PR Newswire back issues from Wednesday, October 23:
American Software Introduces e-SPS 2002, a Web-Based Supply-Chain-Management System Offering Enhanced Functionality.
Oct 23, 2002 ... American Software introduced at Material World Miami Beach e-SPS 2002, the latest version of New Generation Computing's Web-based software that enables retailers, apparel manufacturers, brand managers and importers of sewn products to have real-time, end-to-end visibility of the entire ...
BioCryst to Release Third Quarter Financial Results on October 23, 2002.
Oct 23, 2002 ... BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will release its financial results for the third quarter 2002, before the market opens on Wednesday, October 23, 2002. The Company will also sponsor a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Interested investors can listen to the call live over the Internet ...
BioCryst Reports Third Quarter 2002 Financial Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. The Company reported revenues of $412,000 in the third quarter of 2002, compared to $4,131,000 in the third quarter of 2001. The net loss for the quarter ended September 30, ...
SpectRx, Inc. Completes Milestone Clinical Study of New Non-Invasive Cervical Cancer Device.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Study Shows SpectRx Device Outperforms Pap Tests; Final Preparations For FDA Pivotal Trial Underway SpectRx, Inc. today announced that it has completed the multi- center, pre-pivotal clinical trial of its non-invasive cervical cancer detection device, and the Company is making ...
Verilink Announces Stock Buyback Program; Company to Repurchase up to $1,000,000 of Common Stock.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Verilink Corporation , a leading supplier of business-to- business broadband access solutions, today reported that it has approved a share repurchase program of up to $1,000,000 of common stock effective immediately. The program, which is open-ended, will allow the Company to ...
Delta Air Lines to Limit Passenger Baggage to Select Latin American Cities During Holiday Travel Season.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Delta Air Lines today announced the specifications of this holiday season's baggage policy for select Latin American cities, beginning Nov. 15, 2002, and through Jan. 15, 2003. The embargo restrictions below will affect flights from the United States to Guadalajara, Mexico; ...
AGCO to Acquire the Sunflower Tillage and Seeding Business.
Oct 23, 2002 ... AGCO , a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and distributor of agricultural equipment, has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Sunflower Manufacturing Co., Inc. ("Sunflower"), a product line of SPX Corporation. Sunflower is a leading producer of tillage, seeding and specialty ...
AtheroGenics to Webcast Presentation At Salomon Smith Barney 2002 Health Care Conference On October 29, 2002.
Oct 23, 2002 ... AtheroGenics, Inc. , a pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, today announced that Russell M. Medford, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting an overview of the Company and its clinical development progress at the ...
Webcast Alert: Flowers Foods Announces Third Quarter 2002 Conference Call Webcast.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Flowers Foods announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What:Third Quarter 2002 Conference CallWhen:October 31, 2002 at 8:30 AM EasternWhere: http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz368658214gf12.htmlHow: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on ...
CTI Announces Date For Analyst Meeting.
Oct 23, 2002 ... CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc. , announced today it will hold an analyst meeting in Knoxville, TN on December 12, 2002. The meeting will take place from 8:30 AM to approximately 4:00 PM EST and consist of a series of presentations by senior executives of CTI. Members of the ...
BancorpSouth, Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend.
Oct 23, 2002 ... At their quarterly meeting on October 23, 2002, the Board of Directors of BancorpSouth, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share, an increase of 6.7% in the previous $0.15 per share quarterly amount paid on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable ...
Manhattan Associates Announces Third Quarter Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Marking the Twelfth Consecutive Quarter of Meeting or Exceeding Consensus Earnings Per Share Estimates; Core Revenue Drivers Reach New Record Manhattan Associates, Inc., , the global leader in extended supply chain execution solutions, today announced record results for core ...
EastGroup Properties Announces Third Quarter Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... * Funds from Operations (FFO) of $12.1 Million and $.62 Per Share * Paid 91st Consecutive Quarterly Dividend, Annual Rate of $1.88 Per Share * Gain on Securities of $.02 Per Share for the Quarter * Development Projects of $32 Million Under Construction or In Lease-Up * Debt-to-Total ...
PotashCorp Reports 33 Percent Higher Diluted Net Income per Share.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Listed: TSX, NYSE Symbol: POT Potash Corporation of Inc. (PotashCorp) today reported third-quarter diluted net income per share of $0.28, a 33 percent increase over the $0.21 per share earned in the same quarter a year ago. The greater ...
Mullen Transportation Reports Third Quarter Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Mullen Transportation Inc. ("Mullen" and/or "the Company") reported its financial and operating results for the three month period and the nine month period ending September 30, 2002 with comparisons to the same periods one year earlier. The year-to- date results for 2001 reflect the ...
Webcast Alert: VASCO Data Security International Announces 3rd Quarter Earnings Conference Call Webcast.
Oct 23, 2002 ... VASCO Data Security International announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What: VASCO Data Security's 3rd Quarter Earnings Conference CallWhen: October 23, 2002 at 10:00 am EasternWhere:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz368071324gf12.html...
Richardson Electronics Announces Opening of Beijing, China Branch Office.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Richardson Electronics , a global provider of engineered solutions today announced the opening of a new branch office in Beijing, China, continuing its effort to address the needs of its customers and the expanding Chinese market. This branch office opening represents its third sales ...
Don't Know What To Do With That 'Extra Hour' This Weekend? Use It To Change Your Smoke Alarm Batteries.
Oct 23, 2002 ... The International Association Of Fire Chiefs And Energizer Urge Families To 'Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery(TM)' Today in the United States, roughly 80 percent of fire deaths result from fires in homes without working smoke alarms. That is why the International ...
Respironics To Relocate Certain Homecare Product Lines and Functions.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Respironics, Inc. today announced that it will be relocating several of its smaller product lines and related support functions from the company's Homecare Division's Kennesaw, Georgia plant to its Murrysville, Pennsylvania location. This relocation will allow the company to standardize ...
AMLI Residential Announces Joint Venture to Develop and Own Downtown Austin Development.
Oct 23, 2002 ... AMLI Residential announces today that it has entered into a joint venture with Capri Select Income, a private investment fund sponsored by Capri Capital Advisors LLC, a privately-held institutional real estate advisory firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, to develop and own AMLI ...
Quotesmith.com Reports Third-Quarter Financial Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... - Revenues Surge 54 Percent; Operations are Cash Flow Positive - Policy Sales Jump 40 Percent on 25 Percent Marketing Expense Reduction - Net Loss of $932,000 includes $329,000 Asset Write-Off - New Financial Guidance Points to Profitability in 2003 Quotesmith.com, Inc., , the ...
Archer Daniels Midland Reports Fiscal Year 2003 First Quarter Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Archer Daniels Midland <Pre> -- First quarter fiscal 2003 earnings per share were $0.17 compared to $0.20 in the year-ago quarter.-- Operating Profit increased to $240 million from $221 million last year's first quarter. -- ADM's core businesses ...
ISCO International Announces $1.2 Million Order, the Third Quarter Conference Call and New Financing.
Oct 23, 2002 ... ISCO International, Inc. , a leading supplier of interference-control solutions for the wireless telecommunications industry, announces three major developments. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010321/CGW036LOGO ) First, the Company will host a ...
Auspex Systems and StorageTek Jointly Announce Certification of Auspex NSc3000 With StorageTek's Disk Products.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Auspex Systems, Inc. and StorageTek today jointly announced certification of the Auspex NSc3000 Network Storage Controller, a file-serving platform for Storage Area Networks (SANs), with StorageTek D-Series disk systems. The certification allows StorageTek disk customers to deploy the ...
TriPath Imaging to Host Third Quarter 2002 Results Conference Call On October 30, 2002.
Oct 23, 2002 ... TriPath Imaging(TM), Inc. announced today it will host a conference call to discuss the Company's Third Quarter 2002 financial results on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Earnings will be released prior to market open on October 30, 2002. The call will be ...
R.R. Donnelley Reports Third Quarter 2002 Results; Revises Full-Year 2002 Earnings Guidance.
Oct 23, 2002 ... R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company today announced third quarter 2002 revenues of $1.2 billion, down 9 percent from the year ago period. Diluted earnings per share, excluding unusual items, were 54 cents, an increase of 17 percent from 46 cents a year ago. Net income, excluding unusual items, ...
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Reports Third Quarter and Year-to-Date Financial Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company announced today continued growth in sales and earnings for both the third quarter and the first nine months of 2002. Earnings per share were up 7% for both the three and nine-month periods, despite significantly higher investment in brand support for both ...
AMCOL International Corp. (NYSE: ACO) Announces Oddlot Stock Buyback Program.
Oct 23, 2002 ... AMCOL International Corp. today announced the commencement of a voluntary program through which shareholders of record as of October 21, 2002 holding fewer than 100 shares of AMCOL Common Stock may conveniently and inexpensively sell all their shares. The program is voluntary ...
MAF Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend.
Oct 23, 2002 ... MAF Bancorp, Inc. , announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.15 per common share. The dividend will be payable on January 3, 2003 to shareholders of record on December 16, 2002. MAF Bancorp is the parent company of Mid America ...
Capitol Federal Financial Increases Quarterly Dividend.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per share on outstanding CFFN common stock. This is an increase of 5.00% compared to the previously paid dividend. The dividend is payable on November 15, 2002 to ...
Brunswick Declares Common Stock Dividend.
Oct 23, 2002 ... The board of directors of Brunswick Corporation today declared a regular annual dividend on its common stock of 50 cents per share payable Dec. 13, 2002, to shareholders of record on Nov. 25, 2002. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., Brunswick Corporation is a manufacturer and ...
IPSCO Announces Cash Dividend.
Oct 23, 2002 ... IPSCO Inc. Toronto announced today a cash dividend on its common shares of $0.05 (Canadian) per share payable 31 December 2002 to shareholders of record as at 10 December 2002. For further information on IPSCO, please visit the company's web site at ...
MDS Pharma Services Strengthens Bioanalytical Capabilities in Europe.
Oct 23, 2002 ... MDS Pharma Services, a leading provider of innovative drug discovery and development solutions, has relocated and expanded its bioanalytical facility in Zurich, Switzerland, further enhancing its capabilities in mass spectrometry analysis, ligand binding and molecular biology services, ...
Butterball(R) Offers Tasty, Easy Meal Ideas for Busy Time of Year.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Autumn means that extra-curricular activities start filling up calendars and taking time away from day-to-day chores such as cooking. But regardless of how busy families are, dinnertime is still a mark of caring and enjoying one another. Now, getting from the kitchen to the ...
GATX Rail Initiates New Railcar Order Program.
Oct 23, 2002 ... GATX Rail today announced that it has initiated the first phase of a committed railcar purchase program, under which it will acquire up to 7,500 newly manufactured railcars over the next five years. GATX Rail expects that this program will provide high quality, modern railcars to meet the ...
The Smallest Enterprise Enclosure Technology Ships the Largest Enterprise Disk Drive on the Market.
Oct 23, 2002 ... - nStor's NexStor 4000 Series Supports Up to 1.7 TB in 2U of Rack Space With The Addition of the 146GB One-Inch Disk Drive - nStor Corporation, Inc. extends its storage density leadership by announcing the immediate availability of one-inch, low-profile 146GB 10,000RPM disk ...
Zemex Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2002 Earnings Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Zemex Corporation Toronto today reported a third quarter loss of $0.04 per share as compared to income of $0.01 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2001. The loss was the result of a one time charge of $l.3 million reducing the quarterly earnings by $0.10 per share to a loss of ...
Biotechnology A Tool to Help Improve the Quality of Life for Women, Monsanto Executive Says.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Speech at International Business Conference Highlights Benefits of Plant Biotechnology for Women in the Developed and Developing World Plant biotechnology is an important tool to help empower women in both the developed and the developing world, Monsanto's Senior Vice President ...
DST Systems, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2002 Financial Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... DST's consolidated net income for the third quarter 2002 increased 5.1% to $51.1 million ($0.42 per diluted share) compared to third quarter 2001 net income of $48.6 million ($0.39 per diluted share). Third quarter 2002 results include net non-recurring after tax losses of $0.9 million, ...
Gardner Denver, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Revenues of $103 Million And Earnings Per Share of $0.30: Strong Cash Flow Results in Continuing Debt Reduction.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Gardner Denver, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of compressors and blowers for industrial applications and pumps for the petroleum and industrial markets, announced that revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2002 were $102.8 million, a slight decrease compared with the results ...
Solutia Declares Annual Dividend.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Solutia Inc. -- The Board of Directors of Solutia Inc. today declared a regular annual cash dividend of four cents per share payable Dec. 12, 2002 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Nov. 15, 2002. Corporate Profile Solutia (http://www.solutia.com/ ...
Aksys Announces Successful Treatment of First Patient in the U.K.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Aksys, Ltd. , a pioneer in innovative dialysis systems, today announced that it successfully completed its first dialysis treatment of a patient in the United Kingdom. This is an important step in the Company's plans to bring its Personal Hemodialysis System and all of the related ...
Filing of Consent Decree on Anniston PCB Issues Is One Step Closer To Permanent Cleanup.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the United States Department of Justice filed a revised Consent Decree with the United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama and requested that the Court approve the revised decree. The Consent Decree ...
CNH Names Harold Boyanovsky to Lead its Worldwide Construction Equipment Business.
Oct 23, 2002 ... CNH Global N.V. today announced the appointment of Harold Boyanovsky to the position of president, construction equipment business, effective immediately. He will be responsible for CNH construction equipment operations worldwide, including the design, manufacture, sales and marketing of ...
United Natural Foods Signs Agreement and Plan of Merger With Northeast Cooperatives.
Oct 23, 2002 ... United Natural Foods, Inc. today announced it has signed an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Northeast Cooperatives, a natural foods distributor in the Northeast and Midwest. Northeast Cooperatives, headquartered in Brattleboro, VT, had approximately $120 million in sales for the latest ...
United Announces Additional Cost-Cutting Initiatives.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Actions to Improve Profitability By $120 Million Annually As part of the implementation of the updated business plan submitted to the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB) last night, United Airlines today announced this week's second round of cost-cutting measures that ...
Schawk, Inc. Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Schawk, Inc. , North America's leading provider of digital imaging prepress services to the consumer products industry, today reported that the Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.0325 per share, payable on December 30, 2002, to Schawk, Inc. Class A common ...
Packaging Dynamics Corporation Reports Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 28, 2002 and Announces the Acquisition of Wolf Packaging, Inc.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Packaging Dynamics Corporation reported results of operations for the third quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2002. The results of operations prior to July 1, 2002 include the results of operations of its wholly owned subsidiary, Packaging Holdings, L.L.C. On July 1, 2002, ...
Navistar International Corporation to Present Future Business Opportunities At Goldman Sachs Global Capital Goods Conference.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Navistar International Corporation , the nation's largest commercial truck, school bus and mid-range diesel engine producer, will discuss future business opportunities next week at the Goldman Sachs Global Capital Goods Conference in New York, it was announced today. (Photo: ...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Announces Third Quarter Financial Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today reported its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002. Gallagher reported that total operating revenues grew 29% to $297.0 million in the third quarter of 2002 from $229.6 million in the same period of ...
eGames Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2003 Financial Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... eGames, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: EGAM) , a publisher and developer of Family Friendly(TM), value-priced consumer entertainment PC software games, today announced its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2002. Financial Results: For the three ...
eLoyalty Corporation Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call.
Oct 23, 2002 ... eLoyalty Corporation announces the following Webcast: <Pre>What: eLoyalty Corporation Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call When: October 29, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Where:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz365912873gf12.html How:...
Webcast Alert: R.G. Barry Corporation 2002 Third Quarter Conference Call On The Web.
Oct 23, 2002 ... R.G. Barry Corporation announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What: R.G. Barry Corporation 2002 Third Quarter Conference Call On The WebWhen: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 @ 10:00 a.m. EDTWhere:...
Webcast Alert: Transgenomic, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call Webcast.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Transgenomic, Inc. announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What:Transgenomic, Inc. Third Quarter Earnings Release Conference CallWhen:10/30/02 at 5:00 p.m. EasternWhere: http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz367536602gf12.htmlHow: Live over ...
Webcast Alert: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. Announces Third Quarter 2002 Earnings Webcast.
Oct 23, 2002 ... R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. announces the following Webcast: <Pre>What: R.R. Donnelley Third Quarter 2002 Earnings When: October 23, 2002 at 11 a.m. Eastern Where:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz367510518gf12.html How: Live over ...
Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc. Invites You to Join Its Third Quarter 2002 Results Conference Call on the Web.
Oct 23, 2002 ... In conjunction with Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc. first quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to a live webcast of its conference call with Mr. Fred Grant, Senior Vice President of Finance. The event will be available on the Internet at 9 a.m. EDT on Thursday, October ...
Waste Industries USA, Inc. Announces Its Third Quarter 2002 Financial Release Conference Call and Webcast.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Waste Industries will announce its 3rd Quarter 2002 earnings release conference call and webcast on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. <Pre> What: 3rd Quarter 2002 Financial Release Conference CallWhen: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 @ 2:00 p.m ....
Syntel Reports Solid Third Quarter Earnings.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Quarterly Highlights: * Solid sequential revenue and EPS growth * Exceeded consensus EPS estimate by $0.08 * 640-basis-point gross margin increase to 44.6% * $10 million in net cash from operations bringing cash reserves to $125 million * DSOs further reduced to 54 days from 59 in Q2 ...
Pillowtex Corporation Announces Third Quarter Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Pillowtex Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: PWTX) today reported its operating results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2002. For the three months ended September 28, 2002, the Company reported net sales of $242.5 million and a net loss of $9.3 million. For the same ...
Thomas Industries Reports Third Quarter Sales and Earnings.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Thomas Industries Inc. today reported that third quarter 2002 earnings were a record for any third quarter in the Company's history. Sales for the quarter were a record for the pump and compressor business, aided in part by the previously announced acquisition of Werner Rietschle GmbH + ...
Ashland Inc.'S APAC Division Signs Agreement to Sell Tennessee Assets.
Oct 23, 2002 ... APAC, Inc., a wholly owned division of Ashland Inc. , announced today that APAC-Tennessee, Inc. has signed an agreement for the sale of certain assets in the Nashville area to LoJac Enterprises, Inc., based in Lebanon, Tenn. The announcement was made by Charles F. Potts, president, APAC, ...
Norfolk Southern Reports Third-Quarter 2002 Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... For the third quarter of 2002 vs. the same period of 2001: * Net income rose 59 percent. * Railway operating revenues increased by $90 million, or six percent. * Intermodal revenues reached an all-time high of $310 million. * The railway operating ratio improved by 3.3 percentage points. * ...
Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. Announces Year End Results.
Oct 23, 2002 ... Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc., parent company of Wake Forest Federal Savings and Loan Association, (BULLETIN BOARD: WAKE) announced today that the Company reported earnings of $1,056,000 or $0.92 per share for the year ended September 30, 2002, compared to earnings of $1,139,258 or $0.99 ...
Genlyte Announces Third Quarter Earnings of $.80 Per Share, Up 8.1%.
Oct 23, 2002 ... The Genlyte Group Incorporated today announced its third quarter earnings per share grew to $.80, an 8.1% increase over the third quarter of 2001, and the highest third quarter earnings per share in Genlyte's history. The company also reported record third quarter net income of $11.0 ...
J. Alexander's Corporation Reports Higher Sales and Net Income For Third Quarter.
Oct 23, 2002 ... J. Alexander's Corporation today reported increases in net sales and net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2002. Lonnie J. Stout II, chairman, president and chief executive officer, said the Company's net income for the third quarter ending September 29, ...