PR Newswire articles from April 13 2000

PR Newswire archives from April 13 2000

CENTRIC SOFTWARE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN ITS PRESENCE IN EUROPE.
April 13, 2000... :: Appoints European General Manager and Opens Two Offices in United Kingdom :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Centric Software Incorporated Palm Springs, California, CIMdata (Booth 13) -...

`ROVER BMW OFFERS GAYDON STAFF THREE VERSIONS OF THE SACK' SAYS MSF.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of MSF. MSF leader Roger Lyons will visit the Rover design and development centre at Gaydon in Warwickshire today to address members who are facing an uncertain...

CATS PROTECTION JOINS FORCES WITH JSPCA IN A RESCUE OPERATION.
April 13, 2000... :: Also Attn: Picture Editors :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Cats Protection. Cats Protection (CP), the UK's largest and oldest feline charity, has joined forces with the JSPCA (Jersey...

PROPOSED ALCAN-PECHINEY-ALGROUP MERGER WILL NOT PROCEED ALCAN-ALGROUP MERGER AGREEMENT REMAINS IN FORCE.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Alcan Aluminium. Montreal, Canada, Paris, France, and Zurich, Switzerland - Alcan Aluminium Limited (NYSE, TSE : AL), Pechiney (NYSE, Paris : PY) and algroup...

BT REVEALS PLANS TO LEAD THE NEXT WAVE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of BT. BT today announced a radical restructuring that will enable it to become the world leader in the next wave of the communications revolution. The...

SBS AND UPC ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF THEMATIC CHANNELS.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of UPC. Cannes, France - United Pan-Europe Communications (NASDAQ: UPCOY: Amsterdam Stock Exchange (AEX):UPC) and SBS Broadcasting (NASDAQ: SBTV; AEX: SBSB)...

PRIORITY WIRELESS ADDS 4TH EUROPEAN TERRITORY WITH AWARD OF BROADBAND WIRELESS LICENCE IN FINLAND.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of UPC. Amsterdam, The Netherlands - United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) today announced that its wireless communications subsidiary, Priority Wireless, has...

BT BUYS PARTNER'S 50% STAKE IN DUTCH VENTURE TELFORT.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of BT. BT today announced that it is raising its investment in its Dutch communications venture, Telfort, to 100%. It has acquired the 50% of Telfort it does...

PRIORITY TELECOM ESTABLISHES ITSELF IN THE GLOBAL MARKET WITH THE ACQUISITION OF CIGNAL.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of UPC. Amsterdam, Netherlands - Priority Telecom, the competitive local exchange company (CLEC) of United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) announced today that...

JOHN MONKS TO SEE PARTNERSHIP IN ACTION IN THE NORTH EAST.
April 13, 2000... :: Also Attn: Picture Editors :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of TUC. TUC General Secretary John Monks will see partnership working between union and employer when he visits Thorn Lighting...

SPECTRASITE INTERNATIONAL, INC. ACQUIRES AMPLE DESIGN, LTD. FOR 12 MILLION POUNDS (US DOLLARS 19 MILLION).
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of SpectraSite International. Cary, North Carolina - SpectraSite International, Inc., a subsidiary of SpectraSite Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SITE) today announced...

BUSINESS NEWS FROM STMICROELECTRONICS AND PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Philips Semiconductors STMicroelectronics and Philips Semiconductors expand existing cooperation agreement by building a new pilot-line fab for deep-submicron...

NUCLEUS GOES GOLD AT WORD ENTERTAINMENT.
April 13, 2000... :: Leading Music Company Uses Nucleus to Provide Rapid Access to Sales And Inventory Data for Distribution Management :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Sand Technology Inc. Montreal - Sand...

NORTEL NETWORKS NAMES CHARLES CHILDERS CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Nortel Networks. Brampton, Ontario - Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) announced the appointment of Charles Childers as chief marketing officer, effective...

EXTERPRISE SIGNS RESULTS INTERNATIONAL PLC AND COUGAR INDUSTRIES LTD IN THE UK.
April 13, 2000... :: Recent expansion in the UK gains momentum :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Exterprise. Exterprise (Europe) Ltd, a leading provider of collaboration platform software for e-markets,...

BISPECTRAL INDEX MONITORING NOW FEATURED IN METI'S HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATORS(TM).
April 13, 2000... :: Nationwide training programme introduces practicing clinicians and medical students to the BIS system :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. Natick,...

HANDELSBLATT PUBLISHING GROUP EXPANDS MARKET POSITION.
April 13, 2000... :: Even faster growth in first quarter 2000 :: Record earnings despite high investment in 1999 :: Successful market startups :: Founding of Handelsblatt Online AG :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is...

CHILDREN AT RISK - UNICEF BRIEFING ETHIOPIA.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of UNICEF. Of the 8 million people at immediate risk due to the current drought, UNICEF estimates that 1.4 million are children under age five. UNICEF has...

DIVERSIFIED INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM FOCUSED ON WEALTH MANAGEMENT -- KEY TO SUN LIFE OF CANADA'S SUCCESS SAYS CHAIRMAN AND CEO.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Sun Life of Canada Toronto - Speaking today at the 129th Annual Meeting of Sun Life of Canada, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Donald A. Stewart...

CLAYTON, DUBILIER & RICE AND ALLIANZ CAPITAL PARTNERS COMPLETE PURCHASE OF FAIRCHILD/DORNIER.
April 13, 2000... :: Investors Will Provide $1.2 Billion in Financing to Complete Development Of New Family of Aircraft to Capitalise on Regional Airline Expansion :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Clayton,...

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE SEQUENCES WORKING DRAFT OF THREE HUMAN CHROMOSOMES USING MEGABACE(TM).
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Amersham Pharmacia Biotech London - Ron Long, CEO of Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, issued the following statement today after an announcement from the US...

TOTAL RESEARCH EXPANDS GLOBAL E-COMMERCE BUSINESS THROUGH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF EUROPEAN INTERNET RESEARCH FIRM.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Total Research Corporation Princeton, New Jersey - Total Research Corporation (Nasdaq: TOTL), an international marketing research firm, today announced that it...

COMPANIES ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT FOR NORTH SLOPE PRODUCTION.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Exxon Mobil Corporation Irving, Texas - Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM), BP, ARCO and Phillips Petroleum announced today that they have reached an...

SENIOR EXECUTIVES FROM MULTINATIONAL FIBREOPTICS COMPANIES WILL GATHER TO STRATEGISE THE FUTURE OF EUROPE'S GROWING FIBREOPTICS MARKET, ANNOUNCES KMI.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of KMI Corporation Newport, Rhode Island - KMI Corporation announced today the participation of Lucent Technologies and Alcatel, as sponsors of KMI's 4th Annual...

INDUS INTERNATIONAL AND SMALLWORLD FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE.
April 13, 2000... :: Software Leaders to Offer World-Class Utility Industry Solutions :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Indus International San Francisco, and Cambridge, England - Indus International...

ANADARKO RELEASES INITIAL DRILLING RESULTS FROM MARCO POLO.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Houston - Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) today announced initial results from the Marco Polo prospect, its first...

FDA APPROVES VISUDYNE(TM) THERAPY FOR AMD.
April 13, 2000... :: A Major Advance in Ophthalmology :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of CIBA Vision Atlanta and Vancouver, British Columbia - CIBA Vision, the eye care unit of Novartis, and QLT...

TOP GEAR/J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES REPORTS: SUBARU AGAIN RANKS HIGHEST IN 2000 U.K. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION STUDY.
April 13, 2000... :: Jaguar Closing Gap on Leader :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of J.D. Power and Associates Agoura Hills, California - For the second year in a row, Subaru ranks highest in customer...

NEWS CONFERENCE WITH JACQUES BOUGIE, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ALCAN ALUMINIUM LIMITED.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Alcan Aluminium. Montreal, Canada - Alcan will be hosting a series of media activities on April 13, 2000 to discuss the status of the Alcan-Pechiney-algroup...

HSBC LAUNCHES UK'S FIRST PROTECTED TECHNOLOGY ISA - A GLOBAL PORTFOLIO OF LEADING TECHNOLOGY SHARES WITH CAPITAL PROTECTION.
April 13, 2000... :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of HSBC. HSBC Asset Management is adding to its extremely successful range of protected investments with the launch of the UK's first protected technology...

EMBREX ANNOUNCES U.K. VETERINARY PRODUCTS COMMITTEE APPROVES BURSAMUNE(R) IN OVO.
April 13, 2000... :: Infectious Bursal Disease Vaccine Treats Broiler Chicks Before Hatch :: PR Newswire, London, April 13. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Embrex Inc Research Triangle Park, North Carolina - Embrex, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMBX)...

Chromagen Announces Extension of Drug Screening Collaboration.
April 13, 2000... SAN DIEGO, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Chromagen, Inc. and DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company have entered into the second extension of an assay development and drug screening agreement begun in May of 1998. Under the extended agreement,...

Artemis Digital Media Brings Design and Shareholder Relations Services To Atlanta.
April 13, 2000... ATLANTA, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Lisa C. Torch, President and CEO of Artemis Digital Media today announced the opening of her new company headquarters in north Atlanta. Artemis, formerly headquartered on Central Park South in New York...

Nortel Networks Names Charles Childers Chief Marketing Officer.
April 13, 2000... BRAMPTON, ON, April 13 /PRNewswire/ - Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) announced the appointment of Charles Childers as chief marketing officer, effective immediately. Childers will have responsibility for Nortel Networks global marketing...

Benchmark Electronics Announces Major New Commitment From Existing OEM Customer.
April 13, 2000... ANGLETON, Texas, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE), a leading top-tier electronic manufacturing services provider, today announced it has received a commitment for a significant amount of new manufacturing...

Plumas Bank's Earnings Up 19.5%.
April 13, 2000... QUINCY, Calif., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Plumas Bank (OTC Bulletin Board: PLBA) today announced that its first quarter 2000 net earnings were just over $560 thousand, up 19.5% over the $470 thousand earned during the comparable period in...

Little Switzerland Posts Net Loss for Quarter and Nine-Month Periods; Strategic Plan Focuses on Debt Reduction and Streamlined Operations.
April 13, 2000... ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Little Switzerland, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LSVIC) the Caribbean-based specialty retailer, reported a net loss of ($1.5 million) for its third fiscal quarter ended February 26,...

Court Rules in Favor of Don King; Lewis Must Fight WBA Challenger or Vacate Title.
April 13, 2000... DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States District Court today ruled against fighter Lennox Lewis, saying his upcoming fight against Michael Grant cannot take place on April 29, 2000 unless Lewis vacates the World...

Medbroadcast announces exercise of warrants.
April 13, 2000... VANCOUVER, April 12 /CNW-PRN/ - Medbroadcast Corporation (CDNX: MDB; OTCBB: MDBRF) is pleased to announce that 1,350,000 warrants issued at $1.60 have been fully exercised, realizing cash proceeds of $2,160,000. The $1.60 warrants were...

Statement of Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman on the Passage of S2323.
April 13, 2000... WASHINGTON, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The following release was issued today by Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman: I applaud the Senate for their rapid, bi-partisan action on the stock options bill -- allowing American workers to...

Cirque Du Soleil 'Saltimbanco' Preferred Tickets on Sale at Nordstrom Beginning April 16.
April 13, 2000... Fashion Specialty Retailer to Offer Preferred Seating for Seattle Engagement WHAT: As an official sponsor of "Saltimbanco," the Cirque Du Soleil production premiering in Seattle July 6, Nordstrom stores in the greater Puget...

Patent Issued on Inflazyme's Potential New Asthma Therapy.
April 13, 2000... VANCOUVER, April 12 /CNW-PRN/ - Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (TSE, CDNx: ``IZP'') announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent covering inventions related to the Company's IPL576 series of compounds....

Wolf Popper LLP Initiates Class Action Against Pacific Gateway Exchange.
April 13, 2000... NEW YORK, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gateway Exchange (Nasdaq: PGEX), and certain directors and senior officers have been charged with committing securities fraud in a lawsuit filed by Wolf Popper LLP. That lawsuit was filed on April...

Total Sports Sponsors Annual Billiards Championship in New York City - PhotoCast of Event Lets Web Users Experience Competition Online -.
April 13, 2000... RALEIGH, N.C., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Total Sports, a leading online sports new media company, is a corporate sponsor of the 17th Annual Billiards Congress of America US Open Pocket Billiards Championship (the Championship), produced by...

eOn Web Center Wins 'Best of Show' at Computer Telephony's CT Expo 2000.
April 13, 2000... Customer Relationship Management Tools 'Icing on the Cake,' Says Industry Publication MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- eOn Communications Corporation(TM) (Nasdaq: EONC) today announced that Computer Telephony magazine...

Lifechart.com Takes Next Step to Monitoring Health Online: First E-Health Company of Its Kind to Expand Services With Wireless Applications.
April 13, 2000... LifeChart.com Services With WAP Technology Demonstrated at National Meeting DALLAS, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeChart.com(R), an online health service that allows patients and healthcare professionals to access important clinical...

Cirque Du Soleil 'Saltimbanco' Preferred Tickets On Sale at Nordstrom Beginning April 13.
April 13, 2000... Fashion Specialty Retailer to Offer Preferred Seating for First-Ever Portland Engagement WHAT: As an official sponsor of 'Saltimbanco,' Cirque Du Soleil's first-ever Portland engagement, Nordstrom stores in Portland, Salem ...

Mango DSP is Launching a New Generation of Products In the DSP Field in a Worldwide Convention for Digital Signal Processing.
April 13, 2000... LONDON, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Mango DSP has announced its plans for an IPO for the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange(TASE) in June 2000 time frame. *Currently, Mango DSP is presenting at a DSP World Exhibition, taking place in San Jose,...

Statement of the Coalition of Iranian Jewish Organizations Abroad.
April 13, 2000... LOS ANGELES, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coalition of Iranian Jewish Organizations Abroad (CIJOA), representing the Iranian Jewish communities of the United States and Europe, deplores the recent developments in the case of the Jewish...

FDA Approves Visudyne(TM) Therapy For AMD; A Major Advance in Ophthalmology.
April 13, 2000... ATLANTA and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- CIBA Vision, the eye care unit of Novartis, and QLT PhotoTherapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: QLTI; Toronto) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...

Cirque du Soleil Extends Saltimbanco in Portland Two More Weeks! 20 More Performances! On Sale Thursday, April 13th.
April 13, 2000... PORTLAND, Ore., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to overwhelming ticket demand, Saltimbanco, the Cirque du Soleil production premiering in Portland on May 11th, will extend its run for two more weeks to June 11th. On Thursday, April 13th at...

Bay View Capital to Host First Quarter Conference Call.
April 13, 2000... SAN MATEO, Calif., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay View Capital Corporation (NYSE: BVC) will issue a press release announcing its results for the first quarter of 2000 after the close of market on Monday, April 17, 2000. The Company will host...

E! Online's 'Top 10 Puke Scenes' in Film History.
April 13, 2000... For E! Online's Complete Story, 'Top 10 Puke Scenes' by Tom Mitchell, Click on Entertainment's Home Page, Saturday, April 15 at www.eonline.com. LOS ANGELES, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- (www.eonline.com) Just in time for Spring...

Launch of On-Line Meat Exchange Draws Record Response.
April 13, 2000... First Day of FoodUSA.com Exchange Sees $19.2 Million in Offerings MADISON, Wis., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- In the launch of its on-line meat exchange today, FoodUSA.com fulfilled its mission of streamlining the buying and selling of...

989 Total Winners Including 0 Jackpot Winners In Tonight's Michigan Lotto Drawing.
April 13, 2000... LANSING, Mich., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The winning Michigan Lotto numbers for tonight's (April 12, 2000) drawing were 06, 23, 27, 28, 35 and 39. A computer check of 1 million plays showed that there were NO players who matched all six...

American River Holdings Announces Results of First Quarter 2000.
April 13, 2000... SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- American River Holdings, (OTC Bulletin Board: AMRB) the parent of American River Bank and first source capital, reported today a 20% increase in earnings per share and a 13% growth in total...

Prime Retail Announces Discontinuation of eOutlets.com.
April 13, 2000... BALTIMORE, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime Retail, Inc. (NYSE: PRT, PRT.PRA, PRT.PRB) today announced that it has been unable to conclude an agreement to transfer its wholly owned subsidiary, primeoutlets.com inc., also known as...

Telstra and PCCW to Form Leading Asia Pacific Communications And Convergence Alliance.
April 13, 2000... HONG KONG, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited ("PCCW" - SEHK: 1186HK), the Hong Kong listed flagship of Pacific Century Group, and Telstra Corporation Limited [ASX: TLS.AU] of Australia have signed a memorandum of...

PharmaPrint Inc./.
April 13, 2000... In LAM171, PharmaPrint Inc. (Nasdaq: PPRTC) Announces Continued Listing on Nasdaq, moved Monday, April 10, we are advised by the company that the headline should read, "PharmaPrint Inc. Clarifies April 10 Press Release Regarding Nasdaq Listing...

C-C-C Group Changes Name to CCC Network Systems, Reflecting New Strategic Direction.
April 13, 2000... NEW YORK, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- C-C-C Group, the global leader in enterprise class switches and remote management technology for the web-hosting and corporate data center marketplace, announced today that it has changed its name to CCC...

Mango DSP Is Planning an Initial Public Offering On the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange - TASE.
April 13, 2000... LONDON, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- * Mango DSP Ltd., a Jerusalem based Hi Tech Start UP, is planning an IPO on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange -- TASE * The Company is in the midst of raising $5 million in a private placement...

FDA Approves Coherent Laser for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
April 13, 2000... Opal(TM) Photoactivator(TM) to be Used in Visudyne(TM) Therapy in U.S. SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Coherent, Inc. (Nasdaq: COHR) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Opal(TM)...

EMB Corporation Listed on the Frankfurt and Hamburg Exchange.
April 13, 2000... COSTA MESA, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- James E. Shipley, President and CEO of EMB Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: EMBU) announced today that its Common Stock is now trading on the Frankfurt and Hamburg Stock Exchanges under the...

EMB Corporation Completes Sale of Certain Assets To e-Net Financial.Com Corporation.
April 13, 2000... COSTA MESA, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- James E. Shipley, President and CEO of EMB Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: EMBU) (Berlin, Frankfurt, and Hamburg Exchanges http://finanzen.de.yahoo.com/q?m=*&s=919810&d=v1 ) announced today...

e-Net Financial.Com Announces Completion of $2 Million Private Placement And Completion of Purchase of Certain Assets of EMB Corporation.
April 13, 2000... COSTA MESA, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Roth, of e-Net Financial.Com Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ENNT) (CUSIP # 26874T 10 4) (Berlin Exchange: http://money.berlinerboerse.de/cgi-bin/such.cgi?such=925558) announced today...

PROPOSED ALCAN-PECHINEY-ALGROUP MERGER WILL NOT PROCEED ALCAN-ALGROUP MERGER AGREEMENT REMAINS IN FORCE.
April 13, 2000... MONTREAL,CANADA, Paris,FRANCE, and Zurich,Switzerland, April 13 /CNW-PRN/ Alcan Aluminium Limited (NYSE, TSE : AL), Pechiney (NYSE, Paris : PY) and algroup (SWX : ALUN) today announce their decision not to proceed with the previously-announced...

Genset Enters a Pharmacogenomics Collaboration With Sanofi-Synthelabo for Lead Selection and Optimization.
April 13, 2000... PARIS, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Genset (Nasdaq: GENXY; Nouveau Marche: GENSET) today announced the signature of an agreement with Sanofi-Synthelabo to pursue a pharmacogenomics collaboration aimed at lead selection and optimization for an...

NEWS CONFERENCE with Jacques Bougie, President and Chief Executive Officer, ALCAN ALUMINIUM LIMITED.
April 13, 2000... MONTREAL, CANADA - April 13 /CNW-PRN/ - Alcan will be hosting a series of media activities on April 13, 2000 to discuss the status of the Alcan-Pechiney-algroup merger. As outlined in the news release disseminated earlier this morning, the...

Wiley Europe Invests in InPharm.com, Leading Business to Business Portal for the Pharmaceutical Industry.
April 13, 2000... OXFORD, England, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxford based InPharm-Internet Services Ltd, developers of InPharm.com, the leading B2B portal site for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced that global publishing company...

VPN Communications Corporation Submits Form 10-KSB.
April 13, 2000... COSTA MESA, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- E.G. Marchi, President of VPN Communications Corporation, (OTC Bulletin Board: VPNC) announced today that VPN Communications Corporation has submitted its Form 10-KSB for the period ended...

Yakult and Danone in Alliance Discussions.
April 13, 2000... PARIS, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- With such well known brands as Yakult and Actimel amongst others, Yakult Honsha Co, Ltd (Japan) and Danone Group (France) are two strong leaders in the field of probiotic fermented products, the fastest...

Priority Wireless Adds 4th European Territory With Award of Broadband Wireless Licence in Finland.
April 13, 2000... AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) (Nasdaq: UPCOY) (AEX: UPC) today announced that its wireless communications subsidiary, Priority Wireless, has secured another Broadband Fixed Wireless...

SBS and UPC Announce Launch of Thematic Channels.
April 13, 2000... CANNES, France, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- United Pan-Europe Communications (Nasdaq: UPCOY) (Amsterdam Stock Exchange (AEX): UPC) and SBS Broadcasting (Nasdaq: SBTV) (AEX: SBSB) announced jointly today the first two of their four planned...

Priority Telecom Establishes Itself in the Global Market With the Acquisition of Cignal.
April 13, 2000... AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Priority Telecom, the competitive local exchange company (CLEC) of United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire Cignal...

DCTH009 -- Capital One Financial Corporation/.
April 13, 2000... CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (COF) FINANCIAL & STATISTICAL SUMMARY 2000 1999 (in millions, except per share data and as noted) Q1 Q4 Earnings (Managed Basis) Net Interest Income ...

Time Warner Telecom Finalizes Credit Facility; $475 Million Revolver to Fund Market Expansion.
April 13, 2000... LITTLETON, Colo., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Time Warner Telecom Inc. (Nasdaq: TWTC) a leading facilities-based provider of optical networks and integrated communications services for businesses, today announced the execution of a $475...

Fixing Atlanta's Traffic Bottlenecks Would Yield $23.5 Billion in Economic Benefits, Study Finds.
April 13, 2000... American Highway Users Alliance Documents Savings in Personal Time, Commercial Time, Fuel, Safety and Environment WASHINGTON, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released today by the American Highway Users Alliance finds that...

Fixing Washington Area's Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Would Yield $34.5 Billion in Economic Benefits, Study Finds.
April 13, 2000... American Highway Users Alliance Documents Savings in Personal Time, Commercial Time, Fuel, Safety and Environment WASHINGTON, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released today by the American Highway Users Alliance finds that...

'Americans Learned Little from the Lessons of Columbine'.
April 13, 2000... Dr. James C. Dobson, President of Focus on the Family, Speaks Out About Youth Violence on the Anniversary of the Worst School Shooting in History COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Focus on the Family stands with the...

Pets II Feature Package.
April 13, 2000... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with pets and appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the initial word of...

WorldNet Resource Group Chairman Answers Shareholders' Questions in Live Webcast.
April 13, 2000... MARINA DEL REY, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- WorldNet Resource Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WNRG) today announced that the company's chairman, Stephen Brown, will answer questions from shareholders in a live Webcast at 7:00 PM...

Aqua Vie Adds Rokeach to New York Area Pipeline.
April 13, 2000... KETCHUM, Idaho, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas Gillespie, president and chief executive officer of Aqua Vie Beverage Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: AVBC), announced today that the company has reached an agreement in principle with...

FreeShop.com and NextCard(R) Announce Strategic Marketing Agreement And Co-Branded Credit Card.
April 13, 2000... SEATTLE, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- FreeShop.com (Nasdaq: FSHP), a leading online direct marketing network, today announced a multi-million dollar marketing alliance with NextCard (Nasdaq: NXCD), the leading issuer of credit cards over the...

Italy's Villa San Michele Gives Travelers a Reason to Explore The Riches of Florence This Spring and Summer.
April 13, 2000... FLORENCE, Italy, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The 41-room Villa San Michele, a former 15th Century Franciscan monastery commanding glorious hilltop vistas of Florence, is combining the best of the region's cherished riches with pampering Tuscan...