Business Wire articles from October 3 2006

Business Wire archives from October 3 2006

SBI Holdings Ends Capital Relationship with SoftBank.
October 3, 2006... Firms Agree to Part Amicably and Focus on Unique Areas TOKYO -- In a recent two-part stock sell-off, Internet and media conglomerate SoftBank Corporation (TOKYO:9984) reciprocally ended its capital ties with SBI Holdings (TOKYO:8473), the...

SBI Capital Markets Limited (SBICAP) Ties-up with Japan's SOFTBANK INVESTMENT.
October 3, 2006... To Launch Japan's First Major India Focussed VC Fund MUMBAI, India -- SBI Capital Markets Limited (SBICAP), the investment banking subsidiary of State Bank of India (SBI), and SOFTBANK INVESTMENT, the venture capital arm of Japan's SBI...

Explore New Business Opportunities in the Retailing Industry in New Zealand.
October 3, 2006... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42979) has announced the addition of Retailing in New Zealand to their offering. Our Retailing in New Zealand report offers insight into key trends and...

AECOM, Maunsell Merge with Cansult.
October 3, 2006... Merger Aligns Two Preeminent Technical Services Firms in Arabian Gulf LOS ANGELES -- AECOM, a leading global provider of design and management services in the transportation, facilities, and environmental markets, has merged with Cansult...

Apache and NEC Electronics Collaborate to Address the System-in-Package (SiP) Power Integrity Challenge.
October 3, 2006... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Apache Design Solutions, the technology leader in full-chip dynamic power and noise solutions for system-on-chip (SoC) designs, and NEC Electronics, a leading semiconductor solutions provider, today announced that they...

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Clarifies Quotes Attributable to Chairman and CEO Marvin J. Girouard.
October 3, 2006... FORT WORTH, Texas -- Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR) would like to clarify quotes attributed to Chairman and CEO, Marvin J. Girouard, in articles posted by the Fort Worth Star Telegram on October 3, 2006. In those articles it was reported that...

New VIP ComLink Board Eyes Reverse Merger Business Strategy.
October 3, 2006... SALT LAKE CITY -- VIP ComLink (OTCBB:VIPM) today announced that the company's Board of Directors intends to pursue a reverse merger strategy for the company. The board, which is also VIP ComLink's management team, includes Mark Helms...

AERT Announces Third Quarter Gross Sales.
October 3, 2006... SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERT) announced that unaudited gross sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 were $21.4 million, down 10.1% from the $23.8 million gross sales for the...

Doral Financial Corporation Completes Restructuring of Mortgage Loan Transactions With R-G Premier Bank.
October 3, 2006... Resolves Loan-to-One-Borrower Issues at Doral Bank SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Doral Financial Corporation (NYSE: DRL), a diversified financial services company, today announced that it had completed the restructuring of the terms of certain...

Rock Financial Presents...Deee-troit Basketball!
October 3, 2006... Fourth Year of Relationship and Detroit Pistons Fans Remain Benefactors of Successful Collaborative Association AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Pistons announce Rock Financial will extend its presenting sponsorship agreement for the...

Amkor Amends Consent Solicitation.
October 3, 2006... CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR) previously announced that it is soliciting consents from the holders of its following series of notes: (i) $400.0 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of 9.25% Senior Notes due...

Unilever Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in "Knorr(R) -Lipton(R) Pasta Sides(TM) Chicken--Fettuccini in a Savory Chicken Flavored Sauce", UPC # 4100002246, Best If Used by SEP11 2007, SEP12 2007, SEP13 2007, SEP14 2007 or SEP20 2007.
October 3, 2006... ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- Unilever, in cooperation with the FDA, is voluntarily recalling specific production codes of its "Knorr[R] - Lipton[R] Pasta Sides[TM] ChickenCoFettuccini in a Savory Chicken Flavored Sauce" product, because it may...

Cytyc Confirms Dispatch of Bidder's Statement and Opening of Its A$3.25 Cash Per Share Unconditional Offer for All of Vision Systems Limited Shares.
October 3, 2006... Cytyc Lodges Panel Application to Set Aside Ventana's Acquisition of 12% of Vision Systems Shares; Cytyc Writes to ACCC Regarding Negative Competition Consequences of Ventana/Vision Systems Combination; Cytyc Urges Vision Systems Board...

Sinbad's Critically Acclaimed HBO Comedy Special "Afros and Bellbottoms" Coming to DVD October 3rd, 2006.
October 3, 2006... Veteran Comedian Set to Release the First of Three Classic Stand-up Comedy DVDs with Label Partner CodeBlack Entertainment LOS ANGELES -- CodeBlack Entertainment is proud to present the DVD debut of veteran comedian Sinbad's Afros and...

Flowserve Receives Industry Leadership Awards.
October 3, 2006... Frost & Sullivan Cites Company For Superior Customer Value and Market Leadership DALLAS -- Flowserve Corp. (NYSE:FLS), a global provider of fluid motion and control products and services, announced that it has received two prestigious...

SBE Introduces IP SAN Director Suite of Software at Storage Networking World Fall 2006.
October 3, 2006... SBE'S IP SAN Director Suite Including Snapshot, High Availability, and Replication Brings Enterprise-Class Data Protection to the SMB Market Space SAN RAMON, Calif. -- SBE, Inc., (NASDAQ:SBEI), a leading provider of high-performance...

National Law Firm Established to Assist Mortgage Banking Industry; The American Mortgage Law Group Specializes in Needs of Lenders, Investors, Servicers.(Industry overview)
October 3, 2006... NOVATO, Calif. -- Tenth graph, second sentence of release should read: O'Connor, Schmeltzer, Armstrong & Daurio (sted O'Connor, Schmeltzer, Armstrong & Watkins). The corrected release reads: NATIONAL LAW FIRM ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST...

The Arizona Foundation for Women Awards $115,000 from the Deborah G. Carstens Fund to Help Women and Girls Become More Economically Self-Sufficient.
October 3, 2006... PHOENIX -- Four organizations were recently awarded $115,000 from the Deborah G. Carstens Fund at the Arizona Foundation for Women. The Fund is dedicated to helping motivated girls and women to take responsibility for their own economic lives...

Rollins, Inc. Announces Share Repurchases in the Third Quarter 2006.
October 3, 2006... ATLANTA -- Rollins, Inc., a premier North American consumer and commercial services company (NYSE: ROL), announced today share repurchases for the third quarter of 2006 totaling 127,306 shares of its $1 par value common stock at a weighted...

iRobot to Deliver $6.9 Million in PackBot Robots to U.S. Military.
October 3, 2006... BURLINGTON, Mass. -- iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) today announced it has received $6.9 million in new orders from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) as well as the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR, Orlando, Fla.) on behalf of the Robotic...

Morgan Stanley Acquires Minority Stake in BATS Trading Inc.
October 3, 2006... NEW YORK -- Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) announced today that it has acquired a minority stake in BATS Trading, operator of the BATS Electronic Communications Network (ECN). This partnership with BATS, which provides an innovative low-cost...

Seligman Extends TargetHorizon ETF Portfolios (SM) to 2035 and 2045.
October 3, 2006... NEW YORK -- Seligman Advisors, Inc. today announced the addition of two new funds to Seligman TargetHorizon ETF Portfolios(SM), a series of mutual funds that offers a comprehensive product solution to plan sponsors and retirement plan...

Verticalnet Receives Nasdaq Notice.
October 3, 2006... MALVERN, Pa. -- Verticalnet, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERT) announced today that it received written notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market that the bid price of its common stock for the last 30 consecutive trading days had closed below the minimum $1.00 per...

Sanderson Farms, Inc. to Participate in National Chicken Council Annual Conference.
October 3, 2006... LAUREL, Miss. -- Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) today announced that the Company will participate in the National Chicken Council (NCC) Annual Conference on Thursday, October 5, 2006, in Washington, D.C. The NCC represents integrated...

Meeska Mooska Mickey Mouse! Walt Disney Records Presents Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse In-Stores October 3, 2006.
October 3, 2006... BURBANK, Calif. -- Walt Disney Records releases an all-new collection of songs from and inspired by the top-rated Playhouse Disney show featuring Mickey for the first time in 3D computer-animation. Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse soundtrack...

MediaMax, Powered by Streamload, Inc., Named Best Technology Website.
October 3, 2006... MediaMax.com Recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Website Development SAN DIEGO -- Streamload, Inc., a leading provider of online digital media services, announced today that the company has received a 2006 "Best Technology Website"...

Shaw Announces Conference Call to Discuss EPS and Operating Cash Flow Guidance for Fiscal 2007 and Other Business Matters.
October 3, 2006... BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss the Company's guidance for earnings per diluted share (EPS) and operating cash flow for its upcoming fiscal year ending 2007 and...

AmeriCredit Announces New Warehouse Financing Agreement.
October 3, 2006... FORT WORTH, Texas -- AMERICREDIT CORP. (NYSE: ACF) announced today that it has entered into a $750 million structured, medium term note financing insured by MBIA Insurance Corporation ("MBIA"). This financing, which matures in October 2009,...

Crosstex Acquires Natural Gas Treating Business from Cardinal Gas Solutions L.P.
October 3, 2006... DALLAS -- Crosstex Energy L.P. (Nasdaq:XTEX) (the Partnership) announced that it has purchased the amine-treating business of Cardinal Gas Solutions Limited Partnership. The acquisition adds 12 dew point control plants and eight amine-treating...

Innovex Names D. Allen Andersen to Board of Directors.
October 3, 2006... MAPLE PLAIN, Minn. -- Innovex (Nasdaq:INVX) today announced the addition of D. Allen Andersen, 54, to the company's Board of Directors. Most recently Andersen was a Senior Advisor to the Sun Hung Kai Properties Direct Investments Ltd., the...

Westcon Group Leverages Cross-Divisional Expertise, Solutions Programs to Broaden Opportunities for Resellers Selling Convergence.
October 3, 2006... Voda One Will Access Westcon Group's Cisco-Oriented Sales and Technical Teams, Increasing its Ability to Deliver Across Multiple Platforms TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Westcon Group, Inc., a multi-national distributor of convergence and IT security...

Packard Children's Hospital Applauds Congress' Action.
October 3, 2006... House, Senate Reauthorize the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program; Next Stop is White House PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford applauds the House of Representatives passage of H.R. 5574...

Spherion Appoints John D. Heins as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.
October 3, 2006... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN), a leading provider of recruiting, staffing and workforce solutions, today announced that it has appointed John D. Heins as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Heins...

Gold Kist Inc. to Participate in a Roundtable Discussion at National Chicken Council Annual Conference.(Discussion)
October 3, 2006... ATLANTA -- Gold Kist Inc. (NASDAQ:GKIS) today announced that John Bekkers, president and chief executive officer, will participate along with other industry leaders in a roundtable discussion and take questions from industry analysts at the...

Lee Enterprises Completes Sales in Pacific NW, Northern Wisconsin.
October 3, 2006... DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE), has completed the previously announced sales of stand-alone publications and commercial printing operations in the Pacific Northwest and northern Wisconsin. Black Press Ltd. has...

Temple-Inland Inc. to Release Third Quarter Results on October 24, 2006.
October 3, 2006... AUSTIN, Texas -- Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE:TIN) will release its results for third quarter 2006 on October 24 before the market opens. The company will host a conference call on October 24, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss results of the...

Buena Vista Records and The Baby Einstein Company Present a New Musical Companion for Little Ones -- Baby Einstein(TM): Playdate Fun, Available October 3, 2006.
October 3, 2006... BURBANK, Calif. -- Baby Einstein[TM], the award-winning creators of the infant developmental media category, and Buena Vista Records introduce their newest CD, Baby Einstein[TM]: Playdate Fun, on October 3, 2006. Baby Einstein[TM]: Playdate Fun...

"We All Live in a Watershed" Premiers on KCET October 2nd.
October 3, 2006... Seventh Episode of California's Water' Series SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- "We All Live in a Watershed," the seventh episode of the "California's Water" public television series produced by Huell Howser, is set to air October 2 at 6 p.m. on KCET....

Marcus Hotels and Resorts Assumes Management of Brynwood Country Club in Milwaukee, Wis.
October 3, 2006... Relationship leverages existing golf course and hotel management experience MILWAUKEE -- Marcus Hotels and Resorts, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS) today announced it has signed an agreement to manage Brynwood Country Club...

Dr. Richard H. Carmona, 17th Surgeon General of the U.S., Joins Canyon Ranch - Photo Available On Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress.
October 3, 2006... TUCSON, Ariz. -- Photo of Founder and Chairman of Canyon Ranch Mel Zuckerman's formal announcement of the 17th Surgeon General of the U.S. Dr. Richard H. Carmona's appointment as Vice Chairman and CEO of Canyon Ranch Health is available on...

Ambassadors Group Announces Q3 2006 Earnings Conference Call.
October 3, 2006... SPOKANE, Wash. -- Ambassadors Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:EPAX): October 19, 2006 at 8:30 a.m. PAC / 11:30 a.m. ET DIAL IN #: 866.578.5788 INTERNATIONAL DIAL IN # 617.213.8057 PARTICIPANT PASSCODE: Ambassadors...

EchoStar Announces Federal Court Blocks Tivo Injunction.
October 3, 2006... ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) issued the following statement regarding recent developments in the Tivo Inc. v. EchoStar Communications Corp. lawsuit: "We are pleased the Federal Court found that...

Pacifica Hotel Company Offering 15% Discount With a Toys for Tots Donation.
October 3, 2006... SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Pacifica Hotel Company is offering a 15% discount off the regular guest room rate at the company's California hotels to anyone who donates a new, unwrapped toy worth $10 or more to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Toys...

PCTEL Announces Earlier Date for Third-Quarter 2006 Earnings Call and Webcast.
October 3, 2006... CHICAGO -- PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCTI), a leader in Wireless Broadband Solutions, announced today that it will move forward its third-quarter earnings conference call by a day. PCTEL's third-quarter results will now be released after the market...

Kick Off is Upon Us As FIFA Soccer 07 Ships to Retailers Today.
October 3, 2006... This is the Season to Fulfill Your Soccer Dreams and Take Your Club to the Title REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) announced that EA SPORTS[TM] FIFA Soccer 07 videogame shipped to retailers throughout North America...

Starbucks Takes a Novel Approach to Literacy and Reading Groups By Hosting A Nationwide Book Club In Stores Across the Country October 26.
October 3, 2006... Best-Selling Author Mitch Albom's New Novel To Serve As Catalyst for Book Club Conversations SEATTLE -- Beginning today, Starbucks is giving its customers a reason to curl up and enjoy fall by selling Mitch Albom's new novel, For One...

Accessing Capital Through PIPEs Focus of Los Angeles Venture Association October 10, 2006 Panel.
October 3, 2006... LOS ANGELES -- Accessing capital through PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) transactions is the focus of the Los Angeles Venture Association's (LAVA) October 10, 2006 breakfast meeting set for the Regency Club, 10900 Wilshire Blvd.,...

Fitch Rates AMSI's $1.9B Asset-Backed P-T Ctfs, Series ARSI 2006-M3.
October 3, 2006... NEW YORK -- Fitch rates Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., (AMSI) asset-backed pass-through certificates, series ARSI 2006-M3. The ratings were assigned on Sept. 27, 2006 as follows: --$1.579 billion classes A-1, A-2A, A-2B, A-2C, and...

Webcast Alert: EDSF Announces Its "Tracking Trends: EDSF Industry Expert Forum" Webcast.
October 3, 2006... ROLLING HILLS ESTATE, Calif. -- EDSF announces the following Webcast: What: Tracking Trends: EDSF Industry Expert Forum Webcast When: October 4, 2006 @ 02:00 PM Eastern Where: http://www.investorcalendar.com/EventPage.asp?ID=109007...

Food Safety and Quality Assurance Executive Promoted to Vice President.
October 3, 2006... Industry Food Safety Leader Glenn Long Joined Company in 2002 LEMOORE, Calif. -- Glenn Long, Director of Research & Development and Quality Assurance at SK Foods since 2002, has been promoted to Vice President at this California-based...

HAPC, Inc. Announces Conference Call to Discuss Purchase of InfuSystem, Inc.
October 3, 2006... NEW YORK -- HAPC, Inc. (OTCBB:HAPN) announced today that it will hold a conference call for investors on Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 10:00 am EDT to discuss its definitive agreement to acquire InfuSystem, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of...

QLogic to Acquire SilverStorm Technologies.
October 3, 2006... QLogic's InfiniBand Portfolio to be Expanded with Clustered Server Networking Solutions for High Performance Computing Environments ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- QLogic[R] Corporation (Nasdaq:QLGC), the leader in Fibre Channel host bus adapters...

eegees' Restaurant Chain Acquired by CEO Foods.
October 3, 2006... Southern Arizona Institution for 35 Years TUCSON, Ariz. -- Oracle Capital Partners, LLC announced today that they represented eegees, Inc. in its sale to CEO Foods, a Southern California-based restaurant group. Tucson, Arizona-based eegees,...

Digital Nirvana Names John M. Stephens Vice President of Broadcast Product Development.
October 3, 2006... NEWARK, Calif. -- Digital Nirvana, a leading provider of Knowledge Services for business intelligence, business analytics, learning management, broadcast monitoring, transcriptions and synchronization, and ad and song tracking, announced the...

HyPower Announces Approval by California Air Resources Board (CARB), of its HPP Product after Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Landmark Legislation.
October 3, 2006... WILMINGTON, Del. -- HyPower Fuel, Inc. (OTCPK: HYPF) announced today that its Hydro Power Pak (HPP) product was previously approved by the California Air Resource Board (CARB) and maintains a CARB Exemption Order (EO) number for its hydrogen...

California Pacific Medical Center Donates Another $2 Million to Help Uninsured.
October 3, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- California Pacific Medical Center President and CEO, Dr. Martin Brotman, today pledged to contribute another $2 million in 2007 to help provide medical services to uninsured and underinsured San Franciscans. The donation...

KSC Industries Releases D-Pro at AES.
October 3, 2006... CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- KSC Industries, a leader for over 30 years in providing full service OEM engineering and manufacturing support to the audio marketplace, announces the release of its Digmoda, D-Pro line of professional plate amplifiers....

Bryan Kelly Joins Stronghold Management Team.
October 3, 2006... Former ADT Senior Technician Appointed VP-Operations for Leading Security Subsidiary SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Stronghold Industries, Inc. (OTC:SGDS), a leading Southern California-based home technology integrator, today announced that Bryan...

New Avistar Video-Over-IP Software Expands Mobility at an Affordable Price.
October 3, 2006... Interactive Visual Communications Now More Easily Available to Larger User Base REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Breaking down barriers to bring the power of "face-to-face" interaction to more users wherever they are, Avistar Communications Corp....

Universal Hospital Services, Inc. to Present at the Deutsche Bank High Yield Conference.
October 3, 2006... EDINA, Minn. -- Universal Hospital Services, Inc., a leader in medical equipment lifecycle services, today announced that Senior Vice President and CFO, Rex Clevenger, will present at the Deutsche Bank High Yield Conference in Scottsdale, AZ on...

ADDING MULTIMEDIA Pall to Expand Life Sciences Manufacturing in Puerto Rico.
October 3, 2006... EAST HILLS, N.Y. -- Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL), the global leader in filtration, separations and purification, announces plans to expand its Life Sciences manufacturing operations in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The planned establishment of a Life...

Insight Enterprises, Inc. to Release Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results on November 6, 2006.
October 3, 2006... TEMPE, Ariz. -- Insight Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSIT) (the "Company") today announced that it will release financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 following the close of the market on Monday, November 6, 2006. The Company...

URS Awarded U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contract.
October 3, 2006... Contract Has Maximum Value To URS Of $20 Million SAN FRANCISCO -- URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that it was one of six companies awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

Open Solutions Co-Hosts HSA Luncheon for Industry Leaders, Policy Makers.
October 3, 2006... Event Provides HSA Industry Leaders Opportunity to Discuss Market Issues, Legislation GLASTONBURY, Conn. -- Open Solutions Inc.([R]) (NASDAQ: OPEN), a provider of integrated enabling technologies for financial services providers across the...

Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Hires Alexander Bernstein as a Managing Director in Its Investment Banking Group.
October 3, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Merriman Curhan Ford & Co., a securities broker-dealer and investment bank, and subsidiary of MCF Corporation (AMEX: MEM), today announced that it hired Alexander Bernstein to oversee the firm's software investment banking...

Accelrys Reports World Class Customer Satisfaction for Its Scientific Operating Platform.
October 3, 2006... New Discovery Studio 1.6 Incorporates the Platform, SciTegic Pipeline Pilot, for Automation and Extensibility SAN DIEGO -- Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL), a leading provider of scientific modeling and workflow software solutions, announced...

Robert F. Cummings, Jr. Joins Corning Board of Directors.
October 3, 2006... CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) has announced that Robert F. Cummings, Jr., senior managing director at GSC Group, Inc., today was appointed to the company's board of directors. The Corning board also determined that he...

Equity Inns Announces Agreement with Global Hyatt.
October 3, 2006... -Commits to Convert 18 AmeriSuites to Hyatt Place Hotels- GERMANTOWN, Tenn. -- Equity Inns, Inc. (NYSE: ENN), the third largest hotel real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced that the Company has filed a Form 8-K with the...

America's StriVectin-SD(R) Voted Best Anti-Wrinkle Cream in France.
October 3, 2006... SALT LAKE CITY -- "In a market known to be one of the most developed and discerning in the world -- the French spend more per head on cosmetic products than any other country -- the country's most revered consumer magazine has given the...

Patterson Geophysics Provides Update on Thunder Sword's Douglas River Project.
October 3, 2006... VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Thunder Sword Resources Inc. ("Thunder Sword" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE: THU) is pleased to provide details from a report prepared by Joel Grunerud of Patterson Geophysics Inc. on the Company's Douglas River...

TSR, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended August 31, 2006 and Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.08 Per Share.
October 3, 2006... HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. -- TSR, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRI), a provider of computer programming consulting services, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended August 31, 2006. For the quarter ended August 31st, revenues decreased 0.7%...

Central Garden & Pet Announces Marketing Partnership with Nascar Legend Richard Petty.
October 3, 2006... Richard Petty "The King" to Serve as Spokesperson for Leading Garden Brands AMDRO Fire Ant Bait, Rebel Grass Seed and IRONITE Mineral Supplements WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) today announced that it...

Definition of FTTH and Broadband Access Terms Released by the Fiber to the Home Councils.
October 3, 2006... LAS VEGAS -- Today the Fiber to the Home Councils of Asia Pacific, Europe and North America announced completion of a new resource to provide world-wide standardization of terminology used in the fiber-to-the-home industry. The FTTH Council -...

2007 Mid-Atlantic Venture Capital Directory Now Available.(Directory)
October 3, 2006... Directory Focuses Exclusively on Mid-Atlantic Based Investment Firms PHILADELPHIA -- Business publisher, Massinvestor, Inc., recently announced the launch of its 2007 Mid-Atlantic Venture Capital Directory, which profiles more than 300...

Unicon Announces Reseller Agreement with Zimbra to Provide Email & Calendar Products to Higher Education.
October 3, 2006... PHOENIX -- Unicon, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise portals, applications, and professional services for the online campus in academic institutions, today announced an agreement to resell the Zimbra Collaboration Suite...

Safeguard Scientifics Completes Sale of Mantas, Inc. to i-flex(R) solutions.
October 3, 2006... Safeguard Realizes $83 Million Net Gain on Transaction WAYNE, Pa. -- Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE:SFE), which builds value in high-growth life sciences and information technology companies, today announced the completion of the...

PPR - $.0470 September Dividend.
October 3, 2006... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- ING Prime Rate Trust (NYSE: PPR), a diversified closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, declared 4.70 cents per share monthly dividend on September 29, 2006 for the 30 days of...

Dynamotive Receives Australian License Revenue.
October 3, 2006... VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF) said today that its BioOil technology licensing initiatives are moving forward in Australia and are expected to contribute $300,000 in initial revenue to this...

Fundtech Introduces Pan-European PAYplus for SEPA and Target 2.
October 3, 2006... Comprehensive solution for euro payment processing and liquidity management JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Fundtech Ltd. (NASDAQ: FNDT), a leading provider of end-to-end corporate banking systems and services, today announces the introduction of...

Tax Inspectors to Search for Unlicensed Retailers.
October 3, 2006... Board of Equalization Notifies Local Businesses of Inspections LOS ANGELES -- Many Los Angeles County businesses will soon receive letters from the State Board of Equalization (BOE) informing them of upcoming site inspections through a...

State Street Corporation Announces Webcast of Third-Quarter Earnings Conference Call.
October 3, 2006... BOSTON -- State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) will host an Internet broadcast of its third-quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. EDT, following the release of the Company's quarterly financial results. The...

Fitch Rates U.S. Capital Funding V, Ltd./Corp.
October 3, 2006... CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings assigns the following ratings to U.S. Capital Funding V, Ltd. and U.S. Capital Funding V, Corp. (collectively, U.S. Capital Funding V): --$193,000,000 class A-1 floating-rate senior notes due 2040 'AAA'; ...

Christopher & Banks Corporation Expands Board of Directors.
October 3, 2006... MINNEAPOLIS -- Christopher & Banks Corporation (NYSE: CBK) today announced that Mark A. Cohn has been elected to its Board of Directors effective October 2, 2006. The election of Mr. Cohn increases the number of Board seats to eight and the...

Select Comfort Announces Agreement with Nebraska Furniture Mart.
October 3, 2006... Furniture Retailer Now Offers Sleep Number[R] Beds MINNEAPOLIS -- Select Comfort Corporation (NASDAQ:SCSS), the nation's leading bed retailer and creator of the Sleep Number([R]) bed, today announced that it has established a retail sales...