Business Wire articles from February 9 2004

Business Wire archives from February 9 2004

Kyowa Hakko Reported Today Nine-Month Performance Update for the Year Ending March 31, 2004.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. 1. Notes relating to the preparation etc. of quarterly business performance updates a) There is one difference in the...

ARCADIS Selected to Provide NASA with Guaranteed Remediation Services for $14.6 Million Contract.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors ARNHEM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 ARCADIS (NASDAQ:ARCAF, EURONEXT:ARCAD), the international consultancy and engineering company, today announced that it has been selected to provide guaranteed...

``What's The Download'' Consumer Education Campaign Addressing the Value of Paying for Music Unveiled at 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
February 9, 2004... Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/Music & High-Tech Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Research-Based Education Campaign Arms Consumers with Choices and Information "What's The Download(SM)," a...

Micron Announces VGA Mobile CMOS Image Sensors Providing Best-in-Class Performance to the Mobile Camera Market.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Micron's First Internally Manufactured Mobile VGA Sensors Greatly Improve Image Quality Down to Sub Lux Illumination Levels Micron Technology, Inc....

REMINDER/Iraq Reconstruction Summit to Be Held in Washington, DC, February 9 & 10.
February 9, 2004... News Editors/Assignment Desks REMINDER...for Monday & Tuesday (February 9 & 10) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Equity International Officials from the Department of Commerce, the Pentagon, CPA and others to Outline Latest Information on...

REMINDER/RAPID, Inc. to Launch AGIIS 2.2 at Annual Conference.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REMINDER...for Monday (Feb. 9) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Industry Leaders Converge to Preview New Features Implemented to the Only Online & Integrated Database for the Agriculture Industry ...

REMINDER/EMC Corporation Holds Live Webcast to Announce New Product.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REMINDER...for Monday (Feb. 9) --(BUSINESS WIRE) EMC Corporation cordially invites you to join Joe Tucci, EMC President and CEO, and David Donatelli, Executive Vice President, Storage Platforms,...

Serena Strengthens Management Team; Evan Ellis Appointed to Chief Operating Officer and Sam Rapp Hired as VP of North American Field Operations.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 SERENA Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:SRNA), an industry-leading supplier of software that automates change to enterprise applications, today announced the...

REMINDER/PeopleSoft's Daniel Kenyon to Speak at CompTel/ASCENT 2004 Spring Convention.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REMINDER...for Monday (Feb. 9) CompTel 2004 --(BUSINESS WIRE) Who: Daniel Kenyon, Communications Industry Solutions, PeopleSoft With more than...

REMINDER/Geac Executives to Address CFO Magazine's Corporate Performance Management Conference.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REMINDER...for Monday (February 9) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Brian Hartlen and Rod Radojevic will provide perspectives on challenges and opportunities of performance management...

FCIA Announces SANmark Qualified Test Provider Program; Third-Party Vendors Invited to Become Qualified SANmark Test Providers to Fibre Channel Component and Equipment Vendors.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA), the storage industry's authority on Fibre Channel technology and standards, announced today the SANmark(TM)...

Egenera Inc. Names Robert M. Dutkowsky Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARLBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Utility-Computing Leader Taps Technology-Industry Veteran to Guide Company Through Rapid Growth Egenera Inc., the leader in utility computing,...

Zacks.com Announces that Walter Frank Highlights the Following Mutual Funds: TCW Galileo Diversified Value and TCW Galileo Opportunity Fund.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Walter Frank says the recent Fed statement doesn't change a thing, and he is again bulking up his domestic stock funds coverage. Get his take on the now famous change in...

Zacks.com Announces that Mike Chrisman Highlights the Following Stocks: Sandisk Corporation and Netease.com.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Market opportunities present themselves each and every day. Savvy investors learn how to exploit them and Mike Chrisman can get you started with his market overview and a pair of...

Zacks.com Announces that Dan Sullivan Highlights the Following Stocks: Avon Products, Ebay, Foundry Networks, Int'l Game Tech, and St. Jude Medical.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 January ended in positive territory for the market, which could be good news for the rest of the year according to Dan Sullivan. Take a reading from his 'January Barometer' and...

United Defense Completes Acquisition of Kaiser Compositek.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 United Defense Industries, Inc. (NYSE:UDI) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of the assets of Kaiser Compositek, Inc. (KCI) for $ 8.5 million to enhance...

Missouri Company Plans to Construct Three Fuel Ethanol Plants This Year, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.
February 9, 2004... Energy Editors/Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated, Houston). Start-up fuel ethanol producer, Renewable Power of Missouri LLC is...

Select Comfort Helps Families with Sick Children Sleep Better at the Ronald Mcdonald House of Memphis; Bed Retailer Donates 102 Sleep Number Beds to Local Charity.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Select Comfort, a Minneapolis-based bed manufacturer and retailer, is donating 102 SLEEP NUMBER(R) beds to Ronald McDonald House(R) of Memphis. Several...

Micron Introduces Revolutionary 1.3 Megapixel Sensor Targeted at the Rapidly Growing Mobile Handset Market.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 New sensor architecture and next generation process allows Micron to increase resolution without significantly increasing size, cost and power...

Sasol is World's Largest Single Producer and Consumer Of Oxygen.
February 9, 2004... Energy Editors/Business Editors JOHANNESBURG, South Africa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Sasol chief executive Pieter Cox today inaugurated the world's largest oxygen production plant at the group's Secunda site near Johannesburg in...

Siemens Mobile Acceleration Completes First Investment in Finland - Oplayo Enables Mobile Video Services for the Mass Market.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Siemens Mobile Acceleration (SMAC), (NYSE:SI) (FWB:SIE), a leading international investor in the wireless sector, today announces its first investment in...

Calypso Wireless Joins the Wi-Fi Alliance.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MIAMI LAKES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Calypso Wireless, Inc. (OTC:CLYW), announced today that the company has joined the Wi-Fi alliance -- the leading industry association. The Wi-Fi...

Nova Secures PowerSki 30-Second Spot on The Limelight Network in 81 Movie Theaters.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Nova Communications Ltd. (OTCBB:NCVM) announced today that its merger candidate PowerSki International has secured advertising space on the Limelight Media Group network...

Memphis Ain't Singing the Blues Over $300 Million Biotech Research Park Construction Plan, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston). The Memphis Biotech Foundation is hoping to begin construction this summer on the $50...

neuf telecom Rolls Out Television Over DSL Services Using Cisco Metro Ethernet Aggregation Network.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 neuf telecom to Provide Residential Broadband Subscribers in France with Access to TV services Underpinned By 10 Gigabit Ethernet Core Network Cisco...

Electronic Arts Announces Publishing Agreement with Criterion Games for Burnout 3; Top Selling Burnout Franchise Returns in 2004.
February 9, 2004... Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), the world's leading interactive entertainment software company and UK-based developer Criterion...

Older Children Riding in Vehicles Unbuckled, Auto Club Says; Parents Urged to Reinforce Safety Belt Use Among All Children.
February 9, 2004... News Editors/Feature Editors/Travel Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Approximately 48 percent of children ages 8-15 killed in car crashes in California were not wearing their safety belts, exceeding the statewide...

Two New SEGA Titles for N-Gage Mobile Game Deck.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Nokia, together with SEGA(R) Corporation, today announced two SEGA branded titles that will be released for the N-Gage(TM) game deck. Virtua Cop(TM) is...

HP Launches Largest-ever Enterprise Advertising Campaign; HP Tells Companies to ''Love Change''.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ) today launched its most ambitious advertising campaign to date targeting enterprise customers under the banner of "change...

Euroclear and Radianz Extend Relationship; Radianz to Provide Shared Market Infrastructure for Customer Connections.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors NEW YORK & BRUSSELS, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Euroclear, the world's largest settlement system for domestic and international securities transactions, and Radianz, the leading provider of shared market...

Cubic and EDS Team for Denmark's Rejsekort ``Smart'' Travel Card Project.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Cubic Transportation Systems Limited, the European headquarters and subsidiary of San Diego, California-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX:CUB), and EDS (NYSE:EDS) have pre-qualified for a...

Orbotech Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2003 Results.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers YAVNE, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 ORBOTECH LTD. (NASDAQ/NM SYMBOL: ORBK) today announced its consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2003. ...

Orbotech and Clal Announce Agreement for Purchase by Orbotech of Clal's Shareholding in Negevtech.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers YAVNE, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 ORBOTECH LTD. (NASDAQ/NM SYMBOL: ORBK) and Clal Industries and Investments Ltd. ("Clal") today jointly announced that they have signed an agreement...

Orbotech Awarded Major AOI Order by Merix Corporation.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers YAVNE, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 ORBOTECH LTD. (NASDAQ/NM SYMBOL: ORBK) today announced the receipt of major order from MERIX CORPORATION (NASDAQ/NM SYMBOL: MERX) for Spiron-8800 VIP(TM)...

Nokia to Acquire Psion Plc's Shares in Symbian.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Nokia today announced that it has started the process of enabling the transfer of Psion's shares in Symbian to Nokia. Symbian, owned by a core group of...

Bema Gold Corporate Update/Notice of Year End Results Conference Call.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Bema Gold Corporation (TSX:BGO) (AMEX:BGO) (AIM:BAU) releases an update on its activities to December 31st, 2003 and outlines the Company's projections for...

RCG Provides Corporate Update on Recent Acquisitions; Company Expects to Post Profit in June 2004 Quarter; Company Expects Revenues in Excess of $200 Million for Calendar 2004.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 RCG Companies Incorporated (AMEX:RCG) is today providing a corporate and business update and providing more detailed information regarding its recently acquired...

Universal Communication Systems, Inc., Subsidiary Millennium Electric T.O.U. Ltd., Enters Into Major Agreement with LA based Digital Light Inc.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Companies to Co-operate Jointly in Developing New Products Universal Communication Systems, Inc.,(OTCBB:UCSY) Company President Michael J. Zwebner announced...

Upgrade Reports Ownership Change in UltraCard, Inc.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Upgrade International Corporation, ("Upgrade", the "Company") (OTC:UPGD) a Washington corporation, reports the following events: During 2003, Upgrade's...

Upgrade Announces Affiliation with StorCard, Inc.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Upgrade International Corporation (OTC:UPGD) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 30% equity interest in StorCard Inc. ("StorCard")...

AMD64 Processors Honored with 36 Prestigious Awards Worldwide since Initial Product Launches.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that its AMD64 processors have already received 36 awards worldwide since the AMD Opteron(TM) processor launch in April...

NutraCea Retains Adelman Communications to Execute a National Consumer Media Campaign.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 NutraCea (OTCBB:NTRZ), a leading nutraceutical research and development company, announced today that it has hired Adelman Communications...

Environment Canada Approval Granted to ALDEROX ASA-12.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 RCAI (OTCBB:RCAA) announced today that it received approval from Environment Canada on Feb. 6, 2004, making the ALDEROX(TM) ASA-12(TM) formula the new national...

Praxair Achieves Second Consecutive Top Governance Rating.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) has received the highest rating for corporate governance from GovernanceMetrics International (GMI) for the second consecutive time. GMI is a...

Doris Day Animal Foundation Urges Americans to Be `PETriotic' by Spaying or Neutering Pets to Celebrate 10th Annual Spay Day USA.
February 9, 2004... News & Lifestyle Editors/City & Assignment Desks WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Spay Day USA Responsible for Milestone One Million Spay/Neuter Surgeries The Doris Day Animal Foundation (DDAF) is encouraging...

Trinity Hospice, Inc. Acquires Hospice of Tennessee; Acquisition Marks Trinity's Entry into Tennessee.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers DENVER & TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Trinity Hospice, Inc. ("Trinity" or the "Company"), the sixth largest hospice care provider in the Unites States, announced today it had...

ADVISORY/Hot Wheels and Funkmaster Flex to Bring ``Bling'' to New York Toy Fair at Unveiling of New Hot Wheels Whips Line.
February 9, 2004... Feature & Lifestyle Editors ADVISORY...for Monday, Feb. 16 Toy Fair 2004 --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHAT: The Hot Wheels(R) Whips collection is a fresh new line of die-cast cars inspired by the nation's...

ADVISORY/BCR To Host Web Seminar on Enterprise Mobility; Siemens Enterprise Networks and Basex, Inc. to Discuss ``Enabling the Mobile Collaborative Enterprise''.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Feb. 11) --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHAT: BCR invites you to attend a free, web-based seminar, "Enabling the Mobile Collaborative Enterprise." This...

MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting Acquires Radio Unica Communications; Merger Will Produce Nation's Largest Group of Asian-Language Radio Stations.
February 9, 2004... Entertainment Editors/Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting Inc., a leading broadcaster of ethnic programming with 30 radio stations across the U.S., today announced the acquisition...

UCBH Holdings, Inc. to Present at the Roth Capital Partners 16th Annual Growth Stock Conference.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Roth Capital Partners 16th Annual Growth Stock Conference SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 UCBH Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:UCBH), the holding company of United Commercial Bank (UCB(TM)),...

InPhase Technologies Ships the First Blue Laser Holographic Media; Tapestry HDS5000 Media Enables Ultra-High Capacity Holographic Data Storage.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LONGMONT, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 InPhase Develops New Class of Media Sensitive to Blue Laser Wavelengths; InPhase Expands Media Customers and Shipment Volumes to Holographic...

HyperFeed and Moneyline Telerate Extend Relationship.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 HyperFeed Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:HYPR), a provider of ticker plant technology, software and managed services to the financial industry, today announced an...

RAE Systems Drives into 2004 with Expanded Global Customer Base, Technology Developments and Strategic Alliances.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 RAE Systems Inc. (AMEX:RAE), a leading global developer and manufacturer of rapidly-deployable, multi-sensor chemical and radiation detection monitors...

New Auditor Appointed for Soleil Film and Television.
February 9, 2004... Entertainment Editors/Business Editors SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Soleil Film and Television, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SLTV) announced today that it has appointed a new auditor in an effort to regain its quotation on...

Hasbro Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2003 Results.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Highlights -- Net revenues up 11.4% for the year, to $3.1 billion, results include 4.5% positive impact from foreign exchange; -- Operating margin improved...

Phoenix Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2003 Results; Net Income from Continuing Operations of $29.5 Million; Record Year for Wholesaled Life Insurance Sales.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (NYSE: PNX) today reported fourth quarter 2003 net income from continuing operations of $29.5 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, before the...

Pohly & Partners Announces the Debut of the Redesigned Continental, The Inflight Magazine of Continental Airlines.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Publication Restructured to Meet the Changing Needs of Travelers Pohly & Partners, Inc., a Boston-based customer communications company, today announced the debut of the...

COCC to Resell Open Solutions Inc.'s e-Commerce Banker Product Suite.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors GLASTONBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 COCC to Offer The e-Solutions Group's Internet Banking and Web-based Cash Management Solutions to Community Financial Institution Clients Open Solutions...

Trio-Tech Fiscal 2004 Second Quarter Net Income Increases to $0.07 Per Share From $0.03 Per Share.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors VAN NUYS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Trio-Tech International (AMEX:TRT) today announced financial results for the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2004. Second Quarter Results Revenue for the...

Centrex Advances Efforts to Launch SMD System for Viral and Bacterial Detection.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Centrex, Inc. (OTCBB:CNEX) today announced that Micronics, Inc., has advanced the development of an assay that contains Centrex's single molecule...

Yankee Group Reports on Outlook for Metro Infrastructure and Services in Developing Asian Markets.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Research firm expects strongest growth in China, which by 2007 will support approximately 2.04 million Ethernet connections The Yankee Group report,...

Verific Adds Support for PSL/Sugar to its HDL Component Software; Move Designed to Enable Assertion-Based Verification.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Verific Design Automation, the leading provider of Verilog and VHDL front ends for electronic design automation (EDA) applications, today said that its...

ImageWare Systems To Reveal PDI Studio v2.0 At PMA 2004.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PMA 2004 SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 ImageWare Systems Inc. (AMEX:IW) today announced that it will debut the latest version of PDI Studio(TM) at the Professional Marketing...

Booming Consumer Appliance Industry Offsets Technology Commoditization and Price Competition.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 A booming appliances industry, rising disposable incomes in high-potential Asian regions, and the increasing penetration of multi-functional equipment...

MailWatch Intercepts over Four Million Instances of the MyDoom Virus During January 2004; Fast-Moving Virus Intercepted Over Four Million Times In Only 9 Days.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 MailWatch (www.MailWatch.com), a leading spam-blocking, virus-scanning and content-filtering service protecting corporate networks worldwide, today...

Corporate Leaders Receive Fourth Annual Emerald Asset Management 'E-3 Awards'.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors The Eleventh Annual Groundhog Day Investment Forum PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 The Chief Executive Officers of Aqua America (NYSE:WTR), Martek Biosciences (NASDAQ:MATK) and XM Satellite Radio...

RFID Infrastructure Buildout to Generate $4.2 Billion IT Vendor Revenue Stream for Next Decade, Says Yankee Group.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 The top 100 suppliers to Wal-Mart and the Depart of Defense will spend between $515 million and $3.8 billion in 2004 on technology and services to support RFID...

T-Mobile Deutschland Selects Comverse Who Called; Who Called Solution Broadens Scope Of Information Made Available To Subscribers.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT), and the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia...

Verizon Leads the Charge to Deploy Fiber To Customer Premises, But Regulatory Challenges Loom, Says Yankee Group.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 The Yankee Group anticipates Verizon Communications will pass more than 350,000 customer locations with fiber by the end of 2004. This is significantly less than...

Dale Turza Joins Cadwalader as Litigation Partner.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Dale Chakarian Turza, a former partner in the White Collar Litigation Group at Clifford Chance US LLP, has joined Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP as a partner in its Litigation...

Fuel-Tech N.V. Announces NOxOUT Contracts Totaling $2 Million and a FUEL CHEM Demonstration at Another Major Utility.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Fuel-Tech N.V., (Nasdaq: FTEK) In Addition, Western Farmers' Signs a Three-Year FUEL CHEM(R) Contract Company's Share Repurchase Program is...

New Town & Country Credit Web Site Powered to Increase Online Conversions.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 ATG and White Horse Transform Static Site into Relationship-Building Channel ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc., NASDAQ: ARTG), the software...

LCA-Vision to Broadcast its Fourth Quarter and Year-End Conference Call Live on the Internet.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 LCA-Vision Inc. (Nasdaq:LCAV), a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus brand, today announced that the Company will...

E&S Books First EP-1000CT Order in Japan.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. (E&S(R)) (NASDAQ: ESCC) announced today that ANA (All Nippon Airways) has selected the EP(TM)-1000CT/ESCP(R)-2000 visual...

Anadys Achieves Research Milestone in Drug Discovery Collaboration With Amgen.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Anadys") announced today that it has achieved the first research milestone in its collaboration with Amgen...

IDT Unveils Industry's First 1.8-Volt Dual-Port Device Family Targeting Leading-Edge Wireless Applications.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 New Dual-Port Family Ideal for Space-Sensitive, Low-Power Applications That Require Inter-Processor Communications IDT(TM) (Integrated Device...

GMAC-RFC Enters Manufactured Housing Finance Market; Company to Leverage Its Unique Non-Conforming Expertise to Transform Financing Business Model.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Residential Funding Corporation (GMAC-RFC) today announced the creation of GMAC Manufactured Housing, a new business unit dedicated to delivering capital and providing...

Belkin Selects Cypress for High-End USB 2.0 Hubs; Cypress's TetraHub Technology Lets Users Simultaneously Operate Multiple Full-Speed USB Devices.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY), the market share leader in USB, today announced that its TetraHub(TM) USB hub controller chips are shipping in a...

A Double Honor: SAP Receives Two Frost & Sullivan Global Customer Leadership Awards.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 SAP, the world's leading provider of business software solutions, has been presented with two prestigious Frost & Sullivan global customer leadership awards. SAP...

``The Waltons,'' One of Television's Most Poignant and Memorable Family Programs, Comes Home to DVD May 11.
February 9, 2004... Entertainment Editors BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Warner Home Video Brings the Heartfelt Storytelling of the Emmy Award-Winning Drama to Viewers in a Five-Disc Collector's Set Featuring the First Season's...

New Edge Networks Expands Broadband Reach in Midwest and Northeast through Network Agreement with Choice One.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors CompTel/ASCENT Alliance Spring 2004 Convention & Expo VANCOUVER, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 New Edge Networks and Choice One Communications (OTCBB:CWON) have reached a wholesale agreement allowing New...

Church & Dwight Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2003 Results; Reaffirms Long-Term Financial Objectives.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) today reported that net income for 2003 was $81.0 million or $1.92 per diluted share, a $0.32 per share or 20% increase over the $66.7...

Macromedia Delivers Flash Ad Kit for DoubleClick DART Motif; Kit Brings Features for Advertising Agency Professionals to Flash MX 2004, Streamlines Ad Production Workflow.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Macromedia (Nasdaq:MACR) today announced the availability of the Macromedia(R) Flash(TM) Ad Kit for DoubleClick's DART Motif(SM), a joint solution between...

Macromedia Goes beyond Web Conferencing; New Rich Web Communications System Simplifies Online Meetings, Eliminates Wasted Time.
February 9, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Macromedia (Nasdaq:MACR) today announced a major release of Macromedia(R) Breeze(TM), which enables more than 400 million web users to immediately...