PR Newswire back issues from Wednesday, July 12:
Legg Mason Plans Streamlined Mutual Fund Complex.
Jul 12, 2006 ... Plan simplifies US product offering and matches products with investment capabilities across Legg Mason's investment management companies BALTIMORE, July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Legg Mason announced today that it is proposing to streamline its mutual fund complex, ...
ClearBridge Advisors Announces Appointment of Robert Gendelman as Portfolio Manager.
Jul 12, 2006 ... NEW YORK, July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ClearBridge Advisors, a unit of Legg Mason, Inc. , today announced the appointment of Robert Gendelman as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager. Mr. Gendelman brings over 22 years of investment industry experience to the firm, and will manage ...
Powell Goldstein Continues Aggressive Growth with New Dallas, TX Office and Acquisition of 13-Member Capital Markets Group.
Jul 12, 2006 ... New attorneys will also join Atlanta and Washington offices ATLANTA, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Powell Goldstein LLP announces a significant expansion with the opening of a new office in Dallas, TX and the acquisition of a Capital Markets Group. Thirteen members in total will ...
Brocade to Host Analyst Meeting in New York on September 12.
Jul 12, 2006 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. , will host its first New York Analyst Meeting on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at the Ritz-Carlton New York. Preliminary logistics are included below. Final logistics and agenda will be available at a ...
VMware Delivers Free VMware Server.
Jul 12, 2006 ... Enterprise-Class Support and VMware VirtualCenter Management Now Available PALO ALTO, Calif., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for industry-standard systems, today announced the general availability of VMware ...
J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Cable Companies Dominate Customer Satisfaction Rankings for Local and Long Distance Telephone Service.
Jul 12, 2006 ... Cox Communications Ranks Highest in Three Regions, While Bright House Networks, Time Warner Cable and Verizon Each Rank Highest in One Region WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- As cable companies aggressively entice telephone customers with attractively priced ...
SAJA Announces 2006 Journalism Award Winners.
Jul 12, 2006 ... Brian Williams of NBC, Tom Curley of Associated Press and the late A.M. Rosenthal among the honorees at 12th Anniversary Convention and Job Fair of South Asian Journalists Association (July 13-16 at Columbia University). Winners named for annual Daniel Pearl award for print reporting as ...
Conning Research: Insurance and Banking Enter Next Phase of Integration.
Jul 12, 2006 ... HARTFORD, Conn., July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Though Citigroup's recent sale of Travelers Life & Annuity to MetLife may appear to indicate that the "financial supermarket" idea of full-scale mergers is an untenable working model, banks and insurers continue to find ways to integrate their ...
Gold Fields Increases Stake in Western Areas to 18.9%.
Jul 12, 2006 ... JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) is pleased to announce that it has acquired an additional 3 million Western Areas Limited shares. This acquisition, completed on Tuesday, 11 July, 2006, brings Gold Fields' total ...
Inventor of Electronic Voting Verification System Takes Industry Giants to Court for Patent Infringement.
Jul 12, 2006 ... SimmonsCooper Files Lawsuit on Behalf of AVANTE International Technology Corporation EAST ALTON, Ill., July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- SimmonsCooper LLC has filed a lawsuit against the three largest voting machine manufacturers for infringing AVANTE International Technology ...
DH Capital to Sponsor Conference Luncheon at HostingCon 2006.
Jul 12, 2006 ... NEW YORK and BOULDER, Colo., July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- DH Capital, LLC, an investment banking firm serving the media, Internet and telecommunications industries, is pleased to announce it is sponsoring the second day Conference Luncheon at HostingCon 2006, the premier conference and ...
John Brenholt to Leave Corporate Express.
Jul 12, 2006 ... Jeffrey Lasher Named Acting CFO BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate Express, Inc., a Buhrmann company , announced today that John Brenholt, Senior Vice President -- CFO will leave the Company July 21, 2006, to take up an opportunity with another company. ...
XL Capital Ltd Announces Executive Appointments.
Jul 12, 2006 ... HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XL Capital Ltd ("XL" or the "Company") has announced three executive appointments. Mr. Michael C. Lobdell, a former Managing Director of New York-based JPMorganChase, will join the Company in September to serve as Chief ...
Standard & Poor's Announces Change to U.S. Index - Amendment.
Jul 12, 2006 ... NEW YORK, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Windstream Corp. will replace Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Monday, July 17. Windstream is the company being formed by the combination of the wireline segment of S&P 500 constituent Alltel Corp. and Valor ...
The Montreal Climate Exchange is established.
Jul 12, 2006 ... A partnership between the Montreal Exchange and the Chicago Climate Exchange(R) MONTREAL and CHICAGO, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Montreal Exchange (MX) and the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX(R)) announced today the establishment of the Montreal Climate Exchange (MCeX), the ...
Peoples Financial Corporation First Half 2006 Earnings Continue to Set New Highs.
Jul 12, 2006 ... BILOXI, Miss., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Peoples Financial Corporation , parent of The Peoples Bank, reported earnings for second quarter ended June 30, 2006, exceeded income for the first quarter of the year, breaking the record for operating earnings set in the last period, ...
Chrysler Group and Chrysler Financial Sponsor the Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., Annual Boule.
Jul 12, 2006 ... * Chrysler Group loans 15 Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge vehicles to the Executive Board * Chrysler Group executives host a networking and career development reception * Chrysler Financial sponsors seminars on Consumer Fraud Prevention and Automotive Financing AUBURN HILLS, Mich., ...
AHPC Holdings, Inc. Receives Additional Notice of Non-compliance from NASDAQ.
Jul 12, 2006 ... GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AHPC Holdings, Inc. , a leading distributor and supplier of disposable gloves and other products to the foodservice, healthcare, retail and industrial markets, today announced that on July 6, 2006, the Company received an ...
The Rowe Companies Announces Second Quarter Operating Results.
Jul 12, 2006 ... MCLEAN, Va., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Rowe Companies , a leading furniture manufacturer and home furnishings retailer, today reported operating results for its second fiscal quarter ended May 28, 2006. Net shipments for the quarter decreased 15.2% to $67.7 million, ...
Yahoo! and Microsoft Bridge Global Instant Messaging Communities.
Jul 12, 2006 ... Beta testing of unprecedented interoperability between Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger with Voice lets users communicate across IM services. SUNNYVALE, Calif., and REDMOND, Wash., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp. today will begin ...