PR Newswire articles from December 22 2003

PR Newswire archives from December 22 2003

Accelrys Announces Agreement to Distribute Jubilant Biosys' Kinase Inhibitor Database.
December 22, 2003... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelrys, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pharmacopeia, Inc. , today announced a strategic agreement to become the exclusive distributor of Jubilant Biosys' Kinase ChemBioBase -- a kinase inhibitor database in...

Rendell Administration Announces Increases in Unemployment and Workers' Compensation Weekly Benefit Limits.
December 22, 2003... HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Labor and Industry Secretary Stephen M. Schmerin today announced increases in the maximum weekly benefits for new unemployment compensation (UC) beneficiaries and new workers' compensation (WC)...

IceFyre Semiconductor Receives EDN Hot 100 Product of 2003 Award.
December 22, 2003... OTTAWA, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- IceFyre(TM) Semiconductor, Inc., today announced that its wireless local area network (WLAN) products have been selected one of EDN Magazine's Hot 100 Products of 2003. Selected by the editorial staff of leading...

Novacea Stops Enrollment in Trial of DN-101 as Monotherapy in Myelodysplastic Syndromes.
December 22, 2003... SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Novacea Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it is stopping enrollment in a small clinical trial studying DN-101 as a single agent in myelodysplastic...

JAC Acquisition Company, Inc. Extends Tender Offer for Joule Inc. Shares to January 15, 2004.
December 22, 2003... MORRISTOWN, N.J., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- JAC Acquisition Company, Inc. ("Purchaser") today announced that it is extending the expiration of the tender offer for all of the outstanding common stock of Joule Inc. not owned by a purchaser group...

FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Closes at 8,061.78 up +145.78 (+1.84%).
December 22, 2003... SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing price for the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index for Monday, December 22, 2003 was 8,061.78. This was up 1.84% percent from the previous day's close. The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index ended higher...

Texas Dept. of Mental Health & Mental Retardation Suggests Ways to Avoid 'Blue' Holiday Season.
December 22, 2003... AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- While some may dream of a fantasized "greeting card White Christmas," mistletoe or Santa Clause and reindeer, there are those who dread the holidays and can't wait for them to end. Holiday depression,...

SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information.
December 22, 2003... LEBANON, N.H., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Latest Skiing Conditions Information as Supplied By SnoCountry Mountain Reports. (Copyright: SnoCountry Worldwide) As of Monday, December 22 2003, 6:06:35 AM EST Alpine Skiing/Riding conditions are...

webMethods Portal now Generally Available for Rapid Portal Development and Deployment; webMethods Ships Web Services-Based Portal Designed for Ease-Of-Use and Low Total Cost of Ownership.
December 22, 2003... FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods, Inc. , the industry's first Web services infrastructure company, today announced the general availability of webMethods Portal(TM). webMethods Portal is a standards-based, presentation platform...

Verizon Wireless and Vodafone Cooperate on Transatlantic Text Messaging Service for Customers.
December 22, 2003... BEDMINSTER, N.J., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the leading U.S. wireless service provider, and Vodafone, the world's largest mobile community, today announces that they are introducing transatlantic text messaging. This...

The Conference Board(R) Germany Business Cycle Indicators(SM) Germany Leading Economic Indicators And Related Composite Indexes for October 2003.
December 22, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board announced today that the leading index for Germany increased 0.4 percent, while the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in October. -- With October's gain, the leading index has...

American Stock Exchange Reallocates CDM Options to AGS Specialists and Performance Capital.
December 22, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) announced today that it has selected AGS Specialists and Performance Capital Group to take over the options books from Cohen, Duffy, McGowan & Co. Michael T....

Wolf Haldenstein Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Boston Communications Group, Inc. on Behalf of Investors.
December 22, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Firm of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman and Herz LLP announced today that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Extends Contract with ChainDrugStore.net; Bristol-Myers Squibb to continue utilizing ChainDrugStore.net as a key part of its communications strategy.
December 22, 2003... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb has renewed and expanded its contract with ChainDrugStore.net, the online communications network for the $400 billion retail pharmacy industry, for an additional 12 months. ...

Leslie Seff Joins BrokerageAmerica as COO and Managing Director, Capital Markets; Industry Veteran to Manage Strategic Growth of Firm's Sales and Trading Operations.
December 22, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- BrokerageAmerica, LLC (BAMM), a leading NASDAQ market maker and institutional sales organization, announced today that Leslie Seff, a recognized leader in NASDAQ and OTC trading, has joined the firm as chief...

NEWSWEEK INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS: Highlights and Exclusives Dec. 29, 2003 Issue.
December 22, 2003... COVER: The Who's Next Issue: Faces to Watch-A Dozen People Who'll Make Headlines in 2004 (All editions). In its annual "Who's Next" issue, Newsweek recaps the events of 2003 and looks ahead to the people who are going to stand out in 2004,...

NEWSWEEK MEDIA LEAD SHEET: December 29, 2003 - January 5, 2004 Double Issue (on newsstands Monday, December 22).
December 22, 2003... COVER: "WHO'S NEXT 2004" (p. 70). In its annual "Who's Next" issue, Newsweek recaps the events of 2003 and looks ahead to the people who are going to stand out in 2004, including Jon Stewart, "The Daily Show" host and political satirist; Eliot...

From DigiTruth to Identity Terrorism - Faith Popcorn's Predictions for 2004 -.
December 22, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Faith Popcorn, America's leading futurist, anticipates 2004 to be a year in which technology -- already a deeply embedded part of our lives -- finds new expression. The country will adopt a new technological...

All Thumbs? Need Help Wrapping Those Holiday Gifts? Call The Toll-Free Gift-Wrapping Tips Hotline For Expert Advice.
December 22, 2003... ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- If you're all thumbs at wrapping gifts -- and among the one-third of people who wait until December 23 to wrap your holiday gifts -- take advantage of the first-ever, toll-free Scotch Brand Gift...

SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information.
December 22, 2003... LEBANON, N.H., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Latest Skiing Conditions Information as Supplied By SnoCountry Mountain Reports. (Copyright: SnoCountry Worldwide) As of Sunday, December 21 2003, 6:27:51 PM EST Alpine Skiing/Riding conditions are...

Mai Logic, Inc. Licenses IBM(R)'S Elastic Interface Technology For Its Articia Chipset Family and Teron Series Systems in Support Of IBM(R)'S Powerpc(TM) 970 Microprocessor Family.
December 22, 2003... FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Mai Logic, Incorporated, a leading global semiconductor provider of bus-interface controller circuits, embedded platforms and total system solutions, announced today it is licensing IBM(R)'s ultra-high...

Governor Rendell Announces Steps Taken by Pennsylvania During Orange Threat Level.
December 22, 2003... HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today disclosed measures being taken by public-safety agencies across the Commonwealth to protect Pennsylvanians following his decision to raise Pennsylvania's Homeland...

Is Silver the Next Medical Gold Standard?
December 22, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The largest most profitable healthcare corporations are moving quietly but ever so quickly to establish new health treatment products to combat the many new disease strains creeping into societies around the...

Original Fly Fishing Portal Gets New Look, Creates Environmental Incentives for Sponsors.
December 22, 2003... GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- FlyFish.com, the leading Internet fly fishing resource, announced today that it has officially completed a re-launch of the portal and has developed a new advertising incentive package aimed at...

Prepaid Works Delivers Holiday Season Cheers to 100 Merchant Partners.
December 22, 2003... HOUSTON, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Prepaid Works, a prepaid service and enabling technology provider, announced that it has signed over 100 merchant partners in the last four months. "We are happy to have won the business and trust of one...

Marlabs Ranked Number 379 Fastest Growing Technology Company in North America on the 2003 Deloitte Technology Fast 500; Marlabs Inc. Attributes Its 684 Percent Revenue Growth to a Relentless Focus on Responsiveness to Customer Needs.
December 22, 2003... EDISON, N.J., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Marlabs Inc. today announced that it ranked Number 379 on the 2003 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on average...

Xilinx Announces Successful Interoperability Between Xilinx and IBM High Speed SERDES Technology; Xilinx Ensures Compatibility Between IBM ASICs and Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs.
December 22, 2003... SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. today announced successful interoperability testing of the IBM High Speed SERDES (HSS) core with Xilinx's Virtex-II Pro 3.125 serial transceivers. With Xilinx FPGAs and IBM ASICs often on...

Kerio WinRoute Firewall Is the First ICSA Labs Certified Network Firewall For Windows; ICSA Labs Certifies WinRoute as the First Modular Firewall for Windows XP to Meet the Industry's Toughest Security Criteria.
December 22, 2003... SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Kerio Technologies today announced that ICSA Labs(R), the independent authority for global product security testing that maintains stringent vendor-neutral quality standards, has declared Kerio...

Mindjet Named to 21st Annual Software 500; Visual Tool for Brainstorming and Planning Climbs in National Ranking.
December 22, 2003... LARKSPUR, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Mindjet LLC, the leading provider of visual tools for brainstorming and planning, has again been named to the Software Magazine's Software 500. Mindjet climbed to No. 418 this year from its 2002...

Clos Du Val Wine Co., Ltd. Appoints New Southwest Regional Manager.
December 22, 2003... NAPA, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Clos Du Val Wine Co., Ltd. today announced that Tom Reese has been named Southwest Regional Manager. His territory will cover Southern California, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. Reese was...

2003 Additional Giving Capacity Estimated at $107 Billion; Aggregate Wealth of Top AGI Groups Rose Over 7-Year Period Despite Market Turbulence.
December 22, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Tax filers in the top four adjusted gross income groups could boost U.S. charitable donations by an additional $107 billion in 2003 without sacrificing lifestyle, concludes NewTithing Group, a non-profit...

Non-Profit Releases PrudentPal(R) Charitable Giving Planner; Helps Donors and Advisors Plan Comfortably Affordable Current-Year Gifts.
December 22, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- NewTithing Group today launched PrudentPal(R) Charitable Giving Planner, a web-based tool to help the public and their advisors determine comfortably affordable charitable donations. Three years in...

Thor Technologies(R) Announces New Release of Its Flagship Xellerate(R) Secure Enterprise Provisioning System; Xellerate 7.2 Strengthens Thor's Ability to Offer the Lowest Overall Total Cost of Ownership and Enhanced Regulatory Compliance.
December 22, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Thor Technologies, Inc., the secure enterprise provisioning expert(TM) today announced the release of its Xellerate 7.2 enterprise provisioning system which expands the breadth and depth of its flagship...

RenderX Announces Strategic Alliance With X-Hive Corporation to Streamline XML Document Management and Publishing; New Partnership Enables Support for Creating Sophisticated Documents From XML Content Using X-Hive/Docato and RenderX XEP.
December 22, 2003... PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- RenderX, Inc., the first company in the world to roll out a Java-based, commercial grade XML rendering engine and X-Hive Corporation, a leading provider of native XML databases, today announced that...

ACCESS Announces Free Trial Download of NetFront v3.1 Software Development Kit For Linux; NetFront Browser SDK Supports Multiple Linux Variants and GUI Environments Including Qtopia, Qt/Embedded and GTK, MontaVista Linux and MontaVista Graphics.
December 22, 2003... TOKYO and FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- ACCESS (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 4813), a global provider of mobile content delivery and access technologies, today announced that its new NetFront v3.1 Software Development Kit (SDK) for Linux...

Online Retailers Report Increased Holiday Sales and Improved Customer Satisfaction By Using Oracle Small Business Suite for E-Commerce; Small E-Tailers Deliver Amazon.com-like Customer Experience.
December 22, 2003... SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite, Inc. today announced that its hundreds of online retailers have reported increases in 2003 holiday sales by using Oracle Small Business Suite for e-commerce. Oracle Small Business Suite...

Dividend Payment Date.
December 22, 2003... The New Zealand Investment Trust PLC Confirmation of dividend payment date and record date Further to the preliminary announcement of results, the Company confirms that the final dividend of 4 pence per Ordinary 25p Share will be paid...

Re: GM-Hughes transaction.
December 22, 2003... GM Plans to Split-Off Hughes and Redeem GM Class H Shares Today NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM, GMH) today announced that it plans to complete the split-off of its Hughes Electronics subsidiary before the...

Merrill Corporation Appoints Brenda Vale Vice President, Human Resources.
December 22, 2003... ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Merrill Corporation ( http://www.merrillcorp.com/ ), a global diversified communications and document services provider, today announced the promotion of Brenda Vale to vice president, Human Resources....

New Aluminum Forming Technology Announced.
December 22, 2003... BLOOMINGDALE, Ill., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Bi-Link Metal Specialties has announced a new metal forming technology that produces results similar to a casting but with throughput similar to metal stampings. The new process, "HotForming" is able...

Poem By Former U.S. Poet Laureate Mark Strand Featured On A Billboard Above One Of Chicago's Busiest Intersections.
December 22, 2003... CHICAGO, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A Chicago business and literary organization team up to feature a portion of a poem by Mark Strand on a billboard above one of Chicago's busiest intersections in the River North Gallery District. Images of the...

ShowStoppers Media Reception at CES Welcomes PressClub Sponsors and PC World's '2004 Next Gear Innovations Awards'.
December 22, 2003... CLEVELAND and PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Putting hot products from more than 50 of the most innovative companies in the technology and consumer electronics industries into one high-powered evening event for press and analysts,...

Highmark Blue Shield to Offer National Senior Fitness Program; SilverSneakers(R) Fitness Program helps older adults stay active.
December 22, 2003... CAMP HILL, Pa., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning Jan. 1, 2004, members enrolled in any of Highmark Blue Shield's MedigapBlue Medicare supplemental products may take advantage of a unique fitness program. Designed to encourage physical...

RadioShack Achieves Supply Chain Security Milestone; Company Recognized as One of First 100 C-TPAT Members to Achieve Compliance With Anti-Terrorism Initiative.
December 22, 2003... FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- After a comprehensive review of RadioShack Corporation's supply chain security initiative both domestically and abroad, the United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the...

Jim Thaxton, CEO of the Thaxton Companies, Passes Away.
December 22, 2003... LANCASTER, S.C., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Thaxton, CEO of the Thaxton Companies, passed away at his house in Pageland on December 19, 2003. This is a tragic loss for the Thaxton family, for their friends and for the over 1100 employees of...

Houston Couple Donates $100,000 to Goodfellows; Contribution Matches Largest Individual Gift Ever for Local Toy Drive.
December 22, 2003... HOUSTON, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In a major philanthropic announcement today, Houston attorney John Eddie Williams and his wife Sheridan presented a $100,000 cash donation to the Houston Chronicle's Goodfellows charity. Goodfellows provides...

CarMax, Inc. Announces Creation of the CarMax Foundation With Initial Endowment of $1 Million; Foundation to Focus on Family Auto Safety, Technical Training in Retailer's 22 Markets; Educational and Youth Programs in Home Town of Richmond, Va.
December 22, 2003... RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- CarMax, Inc. , the nation's leading specialty retailer of used vehicles announced today the creation of the CarMax Foundation, designed to benefit the markets where the company has stores. The CarMax...

Vodafone Joins InphoMatch's Global Text Messaging Network.
December 22, 2003... CHANTILLY, Va., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- InphoMatch, Inc. today announced it has signed an agreement with Vodafone, the world's largest mobile community that enables Vodafone customers to exchange international SMS text messages with...

Fiducial Jumps to 67th Spot in Entrepreneur Magazine's Annual Rankings of Top 500 Franchises; Business Model, Company Financial Strength and System Cited in Climb.
December 22, 2003... COLUMBIA, Md., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiducial, an international provider of professional business services outsourcing and financial services to small businesses and professionals, today announced that it had climbed to 67th place in...

GM Plans to Split-Off Hughes and Redeem GM Class H Shares Today.
December 22, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors Corp. today announced that it plans to complete the split-off of its Hughes Electronics subsidiary before the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. In connection with the...

DURA Automotive Systems Now Able to Translate Website into Multiple Languages Easily With Web Tool Developed by Logic Solutions.
December 22, 2003... ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- With locations in more than fourteen countries, web-based communication transcending the barrier of language is critical for DURA Automotive Systems. Developing and maintaining a website for multiple...

Detroit Branch NAACP Adds Experienced Professionals to Staff Continuing the Goal of Advancing Civil Rights; New hires continue NAACP's tradition of excellence and professionalism in service to the community.
December 22, 2003... DETROIT, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Detroit Branch NAACP, the largest chapter of the largest civil rights organization in the country, today announced the addition of two experienced community advocates to the Branch staff. These recent...

Detroit Zoological Institute Reduces Operating Hours Due to Budget Cuts.
December 22, 2003... ROYAL OAK, Mich., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to State cuts as well as declines in philanthropy, tourism, and earned revenues, the Detroit Zoological Institute is scaling back operating hours in the off season at its various facilities....

The Gift Every Child Needs - From The Florida Prepaid College Plan.
December 22, 2003... TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Finding the perfect gift for your children and grandchildren is a challenge. But, there is one gift that every child needs and is guaranteed to last a lifetime -- a college education. Just in...

Jon Bon Jovi and Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope Team Up to Help Philadelphia Charities.
December 22, 2003... PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope, an innovative year-round national goodwill program benefiting children and families, is teaming up with Jon Bon Jovi, one of the most popular and legendary names in the...

Blaylock-Abacus Hires Deborah George as Head of Marketing and Client Service.
December 22, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Blaylock-Abacus Asset Management, Inc., a women- and minority-owned money management firm specializing in fixed-income assets, today announced the hiring of Deborah George as managing director of marketing and...

Kaplan Professional Announces Acquisition of Transcender LLC; Market Leaders in IT Certification and Training Combine Resources to Create Test Prep Powerhouse.
December 22, 2003... CHICAGO, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaplan Professional, a division of worldwide educational services provider Kaplan, Inc., today announced that a subsidiary of Kaplan, Inc. has acquired the assets of Transcender LLC, the market leader in IT...

'From the Tee to the Top'; OppenheimerFunds, MassMutual Financial Group and Golf for Women's Study of Career Women Golfers.
December 22, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Successful businesswomen know there's green to be made on the green. That's the consensus of more than 1,000 career women golfers who participated in a groundbreaking nationwide survey. Developed by...

Wolf Haldenstein Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Best Buy Co. on Behalf of Investors.
December 22, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Firm of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman and Herz LLP announced today that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota on behalf of purchasers...

American Stock Exchange Lists Senior Debt Linked to a Basket of Three Stocks.
December 22, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today began trading Morgan Stanley Senior Debt exchangeable for a basket of three stocks (SPX Corporation, Honeywell International Inc. and ITT Industries, Inc.). The...

Baltimore Region Ranks Best for Low Cost of Living in New Report by Greater Baltimore Committee and Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore.
December 22, 2003... BALTIMORE, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Baltimore region edged past the Indianapolis region to gain a 1st place ranking for lowest cost of living among 20 U.S. metropolitan areas studied by the Greater Baltimore Committee and the Economic...

Sharper Image Selects Coremetrics for Detailed Analysis of Web Site Behavior; Web Analytics Market Leader to Optimize Web Site Performance & Improve Customer Relationships for Internationally Renowned Specialty Retailer of Innovative Products.
December 22, 2003... BURLINGAME, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Coremetrics(TM), the leading provider of Web analytics solutions, today announced that The Sharper Image has selected Coremetrics to provide detailed analysis of customer and visitor behavior on...

New Wise Package Studio(R) Gives IT Organizations Control Over Application Packaging and Quality Assurance; Test in 'real-world' environment for error-free deployments.
December 22, 2003... PLYMOUTH, Mich., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Wise Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Altiris, Inc. , today announced the availability of Wise Package Studio(R) 5. The new Wise Package Studio allows organizations to properly prepare and...

Kia Rewrites the Rules for the Marketing Launch of Amanti; Advertising Campaign Unveils Kia's New Large Sedan and Introduces Kia Brand to a New Consumer.
December 22, 2003... IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Where is it written that a big car has to be boring? That's the question asked by Kia Motors America in a new integrated advertising campaign from independent ad agency davidandgoliath supporting the...

Celia Fox Entertainment Launches New Clothing and Accessory Line 'Coochie Power' to Empower People Everywhere; The Power of 'Coochie Power'.
December 22, 2003... HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Celia Fox Entertainment is proud to announce the launch of the new and irresistible clothing and accessory product line "Coochie Power". "Coochie Power" is totally unstoppable and wildly contagious,...

Improved Healthy Lifestyle and Amazing Weight Loss Results Reported; Tahitian Noni International's TAHITI TRIM(R) PLAN 40(TM) Receives Rave Reviews.
December 22, 2003... PROVO, Utah, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Tahitian Noni International, the exclusive source of TAHITIAN NONI(R) Juice and creator and distributor of the new Tahiti Trim(R) Plan 40(TM) weight management system announced phenomenal weight loss...

First Advantage Corporation Promotes Judy Seldin to Executive Vice President of Investigative Services Subsidiary.
December 22, 2003... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- First Advantage Corporation , a global risk management solutions provider, today announced that it has promoted Judy Seldin to executive vice president for its Investigative Services division...

MaXXan Enhances Intelligent Fabric Storage Solutions With FalconStor's IPStor 4.0 Software; New Software Release within Intelligent Fabric Platforms Enables Storage on Demand.
December 22, 2003... SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- MaXXan(R) Systems, Inc., the first company to ship intelligent storage networking solutions, today announced a significant enhancement of its intelligent fabric systems with the availability of...

Entriq, Inc. and FremantleMedia Sign Agreement to Bring 'World Idol' Pay-Per-Video to the Internet; Entriq Supplies Solution That Enables Consumers From Around the Globe to Download Videos From the 'World Idol' Event for a Fee and Using Windows Media.
December 22, 2003... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Entriq, Inc., an innovative company that provides Pay Media services to leading content providers, ISPs, and cable operators around the world, has signed an agreement with FremantleMedia to provide content...

E-commerce for Mom & Pop Shops; A Small Maine Company Uses Open Source Software to Help Mom & Pop Businesses Sell Online.
December 22, 2003... ROCKPORT, Maine, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- BLACKSUN networks, Inc. ( http://www.blacksunnetworks.com/ ) announced today the launch of a new E-commerce service that makes it quick and easy for small "mom & pop" businesses to build online stores....

Sales of Thermometers Up 20 Percent Due to Flu Epidemic; Monitoring for Fever Important for Controlling Spread.
December 22, 2003... BIDDEFORD, Maine, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Flu cases continue to climb with more than 36 states now in the throws of this season's epidemic. It is now in all fifty states and has not yet peaked nationally, according to the Centers for Disease...

Agency Roster Lead.
December 22, 2003... The following "Agency Roster" package is a weekly roundup of news releases highlighting account wins at public relations, investor relations and advertising agencies. The service, free to any member of PR Newswire, is a powerful way for...

Sarskaia Foundation, Praised For Preserving Monuments Of Imperial Russia, Retains TransMedia For Public Relations.
December 22, 2003... BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sarskaia Foundation announced it has retained TransMedia Group to make its much-admired program of restoring and preserving the cultural heritage of Imperial Russia more widely known and...

New Appointments to ASSA ABLOY's Executive Team.
December 22, 2003... STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Goran Jansson new deputy CEO of the ASSA ABLOY Group Goran Jansson takes up a new position as deputy CEO of the ASSA ABLOY Group as of January 1, 2004. Goran Jansson who joined the Group as CFO in...

Management Appointed for Securitas Cash Handling Services Division.
December 22, 2003... STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to further strengthen the management of Securitas Cash Handling Services and to form a joint management for Cash Handling Services in USA and Europe, the following appointments have been...

BetWWTS.com Releases Odds on Fox's World Idol; Bookmaker Favors Clarkson, Young in World Championship of Pop Idol Winners.
December 22, 2003... ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- During the holidays millions of viewers from around the world will decide who's the world's greatest pop superstar when FOX debuts World Idol, a competition featuring the eleven champions from the...

SmartPath Named Fastest-Growing Marketing Resource Management Vendor.
December 22, 2003... MORRISVILLE, N.C., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartPath Inc., a leading provider of marketing resource management (MRM) software applications, today announced that it has been named the fastest-growing MRM vendor by Gartner Inc., the world's...

Sophos Continues Momentum in Higher Education Industry; Dependable Network Security Solutions and Evangelizing End User Education Prove Successful.
December 22, 2003... LYNNFIELD, Mass., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Academic institutions of all sizes continue to trust Sophos, a world leader in protecting organizations against spam and viruses, to safeguard their students, staff and faculty. More than 20% of Sophos...

Arthur Claudio Appointed President of Skypath Networks, Inc.
December 22, 2003... PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Skypath Networks, Inc., announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed current board member and recently retired First Vice President and Global CTO for Merrill Lynch, Arthur Claudio (Art),...

Dynogen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Enters into Agreement with Mitsubishi Pharma for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Compound; -- Agreement Marks the Second Clinical Stage Compound in Company's 18-Month History --.
December 22, 2003... BOSTON, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Demonstrating rapid progress in building its clinical pipeline, Dynogen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the Company has entered into a Technology Transfer and License agreement with Mitsubishi Pharma...

Plans to Deploy Business Process Automation Functionality Will Drive Application/Integration Server Markets in 2004, IDC Says.
December 22, 2003... FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently completed IDC telephone survey of over 750 IT managers in North America, 17% of respondents are currently using their 'freestanding', application/integration server software to...

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is First to Market with Online Renewal Tool Web- Based Tool Simplifies Insurance Brokers' Renewal Process.
December 22, 2003... WELLESLEY, Mass., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care today announced the launch of a free, online service that allows insurance brokers to obtain rates and renew Harvard Pilgrim's small-group accounts at their convenience....

Ascential Software Launches Ascential Developer Net(TM) to Deliver More Value for Customers and Partners.
December 22, 2003... Largest Independent Data Integration Software Vendor Helps Customers and Partners Save Time and Improve Productivity with New Online Resource Library and Collaborative Forums WESTBORO, Mass., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall// --...

Predix Pharmaceuticals Announces New Chief Business Officer.
December 22, 2003... WOBURN, Mass. and RAMAT GAN, Israel, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Predix Pharmaceuticals Inc., a G-Protein Coupled Receptor (GPCR) and ion channel (IC) focused discovery and early development company, has announced a change in senior management....