Business Wire articles from July 7 2004

Business Wire archives from July 7 2004

Utility Trailer Recognizes Top Dealers at the Utility Trailer 90th Anniversary Dealer Meeting.
July 7, 2004... CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Second graph, second sentence should read: xxx included Paul Bennett, Chairman of the Board and CEO, and his wife Beatrice, Hal Bennett, President, and his wife Pamela, and Craig Bennett, Senior Vice President, Sales...

Bovie Medical Corporation to Report Record Revenues for the Second Quarter.
July 7, 2004... MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Bovie Medical Corporation ("the Company") (Amex:BVX), a premier manufacturer and marketer of electrosurgery products, announced that it expects to report in August that the recently completed second quarter was the highest...

Central Wireless Inc. Announced Today That The Company Has Started Construction At The Wilson Ga. Facility.
July 7, 2004... SARASOTA, Fla. -- Central Wireless (OTCBB:CWIR) announced today that the Company has started construction at the Wilson Tower facility. The two hundred sixty foot (260') guyed tower facility will service the Wilson area located in Wilcox...

International Monetary Systems Acquires Barter Network, Inc.; Latest Acquisition Makes Company a Coast-to-Coast Barter System.
July 7, 2004... NEW BERLIN, Wis. -- International Monetary Systems, Ltd. (OTCBB:INLM), a worldwide leader in corporate and consumer barter services, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the client base and certain assets of...

Associated Administrators Inc. Integrates MyHealthBank Finance 3.1 to Offer New Cash Account Management Capabilities for Employers.
July 7, 2004... PORTLAND, Ore. -- MyHealthBank today announced that Portland-based Associated Administrators, Inc. (AAI) will implement MyHealthBank's Finance 3.1 software to administrate and track a variety of insurance and cash account products, including...

Consumer Products Manufacturer Plans for Second Cogen Unit in Wisconsin, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.
July 7, 2004... HOUSTON -- Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Inc.; Houston). S. C. Johnson & Son Incorporated (SCJ) began operations last year of a new cogeneration unit at its household cleaning and personal care products...

CONMED Corporation To Broadcast Review of Second Quarter 2004 Earnings Live Over The Internet.
July 7, 2004... UTICA, N.Y. -- CONMED Corporation (Nasdaq:CNMD) announced today that it expects to broadcast its second quarter 2004 conference call live over the Internet on Thursday, July 22, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company also expects that...

Power and Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Leave Rocky Mountain Region Ripe with Industrial Project Activity, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.
July 7, 2004... HOUSTON -- Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston). Currently, Industrialinfo.com is tracking 411 active industrial projects in the Rocky Mountain region. These projects, representing nearly $49...

HERC Products Inc. Adds Board Member with Extensive U.S. Navy and Public Company Board Experience.
July 7, 2004... PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- HERC Products Inc. (OTC BB: HERC) (BSE: HER) today announced that Vice Admiral Robert J. Spane, USN (Ret.) has joined the company's board of directors as vice chairman and will also serve on the board's Audit and Compensation...

CMS Hospitality Selects IDeaS for Revenue Optimization; Technical Alliance to Focus on Bringing Revenue Management to Joint Customers in Asia Pacific.
July 7, 2004... MINNEAPOLIS & SYDNEY, Australia -- -IDeaS, the leading provider of hospitality revenue optimization solutions and one of the industry's fastest growing technology companies, announced today that CMS Hospitality has selected IDeaS as a CMS...

Microsoft Partner Marketplace Portal Offers Print Manager Plus to Control the Cost of Printing across the Enterprise.
July 7, 2004... LONDON & CLEARWATER, Fla. -- New Microsoft(R) Portal Offers State of the Art Partner Software E[acute accent]Microsoft has begun offering its European government and education customers Software Shelf(R) Print Manager Plus(R). This is part...

QualMark Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call; Tuesday, July 20, 2004, at 11:00 a.m. EST.
July 7, 2004... DENVER -- QualMark Corporation (OTCBB: QMRK), a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing) and HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening) systems, will release fiscal second quarter results on...

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. Declares Cash Dividend.
July 7, 2004... CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (NYSE:FDP), today announced that the board of directors has declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of twenty cents ($0.20) per share, payable on September 3, 2004, to shareholders of...

AMI-Partners' Study Predicts IT and Telecom Spending among SMBs Worldwide to Exceed $850 Billion During 2004.
July 7, 2004... NEW YORK -- AMI-Partners --New Business Formation and IT Infrastructure Buildout in Emerging Markets Fuels Growth; --Productivity and Security Driven IT Revival in Developed Economies; --Global SMB IT and Telecom Spending on Track...

Swisscom Mobile to Deploy ADC's Metrica for UMTS Network Performance Management.
July 7, 2004... MINNEAPOLIS -- ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com) announced today that Swisscom Mobile, Switzerland's leading wireless operator, has selected ADC's Metrica(R) Performance Manager software for its Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS)...

Silicom Adds SSL Encryption Technology to Security Appliance Product Line.
July 7, 2004... KFAR SAVA, Israel -- To Cooperate With NetSecureOne In Development, Manufacturing, Marketing And Sales of SSL Acceleration Products, Receives Initial Purchase Order Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ:SILCF) today announced that it has received an...

CNI and Kostat to Develop Next Generation Electronics Packaging Materials.
July 7, 2004... HOUSTON -- Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc (CNI) and Kostat, Inc. today announced a joint development agreement to develop and commercialize conductive polymers for electronics module trays, carrier tapes and other electronics related...

Esmertec is Opening Customer Support and Testing Centre in Taipei, Taiwan.
July 7, 2004... DUEBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland & TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Professional services for regional customers in Asia Esmertec(TM) (www.esmertec.com), a leading provider of Java(TM) solutions for mobile phones and embedded devices, is opening a Customer...

Tele Atlas Closes Funding and Finalizes Acquisition of GDT.
July 7, 2004... 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands & MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Tele Atlas N.V. announced today that its North American subsidiary, Tele Atlas North America, Inc., has closed the financing proposal it received in April 27, 2004, for $210 million...

Coding Technologies Signs Broad aacPlus License with Nokia.
July 7, 2004... NUREMBERG, Germany -- Coding Technologies, world-leading provider of audio compression for mobile, broadcasting and the Internet, today announced a major licensing deal with Nokia. The agreement enables Nokia to incorporate Coding Technologies'...

You Software Ships New WYSIWYG Font Menu for Mac OS X -- You Control:Fonts.
July 7, 2004... PORTLAND, Ore. -- You Software, Inc. --New You Control:Fonts makes it easy to find fonts by letting you create a WYSIWYG font menu that displays the fonts in their own typeface and groups them into their proper font families. Introductory...

UMC Reports Sales for June 2004.
July 7, 2004... TAIPEI, R.O.C. -- United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TAIEX: 2303), (UMC) today reported unaudited net sales for the month of June 2004. Revenues for June 2004 Period 2004 2003 Y/Y Change Y/Y (%) M/M...

Wavecom Awarded the Europe Latitud'Export Prize for Its Commercial Performance in Hungary; Wavecom is Hungary's Leader on the Wireless Communications Market.
July 7, 2004... ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France -- Wavecom SA (Nasdaq:WVCM)(Euronext: AVM)(ISIN: FR0000073066) today announced that it has been singled out as France's highest performing SME (Small & Medium-size Enterprise) in Hungary for the first edition of the...

Elan Sells Its Myobloc Rights to Solstice Neurosciences Inc.
July 7, 2004... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Elan Corporation, plc today announced that it has completed the sale of its worldwide rights to Myobloc(TM) / Neurobloc(TM) (Myobloc) (Botulinum Toxin Type B) injectable solution to Solstice Neurosciences, Inc (Solstice), a...

Technip Awarded Contract by Statoil for the Norne Satellites Project in Norway.
July 7, 2004... PARIS -- Technip announces that Technip Offshore Norge AS, its Norwegian affiliate, has been awarded by Statoil a contract related to the sub sea portion of the Norne Satellites Project in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The contract,...

Jerini Obtained Orphan Drug Status by U.S. FDA for Treatment of Severe Burn Patients.
July 7, 2004... BERLIN -- Jerini today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug status to Icatibant, the company's bradykinin receptor antagonist for the treatment of edema in severe burn patients. The orphan drug...

Real Media's Web Analytics Tool - Insight XE - Selected by SWITCH, France's Largest Online Advertiser.
July 7, 2004... PARIS -- Real Media, a division of 24/7 Real Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: TFSM), a pioneer in interactive marketing and technology, today announced that SWITCH, the publisher of the Web site, partirpascher.com, which markets international holiday...

Ultimate in Luxury Polo Travel: $3000/Ticket -- One-Way Argentina to Costa Rica: 59 Horses, 4 Handlers, 1 Veterinarian.
July 7, 2004... WHAT: 59 polo horses will fly approximately 8 hours non-stop, first-class on a chartered jet from Buenos Aires to San Jose's Juan Santamaria International Airport in Costa Rica. The horses...

Samsung DigitAll Hope Grants USD1.05 Million to Community Organizations in Seven Asian Countries over Two Years.
July 7, 2004... SINGAPORE -- Samsung Electronics today announced the second consecutive year of its largest regional social program -- Samsung DigitAll Hope. Following through on a promise made at its inauguration, Samsung plans to contribute USD1.05 million...

Meritage's Second Quarter Order Value Up 51%.
July 7, 2004... DALLAS & SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Meritage Corp. (NYSE: MTH) --$700 MILLION IN HOMES ORDERED - UP 51% FROM SECOND QUARTER 2003 --$1,169 MILLION IN ORDER BACKLOG - UP 45% FROM SECOND QUARTER 2003 --$431 MILLION IN HOME CLOSING REVENUE -...

NW Natural Declares Dividends.
July 7, 2004... PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Board of Directors of Northwest Natural Gas Company (NYSE:NWN), dba NW Natural, has declared a quarterly dividend of 32.5 cents a share on the company's common stock, Mark S. Dodson, NW Natural's president and chief...

MIS Training Institute Presents WebSec 2004: The E-Security Conference and Expo.
July 7, 2004... FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Sixth graph, first sentence should read: In addition to its curriculum, WebSec provides optimum networking opportunities including a Dessert Reception hosted by Internet Security Systems. (sted In addition to its rigorous...

Cisco Metropolitan Mobile Network Solution Delivers Wireless Broadband Access on a Metropolitan Scale.
July 7, 2004... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- In the Pricing and Availability section of release dated June 21, 2004, the price for the Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Outdoor Wireless Bridge should be $4,999 (sted $1,499) The corrected release reads: CISCO...

Acusphere Announces $70 Million European Partnership for AI-700.
July 7, 2004... WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Acusphere, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUS), a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops drug products using its porous microparticle technology, announced today that it has entered into a Collaboration, License and Supply Agreement...

Picnics, Pythons and Heroes ... Oh My! Golden Retriever Recognized as Kibbles 'N Bits 49th Dog Hero of the Year; Courageous Canine Rescues Young Girl From Escaped Python.
July 7, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- For nearly 50 years, canines of all shapes and sizes have been honored for their acts of heroism through the Dog Hero of the Year award. This year is no different. Del Monte Foods, maker of Kibbles 'n Bits(R) dog food today...

MGI PHARMA Second Quarter 2004 Financial Results Conference Call to Be Webcast on July 14, 2004.
July 7, 2004... MINNEAPOLIS -- MGI PHARMA, INC. (Nasdaq:MOGN) will broadcast its second quarter 2004 financial results in a conference call with investors live over the Internet on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Lonnie Moulder, president...

Zacks Sell List Highlights: Emulex Corporation, Maytag Corporation, Plexus Corporation, and Ross Stores.
July 7, 2004... CHICAGO -- 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). Since inception in 1988 the S&P 500 has outperformed the...

CombiMatrix Announces First in a Series of Catalog Expression Arrays -- Human Drug Metabolism Array.
July 7, 2004... NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX)(Nasdaq:ACTG) announced today that its CombiMatrix group has made available to researchers a new CustomArray(TM) Human Drug Metabolism Array. This array enables researchers to...

Zacks Buy List Highlights: Nordstrom, Whole Foods Market, AutoNation, and Waters Corporation.
July 7, 2004... CHICAGO -- 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 1988 and has gained +139.7% since January 2000 when the...

Survey Shows Companies Holding Onto Thrifty Travel Habits, Using Online Booking and Low-Cost Airlines.
July 7, 2004... SOUTHLAKE, Texas -- GetThere Benchmark Survey Also Shows Higher Online Usage Among Medium-Sized Companies Than Large Companies GetThere(R), the leading provider of online corporate travel technology, today announced the results of its...

Zacks.com Announces That the Experts at Ultimate Option Strategies Highlight Options for the Following Stocks: Allied Capital Corp., Tellabs, EMC, and El Paso.
July 7, 2004... CHICAGO -- Investors should be cautious of the summer doldrums, according to Ken Trester and his team, but that doesn't mean allowing profit opportunity to pass by. Stay on course with a couple of this expert's more recent option...

Audible, Inc. Second Quarter Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled for August 3, 2004.
July 7, 2004... WAYNE, N.J. -- Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBL), the leading provider of digitally delivered spoken word audio, today announced that it will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 3, 2004, at 5 P.M. eastern time (EDT) to review second quarter...

MOD-PAC CORP Announces Second Quarter 2004 Conference Call and Webcast.
July 7, 2004... BUFFALO, N.Y. -- MOD-PAC CORP. (Nasdaq:MPAC), a specialized commercial printer and manufacturer of paperboard packaging, today announced that it will release its second quarter 2004 financial results before the opening of financial markets on...

AmREIT Announces Mid-Year Update; REIT Purchases $55 Million of Irreplaceable Corners.
July 7, 2004... HOUSTON -- AmREIT (AMEX:AMY) --Plaza in the Park Kroger Shopping Center - #1 Kroger in the State of Texas; --Cinco Ranch Kroger Shopping Center - Top 10 Kroger in the Houston Area; --The Courtyard at Post Oak - Premier Corner in...

IVAX Receives FDA Approvable Letter for Albuterol HFA in Breath-Activated Inhaler.
July 7, 2004... MIAMI -- IVAX Corporation (AMEX:IVX)(LSE:IVX.L) announced today that it has received an approvable letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its New Drug Application (NDA) for albuterol sulfate using...

MX Logic Reports CAN-SPAM Compliance Averages 2.3 Percent During First Six Months of Enactment.
July 7, 2004... DENVER -- -- Average Monthly Compliance With CAN-SPAM Act Drops From High of 3 Percent January Through April to Low of 1 Percent in May and June -- MX Logic, Inc., a leading provider of innovative email defense solutions that ensure email...

Citadel Security Software Expects 150% Increase in Sequential Quarterly Revenue.
July 7, 2004... DALLAS -- Company Expects to Report Second Quarter 2004 Revenue of Approximately $3.4 Million and Reiterates 2004 Full-year Revenue Guidance Citadel Security Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CDSS), a leader in full life cycle vulnerability management...

Advanced Power Technology Announces Strong Revenue Growth in the Second Quarter 2004 and Expects Continued Strong Growth in the Third Quarter of 2004.
July 7, 2004... BEND, Ore. -- Second Quarter Results to be Announced On July 22, 2004 E[acute accent]Advanced Power Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:APTI), a leading supplier of high performance power semiconductors used in the conditioning and control of...

ClientLogic Chooses Award-Winning Qwiz Vantage; Leading Call Center Outsourcer Recognizes Advantages of Screening Candidate's Behavior, Attitude and Values.
July 7, 2004... ATLANTA -- ClientLogic, a Leading International Call Center Outsourcer with 16,500 Associates and 39 Call Centers, Has Chosen Qwiz Vantage(TM) to Help Them Hire Reliable, Honest and Efficient Employees. Qwiz Vantage helps identify...

Lifestream Technologies' Shipments Double in Fourth Quarter 2004; With additional distribution and increasing awareness, Lifestream sees its business expanding in 2005.
July 7, 2004... POST FALLS, Idaho -- Lifestream Technologies(TM) (OTCBB:LFTC), the leading manufacturer of home cholesterol monitors and professional screening devices, today announced that shipments in the fourth quarter were twice that of the same quarter...

Logitech Sets First Quarter Fiscal 2005 Earnings Announcement.
July 7, 2004... FREMONT, Calif. -- Logitech International (SWX:LOGN) (Nasdaq:LOGI), announced that it will release quarterly financial results for the period ended June 30, 2004, on Thursday, July 22, 2004 at 1:00 a.m. Eastern Time/07:00 Central European Time....

Third U.S. Flagged and U.S. Crewed Ship for NCL America; 2400-Passenger Pride of Hawai`i to Launch in Summer of 2006.
July 7, 2004... HONOLULU -- On Independence Day, NCL America announced the addition of a third U.S. Flagged ship to Hawai`i to be delivered in the summer of 2006. The Pride of Hawai`i is the second ship in the original Project America program and the third...

Twister Networks Executes Agreement To Sell VoIP Internet Phones & Services In Vietnam.
July 7, 2004... IRVINE, Calif. -- Twister Networks, Inc. (Pink Sheets:TWTN) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Vietnam's VASC, a state-owned Software and Media subsidiary of Vietnam Post and Telecommunications. The agreement allows Twister...

Kintera Named to List of Top 25 Service Providers in ASP Industry.
July 7, 2004... SAN DIEGO -- Kintera(r) Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTA), a leading provider of software as a service to nonprofit organizations, announced today that it has been ranked by ASPnews as one of the world's 25 leading ASPs in the "provider" category. ASPnews, a...

Capital Crossing Bank Added to Russell 3000 and Russell 2000 Indexes.
July 7, 2004... BOSTON -- Capital Crossing Bank (NASDAQ:CAPX) (the "Bank") announced today that it has been added to the newly-reconstituted Russell 3000(R) and Russell 2000(R) Indexes maintained by Russell Investment Group. The annual reconstitution captures...

InVision Technologies Announces Certification of CTX 1000 Explosives Detection System.
July 7, 2004... NEWARK, Calif. -- Transportation Security Administration Approves Smaller Machine to Screen Passenger Baggage InVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:INVN) today announced that its CTX 1000 explosives detection system (EDS) has been certified...

Intevac to Announce 2004 Second-Quarter Results on Tuesday July 13, 2004.
July 7, 2004... SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Intevac, Inc. (Nasdaq:IVAC) will release financial results for its 2004 second-quarter before the market open on Tuesday, July 13, 2004. E[acute accent]At 8 a.m. PDT (11 a.m. EDT) on Tuesday, July 13, 2004, Kevin...

Ashworth Announces Settlement in Principle of Class Action Lawsuit.
July 7, 2004... CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Ashworth, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASHW), a leading golf inspired sportswear company, announced today that it has reached a tentative settlement to conclude a securities class action lawsuit brought in 1999 against the Company and...

PeopleSoft Announces General Availability of EnterpriseOne Asset Lifecycle Management; Industry-Leading Solution Provides Condition-Based Maintenance and Equipment Cost Analysis.
July 7, 2004... PLEASANTON, Calif. -- PeopleSoft Inc. (Nasdaq:PSFT) today announced the general availability of PeopleSoft(R) EnterpriseOne Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) 8.10. The latest ALM release includes new Condition-Based Maintenance and Equipment...

Will the Real ``iRobot'' Please Stand Up?
July 7, 2004... BURLINGTON, Mass. -- "Robots are no longer the stuff of science fiction: They are already here, helping us in our daily lives, but doing only what we tell them," says Colin Angle, robotics visionary and CEO of iRobot Fervor is rising over...

Ashworth, Inc. Acquires Gekko Brands, LLC -- The Game and Kudzu Brands -- a Leading Manufacturer of Headwear.
July 7, 2004... CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Acquisition Enhances the Company's Multi-Brand Multi-Channel Business Strategy --Expected to add over $30 million in annual revenue --Expected to be accretive in fiscal 2004 Ashworth, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASHW), a...

Emerson To Acquire Marconi Power Business; Increases Emerson Network Power Capability to Serve Telecom Customers With Global Power Systems, Solutions and Services.
July 7, 2004... ST. LOUIS -- Emerson (NYSE: EMR) announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire the outside plant and power systems business of Marconi Corporation PLC (LSE: MONI) for $375 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close by...

Tessera and NEC Electronics Sign Technology Licensing Agreement -- Agreement Reflects Tessera's Commitment to the Global Adoption of its Advanced Packaging Technologies.
July 7, 2004... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRA), a leading technology developer and services provider for semiconductor chip-scale and multi-chip packages (CSPs and MCPs), today announced that it has signed a new technology...

HighBeam Research Improves Tools, Adds Millions of Documents, Registers More Than 600,000 Members.
July 7, 2004... CHICAGO -- HighBeam(TM) Research, LLC (www.highbeam.com) announced today several improvements to its research engine that will help individual researchers find, organize and deliver answers faster and more effectively. In addition, it announced...

Don't Get Stuck This Summer Without the Soundtrack to the Disney Channel Original Movie ``Stuck in the Suburbs,'' Set for Release on Walt Disney Records July 13, 2004.
July 7, 2004... BURBANK, Calif. -- Features Music by Jesse McCartney, Haylie Duff and Anneliese Van Der Pol Walt Disney Records releases the soundtrack to the Disney Channel Original Movie "Stuck in the Suburbs" on July 13. The soundtrack features all-new...

Disney's The Haunted Mansion DVD Enchanted with InterActual Technology for the Mac; First Disney DVD to Provide Enhanced Bonus Content for Mac OS X.
July 7, 2004... NOVATO, Calif. -- The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) and InterActual(R), a subsidiary of Sonic Solutions(R) (Nasdaq:SNIC) and the leading provider of ROM and bonus feature technology for DVD, announced today that the recent Disney DVD release of...

Encore Capital Group, Inc. Announces its Largest Portfolio Purchase.
July 7, 2004... SAN DIEGO -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ECPG), a leading accounts receivable management firm, announced today that it has closed on the largest portfolio purchase in the Company's history. Encore paid $13.0 million for a portfolio with...

Tango Incorporated Increasing Work Force to Meet Current Demand.
July 7, 2004... PORTLAND, Ore. -- Tango Incorporated (OTCBB:TNGO) announced today that it is increasing its work force in order to fill positions for a second production shift at the Company's Portland manufacturing facility. This second shift, which meets a...

AuthentiDate Holding Corp. Announces Concepts in Data Management Purchase of Block of United States Postal Service Electronic Postmarks.
July 7, 2004... SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- AuthentiDate Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:ADAT) announced today that Concepts in Data Management Incorporated (CDM), of Ontario, Canada has purchased a block of United States Postal Service's (USPS) Electronic Postmarks(TM) (USPS...

Accenture Reports Third-Quarter Fiscal 2004 Results; Company Achieves Record Quarter, With 21% Revenue Growth and 31% EPS Growth.
July 7, 2004... NEW YORK -- Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2004, ended May 31, 2004, in line with the preliminary results the company announced on June 17. Revenues before reimbursements ("net...

PeopleSoft Announces Second Quarter 2004 Preliminary Results.
July 7, 2004... PLEASANTON, Calif. -- PeopleSoft Inc. (Nasdaq:PSFT) today announced preliminary financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. The Company expects to report total revenues between $655 million and $665 million with license revenue in...

Thomson Continues Expansion in European Distribution Market: New Technicolor Distribution Center in France Will Help Content Owners Manage High-Growth Consumer Demand for DVD.
July 7, 2004... PARIS -- New Facility and Expanded Service Offering Includes Best-in-Class Inventory Management and Planning Tools to Get Home Entertainment Products to Market Faster Thomson (NYSE:TMS) (Euronext Paris: 18453), the world leader in...

Bentley Commerce to Expand Its Per Inquiry -- PI -- Media Program Launched Last Week After Completing Its First Four Agreements.
July 7, 2004... SARASOTA, Fla. -- Bentley Commerce Corporation (OTCBB:BLYC)(www.bentleycommerce.com), the online leader in worldwide barter and trade, will expand its innovative Per Inquiry (PI) media program launched last week that enables it to convert its...

Sodexho Alliance: Good Growth in Revenues for the First Nine Months of Fiscal 2003-2004.
July 7, 2004... PARIS -- Sodexho Alliance's (NYSE:SDX)(Euronext:EXHO.PA) consolidated revenues for the first nine months of fiscal 2003-2004 reached 8.9 billion euro. Organic growth, at a constant consolidation scope and excluding currency effects, accelerated...

eASIC Corporation Awarded 10th Patent for its Configurable Structured ASIC Technology.
July 7, 2004... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The patent was granted for innovative single-via customizable multi-layer routing fabric eASIC(R) Corporation, a provider of breakthrough Structured ASIC technology and products, today announced that it has received its...

Headwaters Incorporated Closes Southwest Concrete Products Acquisition.
July 7, 2004... SOUTH JORDAN, Utah -- Headwaters Incorporated (Nasdaq:HDWR): --Expands "Green" Building Products in Texas --Expands Manufacturing and Sales Capabilities in Texas --Estimated to be Accretive to FY 2004 and FY 2005 EPS --Further...

UnitedAuto Acquires Four Audi Franchises; Buys Aston Green Group in United Kingdom.
July 7, 2004... BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- UnitedAuto Group, Inc. (NYSE:UAG), a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, today announced the acquisition of the Aston Green retail group in the United Kingdom, making UnitedAuto the largest partner with Audi in...

William Adamowski Becomes Chairman of MortgageHub; Experienced IT Executive; MortgageHub Co-Founder Assumes New Role.
July 7, 2004... CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. -- William Adamowski has become the chairman of MortgageHub, a mortgage industry Web service provider that offers several modular systems for the wholesale, retail and soon to the consumer market that decrease origination time...

Duratek To Post 2nd Quarter Results.
July 7, 2004... COLUMBIA, Md. -- Duratek, Inc., (Nasdaq:DRTK), a leading radioactive materials management and disposition company, will announce its 2nd quarter 2004 results on Wednesday, July 21, 2004, prior to the market open. Duratek will also hold a...

Yum! Brands Inc. Announces Second-Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call.
July 7, 2004... LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE:YUM), will hold its second-quarter earnings conference call Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time (8:15 a.m. Central Time). The call will be webcast by CCBN, and it can be accessed at...

Konica Minolta Introduces the DiMAGE Z3 High-Performance 4.0 Megapixel Digital Camera.
July 7, 2004... MAHWAH, N.J. -- New Digital Camera with Built-in 12X Optical "Mega Zoom" Lens is the First Z-Series Camera to Feature Konica Minolta's CCD-Shift Anti-Shake System Konica Minolta introduces a new addition to the Z-series of digital cameras...

BANKDetect's Robert Cofod Offers Expertise Regarding Fraud Prevention.
July 7, 2004... BANKDetect: A[micro] Who: Robert Cofod, president of BANKDetect, can discuss fraud detection and its prevention. Using his background in the intelligence community, he has designed and developed advanced ...

Konica Minolta Introduces the 3.2 Megapixel DiMAGE Z10 Digital Camera.
July 7, 2004... MAHWAH, N.J. -- Affordable New Camera Features Fastest-in-Class Startup, 8X Optical "Mega Zoom," Fast and Reliable Autofocusing, and Energy Efficient Design Konica Minolta introduces an affordable new addition to the Z-series of digital...

Zacks.com Announces That Charles Carlson Highlights the Following Stocks: Equitable Resources, Merck, Procter & Gamble, Lucent Technologies, and Motorola.
July 7, 2004... CHICAGO -- Charles Carlson expects a choppy market climate for the second half of the year, which he says should fuel big interest in growth-and-income stocks. Find out which stocks this expert believes will perform well for the rest of 2004....