PR Newswire back issues from Friday, September 8:
NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Set to Lift Off Friday.
Sep 08, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has set Space Shuttle Atlantis' launch for Friday, Sept. 8, at 11:41 a.m. EDT. Shuttle program managers made the lift-off decision after reviewing more detailed data on a problem associated with one of the spacecraft's electricity-producing fuel ...
Riata Energy, Inc. Announces Financing Plans for Proposed Acquisition.
Sep 08, 2006 ... OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Riata Energy, Inc. announced separately today that it had entered into an exclusivity agreement and letter of intent to acquire NEG Oil & Gas, LLC (NEG) for an aggregate consideration of $1.519 billion, $1.025 billion of which would be payable in ...
KFx Highlights Successful Sales to Industrial Users.
Sep 08, 2006 ... No Issues With Customer Acceptance of Shipments Reported SEC Notified Regarding False Analyst Report DENVER, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KFx Inc. today provided an update on the product acceptance of its shipments to industrial users. To date, a single ...
Service Corporation International Commences Cash Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation With Respect to Certain of Its 7.70% Notes Due April 15, 2009.
Sep 08, 2006 ... HOUSTON, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Service Corporation International , which owns and operates funeral service locations and cemeteries, announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of its outstanding 7.70% Notes due April 15, 2009, CUSIP Nos ....
Canadian Oil Sands takes up approximately 78 per cent of Canada Southern Petroleum shares.
Sep 08, 2006 ... CALGARY, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (TSX - COS.UN) - Canadian Oil Sands Trust (the "Trust") today announced that its wholly owned subsidiaries, Canadian Oil Sands Limited and 1212707 Alberta Ltd. ("Canadian Oil Sands"), have taken up approximately 11.7 million common shares of ...
ValleyCrest Design Group Plants Seeds for Future Landscape Design-Build Projects.
Sep 08, 2006 ... ValleyCrest Companies Launches New Commercial Landscape Architecture Practice Comprised of Four Specialized Studios CALABASAS, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In an ambitious effort to be the only national landscape company to provide its commercial clients with a full ...
ValleyCrest Design Group Adds Prominent Talent to Its Growing Roster.
Sep 08, 2006 ... Acclaimed Landscape Designer Paul Comstock Joins Newly-Established Commercial Design Practice CALABASAS, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ValleyCrest Design Group, the landscape architecture division of ValleyCrest Companies, is thrilled to announce the addition of landscape ...
Conservative Activist Richard A. Viguerie Tells: What the GOP Must Do to Win Conservative Votes in the 2006 Elections.
Sep 08, 2006 ... MANASSAS, Va., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard A. Viguerie is the author of the just-released book, "Conservatives Betrayed: How George W. Bush and Other Big Government Republicans Hijacked the Conservative Cause" (Bonus Books, September 2006). He has written this free special report for ...
L.A. County Teachers Convene to Discuss Democracy.
Sep 08, 2006 ... Day-long Conference on Civic Education Prepares Teachers for Upcoming Constitution Day Celebration LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, September 9, more than 400 K-12 teachers will gather from across Los Angeles County for the 2nd Annual Constitution Day ...
Yes on 87: Nunez Calls on Greenhouse Gas Coalition to Back Prop. 87.
Sep 08, 2006 ... LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez today called on the coalition that passed California's groundbreaking greenhouse gas bill to rally behind Prop. 87 making oil companies pay their fair share to fund cleaner air and cheaper fuels for the first time. ...
Assure Controls Receives 2006 Federal Laboratory Outstanding Commercialization Award.
Sep 08, 2006 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- At the annual awards ceremony of the Federal Laboratory Consortium, Far West Region; Assure Controls, Inc., and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR)/San Diego, were honored with the 2006 "Outstanding Commercialization Success" award ...
The Conference Board(R) Japan Business Cycle Indicators(SM).
Sep 08, 2006 ... Japan Leading Economic Indicators and Related Composite Indexes for July 2006 NEW YORK, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board reports today that the leading index for Japan decreased 0.5 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in July. <Pre> -- ...
Game & Game World Championship (GNGWC) North America Regional Finals Feature Best Competitors From More Than One Million Diverse Participants Worldwide - Video Available.
Sep 08, 2006 ... 59-Year-Old Hurricane Katrina Survivor Heading to Korea for September 23 Grand Finals LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In a grand festival celebrating online games and their players, the first annual Game and Game World Championship (GNGWC) North America Regional Finals ...
Poker Creations Announces Second National Poker Promotion with Milwaukee's Best Light Beer.
Sep 08, 2006 ... Free-to-play online tournament will award seven seats to the 2007 World Series of Poker FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Poker Creations, the leader in US-compliant online poker promotion tournaments, today announced a multi-week poker promotion agreement with ...
Las Vegas Sands Enhances Macao Management Team With Several Promotions.
Sep 08, 2006 ... LAS VEGAS, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. today announced the promotions of several key executives to further reflect the company's ever-expanding presence in Asia. "As we move forward with our visionary expansion plans in Macao we have taken the ...
ISSI Expands Board and Appoints Two New Directors.
Sep 08, 2006 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. today announced the expansion of its Board of Directors from seven (7) to nine (9) directors and the appointment of Bryant R. Riley, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of B. Riley and Co. Inc, Los ...
URAC Releases Measurement Guidelines to Gauge Health Care Organizations' Efforts Towards Consumer Protection and Empowerment and Promoting Quality Health Care.
Sep 08, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Today URAC called for public comment on an initial set of health care management service measures. The measures, released today, will be applied across nine of URAC's accreditation programs. The goal of the proposed program is to create and maintain ...
EZTakes is First to Bring Burnable Movie Downloads to the Macintosh.
Sep 08, 2006 ... EZTakes, the First Company to Provide DVD Movie Downloads for Microsoft Windows, is now also the First Company to Provide the Same Functionality for Macintosh Users EASTHAMPTON, Mass., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EZTakes has released the EZTakes Download Manager for ...
Applikon Biotechnology, Inc. and Finesse Announce TruBIO(TM) Licensing Agreement.
Sep 08, 2006 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif. and FOSTER CITY, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Applikon Biotechnology, Inc., CA, and Finesse, LLC, have signed a licensing agreement for the TruBio(TM) O/S -- Bioreactor Control Operating System -- the first digitally enabled, fully configurable "Open" process ...
Tech Park Welcomes Modavox.
Sep 08, 2006 ... PHOENIX, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The University of Arizona Science and Technology Park is pleased to announce the addition of Modavox as a tenant. Modavox (BULLETIN BOARD: MDVX) will occupy 1,200 square feet of office space in Building 9070. Founded in 1999, the ...
Nokia Expands Jiangxi MCC's GSM Network for Enhanced Capacity and Coverage.
Sep 08, 2006 ... ESPOO, Finland, September 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia , a leading mobile network supplier in China, announced today that it has signed a GSM expansion contract with Jiangxi Mobile Communications Corporation Ltd. (Jiangxi MCC). Nokia will provide GSM network equipment and solutions ...
Cingular Wireless Continues To Expand Its Ray and Lafayette County Network.
Sep 08, 2006 ... New cell sites improve and expand service LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Mo., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's largest wireless voice and data network is getting larger -- and better -- in Ray and Lafayette Counties. Cingular Wireless has activated nine new cell sites so far this year ...
Texas Instruments and Widevine(R) Technologies Deliver Secure Video Distribution from Hollywood Studios to the Home.
Sep 08, 2006 ... TI's DaVinci(TM) Technology-Based Digital Media Processors and Widevine Cypher(R) Content Protection Technology Offer Secure Video Distribution Visit TI's Booth #1.140 at IBC DALLAS, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Widevine Technologies, the leading provider of content ...
Texas Instruments DaVinci(TM) Technology Powers New IP Set-Top-Box Solution from Konka.
Sep 08, 2006 ... Konka IPB5310 Leverages Digital Media SoC Based on DaVinci Technology to Deliver Cost-Effective Solution for Surging STB/IPTV Market Visit TI Booth #1.410 at IBC DALLAS, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- China-based Konka Group Ltd. has developed a new Internet Protocol (IP) ...
TI's DaVinci(TM) Technology Combines Flexibility with Cost-Effective Integration for Converged Applications Including IP-Set Top Boxes, Video Telephony and Portable Multimedia Players.
Sep 08, 2006 ... TI Demonstrates a Converged Platform on a Single DSP Allowing Multiple Video Services in any Format, on any Digital Video End Equipment ***Visit TI at IBC: Booth #1.410*** AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to pioneer technological ...
OpenTV Licenses S3 Software to Enable Expedited Time to Market for STB Manufacturers.
Sep 08, 2006 ... AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OpenTV Corp (Nasdaq GM: OPTV), a leading provider of enabling technologies for advanced digital television services, and Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3), a world leader in Digital Consumer solutions, today announced that ...
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Research Collaborators to Present Reovirus Research at European National Societies of Immunology Meeting.
Sep 08, 2006 ... CALGARY, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ("Oncolytics") (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) announced that a poster by A. Melcher et al of the Cancer Research U.K. Clinical Centre, Leeds, UK, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK, University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K ....
Countrywide Financial Corporation Appoints David Sambol President & Chief Operating Officer.
Sep 08, 2006 ... Stanford L. Kurland to Step Down CALABASAS, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Countrywide Financial Corporation announced today that it has appointed David Sambol as President and Chief Operating Officer. Additionally, Stanford L. Kurland will step down from his ...
Nokia and Vietnam Multimedia Corporation Announce First Live DVB-H Mobile TV Service Launch for Asia Pacific.
Sep 08, 2006 ... Among First Nokia Commercial Deals Worldwide, Vietnam Multimedia Corporation DVB-H Roll-Out to Deliver Mobile TV Services by end-2006 ESPOO, Finland and HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, September 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global mobility leader Nokia and Vietnam Multimedia ...
Siemens and Eutelsat in New Three Year Deal to Provide Satellite Capacity to the BBC.
Sep 08, 2006 ... LONDON and PARIS, September 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens Business Services today announced that it has signed a three year contract with Eutelsat for satellite capacity over the UK, continental Europe and the Middle East on behalf of the BBC. The contract which extends an existing ...
WiNetworks Demonstrates WiMAX Mobile TV and Video on Demand at IBC Exhibition in Amsterdam.
Sep 08, 2006 ... Hybrid Solution for DTH and Cable Operators to Provide 802.16e-2005 WiMAX Triple Play, VoD, Interactive and Mobile TV Services IBC Exhibition, AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, September 8 /PRNewswire/ -- WiNetworks Inc., a leader in integrated WiMAX (IEEE 802.16 d/e) and Digital ...
SMIC Holds Technology Symposium 2006 in Shanghai.
Sep 08, 2006 ... SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC" or the "Company") held its SMIC Technology Symposium today, attracting more than 300 customers, design services providers, technology partners, and vendors. In the ...
Scopus Strengthens Dominant Position in DTH Romanian Market With DCS Win.
Sep 08, 2006 ... IBC, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Hall 1, Booth # 339, September 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scopus Video Networks , a provider of digital video networking products, today announced that Digital Cable System (DCS), a consortium of Romanian cable companies, has selected Scopus digital broadcast ...
ASE Test Limited Announces August 2006 Revenues.
Sep 08, 2006 ... TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ASE Test Limited today announces that its unaudited consolidated August 2006 net revenues were US$46.8 million. Compared to prior periods, the August figure represents a decrease of 0.8 % sequentially and an increase of 29.0 % ...
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Announces Monthly Net Revenues.
Sep 08, 2006 ... TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (NYSE: ASX; TAIEX: 2311; "ASE" or the "Company"), announces its unaudited consolidated net revenues for the month of August 2006. <Pre> CONSOLIDATED NET REVENUES (UNAUDITED) ...
Autodesk CFO Al Castino to Present at the ThinkEquity Partners Growth Conference.
Sep 08, 2006 ... SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. today announced that Al Castino, chief financial officer, will present at the upcoming ThinkEquity Partners Growth Conference in San Francisco, September 12th at 8:00 a.m. PDT. A live webcast and audio archive will be ...
Harris and Isilon Systems Announce OEM Agreement to Integrate Isilon IQ Clustered Storage System With Harris NEXIO(TM) Video Server.
Sep 08, 2006 ... New Relationship Will Lead to Digital Workflow Advancements for the Global Broadcast Industry AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris Corporation , the international communications and information technology company, and Isilon(R) Systems, the leader in clustered ...
FoxHollow Announces First Patient Treated With the NightHawk(TM) System, a New Technology Enabling Real-Time Visualization During Arterial Plaque Excision in the Lower Legs.
Sep 08, 2006 ... REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FoxHollow Technologies, Inc., , today announced the first-in-man use of a new technology, which combines onboard real-time imaging with the SilverHawk(TM) Plaque Excision System. The Company's latest advance, called NightHawk, brings ...
Hauntworld.com Offers Frighteningly Fun List of Top 13 Haunts.
Sep 08, 2006 ... ST. LOUIS, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- In advance of the 2006 Halloween season, Hauntworld.com announces the Top 13 haunted houses as voted on by industry professionals. As the world's number one haunted house website, Hauntworld.com is offering a list of the top attractions to visit during ...
Get a 5-Star Luxury Vacation to Aruba for Less During September at CheapCaribbean.com.
Sep 08, 2006 ... DOYLESTOWN, Pa., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- If you've been searching for a reason to plan an autumn escape, look no further than "Celebrate Aruba" month at CheapCaribbean.com. Book an Aruba vacation during September and not only will you get the lowest prices of the year, but ...
China GrenTech Wins 2008 Beijing Olympics Stadiums bid.
Sep 08, 2006 ... SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China GrenTech Corporation Limited (Nasdaq: GRRF; '' the Company''), a leading developer of radio frequency (''RF'') technologies, a leading provider of wireless coverage products and services and a base station RF products provider in ...
PHOTO ADVISORY - Touchstone Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Present the World Premiere of 'The Guardian' Benefiting the U.S. Coast Guard Foundation Inc. at the Uptown Theater.
Sep 08, 2006 ... Editors are advised that the following 5 captions and high-resolution photos are available for "Touchstone Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Present the World Premiere of 'The Guardian' Benefiting the U.S. Coast Guard Foundation Inc. at the Uptown Theater." Members of the media ...
Baker Hughes Announces August 2006 Rig Counts.
Sep 08, 2006 ... HOUSTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI; EBS) announced today that the international rig count for August 2006 was 954, up 33 from the 921 counted in July 2006, and up 40 from the 914 counted in August 2005. The international offshore rig count for ...
World's Leading Photographers Weigh In On Climate Change With Exhibit at UN Headquarters.
Sep 08, 2006 ... NEW YORK, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- A photographic exhibition highlighting the urgent need to combat climate change at the local, national and global levels opens today at the United Nations Main Gallery. Presented by the UK Mission to the United Nations, the British Consulate General, New ...
Archstone-Smith Acquires 575-Unit Apartment Community in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sep 08, 2006 ... DENVER, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Archstone-Smith , one of the nation's largest apartment companies, today announced the acquisition of Jefferson at Bay Meadows, a 575-unit, 7-building community in San Mateo, completed in 2003. Representing a purchase price of $220.6 million, the ...
Radware Reactivates Stock Repurchase Program.
Sep 08, 2006 ... TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radware Ltd. , the leading provider of intelligent integrated solutions for ensuring the fast, reliable and secure delivery of networked and Web-enabled applications over IP, today announced that following its previous announcements ...
Liberty Mutual Kicks Off New Era of College Football Awards: Celebrating Responsibility On and Off the Field.
Sep 08, 2006 ... Fan Voting begins September 8 at coachoftheyear.com BOSTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Mutual -- the sixth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. -- announces today the launch of the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award to honor the college football coach who ...
Eurand Announces Winners of 2006 Eurand Award Program.
Sep 08, 2006 ... - Innovative Research Presented at Controlled Release Society's 33rd Annual Meeting - MILAN, Italy and VANDALIA, Ohio, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurand, a specialty pharmaceutical company, and the Controlled Release Society (CRS) today announced the winners of the 2006 Eurand ...
STMicroelectronics Confirms Commitment to Industry-Standard Power-Control Protocol as PMBus Adopter.
Sep 08, 2006 ... MCU- and PWM-Controller products to become formally compliant with latest open communications standard for power-conversion systems GENEVA, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics , a leading supplier of both microcontrollers and power-management semiconductors, ...
Lennar Updates EPS Estimate for Third Quarter 2006.
Sep 08, 2006 ... MIAMI, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lennar Corporation , one of the nation's largest homebuilders, is providing an updated earnings per share estimate for the third quarter ended August 31, 2006 in advance of an upcoming investor conference. The Company is revising its third quarter ...
Tektronix Showcases Full Range of New Video Test and Measurement Equipment at IBC.
Sep 08, 2006 ... New Products Enable the Transition to Digital Video for Broadcasters, Content Providers and Equipment Manufacturers AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tektronix, Inc. , a leading, worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, ...
New Study Reveals List of Antioxidant Powerhouses.
Sep 08, 2006 ... Sweet Strawberries Included in List of Top Antioxidant-Rich Foods WATSONVILLE, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers have a new list of allies when it comes to decreasing the risk for disease and delaying the onset of age-related conditions. A recently released study ...
Goodrich Expands Maintenance Facility in Prestwick, Scotland.
Sep 08, 2006 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Goodrich Corporation today celebrated the official ground breaking of the expansion to its Aerostructures Prestwick Service Center in Scotland. The facility, originally opened in 2004, will be increasing in size from 120,000-square-feet ...
Charlotte Russe Files Preliminary Prospectus Supplement for Public Offering by Selling Stockholders.
Sep 08, 2006 ... SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. , a growing mall-based specialty retailer of fashionable, value-priced apparel and accessories targeting young women in their teens and twenties, today announced that it has filed a preliminary prospectus ...
New Century Financial Corporation Announces August 2006 Total Loan Production of $5.8 Billion.
Sep 08, 2006 ... IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New Century Financial Corporation , a real estate investment trust (REIT) and parent company of one of the nation's premier mortgage finance companies, today announced August 2006 total loan production of $5.8 billion. "While ...
Ventas to Acquire 67 Assets in Transaction With Senior Care for $649 Million.
Sep 08, 2006 ... Property Mix Includes CCRCs, Assisted Living Communities, Skilled Nursing Facilities and Rehabilitation Hospitals Transaction Expected to be Immediately Accretive to Normalized FFO LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ventas, Inc. ("Ventas" or the ...
TLC Seeks Families Deserving of a Visit From the 'HOME MADE SIMPLE' Mavens.
Sep 08, 2006 ... - New Season to Begin Filming in DC and Surrounding Areas - - TLC Currently Casting for Local Families to Participate - SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- TLC's hit daytime series, HOME MADE SIMPLE, is filming its second season in a town near you! The new ...
Xtreme to Unveil the New 2007 Challenger Lineup at the 47th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Oct 26 - 30.
Sep 08, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Mo., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xtreme Companies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: XTME) today announced that it will unveil the new 2007 Challenger Powerboat lineup at the 47th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show from October 26 - October 30, 2006. The Ft. Lauderdale ...
DataDirect Networks Showcases Its S2A9550 at IBC - the Industry's Highest Performance Most Dense Storage System.
Sep 08, 2006 ... S2A9550 Empowers High Performance Graphics, Animation, HD Post Production and Digital Intermediate Workflows With Up to 3GB/s and 560TB in a Single Storage System AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- DataDirect Networks, Inc. will showcase its new S2A9550 Storage ...
ProLink Solutions Names L. Gerard Johnson Senior Vice President of Operations.
Sep 08, 2006 ... Manufacturing Industry Veteran to Enhance Company's Strong Focus on Customer Support and Retention CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProLink Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProLink Holdings Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: PLKH) and the world's leading provider ...
Broadcom Supplements Report on Equity Award Review.
Sep 08, 2006 ... IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation today supplemented its preliminary report regarding its voluntary review of equity award practices. The review, which is being directed by the Audit Committee of the company's Board of Directors with the assistance ...
Investors to Profit from Southeast Asia's Coming 40-Year Oil Boom.
Sep 08, 2006 ... BALTIMORE, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Southeast Asia is about to undergo an oil boom that could last 40 years -- producing a dramatic escalation in the region's offshore drilling. With 39,000 miles of coastline, nearly every country in the region is surrounded by water -- offshore ...
Fossil, Inc. Adds Jennifer Pritchard to Executive Team.
Sep 08, 2006 ... RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fossil, Inc. announced that it has added Jennifer Pritchard to its executive team as President of its Retail Division. In this newly created position, Ms. Pritchard's responsibilities will include overseeing all of Fossil's multiple ...
Harris Interactive Named World's Fastest-Growing Market Research Firm for Third Year.
Sep 08, 2006 ... ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Interactive(R) has been named the fastest-growing market research firm in the world for the third consecutive year. According to rankings reported in the September 2006 edition of the authoritative market research industry ...
Republic of Colombia Announces Proration Factor for Its Offer To Purchase.
Sep 08, 2006 ... BOGOTA, Columbia, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Republic of Colombia ("Colombia") announced today that, pursuant to its Offer to Purchase dated September 6, 2006 (the "Offer to Purchase") launched on September 6, 2006, the Initial Tender Period with respect to the bonds referred to below ...