Business Wire articles from January 23 2002

Business Wire archives from January 23 2002

Samsung Selects Cadence PCB Technology for Design of Network System Products; Samsung Chooses Cadence to Reduce Development Cycles for High-speed Design.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SEOUL, Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN), the world's leading supplier of electronic design products and services, today announced that the Network System...

AMD Reaches Out to Consumer, Small Business Advocates to Drive Discussion On Improving the Technology Experience; AMD Forms Global Consumer Advisory Board, Selects Initial Members.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & High Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced the formation of its Global Consumer Advisory Board (GCAB) to evaluate and improve the quality of the home and small...

Investors Call on BP to Assess Risk to Shareholder Value from Drilling in Environmentally Sensitive Areas Such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors, Environment Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 A transatlantic coalition of British, European, Canadian and American investors announced today the filing of a shareholder resolution on environmental...

TeraGlobal Announces Restructuring.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 TeraGlobal Communications Corp. (OTCBB:TGCC) announced today that it has effected a restructuring of its work force to reduce operating expenses while it...

Multimedia Available: One Third of Americans Take Too Much Over The Counter Drugs.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & Medical Writers ADVISORY...for WEDNESDAY (Jan. 23) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Audio, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) Americans have easy access to more...

ADVISORY/Global Counter-Terrorism Technology and Biochemical Expert from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Available to Discuss Global Research.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Expert Also Available to Discuss New Screening and Security Products Innovation and Venture Capital Investment in the War on Terrorism As global terrorism,...

SAP 2001 Revenues Total EUR 7.3 Billion; Record Fourth Quarter Sales; Number One in Supply Chain Management; Number Two in CRM.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors WALLDORF, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 SAP AG (NYSE: SAP): -- License sales up 5% in FY 2001 -- Operating margins excluding stock-based compensation and TopTier acquisition related charges stable...

A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd -Long-Term Fund-.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 A.M. Best Co. has assigned an initial financial strength rating of A++ (Superior) to Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd (Long-Term Fund). At the same time, A.M....

A.M. Best Affirms Rating of West of England.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the A (Excellent) financial strength rating of The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association, Luxembourg. The rating reflects...

Orthovita Conference Call for Review and Discussion of Year-End 2001 Financial Results.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K MALVERN, Pa.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 23, 2002 USA, Wednesday--Orthovita, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITA /NASDAQ Europe:VITA.), a leading developer of orthopaedic biomaterials, reported today...

Hightec Announces Plans for Construction of a Basalt Fiber Manufacturing Plant in Las Vegas.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Hightec, Inc. (Pink Sheets:HTEH), announced plans today that it has selected a site approximately 10 miles south of Las Vegas for construction of the first basalt fiber rebar...

Italy's Intrinsic Partners with Lumeta Corporation to Provide Security Solutions; Companies Will Team to Oversee Network Security in Italy.
January 23, 2002... Business & Technology Editors SOMERSET, N.J. & PARMA, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Lumeta Corp., a network management and security solutions company that provides risk assessments to leading Fortune 500 companies, and...

SAP Announces Plans to Combine SAP Markets and SAP Portals Into One Subsidiary.
January 23, 2002... Business/High-Tech Editors WALLDORF, Germany & PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Subsidiary Will Deliver Integration Technologies and Collaborative Applications To Unify People, Content and Business Processes...

National Air Traffic Services ``NATS'' Selects NICE for Several Airports in the UK.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & Technology Writers RA'ANANA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 NICE Systems Ltd (Nasdaq:NICE) a worldwide leader of multimedia digital recording solutions, applications and related professional services for...

DDD Teams With StereoGraphics for 3D Displays; First Deal for New AIM Company.
January 23, 2002... Business & Entertainment Editors SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Marking the first commercial deal since its AIM placing on Jan. 3, 2002, DDD Group Plc (AIM:DDD) announced today that it has signed an agreement for...

Cardima Awarded Patent for Surgical Ablation; 30th Patent Awarded to Cardima.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 23, 2002 Cardima(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDM) -- developer of the REVELATION(TM) Tx microcatheter system and the REVELATION Helix(TM) microcatheter systems --...

Ameron Reports Sixth Consecutive Year of Record Earnings for 2001.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Ameron International Corporation (NYSE:AMN) today reported record earnings of $6.89 per diluted share for its fiscal year ended November 30, 2001, compared to $6.41 per...

STATS Offers Thinner Version of Popular STPBGA Package; New STPBGA-L Features Compact Size, Low Profile.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SINGAPORE and MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 23, 2002 ST Assembly Test Services Ltd ("STATS") (Nasdaq:STTS) and (SGX:ST Assembly), a leading independent semiconductor test and advanced...

UK Court of Appeal Rules in Lilly ICOS' Favor: Appeals Court Says Pfizer's Method of Use Patent Invalid.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Lilly ICOS LLC today announced that the UK Court of Appeal in London upheld a lower court's ruling that found Pfizer's entire "method of use" patent for...

QUALCOMM Enters into CDMA Subscriber Unit and Infrastructure License Agreements with 11 Chinese Manufacturers.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Leading Chinese Manufacturers Well-Positioned to Support CDMA Market QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division...

Mobile PET Systems Announces Preliminary Revenues of 2nd Quarter Ending December 31st; ``Record Revenues Seen in 1st Six Months of Fiscal 2002''.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 23, 2002 Mobile PET Systems Inc. (OTCBB:MBPT), a leading provider of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging services to healthcare entities, today announced...

UK Court of Appeal Rules in Lilly ICOS' Favor: Appeals Court Says Pfizer's Method of Use Patent Invalid.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors, Health/Medical Writers INDIANAPOLIS--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 23, 2002 Lilly ICOS LLC today announced that the UK Court of Appeal in London upheld a lower court's ruling that found Pfizer's entire "method of use" patent...

Pella Corporation Named to Fortune's Annual ``100 Best Companies to Work For'' List Third Year in a Row.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors PELLA, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 For the third consecutive year, Pella Corporation has been named to Fortune magazine's annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" listing. Pella Corporation, headquartered...

SciTegic Announces Opening of European Office.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K SAN DIEGO--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 23, 2002 SciTegic(TM) Inc. announced today the official opening of its office in the United Kingdom. Based just outside Oxford in Chipping...

Action Performance Companies, Inc. to Announce Fiscal 2002 First Quarter Results On Monday, Jan. 28, 2002.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Action Performance Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACTN) will release financial results for the first quarter ended Dec. 31, 2001, before the opening of the market on Monday, Jan. 28,...

Document Control Systems and CDC Solutions Form Alliance; Partnership Provides Complete Solution to Comply with FDA's e-submission Requirements.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & Health/Medical/High-Tech Writers eSubmissions Conference SALT LAKE CITY--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 23, 2002 Document Control Systems, Inc., developer of the leading client/server and Web-based document control...

CO-OP Network and Service Centers Corp. to Combine Organizations; Agreement Between Leading Credit Union Organizations Continues Industry Trend Toward Consolidation.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors ONTARIO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 CO-OP Network(SM), the nation's largest credit union ATM/EFT (electronic funds transfer) network, and Michigan-based Service Centers Corporation (SCC), which serves...

FIX AUTO Signs Agreement to Use Mitchell's ABS Body Shop Management System; FIX Says ABS is Industry's Most Proven, Reliable Product.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Mitchell International and FIX AUTO, a network of independently owned collision repair facilities, today announced an agreement under which FIX AUTO has...

TechTV Honors PrimeFilm 1800AFL Film Scanner With ''Best of CES'' Award.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & High-tech Writers TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Pacific Image Electronics' PrimeFilm 1800AFL film scanner has captured the coveted TechTV's Best of CES award in the Photography and Imaging...

Pacific Northwest Bancorp Announces Stock Repurchase Plan.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 The Board of Directors of Pacific Northwest Bancorp (Nasdaq: PNWB) today authorized the purchase of up to 5% of its outstanding shares of common stock in the open market over the...

Nuance Powers Bell Canada's VoiceNet Portal; Bell Mobility, Canada's Leading Wireless Carrier, First to Offer Information by Voice to Canadians.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Nuance (Nasdaq:NUAN), the global leader in software for a voice-driven world, today announced that it is providing the speech recognition software to...

Copper Mountain Networks Announces Fourth Quarter 2001 Earnings Conference Call.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMTN), a leading provider of intelligent broadband access solutions, is scheduled to release its fourth quarter...

Columbia Bancorp Reports Record Net Income for the Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2001.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors THE DALLES, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Columbia Bancorp (Nasdaq:CBBO) today reported fourth quarter 2001 net income of $2.09 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, an increase of 32% compared to $1.58 million,...

NeurogesX Receives $22 Million in New Equity To Develop Pain Treatments.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 23, 2002 NeurogesX, Inc., a neuroscience based specialty pharmaceutical company initially focusing on the development of products for the...

Supertex Releases Industry's First 3-Pin Hotswap Controllers; Smallest Hotswap ICs Address Applications up to 100 Volts.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Supertex, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUPX) today announced the release of the HV100 and HV101, the industry's first 3-pin hotswap controller integrated circuits...

Xicor, Inc. Appoints Senior Director North American Sales; New Addition Strengthens and Expands North American Sales Presence.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Xicor, Inc. (Nasdaq:XICO) today announced that it has named Davin Lee to the position of Senior Director North American Sales, reporting to Bob...

IBM and IBS Form Global Strategic Alliance To Support Supply Chain Management Integration; Distribution, Wholesale and Industrial Sectors to Benefit From Reduced Costs and Lead Times.
January 23, 2002... Business & Technology Editors STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 IBM and IBS (International Business Systems) today announced a global strategic alliance to deliver e-business and Supply Chain Solutions for mid-sized...

Sempra Energy Constructs 1,250MW Mesquite Power Plant in Arizona, in an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com.
January 23, 2002... Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 The following is an advisory by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Inc; Houston). Sempra Energy Resources, a unit of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) (San...

Praxair Fourth-Quarter Results Exceed Expectations.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) today reported fourth-quarter 2001 diluted earnings per share of 72 cents, down 5% from the 2000 quarter, but above consensus analyst estimates of...

Concord Camera Corp. Makes Announcement.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors HOLLYWOOD, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Concord Camera Corp. ("Concord") (NASDAQ: LENS) today announced it is deferring the release of its Fiscal 2002 second quarter and six month financial results and its...

ADVISORY/Lane Mason of Denali Software To Participate in Platform Conference Panel Titled, `Directions for DDR,' January 23 in San Jose.
January 23, 2002... Business/Technology Editors Advisory...for Wednesday (Jan. 23) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Denali WHO: Lane Mason, Memory Market Analyst at Denali Software in Palo Alto, Calif. WHAT: Will participate in a...

Bristol Investment Group Reiterates Buy Recommendation on JMAR Technologies.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors NOTE TO EDITORS: The following is an investment opinion issued by Bristol Investment Group NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Bristol Investment Group, the New York-based investment banking firm, has...

OTE Announces Resolution of Interconnection Charges Dispute Correction.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATHENS, Greece--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE), the Greek full service telecommunications provider, today announced a correction to...

IBM and MatrixOne Sign Global Strategic Alliance to Provide Collaborative Product Commerce Solutions.
January 23, 2002... Business/Technolgoy Editors ARMONK, N.Y. and WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Joint Solutions to Address Time-to-Market and Costs of Product Innovation and Introduction IBM (NYSE: IBM) and MatrixOne, Inc....

MatrixOne to Host Conference Call to Review Global Strategic Alliance With IBM.
January 23, 2002... Business/Technology Editors WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 MatrixOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: MONE) will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time today to discuss in further detail the global strategic alliance announced...

Navigant International -FLYR- to Report Q4 Earnings on February 5th; Conference Call and Webcast at 11 a.m. EST.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Navigant International (Nasdaq: FLYR, www.navigant.com), the nation's second largest supplier of corporate travel management services based on airline ticket sales, announced...

Professional Staff Reports Third Quarter Results.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Professional Staff plc (Nasdaq: PSTF) today reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2001. For the third quarter, revenues were (pound)27.42...

D&K Healthcare Resources Achieves All-Time Record Quarterly Net Sales of $592 Million and Record Q2 EPS Of $0.62.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 - Raises FY 2002 EPS Guidance to $2.65 from $2.60 - D&K Healthcare Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: DKWD) today reported record fiscal second quarter net sales, earnings before...

REMINDER/BEM Systems, Inc., to Present January 24 Seminar On Toxic Mold Investigation, Litigation, & Control.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors REMINDER...for Jan. 24 (Thurs.) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Environmental consultants BEM Systems, Inc., will present a full-day, multidisciplinary seminar titled Toxic Mold Litigation, Investigation and Control, on January...

Microchip Technology Unveils Industry's First Serial EEPROMs Supporting VESA E-EDID 1.3 Standard.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 I2C(TM) Serial EEPROMs Offers Simple, Low-Cost Solution for Designers Who Must Meet Stringent Standards of Next-Generation Monitors and Beyond...

Pan Pacific Retail Properties Comments on Its Two Kmart Leases; Kmart Only Accounts for Less Than 0.5% of Total Base Rent.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE:PNP) the largest neighborhood shopping center real estate investment trust (REIT) on the West Coast, today commented on its two leases...

EarthLink Secures Position on IBM's Latest Personal Computers; New Customers Eligible For 30 Days of Free Service.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & High Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 EarthLink (Nasdaq:ELNK) today announced that it has secured a position on IBM's (NYSE:IBM) new Windows XP Home-based computers sold in North America. As part...

Key3Studios Adds Industry Veteran to Drive Custom Programs for Clients.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors Winter 2002 VON Developers Conference FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Key3Media Group, Inc. (NYSE:KME) today announced the addition of Linda Kazares as Vice President, Key3Studios, a division of...

ADC Selected by PacketLight to Install and Deploy Optical Service Transport Systems.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & Technology Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 ADC Systems Integration to Provide Geographic Reach for Deployment of PacketLight's Integrated Optical Transport System for Fast and Efficient...

Virgin Entertainment Group Announces Opening Date of Virgin Megastore in Boston; Party to Begin at Newbury's Ultimate Music and Entertainment Destination.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Virgin Entertainment Group, North America, the world's leading multi-channel music and entertainment retailer, announced today it will be opening its 22nd Virgin Megastore in...

eSynch's EnhancedDVD-ROM Technology Gains Industry Attention; The Hollywood Reporter, Hollywood's No. 1 News Source, Runs Article.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2001 eSynch Corporation (OTCBB:ESYN), a leader in the development and distribution of digital content delivery tools and media rights management software...

Vans, Inc. Hires Former Adidas Executive, Robert L. Nagel, as Senior Vice President of Sales and Apparel.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & Retail Writers SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Vans, Inc. (Nasdaq:VANS) today announced the hiring of Robert L. Nagel to the position of Senior Vice President of Sales and Apparel. In his new...

Pegasus Solutions' Utell Brand Ranks Highest in Hotel Bookings on Orbitz.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & High Tech Writers DALLAS & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Net reservations total over $3 million from June through December 2001 Utell announced today that it has become the most popular hotel group...

Aames Financial Corporation Completes $235.0 Million Securitization; Plans Commencement of Rights Offering and Retains Financial Advisor.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Aames Financial Corporation (OTCBB:AMSF), a leader in subprime home equity lending, announced today the successful completion of a $235.0 million asset backed securitization...

Catholic Healthcare Partners Selects McKesson to Help Standardize Care, Improve Medication Safety; Horizon Clinicals Addresses Leapfrog Group Medication Safety Initiatives.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 23, 2002 In a move to standardize and improve care delivery across its 31-hospital health system, Cincinnati-based Catholic Healthcare Partners recently...

Stereo Vision Acquires 50% of Mike Pinera Album.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Stereo Vision Entertainment Inc. (OTCBB:SVED) has purchased half, of the ready to release Mike Pinera album titled "In The Garden Of Eden". The twenty...

All Aboard -- Yahoo! and Amtrak Unveil Country's First Internet-Enabled Trains.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo available on BW PhotoWire/AP PhotoExpress, NewsCom and on Business Wire's Web site at www.businesswire.com SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Purple...

Xchange Selects Business Objects to Add Business Intelligence Capabilities to Xchange 8.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Integration Will Provide Xchange Customers Greater Insight Into Enterprise-Wide Customer Data Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ), the world's...

ViewCast Extends Public Warrant Expiration Date and Reduces Exercise Price.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 ViewCast Corporation (Nasdaq:VCST & VCSTW), the video communications leader, announced today that its Board of Directors has voted to extend the public and...

Infocus Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2001 Financial Results.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 InFocus(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:INFS)(OSE:IFC) today announced fourth quarter revenues of $192.4 million and earnings per share of $.14 excluding merger and...

Steve Wozniak Launches New Technology Venture; Secures Series A Financing from Mobius Venture Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Palo Alto Investors.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Steve Wozniak, the technical visionary and co-founder of Apple Computer, announced today the launch of Wheels of Zeus (wOz), a new company focused on...

Aphton Completes Patient Recruitment for Gastric Cancer Clinical Trial.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers MIAMI--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 23, 2002 Aphton Corporation (Nasdaq:APHT) Aphton announced that it has completed patient recruitment for its clinical trial for patients with metastatic gastric...

Six Sigma Academy Unveils New Web-based Business Improvement Enterprise Platform.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Six Sigma Academy, a global consultancy creating transformational change at industry-leading corporations, today launched Essenteq(TM), a Web...

PhotoWorks, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2002 Results.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 PhotoWorks, Inc. (OTCBB:FOTO), a leading photo services company, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended December 29, 2001. The Company reported a net...

Superior MicroPowders Manufactures Combinatorially Discovered Materials.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & High-Tech Writers ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Superior MicroPowders LLC (SMP, www.smp1.com) announced that it will be making a public presentation regarding the manufacture of combinatorially...

Cala Corporation Reopens the Landmark ``House of Shields''.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 The Cala Corporation trading under the symbol CCAA announced today that it will open its first restaurant on February 1st, 2002. The restaurant, named "House of Shields --...

Wind River Launches Upgrade to WindSurf, Its Online Support Service For Customers and Partners; Expanded Support Includes 24x7 Access and Peer-to-Peer Support.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Wind River Systems (Nasdaq:WIND), a leading provider of software and services for connected devices, today announced the availability of its revamped...

Superior Industries International Wins New Business Under Multi-Year Wheel Supply Agreement With GM.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & Automotive Writers VAN NUYS, Calif.--(AutomotiveWire)--Jan. 23, 2002 Superior Industries International, Inc. (NYSE:SUP) announced today the award of several new and replacement programs under the previously announced...

SalesLogix Receives Overwhelming Response To SalesLogix QuickStart Initiative in Fourth Quarter.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Over 30 companies selected SalesLogix QuickStart, the first-ever guaranteed CRM solution Interact Commerce Corporation, the makers of...

OnlineBenefits Selected by ResourceONE/USI; Benergy to Power ResourceONE's Employee Communication Platform.
January 23, 2002... Business/High-Tech Editors UNIONDALE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 OnlineBenefits, a leading provider of Internet-based employee communications, today announces that ResourceONE, a provider of single-source technology solutions...

Advanced Neuromodulation Systems To Present at Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. (ANS) (NASDAQ:ANSI) announced today that it will make a presentation next week before the Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference in New York,...

Sunset Key Guest Cottages Recognized in Conde Nast Traveler 2002 Gold List.
January 23, 2002... Business/Travel Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com KEY WEST, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Sunset Key...

REMINDER/Women of Vision International To Hold Inaugural Meeting January 24, 2002.
January 23, 2002... News/Assignments Editors REMINDER for...Thursday (January 24) DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Women of Vision International will hold its inaugural meeting on Jan. 24, at the Hilton Dallas Parkway, 4801 LBJ Freeway, Dallas,...

Intava Gravity Simplifies Wireless Development for International Markets; New Device Simulators Now Aid Millions of Wireless Developers Globally.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors and Technology Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Intava Corporation, a leading provider of easy-to-use wireless development applications, today announced Intava Gravity(TM) has been expanded to...

Peribit Networks Named Network Computing Company to Watch for 2002.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Peribit Networks, the only developer of DNA sequencing-based network bandwidth optimization products, today announced it has been named one of the...

PC Mall Reports $0.43 Per Share for 2001, a $1.31 Per Share Improvement Over 2000; Fourth Quarter 2001 Consolidated Earnings Per Share of $0.20.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors & High-Tech Writers TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 PC Mall, Inc. (Nasdaq:MALL): Highlights: -- Consolidated EPS for Q4 2001 of $0.20 compared to Q4 2000 EPS of $0.23. -- Q4 2001 results...

Cell Pathways Updates Status of Three CP461 Pilot Studies.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K HORSHAM, Pa.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 23, 2002 Cell Pathways, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLPA) today provided an update regarding the status of its three ongoing pilot Phase IIa studies of CP461. The...

MouseMattress.com Introduces Innovative Mouse Pad To Help Wipe Out Ergonomic Injuries; MouseMattress Launched.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos are available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 The launch of the...

REMINDER/Tensilica Inc., Silicon Valley Bank and CMP Electronics Group Present ''Disruptive Technology in the Silicon Economy'' Featuring Clayton Christensen.
January 23, 2002... Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REMINDER...for Wed. (Jan. 23) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Who: Tensilica Inc., in association with Silicon Valley Bank and CMP Electronics Group What: An afternoon and...