PR Newswire back issues from Monday, October 21:
Ford Motor Company Selects Internet Security Systems for Global Enterprise Threat Prevention and Protection.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Ford Will Deploy Complete Platform of Internet Security Systems' Protection Offerings Throughout Worldwide Operations Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) , a world leader in intrusion protection solutions, today announced that it has been selected by Ford Motor Company to ...
AHL Services, Inc. Receives Notice From Nasdaq.
Oct 21, 2002 ... AHL Services, Inc. , a leading provider of marketing support services, today announced that it has received notice from Nasdaq that its closing bid price has failed to meet the minimum continued listing requirement for the Nasdaq National Market of $1.00 per share for the last 30 ...
Notice of EMS Technologies, Inc. Q3 2002 Earnings Release Conference Call.
Oct 21, 2002 ... EMS Technologies, Inc. will hold a conference call Friday October 25, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the third quarter 2002 financial results. A press release announcing the second quarter results will be put on the newswire at 8:00 a.m. on Friday October 25, 2002. ...
Harland Financial Solutions' INTERLINQ(R) E3 Mortgage Lending Solution Debuts To Strong Customer Support.
Oct 21, 2002 ... More Than 150 Customers Sign Early Delivery Contracts for INTERLINQ E3's Business Process Management and Application Integration Benefits More than 150 of Harland Financial Solutions' existing customers have signed early delivery contracts for INTERLINQ(R) E3, Harland's ...
Marine Products Corporation Reports 2002 Third Quarter Results.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Marine Products Corporation announced its unaudited results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002. Marine Products is a leading manufacturer of fiberglass boats under two brand names: sterndrive pleasure boats by Chaparral, including SS Sportboats, Sunesta Deckboats, ...
Vesta Provides Preliminary Earnings Estimate for Third Quarter; Announces Resignation of CFO.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Vesta Insurance Group, Inc. announced today that it expects to earn between $0.05 and $0.10 per diluted share from operating income in the third quarter of 2002. Vesta defines operating income as net income from continuing operations excluding realized gains and losses. Vesta will ...
Canadian Customers Benefit From Global Payments(TM) Web-Based, Transaction Information Management Tool.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Global Payments Inc. , a leading provider of electronic processing services, announced today the Canadian launch of Global Access @dvantage(TM), its web-based transaction management tool designed to provide Global Payments merchants with immediate, convenient and secure access to their ...
EMS President and CEO to Serve as Keynote Speaker For Southeastern Quality Conference Today.
Oct 21, 2002 ... EMS Technologies, Inc. announced today that Al Hansen, president and CEO, will serve as keynote speaker at the Southeastern Quality Conference being held Oct. 22 and 23 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. The event is co-sponsored by Southern Polytechnic State University, the American ...
ScreamingMedia Named Among the Fastest Growing Technology Companies in North America on The Deloitte & Touche Fast 500.
Oct 21, 2002 ... ScreamingMedia , a provider of applications and information services, today announced it has been ranked the 87th Fastest Growing Technology Company on the 2002 Deloitte & Touche Fast 500. Rankings are based on the percentage of revenue growth over a five-year period, from 1997-2001. ...
Delta Air Lines and AT&T Wireless Launch Marketing Agreement.
Oct 21, 2002 ... SkyMiles(R) Members Can Earn 5,000 Miles When Signing Up for AT&T Wireless Service With the busy holiday travel season quickly approaching, Delta Air Lines and AT&T Wireless have entered into a new marketing agreement that enables SkyMiles members to stay connected while ...
Webcast Alert: Vesta Insurance Group to Host Conference Call.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Vesta Insurance Group, Inc. will host a teleconference call for members of the financial community Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss the press release to be issued Tuesday, November 5, 2002, after the close of the market regarding the Company's third quarter 2002 ...
HEALTHSOUTH to Release Third Quarter Earnings on November 5, 2002.
Oct 21, 2002 ... HEALTHSOUTH Corporation will report its earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. At 9:00 a.m. CST that day, HEALTHSOUTH's management will hold a conference call to discuss its earnings results and other information. A simultaneous ...
Southern Company Executive Vice President Named to Federal Environmental Advisory Board.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Southern Company executive vice president of external affairs Dwight Evans has been named to a newly created federal advisory board charged with resolving environmental, natural resources and public land disputes. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020207/SOCOLOGO ) ...
Matria Healthcare Announces Date to Release Third Quarter Earnings.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Matria Healthcare, Inc. today announced that it will release third quarter financial results before the market opens on Thursday, October 24, 2002. Parker H. Petit, Chairman, President and CEO, and Steve Mengert, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call that will be broadcast ...
Southern Company Announces Quarterly Dividend.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of 34-1/4 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable Dec. 6, 2002, to shareholders of record Nov. 4, 2002. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020207/SOCOLOGO ) This marks the 220th ...
BancorpSouth Official Bank Partner for Mississippi Commemorative Quarter.
Oct 21, 2002 ... BancorpSouth will serve as the official bank partner as the new Mississippi quarter is unveiled tomorrow. The U.S. Mint and Governor Ronnie Musgrove will unveil the newly designed commemorative quarter dollar Tuesday at a celebration ceremony at the Mississippi Museum of Natural ...
Exide Technologies Supplies 4-wheel Parts Centers; Exclusive Supplier for Popular Pro Comp Brand.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Exide Technologies (BULLETIN BOARD: EXDTQ) (www.exide.com ), a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, has signed an agreement with 4 Wheel Parts Performance Center as the exclusive supplier of automotive starting and deep cycle batteries marketed under the Pro Comp private ...
Haverty Furniture Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call Thursday, October 24, 2002, 10:00 A.M. EDT.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. will release third quarter 2002 earnings results on Thursday morning, October 24, 2002. In conjunction with the release, Havertys will hold a conference call with analysts and investors on Thursday, October 24, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) to discuss its ...
Delta.com Introduces Customized, Convenient Travel Planning; New Tool Enables Customers to Securely Save Travel Information.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Delta Air Lines customers now can tailor their delta.com experience by designating and storing preferred destinations, credit cards and contact information to streamline the process of buying a ticket online. The new delta.com tool enables SkyMiles members to securely store their profile ...
Post Announces the Completion and Lease-up of Three Communities And Opening of New Washington, D.C. High Rise.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Post Properties, Inc. today announced the construction completion and lease-up of Post Pentagon Row(TM) in Washington, D.C. and second phases of Post Uptown Square(TM) in Denver and Post Gateway Place(TM) in Charlotte. The company also announced the opening of Post Massachusetts ...
Hurricane Hydrocarbons Ltd. - Agreement of cooperation with KazMunaiGas on Oil Pipelines.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Hurricane Hydrocarbons Ltd. ("Hurricane") announces that it has concluded a comprehensive agreement with KazMunaiGas, the National Oil Company of Kazakhstan, setting the principles of their future cooperation on oil pipelines. Under the agreement, Hurricane will support and ...
Enerplus Closes Acquisition of Celsius Energy.
Oct 21, 2002 ... TSX: ERF.un NYSE: ERF Enerplus Resources Fund is pleased to announce that it has successfully closed the acquisition of Celsius Energy Resources Ltd. ("Celsius"), a private oil and gas producer based in Calgary, Alberta, which is a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of ...
CanWest's Entertainment Division Secures $172 Million Stand-alone Credit Facility.
Oct 21, 2002 ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. announced today that its production and distribution subsidiary, Fireworks Entertainment, has secured from a syndicate led by Comerica Bank- California, a US $110 Million (C $172 million) stand-alone credit facility. The facility provides Fireworks with ...
CPR Marks First Anniversary of Spin-Off With Solid Third Quarter.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX/NYSE: CP) today reported net income of $65 million for third-quarter 2002, a decrease of $49 million, or 43 per cent from net income reported in the third quarter of 2001. Diluted earnings per share were $0.41 for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, compared ...
CE Franklin Ltd. Announces Third Quarter Results.
Oct 21, 2002 ... (Results are in Canadian Dollars) CE FRANKLIN LTD. (TSX.CFT, AMEX.CFK) announced today its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. Sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 were $62.9 million as compared to $88.8 million for the quarter ended ...
Webcast Alert: Argosy Gaming Company Announces Third Quarter 2002 Conference Call Webcast.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Argosy Gaming Company announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What: Argosy Gaming Company's Third Quarter Earnings ResultsWhen: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 @ 11:30 a.m. EDTWhere:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz367432266gf12.htmlHow: ...
MAF Bancorp Reports 46% Increase in Third Quarter Results to $.86 Per Diluted Share.
Oct 21, 2002 ... MAF Bancorp, Inc. announced today that earnings per share for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002 totaled $.86 per diluted share, up 45.8% from the $.59 per diluted share reported for the quarter ended September 30, 2001. The earnings per share improvement compared to last year ...
Motorola's New Power Switch IC Replaces Relays and Fuses.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Enables Customers to Re-Architect Systems for Improved Power Management and Reliability Motorola, Inc.'s new 2 milliohm high-side power switch will help designers of power electronics systems to better manage power distribution, reduce board space and increase system ...
IPSCO Remains Profitable.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Please Note That IPSCO Results Are Reported In U.S. Dollars IPSCO Inc. (NYSE/TSX: IPS) announced today that its third quarter net income attributable to common shareholders was $1.1 million or 2 cents per share compared to $1.2 million or 3 cents per share in the prior quarter ....
AMCOL International (NYSE: ACO) Reports Nineteen Percent Increase in Net Earnings Over Previous Year Third Quarter.
Oct 21, 2002 ... AMCOL International Corp. today reported that third quarter net income was $4.9 million, or $.16 per diluted share, compared with $4.1 million, or $.13 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter, on approximately 3 percent less weighted average common and common equivalent shares ...
Metrowerks Provides Industry's First Toolset for Motorola's Highly Integrated MPC5500 Device Family.
Oct 21, 2002 ... CONVERGENCE CONFERENCE -- Helping developers simplify and speed application development for high- performance microcontrollers, Metrowerks, a Motorola company , plans to ship CodeWarrior(TM) development tools for the MPC5500 product family, Motorola's next generation of products compliant ...
Lawson Products Reports Quarterly Results.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Lawson Products, Inc. today reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002. Third quarter 2002 net income increased 13.5% over the third quarter of 2001 to $3.8 million. Net income per share at $.39 was 14.7% over the same period last year. Net sales ...
Motorola and ESPN Offer Mobile Applications for Sports Fans.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Sports Trivia Game and Score Ticker Now Available for Motorola iDEN Phones Motorola, Inc. and ESPN today announced the availability of ESPN's 2-Minute Drill trivia game and The BottomLine sports information application for Motorola's iDEN(R) phones for Nextel wireless ...
Motorola Unveils Next Generation Family of 32-Bit Microcontrollers.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Highly-Integrated MPC5500 Devices Can Enhance System Performance and Speed Design Process CONVERGENCE CONFERENCE -- Confirming its commitment to continued development of high-performance microcontrollers (MCUs), Motorola, Inc. outlined plans for its next-generation MPC5500 ...
Fonix(R) Delivers Speech Solution to Motorola's mGT5100 Automotive Telematics Development Platform.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Fonix(R) Provides Fast, Market-Ready Speech Solutions for mGT5100 Microprocessor, Part of Motorola's mobileGT(TM) Driver Information Systems Initiative Fonix(R) Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: FONX) , a leading provider of voice solutions for wireless and mobile devices, and ...
Viskase Companies, Inc. Announces Second Extension Of Exchange Offer.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Viskase Companies, Inc. announced that it is extending the expiration date of its exchange offer relating to its 10 1/4% Senior Notes until 5:00 p.m. on November 4, 2002. At present, $141,265,000 principal amount of Notes have been tendered, representing 86.6% of the principal amount ...
Badger Paper Mills Announces Increased Third Quarter Specialty Paper Sales; Seventh Consecutive Quarterly Profit.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Third Quarter Highlights -- Specialty paper tons shipped exceed year-ago quarter and nine-months -- Net sales for the third quarter improve 5.6% compared to 2001 Badger Paper Mills, Inc. , one of the nation's growing leaders in the manufacture of flexible packaging and specialty ...
Motorola Discloses Roadmap for LIN Distributed Electronic Systems.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Automotive OEMs Offered Low-Cost Bus Option With Microcontrollers and Analog ICs LIN (Local Interconnect Network) multiplexing systems continue to gain popularity among automotive electronics manufacturers. Addressing the growing use of the this protocol in Europe, Japan and ...
Zebra Technologies Launches LP/TLP 2824 Printers.
Oct 21, 2002 ... When Space Is at a Premium, the Affordable New TLP 2824 and Enhanced LP 2824 Provide Industry's Most Compact and Versatile Label Printing Solutions Zebra Technologies , a global leader in delivering printing solutions for business improvement, today announced the launch of the ...
Engineered Support Ranks 28th on Forbes' List of the 200 Best Small Companies.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Engineered Support Systems, Inc. reported that Forbes magazine has recognized the Company as one of the "200 Best Small Companies" in its October 28, 2002 issue. This is the fourth consecutive year in which Engineered Support has been so recognized by Forbes, according to Michael F ....
Metrowerks Introduces Real Time Technology and Design Tools for Transportation Market.
Oct 21, 2002 ... CodeWarrior(TM) Tools Provide Increased Application Predictability, Enhance Code Design Through RAD Tools CONVERGENCE CONFERENCE -- Metrowerks, a Motorola company , is announcing a number of technology initiatives to help improve development processes and lower associated costs ...
Motorola Receives $446 Million CDMA 1X Contracts From China Unicom.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Leading China CDMA market with total CDMA solutions Motorola's Global Telecom solutions Sectors (GTSS) today signed the contracts totaling $446 million for the deployment of CDMA 1X system for China United Telecommunications Corp's (China Unicom). The contracts, the largest ...
Tribune Media Net Partners With Walgreens On Multimedia Advertising Package.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Multi-million Dollar Agreement Includes Television and Newspaper Advertising; Weekly Health and Medical Program called 'Walgreens Presents RxTV' Tribune Media Net, the national advertising and cross-media sales organization for Tribune Company , today announced it will partner ...
NeoPharm Presents New Phase I Trial Data For NeoLipid(TM) Anti-Cancer Agent - Liposome Encapsulated Mitoxantrone (LEM).
Oct 21, 2002 ... New LEM Findings Unveiled at the 27th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress Demonstrate Preliminary Evidence of Enhancing Chemotherapy Treatment in Advanced Malignant Tumors NeoPharm, Inc. and its collaborators unveiled new preliminary clinical data from the ...
Apropos Technology Launches New Developers' Program.
Oct 21, 2002 ... New Function to Provide Application Support and Co-Development Services For Enterprise Application and System Integration Community Building on the Company's recently announced enterprise direction and open systems strategy, Apropos Technology today announced the company's new ...
Kaman Corp. Acquires Latin Percussion, Inc.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Kaman Corporation announced today that it has acquired Latin Percussion, Inc. (LP), a privately held company based in Garfield, N.J. LP's revenues for 2002 are projected to be about $20 million. LP will operate as a separate subsidiary within Kaman's music distribution segment ....
NN, Inc. to Hold Third Quarter 2002 Conference Call on November 1, 2002.
Oct 21, 2002 ... NN, Inc. today announced that it will release third quarter 2002 financial results for the period ended September 30, 2002 before the opening of the market on Friday, November 1, 2002. Management will hold a conference call at 11 a.m. EST that day to review the company's ...
Union Pacific Corporation Invites You to Join Its Third Quarter Earnings Release Broadcast.
Oct 21, 2002 ... In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's Third Quarter 2002 earnings release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via teleconference on Thursday, October 24 at 8:45 A.M. Eastern Time. <Pre>What: Union ...
Dade Behring CEO Jim Reid-Anderson Elected New Board Chairman.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Dade Behring, (BULLETIN BOARD: DBEH) , one of the world's leading global diagnostics companies, today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Jim Reid-Anderson, the company's President and Chief Executive Officer, to the additional position of Chairman of the Board. ...
VTech Offers the 'Must Have' Holiday Gifts for Kids ... and Parents.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Smarty's Workshop, Voyager Adventure Station and SkillStarter Notebook Please Kids and Parents VTech Electronics, Ltd. today announced the availability of three products designed to stretch kids' imaginations and keep parents happy by offering smart and constructive products ...
AMLI Residential Revises Earnings Expectations for 2002 and 2003.
Oct 21, 2002 ... AMLI Residential Properties Trust announces today that it now anticipates Funds From Operations ("FFO") to be $0.56 per share for the third quarter 2002. This is $0.05 less than previously expected and $0.03 less than First Call estimates. Additionally, AMLI now anticipates full year ...
Alberto-Culver Confirms Schedule for Earnings Release and Conference Call.
Oct 21, 2002 ... The Alberto-Culver Company confirmed today that it will issue a news release regarding its fiscal fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2002 results at approximately 10:30 A.M. EDT on Thursday, October 24, 2002. Howard B. Bernick, President and Chief Executive Officer of the ...
Motorola Invests in Morpho Technologies and Licenses Its Reconfigurable Technology.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Motorola, Inc., announced today that it has made an equity investment in Morpho Technologies, a provider of licensable reconfigurable digital signal processing (rDSP) intellectual property and chips for wireless, imaging, and multimedia applications. Motorola's Semiconductor Products ...
LaSalle Hotel Properties Reports Comparable FFO of $0.64 Per Diluted Share/Unit.
Oct 21, 2002 ... RevPAR Increases 1.4 Percent for the Quarter LaSalle Hotel Properties today reported comparable funds from operations ("FFO") of $12.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 versus $12.3 million for the third quarter of 2001. On a per diluted common share/unit basis, ...
Fonix and Key Automotive Partners to Exhibit Speech Solutions at Convergence 2002.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Fonix Partners; Motorola, Hitachi, NEC, Intel, Windriver, QNX and Others Showcase Fonix Solutions Fonix(R) Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: FONX) , a leading provider of natural-user interface speech solutions announced today that Fonix automotive speech solutions will be exhibited ...
Fidelity Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter EPS of $0.61 and Fiscal Year EPS Of $2.49, Dividend Increased 11% to $0.10 Per Share.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Fidelity Bancorp, Inc. , the parent company of Fidelity Federal Savings Bank, today reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $2.0 million or $0.61 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, the company reported net income ...
HyperFeed Restructures by Reducing its Workforce and Streamlining Operations.
Oct 21, 2002 ... HyperFeed Technologies, Inc. , a provider of financial market information technology to institutional investors, brokers, traders and clearing houses, announces a restructuring of the Company for long-term growth. The Company action will reduce expenses and streamline operations to be ...
PCTEL Announces Strong Third Quarter Results.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Company Increases Revenue By 165 Percent Over Same Quarter Last Year; Posts EPS Of 16 Cents; Third Sequential Improvement in Quarterly Product Revenues PCTEL, Inc. , a leading provider of Internet access products and 802.11 mobility software, today announced financial results ...
Andrew Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Andrew Corporation , a global communications systems equipment supplier, reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2002. Fourth quarter net sales were $271.8 million, up 33% from the preceding quarter and up 5% compared with the year ago fourth quarter. ...
Technology Solutions Company Announces Third Quarter Financial Results.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Technology Solutions Company (TSC) , a leading systems integration and business consulting firm, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. Third Quarter Results Revenues before reimbursements for the quarter ended September 30, ...
Clear Picture of Top Concerns for Pharmaceutical Marketers Emerges from Recent Pharmaceutical Marketing Congress.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Braun Consulting Identifies Four Key Imperatives for Marketers; Survey to Reveal Top Priorities and Capability Gaps The recent gathering of the Pharmaceutical Marketing Congress (PMC) earlier this month produced a clear and timely overview of critical issues currently facing ...
Yellow Income From Continuing Operations Up 95 Percent.
Oct 21, 2002 ... -- Yellow Corporation debt reduced by $218 million, a 60 percent reduction, since year-end; -- September industry consolidation enhances already strong quarter for Yellow Transportation; -- Spin-off of SCS Transportation successfully completed on September 30 Yellow Corporation ...
Queensland Hospital Becomes Smarter With Cerner Systems.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Cerner Corporation Deems Wesley Hospital as Fully Automated Showcase Site, First in Australia The Wesley Hospital in Brisbane has just made a bold claim as becoming the smartest hospital in the state. This health system will become the most advanced care network in Australia ...
Hardinge To Hold Third Quarter Conference Call On October 25.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Hardinge Inc. , a leading producer of machine tools, today announced that it will release third quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2002 on Friday, October 25, 2002. Management will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT that day to review the company's results ...
Clark/Bardes Consulting Among '200 Best Small Companies' According To Forbes Magazine.
Oct 21, 2002 ... Clark/Bardes Consulting, , a national firm dedicated to helping companies keep their best people through integrated compensation, benefits and funding solutions, was recently named one of "200 Best Small Companies" by Forbes magazine. The listing covers all U.S. public companies ...