PR Newswire articles from April 24 2002

PR Newswire archives from April 24 2002

Genomatica, Inc. Enters Into Exclusive Licensing Agreements With The University of California and The Pennsylvania State University; - Licensed Intellectual Property Gives Genomatica a Dominant Position in 'Constraints-Based' Modeling of Biological Systems -.
April 24, 2002... SAN DIEGO -- Genomatica, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, announced today that it has entered into exclusive license agreements with The Regents Of The University of California, represented by its San Diego campus, and The...

Texting From Logica Tackles Card Fraud.
April 24, 2002... LONDON -- A new text messaging solution from Logica could help to reduce escalating levels of credit and debit card fraud. Logica's C-TAS solution allows financial institutions to alert cardholders via a text message of any suspect card...

Parasoft Unveils New Web Services Testing Tool; SOAPtest Implements Error Prevention Strategies That Help Build Reliable Web Services.
April 24, 2002... booth #815) -- SAN JOSE, Calif., (Software Development Expo and Conference Parasoft, a leading provider of automatic error prevention software, announced today the premiere of their new Web services testing tool, SOAPtest. SOAPtest is an...

New Water Heater Technology Helps Improve Home Safety; Whirlpool Corporation and Lowe's Launch Flame Lock(TM) Safety System to Help Prevent Home Fires.
April 24, 2002... BENTON HARBOR, Mich. -- Whirlpool Corporation and Lowe's announced today a revolution in home fire prevention with the new Whirlpool(TM) Flame Lock(TM) Safety System. This is the first technology to help prevent home fires caused by flammable...

Acme Brick Celebrates 111th Birthday Over the Statue of Liberty.
April 24, 2002... FORT WORTH, Texas -- Acme Brick is celebrating the company's 111th birthday in sky-high fashion. The Skytypers, a precision flying team, will create a giant message at 10,000 feet altitude. The message: "Acme Brick -- born in the USA 111...

Phelps Dodge Reports 2002 First Quarter Loss of 56 Cents Per Share Before Special Items (Loss of 35 Cents Per Share After Special Items).
April 24, 2002... 2002 First Quarter Highlights * First quarter consolidated loss of $43.9 million (56 cents per share) before special items, compared with first quarter 2001 loss of $14.7 million (19 cents per share) before...

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Reports Continued Strong Results For the First Quarter of 2002; Record Quarterly Trading Volume Contributed to Double-Digit Revenue Growth.
April 24, 2002... CHICAGO -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME Holdings) today reported strong revenues of $101.1 million for the first quarter of 2002, due largely to record trading volume at its subsidiary, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME)....

Gerber Products Company and University of Tennessee Present Important New Data On Dietary Intake of Fruit and Vegetables Among Children; New Data on Healthy Eating: Good Habits Begin in Infancy.
April 24, 2002... Study Shows Early Exposure to a Variety of Fruits and Vegetables Predicts Dietary Variety in Later Childhood NEW ORLEANS, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents who introduce a wide variety of fruits and vegetables to their...

Entelos Develops Rheumatoid Arthritis Biosimulation Technology; Meets Milestone with Organon.
April 24, 2002... MENLO PARK, Calif. and OSS, Netherlands -- Entelos, Inc., and its development partner Organon announced today the completion of the first ever, large-scale computer model of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) that simulates patient response to...

New Payment and Information Solutions Boost Efficiency For Governments and Businesses; Government and Business Leaders Tap Visa Expertise at Global Conference.
April 24, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- Visa International announced an enhanced set of procurement and travel solutions for multinational organizations, outlined global plans for electronic B2B payments, and highlighted growth in its government business at a global...

S&P Asgns Rtg to Nts in TD Bank's Synthetic ABS Deal.
April 24, 2002... LONDON -- Standard & Poor's said that it assigned an 'A+' rating to the C$25 million class A floating-rate notes issued by TORUS (IG) II Ltd., a special-purpose entity. TD Global Finance purchased credit protection from TORUS (IG) II...

S&P Affirms Ratings on Notes in 3 Italease Finance Deals.
April 24, 2002... LONDON -- Standard & Poor's said today that it affirmed its ratings on three separate issuances of asset-backed floating-rate notes by Italease Finance SpA, a special-purpose entity (see list below). "The affirmations reflect the...

Cable & Wireless and Cisco to Accelerate Cooperation on Development And Distribution of IP Convergence Solutions; Cable & Wireless First to Offer Fully Managed End-to-End, Global IP Platform Required to Support the Latest IP-enabled Data, Video and Voice Desktop Applications.
April 24, 2002... LONDON -- Cable & Wireless (LONDON: CW) , the global telecommunications group, today announced a four-year strategic relationship with Cisco Systems, Inc. to accelerate the development and expansion of Cable & Wireless' Internet Protocol...

Radica Games Limited Announces Licensing Agreement With Sony Pictures Consumer Products for Men In Black(TM) II.
April 24, 2002... HONG KONG -- Radica Games Ltd. announced today that it has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Consumer Products to produce Men In Black(TM) II branded video game accessories. Under terms of the agreement, Radica,...

Zacks Issues Recommendations on 4 Stocks: BBY, ODP, BUD, and BSC.
April 24, 2002... CHICAGO -- 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 and was up 18.7% in 2001. Among the #1 ranked stocks...

From 'Splinter-Free' to Ultra Softness: Quilted Northern(R) Celebrates a Century; Bath Tissue Celebrates 100 Years at 'Birthday Party' in World's 'Toilet Tissue Capital'.
April 24, 2002... GREEN BAY, Wis. -- "Splinter-free!" trumpeted an early ad for Northern Tissue -- ancestor of today's Quilted Northern bath tissue, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. A century later, the Quilted Northern "Quilters", who have...

.US Domain Has Huge Demand in Asia.
April 24, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- We are proud to announce that NeuStar, the registry of .US and OnlineNIC, the largest registrar in Asia, are working together to promote the .US domain name to Asia market! "We are pleased to work with NeuStar to provide...

Auntie Anne's(R), Inc. Slates Activities to Crown America's Favorite Pretzel Flavor! Voting to Highlight National Pretzel Day Activities.
April 24, 2002... GAP, Pa. -- When our forefathers met in Philadelphia in 1776, they dreamed of a nation where the voice of the people would be heard. In this same spirit, Auntie Anne's, Inc. is pleased to give customers a chance to have their voices heard as...

Hill Physicians Selects Healinx Secure Online Communication Services; California's Largest Independent Practice Association, With 2,000 Primary Care and Specialist Physicians, Licenses Healinx Online Services To Streamline Referrals Process.
April 24, 2002... EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Healinx Corporation, the premier provider of Web-based, doctor-patient communication services, today announced a licensing agreement with San Ramon, Calif.-based Hill Physicians Medical Group to provide online referrals...

A Triumph Shared By All Americans: Gallo of Sonoma(R) Winery Takes Top Prize at World's Largest Wine Event; The Only American Winery to Ever Win Premio Gran VinItaly Award (International Winery of the Year).
April 24, 2002... HEALDSBURG, Calif. -- Gallo of Sonoma faced fierce competition at VinItaly this year, the world's largest international wine event, but for an unprecedented third time, the American winery prevailed as International Winery of the Year for 2002....

The Honorable Lynne V. Cheney Delivers Keynote Address At Fifth Annual Seventeen/Cover Girl Volunteerism Awards.
April 24, 2002... Minnie Driver, Molly Sims and Alexis Bledel Honor America's Greatest Teen Volunteers **Satellite Coordinates Available** NEW YORK, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of National...

Am-Beo Launches Intel Blueprint Solution for Mobile Content Charging and Revenue Chain Management; Powerful Combination of Am-Beo software, HP hardware on Intel architecture and Oracle database technology Provides Operators with Enhanced Billing Capabilities.
April 24, 2002... LONDON -- Am-Beo today announced the launch of an Intel Blueprint solution for Content Charging and Revenue Chain Management. The solution utilises Am-Beo rating and revenue chain management technology, Oracle database technology, and HP...

The Xabre400 Makes Debut as World's First High-Speed Graphics Chip with 8x8 Support; SiS conquers new visual world with its new landmark graphics chip, offering simultaneous support for AGP8X and DirectX8.1.
April 24, 2002... TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation (SiS), a leading core logic and graphics chip supplier, today unveiled its brand-new graphics chip -- the Xabre400. The world's first AGP8X graphics chip and the only one of its class...

Merck KGaA Delays Cetuximab Head-and-Neck Application to Provide More Robust Colorectal Data Package; Patient Enrollment for European Colorectal-Cancer Clinical Trial Proceeding Rapidly, Nearing Completion - Cetuximab's Earnings Forecast to Remain Unchanged.
April 24, 2002... DARMSTADT, Germany -- Merck KGaA announced today that it will file its application for European approval of cetuximab (Erbitux(tm)/C225) in the first half of 2003 in order to provide a more robust combined data package including colorectal...

Merck KGaA Reports Satisfying First Quarter, In Line With Expectations.
April 24, 2002... * Merck Group Sales Increase 7% to EUR 1.9 Billion * Pharmaceutical Sales Rise 9%; Generics Sales Jump 22% Merck Group reported sales increased 7% in the first quarter to EUR 1,900 million, aided by strong sales from...

Glaucus Proteomics Enters Into Alliances with Supercomputer Center SARA and GigaPort to Develop High Throughput Proteomics Tools.
April 24, 2002... UTRECHT, Netherlands -- Glaucus Proteomics BV announced today that it has entered into agreements with SARA, one of Europe's largest supercomputing facilities, and GigaPort, a next generation Internet initiative which provides a...

Newron Pharmaceuticals Raises Eur 18.5 Million In Second Round Financing Led By Atlas Venture.
April 24, 2002... MILAN, Italy -- Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA announced today the closing of an EUR 18.5 million ($16.5 million) second round financing led by Atlas Venture. Existing investor 3i Group plc also participated in the round. Newron is a...

RealNetworks Releases Major Breakthrough in Audio and Video for Today's Consumers.
April 24, 2002... RealVideo 9 Enables Broadcast Quality for Broadband Users and Subscription Quality for Dial-Up Users Rapid Adoption of RealVideo 9 and RealAudio Surround Driven by 65 Leading Media Companies, Content Creation...

Australia Composite Indexes for February 2002.
April 24, 2002... NEW YORK -- The Conference Board reports today that the leading index for Australia increased 0.3 percent, and the coincident index also increased 0.3 percent in February. -- The leading index continued to show strength in February, as...

Laidlaw Implements New Compensation Package, Invites Employees to Return to Work.
April 24, 2002... LOS ANGELES -- STATEMENT FROM JIM FERRARO, VICE PRESIDENT, LAIDLAW EDUCATION SERVICES: "On behalf of our employees, we've negotiated with union leaders in good faith for many weeks and remain committed to swiftly and fairly resolving this...

Experian Appoints Waldron to Lead Automotive Division; Former EyeVelocity, Reynolds and Reynolds Executive Brings Significant Automotive Industry Information Experience to Experian.
April 24, 2002... SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Experian(R), a leading provider of global information solutions, today announced that it has named Scott Waldron president of its Automotive Information Solutions division. Waldron, a veteran executive of the technology and...

Biocompatibles International Plc ('Biocompatibles' or the 'Company'): Result of Extraordinary General Meeting.
April 24, 2002... LONDON -- The Board of Biocompatibles is pleased to announce that, at the extraordinary general meeting of the Company held earlier today, the resolution to approve the sale of the Cardiovascular Stent Business was approved. The votes...

Biogen Announces First Quarter 2002 Earnings Per Share of $0.47; AVONEX(R) (Interferon beta-1a) Worldwide Sales Up 21% Over First Quarter 2001.
April 24, 2002... CDP 571 (TNF alpha inhibitor), A Late Phase 3 Product Partnership With Celltech, Bolsters Pipeline With Strategic Fit in Crohn's Disease and Psoriasis. FDA Schedules May 23 Advisory Committee Meeting...

MTV Selects Jack Morton Worldwide to Create 'Campus Invasion 2K2' Interactive Music Expo; Mobile Marketing Tour Is Visiting U.S. College Campuses Throughout April 2002.
April 24, 2002... NEW YORK -- Jack Morton Worldwide, the New York-based brand communication and event marketing agency, has been selected by MTV: Music Television to design and produce the network's "Campus Invasion 2K2" Interactive Music Expo. This unique...

Is the Print Yellow Pages Still the Most Effective Place to Advertise? Small Business Marketing: How to Best Capitalize On the More Than 180 Million Internet Users.
April 24, 2002... WESTBORO, Mass. -- Analysts predict that as a growing number of merchant and consumer eyeballs move online, the migration of yellow pages advertising -- from print to online -- will increase rapidly over the next three years. With the number...

Religious Shareholders Call On Johnson & Johnson to Reduce Prescription Drug Prices.
April 24, 2002... NEW YORK -- Nineteen religious investors are sponsoring an unprecedented shareholder resolution calling on Johnson & Johnson to reduce prices on pharmaceuticals. Shareholders vote on the resolution at the company's April 25 annual meeting in...

Dice Inc. Posts $143,000 in EBITDA on Quarterly Revenues of $9.1 Million; 11th Consecutive Quarter of EBITDA Profitability.
April 24, 2002... Highlights * 11th consecutive quarter of EBITDA profitability for existing business * Customer acquisition rate increases - important customer wins include Geico Direct, Clorox and Biogen * Dice negotiates option to repurchase...

Sony to Showcase New Plasma Displays at 2002 Hospitality Design Expo/Conference; New Video/Computer Display Monitors Will Be Main Attraction at Crypton(R) Bistro.
April 24, 2002... PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- Visitors to the Crypton Bistro, the destination site at this year's Hospitality Design Expo and Conference, being held May 2-4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, will be stimulated by a powerful attraction at this "hot...

RedSiren Unveils Enhancements to its 1stWatch Managed Security Services; New Reporting, Notification Features Augment Customers' Ability To Thwart Cybersecurity Attacks.
April 24, 2002... PITTSBURGH -- RedSiren Technologies, a leading provider of outsourced information security solutions, has unveiled several enhancements to 1stWatch(TM), its suite of managed security service offerings. These enhancements are focused on...

BuildView LLC(TM) Unveils Web-Based Customer Communication Tool - BuildView Communicator; Builders Realize Outstanding Marketing Power and Increased Profits Through High-Tech Customer Service.
April 24, 2002... CHICAGO -- Homebuilding software and web services provider, BuildView LLC, today announced the general release of BuildView Communicator -- providing homebuilders a cost-effective, web-based solution designed to dramatically improve customer...

Cyota and Caradas Set to Deliver First Verified by Visa Solution For Smart Cards; Partnership Formed to Integrate Authentication Solutions.
April 24, 2002... NEW YORK and BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Cyota, a leading payment security company, and Caradas, a leading provider of smart card application management platforms, have partnered to provide an application security system based on authentication,...

Full Degree and Data Junction Team to Deliver Product Information Management Services Across the Enterprise; Companies Bring Seamless Enterprise Application Integration to Product Information Management.
April 24, 2002... PALO ALTO, Calif. and AUSTIN, Texas -- Full Degree, Inc., an enterprise software and services company that is reinventing the way enterprises manage, distribute and publish detailed product information, today announced that it has partnered...

Listen.com(R) Moves Digital Music Off the PC; Marketing Agreements With JENSEN(R)/Recoton(R) Corporation, Stereo-link, TERK(R) Technologies and U.S. Robotics(R) Will Enable Consumers to Enjoy Rhapsody(TM) on Home Stereos.
April 24, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- Listen.com(R), Inc. today announced it has signed joint marketing agreements with four consumer electronics companies, including JENSEN(R)/Recoton(R) Corporation, Stereo-link, TERK(R) Technologies and U.S. Robotics(R) for its...

AGY Therapeutics Advances Novel Proprietary Stroke Targets Into Drug Discovery Programs.
April 24, 2002... SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- AGY Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the Company has initiated drug discovery programs for two novel proprietary stroke drug targets, AGY-203 and AGY-207, for the potential treatment of ischemic stroke....

Everlast Worldwide Inc. Slates Fall Launch of Active and Sports Apparel For Kids in U.S. Via New Licensing Agreement.
April 24, 2002... International Basics, Inc., to Produce Apparel for Boys and Girls, Including Outerwear and Swimwear As a Result of Agreement, Everlast Now Offers Clothing for All Age Brackets, From Toddler...

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Announces Spin-Off of Restructuring Advisory Group; Miller Buckfire Lewis & Co. to be One of World's Leading Independent Financial Advisory Firms for Restructuring Transactions.
April 24, 2002... NEW YORK -- Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein ("DrKW") today announced that it has agreed in principle with the senior executives of its New York-based financial restructuring group, Henry S. Miller, Kenneth A. Buckfire and Martin F. Lewis, to...

Frost & Sullivan Grants SonicWALL Two Market Engineering Awards; Competitive Strategy and Market Penetration Awards Underscore SonicWALL Leadership in Security Industry.
April 24, 2002... SAN JOSE and SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Frost & Sullivan, a global leader in international strategic market consulting and training, today proudly announced it has given SonicWALL , a leader in Internet security solutions, two distinguished awards...

Yantra to Unveil Latest in Distributed Commerce Management At Annual 'Yantra Day'; Event Features Best Buy, Motorola, AMR Research, Gartner Group and Accenture.
April 24, 2002... TEWKSBURY, Mass. -- Yantra Corporation, the leading provider of enterprise software for distributed commerce management, today announced Yantra Day, its annual customer, partner and analyst event, will take place May 8 from 1:30 to 7:00 p.m. at...

Abbott Laboratories Executive to Win National Award for Leadership In Advancing Minorities; - Abbott's Jose De Lasa To Be Honored With National Salute To Excellence Award By A National Hispanic Business Group -.
April 24, 2002... ABBOTT PARK, Ill. -- Abbott Laboratories today announced that Jose de Lasa, Abbott's senior vice president, secretary and general counsel, will receive the National Salute to Excellence Award for his leadership in advancing minorities. The...

Progress Energy Announces First Quarter Results; On Track to Achieve 2002 Earnings Per Share Target; Highlights:.
April 24, 2002... * Progress Energy reports $0.62 EPS, $0.77 before one-time and non- operating adjustments * Rate settlement in Florida removes uncertainty and preserves earnings potential, includes one-time retroactive revenue impact of $35...

Norfolk Southern Reports First-Quarter 2002 Results; For the first quarter of 2002 vs. the same period of 2001:.
April 24, 2002... -- Income from continuing operations improved 41 percent. -- Earnings increased to $0.22 per diluted share. -- The railway operating ratio improved 2.5 percentage points. -- Railway operating expenses declined 6 percent. --...

TriPath Imaging Announces First Quarter 2002 Results; Total Revenues Increase 20% Over Prior Quarter.
April 24, 2002... Worldwide Reagent Sales Grow 44% BURLINGTON, N.C., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TriPath Imaging, Inc. ("TriPath Imaging" or the "Company") today reported revenues of $7.6 million for the first quarter of...

Dimension Data Tapped to Design and Implement a Complete Local Area Network Overhaul for Davidson College; Project Builds Upon Dimension Data's Recent Development Of a Storage Area Network for Davidson.
April 24, 2002... RESTON, Va. -- The North American region of Dimension Data Holdings plc (LONDON: DDT) , a leading technology services company providing infrastructure and multi-channel solutions to global corporations, announced today that it has won a...

Colorado Mountain College Partners With Datatel to Build Fully Integrated Web-Based Administrative Infrastructure; Datatel's Colleague and WebAdvisor Solutions to Help Progressive Community College Achieve Business Goals and Better Service Campus Constituents.
April 24, 2002... FAIRFAX, Va. -- Datatel, Inc. today announced that Colorado Mountain College (CMC) headquartered in Glenwood Springs, Colo., has chosen Datatel's Colleague solution to replace its existing Poise system. Colleague, an all-enterprise information...

webMethods Integrates Elemica and Transwide in Less Than 30 Days To Optimize Transport in the Chemical Industry; On-line Transportation Management Enhances Profitability of Chemical Companies, Their Trading Partners and European Logistics Providers.
April 24, 2002... FAIRFAX, Va., BRUSSELS, Belgium, DUBLIN, Ireland and FRANKFURT, Germany -- webMethods, Inc. , a leading provider of integration software, today announced that Elemica, a global hub founded by 22 of the world's largest chemical companies, has...

Space Adventures Client Mark Shuttleworth to Launch To the International Space Station; Internet Entrepreneur Will Be the First South African to Fly to Space And The World's Second Privately-Funded Space Explorer.
April 24, 2002... ARLINGTON, Va. -- Space Adventures' second orbital client Mark Shuttleworth will launch tomorrow, April 25, to the International Space Station (ISS). Shuttleworth and his two crewmates, Russian commander Yuri Gidzenko and Italian astronaut...

Entyre's IMAGEDOCS(TM) Makes Mortgage Closings Easier; New Technology Enhances Company's Capabilities.
April 24, 2002... ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Entyre Doc Prep, Inc, a national leader in electronically prepared and delivered documents associated with mortgage closings, announced today an enhanced method of document delivery. IMAGEDOCS(TM) is a new technology that...

Customers Line the Streets for Missouri's First Long John Silver's/Gas C-Store.
April 24, 2002... AURORA, Mo. -- Wayne and Sandy Garner knew they wanted a brand name food operation for their new Conoco Gasoline/Garner General Store/Long John Silver's operation located here 30 miles east of Springfield, MO. After choosing Long John...

mortgage.com's Garth Graham to Present 'Real Companies, Real Results' at 2002 Global Speech Day; ABN AMRO Mortgage Group Improves Customer Service Through Deployment Of NetByTel Voice Recognition Service.
April 24, 2002... ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- ABN AMRO Mortgage Group's customer relations and e-Commerce manager, Garth Graham, will speak at this year's Global Speech Day Web event, May 21-22. Graham, along with co-speaker Leon Garza, NetByTel president and chief...

Burger King Corporation Announces New Agreement Creating A Growth Platform For The Burger King(R) Brand In Australia.
April 24, 2002... SYDNEY, Australia -- Burger King Corporation (BKC) today announced that it has agreed to refranchise the 55 BURGER KING(R) restaurants owned and operated by BKC in Australia to Dennis Jones and his associates. Dennis Jones is the managing owner...

Security On Campus, Inc. Asks Supreme Court Not To Further Impede Access to Campus Crime Information.
April 24, 2002... WASHINGTON -- Today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case, Gonzaga University v. Doe, that campus safety advocates say could make it more difficult to get information about crime on college and university campuses. The...

GlaxoSmithKline Results Announcement for the First Quarter 2002; GSK Delivers Business Performance* EPS Growth of 17% (18% CER).
April 24, 2002... Strong Start in 2002 Driven by Outstanding Performance Of US Pharmaceuticals With 15% Sales Growth LONDON, April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) today announces its results for the first...

Blockbuster Reports Strong Financial Results for the First Quarter; - Company Reports First Quarter Revenues of $1.33 Billion.
April 24, 2002... - EBITDA Increases 9.2% to $175.3 Million for the First Quarter - Free Cash Flow Continues to be Strong, Totaling $108.0 Million for the Quarter - Gross Margin Improves 60 Basis Points to 60.2% for the Quarter, ...

University of Pittsburgh Wins Pharmacy & Therapeutics Competition At Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy's 14th Annual Meeting.
April 24, 2002... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- John Cargioli, Evelyn Chiao, Dan Vanderpoel and Asha Tata of the University of Pittsburgh won the Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) team competition held in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 3-6, 2002, during the Academy of Managed...

CambridgeSoft and LabBook Announce Strategic Alliance to Solve Chemistry and Biology Knowledge Management Needs; LabBook to Co-Develop Integrated Software Solutions with the Oldest And Most Widely Used End-User Scientific Software Provider, CambridgeSoft.
April 24, 2002... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., MCLEAN, Va., COLUMBUS, Ohio -- CambridgeSoft, makers of ChemDraw, the most widely used software for chemistry researchers, and LabBook announced today that the companies have entered into a strategic alliance to co-develop an...

LabBook and Scientific Software Partner to Deliver Knowledge Management Solutions for the Life Sciences; LabBook to Integrate Electronic Notebook Application with the Leading Knowledge Engineering System, CyberLAB KES.
April 24, 2002... MCLEAN, Va., COLUMBUS, Ohio, PLEASANTON, Calif. -- LabBook, Inc. and Scientific Software, Inc. announced today that the companies have entered into a strategic alliance to deliver a complete knowledge management solution to the pharmaceutical...

Business in Asia Today -- April 24, 2002.
April 24, 2002... SYDNEY, Australia -- A summary prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com/), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, market intelligence and business opportunities: MITSUBISHI CABLE, LEAR TO SET UP WIRE HARNESSES JV ...

SCI Announces New Release and Introductory Pricing For the LinxSmart Development and End-User Kits.
April 24, 2002... LOS ANGELES -- Smart Card Integrators (SCI) today announces the release of Version 1.1 of the LinxSmart Development and End-User Kits for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), Value Add Resellers (VAR) and Independent Software Vendors (ISV)....

Physicians World CME Executive Named ACCME Chief Accreditation Surveyor.
April 24, 2002... SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Thomson Physicians World announces the selection of Mark Schaffer, EdM, as one of two chief accreditation surveyors appointed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Schaffer is vice president...

Thomson Provides Industry's Most Comprehensive Bioterrorism Response Information.
April 24, 2002... GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. and MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Thomson Corporation's MICROMEDEX and Medical Economics businesses announced the availability of three bioterrorism response information products for health care clinicians and emergency...

StorageTek Successfully Completes Interoperability Testing of ADVA Optical Remote Devices for Storage Networking; Added Capability Extends Reach and Bandwidth of Backup and Restore Solutions.
April 24, 2002... LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- StorageTek(R) (Storage Technology Corp.) has successfully completed interoperability testing of ADVA Optical Networking Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) devices to extend backup and recovery solutions, including the...

Virtela Communications Appoints Christopher Clark President and CEO; Joins Managed Private Networking Provider Upon Two-Year Anniversary To Drive Next Phase of Growth.
April 24, 2002... DENVER -- Virtela Communications Inc., a global managed IP virtual private network (VPN) services provider, today announced the appointment of Christopher Clark as president and CEO. Clark also becomes a member of the company's board of...

Replidyne Completes $13 Million Series A Financing.
April 24, 2002... LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- Replidyne, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of new antimicrobial drugs, today announced that it has recently closed on a $13 million Series A financing. The company's initial focus...

Instrumentation Metrics Freed of Lawsuit.
April 24, 2002... CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Instrumentation Metrics, the developer of a noninvasive technology for blood glucose monitoring, today announced a lawsuit recently filed against the company was voluntarily dismissed. CME Telemetrix, Inc. voluntarily...

Informa Research Services Announces Agreement To Deliver Credit Card Rates on Yahoo! Finance; Financial Research Firm's Credit Card Data Now Available Through The Savings Finder Tool in Yahoo! Money Manager.
April 24, 2002... CALABASAS, Calif. -- Informa Research Services, Inc. today announced an agreement with Yahoo! Inc. , to provide credit card rate data on Yahoo!(R) Finance ( http://finance.yahoo.com ). Under the agreement, Informa Research Services...

Applied Semantics Appoints Software Industry Veteran as CEO; Former FileNET Senior Executive Joins Enterprise Content Management Software Provider.
April 24, 2002... LOS ANGELES -- Applied Semantics, Inc., a leading software tools and applications provider for unstructured information management, today announced that Jordan Libit, a former senior executive of FileNET Corp., has joined the company as chief...

Donner Corp. International Issues a Speculative Buy Recommendation On Vital Living Inc.
April 24, 2002... SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Donner Corp. International announced today that it released its Speculative Buy Recommendation on Vital Living, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VTLV) . The report, which can be found at http://www.donnercorp.com/ highlighted...

Donner Corp. International Issues Morning Call Notes on Pacific CMA, Inc.
April 24, 2002... SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Donner Corp. International (DCI), a full-service broker/dealer and investment banking firm, today issued a Morning Call Note on Pacific CMA, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: PCCM) . Donner recently issued a Speculative Buy Report on...

Am-Beo and Fujitsu Sign Global Alliance Agreement; Am-Beo Enables Fujitsu to Deliver Next Generation Content Settlement Solutions.
April 24, 2002... LONDON -- Fujitsu and Am-Beo today announced a Global Alliance to explore opportunities in telecoms revenue management. Under the agreement Fujitsu will deliver solutions based on Am-Beo technology to the growing multi-party content settlement...

My Virtual Model(TM) Dressing Room Debuts on MSN - Innovative Visualization Solution Enables MSN eShop Consumers to 'Try on' Clothing on the Internet.
April 24, 2002... MONTREAL and REDMOND, WA -- My Virtual Model Inc., developers of standard-setting online visualization and sizing technologies, and the MSN(R) network of Internet services, today announced the launch of the My Virtual Model(TM) Dressing Room on...

Metro Ethernet Forum Announces Economics Driving Adoption Of Metro Ethernet Services; Enterprise Customers Can Substantially Cut IT Expenses.
April 24, 2002... NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) today announced the completion of a study designed to quantify the cost savings associated with the business use of metro Ethernet services. Conducted by management consulting firm Network...

New MAXRAD's Michelangelo In-Building Antenna Catalog.
April 24, 2002... CHICAGO -- MAXRAD announces its new Michelangelo(TM) in-building voice and data antenna catalog. The catalog provides a product photograph, general description, features and benefits list, complete technical specifications, and radiation...

Flexible Closed Coil Mobile Antennas Now Available From MAXRAD.
April 24, 2002... LAS VEGAS -- MAXRAD has further expanded its extensive line of 800/900 MHz mobile antennas with the introduction of its new BMUFC series. This series complements the existing (B)MUF (open coil) chrome nut antenna series currently offered by...

MAXRAD Announces New DuraMAX(TM) BMLPV800HD Low Profile Vertical Antenna.
April 24, 2002... LAS VEGAS -- Following the enormous success of its MLPV (Low Profile Vertical) antenna line, MAXRAD has further enhanced it by introducing the first model of its DuraMAX(TM) Low Profile Vertical series. The new BMLPV800HD low profile vertical...