PR Newswire articles from November 24 2003

PR Newswire archives from November 24 2003

"Superwoman" Sharon Osbourne Crowned UK's 'Most Amazing Woman' in New 2003 Poll.
November 24, 2003... LONDON, November 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Variety magazine may have called her the "Iron Woman" but handbag.com readers have newly crowned rock's most infamous wife, Sharon Osbourne, the undisputed queen of entertainment and the UK's most...

Nurses Call for Radical Improvements in Hospital Design.
November 24, 2003... LONDON, November 23 /PRNewswire/ -- CABE (the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are today (Monday) launching Healthy Hospitals, a campaign calling for radical improvements in the...

'Best in Show' Named at CFA International Cat Show in Houston; Winners Named From More Than 1,100 Feline Entrants.
November 24, 2003... HOUSTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- "Ruemerz Walk This Way of Teahs," a Seal Point Himalayan Persian male cat owned by Donna Debelius and Tia Steiner of Linthicum, Md., was named "Best-in-Show" today from a field of more than 1,100 pedigreed...

Thai BOI Announces New Policy.
November 24, 2003... BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to facilitate the transition to a knowledge-base economy, the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), announced that projects investing in skills, technology and innovation (STI) will be eligible...

Thai BOI Announces New Policy.
November 24, 2003... BANGKOK, Thailand, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to facilitate the transition to a knowledge-base economy, the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), announced that projects investing in skills, technology and innovation (STI) will be...

Group Interim Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2003 (Part 1).
November 24, 2003... Johannesburg, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Group highlights Telkom SA Limited, South Africa's largest communications group announces interim results for the six months ended September 30, 2003. - 171.1% growth in interim headline...

Group Interim Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2003 (Part 2).
November 24, 2003... Johannesburg, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Condensed consolidated interim statement of changes in equity for the six months ended September 30, 2003 Audited Reviewed Reviewed ...

Group Interim Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2003 (Part 3).
November 24, 2003... Johannesburg, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- With affiliate of director: Ms Nomazizi Mtshotshisa, Chairman of the Board of directors at September 30, 2003 and is director of Beslyn Investments, a company that has a contract to supply Telkom...

Vodacom Interim Results for the Six Months ended September 30, 2003.
November 24, 2003... JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- COMMENTARY Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited ("Vodacom" or "Vodacom Group") (unlisted), South Africa's leading mobile communications group, in which Telkom has a 50.0% holding,...

mobilkom austria Chooses MetaSolv Network Mediation to Bridge the Generation Gap for GSM, GPRS and UMTS Services.
November 24, 2003... LONDON, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Austrian Operator to Generate Wireless 2G, 2.5G and 3G Revenues With MetaSolv Network Mediation MetaSolv Software, Inc., a global leader in communications management solutions for next-generation and...

Nurses Call for Radical Improvements in Hospital Design.
November 24, 2003... LONDON, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- CABE (the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are today launching Healthy Hospitals, a campaign calling for radical improvements in the design of...

TRAC-X Market Makers Set to Launch First-Ever European High Yield Index Product.
November 24, 2003... NEW YORK AND LONDON, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - Dow Jones TRAC-X Europe High Yield Series 1 is first TRAC-X product launched by Dow Jones Indexes The group of TRAC-X market makers announced today that it intends to launch the...

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Will Sponsor GSK Shareholders' Resolution on Pay And Corporate Responsibility.
November 24, 2003... LONDON, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - International AIDS Group Urges GlaxoSmithKline Shareholders to Limit Executive Compensation at Next Annual Meeting - GSK Shareholders Rejected Bloated US$36M Pension Package for Garnier Earlier...

Disposal.
November 24, 2003... Misys completes sale of non-core banking businesses London, 24th November, 2003 Misys plc, the global software solutions and services group, today announces the sale of the UK back office products business from within Misys Asset...

Drilling Report.
November 24, 2003... First Calgary Petroleums Ltd. announces fourth successful gas well on Ledjmet Block 405b in Algeria LONDON, UK, Nov. 23 /CNW/ - First Calgary Petroleums Ltd. ("FCP") today announced the completion of its fourth...

Offer Talks Terminated.
November 24, 2003... EMI WITHDRAWS OFFER FOR TIME WARNER'S RECORD DIVISION LONDON, 24 NOVEMBER 2003 -- EMI Group plc today announced that it has withdrawn its offer to Time Warner for the acquisition of Time Warner's recorded music business. Eric...

CeNeS Strengthens its CNS Pipeline by the Acquisition of TheraSci Limited - Assets Acquired Include an In-Licensing Deal with GlaxoSmithKline.
November 24, 2003... CAMBRIDGE, England, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- CeNeS Pharmaceuticals plc ("CeNeS" or "the Company")(LSE:CEN) has today announced that it has agreed to acquire the UK biotechnology company TheraSci Limited ("TheraSci") for up to GBP3.7m...

New System in Finland Marks Motorola's 100th TETRA Contract.
November 24, 2003... COPENHAGEN, Denmark, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - Motorola announced today that it has won its 100th TETRA Contract Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced it will be supplying a Compact TETRA (TErrestrial Trunked RAdio) system, the...

Motorola Launches New TETRA Portable With Integrated GPS, The MTH800.
November 24, 2003... COPENHAGEN, Denmark, TWC2003, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - New intelligent radio is launched, getting help to public safety users when and where they need it , Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced the launch of its first TETRA...

Motorola and NATO Push TETRA Boundaries With Satellite Link Trial.
November 24, 2003... COPENHAGEN, Denmark, TWC2003, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector (CGISS), in partnership with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) C3 Agency (Consultation, Command...

Motorola Becomes First TETRA System Provider to Confirm Multi-Slot Packet Data Support.
November 24, 2003... COPENHAGEN, Denmark, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - Multi-slot packet data offers an increased data rate up to four times higher than the existing single-slot packet data on TETRA Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) Commercial, Government and...

Eurofighter Typhoon Successful AMRAAM Trial.
November 24, 2003... HALLBERGMOOS, Germany, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurofighter GmbH today announced a first successful jettison/launch of an AMRAAM BVR missile from the outboard underwing wing-station during a test flight at the Air Weapons Range in...

Board Appointments.
November 24, 2003... PRESS RELEASE [Embargoed until 09:00 24th November 2003] GKN plc - BOARD APPOINTMENTS The Board of GKN plc is pleased to announce the following appointments: Chairman Roy Brown is appointed Chairman of...

Founder Leaves Boost Mobile; CEO of Nextel Subsidiary Says Promises Were Not Kept.
November 24, 2003... IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter Adderton, the driving force behind Nextel Communications' entry into the youth cell phone market, has left the company in a disagreement over strategy and direction and the failure of Nextel to...

Artemis Pharmaceuticals and Bayer Cooperate in Mouse Genetics.
November 24, 2003... COLOGNE, Germany, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Artemis Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Cologne and Bayer AG, Leverkusen, have signed a cooperation agreement in mouse genetics. As part of this cooperation, Artemis will use its unique ArteMice(TM) platform to...

Reuters FX News, Information and Risk Systems Receive First Place Awards in Annual FX Week Industry Survey.
November 24, 2003... LONDON, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Reuters (LSE: RTR), the global information company, has been voted 'Best Electronic News Service For FX' for the ninth concurrent year, 'Best Information Vendor For FX Prices' for the sixth consecutive...

Acucorp Completes HP e3000 Application Migration Project with L'Oreal Mexico.
November 24, 2003... San Diego, CA, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Acucorp, Inc., an international developer of legacy application extension solutions, today announced the completion of an HP e3000 application migration project with L'Oreal Mexico, a subsidiary...

FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Closes at 6,805.21 Up +8.26 (+0.12%).
November 24, 2003... SHANGHAI, China, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing price for the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (NYSE: FXT) for Monday, November 24, 2003 was 6,805.21. This was up .12 percent from the previous day's close. The FTSE/Xinhua China 25...

Notice of early Redemption of 6.25% convertible bonds.
November 24, 2003... 24 November 2003 Notice of early redemption of Liberty International PLC 6.25% Subordinated Convertible Bonds due 2006 (ISIN GB 0001430353 (Registered Form) and XS 0121985237 (Bearer Form)) Liberty International PLC announces that...

Littlefeet Expands Cell C's GSM Network; Deal is Part of a Framework Agreement to Supply Littlefeet's SPICE(TM) Product and Software.
November 24, 2003... CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Littlefeet(R), Inc., the leader in distributed coverage technology and developer of SPICE(TM) (Small Profile Intelligent Coverage Element), a new category of network infrastructure equipment,...

Alert: Beware of Vehicle Donation Programs Offering More Than Fair Market Value.
November 24, 2003... IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- While the IRS allows consumers to use vehicle values guides to assess the Fair Market Value of a donated vehicle, Kelley Blue Book has important information for donors this holiday season. Charities...

Photo Advisory: World Premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' THE HAUNTED MANSION.
November 24, 2003... Walt Disney Pictures has issued the following captions to accompany the photos available at the following URLs: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031124/LAM047-a November 23, 2003 - Hollywood, CA Dina Waters and...

eMed(R) Technologies to Showcase eMed Matrix at RSNA 89th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting.
November 24, 2003... BURLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- eMed Technologies, a leader in PACS and image management solutions, announces the launch of eMed Matrix(TM). Representing the next generation PACS platform and workstation for the healthcare...

FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Closes at 6,805.21 Up +8.26 (+0.12%).
November 24, 2003... SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing price for the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index for Monday, November 24, 2003 was 6,805.21. This was up .12 percent from the previous day's close. The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index closed...

European Investment Professionals Back Quarterly Reporting.
November 24, 2003... LONDON, England, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - Pan-European survey reveals strong support for EU bid to mandate enhanced financial disclosure Eighty-nine percent of European investment professionals surveyed say that mandatory...

Walt Disney Pictures' The Haunted Mansion Brings Big Screen Fun To McDonald's(R) Happy Meals; From The Disney Theme Parks To Neighborhood McDonald's, Residents Of The Haunted Mansion Are Popping Up In McDonald's Happy Meals.
November 24, 2003... OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney Pictures and McDonald's have teamed up to deliver the fun family event of The Haunted Mansion movie to kids of all ages in McDonald's Happy Meals. The newest McDonald's Happy Meal(R),...

Airlines Help Travelers Fly Smart During Holiday Season; Air Transport Association Offers Travel Advice During Peak Holiday Travel Times.
November 24, 2003... WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- As Thanksgiving approaches and the holiday season gets underway, air travelers can take smart steps to make their travel experience as smooth as possible. The Air Transport Association, which represents the...

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill Opens First of Four Philadelphia Area Restaurants in Abington on Tuesday, November 25th.
November 24, 2003... THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Baja Fresh Mexican Grill today announced the opening of their first restaurant in the Philadelphia market, in the suburb of Abington. Three more Philadelphia area locations are currently under...

Agency Roster Lead.
November 24, 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...

Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. Hires Meyer & Wallis.
November 24, 2003... MILWAUKEE, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (Nasdaq: MARSA; MARSB), a leading regional chain operating almost 280 retail stores under several different formats in Central Indiana and Western Ohio has hired Meyer & Wallis as its...

ProAd Named TownHall Teleconferencing Agency of Record.
November 24, 2003... VIENNA, Va., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- ProAd (http://www.proad.com/), the full- service advertising and marketing services agency, announced today that they have been named the Agency of Record for TownHall Teleconferencing (THT). "ProAd...

Conso Products Selects Hoover ink PR; Firm to Develop and Implement Trade, Consumer PR Program.
November 24, 2003... HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Conso Products Company, http://www.conso.com/, the world's largest manufacturer of trimming and decorative hardware for the international home furnishings industry, has selected Hoover ink as its PR...

PhotoMedex, Inc. Selects Allen & Caron for Corporate Communications, Investor & Media Relations.
November 24, 2003... MONTGOMERYVILLE, Pa., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- PhotoMedex, Inc. today announced that it has selected Allen & Caron as its corporate communications, investor relations and media relations agency. PhotoMedex is a leader in the development,...

Pite Creative Wins Awards & Clients.
November 24, 2003... DENVER, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Pite Creative has been selected to develop web sites for North Metro Denver Fire Rescue and Storage Unlimited; branding for Civil-Arts Drexel, Coleman Angus and Jaguar Resources; and ongoing corporate...

Historian Tells Scientists Celtic Cross Was More Than Religious; Was Used In Building Pyramids, Stone Henge, Maybe Discovery of America.
November 24, 2003... LONDON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A noted historian has told a respected scientific organization that the Celtic cross was more than a religious symbol. Crichton E.M. Miller said it was a device for navigation, astronomy, mathematics and...

Weekly Reader Editor's Choice Books Are a Hit on QVC; More Books Sold Than Ever Before.
November 24, 2003... STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 11th year in a row, Weekly Reader Editor's Choice Collection of books was a huge hit on QVC. Nearly 100,000 sets from the most celebrated sources of children's literature sold on the shopping...

Loews Cineplex Entertainment Introduces 'Guest Express'; The New 'Guest Express' Service Is Available Exclusively With Its Reserved Seating Program.
November 24, 2003... NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation has enhanced its Reserved Seating program that enables consumers to buy tickets and reserve their seats through a dedicated Reserve Seating hotline. Loews is now...

Anthrax Scare Still a Reality; Find the Real Story Behind the Anthrax Reign of Terror in AMERITHRAX, by Bestselling Author Robert Graysmith.
November 24, 2003... NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthrax is a time bomb. Invisible, odorless, as small as a human cell, it does not drink, breath or eat. It survives in tough spore form for decades, enduring extremes of heat and cold. When the anthrax...

Sentry Group Suggests 'Safe Gifts' For Any Occasion.
November 24, 2003... ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday gift giving season is right around the corner. When shopping for friends and family, consider offering "peace of mind" with a fire-resistant security safe, chest or file. Instead of giving the...

Advice on How to Keep Your Pet Safe From the Dangers of the Holidays From the Experts at Hartz.
November 24, 2003... SECAUCUS, N.J., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- There are many dangers for animals surrounding holiday decorations, food and entertaining. This year you can keep the festivities safe for the whole family with some helpful tips from Jill Richardson,...

Premium Jug Wine? This Ain't the Jug Your Grandpa Used to Buy.
November 24, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- This squat one-liter bottle is not your average jug wine. The Three Thieves 2002 California Zinfandel, the first jug containing truly premium wine, is produced by three iconoclastic vintners who like to...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Introduces FreedomPay Cashless Payment and Loyalty Solutions at its Wallingford, Connecticut, Research and Development Facility.
November 24, 2003... WALLINGFORD, Conn., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb , the recognized global leader in pharmaceutical research and development announced today that it will be providing FreedomPay (C) cashless payment and loyalty solutions at its...

Open Harbor Appoints New VP of Worldwide Clearance System Development and Deployment.
November 24, 2003... SAN CARLOS, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Harbor, the leader in global trade management solutions, today announced the appointment of Bruce Lacey to vice president of Worldwide Clearance System (WCS) Development and Deployment. Lacey...

Atempo, Softek Certify Interoperability Between Time Navigator, Softek Storage Manager; Integration Produces Powerful, Automated Data Management Solution Across Heterogeneous Environments.
November 24, 2003... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Atempo, a global developer of high-performance data protection software, and Softek(TM), a leading provider of storage management software, today announced the joint...

Single and Home Alone for Thanksgiving? Use These Tips to Meet New Friends During the Holiday Season.
November 24, 2003... PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- There's no place like home for the holidays. That is, unless you're home alone. First you get interrogated by relatives over the Thanksgiving dinner table: "Who are you seeing these days? When...

Handango Opens UK Storefront with Broad Local Support.
November 24, 2003... HURST, Texas, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - Site Brings Handango's Rich Content Offering to the United Kingdom Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, announced today the availability of Handango UK, a Web storefront with...

Nissan Management Refuse Talks with Amicus Union.
November 24, 2003... LONDON, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A ballot for strike action at the Nissan car plant in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, starts today (Monday 24.11.03) after Nissan management refused to hold talks with the Amicus Trade union over compulsory...

Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., Announces Midterm Business Plan.
November 24, 2003... BEIJING, China, November 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - Plan 2(3) will guide doubling of sales and operating profit by end of 2007 Today Dongfeng Motor Co. President and CEO Katsumi Nakamura unveiled the new company's four-year business plan,...

Filing of Documents with UKLA.
November 24, 2003... Filing of Documents Offering Circular dated 20thNovember 2003 relating to the issue of [pounds sterling]300,000,000 6.875% Step-up Tier 1 Insurance Capital Securities A copy of the above document has been submitted to the UKLA, and is...

Interim Results.
November 24, 2003... RENAISSANCE US GROWTH INVESTMENT TRUST PLC PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTERIM RESULTS The Directors announce the unaudited statement of results for the six months ended 30 September 2003 as follows: STATEMENT OF TOTAL RETURN ...

Staffing Best Practice Delivers for Houston Hospital; Outsourcing Proves to Be Cost Effective Staffing Tool.
November 24, 2003... CHICAGO, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital, - Houston, TX was faced with many of the same staffing challenges hospitals across the country face. Shortage of qualified RNs, rising costs, and the administrative burden of...

Inhibitex Completes Enrollment of Phase II Veronate(R) Trial.
November 24, 2003... ATLANTA, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Inhibitex, Inc. announced today that it has completed enrollment of its Phase II clinical trial of Veronate(R), an investigational drug being developed for the prevention of hospital-acquired staphylococcal...

Travelocity Named a Best Place to Work in Pennsylvania; Best Places to Work in PA to Recognize Travelocity for Its Dedication To Employee Satisfaction.
November 24, 2003... FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelocity(R), the most popular travel site on the Web, was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in PA in the medium-sized companies category. The award program, created in 2000, is the...

Glazer's Distributors to Purchase Reliance Wine & Spirits Co.; Purchase to Establish Oklahoma as the 11th State in Glazer's U.S. Network.
November 24, 2003... DALLAS, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Glazer's Wholesale Distributors is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase Reliance Wine & Spirits Co., Inc., an Oklahoma-based brokerage company. Reliance, founded in 1968, has...

American Kidney Fund Named 'Gold Star' Charity By Forbes Magazine.
November 24, 2003... ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Kidney Fund has been named to Forbes magazine's "Gold Star" list of 10 charities it identifies as worthy of readers' consideration ("Genuinely Needy" December 8, 2003). Each year, Forbes...

Visteon Names Dr. Wolfgang Schramm Global Director of Climate Systems.
November 24, 2003... DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Visteon Corporation has appointed Wolfgang Schramm global director of Climate Systems Product Management. Schramm will be responsible for managing the company's climate product line worldwide. He...

Dharmacon Launches siRNA Library With More Than 550 Protein Kinase Genes; - Will be the Largest Offering of Guaranteed Kinase-Directed siRNA Reagents Available -.
November 24, 2003... LAFAYETTE, Colo., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Dharmacon, Inc., the leading global supplier of innovative RNA and RNA- interference research products, announced today it has launched a library of ready-to-use SMARTpool(R) siRNA reagents and...

Parasoft Listed in Visionary Quadrant by Leading Industry Research Firm; Automated Error Prevention Helps Set Trend for Software Industry Maturity.
November 24, 2003... MONROVIA, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Parasoft, a leading provider of Automated Error Prevention software solutions, is positioned as the sole vendor in the Visionaries Quadrant of Gartner, Inc.'s Distributed Testing 2003: Visionaries and...

FurnitureFind.com Selects WebSideStory's HitBox Analytics to Ensure Maximum Conversions This Holiday Season; Leading E-Tailer Uses HitBox to Ensure That Web Site, Marketing Programs Are Fully Optimized Entering Key Shopping Period.
November 24, 2003... SAN DIEGO, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- FurnitureFind.com, a leading online furniture retailer, has selected WebSideStory's outsourced Web analytics service to ensure that its Web site and its marketing programs are fully optimized to achieve...

Epic Records/Sony Music Soundtrax Announce the Release of the Soundtrack to Mona Lisa Smile, a Revolution Studio and Columbia Pictures Release; Elton John and Bernie Taupin create an original song 'The Heart of Every Girl'.
November 24, 2003... NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Epic Records, a division of Sony Music, has released an all-star soundtrack, including new versions of popular standards. In addition, the soundtrack features an original song "The Heart of Every Girl" by...

European Investment Professionals Back Quarterly Reporting; -- Pan-European survey reveals strong support for EU bid to mandate enhanced financial disclosure.
November 24, 2003... LONDON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Eighty-nine percent of European investment professionals surveyed say that mandatory comprehensive quarterly reporting by public companies in the EU would improve the quality of financial information available...

Verizon Wireless' Superior Network Drives Industry-Leading Results and Milestones; $4 Billion Average Annual Investment Improves Reliability and Reach of Wireless Service.
November 24, 2003... BEDMINSTER, N.J., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Already this year Verizon Wireless has built more than 1,000 cell sites, grown the network's capacity by more than 50 percent and engineered countless other service improvements to maintain the...

Celebrities to Come Out Around the Globe In Support of MAC AIDS Fund and VIVA GLAM on World AIDS Day; Bebe Neuwirth, Peggy Fleming, Miss USA, Rita Rudner, David Hasselhoff, Cassandra Wilson, Jully Black, Canadian Olympic Athlete Donna Clark, Stars From 'American Dreams,' 'Guiding Light,' 'Days of Our Lives' To Make Appearances Dec. 1 To Help Reach $1 Million Goal.
November 24, 2003... NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- On World AIDS Day, Monday, December 1, 2003, 100 celebrities in 20 U.S. locations, five Canadian locations, and 10 other international locations will donate an hour of their time to support the MAC AIDS Fund...

Handango Opens UK Storefront with Broad Local Support; Site Brings Handango's Rich Content Offering to the United Kingdom.
November 24, 2003... HURST, Texas, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, announced today the availability of Handango UK, a Web storefront with content and features optimized for UK residents. The site is available today at...

Tasman Networks Bolsters Sales and Marketing Team; Networking Solutions Provider Appoints a New VP of Marketing & Sales and New Directors of Product Marketing, Technical Marketing and Product Management.
November 24, 2003... SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Tasman Networks, a leading provider of intelligent platforms for WAN access, today announced that it has expanded its sales and marketing team with the appointment of four industry veterans: Steve...

Standard Insurance Company Takes Best in Class in PLANSPONSOR Magazine's "2003 Defined Contribution Survey".
November 24, 2003... PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Insurance Company ("The Standard"), a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. , earned more "Best In Class" awards in PLANSPONSOR magazine's "2003 Defined Contribution Survey" than any...

A&E Television Networks Selects Trusted Media Networks to Deliver TV Content to Online Audience; TrustCast(TM) Media Delivery Technology Provides Access to Premium TV Content from A&E, Biography(R) and The History Channel(R).
November 24, 2003... NEW YORK and SEATTLE, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A&E Television Networks (AETN), an award-winning entertainment and media company, and Trusted Media Networks, an Internet media delivery technology start-up headed by former RealNetworks(R) Chief...

Panscopic Unveils Embedded 360-Degree Dashboards for ISVs and ASPs; Free J2EE Standards-Based Dashboards Provide a Faster Time to Market And More Extensible Reporting Solution.
November 24, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Panscopic(R), the leader in embedded self-service reporting solutions, today announced the 360-Degree Dashboard Program. Designed to enable ISVs and ASPs to deploy reporting capabilities to their...

Holiday Season May Surprise Electronics Retailers; Lower prices, special promotions and interest in luxury entertainment offerings should boost sales, says Ipsos-Insight.
November 24, 2003... NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- While consumers are still most interested in small-ticket, home electronics items, more of them are eyeing big-ticket entertainment offerings, such as home computers, home theater systems and high-definition...

Further re Acquistion.
November 24, 2003... Durban Roodepoort Deep, Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1895/000926/06) (Share code: DUR) (ISIN: ZAE 000015079) (ARBN number 086 277 616) (NASDAQ Trading Symbol: DROOY) ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Announces $30 Million in New SECURE THE FUTURE (R) Grants for African HIV/AIDS Crisis; Largest Corporate Commitment of its Kind Poised to More Effectively Fight Pandemic in World's Hardest-Hit Region.
November 24, 2003... NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- On the eve of World AIDS Day, Bristol- Myers Squibb Company announced today the next phase of SECURE THE FUTURE(R) with the allocation of six new program grants totaling $30 million. These grants are part of...

Step Up Your Family's Fitness for the Holidays; Health & Fitness Expert Provides Five Easy Steps to Help Raise Your Family's Daily AQ -- Activity Quotient -- and Stay Physically Fit.
November 24, 2003... ATLANTA, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Keeping fit during the holidays may seem like a daunting task. Add the pressure of making sure the entire family is active, and many parents throw up their hands in defeat. But family fitness needn't be...

Formed Fiber Technologies Purchases Martin Color-Fi; FFT, a Morgenthaler Partners Portfolio Company, Expands Woven and Nonwoven Platform Company by Adding Leading Maker of Color Polyester Fiber.
November 24, 2003... AUBURN, Maine, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Formed Fiber Technologies and its majority investor, Morgenthaler Partners, a leading middle market buyout company, announced today that they have acquired Martin Color-Fi, Inc (MCF). MCF, based in...

The 2004 Entertainment(R) Savings Book: Giving Loved Ones 100% Enjoyment at 50% the Price.
November 24, 2003... TROY, Mich., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- If American consumers each spend the $671.89 that the National Retail Federation is forecasting this holiday season(1), it stands to reason that many will be looking for ways to save money come January....