Business Wire articles from October 22 2001

Business Wire archives from October 22 2001

Orthovita Completes $10 Million Financing; Paul Capital Royalty Acquisition Fund Acquires a 13% Equity Stake.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers MALVERN, Pa.--(BW HealthWire)--Oct. 22, 2001 Orthovita, Inc. (NASDAQ-NM / NASDAQ-Europe: VITA), a leading developer of orthopaedic biomaterials, announced today that it has completed a...

S&P BULLETIN: S&P Assgns Three Rtgs to NAB's A$3 Bil Quasar Conduit.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's Oct. 22, 2001--Standard & Poor's has assigned ratings to the new National Australia Bank-managed asset-backed conduit, Quasar Securitisation Ltd. Quasar, a A$3...

SAP Supports African Convention on Business Integrity; Promoting Business Integrity and Transparency for Sustainable Development.
October 22, 2001... Business/High Tech Editors JOHANNESBURG, South Africa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 SAP AG (NYSE:SAP), the world's leading provider of e-business software solutions, is becoming the most significant corporate supporter of the...

StoreAge To Expand Its US Operations, Appoints a President and Opens Sales and Marketing Offices.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors & Hi-Tech Writers ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 22, 2001 StoreAge Networking Technologies, the leading SAN virtualization company has announced today a significant investment to expand its U.S. operation....

StoreAge Demonstrates Virtualization Enhanced Server-Free Backup.
October 22, 2001... Business & High-Tech Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 22, 2001 StoreAge Networking Technologies, the leading supplier of storage virtualization is demonstrating at the SNW 2001 Storage Networking World event (Oct 22-24)...

Ramoil Management, Ltd. Announces New Media Agreement With ''World Business Review''.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Ramoil Management, Ltd. (RAMO:OTC Pink Sheets) announced today that it has entered into a media contract with "World Business Review," a biweekly series hosted by Alexander...

High-Tech Dot-Com Auctions Hit Europe; DoveBid In Association With Bache Treharne To Conduct First Webcast of European Dot-Com Liquidation for Madge.web Limited On October 30th.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Additional Auctions Slated for Motorola, Xerox and Cable & Wireless UK Throughout British Isles in November DoveBid, Inc., the leader in Webcast...

The Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management of the Technische Universitat Munchen to Present the NanoPierce Connection System During Productronica 2001.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 NanoPierce Card Technologies GmbH, a subsidiary of NanoPierce Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:NPCT) (Frankfurt and Hamburg OTC:NPI), announced today that the Institute for...

Jon Glass Promoted to Studio Manager for Cox Interactive Media City Site GoPBI.com.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia) announced today that Jon Glass has been promoted to studio manager for GoPBI.com, CIMedia's city site for the Palm Beaches. The...

Saab Receives an Order for 90 MSEK From US Air Force.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 After an extensive test and qualification program the US Air Force has awarded BAE SYSTEMS, Austin, Texas, USA an initial contract for the supply of BOL Advanced...

Yahoo! Messenger Launches ``IMVironments'' With Next Generation of Yahoo! Messenger Service; First Interactive, Multimedia Experience Delivered Within Yahoo! Messenger Window.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001...

Finland Civil Aviation Administration Awards NICE -R- with Contract for Direction Finding Systems in Ten Airports.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High Tech Writers RA'ANANA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 NICE Systems Ltd (NASDAQ:NICE) a worldwide leader of multimedia digital recording solutions, applications and related professional services for...

Major Nocom Initiative in Business Integration; Close Collaboration Entered With American TIBCO.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Nocom AB (OMX:NOCMb.) and TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq:TIBX) have signed a collaborative agreement relating to TIBCO's world-leading software for integration....

Multimedia Available: Yahoo! Messenger Launches ``IMVironments'' With Next Generation of Yahoo! Messenger Service.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors & High Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Monday (Oct. 22) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Graphics, Logos, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a...

HiQ Manages a Project to Develop the Telia MaNet City Network Service.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 HiQ has managed a project to develop Telia's city network service, Telia MaNet, which is one of the services in the city network concept, Telia CityConnect. The service...

The Kids are Taking Over the Programming as Nickelodeon Goes Interactive With NDS, They're In...Are You?
October 22, 2001... Business/Technology Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 NDS Group (NNDS)-- Highlights: -- NDS gives kids the control by creating the first interactive voting application system for Nickelodeon viewers on Sky...

Lagardere and OpenTV To Provide Interactive TV Services to DIRECTV Latin America.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors & Entertainment/Television Writers PARIS & FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 DIRECTV Latin America to use interactive TV services based on consumer magazines to target subscribers and build...

Neogent Announces Implementation of Vignette Enterprise Application Portal for Candle Corporation.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Neogent Inc., a company dedicated to developing and integrating highly scalable e-business solutions, today announced the first official launch of a partner implementation of...

Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America Nears Completion of $800 Million Expansion in Princeton, Indiana, in an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 The following is an advisory by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Inc.; Houston, Texas). Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America (Erlanger, KY), a division...

ADVISORY/California Energy Situation.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/Agriculture Writers ADVISORY...for Wed. (Oct. 24) --(BUSINESS WIRE) National Corn Growers Association ''Working together for solutions... ethanol'' Officials from the California Renewable Fuels...

Liber AB has Chosen VIOMA Content Manager in Strategic Goal to Become Market Leading in E-Learning.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Liber AB, Sweden's leading educational publisher, has chosen VIOMA as a strategic product vendor for the e-learning solutions when information is business critical....

Pathlore Learning Management System Enables NEC America To Aggressively Reduce Training Costs.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors, Hi-Tech Writers COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Since Deploying Pathlore LMS, NEC America Has Realized a Cumulative Savings of More Than 40 Percent in Real-Time Training Costs Pathlore, the most...

Copper Mountain Solutions Selected By Rockefeller Group Telecommunications Services for Business-Class Broadband Service in New York City.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 RGTS Deploys Copper Mountain's CopperEdge(R) 200 Concentrators, CopperRocket(R) 201 CPE to Provision T1 and SDSL High-Speed Internet Access and Data...

Altera Wins Key Rulings In Litigation With Clear Logic.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Altera Corporation (Nasdaq:ALTR) today announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in its favor on...

Oresis Communications Acquires Key Resources of Softswitch Pioneer Vsys, Inc.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/Technology Writers BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Expands Packet Voice Product Line with Integrated Media Gateway and Softswitch Solution Oresis Communications, a leading developer of...

Ponte CTO To Discuss Network Security Control for Service Providers At TeleManagement World Conference.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TeleManagement World 2001 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Ponte, the pioneer of network security control (NSC), today announced that Mark Epstein, CTO and co-founder, has...

DIVA Granted Patent for Delivery of Video Content and On-screen Navigation; DIVA Continues to Lead Industry in Intellectual Property Development.
October 22, 2001... Business/Technology Editors REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 DIVA, the video-on-demand (VOD) solutions leader for the cable television industry, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office...

Range Announces Third Quarter Conference Call.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE:RRC) today announced that its third quarter earnings release will be issued after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange...

Jacada Software Available Under GSA Schedules Program.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 GSA Contract Simplifies Acquisition of Jacada Software and Services for U.S. Government Organizations Jacada Ltd. (Nasdaq: JCDA) today announced that its...

Dovetail Systems Powers Merrill Lynch Connection to Straight-Through Processing Utilities.
October 22, 2001... Business & Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Dovetail Systems, a leading provider of business process automation software to the securities industry, today announced a partnership with Merrill Lynch to...

Huaneng Power International Announces Plans for the Future, in an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors & Energy Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 The following is an advisory by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Inc.; Houston, Texas). Huaneng Power International, Incorporated (Beijing,...

American Ecology Awards Design Contract to Washington Group; Idaho Companies To Work Together On Expansion of Hazardous Waste Disposal Site.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Steve Romano, President and Chief Operating Officer of Boise-based American Ecology Corporation (Nasdaq:ECOL), today announced that subsidiary US Ecology Idaho, Inc. has...

UnitedHealth Group Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for October 26, 2001.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) will release its third quarter 2001 financial results on Friday, October 26 before the market opens. Following the earnings press release,...

Bowstreet Factory for BEA WebLogic Portal allows line of business managers to mass-produce and mass-customize portals.
October 22, 2001... Business/Technology Editors PORTSMOUTH, N.H. and SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Joint solution for harnessing the power of BEA WebLogic Portal and Bowstreet Business Web Factory to increase return on investments...

Electronics For Imaging to Debut PrintMe Networks, the New Standard in Internet Printing; EFI, Along with Adobe, Xerox and Yahoo, Provides the Ability to Print Anytime, Anywhere.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Electronics For Imaging (Nasdaq:EFII) today debuted PrintMe Networks(TM), the first complete Internet printing solution that enables remote printing...

Mindspeed Introduces EdgeBuilder Software to Simplify Network Processor Application Development.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors and High-Tech Writers NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 New Software Enhances Mindspeed Network Processor Implementation for a Wide Range of Integrated-Voice-and-Data Applications Mindspeed...

Breast Cancer Detection At California Pacific Medical Center May be Improved by Up to 20 Percent Through Philanthropic Generosity.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers Two Computer Aided Detection (CAD) Systems for Screening Mammography from R2 Technology Funded by Private Donors -- 200th System Installed Worldwide SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct....

LiveWave Provides Interactive Camera Control Technologies for the Next Generation Internet; Becomes Part of the Internet2 Initiative.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors & High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 LiveWave Inc. (http://livewave.tv), the leading developer of remote controllable video technologies for enterprise, industrial and broadcast applications,...

Nuance and Informatica Join to Deliver a New Generation of Voice-Enabled Enterprise Applications.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Business Information Now Accessible Over the Phone Through a Natural Voice Interface Nuance (Nasdaq:NUAN), the leader in Voice Web software,...

Integrated Information Systems and Partners HealthCare System Announce Launch of Partners Online Specialty Consultations -POSC-.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors & High-Tech Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Integrated Information Systems Inc. ("IIS")(Nasdaq:IISX), an innovative technology and business consultancy, and Partners HealthCare System Inc....

Nuance Announces Support for Intel's DM/V-A Communications Boards.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Nuance Speech Recognition Software and Intel Building Blocks Significantly Reduce Hardware Investments and Increase Scalability of Voice Applications...

NEC Computers Introduces Its Highest Performing Notebook Computer.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 The Versa L320: NEC's New Portable Powerhouse Delivers Optimal Performance, Versatility and Full Compliment of Connectivity Options to Mobile...

Official Payments Now Operates in All 50 States; Greenville County, South Carolina To Collect Taxes Via Internet & Telephone.
October 22, 2001... Business & Technology Editors STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Official Payments Corporation (Nasdaq: OPAY) (www.officialpayments.com), the leading provider of electronic payment options to government entities, today...

Fiberspace CEO to Address VentureWire Conference; Dr. Leonardo Berezovsky to Address Ways of Maximizing Current Network Capacity.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Dr. Leonardo Berezovsky, Chairman and CEO of Fiberspace, will deliver a management presentation at VentureWire's Optical Portfolio Conference....

ADVISORY/Xicor Announces Upcoming Brokerage Conference Presentation Schedule.
October 22, 2001... News & Assignment Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday (Nov. 1) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Xicor, Inc. (Nasdaq:XICO), a leading supplier of programmable mixed-signal integrated circuits, is pleased to announce that its...

Meade Instruments Corp. Files Lawsuit Against Tasco and Celestron for Patent Infringement and Unfair Competition.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Meade Instruments Corp. (Nasdaq:MEAD) today announced it has filed suit against Tasco Sales, Inc. and Celestron International, Inc., charging the two companies with patent...

NOVO To Offer Portal Solutions Built On Industry Leading Technology.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Company to Join BEA Portal Star Solution Program - Initiative is Foundation for Developing Enterprise Portals to Improve Efficiency and...

FatWire Software to Provide Content Management Engine for BEA WebLogic Portal 4.0.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors MINEOLA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 FatWire Software, a leading provider of dynamic content management and developer of the powerful Web application assembly system UpdateEngine (UE), today announced that it...

From Russia With South African and Australian Associates, in an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 The following is an advisory by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Inc., Houston, Texas). Norilsk, the Russian nickel mining corporation, is taking its first...

inSilicon USB 2.0 Host Technology Licensed by Toshiba's LSI Group; Successful USB 1.1 Relationship Fosters Expanded Agreement.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 inSilicon Corporation (Nasdaq:INSN) -- a leading provider of communications intellectual property (IP) technology for complex systems-on-chip (SOC) --...

REMINDER/Media Alert: Zurich Emerging Markets Solutions.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors REMINDER...for Monday-Tuesday (Oct. 22-23) --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHO: Daniel Riordan, executive vice president and managing director, Zurich Emerging Markets ...

OnePage Collaborates With BEA to Accelerate Portlet Development for BEA WebLogic Portal Framework.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Enterprise Portal Customers Can Build Thousands of Portlets From Enterprise Information In "A Fraction Of The Time" Needed with Ordinary...

BEA Selects Venetica for Portal Star Solution Initiative To Provide Access to Multiple Content Management Systems.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High Tech Writers CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 BEA Customers Gain Real-Time Access to Content Anywhere it Resides Venetica, the leading provider of content integration solutions, today announced...

ADVISORY/ SKYVA International Presenting At Forintek Canada's Forest Product Conference Oct 22 in Edmonton; Talk Will Address Managing the Replenishment Chain.
October 22, 2001... Business/Technology Editors REMINDER...for Oct. 22 (Mon.) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Who: Jay Richardson, Principal Consultant at SKYVA International, a provider of value chain software that combines e-business ...

Lagardere Active iTV and OpenTV To Provide Interactive TV Services to DIRECTV Latin America.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors & Entertainment/Television Writers PARIS & FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 DIRECTV Latin America to use interactive TV services based on consumer magazines to target subscribers and build...

Lycos Europe Selects Accrue G2 to Provide Internet Analytics Across 14 Countries; Accrue Wins Contract with Europe's Most Popular Web Destination.
October 22, 2001... Business/Internet Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Accrue Software, Inc., (NASDAQ: ACRU), a leading provider of Internet analytics solutions, announced that Lycos Europe (NEUER MARKT: LCY) has selected Accrue G2 to...

Bunge Limited Declares First Quarterly Cash Dividend.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.095 per share. The dividend is payable on Thursday,...

Bunge Limited Reports Record Third Quarter Results; Net Income Increases 235%.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) reported record third quarter volumes, gross profit, income from operations and net income for the quarter ending September 30, 2001. ...

Global Factory Opens Offices in Atlanta and Chicago.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Leader in Comprehensive Multi-Site and Cross Enterprise Management Systems Names Lester McHargue and Craig Dillon Regional Managers Global...

Pacific Century Financial Corporation Third Quarter 2001 Financials.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Pacific Century Financial Corp. (NYSE:BOH) -- Net Income $31.1 Million or $0.37 Per Share -- Core Net Income $31.4 Million or $0.38 Per Share -- Year-to-Date Net...

Euro Brokers, Former WTC Tenant, Announces Resumption of Full Range of Brokerage Operations; Company Also Details Scope of Insurance Coverages.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Euro Brokers Inc., the inter-dealer subsidiary of Maxcor Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq: MAXF), today announced that it has successfully re-established all of its key New...

Health Care Property Investors Inc. Announces $82 Million in New Investments; Year-To-Date Investments Total $225 Million.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors & Real Estate Writers NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Health Care Property Investors Inc. (NYSE:HCP), the nation's largest health care real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced $82...

Abiliti Solutions' Jacob Grass and Dan Guzman Receive Microsoft MVP Awards.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Abiliti Solutions, an industry-leading provider of billing solutions and services for network service providers, today announced that two employees, Jacob Grass and Dan Guzman,...

Actuate Announces Opening of International Headquarters in Switzerland.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Actuate Vice President of International Operations Olivier Gachot To Lead Continued Global Expansion of Information Delivery Market ...

F5 Networks Delivers Industry's First Traffic Management Solution for SIP (Session Initiation Protocol); Offering Complete Support for Voice-Over-IP Applications.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors and Technology Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 dynamicsoft selects F5 as the traffic management provider of choice for its carrier-class Origination and Termination Solution Market anticipates...

Investigators Conclude IVAX' Paxoral is Active and Safe.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 22, 2001 IVAX Corporation (AMEX: IVX, LSE: IVX.L) announced today that the results of a Phase II clinical trial of its oral paclitaxel in advanced non-small cell...

Health Care Property Investors Inc. Declares 64 Consecutive Quarterly Common Stock Dividend Increase and Preferred Stock Dividends On Series A, B and C Preferred Stock.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors & Real Estate Writers NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Health Care Property Investors Inc. (NYSE:HCP), an equity health care real estate investment trust (REIT), today reported that the board of...

Unify Corporation's President and CEO, Todd Wille, Named Chairman of the Board.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Unify Corporation (OTC:UNFY), a leading provider of software for the development and deployment of business application solutions, today announced...

Verizon Online and Shutterfly Collaborate to Offer Online Digital Photography Products, Services.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Verizon Online Offers One-Stop Digital Photo Shop to Customers Nationwide Sharing treasured photos of a new grandchild and customizing favorite family...

Quintek Forms New Subsidiary for Treating AIDS.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Quintek Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:QTEK) announced a major milestone established in its ongoing program to increase shareholder value by developing or acquiring new and...

Ananova to be Streamed to PDA With PacketVideo Technology; PacketVideo's Mobile Software Infrastructure, PVPlatform, Brings Ananova's Real-time News Service to Wireless PDAs.
October 22, 2001... LONDON and SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Ananova -- the world's first personal news assistant -- and PacketVideo Corporation today announced a partnership to deliver Ananova's real-time news and information service to PDA users...

Survey Shows Investor Confidence in Economy is High, Holiday Spending, Large-Item Purchases to Remain Strong Despite Recent Events.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Respondents Now More Likely to Seek Financial Advice from Professionals A recent survey of 266 investors in the Detroit, Mich. area indicates that 95...

Cox Interactive Media Promotes Claudine Langan to Regional Manager of Eastern Division.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia) announced today that Claudine Langan has been promoted to regional manager of its eastern division. The announcement came from Tom Bates, vice...

BroadCloud Signs Software Distribution Agreement With Dell; BroadCloud Technology Selected as Key Component of Dell's Wireless Mobile Computing Solutions.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 BroadCloud Communications Inc., a leading provider of high performance wireless solutions, today announced that it has signed a global software...

FINX Group Expects Certification Test of Its Secured Portal System in Mid-November.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors, Technology Writers ELMSFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 The FINX Group, Inc. (OTCBB:FXGP) announced today that it expects the U.S. State Department's final certification tests of its GIL 2001 secured portal...

Emerson Provides Earnings Outlook; Announces Accelerated Restructuring.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Emerson (NYSE:EMR) announced today that it expects to report operating earnings per share of $3.01 for fiscal 2001 versus $3.30 a year ago, results that reflect continued...

Telefonica Moviles Espana Delivers Optimised Internet Over GPRS Networks Using Speedwise; Speedwise Accellence Already Deployed On Its Network in Spain.
October 22, 2001... Business/High Tech Editors RA'ANANA, Israel and LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Telefonica Moviles Espana, the leading Spanish mobile operator and the domestic operator of Telefonica Moviles, S.A. (NYSE:TEM), has begun the...

Astris Energi Sees Three-Fold Increase in its Fuel Cell-Driven Golf Car Range.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Astris Energi Inc. (OTCBB:ASRNF), developers of alkaline fuel cell energy systems for small vehicles and homes, reported today that recent progress in hydrogen gas...

Targa Electronics Integrates BiTMICRO E-Disk Solid-State Storage Technology in Series 4 Data Transfer System.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Cost Effective DTS Portable Storage Solution Addresses Military and Aerospace High Demand for Extreme Systems Reliability, Agility and Performance ...

Beyond.com Announces Earnings Call, Webcast for Fiscal Third Quarter 2001; Teleconference and Webcast Scheduled for Thursday, October 25, 2001, at 1:30 p.m. PDT.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Beyond.com Corporation (Nasdaq:BYND), a leading provider of e-commerce technology and services, today announced that it will release its fiscal third quarter...

TransAct's POSjet 1000 Chosen By Leading Specialty Retailer; TransAct To Provide up to 6,000 Units Over the Next 18-24 Months.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors WALLINGFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 TransAct Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ: TACT), a leading producer of transaction-based printers for customers worldwide, today announced that TransAct's...

Get2Chip, Verplex Partner to Provide Implementation, Verification Flow for SOC Designs.
October 22, 2001... Business/Technology Editors SAN JOSE & MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Leaders in Architectural Synthesis, Formal Verification to Accelerate Retooling for Sub-0.18 Micron Designs Get2Chip, Inc. and Verplex...

Right Management Consultants, Inc. Reports Near Tripling of Net Income on a 79% Increase in Revenues for the Third Quarter of 2001, and a Three for Two Stock Split.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Right Management Consultants, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMCI), a global consulting firm specializing in career transition and organizational consulting services, today reported that...

Novatel Wireless Announces First Commercial Shipment of Merlin C201 CDMA2000 1X Wireless PC Card Modem to Monet Mobile Networks.
October 22, 2001... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Novatel Wireless Signs Two Year Agreement with Wireless Internet Service Provider Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVTL), a provider of wireless data...