Business Wire articles from June 8 2004

Business Wire archives from June 8 2004

AMD Athlon 64 FX Processor Honored as 2004 `Product of the Year' by PC World.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 AMD (NYSE:AMD) announced today that the AMD Athlon(TM) 64 FX processor family was honored by PC World with the 2004 World Class Award for Product of...

Corning Credit Union Adopts Adobe Intelligent Document Platform to Speed Loan Generation.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Leading Credit Union Boosts Employee Productivity and Enhances Customer Service with New Solution Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today...

Adobe Extends Its Intelligent Document Platform with New Server Software.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 New Adobe LiveCycle Software Ensures More Secure, Reliable Access to Information Across the Extended Enterprise Adobe Systems Incorporated...

Adobe Announces New Document Services to Accelerate and Help Secure Business Processes.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Adobe LiveCycle Software Brings New Document Services to the Enterprise Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced new document...

Identrus Announces Strategic Relationship With Adobe to Make Digital Signing Simple; Wells Fargo Bank First to Pilot New Offering to Ensure Secure and Trusted Documents and Transactions.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Identrus(TM), a global provider of trusted identity, today announced a strategic relationship with Adobe Systems Incorporated. Together the two companies...

CSR and IVT Enable Convergence of Fixed Line and Mobile Telephony; Demonstrations of Cordless Telephony Through a GSM Handset at WiCon World.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WiCon World CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 CSR PLC (LSE:CSR), a leading provider of single-chip radio devices, and IVT Corporation, a leading provider of Bluetooth Software and...

The DIRECTV Group Sells Controlling Interest in Hughes Software Systems to Flextronics; Transaction Valued at U.S. $226 Million.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and NEW DELHI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Hughes Network Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTV), has entered into definitive agreements to sell its...

Brainboxes Tailors a Bluetooth Retail Solution for Microvision's Flic Bar Code Scanner.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LIVERPOOL, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Brainboxes, specialists in Bluetooth and serial technologies, today announced it is supplying a customised Bluetooth solution to Microvision, Inc.,...

Check Point Establishes Dedicated European Technical Assistance Center; World-Class Center Assembled to Meet Local Support Needs in Europe.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Check Point Experience 2004 PRAGUE, Czech Republic--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today...

Heidelberg Fiscal Year 2003/2004: Back on Track for Improved Return - Realignment Complete.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors HEIDELBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 -- Sales totaled Euro 3.661 billion -- Positive operating result of Euro 20 million -- Free cash flow Euro 114 million -- No dividend planned --...

Comverse to Market i-mode Mobile Gateway Worldwide.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT), and the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia...

IT Resellers in UK Slow To Embrace Electronic Trading, CompTIA Survey Finds; Education, training needed to heighten comfort level, expand usage.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 A need for pre-sales advice and doubts about the accuracy of product information and pricing are key factors keeping value-added resellers in the United Kingdom information and...

UMC Reports Sales for May 2004.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors TAIPEI, Taiwan, R.O.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TAIEX: 2303), (UMC) today reported unaudited net sales for the month of May 2004. Revenues for May 2004 ...

The Phoenix Assurance Company Chooses BluePhoenix for Post-Merger Consolidation and Transformation Project.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CARY, N.C. & HERZLIA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 BluePhoenix(TM) DataMigrator and Remediator Technologies Created Integrated and Consistent Mission-Critical System Following Merger...

Communication Concept Deploys ADC's Cuda 12000 for First Multiple-Dwelling Unit Application in Germany.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT) (www.adc.com) today announced that Communication Concept has deployed the Cuda(TM) 12000 Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) for...

Cancel Your Summer Plans and Practice Your Swedish; It's Official: IKEA New Haven Will Open on Wednesday, July 28.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/Calendar Editors/Home Editors/City Desks NEW HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today announced its New Haven store will open this Summer 2004 on Wednesday,...

Sonoran Energy Retains Global Investments & Banking Corporation to Lead Financing of Caspian and Middle East Projects.
June 8, 2004... Energy Editors/Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Sonoran Energy, Inc. (OTCBB:SNRN) President and CEO Peter Ostenfeld-Rosenthal announced today that the Company has retained international financiers Global...

InterNetwork Experts Awarded Phase II of IP Telephony Project for Katy ISD.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 InterNetwork Experts Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of I-Sector Corporation (AMEX:ISR), announced today that the Katy Independent School District has awarded...

$45 Billion Biotech Industry Kicks Off BIO2004 in San Francisco Drawing Moguls and Militants, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIO 2004 Annual Convention SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Reported by Annette Kreuger, Pharmaceutical-Biotech Manager for Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources...

``Go Speed Racer, Go!'' Movielink Brings Pop Culture Anime Icon ``Speed Racer'' to Broadband Viewers Nationwide.
June 8, 2004... Entertainment Editors/Business Editors SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Deal with Speed Racer Enterprises Presents All 52 Episodes of the Animated Television Series Featuring the Madcap Adventures of Speed,...

RS Group of Companies, Inc. and Invvision Capital, Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance; Invvision to Market RSGC's Rent Shield Product to Its Existing Clientele of Several Hundred Thousand Residential Apartment Unit.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors TORONTO & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Agreement Calls for No Less Than 100,000 Apartment Units to Be Enrolled by August 2005 RS GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC. (formally RENT SHIELD CORP.) (OTCBB:RSGC), a...

CBS News Features CyberAds in Their Time Slot.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/Real Estate Writers TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 CyberAds, Inc. (OTCBB:CYAD), a diversified holding company that specializes in land & real estate development and new consumer products & services,...

PMC-Sierra Introduces Industry's Highest Density 32-Channel Line Interface Unit Device For T1/E1/J1 Applications.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 New HDLIU 32 Device Optimized for Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms, Add/Drop Multiplexers, Wireless Infrastructure, Multi-Service...

TELUS Selects Intelliden's R-Series Software Suite for CPE Service Activation.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Multi-Year, Multi-Million Dollar Agreement Will Speed Service Activation and Reduce Costs for Business Customers Intelliden Corporation,...

Heineken Increases Stake to 97% in Dinal Brewery, Kazakhstan.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Heineken N.V. today announced that it has reached an agreement with its Kazakhstani co-shareholders to increase its stake in Kazakhstan based Dinal LLP from 51%...

REMINDER/Networking Event at Lincoln Road Art Gallery to Benefit Miami-Dade Women's Fund.
June 8, 2004... News Editors/Lifestyle Editors/Business Editors/Calendar Editors REMINDER...for June 11 (Friday) MIAMI BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 The Women's Chamber of Miami-Dade County: WHAT: The summer's...

REMINDER/The British American Business Council, Los Angeles and The State Bar of California, International Law Section Present ``Doing Business in the Expanding European Union''.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/Legal Writers REMINDER...for Wednesday (June 9) --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Event Advisory Wednesday, June 9, 2004 at Los Angeles Center Studios WHAT: "Doing Business in the Expanding European Union,"...

REMINDER/AND 1 Mix Tape Tour Stops in Los Angeles on June 9th.
June 8, 2004... News/Sports/Entertainment/Calendar Editors/Assignment Desks REMINDER...for Tuesday & Wednesday (June 8 & 9) --(BUSINESS WIRE) AND 1 WHO: Basketball footwear and apparel company AND 1 and playground...

REMINDER/PeopleSoft's Ram Gupta to Speak at Stanford Breakfast Briefings.
June 8, 2004... News Editors/Business Editors/Assignment Desks REMINDER...For Wednesday (June 9) --(BUSINESS WIRE) PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT) WHO: PeopleSoft Executive Vice President, Products and Technology, Ram Gupta ...

Media Advisory: Micromuse to Hold Webinar on Intelligent Risk Management Strategies and Solutions.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE), the leading provider of realtime business and service assurance software, will present the latest in a series of live Industry Expert Webinars...

REMINDER/Small Businesses Hit Hard by America's Legal Crisis; U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Unveil Study Showing Cost of Tort System to U.S. Small Businesses.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors REMINDER...for Tuesday (June 8) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2004 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2004 Time: 12:30 p.m. Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building,...

REMINDER/Cygnus Expositions Announces the Second Annual Mid-America Print Expo Sponsored by the Printing Industry of Minnesota, Inc.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/Assignment Desks REMINDER...for Wednesday (June 9) and Thursday (June 10) The Mid-America Print Expo Strictly Business Technology Solutions --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHAT: The Mid-America Print Expo,...

REMINDER/Roger Cressey Scheduled as Keynote Speaker for 2004 Strictly Business Technology Solutions Expo.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/Assignment Desks/High-Tech Writers REMINDER...for Wednesday (June 9) The Strictly Business Technology Expo --(BUSINESS WIRE) Former White House Counterterrorism Expert and NBC-TV News Analyst will Address...

REMINDER/2004 Strictly Business Technology Solutions Expo.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/Assignment Desks/High-Tech Writers REMINDER...for Wednesday-Thursday (June 9-10) 2004 Strictly Business Technology Solutions Expo --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHAT: The 22nd Annual Strictly Business Technology...

Toshiba Introduces Three New Projectors Offering Unique Features Including Wireless Capabilities and Detachable Document Cameras.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 New DLP Projectors Deliver Advanced Presentation Options for Professionals and Educators Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD) today...

Toshiba Introduces Newest Members of Its Satellite P25 Series, the P25-S526 and P25-S676.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 DESCRIPTION: Designed for digital media enthusiasts, young adults, families and consumers, the Satellite(R) P25-S526 and P25-S676 are ideal desktop replacements...

International Rectifier's New Robust 1200V Control ICs Simplify Industrial Motor Drive Design, Reducing Design Cycle.
June 8, 2004... Technology Editors EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 International Rectifier, IR(r) (NYSE:IRF), a world leader in power management technology, today introduced the 1200V-rated IR2214 and IR22141 high voltage integrated...

CSR Launches BlueCore4 - 3-Times Faster for Bluetooth Enhanced Data Rate; Already Sampling, Bluetooth EDR Silicon is Ready and Waiting.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WiCon World CAMBRIDGE, England & AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 CSR PLC (LSE: CSR.L) today launched a fourth generation of its Bluetooth silicon, designed for Enhanced Data...

Blue Harbor Resort & Conference Center Opens on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
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SandCherry and LumenVox Partner to Offer Advanced Speech Solutions; Integrated Solution Simplifies Deployment of Affordable, High-Quality Speech-Enabled Services.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOULDER, Colo. & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 SandCherry Inc., an innovator in software components and solutions for multi-channel application delivery, and LumenVox LLC, a leader in the...

McDATA Appoints Country Sales Manager of Italy; McDATA EMEA Continues to Extend Reach, New Leadership to Lead the Charge.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BROOMFIELD, Colo. and MILAN, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 McDATA Corporation (Nasdaq: MCDTA)(Nasdaq: MCDT), the expert provider of multi-capable storage networking solutions, today announced...

Rocky Mountain Region Is High on Coal-Fired Generation, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.
June 8, 2004... Energy Editors/Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston). The future must certainly look very bright for those associated with the...

Computer Associates Awards Programmer's Paradise 'Partner of Year' Award.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SHREWSBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Programmer's Paradise(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: PROG), the leading independent marketer of software tools for technology professionals, was presented with the...

Today's Events in Southern California.
June 8, 2004... Assignment Desks LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Following is a listing of media and community events for Tuesday, June 8: ------------------------------------------------------------------ WHAT: To unveil the...

Zacks Buy List Highlights: Dillard's, Mandalay Resort Group, Apple, and CDW Corporation.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 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 +34.2% since inception in...

University of Southern California Purchases Production-Scale SNP Genotyping BeadLab from Illumina.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Illumina's BeadArray(TM) Technology to Enable Expanded Scale of Research for Identifying Genes Associated with Hereditary Diseases ...

Zacks Sell List Highlights: American Power Conversion, IKON Office Solutions, Continental Airlines, and Furniture Brands Int'l.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 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.com Announces That the Experts at Option Tactics Highlight Options for the Following Stocks: Advanced Micro Devices and Goodyear Tire.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Jeff Carter and his team believe investors should take a more neutral stance this month, but that doesn't mean turning your back on the market. Learn about two long-term options...

DOBI Medical International, Inc. Reaches Agreement With FDA Regarding Multi-Site Clinical Trial Of Its ComfortScan System.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers MAHWAH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 DOBI Medical International, Inc. (OTCBB:DBMI) announced today that it has reached agreement with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the...

Zacks.com Announces That Kelley Wright Highlights the Following Stocks: LSI Industries and Popular.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 The market always has an extreme reaction to short-term news, but Kelley Wright says that eventually the fundamentals will prevail. Make sure that you focus on what you can...

Networks In Motion Announces Location-Based Services Extensions for QUALCOMM's Brew Solution.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BREW 2004 Developers Conference Booth No. 23 SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Company's Flexible NAVBuilder(TM) Suite of Extensions Enables Seamless Integration of LBS into...

Zacks.com Announces That Nadine Wong Highlights the Following Stock: Discovery Labs.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Nadine Wong has discovered another biotech gem that could have you breathing easier when it comes to investing. Learn all about this innovative company and let the thriving...

ICT Signs Y3K as a Sub-Dealer.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Innovative Continues to Capitalize on the Addition of Sub-Dealers to Market and Sell T-Mobile, USA Products and Services Throughout the Nation Innovative...

24/7 Canada is Selected to Be Exclusive Media Sales Representative for ICQ, a Leading Instant Messaging Service Company.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 24/7 Canada Inc., Canada's leading Web advertising and permission-based email marketing company, a division of 24/7 Real Media, Inc. (Nasdaq:TFSM), today...

Market Competition Intensifies as Water Treatment Chemical Manufacturers Woo Small Client Base.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Major participants in the intensely competitive U.S. water treatment chemicals market are exerting pressure on suppliers for low prices and looking for one-stop...

Zacks.com Expert Watch Highlights the Following Stocks: Rogers Corporation, Starbucks, William Lyon Homes, and Lexar Media.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 While negativity has controlled the market lately, the Experts find a number of reasons to expect a significant rally right now. Discover why and the explosive growth stocks that...

ServiceCraft Logistics Chosen as 3PL for Chiquita Brands.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors BUENA PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 ServiceCraft Logistics has been named as third party logistics provider to Chiquita Brands LLC, Processed Fruit Ingredients Division. ServiceCraft is providing the...

Stratagene Announces First Quarter 2004 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Stratagene Corp. (NASDAQ:STGN), today announced that it will release Stratagene stand-alone operations financial results for the first quarter...

FDA Grants Clearance for New Diagnostic Technology; Lifestream Technologies Obtains 510k Clearance for Recently Patented Technology.
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Gold Entertainment Introduces Fixed-Price DVD Rental Program.
June 8, 2004... Entertainment Editors/Business Editors FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Gold Entertainment Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GEGP) today unveiled a new, Internet-based DVD rental program through its wholly owned subsidiary,...

Airbee Wireless Hires Roger M. Pavane as Vice President, Marketing & Sales.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Airbee Wireless Inc. (Pink Sheets:ABEW), innovators of intelligent software for wireless communications, announced today that it has hired Roger M. Pavane...

AIDS Walk New York Celebrates Three Years of Online Success.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 More than $3.6 million raised online since 2002 by participants using Kintera's Friends Asking Friends personalized websites and easy-to-use email system...

ADVISORY/PeopleSoft Insurance Industry Expert, Timothy Plunkett, to Speak at IASA Annual Conference.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...For Tuesday (June 8) IASA Annual Conference --(BUSINESS WIRE)--PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT) WHO: Timothy Plunkett, CPCU, global industry director of Insurance,...

McDATA's Success to Continue as Fibre Channel Switch Market Grows.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 McDATA Fastest Growing Vendor in Fixed Port Switch Revenue; Maintains Dominance in Director Market McDATA Corporation (Nasdaq:MCDTA)...

Cell Bio-Systems CEO Featured on MacReport.net.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Cell Bio-Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CBSI), a biotechnology company seeking to manufacture and distribute patented, disposable technologies for cosmetic surgery...

Equitex and Chex Services Close Merger with Seven Ventures, Inc.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Equitex, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQTX) (the "Company") announced today that the transaction to merge its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chex Services, Inc., into...

Seven Ventures, Inc. Closes Merger with Equitex Subsidiary, Chex Services.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Seven Ventures, Inc. (OTCBB:SVVI) (the "Company") announced today that the transaction to merge with Equitex's (Nasdaq:EQTX) wholly-owned subsidiary, Chex Services,...

ProMana Solutions Acquires Source Code License For Core Application.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 ProMana Solutions (Pink Sheets: PSLU), a provider of end-to-end solutions for human resource management and business process outsourcing, announced...

QualCore Logic Named Member of IBM IP Collaboration Program; Provides Crucial Semiconductor Intellectual Property to Mutual Customers.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 QualCore Logic Inc., an intellectual property (IP) and full-service, mixed-signal application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) realization company,...

Robert McGovern Named Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates; Area Entrepreneur Joins Venture Firm.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 New Enterprise Associates (NEA) today announced that Robert J. McGovern has joined the firm as a venture partner in the information technology practice. Mr. McGovern is an...

Majesco Appoints Marc Weisman to Board of Directors.
June 8, 2004... Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Further strengthening its Board of Directors, Majesco Holdings Inc (OTC:MJSH), a leading publisher and distributor of interactive...

Captiva to Present to Investors at the Sidoti Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum; CEO to Convey Company Market Positioning and Growth Strategies.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Sidoti Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Captiva Software Corp. (NASDAQ:CPTV), a leading provider of input management solutions, today announced...

IP VPN via Satellite Market to Grow as Bundled Service to Broadband Offering, According to Northern Sky Research; Market to Generate Increasing Revenue Over Next Five Years.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Northern Sky Research today released its newest market survey and forecast report: "IP VPN via Satellite: The Next Generation of Enterprise Satellite...

CHS Health Services Director to Speak at First International Conference on Living with Terrorism and Violence.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 June Conference Convenes Policy-Makers To Study Terror's Psycho-Social Effects Jennifer Lim, a director of health services for Comprehensive...

SafeNet and Adobe Team to Deliver Secure Document Services.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 High-Assurance Luna Hardware Security Modules to Provide Optimum Protection for Adobe's Document Services for All Phases of the Document Lifecycle ...

Adams County School District 14 Awards Special Education Management Contract to 4GL School Solutions.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/Education Writers TOWSON, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Colorado District to Implement Web-based Solution to Manage Special Education Program Adams County School District (ACSD) 14 in Commerce City, Colo....

Slater Steel Continues Disposition of Assets, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources; Houston). Troubled Slater Steel (Mississauga, Ontario) is about finishing up the task of disposing of its...

First U.S. Trade and Industrial Exhibition Planned for Tripoli, Libya Announces PWN Exhibicon International LLC.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors U.S. Trade and Industrial Exhibition WESTPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 PWN Exhibicon International LLC, the company that organized the first exhibitions authorized by the United States government for...

BxVideo and iShow Tap Sonic Foundry's Mediasite to Capture and Stream Rich Media Presentations from InfoComm 2004.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Infocomm 2004 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 For the First Time ICIA Members can View Industry Presentations Live via the Web or On-Demand After the Conference Media services...

DriveCam Video Systems Reports Q1 2004 Revenue Growth; Surpasses 10,000 Units Installed.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Expanding Infrastructure Supports Strong Demand for Company's Safety Technology and Services DriveCam Video Systems, a developer of fleet safety...

Videolocity International Inc. Announces New Standby Equity Distribution Agreement.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors PARK CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Videolocity International Inc. (OTCBB: VCTY), Park City, Utah, announces the execution of a new standby equity distribution agreement between Videolocity International...

Sonic Foundry Joins Crestron's Integrated Partner Program.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Infocomm 2004 (Booth # 3161) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 New 'Crestron Certified' Control Module for Mediasite Eases Integration, Deployment of Next-Generation Rich Media...

U.S. Global Investors' Bonnel Growth Fund Renamed to the Holmes Growth Fund; Fund's Growth Style Remains with Added Focus on Alpha Generation.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 U.S. Global Investors Inc. (Nasdaq:GROW), a globally focused boutique investment advisor, is pleased to announce the management and name change of the Bonnel Growth Fund...

HyperFeed Welcomes VhaYu to Its HIVE Alliance Partners; See Joint Products at the SIA Conference in Booth 1427.
June 8, 2004... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SIA Conference CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 HyperFeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYPR), the creator of HTPX high performance ticker plant platform for exchanges, financial institutions,...