Business Wire articles from May 30 2006

Business Wire archives from May 30 2006

Long Oppressed People of Nagalim Expose Torture by India, Seek Voice for Freedom.
May 30, 2006... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The URL in the last graph should read http://www.nagalim.us/ (sted http://www.nagalim.nl/). The corrected release reads: LONG OPPRESSED PEOPLE OF NAGALIM EXPOSE TORTURE BY INDIA, SEEK VOICE FOR FREEDOM Citizens...

Freescale Semiconductor Announces Software Stack and Development Kit Based on the ZigBee(TM) Specification; BeeKit Simplifies Development of Wireless Home Automation, Control and Sensing Designs Enabling Faster Time-to-Market.
May 30, 2006... SHANGHAI, China -- Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) eases customers' development of ZigBee applications with the announcement of its BeeKit wireless connectivity tool kit. BeeKit provides an easy-to-use interface and framework...

Freescale Introduces QUICC Engine(TM) Technology for the Networked Digital Home; Cost-Effective PowerQUICC Family Brings High-Performance Packet Processing and Flexible Connectivity to Consumer/SOHO Market.
May 30, 2006... SHANGHAI, China -- Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL)(NYSE:FSL.B) has introduced the first PowerQUICC(TM) processor family with QUICC Engine(TM) technology designed for the consumer and small-office/home-office networking equipment market. The...

Oki Electric and Kawasaki Microelectronics Collaborate to Provide High-definition LCD Chipsets; The Two Companies Promote FP-LVDS, Oki's Data Transmission Method.
May 30, 2006... TOKYO & TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6703) today announced that Oki and Kawasaki Microelectronics Inc. collaborate to provide LCD timing controllers (T-CON)(1) with FP-LVDS (flat panel low voltage differential...

Logitech CFO Mark Hawkins to Present at Credit Suisse EuroTech Conference.
May 30, 2006... FREMONT, Calif. & ROMANEL-SUR-MORGES, Switzerland -- Logitech International (SWX:LOGN) (NASDAQ:LOGI) today announced that Mark Hawkins, Logitech chief financial officer, will present at the Credit Suisse EuroTech Conference in Barcelona, Spain...

By 2020 China is Expected to Need 2.8 Billion Tons of Coal and 600 Million Tons of Crude Oil.
May 30, 2006... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37686) has announced the addition of Understanding the China Energy Market: Trends and Opportunities 2006 to their offering. A new report details the...

Production in the Chinese home theater system industry is expected to reach 10.8 billion units by 2007.
May 30, 2006... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37693) has announced the addition of the Global Sources report: China Sourcing Report: Home Theater Systems to their offering. Benefit from a rapid...

Research and Markets: Sales for Yokohama Rubber Company Limited increased by 4.5% to reach JPY419,789 million.(Company overview)
May 30, 2006... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37697) has announced the addition of The Yokohama Rubber Company Limited 2006 Company Profile Edition 1 to their offering. The Yokohama Rubber Company...

Scientists Demonstrate Investigational MS Drug Down Regulates the Underlying Cause Believed Responsible for Multiple Sclerosis at the 16th Meeting of the European Neurological Society.
May 30, 2006... Bayhill Therapeutics: DATE OF EVENT: 30 May 2006 PLACE: Lausanne, Switzerland WHO/WHAT/WHERE: Bayhill Therapeutics, a Palo Alto, CA-based biotechnology drug development company, will present clinical findings today at the...

Wirefly Names Top Ten Hottest Cell Phones for Winter and Spring 2006; Motorola RAZR Continues To Top The List For Over a Year Now.
May 30, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Wirefly (www.wirefly.com), an online leader in one-stop comparison shopping for cell phones and wireless service plans, today released its list of the best-selling cell phones for Winter and Spring, calculated from January 1, 2006...

Stay Cool This Summer with Fujifilm's New FinePix Z3; Successor to the FinePix Z1 Gets a Performance Upgrade and a Cool New Color.
May 30, 2006... VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Continuing its history of developing digital cameras that look as good as the pictures they take, Fujifilm today announced the launch of the FinePix Z3, the latest model in Fujifilm's slim and stylish Z-Series of digital...

C-COR Extends Leadership in 1GHz Solutions That Increase Bandwidth and Accelerate Deployment of Revenue-Generating Cable Services; Showcases Expanded Portfolio of 1GHz Access Products at ANGA 2006.
May 30, 2006... STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- C-COR Incorporated (Nasdaq:CCBL), the cable industry's leading supplier of 1GHz access equipment, is featuring an expanded 1GHz access product portfolio at this year's ANGA Cable Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany (May 30 -...

Huawei Releasing AMD Opteron Processor-Based Telecom Standard Service Platform to Support Shenzhen Domain Online Gaming Network.(Company overview)
May 30, 2006... BEIJING -- Shenzhen Domain Network, Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD), and Huawei Technologies today announced the formation of a strategic collaboration to empower online gaming in China. The three companies will work together to support an...

CSR to Provide BlueCore Silicon for Motorola iRadio(R) Wireless Audio Car Adapter.
May 30, 2006... CAMBRIDGE, England -- CSR plc (LSE:CSR): --Ref: EMD1022 --Photo ref: PEM4617 --To download: http://www.csr.com/images/hires/pem4617.jpg CSR plc today announced that the company will provide BlueCore3-Multimedia (BlueCore3-MM)...

ToolsGroup and Vision Chain Extend Inventory Optimization All the Way to the Retail Store Shelf; Two Leading Supply Chain Vendors Team to Drive More Value for Consumer Goods Manufacturers from Point of Sale Data.
May 30, 2006... WASHINGTON & BOSTON -- Vision Chain, Inc. (www.visionchain.com), a leading global provider of demand and supply chain solutions, and ToolsGroup (www.toolsgroup.com), a global provider of inventory optimization solutions, announced today that...

ASML Announces Update of its Share Buyback Program.
May 30, 2006... VELDHOVEN, Netherlands -- ASML Holding NV (ASML) today announced progress in connection with its share buyback program disclosed on April 19, 2006 as follows: --To effect share repurchases under its buyback program, ASML enters into...

Business Objects Enables SAP Customers to Gain Insight Into Their Critical Business Information.
May 30, 2006... PARIS -- BusinessObjects XI Release 2 Built for SAP(R) Solutions Delivers Single View of Information Stored in SAP R/3(R), SAP NetWeaver(R) BI, and Other Data Sources Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ) (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250...

BT Grants ECI Telecom a 5-year Frame Agreement Estimated at Over $75 Million.
May 30, 2006... PETAH TIKVA, Israel -- ECI Telecom (NASDAQ: ECIL) today announced that it has been awarded a five-year frame agreement with an estimated value of over $75 million by BT for its broadband solutions. This contract marks a significant milestone in...

Skanska Secures School Project in Michigan, USA, for USD 69.5m, about SEK 540m.
May 30, 2006... STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Skanska (STO:SKAB): --Skanska will be the construction manager for a school project in Royal Oak, Michigan. --The total value of the order is USD 69.5m, about SEK 540m, which is included in order bookings in the...

Sandvik Completes Acquisition of Australian SDS Corporation.
May 30, 2006... STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Sandvik (STO:SAND)(LSE:SDF) announced on 7 April an offer to acquire the Australian company SDS Corporation. Among other conditions, the acquisition was conditional on the approval of shareholders representing at least 90%...

Henderson to Outsource Servicing for $2 Billion of Its Hedge Fund Assets to JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services.
May 30, 2006... LONDON -- Agreement comes after JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services acquired Paloma Partners' middle and back office Henderson Global Investors, the global asset manager with GBP 67.7 billion ($126.3 billion) of assets under management, has...

Dell Formally Opens New Factory in Xiamen; Operation More Than Doubles Local Manufacturing Presence, Accelerates Company's Global Expansion.(Company overview)
May 30, 2006... XIAMEN, China -- Dell China, the third-largest and fastest-growing computer-systems company in China, today formally opened its new manufacturing operation in Xiamen, marking another significant milestone in the company's rapid growth and...

Comintell Opens North American Offices to Capitalize on an Increasing U.S. Demand for Competitive Intelligence Solutions.
May 30, 2006... NEW YORK -- Comintell (www.comintell.com), the leading provider of software for competitive intelligence (CI), today announced the opening of two North American offices, to market and support their award-winning software. Sales and support...

U.S. & Canadian Petroleum Refining Industry 2006 Maintenance Spending Up 45%, an Industrial Info News Alert.
May 30, 2006... SUGAR LAND, Texas -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas). Maintenance turnarounds are an ever-hungry beast that devour dollar after dollar, year in and year out within the United States & Canadian Petroleum Refining...

ViewSonic Adds More LCD Options to Circuit City's Shelves; Partnership Expands Company's Retail Portfolio and Provides a Professional Quality Display Choice.
May 30, 2006... WALNUT, Calif. -- Responding to a new generation of tech-savvy consumers who demand a wider feature set when purchasing computer peripherals, ViewSonic(R) Corp. announced that it will offer its award-winning VA Series LCD monitors, including a...

Power Integrations Introduces Reference Design Kit for Multi-class Power-over-Ethernet Powered Devices; Design Kit Reduces Time, Cost of PoE PD Development.
May 30, 2006... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI), the leader in high-voltage analog integrated circuits for power conversion, today introduced a new reference design kit for Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Powered Devices (PDs). The rapid growth...

PMC-Sierra Introduces Stand-Alone VDSL2 Analog Front End Device for Triple-Play and IPTV-Enabled Broadband Customer Premises Equipment.
May 30, 2006... SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- PMC-Sierra's PM4380 Device Enables OEMs to Provide VDSL2 Residential Gateways and Modems with Breakthrough Rate/Reach Performance Characteristics PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) today introduced the PM4380 Analog...

PMC-Sierra Announces Enhanced Carrier-Class Multi-Service Residential Gateway Solution.
May 30, 2006... SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- PMC-Sierra's MSP7100 Gateway Platform Enables IP Multimedia and VoIP Delivery with Superior Quality of Service PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) today announced an enhanced residential gateway platform to enable flexible...

Breach Security Announces New Investment; Bolsters Marketing of Top Security Appliance in Explosive Web Application Security Market.
May 30, 2006... CARLSBAD, Calif. -- New Investment from Sid R. Bass Associates and Enterprise Partners Venture Capital to Fuel Sales & Marketing Expansion of BreachGate WebDefend to New Markets Breach Security, Inc., a leading provider of web application...

Itanium(R) Solutions Alliance Announces Membership Milestone; Companies Join Alliance to Accelerate Adoption and On-going Development of Itanium(R) 2-Based Solutions.
May 30, 2006... PARIS -- The Itanium(R) Solutions Alliance today announced that more than 60 companies from around the globe have joined the Alliance to further advance the adoption and on-going development of Itanium(R) 2-based solutions. This announcement...

Encyclopaedia Britannica Standardize on WebRenderer.
May 30, 2006... HOBART, Australia -- JadeLiquid Software(TM), the leading Java browser component provider, today announced that Encyclopaedia Britannica will utilize its WebRenderer(TM) Java browser component within their desktop applications. A key...

Enea AB: Enea Wins Break-through Order from ZTE in China.
May 30, 2006... STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- ZTE of China has selected Enea's (STO:ENEA) real-time operating system OSE. Under the agreement, OSE will be used in ZTE's mobile phone chip set for the W-CDMA standard. ZTE is China's largest listed telecoms...

Partner Communications Announces Change of Chief Financial Officer.
May 30, 2006... ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel -- Partner Communications Company Ltd. (NASDAQ:PTNR) (TASE:PTNR) (LSE:PCCD), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, today announced that Mr. Alan Gelman announced his resignation as Partner's CFO. Mr. Gelman will...

Effective at Market Open Today Strategy X Completes Approved Share Consolidation and Symbol Change to SGXI.
May 30, 2006... HARRISON, Maine -- Strategy X, Inc., (Pink Sheets:SRGX), America's Homeland Security Specialists is pleased to announce that effective today, at market open, the Company has completed a consolidation of its common shares on the basis of one...

OKI Printing Solutions Calls 'Full-Time' on Colour Misuse on and off the Field.
May 30, 2006... LONDON -- OKI Printing Solutions (EMEA) and its resident colour guru - world renowned colour psychologist Angela Wright - are sure to back the winning team this World Cup thanks to some invaluable insight into the psychology of colour. They've...

C9600 from OKI Printing Solutions Achieves Anoto Printing Qualification.
May 30, 2006... LONDON -- OKI Printing Solutions (the brand name for Oki Data Corporation) and Swedish technology company, Anoto, today jointly announced that OKI Printing Solutions' award-winning C9600* A3 color-page printer has successfully achieved Anoto...

Bluespec Plugs ESL Synthesis Hole in SystemC; Open ESL Synthesis Extensions to SystemC Create Unified Environment for Modeling, Design, Verification.
May 30, 2006... WALTHAM, Mass. -- Bluespec Inc., developer of the only ESL synthesis toolset for control logic and complex datapaths in chip design, today announced ESL Synthesis support for SystemC, the language that provides hardware-oriented constructs for...

iVOW, Inc. To Exhibit and Host Industry Night At 23rd American Society for Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting.
May 30, 2006... SAN DIEGO -- iVOW, Inc. (NASDAQ: IVOW), a provider of disease management services for the treatment of chronic and morbid obesity, announced today that it will be an exhibitor at the 23rd American Society for Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting...

DFCC Bank Relies on Hyperion for Enhanced Performance and Planning; Solution Helps Financial Leader Manage Volatility and Prepare for the Unexpected.
May 30, 2006... SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Hyperion (Nasdaq:HYSL), the global leader in Business Performance Management software, today announced that DFCC Bank, a leading financial institution in Sri Lanka, is using Hyperion as a comprehensive solution for...

A Simple Koncept: Adding Jabber XCP IM and Presence to VoIP Solutions; Koncept International Selects Jabber, Inc. to Deliver Advanced Presence and Messaging Capabilities to its VoIP Products and Softswitch Platform.(Company overview)
May 30, 2006... DENVER & SHENZHEN, China -- Jabber, Inc. today announced that Koncept International, Inc. has chosen the Jabber Extensible Communications Platform (Jabber XCP) as the basis of the advanced presence and messaging capabilities it plans to...

Gain an insight into the key market developments taking place in the pharmaceutical sector in Slovakia.
May 30, 2006... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37695) has announced the addition of the Espicom Business Intelligence Ltd report: The Outlook for Pharmaceuticals: Slovakia to their offering. The...

Sizzling Summer Favorites from Fox Home Entertainment Available on DVD at Their Lowest Price Ever.
May 30, 2006... CENTURY CITY, Calif. -- Fox Home Entertainment: Debuting on DVD June 6, Come See The Paradise, Emperor Of The North and Thunder Birds Are Available at the Incredibly Cool Low Price of $14.98! Street Date: June 6, 2006 SRP: $14.98...

Plans Heat Up in the Arizona Desert for New Tissue Mill, an Industrial Info News Alert.
May 30, 2006... SUGAR LAND, Texas -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas). Privately held Arizona Tissue Company (Scottsdale, Arizona) is moving forward with plans for a new towel and tissue mill complex to be located in Snowflake,...

The IT Contract Manufacturing Database Chronicles Every Chain in the Web, Helping You to Better Identify and Understand the Players as Individual Entities.
May 30, 2006... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37724) has announced the addition of IT Contract Manufacturing Database to their offering Profiles of over 5,000 companies in the global IT contract...

Reuters, the Global Information Company, Selects IONA for SOA Enablement; Reuters Financial Software is using Artix to SOA enable their Kondor+ trade and risk management system.
May 30, 2006... DUBLIN, Ireland & WALTHAM, Mass. -- IONA(R) Technologies (NASDAQ: IONA), a world leader in high-performance integration solutions for mission-critical IT environments, today announced that Reuters Financial Software, a subsidiary of Reuters,...

Novelos Therapeutics Finalizes SPA with FDA for Phase 3 Trial in Lung Cancer; Company Expects to Begin Patient Enrollment in 3Q 2006.
May 30, 2006... NEWTON, Mass. -- Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: NVLT), a biotechnology company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat cancer and hepatitis, today announced that it has finalized a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with the Food...

Phase II Clinical Trial of NeoPharm's LE-SN38 Initiated by NCI CALGB in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; First Patients Treated.
May 30, 2006... WAUKEGAN, Ill. -- NeoPharm, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEOL) today announced that patient enrollment has commenced in a multi-center Phase II clinical trial of LE-SN38 in the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The trial is being...

JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite Enjoys Rapidly Growing Adoption in Telecommunications; Telecom Operators, Equipment and Service Providers Worldwide Rely on JEMS for Enterprise Deployments.
May 30, 2006... ATLANTA -- JBoss(R), Inc., the Professional Open Source company, today announced that the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite (JEMS(TM)), the leading open source platform for service-oriented architecture (SOA), is rapidly becoming a standard...

Timothy Franey joins Quintessence Photonics Corporation as Vice President of Manufacturing.
May 30, 2006... SYLMAR, Calif. -- Quintessence Photonics Corporation, a subsidiary of QPC Lasers, Inc. (OTCBB:QPCI), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high brightness, high power semiconductor lasers, announced today that Timothy Franey has...

Blue Collar Comedy Tour Coming to a Computer Near You.
May 30, 2006... Clear Channel (NYSE:CCU) --Comedians Give Clear Channel Radio a Sneak Peek of Their Latest CD, "Blue Collar Comedy Tour - One For The Road," Before it's Available Anywhere Else! WHAT: Get ready to laugh because comedians Jeff...

The Hacker Group Launches Marketing Campaign for the Seattle Zoo; Membership Renewal and Acquisition Program is Designed to Expand Growth.
May 30, 2006... BELLEVUE, Wash. -- The Hacker Group, one of the largest direct marketing agencies in the West, has been selected by Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo to create and launch a member renewal and acquisition program. Woodland Park Zoo is a Seattle...

Amp'd Mobile Gears Up More Content as Exclusive U.S. Wireless Service Provider for MotoGP.
May 30, 2006... LOS ANGELES -- As the "Official U.S. Wireless Sponsor of the USGP" Amp'd Will Air the First Live Mobile-Cast of the 2006 Red Bull US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca on July 23rd Amp'd Mobile, the first fully integrated mobile entertainment...

Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Embotelladore Andina, Femsa, Coca Cola Femsa, AmBev and Net Servicos.
May 30, 2006... CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with equity research analyst Claudio Freitas, who discusses Embotelladore Andina (NYSE:AKO/A), Femsa (NYSE:FMX), Coca Cola Femsa (NYSE:KOF), AmBev (NYSE:ABV) and...

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: TOTAL S.A., Merck & Co., Cache, Inc. and PartnerRe.
May 30, 2006... CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights TOTAL S.A. (NYSE:TOT) as the Bull of the Day and Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Cache, Inc. (Nasdaq:CACH) and PartnerRe...

Ixia Announces the Resignation of Alan Amrod.
May 30, 2006... CALABASAS, Calif. -- Ixia (Nasdaq:XXIA), a leading, global provider of IP performance test systems, announced today that Alan Amrod has resigned as Vice President of Marketing and will be leaving the Company at the end of the second quarter in...

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Barclays PLC, SkillSoft and O'Charley's.
May 30, 2006... CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day, the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog...

CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Approval for Oracea(TM); Commercial Launch to Dermatologists of First Orally-Administered Treatment for Rosacea Planned for July 2006.
May 30, 2006... NEWTOWN, Pa. -- CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CGPI) today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Oracea(TM) for the treatment of inflammatory lesions (papules and pustules) of rosacea in adult patients....

Philips Medical Selects UPS to Run Global Logistics Network.
May 30, 2006... ATLANTA & AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, Amsterdam: PHI) announced today it has tapped UPS (NYSE: UPS) to redesign and operate its global service parts logistics (SPL) network in a move to significantly improve...

September Performances of A New Day... Featuring Celine Dion Go on Sale Thursday, June 1.
May 30, 2006... Concerts West: WHAT: A New Day..., featuring Celine Dion, created by DRAGONE and presented by Chrysler, is performed Thursdays through Sundays and select Wednesdays at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las ...

Metrosexuals Are a Rare Species: Shopzilla Survey Reveals Men Need Grooming Guidance.
May 30, 2006... LOS ANGELES -- Metrosexuals are still more myth than reality, according to a BizRate Research study of 1,301 online buyers conducted for leading comparison shopping search site Shopzilla (www.shopzilla.com). A mere 9% of the men surveyed said...

Bruker Daltonics and Protein Discovery Announce MALDI Molecular Imaging Mass Spectrometry Co-Marketing Agreement.
May 30, 2006... BILLERICA, Mass. & KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Bruker Daltonics Inc. and Protein Discovery, Inc. announce today that they intend to collaborate on introducing scientists to the protein biomarker discovery capabilities of MALDI molecular imaging mass...

The Flexible Mortgage Market in the UK Has Continued to Grow Steadily over 2005, Growing at a Quicker Pace Than the Total Mortgage Market for the Period 2002 to 2005.
May 30, 2006... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37737) has announced the addition of "UK Flexible Mortgages 2006" to their offering. Flexibility is a popular concept in the UK. Today, most standard...

Identify the Tariff Innovations of Gas and Electricity Companies across Europe.
May 30, 2006... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37767) has announced the addition of European Utilities Productscan: A Review of Electricity, Gas and Related Tariffs to their offering. Productscan is a...

iBasis Enables Consumers to 'Pingo the Planet for Pennies' by Dropping Long Distance Rates on VoIP Calling Service; Calls to More than 75 Countries Now 3 cents or Less per Minute Using Pingo(R) Prepaid Calling Service's Local Access Numbers.
May 30, 2006... BURLINGTON, Mass. -- iBasis, the global VoIP company(TM), today announced that Pingo (www.pingo.com), its online prepaid calling card service, has reduced long distance calling rates by as much as 30%. Now, Pingo customers using the service's...

Applied Biosystems to Acquire Agencourt Personal Genomics, Privately-Held Developer of Genetic Analysis Technologies; Ultra High-Throughput Technology with Potential Application in DNA Sequencing, Gene Expression, and Genotyping.
May 30, 2006... FOSTER CITY, Calif. & BEVERLY, Mass. -- Applied Biosystems Group (NYSE: ABI), an Applera Corporation business, and Agencourt Personal Genomics (APG) today announced they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Applied Biosystems will acquire...

Mobility Electronics Acquires Think Outside, Inc.; Leading Maker of Portable Bluetooth(R) Keyboards for Smartphones Joins Mobility Electronics.
May 30, 2006... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Mobility Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOBE), a leading provider of innovative portable power and computing solutions, announced today that it has acquired Think Outside, Inc., a leading developer and marketer of foldable...

VeriFone Appoints Former Mastercard CEO to Board of Directors; Pete Hart Brings Decades of Payment Industry Experience.
May 30, 2006... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), the world's leading provider of electronic payment solutions, today announced the appointment of Alex W. (Pete) Hart to its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2006. Mr. Hart served as...

CalAmp Completes Acquisition of Dataradio, Inc.; Company Schedules Conference Call for Thursday, June 1, 2006 to Discuss Details of the Completed Transaction.
May 30, 2006... OXNARD, Calif. -- CalAmp Corp. (Nasdaq: CAMP), a leading provider of wireless communication solutions, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Dataradio, Inc., a privately held Canadian company and leading supplier of...

Peak Performance Offers a Virtual Insurance Policy Administration Solution for ``Customer to Carrier Processing''; Peak Performance Provides a Comprehensive, Revolutionary Solution Offering Carriers Full Automation of Insurance Program Administration.
May 30, 2006... COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Peak Performance, a leading provider of process software and solutions for the insurance industry, announces a revolutionary alternative approach to traditional insurance administration. PolicyPointe(R) --...

Hana Biosciences to Present Talotrexin (PT-523) Phase I Clinical Trials in Solid Tumors and Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) at ASCO.
May 30, 2006... SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Hana Biosciences (NASDAQ:HNAB), a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing cancer care, announced that Phase I trials in solid tumors and non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with Talotrexin (PT-523) will be...

American Tower Corporation Announces Update Regarding Stock Option Matter.
May 30, 2006... BOSTON -- American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) today reported that a lawsuit purporting to be a securities class action was filed in United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against American Tower Corporation and certain...

Inovio Highlights its Clinical & Technology Platforms for DNA Vaccines and Gene-Based Treatment of Protein-Deficiency Diseases at American Society of Gene Therapy Meeting.
May 30, 2006... SAN DIEGO -- Inovio Biomedical Corporation (AMEX:INO) announced today that it will deliver four presentations at the American Society for Gene Therapy's 9th Annual Meeting to be held in Baltimore, MD, from May 31 to June 4, 2006. All four...

Harmonic Scales Capacity to/From Cell Towers for Existing and Emerging Mobile Voice, Data and Video Services; New FLXLink(TM) Platforms Also Provide Bandwidth Enhancements for Enterprise Communications and Data Applications.
May 30, 2006... COLOGNE, Germany -- -Harmonic Inc. (Nasdaq:HLIT) today announced two new rack-mountable platforms for the award-winning FLXLink(TM) transport solutions. The FLXLink HLP 9200 and HLP 9300 systems enable operators to more flexibly scale bandwidth...

Freebox Offers the Most Powerful Set-Top Boxes in Europe Based on Media Processors From Sigma Designs; Sigma's Industry Leading SMP8630 Series Media Processors Enable New Features in IPTV Set-Top Boxes.
May 30, 2006... MILPITAS, Calif. & PARIS -- Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM), a leader in digital media processing for consumer electronics and Freebox (a member of the Iliad Group), today jointly announced that the new Freebox HD is the first set-top box in Europe...

Harmonic Wins International Engineering Consortium's InfoVision Award for Best Wireless Broadband Product.
May 30, 2006... COLOGNE, Germany -- Harmonic Inc. (Nasdaq:HLIT): FLXLink(TM) T1/E1 Solution Honored for Delivering Scalable Bandwidth Needed for Existing and Emerging Mobile Voice, Data and Video Services Harmonic Inc. (Nasdaq:HLIT) today announced...

McKesson Corporation Announces Parata Systems to Acquire Assets of Its Automated Prescription Systems Business; Strategic Alliance Creates Industry's Most Complete Product Line.
May 30, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) today announced that Parata Systems has agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of McKesson's Automated Prescription Systems (APS) business unit and that the two companies are entering...

EZ Bright Corporation Concludes Contact for Exclusive Sales Distributorship of Photoluminescent Pigments for North American Market With Co-leash Corporation.
May 30, 2006... OSAKA, Japan -- EZ Bright Corporation (Osaka, Japan) made an exclusive sales distributorship contact of photoluminescent pigments produced and supplied by EZ Bright for North American market (USA and Canada) with Co-leash Co. Inc. (Tampa,...

SUSS MicroTec Announces Completion of Initial C4NP Reliability Testing.
May 30, 2006... MUNICH, Germany -- SUSS MicroTec (FWB:SMH) (GER:SMH) announced today that initial reliability testing with IBM for 300mm lead free C4NP solder bumped wafers has been completed successfully. SUSS is currently building a high volume manufacturing...

Research and Markets: Norwich Union is One of the Most Recognized Direct Providers of Commercial Insurance among SMEs in the UK.
May 30, 2006... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37739) has announced the addition of "Targeting SMEs in UK General Insurance 2006" to their offering. Intense competition to win and retain business...

SecoTools: Seco Tools AB Implements a 5-for-1 Split with Record Date of 12 June 2006.
May 30, 2006... STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Seco Tools AB is now implementing the 5-for-1 split decided by the Annual General Meeting on 2 May 2006. The record date for the split will be 12 June 2006, whereby the last day for trading of shares in Seco Tools prior to...

Silicom Announces Another Security-Appliance Design-Win at a Top Networking and Communications Company.
May 30, 2006... KFAR SAVA, Israel -- Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ & TASE: SILC) today announced that it has achieved a new design win with a top-tier North-American based, networking and communications equipment company. The company will be using Silicom's ROHS...

Henry Schein to Present at Gabelli & Company, Inc. 4th Annual Dental & Veterinary Conference; Live Webcast to Begin at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 1.
May 30, 2006... MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq:HSIC), the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets, announced today that Steven Paladino, the Company's...

Ferro Announces Potential Sale of Speciality Plastics Business.
May 30, 2006... CLEVELAND -- Ferro Corporation (NYSE:FOE) announced today that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to divest its Specialty Plastics business unit. The sale, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2006, is subject to...

Shareholders in RaySearch Laboratories AB (PUBL).
May 30, 2006... STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Shareholders in Raysearch Laboratories AB (PUBL) (STO:RAYB) are hereby invited to the Annual General Meeting on Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 6:00 p.m., in Stockholm's Konserthus, Grunewaldsalen, Kungsgatan 43 in Stockholm,...