Business Wire articles from January 15 2004

Business Wire archives from January 15 2004

African Exhibitors Come Back Strong at the ASAP Show; African Participation Fuels Keen Interest from U.S. Buyers.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors ASAP Global Sourcing Show EL MONTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 The recent success of African apparel factories exhibiting at the ASAP Global Sourcing Show -- held at the Las Vegas Hilton Convention...

Multimedia Available: Buying Bonds.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors ADVISORY...for THURSDAY (Jan. 15) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Audio, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) For investors who fled from stocks to bonds in hopes of...

Technip: 2003 Key Features and 2004 Outlook.
January 15, 2004... Energy Editors/Business Editors PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 2003 Key Features In advance of 2003 consolidated accounts which will be approved by Technip's (NYSE:TKP) board of directors on February 25, 2004, it is already...

SES GLOBAL Increases International Focus with WORLDSAT; New Operator Announces Major Customer and WORLDSAT-3 Satellite.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TOKYO & PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 At a press conference in Tokyo today, SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL Company, (SESG: Luxembourg and Frankfurt Exchanges), formally announced the...

Nokia Provides a TETRA Network to Ningqi Railway in China.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Nokia has been chosen to provide Ningqi Railway Co., Ltd. with a digital TETRA professional mobile radio network for its new rail line between the...

Starbucks Coffee Company Celebrates the Opening of Its First Store in Paris; Paris Serves as Gateway for Starbucks Entry into France.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Starbucks Coffee International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX), and its joint venture partner Grupo Vips, will celebrate the opening of the...

Infineon Expands China Operations and Sets Up New IC Design Center in Xi'an.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers XIAN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Infineon Technologies (FSE/NYSE: IFX) today announced the establishment of its latest IC Design Center and new subsidiary - Infineon Technologies Xi'an Co.,...

MWG Biotech Expands Synthetic Nucleic Acid Quality Leadership - New Technology to Increase Oligonucleotide Purity.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K EBERSBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 An innovative hydrogel electrophoresis purification process expands MWG Biotech's (FWB:NWU) successful synthetic nucleic acid...

Cities of Promise: Imaging Urban California.
January 15, 2004... Lifestyle Editors/Feature Editors/Calendar Editors NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 California Painters Find Beauty in the State's Buildings and Highways At the Orange County Museum of Art Jan. 15 through April...

Ameron International Corp. Announces Quarterly Dividend and Annual Meeting Date.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Ameron International Corporation's (NYSE:AMN) Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share of common stock payable February 17, 2004 to...

LGC Wireless Provides Wireless Solution for Largest Shopping Mall in Asia; Combined Strengths Provide Comprehensive Solution for Times Square in Kuala Lumpur.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 LGC Wireless, a market leader in in-building wireless networking solutions, announced the installation of its InterReach(TM) Unison system in Berjaya...

CyberAds, Inc. Featured By The Seven Investment Group.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 CyberAds, Inc. (OTCBB:CYAD) announced that it has been featured by The Seven Investment Group at TSIG.org. All interested media, shareholders, and the...

Devax Receives CE Mark for the AXXESS Bifurcated Stent System.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Devax Inc. today announced CE Mark approval for an expanded size range of the AXXESS(TM) bifurcated stent system for the treatment of stenosis at...

CryptoLogic Announces Exclusive Online Poker Agreement With Betfair, The World's Largest Betting Exchange.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Betfair Chooses CryptoLogic-developed Software to Expand into One of the Internet's Biggest Growth Markets ALL DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN US$ CryptoLogic...

Samaritan Collaborating Scientists Expand Understanding of Procaine and Suggest Inhibitory Effect on Stress-Induced Cortisol Due to Reduced Synthesis of Cholesterol.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Samaritan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCBB: SPHC) -- Inhibitory Effects of Procaine Reported in The Journal of Pharmacology and...

Japanese Automotive Tier Supplier Invests $25.6 Million to Expand Indiana Operations, an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/Automotive Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated). Austin Tri-Hawk Automotive Incorporated, a Tier I & II Automotive Supplier...

Teekay Orders Newbuilding Aframax Tankers.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors NASSAU, Bahamas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Teekay Shipping Corporation (Teekay)(NYSE:TK) announced today that it has entered into two separate agreements to construct a total of six 105,000 deadweight tonne high...

Qosm6251 - the World's First Quality of Service Manager for Mobile Phones.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 New Solution from fg Microtec Guarantees Speed, Quality and Interactive Real-Time Feeling for All Mobile Multimedia Applications fg microtec...

REMINDER/TotalHealth is Totally Entertaining, Informative and Free!
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/Calendar Editors/Health/Medical Writers REMINDER...for Sunday (Jan. 18) MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 TotalHealth, South Florida's largest health fair, returns to Merrick Park by City Hall, Coral Gables on...

REMINDER/Parker Seminars Presents ``Total Wellness for the New Year: Mind, Body & Spirit''.
January 15, 2004... News Editors/Assignment Desks/Health/Medical Writers REMINDER...Thursday (January 15) 2004 Parker Seminars Las Vegas --(BUSINESS WIRE) National Wellness Expert Talks about Complete Wellness for a Healthy Start to the New...

REMINDER/Slp3D and OR-Live.com present: Baltimore Hospital to Webcast Innovative VATS Lobectomy, Minimally Invasive Treatment for Lung Cancer, January 15th @ 4:30 p.m. EST.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers REMINDER...for Thursday (Jan. 15) BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2004 Harbor Hospital will webcast an innovative treatment for lung cancer on January 15, 2004 from...

REMINDER/QuikTrip Celebrates the Opening of 100th Store in Metropolitan Atlanta.
January 15, 2004... News Editors/Business Editors/Assignment Desks REMINDER...Thursday (January 15) TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 WHO: QUIKTRIP CORP. QuikTrip Corporation operates a chain of retail petroleum ...

REMINDER/Matrix Development Group Press Event Announcing a New Mixed-Use Development in Old City.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors REMINDER...for Thursday (January 15) PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 EVENT ----- Philadelphia - Please Join Us for a Press...

NextNet and its Operator Partners to Speak at WCA '04 Technical Expo on NLOS Broadband Wireless Deployments and Expansion Plans.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WCA 10th Annual Technical Symposium and Business Expo MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 NextNet Wireless, the industry's most widely deployed provider of non-line-of-sight (NLOS)...

REMINDER/Gun Legislation in the 108th Congress: An Analysis of the Political Landscape and Upcoming Legislative Battles, CFA and Coalition to Stop Gun Violence to Hold Briefing.
January 15, 2004... Assignment Desks/Government Writers REMINDER...for Thursday (January 15) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Speakers Include: Pollster Celinda Lake ...

Concorde Reports Revenue and Earnings Estimates for 2003 and 2004.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors MISSION, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. (Nasdaq:CCDC), a provider of career training in allied health programs, today announced preliminary results for the year ended December 31,...

eLinear Announces $800,000 in New Project Orders.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 eLinear Inc. (OTCBB:ELIN) announced today that it and its wholly owned subsidiary, NetView Technologies Inc., have landed project orders with projected revenue...

Zacks Sell List Highlights: Magna Entertainment, Safeway, Baxter, and Wal-Mart.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 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)....

Zacks Buy List Highlights: Mesa Air Group, Netflix, United Parcel Service, and Quiksilver.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 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 +33.7% since inception in...

Zacks.com Announces that Sven Monberg Highlights the Following Stocks: Strategic Diagnostics, Schwab, California Water, Churchill Downs, Mikohn Gaming, and Oneok.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Sven Monberg says that good equity opportunities are getting harder to find. But you can continue to find super stocks with this Expert's guidance. Read about Strategic...

Zacks.com Announces that Adam Oliensis Highlights the Following Stocks: Delta Air Lines, Apple, Genentech, Qlogic, Intel, and Yahoo.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Adam Oliensis reads some fear in the market right now. But knowledge is the best way to prepare for the future, and this expert helps you get just that through his technical...

Zacks.com Announces that Ron Rowland Highlights the Following Funds: Fidelity Select Medical Delivery and Fidelity Select Developing Communications.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 The market can oftentimes feel like a zoo, but investors that keep their cool will be able to tame the beasts. Use Ron Rowland's market commentary and mutual fund information to...

United Defense Awarded a $20.8 Million Contract for 22 Opposing Forces Battle Tanks.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 United Defense Industries, Inc. (NYSE:UDI) has been awarded a $20.8 million modification to the Opposing Forces Surrogate Training System (OSTS) - Main Battle Tank...

Nestor, Inc. Places $8.2 Million of Additional Securities.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Nestor, Inc. (OTC BB: NESO), a leading provider of video-based monitoring systems for traffic safety, is pleased to report that it has issued 2,238,000...

Allied Healthcare International Inc. Names Sarah L. Eames Chief Executive Officer.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Allied Healthcare International Inc. (AMEX:ADH), a leading international provider of flexible healthcare staffing services, announced today that effective...

Swift Energy Updates Operations and Hedging Activity; Announces 2004 Analyst/Investor Meeting and Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2003 Earnings Call.
January 15, 2004... Energy Editors/Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Swift Energy Company (NYSE:SFY) announced today that December production from its Lake Washington Field averaged over 11,000 gross barrels of oil equivalent per...

Rockwell Scientific Introduces High Performance Ka-band Low Noise Very High Gain Amplifier.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Product combines 20 dB minimum gain and less than 2.5 dB noise over 33-36 GHz band Rockwell Scientific Company LLC (RSC), a world leader...

Metro One Telecommunications to Host Webcast on 2003 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. (Nasdaq:MTON), will host a webcast to announce its fiscal 2003 fourth quarter and year end financial results. ...

Guitar Center to Host Webcast to Discuss Fourth Quarter 2003 Financial Results.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Guitar Center, Inc. (Nasdaq:GTRC) invites you to listen to its live quarterly earnings Webcast on Thursday, January 29, 2004 for a review of fourth quarter 2003...

Metro One Renews Service Contract with Triton PCS.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. (Nasdaq:MTON), the leading provider of Enhanced Directory Assistance(R) and other enhanced telecom services, today...

W-H Energy Services Announces Conference Call.
January 15, 2004... Energy Editors/Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 W-H Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:WHQ) has scheduled the date of its release of fourth quarter and annual results to occur prior to the open of the market on January...

UMC Appoints Patrick Lin as Chief SoC Architect; Creation of New Position Addresses Customer SoC Design Integration Requirements.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 UMC (NYSE:UMC), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced the appointment of Patrick Lin as chief SOC architect to lead the company's...

VistaCare Reaffirms Financial Guidance for 2003 and 2004; Company Announces Completion of Billing System Transition.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 VistaCare, Inc. (Nasdaq:VSTA) a leading provider of hospice services in the United States, today reaffirmed its financial guidance for 2003 and...

Union Planters Reports Fourth Quarter Net Earnings.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Union Planters Corporation (NYSE: UPC) today announced fourth quarter earnings of $98.7 million, or $.51 per diluted share. Full year earnings were $2.52 per diluted share...

Espotting Media and Emap Strike Search and Content Deal.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Espotting Media, the 'Best European Paid Placement Service(1)' today announces a deal to provide paid listings to the internet properties of Emap PLC, one of the UK's leading...

Biometrics 2000, Inc. Begins Joint Venture/Marketing Agreement with Autostar.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Biometrics 2000 Corporation ("BIO") a 4-year-old biometrics company with a next generation product line of biometric tactile sense access control...

FleetBoston Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income of $732 Million or $.68 Per Share.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 FULL YEAR NET INCOME OF $2.6 BILLION IN 2003 VS. $1.2 BILLION IN 2002 FleetBoston Financial (NYSE: FBF) today reported fourth quarter net income of $732 million, or $.68...

Fairchild Semiconductor Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Results.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS): -- Sales Grow 12% Sequentially and 4% from Fourth Quarter 2002 -- Operating Margin Increases 330...

Cash America International, Inc.; Fourth Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Cash America International, Inc. (NYSE: PWN), a provider of specialty finance services to individuals, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss Fourth Quarter...

Frost & Sullivan Names New Edge Networks Telecom 'Company of the Year'.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Frost & Sullivan, a global leader in growth consulting, named New Edge Networks its 2004 Telecommunications Service Provider Company of the Year. The...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Iridian Technologies' Pioneering Work in Iris Recognition Technology.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 "Proof Positive "Program Ensures Quality and Customer Choice In the recent Homeland Security Alert, Frost & Sullivan recognized Iridian...

REMINDER/Borders Books & Music in Boca Raton, Fla., Hosts Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright for Book Signing.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors REMINDER...for Thursday (Jan. 15) BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2004 Who: Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright What: Book signing for Madeleine Albright's memoir,...

MarineMax To Broadcast Review Of Fiscal First Quarter 2004 Results Over The Internet.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO), the nation's largest recreational boat retailer, today announced that the Company's conference call to review fiscal first quarter 2004 will...

Frost & Sullivan Presents Robert Moore of BT Conferencing Inc. with Prestigious CEO of the Year Award.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Frost & Sullivan, a leading industry research firm, acknowledged the leadership of Robert Moore, CEO of BT Conferencing Inc. (NYSE:BTY), as the Frost...

Thomas Ferguson Associates Promotes Six and Adds One to Account Management and Creative Teams.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Thomas Ferguson Associates (TFA), CommonHealth's founding professional advertising and promotion unit, today announced six promotions and a new addition within its...

ERP Brands Have Weak Customer Affiliation, Says the Yankee Group; Survey Results Show Brand Strength Uniformly Low in a Sea of Undistinguished Contenders.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 The Yankee Group today released results of a new survey that show ERP vendors have a weak hold on their customers' hearts, minds and wallets despite significant...

Inside Business Magazine Recognizes Foundation Software Inc. as One of Northeast Ohio's Top-Performing Companies.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Cleveland-based software developer Foundation Software is being recognized as one of Northeast Ohio's top-performing companies and will receive a 2004 NEO Success Award. ...

Gillette to Webcast Presentation on Its Latest Innovation.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 The Gillette Company (NYSE: G) will webcast live the presentation of its latest innovation on Thursday, January 15, 2004. The presentation will begin at 9:00 a.m. (EST). The...

Sprint Named by Frost & Sullivan as Telecom Services Vertical Company of the Year.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 For its successful transition from a product-centric to customer-centric company in core enterprise verticals, Frost & Sullivan honored Sprint...

Frost & Sullivan Honors Acme Packet With Product of the Year Award.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Frost & Sullivan recognized the contributions of Acme Packet's Net-Net session border controllers (SBC) to the voice over packet (VoP) industry by...

Siemens Receives the Frost & Sullivan Collaborative Solutions Product of the Year Award.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Frost & Sullivan acknowledged the significance of Siemens' (NYSE:SI) OpenScape software platform with its 2004 Collaborative Solutions Product of the...

VocaLabs Awards TARGUSinfo and Voice Partners' Application Highest Certification In Call Completion And Call Consistency.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Vocal Laboratories, the authority in measuring customers' experiences, awarded TARGUSinfo and Voice Partners an "A" rating in call completion and in...

Intevac Announces Preliminary Fourth-Quarter 2003 Financial Results.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Intevac, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:IVAC) today announced preliminary financial results for the quarter ending December 31, 2003. Based on a preliminary analysis of...

Creative Technology To Hold Q2 FY2004 Earnings Conference Call; Thursday, January 29th at 5:30 PM Singapore/1:30 AM US Pacific Time.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ:CREAF), the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for users of personal computers, plans to hold an analyst conference call to...

The Pantry Reports First Quarter Financial Results; Reaffirms Fiscal 2004 EPS Guidance of $1.30-$1.40.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors SANFORD, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 The Pantry, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTRY), the leading independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern U.S., today announced financial results for its first fiscal...

Bidville, Inc. to Implement Nationwide Public Relations Program.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Bidville, Inc. (OTCBB:BVLE), f/k/a American Recreational Enterprises, Inc., announced today it has retained Mirador Consulting, Inc., a Florida based corporate...

FEATURE/Big Brothers Big Sisters Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary with Yahoo!, Introducing the World's Largest Online Reunion of 'Bigs' and 'Littles'.
January 15, 2004... Feature Editors/Business Editors FEATURE...Big Brothers Big Sisters 100th Anniversary PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Actor Steve Harris Kicks off Centennial Campaign Big Brothers Big Sisters, the oldest and...

Crescent Real Estate Announces Fourth Quarter 2003 Common and Preferred Share Dividends.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors FORT WORTH, TEXAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Crescent Real Estate Equities Company (NYSE:CEI) today announced that its Board of Trust Managers has declared the following cash dividends for the quarter ended...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes @Road GeoManager as 2004 Mobile Communications Product of the Year.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Frost & Sullivan named @Road(R) GeoManager(sm), the turnkey mobile resource management solution from @Road, as the 2004 Mobile Communications Product...

Magic Software's iBOLT Achieves Challenger Status in METAspectrum Summary for Enterprise Application Integration.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Magic Software Enterprises (Nasdaq:MGIC), a leading provider of state-of-the-art business integration and development technology, announced today that it...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Concerto Software as Company of the Year in the Contact Center Industry for Second Consecutive Year.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Frost & Sullivan presented its Contact Center Company of the Year Award to Concerto Software Inc. (Nasdaq:CRTO) at last night's 2004 Excellence in...

OrthoLogic Announces Timing of Fourth Quarter 2003 Earnings Release and Conference Call.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 OrthoLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:OLGC) will release financial and operating results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2003 before market open on Thursday,...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Canto With 2004 Digital Asset Management Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Frost & Sullivan named Canto as the 2004 Entrepreneurial Company of the Year at last night's Excellence in Information & Communication Technology...

Entree Gold's Zone III Epithermal Gold System Extended for an Additional 600 Meters Along Strike.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Entree Gold Inc. (TSX-V:ETG)("Entree" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that results from recent soil geochemical and geophysical surveys on the Zone...

Frost & Sullivan Names NetScreen's SSL VPN Appliances as the 2004 Security Technologies Product of the Year.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Frost & Sullivan announced the NetScreen Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:NSCN) Neoteris Secure Access appliances as the 2004 Security Technologies Product...

Marvel Forms Video Game Group to Accelerate Growth in This Powerful Entertainment Category.
January 15, 2004... Entertainment Editors/Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Industry Veteran, Ames Kirshen, to Lead Group and Drive Growing Pipeline of Marvel-Branded Video Game Projects Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:...

Frost & Sullivan Presents the Mobile Communications CEO of the Year Award to Bill Nguyen of SEVEN.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Frost & Sullivan has named Bill Nguyen of SEVEN Networks Inc. as the Mobile Communications CEO of the Year. Nguyen received his award last night at...

CBRL Group, Inc. Reports Sales Trends and Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Remainder of Fiscal 2004.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors LEBANON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 CBRL Group, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: CBRL) today reported quarter-to-date sales for the second fiscal quarter and reaffirmed its earnings guidance for the second...

NOx Reduction Project for 765 Megawatt Unit at Texas Power Plant On Hold Until 2005, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Texas power generator is delaying a NOx Reduction Project on its Unit 3...

V-ONE Corporation Reports Completion of 2002 Audit.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 V-ONE Corporation (OTCPK:VONE) today reported that Aronson & Company, an independent public accounting firm, has completed its audit of the Company's...

Frost & Sullivan Selects Veraz Networks for its Voice over Packet Executive Team of the Year Award.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Leadership, Vision and Successful Risk-Taking Cited as Main Criteria for Award Selection Following rigorous research and judging criteria,...

Washington Mutual Teams Up With eBay to Offer 'Bid Your Rate' Certificate of Deposit Promotion; eBay's Technology to Power Bidding on WaMu's $1,000, Six-Month CDs.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/Assignment Desks Note: video feed Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004 Digital photos available by e-mailing: lisa.lucas@wamu.net SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Washington Mutual is teaming up with eBay to make...

Astralis Receives Patent For the Treatment of Psoriasis and Certificate of Registration For The Brand Psoraxine From The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
January 15, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers FAIRFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Astralis Ltd (OTCBB: ASTR) today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued Patent 6,673,351 Titled: Composition and...

Alicia Silverstone Awarded Cosmopolitan's Highest Honor as Fun Fearless Female of the Year 2004; Matthew Perry named Cosmo's Fun Fearless Male.
January 15, 2004... Entertainment Editors/Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Cosmopolitan -- Sofia Coppola, Lucy Liu, Holly Hunter, Diane Lane, Mischa Barton, Parminder Nagra, Lisa Scottoline, Ashanti, Kristin ...