PR Newswire articles from October 11 2001

PR Newswire archives from October 11 2001

Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Art Technology Group, Inc. on Behalf of Investors.
October 11, 2001... LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Firm of Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, LLP announced today that a class action has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of purchasers...

Allstate Announces Expected Third Quarter Earnings.
October 11, 2001... Company Will Conduct Conference Call After The Release Of Third Quarter Earnings NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today reported that it expects third quarter operating income per...

SINA.com/.
October 11, 2001... In the news release, SINA.com (Nasdaq: SINA) to Report First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2002 Financial Results Via Conference Call and Live Webcast at 6:00 p.m. PST, Tuesday, October 30, 2001, issued earlier today by SINA.com over PR Newswire, we...

Nicor Lowers Its Mercury-Related Reserve.
October 11, 2001... NAPERVILLE, Ill., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicor Inc. today reported that in the third quarter its gas distribution business will be lowering its mercury-related reserve by $9 million to reflect a revised estimate of total obligations in...

New ACCPAC Advantage Series 5.0 Supports Oracle Database.
October 11, 2001... PLEASANTON, Calif., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- ACCPAC International, Inc., a subsidiary of Computer Associates (NYSE: CA), today announced the popular ACCPAC Advantage Series(TM) accounting and operations suite provides full support for the...

Ford Declares Fourth-Quarter Dividends.
October 11, 2001... DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] today declared a fourth-quarter dividend of 15 cents a share on the company's Class B and common stock. This represents a 50 percent decrease...

The Bombay Company, Inc. Announces September Sales.
October 11, 2001... FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bombay Company, Inc. (NYSE: BBA) reported today that total revenue for the five week period ended October 6, 2001 were $34.9 million compared to $34.9 million for the five weeks ended September...

PR Newswire Southwest Summary, Wednesday, Oct. 10, to 6:00 p.m. EDT.
October 11, 2001... Following is a summary of press releases about Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas companies and organizations transmitted today by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at the PRN Press Room, http://www.prnmedia.com... .

Mississippi State Department of Health SHO Announces 2002 Retirement Plan.
October 11, 2001... JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- State Health Officer Dr. Ed Thompson announced today that he will retire, effective December 31, 2002. The second-term executive director of the Mississippi State Department of Health reaffirmed...

Las Vegas Offers Golf Action in Warm Temperatures in October, November.
October 11, 2001... LAS VEGAS, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- With great deals on room rates, ideal temperatures and more than 50 golf courses throughout town, Las Vegas is the perfect place to play a round of golf or take in some tournament action during October and...

Alliance Gaming Reports First Quarter Earnings of $0.32 Per Share.
October 11, 2001... LAS VEGAS, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliance Gaming Corporation (Nasdaq: ALLY) today announced earnings for its first fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2001. Net income for the first quarter totaled $7.4 million, or $0.32 per diluted...

972 Total Winners With No Jackpot Winners In Tonight's Michigan Millions Drawing.
October 11, 2001... LANSING, Mich., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The winning Michigan Millions numbers for tonight's drawing were 09, 10, 13, 23, 38, 44 and 50 (wild ball). Other cash prize winners from tonight's Michigan Millions included: * 0...

A/B Investment Partners L.P. Announces Completion of Cash Tender Offer for 12% Senior Subordinated Notes of FleetPride, Inc.
October 11, 2001... LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A/B Investment Partners L.P., an affiliate of FleetPride, Inc., today announced the expiration of its cash tender offer for the $9,425,000 aggregate principal amount of 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due...

S&P Affirms Ratings on Australian RMBS and ABS Tranches.
October 11, 2001... MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today affirmed and removed from CreditWatch the ratings on all double-'A'-minus rated tranches of Australian residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and asset-backed...

Asia Global Crossing Completes Northern Ring of East Asia Crossing With Landing in Korea.
October 11, 2001... - Korea landing marks East Asia Crossing northern ring on-time Q3 2001 completion - East Asia Crossing is the first private cable system to land in Korea - DACOM Crossing has already obtained a Network Service Provider (NSP) ...

Dow AgroSciences, DEKALB Genetics Resolve Biotech Patent Dispute.
October 11, 2001... INDIANAPOLIS, and DEKALB, Ill., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow AgroSciences LLC and DEKALB Genetics Corporation jointly announced today the resolution of a significant patent dispute regarding the use of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)...

Novartis Maintains Momentum in Third Quarter With 9-month Group Sales Up 11% In Swiss Francs to CHF 23.7 billion.
October 11, 2001... * Pharmaceuticals sales climb 15% in local currencies, on track for full-year double-digit growth * Continued strong US expansion: Group sales +19%, Pharmaceuticals +25% * Focus on key growth drivers and new product introductions...

ebookers Acquires Assets of Lawson Interline Travel Limited - ebookers expands into Interline Travel Market -.
October 11, 2001... LONDON, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- ebookers.com (LSE: EBR, Nasdaq: EBKR, Neuer Markt: eb6), Europe's No.1 online travel agency today announced its expansion into the interline travel market through the acquisition of the core assets of...

EuroTel Bratislava Announces Repurchase of Euro 15 Million In Bonds.
October 11, 2001... BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- EuroTel Bratislava a.s. ("EuroTel") today announced that the company has bought back Euro15 million of its bonds for a net consideration of 15.7 million. The cumulative savings in future cash...

WhereNet Installs Pilot System at American Airlines.
October 11, 2001... System Provides Total Visibility for All Cargo Handling Assets Throughout The Dallas-Fort Worth Cargo and Mail Facility SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- WhereNet(R), the worldwide leader in wireless supply chain...

QLT announces Visudyne(TM) sales for third quarter of 2001.
October 11, 2001... VANCOUVER, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ - QLT Inc. (NASDAQ:QLTI; TSE:QLT) today reported global Visudyne(TM) (verteporfin) sales of approximately CDN$88.9 million (US$57.5 million) for the quarter ended September 30, 2001. This represents an...

Paradigm Geophysical Strengthens Its Financial Structure.
October 11, 2001... Committed Financing of $30 Million, With Private Placement of $8 to $10 Million Convertible Debentures at $7.50 per Share TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm Geophysical Limited (Nasdaq: PGEO) announced today that...

Sepro Joins Kabira EcoSystem Program to Provide Integrated Rating & Billing For Mobile Services.
October 11, 2001... SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Kabira(TM) Technologies Inc., a provider of adaptive real-time infrastructure software for the creation of revenue-generating network-based services, announced today that Sepro, a provider of...

SOHU's Online Roadshows Provide Xiangcai Securities With Cost Effective Executive Recruitment Platform.
October 11, 2001... BEIJING, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to diversify its corporate services, SOHU.COM (Nasdaq: SOHU), China's leading online media, communications and commerce company announced it has facilitated a staff recruitment campaign for...

Europolitan Vodafone and PipeBeach Expand Voice Portal - Use Your Own Voice to Personalise Your Mobile Phone.
October 11, 2001... STOCKHOLM, Sweden and KARLSKRONA, Sweden, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Europolitan Vodafone's customers can now use their own voices to listen to and download the most popular ringing tones directly from Europolitan Vodafone's Voice Portal...

Focus on the Family Celebrates 'National Coming Out Of Homosexuality Day'.
October 11, 2001... Pro-Family Group Coming to Atlanta for Upcoming Conference on Homosexuality COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Focus on the Family celebrates the changed lives of ex-gay men and women on "National Coming Out of...

New World Subsidiary Introduces New Sandwiches on Artisan Breads and Rolls.
October 11, 2001... EATONTOWN, N.J., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- New World Restaurant Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWCI) today announced that its Manhattan Bagel subsidiary is responding to the growing 'quick-casual' restaurant market with the introduction of four new...

'Who Wants To Be a Villionaire?' Headlines Disney.com Halloween Magic.
October 11, 2001... Site Features Internet Game Show 'Spooktacular Spoof,' Games, Activities and Prizes BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- This Halloween, Disney's online guests will have the chance to win a "Villion" dollars and be eligible for...

Sporting Clays Becoming America's Fastest Growing Shooting Sport.
October 11, 2001... OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Click, watch and learn to shoot better at www.sportingclaysdna.com . "Fast, slow, high, low, and everything in-between. Some even bounce along the ground. That's perhaps the best way to describe...

Innovative, New Halloween Mask Doesn't Block Eyesight and Reflects Light; Made With 3M Medical Tape Using Scotchlite Reflective Material.
October 11, 2001... MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- For kids, Halloween is a fun, worry-free time for dressing up in imaginative costumes and masks. But parents busily appeasing their child's cry for the fanciest costumes may be drawn away from...

WildPackets Adds Lucent/Agere ORiNOCO Wireless NIC Support to AiroPeek(TM).
October 11, 2001... Continues to Broaden Range of Adapter Support That Includes Cisco, Symbol, 3Com, Others WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- WildPackets Inc., developers of a complete family of network and internet management tools,...

Big Lots Reports September Retail Sales of $219.8 Million As Comparable Sales Increase 0.5%.
October 11, 2001... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BLI) today reported retail sales for the four weeks ended September 29, 2001 were $219.8 million compared to retail sales of $208.3 million for the four-week fiscal period of...

WOMEN ENGINEERS OF THE FUTURE GET FIRST LOOK AT FORD FUSION :: PR Newswire, London, October 11.
October 11, 2001... PR Newswire, London, October 11. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Ford. Brentwood, England - Over 100 future women engineers will be finding out about Ford's latest concept car, the Fusion, at an annual engineering event,...

ROYAL MAIL CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES TO BENEFIT FROM NEW AGREEMENT ON INDUSTRIAL STABILITY :: PR Newswire, London, October 11.
October 11, 2001... PR Newswire, London, October 11. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Consignia. A new agreement on three months of industrial stability in Royal Mail to improve customer service and working conditions for employees has been...

APLIDIN SHOWS EFFICACY AGAINST MEDULLAR THYROID, LUNG, RENAL AND COLORECTAL CANCER, AND LYMPHOMA IN PHASE I TRIALS :: PR Newswire, London, October 11.
October 11, 2001... PR Newswire, London, October 11. This press release is transmitted on behalf of PharmaMar. Spanish Health Ministry clears PharmaMar's Aplidin(tm) to enter Phase II clinical trials Madrid, Spain - The Spanish Health Ministry has given...

EUROTEL BRATISLAVA ANNOUNCES REPURCHASE OF EURO 15 MILLION IN BONDS :: PR Newswire, London, October 10.
October 11, 2001... PR Newswire, London, October 10. This press release is transmitted on behalf of EuroTel Bratislava a.s. Bratislava, Slovakia - EuroTel Bratislava a.s. ("EuroTel") today announced that the company has bought back Euro 15 million of its...

PROTEEX, INC.
October 11, 2001... PR Newswire, London, October 11. This press release is transmitted on behalf of ProtoEx inc. The Woodlands, Texas - ProteEx, inc., announced that they are giving an invited Open House Company Presentation at the 9th annual BioPartnering...

What Corporate America Can Learn From the U.S. Army.
October 11, 2001... General Eric K. Shinseki, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, to Address Conference Board's Human Resources Conference, Oct. 23-24 in New York NEW YORK, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- General Eric K. Shinseki, Chief of Staff, the U.S. Army, will...

Pat & Oscar's Restaurant to Open New Carmel Valley Location With a YMCA Fundraiser.
October 11, 2001... SAN DIEGO, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In the Pat & Oscar's tradition of maximizing its community commitment, it will be the YMCA of San Diego County that will benefit from another Pat & Oscar's Grand Opening celebration; this time at its new...

Show Patriotism with Halloween Pumpkin Carving.
October 11, 2001... PCJackOLantern.com Provides Free American Flag Pattern to Carve DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The makers of PC Jack-O-Lantern software have provided a free American flag pattern for pumpkin carving on their Website. Users...

Energen FY02 Earnings Outlook Affected by Low Commodity Prices.
October 11, 2001... Hedging, Other Risk-management Practices Provide Downside Support BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Energen Corporation (NYSE: EGN) today announced that it is not immune from the challenges presented by a slow economy, lower...

Pioneer Drilling Completes Private Placement of $18 Million Convertible Subordinated Debenture.
October 11, 2001... SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Drilling Company (Amex: PDC) today announced the funding of an $18 million private placement of a 6.75% Convertible Subordinated Debenture. The Debenture, which matures on October 9, 2006, is...

Neoforma to Release Third Quarter Financial Results.
October 11, 2001... SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Neoforma, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEOF), the leading healthcare supply chain solutions company, announced today that it is scheduled to release its financial results for the third quarter ending September 30,...

MSN and NHL Power Play is a Win for Hockey Fans Across North America.
October 11, 2001... Audio of Virtually Every Game to Be Broadcast Live Online Using Windows Media Technology NEW YORK and REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The MSN(R) Internet Service, one of the world's most popular Internet destinations, and...

Ai Metrix, Inc. Appoints Telco Software Veteran To Vice President of Worldwide Alliances.
October 11, 2001... Adam J. Meyer Will Drive Technology and Systems Integrator Global Alliances HERNDON, Va and EL DORADO HILLS, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ai Metrix, Inc., the technology leader in comprehensive service management software, today...

One Price Clothing Reports 3.3% Comp Store Sales Increase for September.
October 11, 2001... DUNCAN, S.C., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- One Price Clothing Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONPR) today reported net sales of $26.1 million for the five-week period ended October 6, 2001. Comparable store sales for the five-week period increased 3.3%...

Actrade and GNYHA Services Form Alliance to Offer Payment And Settlement Services for NY City Area Healthcare Industry.
October 11, 2001... NEW YORK, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Actrade Capital, Inc., a subsidiary of Actrade Financial Technologies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACRT), and GNYHA Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), announced today that...

Zacks Issues Recommendations on 4 Stocks: AGN, SGR, NOC, and PFE.
October 11, 2001... CHICAGO, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com releases another list of stocks that are currently members of the coveted Zacks #1 Ranked list which has produced an average annual return of 34% since inception...

Zacks Issues Recommendations on 4 Stocks: HMA, SVU, AFL, and MIR.
October 11, 2001... CHICAGO, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com releases another list of stocks that are currently members of the coveted Zacks #1 Ranked list which has produced an average annual return of 34% since inception in 1980. Among the #1 ranked...

IPSCO Achieves Company-Wide ISO 14001 Certification.
October 11, 2001... All Fully Operational Facilities Meet International Standard LISLE, Ill., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- IPSCO (NYSE: IPS; Toronto) today announced that all of its United States operating facilities have successfully achieved ISO 14001...

Claire's Stores, Inc. Reports September Same Store Sales.
October 11, 2001... PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Claire's Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CLE) reported today sales for the five weeks ended October 6, 2001 decreased 7 percent to $81,820,000 compared with $88,038,000 reported for the five weeks ended...

New Family of Ten Cancer Related Genes Is Discovered By Researchers at The National Cancer Institute, The University of Texas' Southwestern Medical Center and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
October 11, 2001... Introgen Obtains Exclusive Worldwide License AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: INGN) announced today that it has licensed a group of newly discovered and sequenced genes that appear to play a...

LOGS Hires David Greene as Assistant General Counsel.
October 11, 2001... NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- LOGS Financial Services, Inc., a Northbrook, Ill.-based national provider of proactive default management solutions, announced the recent hiring of David K. Greene as Assistant General Counsel. ...

Philadelphia Lawyers to Mark One Month Since Attack; Remember Victims.
October 11, 2001... PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Philadelphia lawyers will come together tomorrow morning (Thursday, October 11) at 8:00 a.m. at the Conference Center on the third floor of the PNC Building, 1600 Market Street, to remember the victims...

Huaneng Power International, Inc. Announces its Power Generation in the First Three Quarters of 2001.
October 11, 2001... BEIJING, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Huaneng Power International, Inc. (NYSE: HNP) (HKEx: 902) (the "Company") today announced its power generation in the first three quarters of 2001. Based on the preliminary statistics as at September...

ASIA GLOBAL CROSSING COMPLETES NORTHERN RING OF EAST ASIA CROSSING WITH LANDING IN KOREA :: PR Newswire, London, October 11.
October 11, 2001... PR Newswire, London, October 11. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Asia Global Crossing Korea landing marks East Asia Crossing northern ring on-time Q3 2001 completion East Asia Crossing is the first private cable system...

RAILTRACK SHAREHOLDER GROUP INSTRUCTS ALLEN & OVERY :: PR Newswire, London, October 11.
October 11, 2001... PR Newswire, London, October 11. This press release istransmitted on behalf of Allen & Overy. Allen & Overy has been instructed to represent a group of shareholders holding in excess of 20% of Railtrack Group PLC, including Deutsche Asset...

HUTTON WELCOMES NEW GP APPRAISAL REPORT :: PR Newswire, London, October 11.
October 11, 2001... PR Newswire, London, October 11. This press release is transmitted on behalf of The Department of Health. Health Minister John Hutton today welcomed a new report which will be used to inform discussions on an annual appraisal system for...

Urban Outfitters, Inc. Comparable Store Sales Results.
October 11, 2001... PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard A. Hayne, Chairman of the Board and President of Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Nasdaq: URBN), today announced that comparable store sales for its Urban Retail and Anthropologie divisions for the first...

BOTOX THERAPY BRINGS QUALITY OF LIFE :: PR Newswire, London, October 11.
October 11, 2001... PR Newswire, London, October 11. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Allergan. EMBARGO: please do not publish or distribute before 16:30 UK time Friday 12 October 2001 Patients who suffer from excessive sweating, otherwise...

ProteEx, inc. to Present at the 9th Annual BioPartnering Europe (BPE) Conference.
October 11, 2001... THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- ProteEx, inc., announced that they are giving an invited Open House Company Presentation at the 9th annual BioPartnering Europe (BPE) meeting to be held in London, Oct. 14-16, 2001. The...

General Electric Power Management chooses Intrinsyc Software.
October 11, 2001... Intrinsyc's Internet-enabling technologies used to deliver robust fiber-optic Network Management System for GE VANCOUVER, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ - Intrinsyc Software (TSE:ICS) today announced that General Electric Power Management...

NEW NON-STEROID CREAM ELIDEL OFFERS RELIEF TO BABIES SUFFERING FROM ECZEMA :: PR Newswire, London, October 11.
October 11, 2001... PR Newswire, London, October 11. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Novartis Pharma AG. Studies show Elidel prevents early signs and symptoms progressing to flares Basel, Switzerland - The itching skin condition atopic...

American Red Cross Expands Public Affairs Dept.
October 11, 2001... Please Direct Biomedical Services Queries to New Staff PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Joan Manning, Executive Director of American Red Cross Pacific Northwest Regional Blood Services, recently expanded the region's biomedical...

SureBeam Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call.
October 11, 2001... SAN DIEGO, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- SureBeam Corporation (Nasdaq: SURE) today announced that it has scheduled a conference call to discuss third quarter financial results for October 17, 2001, at 1:15 p.m. (PDT). The call will be hosted...

Trimble Announces Significantly Better than Expected Preliminary Fiscal Third Quarter Earnings.
October 11, 2001... Adjusted Earnings Per Share Will Be $0.16 - $0.19 Versus Previous Guidance of $0.04 - $0.06 SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB), a leading innovator of positioning and location-based solutions, today...

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Licenses Novel Display System For Human Combinatorial Antibody Libraries.
October 11, 2001... - T7 Vector System Accelerates the Discovery of New Antibody Drug Candidates - CHESHIRE, Conn., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nadsdaq: ALXN) today announced that it has acquired exclusive worldwide commercial...

ValiCert and XRT Join Forces to Deliver Secure, Paperless Transactions.
October 11, 2001... Treasury Software Leader Integrates ValiCert e-Treasury Secure Into Pilot V Enterprise Applications MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- ValiCert, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLCT), a leading provider of secure solutions for...

NOOSH EUROPE LTD.
October 11, 2001... PR Newswire, London, October 11. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Noosh, Inc. Opens offices & signs major contracts Palo Alto, California -- Noosh, Inc., (www.noosh.com) a leading provider of e-Business solutions,...

The Island Def Jam Music Group Commits Upcoming Releases to MP3.com.
October 11, 2001... Internet's Premier Music Site Inks Marketing and Promotion Deal With Record Label SAN DIEGO, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of a newly penned, long-term marketing and promotional agreement, new tracks from The Island Def Jam...

Exelixis Collaboration in Immunity Yields Identification of New Gene Related to Inflammation.
October 11, 2001... Findings Published in Developmental Cell SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) and the IMCB in Strasbourg, France, have identified and characterized a gene involved in...

Qwest Communications Uses Next Generation Technology to Route Voice Calls Over Data Networks Within 14 State Region.
October 11, 2001... First Local Carrier to Transition From Circuit to Packet Architecture, Major Milestone in Carrying Voice Over IP; Qwest Uses Nortel Networks Technology DENVER, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:...

California Software to Showcase Mortgage Loan Software at MBA show.
October 11, 2001... IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- California Software Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CAWC), a leader in IBM Midrange migration products and developer of the award-winning BABY, Unibol and MLPS product lines, today announced it has...

Omnicell Schedules Third Quarter Conference Call on the Web.
October 11, 2001... PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMCL), healthcare's leading provider of an integrated suite of clinical infrastructure and workflow automation solutions, today announced that management will report...

East West Bancorp Reports Third Quarter Financial Results.
October 11, 2001... Bank Continues to Report Solid Financial Fundamentals Despite Slowing Economy Proactive Management Results in Lowest Level of Non-Performing Assets in A Decade Management Provides Guidance for Full Year 2001 and 2002 SAN...

Viragen's CEO Details New Strategies.
October 11, 2001... PLANTATION, Fla., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a letter from the CEO of Viragen, Inc. (AMEX: VRA): Special Report October 11, 2001 Dear Stockholder, On October 1, 2001, Viragen, Inc. (AMEX: VRA) announced that...

ProLogis Signs Twelve-Year Build-to-Suit Agreement With La Fleche Cavaillonnaise for 524,783 Square Feet (48,754 m2) of Distribution Space in France.
October 11, 2001... MARSEILLE CLESUD, France, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- ProLogis (NYSE: PLD), a leading global provider of distribution services and facilities, announced today that it has signed an agreement with La Fleche Cavaillonnaise for a 524,783 square...

PR Newswire Southern California Daybook For Thursday, October 11.
October 11, 2001... DATE: 10/11/01 HEADLINE: Top Artists Come Together to Honor Edgar Bronfman, Jr. And Raise Funds for the City of Hope TIME: 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. EVENT: Top Artists Come Together to Honor Edgar Bronfman,...

Polymer Group, Inc. Announces Preliminary Third Quarter Results And Updates Banking and Strategic Initiatives.
October 11, 2001... NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Polymer Group, Inc. (NYSE: PGI) announced today preliminary results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2001. PGI also announced that it has begun preliminary discussions with its bank...

Travis Tritt Goes Down The Platinum Road.
October 11, 2001... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- - With sales of over one million, Travis Tritt's Columbia Nashville debut, Down The Road I Go has achieved "platinum" status. This is Tritt's seventh album to reach this level or above. Throughout...

Biotech Recognizes the Year's Best.
October 11, 2001... Outstanding Products, Companies, Individuals, and Business Strategies Are Honored by Peers SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Winners of the Best of Biotech 2001 and inductees into the Biotech Hall of Fame were announced...

Celadon Updates September Quarter Guidance.
October 11, 2001... Comments on Mexican and Canadian Border Crossings INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Celadon Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLDN) today announced that it expects financial results for the September 2001 fiscal first quarter to exceed the...

PowderJect Awarded $1 Million U.S. Government Funding to Support Development of HIV DNA Vaccine.
October 11, 2001... OXFORD, England and MADISON, Wis., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- PowderJect Pharmaceuticals Plc (London: PJP), the rapidly growing specialty vaccines company, and its wholly owned subsidiary PowderJect Vaccines Inc, today announced that in...

Offer for Prime Group Realty Trust Being Renegotiated.
October 11, 2001... CHICAGO, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of Prime Group Realty Trust (NYSE: PGE) (the "Company") announced today that Cadim Inc. ("Cadim") has informed the Company that it continues to be interested in pursuing a transaction...