata Products.

Dec 20, 2001 ... MADISON, N.J., and DUBLIN, Ireland -- American Home Products Corporation ("AHP"), one of the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical and health care products companies, and Elan Corporation, plc ("Elan"), a leading biopharmaceutical and drug delivery company, today announced a ...

PR Newswire Photo Advisory for Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 11 p.m. EDT.

Dec 20, 2001 ... 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. ...

Museum of African American History to Unveil Statue of Muhammad Ali At Screening of Columbia Pictures' 'Ali'; Mayor Elect Kwame Kilpatrick, the Presidents and the Boards of Ford Motor Company, Chrysler and GM Expected to Attend Screening And Unveiling.

Dec 20, 2001 ... DETROIT -- The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History will unveil a new, never-before-seen statue of Muhammad Ali on Thursday, December 20, 2001. The ceremony will take place prior to a special sneak preview screening of the Columbia Pictures film "ALI" starring Will Smith ...

S&P Upgrades ACE Funding Series 2000-3 to 'AA-' After Telstra.

Dec 20, 2001 ... MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today upgraded the rating on the A$190 million fixed-rate, bullet notes issued by ACE Funding Ltd. - Series 2000-3 to double-'A'-minus from single-'A'-plus. The upgrade reflects the rating ...

Serono Subscribes to Celera's Genomic Databases.

Dec 20, 2001 ... GENEVA, and ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Serono S.A. and Celera Genomics , an Applera Corporation business, announced today that Serono has signed a multi-year subscription agreement to Celera's proprietary genomic databases. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. "This ...

Carnival Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings.

Dec 20, 2001 ... MIAMI -- Carnival Corporation reported net income of $116.3 million ($0.20 Diluted EPS) on revenues of $959.1 million for its fourth quarter ended November 30, 2001, compared to net income of $193.8 million ($0.33 Diluted EPS) on revenues of $850.3 million for the same quarter in 2000. ...

Newmont Lodges Bidder's Statement for Normandy Bid.

Dec 20, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 20, and DENVER -- Newmont Mining Corporation today announced that it has lodged its Bidder's Statement in Australia in connection with its offer to acquire the shares of Normandy Mining Limited (AUS: NDY). Under that offer, which has a value of A$1.85 per share ...

Sanofi-Synthelabo and Cephalon Sign a Collaboration Agreement For the Development and Marketing of Angiogenesis Inhibitors.

Dec 20, 2001 ... PARIS -- Sanofi-Synthelabo (Paris Bourse: Sicovam code 12057) and Cephalon announced today that they have signed a collaboration agreement to develop and market angiogenesis inhibitors. This agreement includes a number of orally active molecules that are based upon Cephalon's ...

SpeedCast NetTV and BizTV Deliver Bloomberg Television's Financial Information and Business News.

Dec 20, 2001 ... HONG KONG -- SpeedCast Ltd., a leading broadband enabler of satellite based services, today announced the renewal of the partnership agreement with Bloomberg Television, the global provider of financial information and business news. Under the terms of the agreement, Bloomberg ...

Bank Plus Corporation Announces Arbitration Award.

Dec 20, 2001 ... LOS ANGELES -- Bank Plus Corporation ("Bank Plus"), the holding company for Fidelity Federal Bank, FSB ("Fidelity" or the "Bank"), announced today that the arbitrator in the proceeding between Nationwide Capital Company L.L.C. ("Nationwide") and Fidelity has issued an award denying ...

MorphoSys and Schering Form Strategic Alliance to Develop Therapeutic and Diagnostic Products; Schering to Purchase 10% Equity Stake in MorphoSys.

Dec 20, 2001 ... MARTINSRIED, MUNICH, Germany -- MorphoSys AG (Neuer Markt: MOR) today announced that it had signed a major strategic collaboration with Schering AG, for the development of antibody therapeutics and in-vivo diagnostics. As part of the strategic alliance, Schering will purchase a 10% equity ...

Alliance Gaming Announces Agreement to Acquire Advanced Casino Systems Corporation (ACSC(TM)).

Dec 20, 2001 ... LAS VEGAS -- Alliance Gaming Corp. today announced that its Bally Gaming and Systems subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the stock of Advanced Casino Systems Corporation (ACSC), a full-service technology company providing integrated solutions for software, ...

'Less Drama, More Fun' Helps Put Life in Perspective; Learn to Use Your Personal Power to Transform Your Life.

Dec 20, 2001 ... COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- If you make just one resolution this year, why not resolve to make a change in the way you think, how you react, and put the fun back in your life, suggests life coach Barbara McRae, MCC. McRae, a Master Certified Coach and former human resources exec ...

Compaq and Raytheon Enter Three-Year Agreement Valued up to $250 Million; Compaq to Provide Intel-based Desktops, Notebooks, Servers, Workstations, and Enterprise and Business-class Storage in the US.

Dec 20, 2001 ... HOUSTON -- Compaq Computer Corporation announced today that it has been competitively awarded a three-year partner agreement to provide Raytheon Company with Intel(TM)-based technology solutions at 196 sites in the United States. The estimated value of this agreement is between $200 ...

Accelerating Its Services-led Strategy, Compaq Delivers Both Solutions & Growing Momentum; Recent 'Public' Wins Grow to Over $4.5 Billion as Compaq Gains Two New Customer Agreements Worth $450 Million.

Dec 20, 2001 ... HOUSTON -- Compaq Computer Corporation says its strategy to become a more services-led IT solutions provider to enterprise customers is driving solid momentum in the marketplace. Reflecting on a series of major customer wins announced in just the past few weeks, Executive Vice President ...

Schering AG Signs Research and Development Agreement with MorphoSys AG.

Dec 20, 2001 ... BERLIN -- Schering AG (FSE: SCH) and MorphoSys AG, Martinsried (Neuer Markt: MOR) signed an agreement on December 19, 2001 to jointly develop antibody therapeutics and in-vivo diagnostics. Both companies plan to combine their resources over the next three years to exclusively ...

New Year's Resolution #1: Discover and Grow Your Family Tree at Genealogy.com; Make 2002 the 'Year of the Family'.

Dec 20, 2001 ... FREMONT, Calif. -- As you make your resolutions for the New Year, include your family at the top of the list by promising to build your family tree. According to Rob Armstrong, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Genealogy.com, http://www.genealogy.com/ will make this ...

Diet Dropouts, Couch Potatoes, Heavy Smokers Take Heart - Stick to New Year's Resolutions With New Book From American Heart Association; To Your Health! A Guide to Heart-Smart Living Provides Four Simple Tools To Lose Weight, Get Active and Stop Smoking - Forever.

Dec 20, 2001 ... DALLAS -- The holidays are a time of excess. We eat, drink and indulge from Thanksgiving through New Year's with the carte blanche that only this season offers. As a result, January becomes a time of post-holiday regrets and promises to turn over a new leaf -- resolutions that are easily ...

Make New Year's Resolutions For Your Pet to Ensure a Healthy Future.

Dec 20, 2001 ... DENVER -- As you make your resolutions to keep yourself healthy and happy in 2002, it's a good time to remember the animals in your life. The American Animal Hospital Association (http://www.healthypet.com/) suggests these practical resolutions that can go a long way toward ensuring a ...

Strength and Resolve in Uniting All Nations Facing the Challenges of Terrorism Reflected in Strength & Spirit Stickers.

Dec 20, 2001 ... MINNEAPOLIS -- Citizens of all nations proudly fly their flags in a display of national unity and patriotism, and now people everywhere can display a Strength & Spirit sticker in an international message of unity, strength, and resolve in fighting terrorism. (Photo: ...

Special K(R) Cereal Can Help Dieters Count Down Pounds in 2002; Diet and Obesity Expert Dr. John Foreyt Recommends Kellogg's(R) Special K Kick-Start(TM) Diet.

Dec 20, 2001 ... BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- The millions who resolve to ring in the New Year by losing weight have a new convenient diet to celebrate. A Purdue University(1) study reports that eating Kellogg's(R) Special K(R) cereal for two weeks for breakfast, and as a replacement for lunch or dinner, can ...

Make a Nutrition Resolution; Heart Healthy Eating Tips From the American Heart Association.

Dec 20, 2001 ... DALLAS -- For many people their New Year's resolution involves improving their health and appearance by eating better. Yet, even with the best intentions -- it is hard to change your behavior. For many Americans by the time the holiday leftovers are gone, so are their plans for ...

'Friends' Tips the Scale of TV Shows That Best Represent New Year's Resolution Attitudes; Jenny Craig, Inc. 'Weighs In' On America's 2002 Resolutions And Offers Helpful Tips for Achieving Them.

Dec 20, 2001 ... LA JOLLA, Calif. -- NBC-TV's long-running hit show "Friends" tipped the scales as the TV program that best represents attitudes toward becoming healthier in the New Year. According to a national survey conducted by Jenny Craig, Inc., 1,000 women 18 and older 'weighed in' their ...

New Year's Resolution No. 1: Spend More Time with Your Kids; Magazines For Kids Can Provide an Opportunity, Editor Says.

Dec 20, 2001 ... CHICAGO -- Today's kids and parents are overextended, limiting the amount of time they can spend together. But a subscription to a kid's magazine could remedy that -- one page at a time. Cricket Magazine Group offers eight kid's magazines: Cicada, Cricket, Spider, Ladybug, ...

Keep A New Year's Resolution - Get Organized With ScanSoft's PaperPort; Compile, Organize, and Manage Documents - Taxes, Medical Records, Research Papers - with PaperPort Deluxe 8.0.

Dec 20, 2001 ... PEABODY, Mass. -- ScanSoft(R), Inc. , a leading supplier of imaging, speech and language solutions, offers everyone an easy way to keep the annual "get organized" New Year's resolution. This year students, home offices and small businesses can start the New Year with PaperPort(R) Deluxe ...

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend and Announces Date Of Fourth Quarter Earnings Release.

Dec 20, 2001 ... OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- The Board of Directors of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. approved a quarterly dividend on its Class A common stock of $.0884 per share payable on February 1, 2002 to stockholders of record as of January 10, 2002. Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. will ...

Sprint E/Solutions Welcomes Longtime Customer Lynk to Atlanta Internet Center.

Dec 20, 2001 ... KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sprint Corp. announced today that Lynk Systems, Inc., a leading provider of transaction processing, has chosen Sprint E|Solutions to host and manage its proprietary eStoreReady suite of e|commerce solutions. Through these solutions, Lynk provides customers a flexible, ...

AEIS: American Workers Predict 'Questionable' Economy In 2002; Survey Shows Workers Aren't Motivated to Make Job-Related Resolutions.

Dec 20, 2001 ... ST. LOUIS -- Along with the usual predictions from politicians, professors and psychics comes a 2002 forecast from the frontlines of the American workplace. A new survey* from American Express Incentive Services, L.L.C. reveals that employees don't expect a stable economy for the coming ...

Zacks.com Featured Expert Issues Recommendations On: EDS, MHK, MYL, LH, and LMT.

Dec 20, 2001 ... CHICAGO -- It's all about timing. Ben Zacks has been on the money with his Timely Buys since 1996 with the list outpacing the S&P 500 by 586.9%. Today, Zacks.com features a few of Ben's most recent Timely Buys. Check out what's been on his mind lately. For the complete report and more ...

DaimlerChrysler, Honda, Cadillac and Lincoln Debut New Models at Washington Auto Show: Hot Wheels(R) 2002; Media Day: Thursday, December 20.

Dec 20, 2001 ... WASHINGTON -- The Washington Auto Show: Hot Wheels(R) 2002 will introduce new vehicles to the marketplace this year, hosting a national debut for Honda, a Washington premiere for Cadillac and a world debut for Lincoln. In addition, two DaimlerChrysler prototype vehicles will make their ...

BayLogics Unveils Its SiteSeer(R) Suite, the Family of Applications For the Full eCRE Lifecycle; - SiteSeer Solutions for Facility and Location Management Include SiteSeer(R) Classic, SiteSeer-cs(R) and SiteSeer-ie(R) -.

Dec 20, 2001 ... SAN DIEGO -- BayLogics, Inc., the leading provider of software solutions that manage corporate real estate (CRE) assets, today announced the introduction of BayLogics SiteSeer Suite, the family of products addressing the full eCRE lifecycle for businesses of all sizes. The SiteSeer Suite ...

R&B, Inc. Raises Fourth Quarter Earnings Estimate and Announces 2002 Outlook - EPS of $0.85 to $0.95 on Higher Sales.

Dec 20, 2001 ... COLMAR, Pa. -- R&B, Inc., today announced an increase in expected fourth quarter fully diluted earnings per share to between $0.18 and $0.22, bringing fully diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2001 to between $0.56 and $0.60. The Company's previous estimate for fiscal 2001 fully ...

Celeritek, Inc. Announces Access Information for Its Needham Growth Conference Presentation.

Dec 20, 2001 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Celeritek, Inc. , a designer and manufacturer of GaAs semiconductor components and GaAs-based subsystems for broadband transmission of voice, video and data over wireless networks, today announced access information for investors to listen live to the company's ...

Avigen Receives FDA Approval to Continue Clinical Trials for Hemophilia B Gene Therapy.

Dec 20, 2001 ... ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Avigen, Inc. has received notice from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) giving Avigen clearance to continue human clinical testing of Coagulin-B(TM), its gene therapy treatment for hemophilia B. "We are very pleased to receive this news from the FDA and look ...

Align Technology Introduces New Low-Cost Financing for the Invisalign System; Doctors Able to Offer Invisalign for $129/Month through Healthcare Capital Financial Group.

Dec 20, 2001 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Align Technology, Inc. , manufacturers of the Invisalign(R) System, a proprietary method of straightening teeth without unsightly wires and brackets, announced today an agreement with HealthCapital Financial Group, LLC to provide low-cost financing for consumers who ...

Broderbund Ships Extreme Media NTI CD-Maker; The Easy-to-Use CD Burning Software Can Help Organize and Archive Everything From Family Photos and Videos to Critical Business Documents.

Dec 20, 2001 ... NOVATO, Calif. -- At the beginning of each New Year, the goal to "get organized" is on just about everyone's list of resolutions, whether it's a teenager who likes to download MP3s, an office worker who must safeguard critical files or a family that wants to preserve irreplaceable photos ...

Trident Announces the World's First Digital TV Video Processor With An Integrated 3-D Digital Comb Video Decoder.

Dec 20, 2001 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- The Digital Media business unit of Trident Microsystems, Inc. , a world-wide leader in developing cutting-edge digital video processing technology for the consumer digital video marketplace, today announced the world's first integrated single chip solution, the ...

Successful AMR Installation in India Sets the Stage for Commercial Orders.

Dec 20, 2001 ... VANCOUVER, BC -- Mr. Vid Wadhwani, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of IntraCoastal System Engineering Corporation is pleased to report that the first stage of an Automated Meter Reading pilot project in India has been successfully completed. This project is headed by WS Industries ...

Best Buy Renews Contract With Certegy; Superior Service Levels and Bottom-Line Savings Seals Long-Term Partnership.

Dec 20, 2001 ... ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Certegy Inc., , today announced that Best Buy Co., Inc., one of the nation's premier electronics retailers, has selected Certegy to continue providing point-of-sale check risk management and loss prevention services. "We were chosen by this leading retailer ...

Tenneco Automotive Announces Fourth Quarter Charge; Company Initiates Worldwide Effort to Improve Manufacturing and Distribution Efficiency.

Dec 20, 2001 ... LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Tenneco Automotive announced today that the company has received approval from its board of directors to begin implementing the first phase of a company-wide initiative to optimize its global manufacturing, distribution, and logistics footprint. "Our goal ...

LandSafe Streamlines Credit Operations, Promotes Two Executives to Head New Groups.

Dec 20, 2001 ... PLANO, Texas -- LandSafe, Inc., a premier provider of real estate information and closing services, today announced the promotions of Susie Ma to executive vice president of LandSafe Credit and Veronica L. Gonzalez to 1st vice president of Credit operations. The moves were made in ...

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. Announces Matagorda County, Texas Discovery Well And Test Results of Wells in Goliad County and Liberty County, Texas.

Dec 20, 2001 ... HOUSTON -- Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. today announced a new discovery well in Matagorda County, Texas and announced the test results of three additional previous discovery wells, as follows: <Pre> -- The "Staubach #1" well in the Company's Matagorda Project Area in Matagorda ...

Network Telephone Completes Rollout of T1 Access Capability.

Dec 20, 2001 ... PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Network Telephone, a provider of bundled local, long distance and broadband data services to small and medium businesses throughout the Southeast U.S., has completed the rollout of T1 access capability to all 31 markets served within their eight state footprint. The ...

eLoyalty Raises $23.3 Million from Private Placement and Rights Offering; Issues 4.6 Million Shares of 7% Series B Convertible Stock at $5.10 per Share.

Dec 20, 2001 ... LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- eLoyalty Corporation, a leading enterprise CRM services company , announced today that approximately $23.3 million of gross proceeds were raised in the sale of approximately 4.6 million shares of 7% Series B convertible preferred stock ("Series B") through a private ...

Ericsson Expands Services Relationship with Compaq in Sweden.

Dec 20, 2001 ... HOUSTON -- Compaq Computer Corporation today announced that global telecommunications leader Ericsson has expanded its existing contract with Compaq through an extended service agreement in Sweden. For the next five years, Compaq will manage Ericsson's existing IT resources and provide ...

Myriad Genetics Submits Clinical Trial on Its Lead Prostate Cancer Drug, Flurizan(TM), to the FDA.

Dec 20, 2001 ... SALT LAKE CITY -- Myriad Genetics, Inc. , announced today that it has submitted a large, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical trial of its prostate cancer drug, Flurizan (MPC-7869), to the Food and Drug Administration. This new clinical trial is designed to ...

Nanogen Launches Hereditary Hemochromatosis Protocol; - Company Expands Platform Menu With Fifth DNA-Based Protocol -.

Dec 20, 2001 ... SAN DIEGO -- Nanogen, Inc. announced today that it has completed internal validation of a DNA-based research protocol for a mutation (S65C) associated with Hereditary Hemochromatosis ("HH"), a disorder that causes excess iron to be stored in cells of the liver, heart, pancreas and other ...