PR Newswire articles from November 7 2005

PR Newswire archives from November 7 2005

USC, Texas Still on Top While Miami, Alabama and LSU Round Out the Top Five According to Latest Harris Interactive College Football Poll.
November 7, 2005... ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's Harris Interactive College Football Poll(SM) shows the Top 25 results compiled from rankings submitted by its panel of former coaches, players and administrators, and former and current media....

Office of the White House Press Secretary.
November 7, 2005... - Brasilia, Brazil - Aboard Air Force One - En route Panama City, Panama WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is by the White House Press Secretary: MR. McCLELLAN: My apologies to the larger press corps....

Biodefense Council Stockpiling Recommendations for Pandemic Influenza, Including Peramivir, and Regulatory Challenges.
November 7, 2005... KILGORE, Neb., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- This document, authored by David J. Harris, President, Biodefense Council, reports decisions of leading scientists on the council, including Australian Nobel Laureate in Medicine, Peter C. Doherty: I...

Heightened Concerns About the Future of the National Economy Drive 10-Point Drop in Affluent Consumer Confidence, According to Latest McDonald Financial Group Survey.
November 7, 2005... Despite Relatively Good Economic Indicators and Confidence in Current Conditions, Majority Now Believe National Economy Heading in the Wrong Direction Concerns Regarding Iraq, Oil Prices, Slowing Economy May Affect Some Holiday and Luxury...

Ernst & Young LLP to Host 19th Annual Awards Program Honoring the Nation's Leading Entrepreneurs.
November 7, 2005... Jay Leno to Serve as Master of Ceremonies at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Awards Gala NEW YORK, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrepreneurs from across the country will gather in Palm Springs, California from November 17-20,...

PLAY! A Video Game Symphony Concert Series Launches World Tour.
November 7, 2005... From the Creative Team That Brought You the Ground Breaking Dear Friends-Music From FINAL FANTASY Symphony Tour, Comes an Entirely New Celebration of Video Game Music and Images SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- JMP Productions...

China Invites WHO Assistance in the Hunan Province Avian Influenza Investigation.
November 7, 2005... BEIJING, Nov. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The Ministry of Health of China has stated that three cases in Hunan Province, currently diagnosed as ''pneumonia of an unknown cause,'' cannot be excluded as human cases of H5N1 avian influenza. China...

Baker Hughes Announces October 2005 Rig Counts.
November 7, 2005... International Rig Count Unchanged From September 2005; Up 7% From One Year Ago; Worldwide Rig Count Up 2% From September 2005; Up 19% From One Year Ago HOUSTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI; EBS)...

Lafarge North America Reports Third-Quarter Results and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend.
November 7, 2005... - Sales up 12 percent in quarter; 15 percent year to date - Silver Grove Gypsum Plant Expansion Approved - $100 million stock buyback program authorized for 2006 - Purchase of Ritchie Companies Completed HERNDON, Va., Nov. 7...

On2 Technologies Licenses Video Technology to Tencent Holdings Limited of China.
November 7, 2005... China's Leading Instant Messaging, Internet Content and Online Gaming Developer to Leverage Video Compression Technology to Create Internet Video Applications for its Millions of Customers Throughout China NEW YORK, Nov. 7...

Arrow and Innor Unveil Advanced HDTV Solution.
November 7, 2005... HONG KONG, Nov. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arrow Asia Pac Ltd. (Arrow) has just announced an exclusive partnership agreement with leading Independent Design House (IDH), Innor Tech (Innor), a rapidly growing Hong Kong-based company....

Solar Integrated Announces $37 Million Private Placement of 6.5 Percent Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2010.
November 7, 2005... NEW YORK, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AIM: SIT.LN), a leading provider of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing systems for commercial and industrial applications, today announced that it has closed a...

Orbital Signs New Contracts for DI-4 Stroke and 2-Stroke Engines.
November 7, 2005... PERTH, Australia, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orbital Corporation Limited is pleased to announce two significant contracts for its fuel injection technology in both 2-stroke and 4-stroke engine applications. The contracts relate to...

Spanish IT Company Indra Selects Autonomy for In-House Knowledge Exchange.
November 7, 2005... CAMBRIDGE, England, November 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autonomy Corporation plc a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise, today announced that Indra, the leading Spanish Information Technologies and Defense Systems...

Partner Communications Company Ltd. Third Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call.
November 7, 2005... ROSH HA'AIN, Israel, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Partner Communications Company Ltd. , a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter results on Tuesday, November 8,...

Bunge Europe to Expand Rapeseed Crushing Capacity in Mannheim, Germany.
November 7, 2005... GENEVA, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bunge Europe today announced plans to increase the rapeseed crushing capacity of its plant in Mannheim, Germany. The company will adapt the facility's existing soybean crushing line to process both...

Sky Petroleum Appoints Brent D. Kinney to Chief Executive Officer.
November 7, 2005... Don Cameron to step down to facilitate centralization of operations to Dubai U.A.E. AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sky Petroleum, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SKPI), an oil and gas exploration company, today announced the...

Inceptor and Sane Solutions to Integrate Pay-Per-Click Bid Management With Web Analytics.
November 7, 2005... Search Engine Marketing Company Teams Up With Web Analytics Firm to Co-Market BidCenter PPC Bid Management System With NetTracker Web Analytics Software MAYNARD, Mass., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Inceptor, a leading search engine marketing...

Visonic Announces Two New Sales Agreements.
November 7, 2005... TEL-AVIV, Israel, November 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Visonic , the international developer and manufacturer of electronic security systems (alarms) and home management systems, is pleased to announce it has signed a new sales distribution...

CSL Launches Asia's First Commercial Video Sharing Service With Nokia IMS.
November 7, 2005... HONG KONG, China, November 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mobile operator CSL and Nokia today jointly announced the commercial launch of Asia's first video sharing service in Hong Kong enabled by Nokia IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and systems...

Prepare to March Into Battle as Pathway to Glory Ikusa Islands Ships on the N-Gage Platform.
November 7, 2005... ESPOO, Finland, November 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia today announced that it has shipped Pathway to Glory Ikusa Islands, the next member of the critically acclaimed and popular strategy franchise. Last year, Pathway to Glory set new...

Motorola Releases Three Findings from Outdoor HSDPA Trials.
November 7, 2005... HSDPA trial video now available via Motorola's website SWINDON, UK, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. today released three latest findings from its HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) trial results in Europe. The...

Diabetes Cases Rise in the United States.
November 7, 2005... TTM Research Also Shows That Diabetic Patients Need to Take Steps to Better Manage Their Disease ATLANTA, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The CDC recently published the National Diabetes Fact Sheet 2005 and announced that diabetes in the United...

Pacific Internet to Report Third Quarter 2005 Earnings.
November 7, 2005... SINGAPORE, Nov. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific Internet Limited , Asia Pacific's largest telco-independent Internet communications service provider by geographic reach, plans to issue its third quarter 2005 earnings release on Nov...

SOHU Selected as Official Internet Content Service Sponsor of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
November 7, 2005... BEIJING, Nov. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BOCOG announces today that Sohu.com Inc. has been selected as the official sponsor of Internet Content Service (ICS) for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. A sponsorship agreement was signed by...

Cord Blood America CEO, Interviewed By World Talk Radio, Explains Why Company Outperforms Competitors.
November 7, 2005... LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CBAI) , the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company which is focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells to families...

QUALCOMM Files GSM Patent Infringement Suit Against Nokia.
November 7, 2005... SAN DIEGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated and its wholly owned subsidiary, SnapTrack, Inc., filed suit on November 4 against Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc. in federal court in San Diego for infringement of eleven of...

Bloomberg PMI: European Retail Sales Increased During October.
November 7, 2005... NEW YORK, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The October Bloomberg Eurozone Retail Purchasing Managers' Index ("PMI(R)"), a monthly survey indicating economic conditions in the Eurozone retail sector one month ahead of government issued figures, indicates...

Hovnanian Enterprises Announces 46% Increase in Dollar Value of Net Contracts for the Fourth Quarter, 91% Increase in the Dollar Value of Contract Backlog as of the End of the Fourth Quarter and 45% Increase in the Dollar Value of Net Contracts for the Month of October.
November 7, 2005... RED BANK, N.J., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. , a leading national homebuilder, announced today preliminary net contracts and sales backlog for the fourth quarter and month ended October 31, 2005. For the fourth...

Holiday Promotion on the Ultimate Gift for Gamers.
November 7, 2005... Xgaming's Desktop Arcade Now Only $129 PITTSBURGH, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Xgaming, Inc., developer of high end video game hardware for PC, Mac(TM) and game consoles, announced new holiday pricing for its best-selling X-Arcade(TM) Dual...

GEECF Confirms Second USD$8,500,000 Sale to China.
November 7, 2005... NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Environmental Energy Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: GEECF - DE: GLI) (Global) confirmed today that its subsidiary, Biosphere Development Corp., has concluded its second Chinese Biosphere...

MagnaChip and AnalogicTech Implement New ModularBCD(TM) Process Technology.
November 7, 2005... Enables Efficient Integration of Fully-Isolated Components Operating at Different Voltages Onto a Single Chip SEOUL, Korea and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (MagnaChip), a leading...

InnoCentive Wins Prestigious Wharton Infosys Transformation Award.
November 7, 2005... InnoCentive Has Transformed Business by the Innovative Use of Technology ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- InnoCentive today announced that it has won the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award (WIBTA) 2005, in the "Enterprise...

Socle Licenses ARM Processor for Mobile and Consumer Devices.
November 7, 2005... Socle to Offer ARM7EJ-S Embedded Processors to Meet SoC Design Needs for the Mobile, Consumer and Networking Device Markets CAMBRIDGE, England, November 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARM today announced that Socle Technology Corp. has...

Fovea Pharmaceuticals Completes a EUR 20.5 Million ($25 million) Series A Financing to Develop New Drugs for Retinal Diseases.
November 7, 2005... PARIS, November 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Fovea Pharmaceuticals SA (Fovea), a biopharmaceutical company created in May 2005 by a team of experienced scientists and managers, announced today the closing of a EUR20.5 million ($ 25 million) equity...

Nova Measuring Instruments Announces 2005 Third Quarter Results.
November 7, 2005... REHOVOTH, Israel, November 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd. , the market leader in integrated measurement and process control for the semiconductor industry, today reported its results for the third quarter of 2005....

GN is Now the World Headset Market Leader.
November 7, 2005... NASHUA, N.H., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- GN today announced that it has now taken over the position as the world's largest manufacturer of headsets in terms of revenue. The entire revenue in GN's headset divisions has in the third quarter of 2005...

Looking Back at 30 Years of Medicine -- and Looking Forward to Another 30: The Harvard Health Letter Celebrates its 30th Anniversary.
November 7, 2005... BOSTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- When the inaugural issue of the Harvard Health Letter was published in November 1975, it was the first general health newsletter for the public at large. In its 30th anniversary issue, the newsletter looks back...

Volunteerism & Philanthropy III Feature Package.
November 7, 2005... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with volunteerism and philanthropy topics and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily...

Worldwide Orphans Foundation Begins Treating Children in Ethiopia With HIV/AIDS.
November 7, 2005... NEW YORK, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO) has received its final certification from the Ethiopian government and has begun to treat orphans with HIV/AIDS. The Ministry of Health designated Barlow House/WWO as a...

Double Your Gift Giving by Shopping at Charitable Web Sites.
November 7, 2005... NEW YORK, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- You can add a whole new dimension to giving this holiday season by purchasing gifts from charitable Web sites. The best place to start your search is at http://www.shopthenet.org/, a consumer Web site...

Women Bring Big Money and Big Ideas to World of Philanthropy.
November 7, 2005... ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Oprah Winfrey has given $100 million to education to empower women and families. EBay's president Meg Whitman has pledged $30-million to her alma mater, Princeton University. Entertainer Rosie O'Donnell...

MetLife Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to Alzheimer's Association to Increase Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Nationwide.
November 7, 2005... CHICAGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alzheimer's Association has been awarded a grant from MetLife Foundation to heighten public awareness about Alzheimer's disease in communities across the country. "Our chapters need to be able to reach...

Troubled National Health Systems Search for Solutions; Best Practices Identified in Global Healthcare Report.
November 7, 2005... PricewaterhouseCoopers Calls on Healthcare Organizations and Governments to Look Beyond Their Own Borders for Solutions WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Faced with rising costs, diminished resources and growing demands, health systems...

New Software Libraries for STMicroelectronics' Single-Chip GPS Baseband Deliver Higher Performance and Additional Functionality.
November 7, 2005... GENEVA, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics has announced the availability of new software libraries for the company's STA2051 32-bit System-on-Chip (SoC) GPS baseband controller, enabling the delivery of both higher...

Essex Corporation Announces Preliminary Third Quarter 2005 Results in Connection With Appearance at AeA Financial Conference.
November 7, 2005... COLUMBIA, Md., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Essex Corporation announces preliminary, unaudited results for the 3rd quarter ending September 30, 2005, in conjunction with its appearance at the AeA Financial Classic Conference that begins...

GOL Launches Flights to Santa Cruz de La Sierra.
November 7, 2005... SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, Brazil's low-cost, low-fare airline, today began operating flights four times per week to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (population 8.8 million). Santa Cruz is GOL's...

Fortify Software Delivers Integrated Security Testing for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System.
November 7, 2005... Fortify Security Tester for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System Brings Next Generation Security Testing to Software Testing Professionals PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortify Software today announced Fortify Security...

Columbia Bancorp to Present at America's Community Bankers Community Bank Investor Conference.
November 7, 2005... THE DALLES, Ore., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Columbia Bancorp today announced plans to participate in the America's Community Bankers Community Bank Investor Conference to be held in New York City on November 9 and 10, 2005. Roger...

Jim McGowan Joins Novogradac & Company LLP.
November 7, 2005... New Partner to Be Located in CPA Firm's Boston Office SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Novogradac & Company LLP is pleased to announce that Jim McGowan has joined the firm as a partner in the Boston, Mass. office. "We are...

Ingenio and Interchange Launch Pay Per Call(R) Distribution on Local.com(TM).
November 7, 2005... Interchange's Powerful Search Engine Connects Ingenio Advertisers With Local, Ready-to-Buy Consumers SAN FRANCISCO and IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingenio, Inc., the company that pioneered the Pay Per Call(R) advertising...

Bluestreak Teams With Inceptor to Offer Portfolio-Based PPC Bid Management System.
November 7, 2005... Integrates Inceptor's Pay-Per-Click Bid Management Engine Into IonAd Manager Family MAYNARD, Mass., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Inceptor ( http://www.inceptor.com/ ), a leading search engine marketing company, today announced that Bluestreak,...

Isilon Systems Brings Benefits of Clustered Storage to Oil and Gas Industry at SEG 2005.
November 7, 2005... - Kelman Technologies Deploys Isilon IQ Clustered Storage to Secure Contracts With Tier-One International Oil and Gas Companies; - Several Companies Join With Isilon to Bring the Benefits of Clustered Storage to the Oil and Gas Marketplace...

Wind River Announces Commercial Grade Workbench 2.4 Development Suite With New Unit Tester and Diagnostic Products, Updated Eclipse 3.1 Technology.
November 7, 2005... Expanded Suite Furthers Device Software Development Optimization Across the Entire Lifecycle by Delivering Unit and Integration Testing and Dynamic Debugging and Root Cause Analysis Capabilities ALAMEDA, Calif., Nov. 7...

Wind River Releases Commercial Grade Updates to Its Industry-Leading, Real-Time Device Software Platforms.
November 7, 2005... Wind River VxWorks Enhancements Include Comprehensive New Features for Unprecedented Device Software Security, System Availability and Device-Specific Configuration ALAMEDA, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wind River Systems,...

Biomira to present at Bio-Europe 2005.
November 7, 2005... EDMONTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Biomira Inc. (TSX: BRA) today announced that Robert Aubrey, Vice-President Marketing and Business Development, is to present at the Bio-Europe 2005 meeting being held in Dresden, Germany. Mr....

Bizanga Provides Revolutionary New Technology to its Customers With Latest Upgrade of its Firmware.
November 7, 2005... LONDON, November 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Bizanga, the developer of the fastest and most complete E-Mail security appliance, has just released the latest version of the OOS(R) firmware for its line of carrier-class email appliances, the Intelligent...

Chicago Tribune Reports Circulation and Readership Results.
November 7, 2005... Sunday Circulation Up in 3rd Quarter; Improved Daily and Sunday Circulation Over Prior Periods CHICAGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago Tribune today released circulation and readership results for the most recent periods. For the quarter...

AU Optronics October 2005 Sales Set Record High at NT$24,000million.
November 7, 2005... HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced another historical record high on monthly revenues and shipments. AUO's preliminary consolidated...

El Paso Corporation Provides Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results.
November 7, 2005... HOUSTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- El Paso Corporation is providing today third quarter 2005 financial and operational results for the company. Quarterly Highlights - For the three months ended September 30, 2005, El Paso...

U.S. Concrete Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results.
November 7, 2005... * Reports Earnings Per Share of $0.31 * Third Quarter Revenues Increased 16.2 Percent to $172.3 Million * Third Quarter EBITDA Increased 21.5 Percent to $22.8 Million HOUSTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. Concrete, Inc. today...

Nearly 90 Percent of Americans Fail to Name Presidents on Mount Rushmore National Memorial, According to a Jeep(R)/Goodmind Study.
November 7, 2005... * Almost one-third of those surveyed did not know that four presidents are featured on Mount Rushmore National Memorial * The Jeep Commander in History contest reinforces teaching U.S. history to America's youth with essay questions about the...

Dinan & Company Releases DVD Version of Popular 'How to Buy a Company' Seminar.
November 7, 2005... PHOENIX, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Dinan & Company's nationally acclaimed "Dynamic Growth Strategies: How to Buy a Company" seminar is now available in a three-DVD set. "How to Buy a Company" is geared toward CEOs, entrepreneurs, CFOs,...

The Opus Group Builds Dual-Gigabit Ethernet Cross-Campus LAN With Support From LightPointe Outdoor Wireless.
November 7, 2005... LightPointe's FlightStrata Delivers Three-Month ROI and High-Speed Transport for Leading Real Estate Developer's CAD and VoIP Network Applications SAN DIEGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- LightPointe, a designer and manufacturer of high-speed...

Evolving Systems Reports Third Quarter Results for 2005.
November 7, 2005... License Fees and Services Bookings Up 93% In Q3 As Compared With Q2 ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Evolving Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of innovative software solutions and services to the wireless, wireline and...

TIMET Affirms 2005 Full Year Guidance.
November 7, 2005... DENVER, Colo., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Titanium Metals Corporation ("TIMET" or the "Company") announced that its 2005 full year guidance remains unchanged from the guidance provided on October 11, 2005. The Company also...

Agency Roster Lead.
November 7, 2005... 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...

The PR Collective's Arizona Affiliate Retained by 'Success for Good'.
November 7, 2005... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The PR Collective's Affiliate in Arizona, Richman and Associates, Inc., has been retained by Success For Good (SFG), a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the nonprofit sector....

National Association of Home Builders Retains CarterTodd & Associates to Promote its Housing Credit Certified Professional Designation Program.
November 7, 2005... COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- CarterTodd & Associates has been retained by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Multifamily to promote its Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP) specialty designation. The HCCP is...

The Firm Public Relations & Marketing Adds Trump International Tower & Hotel to Client List.
November 7, 2005... Trump Tells The Firm 'You're Hired!' LAS VEGAS, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Trump International Tower & Hotel Las Vegas has retained The Firm Public Relations and Marketing to handle the public relations for the planned condominium hotel tower...

Calypso Communications Selected by PhaseII Medical Manufacturing.
November 7, 2005... PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Calypso Communications has been selected to provide public relations campaign management services for PhaseII Medical Manufacturing, Inc., a leading manufacturer of medical devices. PhaseII, based in...

Otis Earns Prestigious Award for Excellence in Service Quality, Management, Innovation and Technology.
November 7, 2005... FARMINGTON, Conn., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Otis, a unit of United Technologies Corporation and the world's leading elevator and escalator company, was awarded the prestigious Quality Innovation Partnership Award (QUIP) for excellent...

De Rigo Reports Sales Results for the First Nine Months of 2005.
November 7, 2005... LONGARONE, Italy, November 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- De Rigo S.p.A. posted net sales of EUR 387.6 m(1) for the first nine months of 2005, a decrease of 2.1% as compared with the same period last year. The Group's sales results reflected the...

Magal Security Systems Ltd. Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months Financial Results.
November 7, 2005... Revenues Increase 17% Compared With the Third Quarter of 2004 YAHUD, Israel, November 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magal Security Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq NM:MAGS; TASE:MAGS) today announced its consolidated financial results for the three and...

Schering to Continue Restructuring of Chemical Production.
November 7, 2005... BERLIN, Germany, November 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering AG, Germany (FSE: SCH, NYSE: SHR) announced today that it will divest its chemical production activities in Orizaba, Mexico. This measure is related to Schering's FOCUS Initiative,...

VTech(R) Announces Licensing Agreement With FUNimation(R) Entertainment.
November 7, 2005... New V.Smile(TM) Smartridge(TM) to Feature Popular Noddy Character CHICAGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- VTech, creator of the electronic learning category and the award-winning V.Smile product line, is coming to Toyland next year. VTech and...

Encysive Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results; Conference Call Scheduled for Today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
November 7, 2005... HOUSTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encysive Pharmaceuticals today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005. "In the third quarter, we accelerated the advancement of our commercial strategy for...

Health Management Associates, Inc. Negotiates Purchase Agreement to Acquire Barrow Community Hospital, Winder, Georgia.
November 7, 2005... NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Management Associates, Inc. announced today that it has negotiated an agreement to acquire Barrow Community Hospital in Winder, Georgia. The execution and closing of the purchase agreement are...

Iomega REV Drive Backup Kit Bundle Now Includes CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup.
November 7, 2005... The Ideal SMB Backup and Archive Solution: One REV Drive, Six REV Disks, and Server Backup and Disaster Recovery Software for Under $600 SAN DIEGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iomega Corporation , a global leader in data storage...

Sierra Pacific Reports Third Quarter 2005 Earnings.
November 7, 2005... RENO, Nev., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sierra Pacific Resources today reported consolidated earnings applicable to common stock of $61 million, or $0.33 per share, for the third quarter of 2005, compared with earnings of $90.6 million,...

Sierra Pacific Resources Utilities Increase Revolving Credit Facilities.
November 7, 2005... LAS VEGAS, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sierra Pacific Resources announced today that its two regulated utility subsidiaries, Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company, have successfully amended their existing revolving credit...

silex Provides Network Connectivity for Bowe Bell + Howell Workgroup and Departmental Scanners.
November 7, 2005... Compatibility Creates Instant and Affordable Distributed Scanner Networking Solution SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- silex technology america, Inc., a leading provider of wired and wireless network connectivity technology, today...

Tumbleweed to Present to Technology Investors at the AeA Classic Financial Conference.
November 7, 2005... New CEO to Convey Company Market Positioning and Growth Strategies REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tumbleweed(R) Communications Corp. , a leading provider of email security, managed file transfer, and identity...

Smith Micro to Present to Technology Investors at the AeA Classic Financial Conference.
November 7, 2005... CEO to Convey Market Positioning and 2005 Growth Strategies ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith Micro Software, Inc. , a developer and marketer of a wide range of software for the consumer and enterprise, today...