PR Newswire back issues from Tuesday, November 5:
Webcast Alert: Vesta Insurance Group to Host Conference Call.
Nov 05, 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 ...
Gables Third Quarter Earnings Meet Street Estimates.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Gables Residential (the "Company"), today released earnings for the third quarter. Funds from operations ("FFO") for the quarter was $18.7 million, or $0.61 per diluted share compared to $17.0 million, or $0.56 per diluted share for the third quarter 2001. For the nine months ended ...
Technology Enhancements From eOn Communications to Help ParTech Enhance Service and Realize Savings.
Nov 05, 2002 ... More Than 14,000 Quick Service Restaurants to Benefit From Better Customer Service Resulting From ParTech's Multi-Media Contact Center Solution Upgrade eOn Communications Corporation(TM) , a leading provider of unified voice, e-mail and Web-based communications systems and ...
CheckFree Launches WebPay Service That Integrates Bill Payment Across Web, Telephone and Personal Financial Management Software.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Financial E-Commerce Leader Extends E-bill Payment Options: Now Consumers Can Say or Click 'Pay It' BAI Retail Delivery Conference Booth # 1803 -- CheckFree Corporation , the leading provider of financial e-commerce solutions and services, today announced the general ...
Microtek Medical Holdings Reports 2002 Third Quarter Results and Releases Revenue and Earnings Forecast for FY 2003.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Microtek Medical Holdings, Inc. announced its net income for the 2002 third quarter was $1.5 million, bringing its net income for the first nine months of 2002 to $3.6 million, as compared to $1.4 million and $2.7 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2001, respectively. ...
AFC Enterprises Delays Third Quarter Earnings Release; Provides Guidance of $0.39 EPS from Continuing Operations Excluding Adjustments.
Nov 05, 2002 ... AFC Enterprises, Inc. today announced that the release of its results for the third quarter 2002 will be delayed pending the final determination of certain adjustments to be recorded in the third quarter 2002 or prior periods. The adjustments are limited to the Seattle Coffee Company and ...
Interland Names Prominent Channel Executive as Vice President for Channel And Shared Hosting Sales and Marketing.
Nov 05, 2002 ... New Position Reflects Company's Focus on Channel Expansion Interland, Inc. , the leading provider of business-class Web hosting services to small and medium businesses, today announced the appointment of Tiffani Bova as vice president of sales and marketing. Bova joined the ...
Vodafone Malta Launches Next-Generation Communications Services With Glenayre's Intel(TM) and Linux(TM)-Based Versera(TM) Solutions.
Nov 05, 2002 ... First Glenayre Versera Solution Portfolio Commercially Deployed Introduces Intel(TM) and Linux(TM)-Based Unified Communications and Voice-Services Solutions to Maltese Subscribers Glenayre Technologies, Inc. today announced that Vodafone Malta has deployed its first ...
Delta Plans to Expand Codesharing with SkyTeam Partner CSA Czech Airlines.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Delta Air Lines today said it has expanded its codeshare relationship with SkyTeam partner CSA Czech Airlines flights via Prague, Czech Republic, to Riga, Latvia Nov. 15, 2002. Delta currently codeshares with CSA on its services from New York (JFK) to Prague and via Prague to ...
Community Capital Bancshares Announces Third Quarter Earnings.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Community Capital Bancshares reports net income of $481,000 or $.33 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2002. This compares to earnings of $388,000 or $0.27 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2001. Total assets at September 30, 2002 were ...
Spectrum of Leading Business Services Companies Scheduled for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Conference.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Twenty-two industry leading companies are scheduled for presentations to institutional investors at the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Business Services Conference on Thursday, November 7. The conference, to be held at the Le Parker Meridien in New York City, will feature companies ...
Beazer Homes Announces Record Fourth Quarter EPS of $3.03, Up 18%, And Fiscal 2002 EPS of $10.74, Up 31%.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (www.beazer.com ) today announced results for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2002. Highlights of the quarter and year, compared to the same periods of the prior year, are as follows: <Pre> Quarter Ended September 30, 2002 * Record Diluted ...
Harland Financial Solutions' Strategic Alliance With BISYS(R) Marks 100th Customer Milestone.
Nov 05, 2002 ... BISYS' Retirement Services Supports Users of Deposit Pro(R) And deposit.center(TM) Systems With Electronic IRA/ESA Documents and Related Support Services Harland Financial Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of John H. Harland Company , announced today that more than 100 users ...
Delta Air Lines Reports October Traffic.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Delta Air Lines today reported traffic results for the month of October 2002. Traffic comparisons are provided for year over year activity for both 2001 and 2000. Year over year comparisons to 2001 are distorted by the passenger decline that followed the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, ...
Exide Technologies Introduces Innovative Charging Unit; Keeps Automotive Batteries on the Shelf Fully Charged.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Exide Technologies (BULLETIN BOARD: EXDTQ) (www.exide.com ), a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, is introducing the RediPulse(R) Pro-10 Charge/Maintenance System, an innovative, 10-unit charging system designed to keep new 12-volt lead-acid batteries fully charged until ...
Exide Technologies Launches New Web Site.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Exide Technologies, (BULLETIN BOARD: EXDTQ) , a worldwide leader in stored electrical energy solutions, has redesigned and relaunched its Web site, www.exide.com . Exide's cyber environment creates a consistent presence across all of the company's global business units -- ...
First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation Announces FDA Approval of Smaller Nitrolingual(R) Pumpspray Bottle.
Nov 05, 2002 ... First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation , a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that the FDA approved today a 60-dose configuration of its sublingual nitroglycerin spray, Nitrolingual Pumpspray (0.4mg nitroglycerin per spray). The currently approved version of the spray contains ...
Vesta Reports Third Quarter Results.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Operating Earnings Increase by $1.8 Million; Written Premiums Grow by 87% Over Prior-Year Period Vesta Insurance Group, Inc. today reported net operating earnings of $3.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share for the quarter ending September 30, 2002 compared to net operating ...
CTI Announces Greg Brophy as Senior Vice President and General Counsel.
Nov 05, 2002 ... CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc. , announced today that Greg Brophy has joined its management team as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, reporting to Terry Douglass, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Brophy will assume responsibility for all legal, quality and regulatory ...
SunTrust to Present at the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Fall Conference.
Nov 05, 2002 ... SunTrust Banks, Inc. will present at BancAnalysts Association of Boston Fall Conference on Thursday, November 7, 2002 at 2:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. L. Phillip Humann, chairman, president and chief executive officer of SunTrust Banks, Inc., will make SunTrust's presentation. ...
Industrial Distribution Group Announces Date for Third Quarter 2002 Earnings Conference Call.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Industrial Distribution Group, Inc. will host a conference call and live webcast on Tuesday, November 12, 2002, to discuss its Third Quarter 2002 results, which will be announced on Tuesday, November 12, 2002, before the opening of the market. <Pre> WHEN: 10:00 a.m. EST, ...
JDN Realty Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2002 Results.
Nov 05, 2002 ... JDN Realty Corporation today announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. For the third quarter, diluted funds from operations per share, a supplemental measure of REIT performance, was $0.30 compared with diluted funds from operations per share of $0.47 for the third ...
AFC Enterprises Reports Selected Third Quarter Operating Data And Fourth Quarter Comparable Sales Update.
Nov 05, 2002 ... AFC Enterprises, Inc. , the franchisor and operator of Popeyes(R) Chicken & Biscuits, Church's Chicken(TM), Cinnabon(R), Seattle's Best Coffee(R) and Torrefazione Italia(R) Coffee, today announced operating data for the third quarter ended October 6, 2002. <Pre> Third quarter of ...
Third Quarter Results - September 30, 2002 Precision Meets Previously Announced Expectations.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Precision Drilling Corporation (Precision or the Corporation) today reports diluted earnings per share of $0.22 and $1.51 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2002, respectively. Revenue declined by 19% to $382.8 million in the third quarter of 2002 compared to the same ...
The Westaim Corporation - Webcast of Conference Call to Discuss Westaim's 2002 Third Quarter Results.
Nov 05, 2002 ... CALGARY, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- <Pre> Thursday November 7, 2002 4:00 p.m. EST www.westaim.com </Pre> The Westaim Corporation will hold a webcast at 4:00 p.m. EST on ...
Husky Energy Announces Quarterly Dividend.
Nov 05, 2002 ... On Tuesday, November 5, 2002, the Board of Directors of Husky Energy Inc. declared a quarterly dividend for the three-month period ended September 30, 2002 of $0.09 per share on its common shares, payable on January 1, 2003 to shareholders of record at the close of business on ...
Rail Industry Offers Canada Means to Achieve Big Cuts in Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Environmental Benefits of Rail Too Significant to Ignore, CPR's CEO Says Canada can decrease greenhouse gas emissions substantially by expanding the role of freight and passenger rail throughout the country, Robert Ritchie, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian ...
CanWest Reports Preliminary 2002 Financial Results.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Combined EBITDA up 9 % on 2% combined revenue increase from pro forma prior year Asset sales in fiscal 2002 contribute approximately $500 million to senior debt reduction CanWest Global Communications Corp., Canada's largest integrated international media company, today reported ...
Webcast Alert: CNA Surety Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2002 Analyst's Call Webcast.
Nov 05, 2002 ... CNA Surety Corporation announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What: CNA Surety Corporation Third Quarter 2002 Analyst's CallWhen: November 5, 2002 @ 11:00 a.m. EasternWhere:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz369375524gf12.htmlHow: ...
Equity Residential Reports Third Quarter Results.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Equity Residential reported results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002. All per share results are reported on a fully diluted basis. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010801/ERPTCLOGO ) "The multifamily industry continues to be hurt ...
Smurfit-Stone Introduces Newly Designed Packaging Equipment That Promotes Efficiency, Flexibility.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Semi-Automatic Case Packer and Double Corner Trayformer Are Unveiled at Pack Expo 2002 Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation , an industry leader in paper and paperboard-based packaging, features its new CP 1580 Semi-Automatic Case Packer and the new model TF-44 series double ...
Apropos' Multi-Channel Interaction Management Suite Offers Innovative Contact Center Solutions to Health Alliance Plan.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Apropos Technology today announced that its award-winning multi-channel interaction management solution has allowed Health Alliance Plan (HAP) to increase call processing efficiency, expand member and provider automated services, and monitor critical contact center statistics. HAP, ...
Buckeye CableSystem Selects Motorola's DOCSIS 1.1 Broadband Services Router (BSR) 64000 to Replace First-Generation Network Infrastructure Equipment.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Buckeye CableSystem is Latest in a Series of Operators to select Motorola's Technology for DOCSIS 1.1 Plant Upgrades Motorola, Inc. Broadband Communications Sector won another cable system commitment to replace first-generation cable termination system (CMTS) equipment with its ...
Reliv International Reports Solid Increases in Sales, Net Income for 3Q 2002, On Surging Results in U.S. and International Markets.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Reliv International, Inc. , an international manufacturer and network marketer of nutritional supplements and other food technology products, today reported its 3Q 2002 results. The company earned net income of $741,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2002 - up 82 percent, ...
BorgWarner Expects $1.2 Billion in New Business for 2003-2005; Growth Driven By Global Customers & Fuel Efficient Technology.
Nov 05, 2002 ... BorgWarner Inc. , a leading provider of highly engineered components and systems for engines, transmissions and four-wheel drive systems for vehicle makers worldwide, today announced $1.2 billion of expected new powertrain business for 2003 through 2005. Approximately half of the business ...
Zebra Technologies and Precision Dynamics Corp. Form Product Partner Agreement.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Companies Combine Forces to Offer Unique RFID Solution for Healthcare Market Zebra Technologies , a global leader in delivering on-demand printing solutions for business improvement, today announced its newest integrated product partner agreement with San Fernando, Calif.-based ...
NeoPharm Announces Third Quarter 2002 Financial Results.
Nov 05, 2002 ... NeoPharm, Inc. today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2002. The Company reported a net loss of $10,263,965 or $0.63 per share, basic and diluted, for the third quarter 2002 versus a net loss of $3,876,749 or $0.24 per share, basic and diluted, for the third quarter of ...
Option Care Reports Record Results for Third Quarter and First Nine Months Of 2002.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Revenue Increased 44%, Net Income Increased 58% Option Care, Inc. today reported record results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002. Revenue for the quarter increased 44% to $80.9 million compared to $56.1 million for the same period in 2001. Same ...
Motorola, mmO2 and LightSurf Launch 'Media Album' -- A Unique, Next Generation MMS Service.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Motorola/LightSurf VAS (Value Added Services) Solution Extends MMS Experience Beyond Traditional MMSC Capabilities; Bridging the Gap Between Mobile and Web Environments and Increasing ARPU for Operators Motorola, Inc., mmO2 and LightSurf announce the launch of a new media ...
NN, Inc. Announces Payment of Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend.
Nov 05, 2002 ... NN, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share on the Company's common stock. This dividend is payable on November 22, 2002 to stockholders of record on November 15, 2002. NN, Inc. manufacturers and supplies high ...
Lindsay Manufacturing Declares 1st-Qtr FY03 Cash Dividend.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Lindsay Manufacturing Co. , a leading manufacturer of center pivot, lateral move, and hose reel irrigation systems, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.035 per share, payable November 29, 2002, to shareholders of record on ...
FTI Consulting Management to Present at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Business Services Conference.
Nov 05, 2002 ... FTI Consulting, Inc. , the premier national consulting firm providing bankruptcy, financial restructuring and litigation-related consulting services, announced that Jack B. Dunn, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, Stewart J. Kahn, president and chief operating officer, and ...
Union Pacific Chairman to Address Salomon Smith Barney Conference.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Dick Davidson, chairman and chief executive officer of Union Pacific Corporation , will discuss the company's yield strategy, productivity initiatives and financial results at the Salomon Smith Barney Transportation Conference, at 7:50 a.m. ET, Wednesday, November 13, 2002. ...
divine, Forrester and Macromedia to Host Briefing on Rich Internet Applications.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Free Event Focuses on Real-World Examples of How to Leverage New Interactive Technologies to Deliver Richer User Experiences Online divine, inc., , a leading provider of solutions for the extended enterprise, today announced that it will join forces with Forrester Research and ...
MHC Increases 2003 Dividend by Four Percent.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Declares Fourth Quarter 2002 Dividend Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has set the Company's 2003 dividend rate at $1.98 per share -- a 4.2 percent increase over the Company's 2002 dividend. The Board of Directors also ...
Bank One to Present at the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference November 7.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Charles Scharf, Executive Vice President and Head of Retail at Bank One Corporation , will make an investor presentation at the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference at 5:10 p.m. (Eastern) on Thursday, November 7, at Le Meridien Hotel in Boston. The presentation, which ...
IPSCO Comments on Rating Agencies' Actions.
Nov 05, 2002 ... IPSCO Inc. Toronto reported today that Standard & Poor's and Dominion Bond Rating Service have lowered their ratings on IPSCO's debt securities. Both services cited continuing demand weakness for IPSCO's core products. "While we are disappointed about the rating decisions, we ...
Cornell Companies to Release Third Quarter 2002 Financial Results on Tuesday, November 12.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Cornell Companies, Inc. , a leading provider of privatized adult and juvenile correctional, treatment and educational services, will release financial results for the third quarter 2002 on Tuesday, November 12 before the New York Stock Exchange trading day begins. The Company will host a ...
Horace Mann Announces Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Horace Mann Educators Corporation will report earnings on November 4, 2002, and management will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter, 2002, earnings on November 5, 2002. The call will be simulcast over the Internet. On-demand replay will be available via the ...
Household to Host Fixed Income Investor Presentation on November 6, 2002.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Household International will host a fixed income investor presentation on November 6, 2002, at 7:45 a.m. EST. The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet on Household's website at http://www.household.com/ . A replay will be available on the website following the ...
Playboy Enterprises Promotes Alex Vaickus, Reorganizes International Businesses.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) today said that it has reorganized and expanded its Licensing Group to include management of the international publishing and international online businesses. Alex Vaickus, as the newly named president of global licensing, executive vice president of PEI, ...
Proton Energy Systems, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Results.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Proton Energy Systems, Inc. , a leading hydrogen generator and regenerative fuel cell company, announced today results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. The Company also announced it was adopting measures to address performance problems relating to its HOGEN 20/40 units. ...
Embrex Announces Intention to Manufacture Novel in Ovo Coccidiosis Vaccine in North Carolina.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Embrex, Inc., The In Ovo Company(SM), , today announced it intends to construct a biological manufacturing facility located near Laurinburg, North Carolina. The facility will be designed to manufacture the company's Inovocox(TM) in ovo coccidiosis vaccine upon approval from the U.S ....
Innovex Acquires Beansprout Networks.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Acquisition Adds to eHealth Solutions' Portfolio of Marketing Services And Technology Tools Innovex, a unit of Quintiles Transnational Corp. and a leading commercial solutions provider to pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries, today announced the acquisition of ...
Idea Integration Receives Outstanding Web Site and Standard of Excellence Awards from Web Marketing Association.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Idea Integration, the e-business consulting and systems integration solutions unit of MPS Group, Inc. , today announced it has received two WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association. Idea received an Outstanding Web Site WebAward for the development of the Turner Foundation ...
Ashland Inc. Consolidates Office and Building Service Functions.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Ashland Inc. announced today that it is consolidating all facility management functions in Ashland, Ky.; Dublin, Ohio; Lexington, Ky.; and Covington, Ky., reporting to Edward R. Scott, director of security and facility management. Previously, the office and building services functions ...
SCANA Subsidiary Announces Sale of Industrial Revenue Bonds.
Nov 05, 2002 ... South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation , the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) and SunTrust Capital Markets Inc. announced today that on November 4, 2002, they agreed to the terms of the issuance by JEDA and the ...
King Pharmaceuticals Refutes False Report Concerning Forecasts.
Nov 05, 2002 ... King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. refuted today a false report which was released earlier this morning on Bloomberg Professional newswire by theflyonthewall.com. The report incorrectly stated that King "released lower forecasts before they are to speak at the CIBC [Health Care] Conference" ...
The Peoples Banctrust Co., Inc., Announces Third Quarter Conference Call Information.
Nov 05, 2002 ... The Peoples BancTrust Co., Inc. ("Peoples") today announced that it will provide an on-line, real-time Web-cast and rebroadcast of a conference call to discuss its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002, on Tuesday, November 12, 2002, at 10:00 a. m. (central time). ...
Paradigm Genetics Announces Key Executive Hires; Executive Management Team Now Complete.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Paradigm Genetics, Inc. , a biotechnology company, today announced the appointment of Philip R. Alfano to the position of Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer and the appointment of J. Barry Buzogany, Esq., to the position of Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate ...
Piedmont Natural Gas Issues Earnings Guidance for Fiscal Year 2003.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Piedmont Natural Gas today said its earnings for fiscal year 2003, which ends October 31, 2003, are expected to be between $2.05 and $2.15 per diluted share. Piedmont also reaffirms its previous earnings guidance for fiscal year 2002 of $1.90 to $2.00 per share, with emphasis toward the ...
Interactive Intelligence Wins Best of Show at Planet PDA for Wireless Application Development Product.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Interactive Intelligence Inc.'s first wireless application gateway product, called Mobilite(TM), was honored in September with a Best of Show award at Technology Marketing Corp.'s (TMC(R)) Planet PDA trade show -- the largest enterprise- focused handheld computing event in the world. ...
OM Group Hires Credit Suisse First Boston as Financial Adviser and Suspends Dividend; Establishes New Lead Independent Director Role.
Nov 05, 2002 ... OM Group, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has taken the following actions: <Pre> -- Hired Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) to serve as a financial consultant to the Company as it develops its previously announced restructuring plan.-- ...
Diebold, Microsoft Cooperate to Bring World Class Multi-Vendor Software Solutions to Financial Institutions.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Diebold, Incorporated and Microsoft Corporation are working together to bring world-class multi-vendor solutions to retail financial institutions. Diebold is developing solutions built around the latest Microsoft technologies and open standards, for use by the global banking community. ...
Diebold Displays RemoteTeller(TM) Self-Service Concept at Retail Delivery Conference.
Nov 05, 2002 ... Multi-channel product offers customers a choice of service delivery Diebold, Incorporated, a global leader of integrated security solutions and systems, will display its RemoteTeller(TM) Self-Service (RT-SS) concept system in booth #1533 at BAI's Retail Delivery Conference & ...