PR Newswire articles from December 6 2000

PR Newswire archives from December 6 2000

Vital Options(R) Among Organizations Honoring 100 Top Breast Cancer Researchers Of The Last Century At The 23rd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 6, 2000... SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, December 6, 2000, Vital Options TeleSupport(R) Cancer Network, will be among the sponsors honoring the 100 investigators of the 20th Century and recognizing the authors of landmark...

EDS Provides Mercy Care Plan With the Industry's First Real-Time Integrated Case Management System.
December 6, 2000... Real-Time Updates Allow Health Care Organizations to Reduce Administrative Costs and Better Serve Members PLANO, Texas and PHOENIX, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on an existing long-term relationship, EDS (NYSE: EDS) today...

Majestic to Purchase Three Fitzgeralds Gaming Properties.
December 6, 2000... Country's Only African American Casino Owner Expands Company GARY, Ind., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Majestic Star Casino announced today that its affiliate Majestic Investor, LLC. (Majestic) entered into a definitive purchase agreement...

Burnham Pacific Closes On Sale Of Two Centers.
December 6, 2000... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Burnham Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BPP) today announced that it has closed on the sale of the San Diego Factory Outlet Center located in San Diego, California, and Meridian Village Shopping Center,...

Fitzgeralds Gaming Corporation Announces Sale of Gaming Properties Under a Restructuring Agreement Reached With Its Noteholders.
December 6, 2000... LAS VEGAS, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Fitzgeralds Gaming Corporation announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell the Fitzgeralds Casino properties in Las Vegas, Nevada; Black Hawk, Colorado; and Tunica, Mississippi; to an affiliate...

Cross Timbers to Acquire East Texas Properties For $115 Million; Targets 20% Growth in Gas Production for 2001 With $250 Million Capital Budget.
December 6, 2000... FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Cross Timbers Oil Company (NYSE: XTO) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Herd Producing Company, Inc., of Tyler, Texas, to acquire primarily gas producing...

Rystar Reorganization.
December 6, 2000... CDNX: RYS NASD OTCBB: RYSCF VANCOUVER, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ - The Company is currently finalising its restructuring plans. Three directors have resigned to allow for a revamping of the current board for the establishment...

M.D.C. Holdings Website to Broadcast Its Presentation At NYSSA Housing Industry Conference.
December 6, 2000... DENVER, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC; PCX) which builds homes under the name "Richmond American Homes," announced that it will be making a presentation at the New York Society of Security Analysts ("NYSSA")...

TenFold Company/.
December 6, 2000... In LATU039, Argenesis Brings Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Live On Trade Order Management System, moved earlier today, we are advised by the company that the sixth graph should read: "TenFold Corporation (Nasdaq: TENF) is a...

National Retail Federation/.
December 6, 2000... In DCM056, Holiday Shopping Traffic Moderates From 1999; Election and Market Uncertainty May Be Distracting Consumers, moved yesterday, Dec. 4, we are advised by the company that the first graph, first line should read "Consumer mall traffic...

EDDIE GEORGE GETS AVALANCHE OF XMAS CARDS CALLING FOR INTEREST RATE CUT.
December 6, 2000... Attn: Forward Planning Desks Attn: Industrial, City and Business Editors PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of MSF. Bank of England Governor, Eddie George, will be faced with a deluge of...

FIVE POINT PLAN TO SAVE LIVES IN SCOTLAND.
December 6, 2000... PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland. A National Strategy for Stroke Services could save at least 500 unnecessary deaths a year and prevent disability in many more...

EDDIE GEORGE GETS AVALANCHE OF XMAS CARDS FROM MSF NORTHERN MANUFACTURING REPS CALLING FOR AN INTEREST RATE CUT.
December 6, 2000... For the attention of Industrial, City and Business Editors PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of MSF. Bank of England Governor, Eddie George, will be faced with a deluge of Christmas cards in...

EDDIE GEORGE GETS AVALANCHE OF XMAS CARDS FROM MSF EAST ENGLAND MANUFACTURING REPS CALLING FOR AN INTEREST RATE CUT.
December 6, 2000... For the attention of Industrial, City and Business Editors PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of MSF. Bank of England Governor, Eddie George, will be faced with a deluge of Christmas cards in...

EDDIE GEORGE GETS AVALANCHE OF XMAS CARDS FROM MSF MIDLANDS MANUFACTURING REPS CALLING FOR AN INTEREST RATE CUT.
December 6, 2000... For the attention of Industrial, City and Business Editors PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of MSF. Bank of England Governor, Eddie George, will be faced with a deluge of Christmas cards in...

PETsMART and Banfield, The Vet Hospital, Offer Tips to Keeping Your Pets Safe and Healthy This Holiday.
December 6, 2000... PHOENIX, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Though the season is full of music, laughter and joyous sentiment, it can also be full of dangers for your best pal. To ensure the safety and good health of your four-legged friend this holiday, PETsMART,...

Nasdaq and Dow Make Historic Gains; Biggest One-Day Move Ever On Nasdaq.
December 6, 2000... OLD TAPPAN, N.J., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Yale Hirsch, market historian and editor and publisher of the 2001 Stock Trader's Almanac, "the Nasdaq (IXIC) has made history today, scoring its biggest one-day move ever. Today's...

United Therapeutics Announces Stock Repurchase Program.
December 6, 2000... SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program of up to 3,000,000 shares of its outstanding stock over the next six...

Swift Energy Announces Successful Production Test of Rimu-B2 Well In New Zealand.
December 6, 2000... HOUSTON, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Swift Energy Company (NYSE: SFY; PCX) announced today that it has successfully tested the Rimu-B2 well, the third well drilled by the Company in the onshore Taranaki Basin in New Zealand. During a forty-nine...

Brees Wins 2000 Chicago Tribune Silver Football, Big Ten MVP.
December 6, 2000... CHICAGO, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Quarterback Drew Brees started 29 games in high school and never lost. He took his Westlake High School team to the state title his senior year and was named the best offensive player in Texas. On...

Stage 2 Electrical Emergency Declared; Voluntary Curtailment Program Begins For Some Customers.
December 6, 2000... ROSEMEAD, Calif., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) today declared a "Stage 2 Emergency" and called upon Southern California Edison and other investor-owned utilities to begin voluntary "load"...

Mainframe Entertainment and Studio B announce First Animation Co-Development Project.
December 6, 2000... VANCOUVER, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ - Mainframe Entertainment, Inc.(MFE: TSE) and Studio B Productions today announced their first co-development project intended for television. SURF N TURF, to be developed as a television series for...

Speakers at Taiwan Chip Equipment Forum Predict New Role for PC In the Internet Age.
December 6, 2000... Many Predict the PC Will Morph Into a Wireless, Mobile 'Personal Companion' HSINCHU, Taiwan, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- For the past decade and a half, the personal computer has been the driver of the global semiconductor industry. With...

InterNAP's Fourth Quarter Guidance Call Information.
December 6, 2000... SEATTLE, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- InterNAP Network Services (Nasdaq: INAP), as previously announced in its Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call, will be hosting a Fourth Quarter Guidance Call on Thursday, December 14, 2000 at 5:00 p.m....

SEMI Consensus Forecast Shows Semiconductor Equipment Industry Anticipates 83 Percent Growth for 2000.
December 6, 2000... Biannual Survey Reveals Continued Optimism for Growth in 2001-2002 TOKYO, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The continued health of the current semiconductor capital spending cycle is evident in the year-end 2000 edition of the SEMI Consensus...

American Airlines Released the Following Statement in Response to The Association of Professional Flight Attendants' Press Conference Today.
December 6, 2000... FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines released the following statement in response to the Association of Professional Flight Attendants' press conference today: After receiving notice from the National Mediation...

Former Owners of Tricor America Resume Ownership.
December 6, 2000... SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Chee and Christina Louie are very pleased to announce that they have completed the purchase of all of the stock of Tricor America, Inc. from Velocity Express Air Division, Inc. The purchase was...

Knight Ridder Presentation at CSFB Media Week Conference to be Webcast.
December 6, 2000... SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Knight Ridder (NYSE: KRI) announced today that the company's presentation at the Credit Suisse First Boston Media Week Conference this week will be accessible to the media and the general public via...

--WITH LOGO-- TO BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORS:.
December 6, 2000... Compaq and Datang Sign Major Agreement to Expand CDMA Wireless Opportunities In China Datang to Develop Improved Switch Products Based on Compaq Intelligent Network Technologies HONG KONG, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ITU...

PR Newswire Photo Advisory Tuesday, December 05, 2000 11 p.m. EDT.
December 6, 2000... PRNewsFotos are available to the news media at no charge. High-resolution images can be downloaded from NewsCom Online (http://www.newscom.com) or AP Photo Archive (http://photoarchive.ap.org). PRNewsFotos are also distributed via the AP...

Ventro Corporation to Hold Conference Call.
December 6, 2000... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventro(TM) Corporation (Nasdaq: VNTR), a leading business-to-business (B2B) marketplace service provider, will hold a conference call today to discuss announcements made by the Company this...

BIBLIOMONDO(TM) - THE WORLD'S ELIBRARY NETWORK(TM).
December 6, 2000... New Company Launched After Best-Seller Acquires ALS International PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of BiblioMondo Inc Montreal, London, Paris, Cologne, Amsterdam, Philadelphia -...

Cisco Connects Telecom New Zealand to Next Generation Optical Networking.
December 6, 2000... New Zealand to Benefit from the Installation of the Largest Optical Networking Solution in the Asia Pacific Region AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), the worldwide leader in...

Apache to Acquire Phillips' Zama Assets in Western Canada.
December 6, 2000... HOUSTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Canadian properties with proved reserves of approximately 71.6 million barrels of oil equivalent (approximately 59 percent...

Management Conference Call.
December 6, 2000... Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (cti) (Nasdaq: CTIC) to Review New Clinical Data From Ash On Wednesday, December 6, 2000, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern/1:30 p.m. Pacific time, members of cti's management team will host a call to review the information...

SCM Microsystems Added to S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
December 6, 2000... LOS GATOS, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- SCM Microsystems, Inc., (Nasdaq: SCMM; Neuer Markt: SMY) a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, announced its addition to Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Computers (Software &...

MULTEX.COM SIGNS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR GLOBAL CONTRACT WITH MERRILL LYNCH HSBC.
December 6, 2000... Multex.com to provide Merrill Lynch HSBC with research access technology for its online investment and banking service. PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Multex.com Inc London - ...

ACQUISITOR PLC ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF 10.5% STAKE IN DATRON SYSTEM INCORPORATED.
December 6, 2000... PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Acquisitor plc. On December 1, 2000 in a 13D/A filing with the SEC Acquisitor Plc. (``Acquisitor'' or ``the Company\\) announced that it had acquired 10.5% of...

NORTEL NETWORKS, EGERY TO DEVELOP IN-CAR WIRELESS INTERNET MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS.
December 6, 2000... Solution Expected to be available for GPRS, UMTS networks in first half of 2001 PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Nortel Networks Corporation. Paris, France - Nortel Networks...

Macalla Software Collaborates With Baltimore Technologies to Underpin Secure Mobile Trading.
December 6, 2000... DUBLIN, Ireland, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Macalla Software, a leading developer of mobile eCommerce solutions, today announced a collaboration with Baltimore Technologies (Nasdaq: BALT) (London: BLM), a global leader in e-security, to deliver...

Bayer Set to Become World's Leading Polycarbonate Manufacturer With Makrolon Polycarbonate Resin.
December 6, 2000... Capacity to Increase to 1.3 Million Tons Successful Start-Up of Melt Carbonate Facility in Antwerp LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- With a major investment totaling some 1 billion Euros (US $860 million), Bayer is...

Oxford GlycoSciences' Open Offer and International Offering Results of Open Offer.
December 6, 2000... OXFORD, England, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxford GlycoSciences Plc ("OGS" or the "Company") (LSE: OGS) announces that at 5.00 pm on 5 December 2000, the closing time for acceptances under the Open Offer, it had received valid applications...

MACALLA SOFTWARE COLLABORATES WITH BALTIMORE TECHNOLOGIES TO UNDERPIN SECURE MOBILE TRADING.
December 6, 2000... PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Macalla Software. Dublin, Ireland - Macalla Software, a leading developer of mobile eCommerce solutions, today announced a collaboration with Baltimore...

Amadillo GmbH, the Search Engine Software Manufacturer Has a New Site.
December 6, 2000... KIEL, Germany, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet business Amadillo GmbH is to go online with a new Website. As of now, the business will be presenting itself to a broad range of potential customers with its array of products consisting...

They're Back!!! Northwest Offers Mall of America Fares for December 9th.
December 6, 2000... MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Admit it, you're still kicking yourself, aren't you? You missed last weekend's Mall of America fares, the greatest one-day combination of air travel and power shopping on the planet....

China: Groupe DANONE Signs Agreement for Acquisition Of 50% of Aquarius Water Co. Ltd.
December 6, 2000... PARIS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Groupe DANONE (NYSE: DA) has entered into an agreement to acquire 50% of Aquarius Water Co. Ltd, the largest HOD water company in China based in Shanghai. Aquarius Water Co. Ltd had sales of RMB 170...

US Oncology Signs a Five-Year Information Technology Services Agreement With Perot Systems to Support Current and Future Growth.
December 6, 2000... DALLAS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) and US Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: USON), the nation's largest network of community- based cancer physicians, clinicians, nurses, and administrators, announced today a...

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announces $1 Million Prize for Global Health.
December 6, 2000... SEATTLE, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is establishing a $1 million prize to be awarded in the field of global health. The Gates Award for Global Health will be presented annually to an organization that has...

Danskin, Inc./.
December 6, 2000... In NYTU137, "Danskin, Inc. Turnaround Continues; Reports Improved Results For Third Quarter," moved yesterday, December 5, we are advised by the company that the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations were inadvertently omitted....

Polycom to Acquire Accord Networks Ltd. for Approximately $339 Million In Stock.
December 6, 2000... Agreement Adds Next Generation Infrastructure to Polycom's Converged Network Solutions MILPITAS, Calif. and ATLANTA, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Polycom(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), a worldwide leader in broadband communications solutions,...

Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited Announces Stock Buyback.
December 6, 2000... HONG KONG, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (Nasdaq: CLWT CLWTW) ("Euro Tech") today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a program to repurchase up to 125,000 shares of its issued and outstanding...

Banks and Credit Unions Adopt Digital Insight's Visionary Strategy.
December 6, 2000... First Essex Bank and Tower Federal Credit Union Bring More Than 150,000 Potential End Users to Digital Insight CALABASAS, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Insight(TM) Corp. (Nasdaq: DGIN) (www.digitalinsight.com ), a...

Famous Scottish Institute That Revolutionized Science With 'Dolly' Unveils Plans For Life Saving Drugs In Chicken Eggs.
December 6, 2000... EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Roslin Institute, the renowned Scottish birthplace of the world's most famous sheep, Dolly, announced at a special news conference at Edinburgh Castle today their collaborative project with...

Take a Break From Politics and Make Room for Music Just in Time for the Holidays.
December 6, 2000... New Christmas CD for New York City, 'The Manhattan Christmas Suite,' Written and Performed by Fred Travalena NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Travlo Productions, Inc. announces the release of eleven brand new, original Christmas...

Hawaii-Themed Holiday Gifts Are Bigger Than Ever on the Internet, According to HiloHattie.Com.
December 6, 2000... Kona Coffee Tops the Season's Best-Seller List as One of Hawaii's Most Successful E-Commerce Sites Reports a 100-Percent Increase in Web Sales HONOLULU, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Island-themed gift items, including gourmet foods,...

Going to the Chapel? RoseyPoseyWeddings.com Offers The Ultimate Free Wedding-Planning Resource.
December 6, 2000... BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Here comes the bride's and groom's new best friend. www.RoseyPoseyWeddings.com, the industry's latest and most highly anticipated wedding Web company announced today that it's offering the ultimate...

GZ-BANK AG AND MOSAIC GEVA GMBH SEAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT.
December 6, 2000... PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Mosaic. Development and project partnership for standard payment transactions system - Major contract for Mosaic subsidiary Frankfurt/Bonn - GZ-Bank...

DOLLY TECHNOLOGY TO BE DEVELOPED FOR BIRDS: ROSLIN INSTITUTE AND VIRAGEN TO COLLABORATE TO PRODUCE HUMAN PROTEINS AND ANTIBODIES IN EGGS.
December 6, 2000... PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Viragen. Glasgow, Scotland - Roslin Institute and Viragen today (6th December 2000) announced an agreement to develop nuclear transfer to produce...

PacificNet.com Partners with Media3Way to Provide Audio and Video Web Casting Solutions.
December 6, 2000... HONG KONG, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- PacificNet.com (Nasdaq: PACT) (the "Company" or "PacificNet"), a leading provider of e-Business solutions in Asia, announced today that the Company has entered into a strategic partnership with Media3Way...

URGENT TRAVEL INFORMATION FROM THAMESLINK RAIL.
December 6, 2000... PR Newswire, London, December 6. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Thameslink Rail. Thameslink services are running between Streatham - Wimbledon - Sutton only (anti-clockwise). Services in the other direction (clockwise)...

S&P Rates Longreach CP Series 3 Notes BBB+.
December 6, 2000... MELBOURNE, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today assigned its preliminary ratings to the series 3 credit lease-backed floating-rate notes to be issued by Longreach CP Ltd. (LCP). In this credit lease transaction, Longreach CP...

PR Newswire Texas Daybook for December 6, 2000.
December 6, 2000... HOUSTON Houston Rockets and Fannie Mae Foundation Landscape Fifth Ward House as Part of 'Home Team' Workday TIME: 1 - 4 p.m. LOCATION: 3202 Cactus, Houston's Fifth Ward, Texas EVENT: Houston Rockets and...

SEZ and Disco Produce World's Thinnest 300 mm Wafer.
December 6, 2000... VILLACH, Austria, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The SEZ Group (Swiss Exchange: SEZN) announced that it has effectively produced 300 mm wafers as thin as 80 microns. The wafers are said to have excellent uniformity and to be four times stronger...

Foreshock Drives E-Service Market to New Heights.
December 6, 2000... ASP and E-Service Company is Chosen by BlueKite.com and Chameleon Systems For Its Insight into Worldwide and Local Solutions in CRM, ERP and ASP IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- ASP and e-service company Foreshock continues...

The Fragrant Veil: Scents for the Sensuous Woman by Elisabeth Millar.
December 6, 2000... 'Cleopatra drenched the sails of her barge with jasmine essential oil to seduce Mark Anthony as he sailed down the Nile' LONDON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In her new book, The Fragrant Veil: Scents for the Sensuous Woman, Lis Millar,...

RightOrder Uses Entegrity to Guard Product Directory Service.
December 6, 2000... AssureAccess Delivers Flexible, Scalable Access Control for Next Generation e-Catalog Service SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Entegrity Solutions(R) Corporation, a leader in application security software and services, and...

Evoke Communications Raises the Bar for Web-Based Collaboration Services By Offering Enhanced Application Sharing.
December 6, 2000... Evoke Collaboration 4.5 Features Web Touring With Flash Compatibility And Application Sharing With Remote Control See Evoke Communications at Telecon West, December 6 - 8, 2000 Anaheim Convention Center, Booth #1247 ANAHEIM,...

Twenty IT Services Firms Sign on with Internet Sourcing, Inc. to Boost Sales, Enhance Customer Access, and Expand Market Reach.
December 6, 2000... PHOENIX, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet Sourcing, Inc. (ISI), the premier Professional Services Marketplace for Information Technology, announced today the addition of twenty IT service suppliers to its comprehensive, Internet-based IT...

Com21 Ships One Millionth Cable Modem.
December 6, 2000... Recently Announced Distributor Ships Milestone Product to Indiana Subscriber MILPITAS, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Com21, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMTO), a leading global provider of system solutions for the broadband access market, announced...

PentaSafe Announces Software to Secure BEA WebLogic Server E-commerce Applications.
December 6, 2000... The New VigilEnt(TM) Security Agent for BEA WebLogic Server Addresses One Of The Deepest Concerns of E-customers by Assuring Continuous Security Of E-commerce Applications HOUSTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- PentaSafe Security...

Karl Suss Receives Mask Aligner Order From Casio.
December 6, 2000... MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Karl Suss announced that it has received multiple orders for its MA200CC mask aligner from Casio Micronics Co., Ltd., a Japanese foundry offering gold bumping services. Suss' mask aligners have been...

David J. Robkin Named to U.S. Wireless Board of Directors.
December 6, 2000... SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Wireless Corporation (Nasdaq: USWC; Frankfurt: USP), a provider of wireless location and traffic information, today announced the addition of David J. Robkin to its board of directors. Mr....

PR Newswire Photo Advisory, Wednesday, December 06; 6 A.M. EDT.
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The Learning Company Launches Arthur! Ready to Race for PlayStation(R) Game Console.
December 6, 2000... Fun, Energetic Gameplay Appropriate for Young Children NOVATO, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Learning Company today announced the release of Arthur! Ready to Race, the first Arthur PlayStation title developed exclusively for young...

Invensys CRM Names Don Brower Vice President of Product Management, Marketing And Strategic Alliances.
December 6, 2000... GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Invensys CRM, a global provider of customer relationship management solutions, has selected Don Brower as Vice President of Product Management, Marketing and Strategic Alliances. Mr. Brower joins...

Allied Riser Communications ('ARC') Announces Interest Payment Plans.
December 6, 2000... DALLAS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Riser Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: ARCC), one of the nation's leading providers of high-speed, IP-based broadband data applications and services, today announced that it would make the December...

Cell Genesys CEO, Isis CMO Join Roth Capital Partners Analyst to Give Cancer Therapeutics Update on 'BioTalk' Radio Show Today.
December 6, 2000... ROSEVILLE, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer therapeutics are complex but BioTalk radio aims to help clarify the picture on today's show. Tune in to this week's BioTalk radio program from 11 a.m. - noon, EST at...

BEA Unveils BEA WebLogic Server 6.0, the Next Generation of the World's Number One Java Application Server.
December 6, 2000... New Release Extends Server's Core Functionality, Combining Capabilities of Web, Application, Messaging, Transaction, and Integration Servers in One Powerful Platform SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- BEA Systems, Inc....

InnovaCom and Marconi Showcases Video Networking Solutions At TeleCon West 2000.
December 6, 2000... Visit Us at TeleCon West 2000: Booth #661 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- InnovaCom Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MPEG) and Marconi Communications (Nasdaq: MONI) will jointly showcase their broadcast quality, MPEG video...

GoAmerica Rounds Out Executive Management Team.
December 6, 2000... HACKENSACK, N.J., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- GoAmerica, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOAM), a leading nationwide wireless data and Internet services provider, today announced an enhanced management team. These executives have extensive technical,...

E*TRADE(R) Community and ClearStation(R) Surpass 1.1 Million Registered Members Combined.
December 6, 2000... E*TRADE(R) Community Exceeds 700,000 Members; ClearStation Crosses the 400,000 Members Mark MENLO PARK, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- E*TRADE Securities, Inc. and ClearStation (www.clearstation.com), both...

KPNQwest Announces Strategic Initiative to Capture Euro 2.4bn Application Infrastructure Market.
December 6, 2000... * KPNQwest becomes Europe's only true Application Infrastructure Provider * New integrated package for customer applications will reduce capital outlay and speed time to market with one-stop billing and support * Platform for...

BIBLIOMONDO(TM) - THE WORLD'S eLIBRARY NETWORK(TM) New Company Launched After Best-Seller Acquires ALS International.
December 6, 2000... Photos are available at www.shc.ca/web/ BiblioMondo-RP MONTREAL, LONDON, PARIS, COLOGNE, AMSTERDAM, PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ - BiblioMondo(TM) - the World's eLibrary Network(TM) (www.BiblioMondo.com) was launched today after...

S&P Rates ACE Funding Ltd. Notes AAA/AA-.
December 6, 2000... MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today rated securities issued by ACE Funding Ltd., ultimately backed by residential mortgage loans originated by The Rock Building Society Ltd. (The Rock). ACE Funding Ltd. will...