Business Wire articles from March 3 2003

Business Wire archives from March 3 2003

IIJ to Launch IPv6 Gateway Service; Targeting Leading Companies in Various Industries to Support IPv6 Services.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ", NASDAQ: IIJI), Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions provider, today announced that it will...

Omnilux Selects AMD Alchemy Solutions Au1000 Processor for Breakthrough Wireless Broadband Platform.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Highly Integrated Processor Powers Rooftop Device in Networks Offering High-Speed Internet Access to Those Underserved by DSL and Cable AMD...

Direct Energy CIO Commends Peace Software's Energy Development Centre in New Zealand.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Bernie Gillies, senior vice president and chief information officer of Canadian-based Direct Energy, recently visited Peace Software's Energy(TM) Development Centre in Auckland,...

S&P Global Credit Markets Digest -- Asia-Pacific Update.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Standard & Poor's--Here is the current lineup of top articles and research from Standard & Poor's: COMING UP -- Adjusting Financials for Postretirement Liabilities ...

ADVISORY/Nearly Two-Thirds of U.S. Households Not Prepared for Disaster Duracell/Harris Interactive Survey Shows.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors ADVISORY...for Monday (March 3) --(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 First City-By-City Analysis of Preparedness; Comprehensive Guidebook Available Through Red Cross Today WHAT: -- Harris Interactive, on...

Two-Thirds of Households Not Prepared for Disaster, Duracell/Harris Interactive Survey Shows.
March 3, 2003... Energy Editors/Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 First City-by-City Analysis; Comprehensive Guidebook to Be Available Today Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of households in America's largest cities do...

ADVISORY/Virtual Silicon Executive to Participate on Panel At DATE 2003; Vice President to Address Critical Issues Surrounding the SIP Industry.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference Hall C1 ADVISORY...for Tuesday (March 4) MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 John Ford, vice president worldwide...

Create!form International Signs Pyxis Consulting Group GmbH to Channel Partner Program.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LONDON & WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Agreement Makes Full Line Of Create!form E-Form and Output Management Products Available Through Local Reseller In Austria, Germany,...

IONA to Host Java Community Process Executive Committee Meeting.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Representatives of the World's Leading Technology Companies, Open Source, Individual Developers and Academia to Convene in Dublin for Meeting to...

Artisan Components' Memories And iRoC's M-RoCKIT Platform Enable Building Of Soft Error Free Memories.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq:ARTI), a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP) and iRoC Technologies Corporation, a...

SCOR: Successful 2003 Renewals and New Group Organization.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 The Board of Directors of SCOR was informed of the 2003 renewals campaign and the new Group organization chart at its meeting on February 28, 2003. The 2003 renewals campaign...

ADVISORY/Philips Launches the Latest Diagnostic Innovations at ECR 2003.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY...for 7-10 March 2003 VIENNA, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Philips is demonstrating a number of highly advanced IT and imaging modality solutions at this year's European...

Morrison Management Specialists Begins Rollout of Computrition Software.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Morrison Management Specialists, a member of Compass Group, recently began its rollout of Computrition's Menu Express software in nearly 50 senior dining accounts...

Westcon Group and Nokia Announce Pan-European Distribution Agreement.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Westcon to Provide Nokia's World-Class Hardware and Software Solutions for Network Security, Including VPN and Wireless Security Products ...

Diametrics Medical to Announce Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2002 Results on March 6; Conference Call to Be Broadcast over the Internet.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Diametrics Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMED) announced today it plans to issue fourth quarter and year-end results for fiscal year 2003 before the open of market trading on...

Varmaraf and Power Chips in Geothermal Technology Agreement.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors GIBRALTAR & REYKJAVIK, Iceland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Varmaraf ehf and Power Chips plc have signed a memorandum of understanding acknowledging a mutual goal of "providing a superior method of power conversion...

Aptix to Demonstrate STMicroelectronics Solution for ARM926EJ-S PrimeXsys Platform at DATE.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DATE03 Conference and Exhibition SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Aptix Corporation, a leading supplier of pre-silicon prototyping tools and platforms for embedded system-on-chip...

S&P Releases CDO Manager Focus on GIB UK's SP Team.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Standard & Poor's-- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has released a CDO manager focus report on Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd.'s structured products team. The report is...

HP Captures Number One Position in Western European Server Market in 2002.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced that it has captured the number one position in the Western European server market for 2002, according to the latest IDC server report, with revenue...

CoWare Extends LISATek Product Line; New Release Adds CoWare N2C Support, Memory Exploration and Macro Assembler Capabilities.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif. and MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 CoWare(TM), Inc. announced today new versions of their LISATek(TM) EDGE(TM) Processor Designer, RIM(TM) Software Designer and...

Foreclosures.com Reports Surge in San Francisco Bay Area Defaults.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Real Estate Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Foreclosures.com, a Sacramento-based foreclosure property investment advisory firm, reported that a year-end surge in Northern California...

Serena to Present at Lehman Brothers Global Software and IT Services Conference.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Lehman Brothers Global Software and IT Services Conference SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 SERENA Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:SRNA), an industry-leading supplier of software that...

IIR Industry Alert: ZF Friedrichshafen Expands North American Operations.
March 3, 2003... Energy Editors/Business Editors HOUSTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated, Houston, Texas). ZF Group NAO (Florence, Kentucky), the North American...

Ikanos is the First in the World to Demonstrate Breakthrough ADSL/VDSL with a Single Chipset During the Upcoming FS-VDSL Meeting.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FS-VDSL Meeting TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Technology Will Benefit Carriers and Providers by Supporting Multiple Revenue-Generating Services While Reducing Total Cost of...

GO TOAST Launches Intellidex Automatic Web Site Indexing Service; Breakthrough Software Vastly Expands the Reach of Web Marketers.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 GO TOAST (www.GoToast.com), a leading provider of pay-per-click search engine and online marketing management services, announced the release of Intellidex(TM),...

Advanced Interconnect Technologies Extends Line of Lead-Frame Packages to Include Dual-Sided Products.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Expanded Family Includes Packages With Two Open Sides to Enable New Integration Opportunities in Wireless, Portable Computing and Automotive...

REMINDER/Pegasystems Hosts Healthcare Webcast: Making Claims Pay -- Delivering Those ``Hard Savings'' is Easier Than You Think.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors REMINDER...for Monday (March 3) --(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 WHO: -- Pegasystems (NASDAQ: PEGA), a provider of smart business process management (BPM) software -- BearingPoint (NYSE: BE), one of the world's...

Today's Events in Southern California.
March 3, 2003... City Desks & Assignment Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Following is a listing of media and community events for Monday, March 3: -------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT:...

Deloitte Consulting to Offer Two New IBM Technology-Based Solutions: RealTime Powered by WebSphere and Collaborative Commerce.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Deloitte Consulting New Offerings To Improve Performance and Efficiency Among Business Partners and Provide Comprehensive Internet Operations for the Extended...

Richard Moroney Recommends the Following Stocks: ANSYS, Cytyc, Guitar Center, and Centene.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Now is the time to seek out growth companies, and many of them can be found through lower priced stocks. Richard Moroney displays why the PEG ratio is a solid indicator for...

Mike Chrisman Recommends the Following Stocks: KLA Tencor and Qlogic Corp.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Mike Chrisman returns with a pair of new recommendations designed for the swing trader in all of us. With the market absent of any sustainable leadership at the moment, investors...

Adam Oliensis Profiles the Following Issues: NASDAQ 100 Index and S&P 500 Index.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 The market's going to keep bouncing around, so make sure that you're in good shape. Adam Oliensis will keep your portfolio in top form and ready to face any challenge through his...

Zacks.com Features the Following Top Stocks in the Defense Electronics Industry: Raytheon, FLIR Systems, Integrated Defense Tech, and L-3 Communications.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Defense is the name of the game for investors these days with the fear of war and new heightened terrorist warnings. Get the hottest Defense Electronics stocks from the All Stars...

STMicroelectronics and Ikanos Achieve Standards-Compliant, Chip-Level DMT-VDSL Interoperability.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FS-VDSL Committee Meeting TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Interoperability Drives Mass Adoption of DMT-VDSL Solutions for Carriers Worldwide Ikanos Communications and...

Concorde Reports 2002 Results -- Revenue Increase of 25% and Earnings Increase of 159%.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors MISSION, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCDC), a provider of career training in allied health programs, today announced results for the year ended December 31, 2002. Total...

OnStream Reaffirms Value Leadership Position with Industry's Highest Native Capacity IDE Tape Backup Solution.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Ideal for Cost-Conscious IT Professionals, OnStream's ADR2.120ide Delivers Reliability, Performance, Value OnStream Data, a prominent...

OraSure Appoints Chairman.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BETHLEHEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSUR), the market leader in oral fluid diagnostics, announced today that Douglas G. Watson has been appointed...

OKI Upgrades ML 320/321Turbo and ML 390/391 Turbo With USB Connectivity.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MT. LAUREL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Oki Data Americas, Inc. today announced their MICROLINE(R) 320/321 Turbo and MICROLINE 390/391 Turbo series of impact printers have been upgraded to...

Foreclosures.com Sees More Foreclosure Activity Coming in Phoenix.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors SACRAMENT0, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Foreclosures.com, a Sacramento based publisher of pre-foreclosure property information in the Phoenix metro area expects foreclosure activity in Maricopa County to...

J.Stokes & Associates Continues Expansion of Its PR Division with Two New Clients; 1031 Exchange Options and Colliers International in San Francisco are Firm's Newest Additions.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 J.Stokes & Associates, the San Francisco East Bay's largest advertising and public relations firm, has been awarded public relations responsibilities for 1031...

NeoPhotonics Acquires Lightwave Microsystems; Emerging Role of Industry Leader in Optical Component Integration.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 NeoPhotonics Corporation, a developer of nanomaterials-based photonics technologies and products, announces the purchase of Lightwave Microsystems...

Centene Corporation Announces Joint Venture With Group Practice Affiliates LLC, a Behavioral Healthcare Company; Acquires Assets of ScriptAssist, LLC, A Medication Compliance Company.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Centene Corporation (Nasdaq: CNTE) today announced that it has acquired a 63.7% ownership interest in Group Practice Affiliates, LLC (GPA). GPA, an...

RAE Systems Receives Its First Patent of 2003 for Non-Dispersive Infrared Gas Sensor Technology.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Seventeenth patent continues company's focus on life-saving hazardous environment detection RAE Systems Inc. (OTCBB:RAEE.OB), the hazardous...

Agility Communications Announces Industry's First Universal Transponder for Switching, Metro and Long-Haul Markets.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OFC 2003 Booth #4232 SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Tunable Laser Leader Enters Transponder Market with Small, MSA Footprint Product for Full Band Coverage ...

Largest-Ever WESTWAYS is Off to the Car Races; March/April Magazine Also Offers Family Vacation Travel Tips.
March 3, 2003... Lifestyle Editors/Automotive Writers/Travel Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 The largest-ever issue of WESTWAYS magazine previews the inaugural NASCAR Auto Club 500 at the California Speedway in Fontana on April 27....

Newview Technologies Introduces Process Models for Automotive; Solutions Create Bridge to Align Organizations with Design for Supply and Commonization Objectives.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Automotive Writers National Manufacturing Week 2003 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Newview Technologies, an innovative software company that helps its clients effectively coordinate and extract value from...

Newview Technologies Announces New Process Solutions and Published Process Guide; New Offering Focuses on Delivering Full-Range of Pre-Configured Process Models for Key Industries.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Automotive Writers National Manufacturing Week 2003 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Newview Technologies, an innovative software company that helps its clients effectively coordinate and extract value from...

ARM and Synopsys Announce Availability of Reference Methodology for All Synthesisable ARM Cores.
March 3, 2003... Business/High-Tech Editors CAMBRIDGE, England & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 ARM ((LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMHY)) - Streamlined Process Speeds Deployment Time and Increases Quality of ARM Core...

Sonic MyDVD Wins Best Product of the Year Award; Industry's Leading DVD Creation Software Selected 'Best of Best' by Presentations Magazine.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARIN COUNTY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Sonic Solutions announced today that Sonic MyDVD(R), the industry's leading DVD creation software, has received Presentations Magazine's...

Zino Mortgage Expands Into Merced With New Retail Branch Office; Company's Experienced Team of Local Loan Officers Provide Beneficial Services to Growing Community.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Real Estate Writers CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Zino Mortgage Group, an innovative and rapidly growing residential mortgage banker, today announced the official opening of its Merced retail branch...

Blue Titan Releases First Web Services Networking Software Developed Exclusively for BEA WebLogic Platform.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Blue Titan Named BEA Strategic Partner; Product Leverages Entire BEA WebLogic Platform Blue Titan Software, Inc. today announced availability of...

SoCs Enabled by Advanced Gate Arrays; 'The Perfect Balance Between Price and Performance'.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Speaking at the recent Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) System-on-Chip Professional Network launch, Dr. Stephen Bateman -- VP of...

America Online Launches New AOL Music Mobile Club for AT&T Wireless mMode Customers.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors DULLES, Va. & REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 America Online, Inc. (NYSE:AOL)-- Now Users Can Access The Web's Most Popular Music Destination While On The Go America Online, Inc., the...

Reasoning Releases Linux Inspection Report Revealing Defects Discovered In Recent Open Source Code Study.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Real World Linux MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Reasoning to Present Findings From Open Source Linux Study at Real World Linux in Toronto Reasoning, the leading...

SIA: Worldwide Chip Sales Total $12.2 Billion in January 2003; 22% Year-over-Year Increase.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Global semiconductor sales totaled $12.2 billion in January 2003, a 2.4% decrease from the $12.5 billion in revenue reported in December 2002 and a 22%...

Major Clients Choose Be Free for Search Marketing Services; Timberland, PETsMART, and One Step Ahead Among the First Customers of New Search Engine Marketing Service.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq:VCLK), announced today that their subsidiary, Be Free, has added Search Marketing to its suite of innovative media and...

PacifiCare Behavioral Health Appoints Western Region Medical Director; Dr. Lawrence M. Weinstein Brings Extensive Clinical, Private Practice and Health Plan Experience.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 PacifiCare Behavioral Health (PBH), a subsidiary of Cypress, Calif.-based PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHSY), announced the...

Optibase Announces Adoption of TV Streaming Solution by Spain's Antena 3; Streaming System Enables Live Delivery of News Between Production Centers.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HERZLIYA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Optibase Ltd. (Nasdaq:OBAS), a leader in video streaming solutions has announced the deployment of its encoding and streaming platforms by Antena 3,...

ATI Ships One Millionth Microsoft DirectX 9-class Graphics Product; ATI and its board partners continue to be the only source for DirectX 9 graphics solutions.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT) (TSX:ATY) today reached a remarkable milestone, shipping its one millionth DirectX(R) 9 compliant cinematic visual...

Arapahoe County Colorado Signs Contract to Implement IntelliCast Target Notification from Intrado.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors LONGMONT, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Sheriff Cites Ability of IntelliCast(SM) Target Notification to Help Cost-Effectively Respond to Any Crisis as the Key Reason for Selecting Service ...

Sapiens Dual-Lists on Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (Nasdaq:SPNS), a leading insurance business solutions provider, today announced that effective March 6, 2003 its...

S&P Withdraws Rating on Principal Insurance -- HK.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Standard & Poor's--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had withdrawn its 'AA' insurer financial strength rating on Principal Insurance Co. (Hong Kong) Ltd. at...

FONAR Sells 37th Stand-Up MRI; Customer Views Stand-Up MRI as the 'Future of MRI'.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), The MRI Specialist(TM), announced today that it sold a Stand-Up(TM) MRI to McAllen MRI, LLC, in McAllen, Texas. The...

Contract for Refining Unit at Antwerp, Belgium.
March 3, 2003... Energy Editors/Business Editors PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Technip-Coflexip (NYSE:TKP) (Euronext:13170) has recently been awarded, by TotalFinaElf, the design and construction of a gasoline hydrotreating unit for its...

Phillip Townsend Revisits the North American Thermoplastic Compounding Market.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Third-party sales is one aspect of the plastics industry which is often overlooked. With continued industry consolidation and downsizing, how resin producers get their products...

Speeding Life Underwriting and Issue, Slashing Costs With New Technology to Be Covered by Maria Thomson at Industry Conference March 13.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 How to provide competitively priced life insurance to the American masses and do so at a profit will be covered by Maria Thomson, Managing Principal, Thomson Management...

Universal Ice Blast Receives Purchase Order from Ford Motor Company; Ford Orders Ice Blast's New Rust Inhibitor System.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Universal Ice Blast, Inc. (OTCBB:UIBI), announced today that it has received a purchase order from Ford Motor Company for an automated rust inhibitor spray station, a new...

DWJ Television and Fisher Pathways Sign Content Origination and Distribution Agreement.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors SEATTLE & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Agreement appoints Fisher Pathways as exclusive provider of studio services, satellite and fiber distribution needs for DWJ Television clients in the Pacific...

Uri Mayer Appointed VP European Field Operations at CoWare; Coincides with CoWare's European Expansion.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif. & MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Uri Mayer, formerly president and chief executive officer (CEO) of LISATek, Inc., which was recently acquired by CoWare(TM) Inc., was...

Shutterfly Launches Pro Galleries in Response to Strong Customer Demand.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Easy way for professional photographers, clubs, schools, non-profits and small businesses to sell their photos online Shutterfly, the leading online photo...

D'Agostino Supermarkets Places Green Mountain Coffee in All 23 New York Locations; First Supermarkets in New York City to Offer Newman's Own Organics Coffees.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors WATERBURY, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) announced today that it is supplying 15 varieties of Green Mountain coffee to all 23 D'Agostino Supermarkets in New...

Bruker Daltonics to Introduce Significant New Products at Pittcon 2003; Company Will Host Press Conference and Analyst Booth Tour.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K Pittcon 2003 BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Bruker Daltonics Inc. (NASDAQ: BDAL) today announced that it will introduce several significant new life-science...

Bruker Daltonics Announces Novel High-Performance Benchtop ESI-TOF; New Research-Grade Benchtop microTOF Features 2x Better Resolution and Mass Accuracy.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K PittCon 2003 BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Bruker Daltonics Inc. (NASDAQ: BDAL) announces that it will introduce its novel microTOF(TM) electrospray...

Mercado Software's IntuiFind Helps macys.com Double Conversion Rates.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Mercado's Search, Browse and Merchandising Solution Helps macys.com Increase Search Usage by 31% and Search Conversion Rates by 91% During...

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Wins Choice in Chains Award for the 13th Year in a Row.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Food Writers LEBANON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Some may see 13 as an unlucky number, but for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store(R), Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRL Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL), 13 just...

Yankee Group Sees Tremendous Web-Hosting Opportunity in Asia-Pacific Small- and Medium- Business Segment.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 The Yankee Group has conducted a comprehensive survey of business applications of small and medium businesses (SMB) in Australia, Hong Kong, and Japan. The...

Imaging Combo Packs Deliver Out-of-the-Box Solutions for Range of Analog and Digital Cameras.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARLBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Data Translation,(R) Inc., a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of high-performance data acquisition, imaging and machine vision products,...

Coastcast Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End 2002 Financial Results.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Coastcast Corporation (OTCBB:COCA) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. For the fourth quarter of 2002 as...

LCA-Vision Introduces a Groundbreaking New Laser Eye Surgery Technology Recently Approved by FDA.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 LCA-Vision Inc. (Nasdaq:LVAC), a leading national provider of laser vision correction services under the brand name LasikPlus, today announced it is...

Ultimate Electronics, Inc. Announces Earnings Conference Call.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors THORNTON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Ultimate Electronics (NASDAQ:ULTE), a leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics and home entertainment products located in the Rocky Mountain, Midwest, and...

Neolinear's NeoCircuit Adopted by ZMD; NeoCircuit Targeted to Improve Designer Productivity and Speed Time-to-Market.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PITTSBURGH & DRESDEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Neolinear today announced that ZMD AG, an international supplier of high-performance mixed-signal solutions, has licensed NeoCircuit...

Furniture Brands International Comments on Outlook for the First Quarter and Full Year 2003.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Furniture Brands International (NYSE:FBN) announced today it expects first quarter 2003 sales to be slightly below the level previously expected, and first quarter earnings per...

Design Automation Conference Exhibits at DATE in Messe Munich, Germany.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 The Design Automation Conference (DAC), the electronic design automation (EDA) industry's leading event, today announced that it is exhibiting at the...

The Votes Have Been Tallied and Experts, Retailers and Consumers Agree the Screamin' Serpent Roller Coaster from K'NEX is #1.
March 3, 2003... Business Editors HATFIELD, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 K'NEX Industries SCREAMIN' SERPENT Continues to Be A Screaming Success Named 2002 Activity Toy of the Year On February 15, the eve of the 100th annual American...