PR Newswire articles from December 16 2003

PR Newswire archives from December 16 2003

Burnley Company Honoured for Anti Racism Campaign.
December 16, 2003... LONDON, December 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A Burnley company is being honoured for its commitment to anti racism at a ceremony in Burnley this week (Tue 16th December 2003). Amicus, the engineering union, has joined with the local Labour...

NYSE Closing Monday, December 15, 2003.
December 16, 2003... ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE FOR TODAY: $46,685.2 (Billion) FIVE MOST ACTIVE STOCKS TRADED TODAY: CORPORATE NAME VOLUME BY STOCK DOLLAR Wal-Mart Stores ...

National Liberty Museum's Free Family Activity Book Highlights Many Faiths and Celebrations for the Holidays!
December 16, 2003... WHAT: The National Liberty Museum offers a free family workbook, Celebrations of Cultures Around the World, through the end of December 2003. The book includes twelve pages of interactive ...

CVRD and BAOSTEEL Signed Long-Term Agreements.
December 16, 2003... RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, December 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO) (CVRD), the world's largest iron ore producer, and Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation (BAOSTEEL), the largest Chinese steelmaker, signed yesterday...

Universal Money Centers, Inc. Announces Shareholder Approval of a Reverse Stock Split Followed by a Forward Stock Split.
December 16, 2003... MISSION, Kan., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 11, 2003, Universal Money Centers, Inc. (Pinksheets: UMNY) held an Annual Meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing directors and amending the Company's Articles of Incorporation to...

GlobeXplorer Releases ImageAtlas 2.0, Providing Businesses and Consumers Instant Online Access to Aerial Imagery; Access to Current, High-Quality Aerial and Satellite Imagery Easier Than Ever.
December 16, 2003... WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobeXplorer, the leading provider of commercial aerial and satellite imagery, has announced the release of ImageAtlas 2.0, its new aerial imagery viewer. GlobeXplorer is a wholly owned...

SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information.
December 16, 2003... LEBANON, N.H., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Latest Skiing Conditions Information as Supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of Monday, December 15 2003, 6:31:44 PM EST. Snow conditions for resorts nationwide are available online through PR...

Late Breaking: Ice Mountain asks Michigan Court of Appeals for Immediate Consideration to Stop Plant Closing.
December 16, 2003... STANWOOD, Mich., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Seeking urgent action to keep 120 people in their jobs after tomorrow, Ice Mountain has filed a request with the Michigan Court of Appeals for an emergency stay of a recent order by the Mecosta County...

Raymond J. Miller Joins Renaissance Partners.
December 16, 2003... POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance Partners, L.C. today announced that Raymond J. Miller has joined this turnaround management and consulting firm as a Principal, based in Houston, TX. Mr. Miller has over twenty-five...

Sosei and Nippon Organon Co-Promote SOT-375.
December 16, 2003... TOKYO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Sosei Co. Ltd., a leading Japanese biopharmaceutical company, and Nippon Organon K.K. announced that the companies have agreed to enter into a collaboration for the co-promotion of SOT-375, a product being...

Sosei Appoints Two New Non-Executive Directors.
December 16, 2003... TOKYO and LONDON, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Sosei Co. Ltd., a leading Japanese biopharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sir Mark Richmond and Dr David Chiswell as non-executive directors. Sir Mark Richmond...

Mead Johnson & Company Confirms Sale of Global Adult Nutritional Business.
December 16, 2003... EVANSVILLE, Indiana, December 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Mead Johnson & Company, a subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), today confirmed that the company has agreed to sell its Adult Nutritional business to Novartis Medical Nutrition, a...

XTLbio R&D and Business Development Update.
December 16, 2003... XTLbio R&D and Business Development Update Rehovot, Israel, 16 December 2003 - XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (XTLbio) today announces an update on recent clinical progress and corporate developments to investors and analysts. ...

Dividend Declaration.
December 16, 2003... Pfizer to Purchase up to $5 Billion of Common Stock Board Increases Quarterly Dividend to 17 Cents per Share NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The Board of Directors of Pfizer Inc today authorized the purchase of up to...

Trading Statement.
December 16, 2003... For Immediate Release 16 December 2003 GKN Pre-close Period Trading Update for Year ending 31 December, 2003 Trading since our interim results announcement in August has been in line with our expectations and the outturn for 2003...

Boeing Reports Quarterly Dividend.
December 16, 2003... Boeing Reports Quarterly Dividend CHICAGO, Dec. 15 -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) President and Chief Executive Officer Harry Stonecipher reported that a quarterly dividend of 17 cents per share was declared by the Board of Directors at its...

Re Contract.
December 16, 2003... Interserve Wins Procure 21's First Contract Project at Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, worth [pounds sterling]13m Interserve Project Services has won the first contract to be awarded in the national rollout of the NHS's ProCure 21...

Acquisition(s).
December 16, 2003... Pfizer To Acquire CSL Animal Health Business Acquisition Strengthens Pfizer Animal Health in Australia with Innovative Livestock and Companion Animal Vaccines, A Robust R & D Pipeline, and...

First Calgary Petroleums commences drilling.
December 16, 2003... Attention Business Editors: First Calgary Petroleums commences drilling of fifth well on Block 405b in Algeria TSX: FCP LSE: FPL CALGARY, Dec. 15 /CNW/ - First Calgary Petroleums Ltd. (FCP) today announced that drilling...

YM BioSciences raises C$19,067,402.
December 16, 2003... YM BioSciences raises C$19,067,402 - Funding to initiate tesmilifene pivotal Phase III trial - MISSISSAUGA, ON, Dec. 15 /CNW/ - YM BioSciences Inc. (AIM:YMBA, TSX:YM), a cancer drug development company with...

SMS Technologies and Its Parent Company SGC Announces The Acquisition of TotalEMS.
December 16, 2003... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- SMS Technologies, Inc. and its parent company Spectragraphics Corporation announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TotalEMS, LLC of Logansport, Indiana. This move forms the second...

Townsend Analytics Now Offers Dow Jones Newswires Content in Europe.
December 16, 2003... LONDON, December 16 /PRNewswire/ -- - RealTick Customers Stay on Top of Critical Market-Impacting News with Leading News Service Townsend Analytics, Ltd., a leading provider of real-time market data and direct-access trading software,...

HarperCollins Publishers: 2003 Goes Kinetic.
December 16, 2003... LONDON, December 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Language is moving and changing faster than a testosteronic tweenager. Even The Collins Bank of English(R) has had trouble keeping up with the 150 million words that have poured through its data banks...

FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Closes at 7,598.95 Down -178.89 (-2.30%).
December 16, 2003... SHANGHAI, China, December 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing price for the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (NYSE: FXT) for Tuesday, December 16, 2003 was 7,598.95. This was down 2.30 percent from the previous day's close. The FTSE/Xinhua...

Trading Statement.
December 16, 2003... 16 December 2003 GALLAHER GROUP PLC CURRENT TRADING IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS The following statement provides an update on Gallaher Group Plc's current trading, which will be...

The Cooper Institute: Vitamin Supplementation Lowers C-Reactive Protein Levels.
December 16, 2003... DALLAS, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A study published this month in The American Journal of Medicine states that an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, C-reactive protein (CRP), can be reduced by simply consuming a multivitamin....

Secure Authentication via Voice; VOICE.TRUST AG and ScanSoft Inc. Team up for Efficient Authentication Solutions.
December 16, 2003... MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- VOICE.TRUST AG, European market leader for voice-based authentication solutions announces today a technology agreement with ScanSoft, Inc. , a leading supplier of imaging, speech and language solutions....

Arts & Culture I Feature Package.
December 16, 2003... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with arts and culture and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the...

Rarely Seen Treasures from the U.S. State Department Land in Palm Beach.
December 16, 2003... PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Touring the nation for the very first time, the exhibition "BECOMING A NATION: Americana from the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State" will be on view at The Society of the Four Arts...

There's Still Time to Shop at KBtoys.com; Order as Late as December 21 for Pre-Holiday Delivery.
December 16, 2003... DENVER, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Online shoppers searching for the perfect toys and video games get more time to buy last-minute gifts in time for holiday delivery this season at KBtoys.com. Customers can order as late and December 21st, and...

FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Closes at 7,598.95 Down -178.89 (-2.30%).
December 16, 2003... SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing price for the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index for Tuesday, December 16, 2003 was 7,598.95. This was down 2.30 percent from the previous day's close. The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index ended...

Additional Listing.
December 16, 2003... GOLD FIELDS LIMITED APPLICATION FOR LISTING OF CONSIDERATION SHARES Application has been made for admission to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange of 17,289,960 ordinary shares of ZAR0.50 in the Company (which has a...

Oregon Woman Wins $1,000 Shopping Spree from Orange Julius(R).
December 16, 2003... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Marcia Dier, of Estacada, Ore. was recently awarded the grand prize of a $1,000 shopping spree from the Orange Julius(R) "RU Hip 2 Sip" sweepstakes contest. This past summer, Orange Julius(R) hosted the...

Experian Consumer Direct Announces Acquisition of MetaReward; Acquisition Expands Distribution Network and Direct Marketing Efforts.
December 16, 2003... IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian Consumer Direct(SM), the leading provider of online direct-to-consumer credit reports and products, today announced the acquisition of MetaReward, a leading performance-based Internet loyalty...

Honda Announces Development of HF118 Turbofan Aircraft Engine.
December 16, 2003... TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced today the development of its compact, lightweight, fuel-efficient, low- emissions HF118 Turbofan Engine for the HondaJet -- Honda's experimental business jet. ...

Flight Tests Begin for Honda Experimental Business Jet.
December 16, 2003... TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that the HondaJet, its new experimental compact business jet equipped with Honda-developed HF118 jet engines, successfully completed the initial flight test this...

POSTAL 2: Share the Pain Available NOW! Running With Scissors Goes Retail With Their 1st Title as Publisher.
December 16, 2003... TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- With noses red from their victims' blood, Running With Scissors announced the release of POSTAL 2: Share The Pain. The brazen videogame developer's Christmas balls were hanging with joy as they landed...

SNC-Lavalin - Foster Wheeler Joint Venture Awarded Contract as Part of Phase Two of Goro Nickel Project Review.
December 16, 2003... MONTREAL, BRISBANE, READING, HAMILTON, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary SNC-Lavalin Australia Pty Ltd. in a joint venture with Foster Wheeler (Qld) Pty Ltd. has been awarded...

Cytel Software Releases StatXact(R) Version 6, With Cytel Studio(TM); -- Statistical software for exact nonparametric inference --.
December 16, 2003... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Cytel Software Corporation today announced the release of StatXact(R) version 6, the world's best software for exact, distribution-free inference with continuous or categorical data. StatXact has long...

MONEY Magazine's Annual List of America's Hottest Towns; MONEY Picks Fast Growing Cities Where Folks Can Expect Big-Time Benefits From Small-Town Life.
December 16, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- MONEY magazine's annual list of America's Hottest Towns, released today, identifies six towns where Americans are moving and real estate has been booming. This year's six Hottest Towns (in no particular order)...

Video Feed: FDA Approves Labeling for Use of Xenical(R) (orlistat) in Management of Obesity in Adolescent Patients Aged 12 to 16 years.
December 16, 2003... Only Prescription Weight-loss Treatment Approved with Labeling for Use in Management of Obesity in Adolescents SATELLITE FEEDS: Tuesday, December 16th, 2003 Tuesday, December...

Great Holiday Gift for Brainy Kids; Summer Gifted and Talented Camps Featured in New Brochure.
December 16, 2003... STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Can't find anything but a Fisher-Price microscope for your straight-A student's insect slides? Was the Rubik's Cube finished within two minutes of the time your child unwrapped it last year? Think ahead...

Dilettante Mocha Cafe Opens in Downtown Seattle.
December 16, 2003... SEATTLE, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Dilettante Chocolate Company announced today the opening of its new Dilettante Mocha Cafe. Located at 1400 Sixth Avenue in downtown Seattle, situated adjacent to the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers, the...

DVD Burners Heat Things Up for the Holidays.
December 16, 2003... SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- DVD burners are edging their way to the top of holiday wish lists this year as their prices drop and their appeal grows. As with any newer technology, lower pricing has lured consumers who have...

New Product Turns Ordinary Pictures Into Fabulous Gifts.
December 16, 2003... VANCOUVER, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- You can put them in albums and you can put them in frames. But have you ever thought of putting your pictures on marble coasters or even candles? Let's face it; the most meaningful gifts are the ones you make...

Result of AGM.
December 16, 2003... Keystone Investment Trust plc HEADLINE: Annual General Meeting Result At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 15 December 2003 shareholders approved the following resolutions: i. to receive...

Bank of America to Deliver Holiday Cheer to Chicago Children; 1,000 Red Wagons Toy Drive Celebration at Museum of Science and Industry.
December 16, 2003... CHICAGO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of Chicago children will receive a delivery of holiday cheer on four wheels thanks to the partnership between Bank of America and the Walter and Connie Payton Foundation (WCPF), a local charitable...

Travelocity Take-Offs News Media Edition; A Resource for Online Travel Information.
December 16, 2003... SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelocity(R) Take-Offs News Media Edition is a resource for reporters who cover travel, online commerce and the Internet. Two More Weeks to Book Your Flight + Hotel Together and Save an...

Commercial Aviation Today Joins GCW Consulting Group.
December 16, 2003... ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial Aviation Today announced that it is now part of Arlington, Va.-based GCW Consulting, a strategic consultancy for organizations in the aviation sector. The publication's founder, Daniel-Robert...

Business in Asia Today -- Dec. 16, 2003.
December 16, 2003... SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A summary prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com/), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, market intelligence and business opportunities: SAMSUNG SDI TO INVEST US$490 MLN...

Asian Markets -- Shares Close Broadly Lower -- Dec. 16.
December 16, 2003... SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A round-up of Asian stock markets prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com/), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. Asian...

GoVideo Wins Two Coveted CES Innovations Design And Engineering Showcase Awards; * VR4940 Dual-Deck(TM) DVD Recorder + VCR wins in Integrated Home Systems category.
December 16, 2003... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- GoVideo today announced that two of its next generation products, the VR4940 Dual-Deck DVD Recorder + VCR and the HH8040 Digital Video Recorder with ShowPort(TM), each have won prestigious CES...

LindowsOS 4.5 Launches Today With Free Worldwide Calling and Integrated Search and Translation Services, Available Now; United Online, eBay, Hewlett-Packard, Epson, and Yahoo! Technologies Incorporated Into Latest Lindows.com Product.
December 16, 2003... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Lindows.com Inc. announced today the immediate availability of LindowsOS 4.5 (http://www.lindows.com/lindowsos). This latest version taps into free worldwide calling technology by integrating SIP software...

Cambridge SoundWorks Offers Free Next Day/Second Day Shipping on All Audio/Video Gear; Last Minute Shoppers Can Receive Gift Purchases Before Christmas.
December 16, 2003... ANDOVER, Mass., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge SoundWorks announced today that it will offer Free next day and second day UPS air shipping on all of its audio/video gear for shoppers looking to make last minute holiday purchases through its...

Morphotek Announces Successful Development of Antibody Cell Line For Abgenix.
December 16, 2003... EXTON, Pa., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Morphotek Inc. announced today that Abgenix, Inc. of Fremont, CA has confirmed the development of an antibody- producing cell line from the companies' research collaboration. The development resulted in an...

INS Selects the Aventail(R) EX-1500(TM) SSL VPN Appliance to Secure Anywhere Access for 500 Network Consultants; Aventail SSL VPN Solutions Increase Billable Hours and Profit Level Opportunities for Network Consultants.
December 16, 2003... SEATTLE, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Aventail Corporation (http://www.aventail.com/), the leading provider of clientless SSL VPN appliances and services, today announced that INS has selected the Aventail EX-1500 SSL VPN appliance to secure...

iRise and Wily Technology Partner to Deliver Enhanced Application Performance to Java Customers.
December 16, 2003... BRISBANE, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Wily Technology, the leader in Enterprise Java Application Management and iRise, a leading enterprise software and services company dedicated to bridging the communication gap between business and IT,...

Credit.Com Offers Free Identity Theft Defense Package With Discover Card For Students.
December 16, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- In keeping with the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Education urging college students to defend against identity theft, Credit.Com is offering eligible applicants a free identity theft...

Tyco Telecommunications Awarded Contract to Upgrade Telefonica's South American Undersea Fiber Optic Network.
December 16, 2003... MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, December 16 /PRNewswire/ -- - Emergia South American Ring to Double its Capacity Telefonica International Wholesale Services and Tyco Telecommunications have signed a contract for a network upgrade for the...

Esperion Reports Positive Results for Second Phase 1 Study of ETC-642.
December 16, 2003... ANN ARBOR, Michigan, December 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESPR) today announced the completion of a second Phase 1 study of the Company's ETC-642 (RLT Peptide) investigational product candidate. Results of...

Worldwide Blockbuster Game Hitman Contracted for Third Hit.
December 16, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO, December 16 /PRNewswire/ -- IO Interactive's Agent 47 Returns With Heavy-Hitting Stealth Action This Spring Eidos (Nasdaq: EIDSY), one of the world's leading publishers and...

MathStar and Summit Design Release Visual Elite SystemC Libraries Targeting The Revolutionary FPOA(TM) Technology; Enable Designers to Develop Ultra-High Performance Reprogrammable Devices with the Simplified NoGates(TM) Design Process.
December 16, 2003... MINNEAPOLIS and BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- MathStar, an innovator in high-performance semiconductors, and Summit Design, the world leader in electronic system-level (ESL) design solutions and methodologies, today announced the...

FDA-Approved, Reusable, Ovulation Management Test Now Available Nationwide.
December 16, 2003... CHICAGO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- For women concerned about getting pregnant, there is now a new, affordable and reusable, at-home test available nationwide that can tell from a sample of a woman's saliva if she is ovulating. For less than...

Pearson VUE Signs Nine-Year Testing Agreement with NASD.
December 16, 2003... BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson VUE, the electronic testing business of Pearson Education, today announced that it has signed a nine-year testing agreement with NASD. Under the agreement, Pearson VUE will provide...

Help Desk Institute Releases 2003 Salary Survey; Annual Study Provides a Comprehensive Look at Support Center Salaries in the United States and Canada.
December 16, 2003... COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Help Desk Institute (HDI), the global leader for the support industry and the world's largest membership association for service and support professionals, today released the findings of the HDI...

Eaglepicher Pharmaceutical Services, LLC, Introduces Regulatory Affairs Support.
December 16, 2003... LENEXA, Kan., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- EaglePicher Pharmaceutical Services (EPPS) has launched a new service designed to help pharmaceutical manufacturers manage regulatory affairs. With this service, EaglePicher will assist clients in...

Frequent Sales Force Realignments Drag Down Long-Term Effectiveness.
December 16, 2003... DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Rapidly growing sales forces caused pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to redraw their sales territories more frequently in the last five years than ever before. For many companies, these changes...

Market Research's Role Expands, Aids Pharmaceutical Launches.
December 16, 2003... DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Both Zydilus Cadila and AstraZeneca have recently pre-marketed new drugs online successfully. The companies were able to experience success because of the pre-launch market research that went into each...

Worksoft(R) Announces Expanded Platform and Tool Support for Leading Script- Free Test Automation Solution, Certify(TM); Extensible Execution Language(TM) Enables Support for Java, .NET, Delphi And Smalltalk.
December 16, 2003... DALLAS, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Worksoft, the leading provider of next- generation automated software quality solutions, today announced expanded support for Java, .NET Visual Basic and C++, Delphi and Smalltalk. Certify is the only automated...

Samsung & RadioShack Show 'SX Appeal' as Sponsors of the 2004 Samsung/RadioShack Supercross Racing Team; High-Tech Sponsors Introduce High-Speed Motorsport Team and Announce the First Dallas-Based Reality TV Show.
December 16, 2003... DALLAS, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) and RadioShack Corporation get their tech-savvy motors revved up today as they announce a comprehensive 2004 Action Sports Marketing program highlighted by the...

bTrade Receives 'Full Solution' Certification for UCCnet(TM) Services By The Uniform Code Council's Solution Partner Program; Company Part of Elite Group With Complete B2B Certified Product Offering.
December 16, 2003... IRVING, Texas, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- bTrade, the business-to-business (B2B) software leader, today announced that it received the UCCnet Synchronization Suite version 2.2.1 certification for UCCnet(TM) services by the Uniform Code Council's...

Health Research International Forecasts 17% Annual Growth in Peripheral Vascular Stent Market in New Report Distributed by Medtech Insight.
December 16, 2003... CLEVELAND, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtech Insight, a leading provider of information on trends, technologies and emerging companies in the medical device industry, is pleased to announce the publication of a comprehensive new report by Health...

100 Years of Ford Motor Company History Comes Full Circle At Wright Brothers First Flight Re-Enactment;.
December 16, 2003... - Ford has made it possible for the reproduction 1903 Wright Flyer to successfully fly, by using the same testing equipment it uses to build great cars and trucks. - Edsel B. Ford II, Henry Ford's great-grandson, joins aviation pioneer...

Detroit Metro Airport Leads the Way on Customer Appreciation Day; - Free flights, free parking to be raffled off on December 17.
December 16, 2003... DETROIT, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 17, 2003, many airports across North America will be celebrating the Centennial of Flight, commemorating the Wright Brothers' trailblazing, 1903 breakthrough-the first manned, powered flight. In...

Triton(R) and TRM(R) Announce Comprehensive ATM Service Program; Relationship With TRM Expands Service Options for Triton Customers.
December 16, 2003... LONG BEACH, Miss., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Triton(R) has signed an agreement with TRM, making the consumer services company the nationwide service provider for Triton's entire ATM product line. The partnership will provide Triton ATM owners...

American Council on Exercise and Consumer Reports Magazine Review the Latest Infomercial Products.
December 16, 2003... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America's nonprofit fitness advocate, applauds the January 2004 issue of Consumer Reports Magazine that features research that tested the claims of twelve infomercial...

Nexsan Secures $17 Million Financing; VantagePoint Venture Partners Leads Investment in Leading Storage Solution Provider.
December 16, 2003... WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexsan Technologies, the leader in innovative storage solutions, today announced that it has secured $17 million in venture capital funding, led by VantagePoint Venture Partners, one of the most...

NetPro Ships DNSAnalyzer 4.0 With On-Demand Diagnostics; Leading DNS Monitoring Solution Features Immediate DNS Health Assessment From Interactive Testing Feature, Plus New MOM Management Pack.
December 16, 2003... PHOENIX, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- NetPro Computing, Inc.(R), the leading provider of directory assurance software, today announced the availability of DNSAnalyzer 4.0, the latest version of its comprehensive DNS monitoring and diagnostics...

Abercrombie and Fitch and the Flu Epidemic are Top of Mind with Web Users; Mayor of Houston, British Columbia, Hot New Web Pin-Up; Miserable Failure, Curious Search Term Of The Week; Lycos Search Presents The Lycos 50 for Week Ending December 13, 2003.
December 16, 2003... WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Terra Lycos , the global Internet Group, today announced the following information from The Lycos 50(TM), the 50 most popular user searches for the week ending December 13, 2003. For a complete list of...

Personal Use of Mobile Technologies is on the Rise Among Mobile Consumers, IDC Says.
December 16, 2003... FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The hard line between business use and consumer use is blurring as many mobile consumers are depending more heavily on mobile solutions that operate around the clock. According to a new study from...

G-Protein-Coupled Receptors Have Significant Clinical and Commercial Potential in Treating Metabolic, Central Nervous System, Immune and Inflammatory, Gastrointestinal, and Genitourinary Diseases and Disorders; The Obesity Market Is Poised to Benefit Significantly From GPCR Modulators According to a New Report from Decision Resources.
December 16, 2003... WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, Inc., one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and health care issues, published a new report today that highlights the significant clinical...

Cellboost(TM) Creates Revolutionary Disposable Cell Phone Battery; Cutting edge technology gives the 'juice' needed for the cell phone battery market.
December 16, 2003... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Compact Power Systems, Inc. (CPS), a company dedicated to supplying instant battery power to portable devices, has announced the introduction of their flagship product, Cellboost(TM), a new on-the-spot...

Obesity Stories Tip the Scale as Nation's Top 2003 Food News.
December 16, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- What food-related story is top banana in 2003? Without question, the "big" food news of the year is America's ever-increasing waistline, as voted by the nation's newspaper and magazine food editors. ...

KPS Special Situations Fund, L.P. Announces Sale of New Flyer to Harvest Partners.
December 16, 2003... NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- KPS Special Situations Fund announced today that it had entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its portfolio company, New Flyer Industries Ltd., to a company formed by Harvest Partners Fund IV,...