Business Wire articles from September 19 2003

Business Wire archives from September 19 2003

Today's Events in Southern California.
September 19, 2003... Assignment Desks LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Following is a listing of media and community events for Friday, Sept. 19: -------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT: Dedication...

``Talk Like a Pirate Day'' at Long John Silver's Enables Millions to Eat, Look and Sound Like a Pirate Today.
September 19, 2003... Feature Editors/Business Editors/Restaurant Writers LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Long John Silver's: -- Consumers Can Get Ultimate Pirate Booty at Long John Silver's Restaurants Today: Free Pirate Hats and...

S&P Asgns Prelim Rtgs in DSB Group's First RMBS Deal.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Standard & Poor's--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it assigned its preliminary credit ratings to the EUR796.5 million secured mortgage-backed floating-rate...

REMINDER/Best Buy Brings Minnesota Viking Matt Birk to Maple Grove Store.
September 19, 2003... Sports Editors/Assignment Desks REMINDER...for Friday (Sept. 19) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Viking All-Pro center to greet fans and sign autographs at the Maple Grove store on Friday, Sept. 19 What: Minnesota Viking,...

IIR Industry Alert: Chehalis Power Project Ready for Commercial Startup.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston). Tractebel SA's Chehalis Power Generating subsidiary has commissioned the $250 million...

AirTran Holdings, Inc. Files SEC Form 10Q/A.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI), the parent company of AirTran Airways, announced today that it had amended its Reports on Form 10-Q for the first and...

REMINDER/The MIT Sloan Alumni Club of Boston Presents the First Annual MIT Sloan - Women in Business & Technology Symposium.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REMINDER...for Saturday (Sept. 20) CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2003 Ellen Roy Herzfelder, Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs, to speak The first annual...

InsynQ e-Accounting Launches Platinum Provider Level to ADVISOR Provider Network.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 InsynQ, Inc. (OTCBB:ISYN), a premier provider of Internet-delivered online accounting solutions and services, announced today that ADVISOR Provider Network member My...

AuGRID Unveils New Website.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 In forecasting the direction of internet technologies and web based applications, AuGRID Corporation (OTCBB:AGRD) will be launching an all new website over...

Advertising Leaders See Recovery but Doubt Immediate Strong Growth; Audience Fragmentation, Media Proliferation Among Top Concerns, Disconnect Between Clients and Agencies Revealed.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 A new survey conducted for the American Advertising Federation (AAF) reveals that a majority of top advertising leaders say the industry is in recovery mode, but most doubt the...

LocatePLUS Holdings Announces Positive Outlook for Third Quarter.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 -- Expects to Increase Revenues By 80% Year-over-Year to $830,000 in Q3-- LocatePLUS Holdings Corp. (OTC BB: LPLHA, LPLHB), one of the fastest growing...

Texas State's Nanoparticles Applications Center Continues to Shape the Nanotechnology Sector in Texas.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Fall Colloquium Line-up Features Global Leaders in Nanotechnology Nanoparticles Applications Center (NAC), a center within The Institute for...

XOMA Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Nine Million Common Shares for Gross Proceeds of $72 Million.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 XOMA Ltd. (Nasdaq:XOMA) today reported that its previously announced public offering of nine million common shares was priced at...

Frontier Airlines Announces Pricing of Common Stock in Public Offering.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Travel Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Frontier Airlines, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRNT) today announced the pricing of its public offering of 4,700,000 newly-issued shares of common stock at $17 per share. The...

McGrath RentCorp to Present at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 2003 Global Services Conference.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors Deutsche Bank 2003 Global Services Conference LIVERMORE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 McGrath RentCorp (Nasdaq:MGRC) a leading rental provider of modular buildings for office and classroom space, and...

eWorldMedia, Inc. Announces Marketing Alliance with The Global Search Corporation.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 eWorldMedia Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: EWMD) and its wholly-owned subsidiary eWorldMedia, Inc., announced today that they have entered into a marketing alliance with...

Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of Presentation at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:HEPH) today announced that its presentation at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference in New York City will...

Picoliter Inc. Announces Four Additional Patents on Applications of Acoustic Droplet Ejection.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Picoliter Inc. announced today it has been awarded four additional U.S. patents, which extend its intellectual property to include...

AirTran Holdings, Inc., Announces Public Offering of Common Stock.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE:AAI) the parent company of AirTran Airways, today announced its intention to sell, subject to market and other conditions,...

S&P Global Credit Markets Digest -- European Update.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Standard & Poor's--Here is the current lineup of top articles and research from Standard & Poor's: COMING UP: -- Global Rising Stars -- Industry Report Card:...

Multimedia Available: Children Gather To Create World's Largest Human Crossword Puzzle.
September 19, 2003... Lifestyle Editors/Feature Editors ADVISORY...for Friday (Sept. 19) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Logos, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) The launch of the first ever children's...

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. Files Amended Tender Offer Statement in Connection With Its $180.0 Million Self Tender Offer.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS) today announced that it filed an amended statement on Schedule TO with the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Regal Entertainment Group Establishes New Video Game Guidelines.
September 19, 2003... Lifestyle Editors/Business Editors KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE:RGC), a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating the largest theatre circuit in the United States under...

AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Downward Trend in Gas Prices.
September 19, 2003... Energy Editors/Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Retail gasoline prices moved even lower this week, with all Texas cities showing decreases, according to the Weekend Gas Watch by AAA Texas. ...

ADVISORY/Announcement from Island Def Jam Music Group.
September 19, 2003... Entertainment Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...For Wednesday (Sept. 24) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Island Def Jam: WHO: JAY-Z, RUSSELL SIMMONS AND THE HIP-HOP SUMMIT ACTION NETWORK WHAT: Press conference for the...

Community Bancorp Closes $5.0 Million Trust Preferred Private Placement.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors ESCONDIDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Community Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: CMBC) announced today that it has closed a $5.0 million private placement of floating-rate trust-preferred securities. The...

Total Identity Corp. Opens Michigan Office, Adds New Distributors and Inceases Sales by over 60%.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Total Identity Corp. (OTCBB:TMIO) today announced that it has established an office in Troy, MI and that it is adding two new distributors. TIC has established an...

Zacks.com Features the Following Top Stocks in the Leisure and Recreation Products Industry: Harley-Davidson, West Marine, and RC2.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Get three recommendations from the All Stars that will help you relax and enjoy the market's ride. Here are the top recommendations in the leisure and recreation products space:...

Frank Curzio Highlights the Following Stocks: Canada Southern Petroleum and Magellan Petroleum Corporation.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 This market is not overvalued, according to Frank Curzio, who expects strong growth in the indices over the next year. Get yourself positioned now by looking at a pair of oil...

Mapletree Networks Announces 2nd Generation PTMC Modules; New Feature-Rich UniPorte PTMC Modules Provide High Density Solutions for Carrier and Enterprise Systems.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Mapletree Networks(R) Inc., a leading supplier of multi-service network equipment for the telecommunications OEM market, today introduced an additional...

Telefonica Adopts Granite Systems for Service Resource Management; Telefonica Empresas Deploys Xng for Streamlined Network Operations.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TeleStrategies Inventory Management Conference WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Granite Systems, the leading communications software provider of Service Resource Management (SRM)...

Furniture Brands International and Haverty Furniture Companies Announce End of Strategic Alliance Relationship.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Furniture Brands International (NYSE:FBN) announced today that Furniture Brands and Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (NYSE:HVT) (NYSE:HVT.A) will end their strategic alliance...

Bizcom USA Announces Agreement to Acquire Assets of Sophia Communications.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Bizcom U.S.A., Inc. ("Bizcom") announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sophia Communications, Inc. to purchase substantially all of...

Banner Corporation Declares $0.15 Cash Dividend.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors WALLA WALLA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Banner Corporation (Nasdaq:BANR), the parent of Banner Bank, today announced its Board of Directors declared a $0.15 per share cash dividend to be paid October 10,...

Aphton Announces Completion of $22.7 Million Private Placement of Common Stock and Warrants.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Aphton Corporation (Nasdaq:APHT) announced today that the Company has completed its previously announced $22.7 million private placement of common stock and warrants. Under the...

Dendreon Corporation to Participate in the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K UBS Global Life Sciences Conference SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq:DNDN) today announced that it will participate in the UBS Global Life...

Froley, Revy Convertible Bond Index Reports August 2003 Total Return of 2.25%.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 The Froley, Revy Convertible Bond Index, one of the oldest continuous measurements of U.S. convertible bond performance and an industry benchmark for more than two decades,...

Price Headley Highlights the Following Stocks: Odyssey Healthcare, Verisign, Brightpoint, AMR Corporation, and Continental Airlines.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Don't let the weak employment picture cloud your view of the economy. Use Price Headley's market analysis and three stock recommendations to improve the visibility for your...

Ron Rowland Highlights: Fidelity Select Pharma, Rydex Biotech, Fidelity Select Health Care, Fidelity Select Medical Equipment & Systems, and Fidelity Select Medical Delivery.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 The health care sector appears to be feeling better, and Ron Rowland can prescribe several mutual funds to keep your portfolio healthy. Read about Fidelity Select...

Zacks Buy List Highlights: Avid Technology, Career Education, Amazon.com, and Vignette Corporation.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Zacks.com releases another list of stocks that are currently members of the coveted Zacks #1 Ranked list which has produced an average annual return of +33.6% since 1988 and has...

Range to Exchange Trust Preferred.
September 19, 2003... Energy Editors/Business Editors FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE:RRC) today announced that it has agreed to exchange $10.2 million in cash and $50 million of a new 5.9% convertible...

Enova Fuel Cell Components Enable Both Ford and Hyundai Motor Company Fuel Cell Vehicles in Michelin Challenge Bibendum.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Automotive Writers/Environment Writers TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Enova Systems, Torrance, California (OTCBB:ENVA) proudly announced today that its power management and fuel cell systems are key...

Zacks Sell List Highlights: Pinnacle West Capital, Silicon Image, Costco, and Paychex.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are part of their exclusive list of Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell)....

MacroPore Biosurgery to Present at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers SAN DIEGO/KONIGSTEIN, Ts.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 MacroPore Biosurgery, Inc. (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: XMP) announced today that Christopher J. Calhoun, Chief Executive Officer and...

Auto Club: Gas Prices Keep Decreasing but the Pace is Slow.
September 19, 2003... Energy Editors/News Editors/Feature Editors/Business Editors/Automotive Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 For the third consecutive week, gasoline prices declined throughout Southern California, but motorists...

Multimedia Available: Light at the End of the Tunnel for Women's Handbags.
September 19, 2003... Lifestyle Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY... for FRIDAY (Sept. 19) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Logos, Photos, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) It's truly ironic that while...

S&P Global Credit Markets Digest.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Standard & Poor's--ASIA-PACIFIC UPDATE: Here is the current lineup of top articles and research from Standard & Poor's: COMING UP: -- Global Rising Stars --...

Company Profile for Internet Business Solutions SL.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) Internet Business Solutions SL was founded in 1999 to provide professional web design services. Founders of thetemplatestore.com in 2001 the company now specializes in offering powerful yet affordable...

S&P Assigns Prel 'AAA' to Sanyo Electric Credit ABS.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Standard & Poor's--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had assigned its preliminary 'AAA' ratings to Sanyo Electric Credit Lease Receivables JPY10 billion...

Akzo Nobel Appoints Senior Vice President Human Resources.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors ARNHEM, the Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Akzo Nobel has appointed Paul L. Matson (54) as Senior Vice President of Human Resources to succeed Olle Werner who will retire this month. Mr. Matson will take...

AVX Corporation Announces Charge for Tantalum Material.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 During fiscal 2001, in order to reduce the risk of interruption in tantalum supplies, AVX (NYSE: AVX) entered into a long-term agreement for the supply of a portion...

USEC Extols Nonproliferation Benefits of Nuclear Power Growth; New Nuclear Plants Could Increase Elimination of Nuclear Warheads.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 USEC today encouraged nonproliferation advocates from a dozen countries to support the rapid deployment of new nuclear power plants as a means of eliminating more nuclear...

S&P Assigns 'AA' to Clare IV Funding's Japanese ABS.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Standard & Poor's--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had assigned its 'AA' rating to Clare IV Funding Corp.'s (Clare IV) JPY35 billion-equivalent...

Equinox Expands Product Line to Include Solutions for Plexus 9000 Switch; TCAST Communications Implements Equinox Software on Plexus Platform.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Nashville-based Equinox Information Systems today announced that it has extended its software product line to include solutions for telecommunications...

REMINDER/Pulitzer Prize-winning Photographers Work with Local 7th and 8th Graders on National Education Assignment.
September 19, 2003... City Desks/Assignment Desks REMINDER...for Friday, (Sept. 19) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Kick-off Event for Washington Mutual's "Home of the Free" Program at Chelsea Piers on September 19th WHAT: For...

Dr. Akiva Gross named head of technology at CP Kelco.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 CP Kelco announces that Dr. Akiva Gross will rejoin the organization's leadership team as Senior Vice President of Technology effective October 7, 2003. In this position, Akiva...

ARAMARK Expands in Europe with Acquisition of Food Service Company in Spain.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 ARAMARK (NYSE:RMK), a world leader in managed services, today announced it has acquired Restauracion Colectiva and Rescot, a food service company based in Zaragoza, Spain....

Community Bankers Association of Georgia Endorses CommunityBanksOnline; CBO Gains Coveted `Endorsed Member Company' Status from 300 Member Trade Group.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors OCALA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 CommunityBanksOnline (CBO), a free, Web-based mortgage origination solution of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. (TBW), has been named an Endorsed Member Company by the...

Retail/Specialty Retail Firms Show Slight Gains in How They Treat Online Customers: The Customer Respect Group Summer 2003 Study.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Significant Improvements Seen in Responsiveness Since Winter 2003; Lowe's, The Gap, Target, Circuit City Show Highest Overall Customer Respect...

SBC Communications Announces 2003 Third-Quarter Earnings Release Schedule.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) announced today that it will release its 2003 third-quarter results on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003, before the market opens....

HP, Sun Make Differing Moves Towards Enterprise Linux, Two Aberdeen Reports Show.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Two Aberdeen reports look at the companies strategies, provide context for IT Executives looking to implement Linux Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Sun, both...

Quovadx Completes CareScience Acquisition; Transaction Expected to be Accretive to Earnings in 2004.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Quovadx, Inc. (Nasdaq: QVDX), a global platform software and vertical solutions company, today announced the completion of its...

Bedford Property Investors Schedules Third Quarter 2003 Earnings Release and Conference Call.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors LAFAYETTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Bedford Property Investors, Inc. (NYSE:BED) will release its third quarter 2003 earnings on Monday, October 20, 2003 through a press release that will be distributed...

Check Point CEO Gil Shwed Acknowledged as a Top Innovator By CRN; Application Intelligence Lauded as One of This Year's Hottest Technologies.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that its Chairman and Chief...

SpaceDev's Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Wins Scaled Composite's SpaceShipOne Motor Contract.
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Catuity Shareholders Approve Private Placement; Progress of Company Highlighted.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors SYDNEY, Australia & DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Catuity, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTTY; ASX: CAT) today announced shareholder approval of its previously announced, July 2003 private placement of 3,000,000 shares of...

Abgenix to Present at Annual UBS Life Sciences Conference.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Abgenix, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABGX) today announced that it will present at the Annual UBS Life Sciences Conference on Thursday, September 25, 2003 at...

Charter Communications Enters into Agreements to Exchange Certain Indebtedness.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Charter Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:CHTR) today announced that it and its indirect subsidiary, CCH II, LLC ("CCH II"), have entered into agreements to...

3D Systems Names Abe Reichental President and Chief Executive Officer.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 The Board of Directors of 3D Systems Corp. (Nasdaq:TDSC), world leader of rapid prototyping and advanced digital manufacturing (ADM(SM)) solutions, announced today that...

S&P Asgns KarstadtQuelle Leben 'BBB' Rtgs; Otlk Stbl.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Standard & Poor's--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today it assigned its 'BBB' counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to Germany-based...

Three Players Share $207,957 Top Prize in FANTASY 5.
September 19, 2003... News Editors TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Thursday night's FANTASY 5 drawing produced three tickets matching all five numbers. Each top-prize ticket holder will receive a cash prize of $69,319.20. The...

CIMA LABS Responds to Cephalon's Unsolicited Revised Acquisition Proposal.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 CIMA LABS, INC. (NASDAQ: CIMA) announced today that its Board of Directors has carefully considered the September 10, 2003 letter it received...

Merck's Investigational HIV Vaccine Candidate to be Studied In Collaborative Clinical Trial to Begin in 18 Cities Around the World.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors SEATTLE & WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Public/private partnership of Merck and the HIV Vaccine Trials Network brings collective strengths to bear on global problem of HIV/AIDS ...

Interstate Bakeries Corporation Announces First-Quarter Earnings.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Interstate Bakeries Corporation (NYSE: IBC), the nation's largest wholesale baker and distributor of fresh baked bread and sweet goods, today reported earnings per...

IBM and GE Interlogix Agree to Team on Security Solution; Combined Security Software Platform Helps Customers in Their Effort to Protect Employees, Property and Digital Assets.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ARMONK, NY and AUSTIN, TX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 IBM and GE Interlogix today announced a teaming relationship to provide large enterprises with comprehensive security services and tools to...

What's In Your ``Fridge''? Frigidaire Celebrates 85 Years of Chilling America's Food.
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Click2learn to Launch Aspen 2.5 and Hold Annual Users Conference at Online Learning 2003.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Online Learning Conference and Expo 2003 BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Customers New Horizons, Microsoft, Century 21 to present success stories; Full slate of sessions will...

U.S. District Court Declines Request for Early Review Of Summary Judgment in Paragon Trade Brands Case.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/Legal Writers FEDERAL WAY, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) today confirmed that the U.S. District Court has declined Weyerhaeuser's request for an early review of the summary...

Gartner to Convert $300 Million of Notes to Common Stock; Action Will Reduce Debt to Zero, Further Strengthening Balance Sheet With No Impact on Reported Earnings Per Share.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB) ("Gartner" or the "Company"), the world's leading technology research and advisory firm, today said it has been...

The Finx Group, Inc. Provides Update.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 The Finx Group, Inc. ("OTCBB; FXGP") is providing the following update. On August 25, 2003 the Secured Portal's sales team had reported they are...

Smart Chip Technologies Welcomes Financial Systems Pioneer David Simon as CEO.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 Smart Chip Technologies (OTC: SCTN) is pleased to announce that SCTN Founder and Chairman David Simon will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer....

Multimedia Available: What's In Your `Fridge'? Frigidaire Celebrates 85 Years of Chilling America's Food.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors ADVISORY...for Friday (Sept. 19) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Logos, Photos, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) When the first wooden Frigidaire was built 85 years...

ADVISORY/Circuit Semantics Exhibits at CICC; San Jose, California, September 22- 23, 2003, Doubletree Hotel.
September 19, 2003... News Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Monday-Tuesday (Sept. 22-23) CICC --(BUSINESS WIRE) Circuit Semantics, Inc. Who Circuits Semantics, Inc. (CSI), the leading provider of timing and characterization...

Goss International Reviewing Growth Opportunities.
September 19, 2003... Business Editors BOLINGBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2003 In recent weeks there has been speculation that Goss International Corporation and its principal shareholder, Matlin Patterson Global Opportunities Partners, L.P., are...