PR Newswire back issues from Tuesday, December 3:
CheckFree Financial and Compliance Solutions Joins Omgeo STP Partners Program(SM) for Reconciliation.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Partnership Enhances CheckFree Straight Through Processing Offering And Cross-Border Trade Settlement Solutions CheckFree Financial and Compliance Solutions, a business unit within CheckFree Corporation , today announced that it has signed an agreement to build an interface from ...
LifeWay Christian Resources Selects Logility for Supply Chain Optimization; Company To Optimize Inventory And Improve Customer Service Through Logility.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Logility , a leading supplier of business-to-business collaborative commerce solutions to optimize the supply chain, today announced that LifeWay Christian Resources, one of the world's largest publishers of religious materials, has chosen Logility Voyager Solutions(TM) in an effort to ...
Scientific-Atlanta Combines High-Definition With High-Speed Internet in New Explorer 4200HD Set-Top.
Dec 03, 2002 ... New Home Gateway Will Be Able to Receive HD Programming in Any Currently Deployed Format and Will Feature an Integrated DOCSIS Cable Modem Cable subscribers who want the quality of HD programming plus fast DOCSIS connectivity will be able to have it all with a single device -- ...
Delta Shuttle Customers Now Can Check in Online Via delta.com; SkyMiles Members Also Receive One-time 1,000 Miles Bonus.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Delta Shuttle customers now can take advantage of self-service check-in via delta.com and print their boarding passes from their home or office computers between six hours and 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure. "Checking in for a Delta Shuttle flight just got even ...
SNB Bancshares Names New Chief Financial Officer.
Dec 03, 2002 ... SNB Bancshares, Inc. today announced the selection of James R. McLemore as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Financial Affairs. Mr. McLemore will also fill these roles for the company's largest affiliate, Security Bank of Bibb County. "We are excited to add Jim ...
eOn Communications Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2003 Results.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Company Forecasts Improved Results for Second Fiscal Quarter, Targets Continued Expansion in Asia eOn Communications Corporation(TM) , a leading provider of unified voice, e-mail and Web-based communications solutions, today reported revenues for the three months ended October ...
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Reports November Home Orders.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (www.beazer.com ) today released preliminary unit net orders for the month ended November 30, 2002. <Pre> New Orders (Units) For the Month Ended November 30, ...
Baptist General Conference Cornerstone Fund Chooses Harland Financial Solutions' BankServ(TM) System.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Harland Financial Solutions, a subsidiary of John H. Harland Company , today announced that Baptist General Conference Cornerstone Fund, located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, has selected the BankServ(TM) in-house data processing system to provide comprehensive processing capabilities to ...
CheckFree's Chief Technology Officer Randy McCoy Recognized as One of 25 Most Influential CTOs of 2002 by InfoWorld Magazine.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Executives Recognized for Strategic Innovation and Achieving Business Goals CheckFree Corporation , the leading provider of financial e-commerce solutions and services, today announced that its chief technology officer, Randy McCoy, was recognized as one of the "25 Most ...
GEOCAN Energy Inc. (TSX-V GCA) Announces Plan to Buy Back Stock Through Normal Course Issuer Bid.
Dec 03, 2002 ... GEOCAN Energy Inc. ("GEOCAN") announced today that the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V") has conditionally accepted its notice to make a normal course issuers bid to purchase up to 482,000 Common Shares (not greater than 5% of the public float at the commencement of the bid, that being ...
Isotechnika Announces Director Resignation.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Trades on Toronto Stock Exchange - (TSX:ISA) Edmonton, Alberta www.isotechnika.com Isotechnika Inc. announced today that the Company has received a letter of resignation from Richard A.N. Bonnycastle, a member of its board of directors. In his letter of resignation, Mr ....
EnCana to Present at the Friedman Billings Ramsey & Co. Investor Conference.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Brian Ferguson, Executive Vice- President, Corporate Development, of EnCana Corporation (TSX, NYSE: ECA) will be presenting at the Friedman Billings Ramsey & Co 9th Annual Investor Conference in New York on Wednesday, December 4, 2002 at 8:10 a.m. ET (6:10 a.m. Calgary time). The ...
Isotechnika to Present at International Dermatology Conference.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Isotechnika Inc. announced today that Dr. Randall Yatscoff, President and Chief Operating Officer of Isotechnika will make a presentation at the Recent Advances in Dermatological Disorders Conference in London, UK on December 4, 2002. The conference will highlight new therapies for the ...
Motorola's SPS and SiRF Agree to Develop New Location-Aware Chipsets.
Dec 03, 2002 ... SiRF's GPS Baseband and RF Intellectual Property Cores to be Integrated Into Motorola Location-Enabled Chipsets for Wireless and Mobile Devices SiRF Technology, Inc. and Motorola, Inc.'s Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS), the world's largest producer of embedded processors ...
Richardson Electronics Named Value Added Distributor for NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Richardson Electronics , a global provider of engineered solutions for display systems, RF and wireless communications and broadcast products, has signed a value added distribution agreement with NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America. The agreement includes NEC-Mitsubishi's newest ...
Motorola to Provide Maine State Police with Integrated Public Safety System.
Dec 03, 2002 ... New System to Enable Statewide Agency to Seamlessly Access Critical Information Motorola, Inc. today announced that it will provide the Maine State Police with an integrated public safety system that will enable the State Police to quickly and efficiently respond to calls, ...
Baby Boomers Brace for Rising Health Care Costs.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Allstate 'Retirement Reality Check' Identifies Boomers' Retirement Fears For Second Year In A Row As health care costs continue to increase, Baby Boomers are anxious about how high those costs actually will climb. When asked to rate their top fears about retirement in ...
United Natural Foods Appoints Steven H. Townsend Chief Executive Officer.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Michael S. Funk Named Chairman of the Board of Directors United Natural Foods, Inc. today announced that Steven H. Townsend has been appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2003. Michael S. Funk, currently United Natural Foods' ...
Audible.com Migrates 34,000+ Hours of Audio to Auspex NS3000 Network Server.
Dec 03, 2002 ... System Increases Download Speeds, Shortens Publishing Times, And Consolidates Assets on One Server for Easier Management Auspex Systems, Inc. announced today that an Auspex NS3000 network server is being used to store the entire 34,000-hour audio library of Audible.com, the ...
Corio Helps Reduce Administrative Overhead for Leading Colleges, Universities and Not-for-Profit Organizations.
Dec 03, 2002 ... IT Cost Reduction Results in Improved Distribution of Funds to Intended Recipients Corio, Inc. , a leading enterprise application service provider, announced today that leading colleges and universities such as Harvard University and Rochester Institute of Technology, and ...
SOURCENEXT(R) Selects PCTEL'S Segue(TM) 802.11 Wireless Mobility Software For Retail Distribution in Japan.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Agreement Represents PCTEL's First Retail Distribution of Segue(TM) Roaming Client Software PCTEL, Inc. , a leading provider of Internet access products and wireless mobility software, and SOURCENEXT, Japan's largest retailer of PC software, announced today a strategic alliance ...
Engineered Support Receives $3.6 Million Contract For Special Forces Radar System From U.S. Air Force.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Engineered Support Systems, Inc. received a contract valued at $3.6 million from the U.S. Air Force to provide spares parts for its AN/APQ-170 Combat Talon II (CT-II) Terrain Following Radar system. The contract includes manufacturing replacement parts for a large number of CT-II systems ...
Baxter To Sell Services Component Of Renal Business.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Company to Focus Renal Business Primarily on Product Portfolio Baxter International Inc. announced today its intent to divest the majority of the services component of its Renal business and focus primarily on products used in the treatment of kidney disease. Baxter's renal ...
Boston Properties in Contract to Sell 875 Third Avenue.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Boston Properties, Inc. a real estate investment trust, announced today that it has signed a contract to sell 875 Third Avenue for $370.1 million to Global Holdings, Inc. Eastgate Realty is the buyer's managing agent. The building is located in Midtown Manhattan and totals approximately ...
Walgreen Co. November Sales Increase 12.1 Percent.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Walgreen Co. had November sales of $2,538,891,000, an increase of 12.1 percent from $2,264,758,000 for the same month in 2001. Sales in comparable stores (those open at least a year) rose 7.0 percent. November pharmacy sales increased 17.7 percent, while comparable pharmacy ...
Motorola PCS President Tom Lynch's Presentation to Financial Analysts to Be Webcast.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Motorola, Inc., plans to broadcast over the Internet on Tuesday, December 10, a presentation to financial analysts by Thomas Lynch, executive vice president and president of Motorola's Personal Communications Sector. The presentation to the Lehman Brothers Telecom Trends & ...
United Natural Foods Announces Annual Meeting Results.
Dec 03, 2002 ... United Natural Foods, Inc. announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held today at the Company's offices at 12745 Earhart Avenue, Auburn, CA 95602. United Natural Foods' stockholders re-elected two members of its Board of Directors, Michael S. Funk and James ...
Isco Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2003 Results.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Isco, Inc. reported net income for the fiscal first quarter ended October 25, 2002, of $431,000, or $0.07 per diluted share, on sales of $15.5 million, compared with net income of $1.0 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, on sales of $15.4 million for the same period last year. ...
CDW-G Wins ECSIII Contract to Sell Technology Products and Services to U.S. Federal Agencies.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Teams with SAIC to Provide Customers with Technology Products and Services CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Computer Centers, Inc. , today announced that the U.S. National Institutes of Health's Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment ...
Electric City(R) Announces Appointment of New Marketing & Sales VP.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Electric City Corp. announced today the recent appointment of Eric Pitcher as Senior Vice President of Marketing & Sales. Eric comes to Electric City Corp. after 24 years in various business leadership roles, with the past 12 years in the energy industry. Most recently, Eric ...
Tribune Names Dennis FitzSimons Chief Executive Officer.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Madigan Continues as Chairman Through 2003 Dennis J. FitzSimons, Tribune Company president and chief operating officer, has been elected chief executive officer by the company's board of directors. The appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2003. John W. Madigan, chairman ...
ADM Announces the Launch of Enova(TM) Brand Cooking Oil.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Exciting New Oil Shown to Help Control Weight Archer Daniels Midland Company today announced the launch of Enova(TM) brand cooking oil -- a revolutionary new cooking oil clinically shown to help with the fight against body fat and obesity. "Enova oil is an exciting ...
Richardson Announces Date of Second Quarter Conference Call.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Richardson Electronics, Ltd. plans to release financial results for its second quarter fiscal 2003, or the three months ended November 30, 2002, after the close of the business on Tuesday, December 17, 2002. The release will be distributed by PR Newswire and will be available on the ...
GSE Systems Announces Shipment of D/3(R) Version 11.0 Process Automation System for Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Food and Beverage Industries.
Dec 03, 2002 ... New Dynamic Alarm Handling Capabilities and Lower-Cost Hardware Provide Increased ROI for Users GSE Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of real-time process control and simulation solutions for the process and energy industries, announced today the shipment of a new version of ...
Newell Rubbermaid Appoints Industry Veteran to Lead Global Business Development for Its Power Tool Accessories and Hand Tools Businesses.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Newell Rubbermaid Inc. announced today the appointment of William A. Burke III to the position of Group Vice President Business Development of the company's power tool accessories and hand tools businesses. The appointment of Mr. Burke underscores the company's commitment to building a ...
Oce's New Monochrome and Color Scanners Meet the Changing Needs of the Wide Format Market.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Black and White Scanner Can Be Easily Upgraded to Add Color Capability, Increased Speed and Higher Resolutions Oce-USA , a leading supplier of digital document management and delivery technology, announced the addition of four new scanners to its extensive suite of solutions for ...
Rawlings Responds To Gilbert Proposal.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. responded today to a proposal from its largest shareholder, Daniel Gilbert, to acquire Rawlings for $8 per share in cash, or possibly higher depending on the results of his due diligence review. Rawlings announced that it has invited Mr. Gilbert to ...
IPSCO Announces Cash Dividend.
Dec 03, 2002 ... IPSCO Inc. Toronto announced today a cash dividend of $0.34375 (Canadian) per Cumulative Redeemable First Preferred Share, Series 1 payable 14 February 2003 to shareholders of record as at 31 January 2003. For further information on IPSCO, please visit the company's ...
Atlantic Premium Brands, Ltd. Announces New Long Term Bank Agreement.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Atlantic Premium Brands, Ltd. today announced that on November 20, 2002 it entered into a new five year $16.7 million loan facility with Merrill Lynch Capital. The proceeds from the Merrill facility were used to retire all of the Company's outstanding senior debt and substantially all of ...
Webcast Alert: UL To Announce Interactive, 3-D Virtual Tradeshow For The Electrical Industry.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and necdigest magazine join forces next week to launch a three-month pilot of electricCONNECTIONS, an interactive, 3-D virtual tradeshow for the electrical industry. Integrating CD-ROM, Internet ...
American Woodmark Corporation Announces Record Second Quarter.
Dec 03, 2002 ... American Woodmark Corporation today announced results for the second quarter ended October 31, 2002. Net income for the quarter increased 15% to a record $9,140,000, or $1.09 per diluted share, compared with net income of $7,963,000, or $0.95 per diluted share, in the prior year. ...
Cappeline Named President Ashland Specialty Chemical.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Gary A. Cappeline, 53, has been named vice president, Ashland Inc. , and president, Ashland Specialty Chemical according to James J. O'Brien, Ashland Inc. chairman and chief executive officer. The appointment will be effective Dec. 4. <Pre> (Photo: NewsCom: ...
Family Dollar Reports Store Openings for November 2002.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Family Dollar Stores, Inc. , the fast growing North Carolina-based discount store chain, reports opening 42 stores during the four-week period ended November 30, 2002. With these additional stores, as of November 30, 2002, the Company operated 4,678 stores. The 42 newest store ...
Province Healthcare Provides 4th Quarter Update at Merrill Lynch Conference.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Province Healthcare Company today provided updated information regarding the Company's fourth quarter results to date. In his presentation at the Merrill Lynch Health Services Conference today, Martin S. Rash, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Province, said that expected ...
Thomas & Betts Names Dominic J. Pileggi President and Chief Operating Officer; Promotion Marks New Phase in Company Turnaround.
Dec 03, 2002 ... The Board of Directors of Thomas & Betts Corporation today announced that it has elected Dominic J. Pileggi to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer for the company, effective January 1, 2003. Pileggi currently serves as president of the company's electrical ...
Papa John's Announces November Comparable Sales Results.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Papa John's International, Inc. today announced domestic systemwide comparable sales for the four weeks ended November 24, 2002 increased 1.5% (composed of a 4.7% increase at company-owned restaurants and a 0.4% increase at franchise restaurants). Total systemwide international sales ...
Covenant Transport Announces Additional Insurance Coverage and Appointment of Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Covenant Transport, Inc. announced today that it has increased its insurance coverage since the November 14, 2002, filing of the Company's Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period ending September 30, 2002. The Company has increased its aggregate insurance ...
KEMET Presents at CSFB Technology Conference December 5, 2002.
Dec 03, 2002 ... KEMET Corporation will present to the Credit Suisse First Boston 2002 Annual Technology Conference at 10:30 am ET on Thursday, December 5, 2002. The presentation will be followed by a breakout session at approximately 11:00 am ET. A webcast of the presentation and the breakout ...
Jack in the Box Inc. Signs Merchant Processing Agreement with National Processing Company.
Dec 03, 2002 ... National Processing Company (NPC(R)), a leading provider of merchant credit card processing and a wholly owned subsidiary of National Processing, Inc. , announced the signing of a multi-year credit card processing agreement with Jack in the Box Inc. , operator and franchiser of Jack in the ...
Great Lakes Acquires Non-Staining Antioxidants Business from Flexsys America.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Great Lakes Chemical Corporation today announced it has acquired Flexsys America's non- staining phenolic antioxidants business that includes process technology associated with Santonox(R) TBMC, Santovar(R) TAHQ, and Santowhite(R) BBMC. Great Lakes will market these products under its ...
KeyCorp Names Judy Lucas Director of Urban Initiatives; Clark J. Davis National Compliance Manager.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Positions Sharpen Key's Focus on Urban Market Initiatives KeyCorp has named Judy Lucas, senior vice president, to the newly created position of director of urban initiatives for Community Development Banking. In this position, Lucas will lead initiatives for improving access to ...
Scripps to Discuss Business Strategy at CSFB and UBS Warburg Media Conferences.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Kenneth W. Lowe, president and CEO of The E.W. Scripps Company; Richard A. Boehne, executive vice president; and Joseph G. NeCastro, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss the company's business strategy Monday, Dec. 9, during the Credit Suisse First Boston Media ...
Value City Department Stores, Inc. to Broadcast Third Quarter 2002 Conference Call.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Value City Department Stores, Inc. will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter results on Thursday, December 5, 2002, at 4:30 p.m. EST. This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at Value City Department Stores, Inc. web site at ...
David Barth Named President of Vistant.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Vistant, a leader in point-of- use automation systems for industry and a subsidiary of Cardinal Health, Inc. , today announced the appointment of David S. Barth as president, effective immediately. As President, Barth has responsibility for establishing both the strategic and ...
Bob Evans Farms Announces November Same-Store Sales.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Bob Evans Farms, Inc. today announced that same-store sales in "core" restaurants (431 stores which were open for the full 12 months in both fiscal years 2001 and 2002) for the fiscal 2003 month of November (the four weeks ended Nov. 22) decreased 2.8 percent from the same period a year ...
National City First Bank To Introduce Visa Gift Card in Branches.
Dec 03, 2002 ... New Gift Card Eases Holiday Shopping Stress National City Bank has become the first bank to sell instant-issue Visa gift cards at its branch locations, providing shoppers with the ideal gift just in time for the busy holiday season. The prepaid National City Gift Card, which is ...
Franklin Electric Company Elects Scott Trumbull as New Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
Dec 03, 2002 ... The Board of Directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. has elected Scott Trumbull Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, succeeding William H. Lawson. Mr. Trumbull, a current member of the Company's Board of Directors will assume his new duties in January. Mr ....
Owens-Illinois Announces CFO R. Scott Trumbull Has Elected to Retire from the Company.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Owens-Illinois, Inc., today announced that R. Scott Trumbull, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has elected to retire from the company as of the end of 2002, and has accepted the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Electric Company, Inc., . ...
National Steel Reports October 2002 Results.
Dec 03, 2002 ... National Steel Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: NSTLB) filed a Form 8-K on November 26, 2002 for the entities that filed Chapter 11 and reported a net loss for October of $4.0 million. Including all of the entities that did not file Chapter 11, National Steel had a net loss of $4.6 million ....
Limited Brands Invites You to Listen to Its November Sales Report Webcast.
Dec 03, 2002 ... In conjunction with Limited Brands' November Sales release, you are invited to listen to a broadcast of its sales call with Amie Preston, Director of Investor Relations & Communications for Limited Brands . The broadcast will be available on the Internet on Thursday, December 5 at 7:30 ...
American Airlines Reports November Traffic.
Dec 03, 2002 ... American Airlines reported its systemwide traffic for November increased 8.7 percent from November 2001, on a capacity increase of 5.6 percent. This is a decrease in traffic of 18.5 percent and a decrease in capacity of 15.8 percent when compared to November 2000. The system load factor ...
Stewart & Stevenson Announces Fiscal 2002 Third Quarter Earnings Release And Conference Call Schedule.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. , today announced plans to release its fiscal 2002 third quarter results on Wednesday, December 4, 2002 at 6:00 a.m. eastern time. In conjunction with the release, Stewart & Stevenson has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the ...
ACS Awarded Outsourcing Contract With Campbell, CA.
Dec 03, 2002 ... ACS , a premier provider of business process and information technology outsourcing solutions, announced today that the City Council of Campbell, California, voted unanimously to award a four-year, $3.7 million information technology (IT) outsourcing contract to ACS. The term of the ...
Billserv Passes Billion Dollar Milestone in Payments Processed; 12-Month Processing Totals Over $1B.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Billserv, Inc. today announced that it has processed over $1 Billion in payment transactions in the past twelve months. With a monthly run rate growing from over $110 million, this suggests an annualized total of over $1.5 Billion. "Dollar volume processed is an important ...
EDS' Unigraphics(R) NX Software Selected As Corporate Standard By World's Leading Solution Provider for the Print Media Industry.
Dec 03, 2002 ... Heidelberg Places Multi-Million Dollar Order for EDS Software and Services To Unify Product Development and Manufacturing Systems EDS today announced Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has placed a multi- million dollar order for Unigraphics NX software and services. ...