PR Newswire articles from January 23 2002

PR Newswire archives from January 23 2002

Marathon Alaska Announces Ninilchik Natural Gas Discovery.
January 23, 2002... ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Marathon Oil Company announced today a significant natural gas discovery on its Ninilchik Prospect on the Kenai Peninsula, approximately 35 miles south of Kenai, Alaska. Marathon currently estimates 90 billion cubic feet...

Oakwood Homes Corporation Closes New, Multi-Year Credit Facility.
January 23, 2002... GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Oakwood Homes Corporation announced today that it has closed a new $55 million revolving credit facility with Foothill Capital Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company . The facility matures in...

Grupo Sidek Announced That the Second Round of the Auction of the Assets Described In the Alternative Plan Was Completed.
January 23, 2002... GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Grupo Sidek, S.A. de C.V. (OTC-GPSAY and OTC-GPSBY) ("Sidek") announced that today, it took place the second bidding procedure contemplated under the alternative plan for the sale of its distressed assets. In such...

CPB Inc. Reports Record Earnings in 2001.
January 23, 2002... HONOLULU -- CPB Inc. , parent company of Central Pacific Bank, today announced record earnings for the fourth quarter and year marking the tenth consecutive quarter of record earnings for the Company. For the year, net income rose to $28.70...

PR Newswire Sports Summary for Tuesday, Jan. 22, through 6:00 p.m.
January 23, 2002... NYTU012 01/22/2002 02:30 r f bc-adidas-Salomon-acqui (HERZOGENAURACH) Adidas-Salomon Takes Over Former Joint Venture in Italy NYTU041 01/22/2002 06:02 r e bc-NY-Dance-Harlem (NEW YORK) Dance Theatre of Harlem Announces 2002 Winter/Spring...

United Financial Corp. Declares Dividend.
January 23, 2002... GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- United Financial Corp. ("United") today reported that the Board of Directors declared a $.26 per share dividend payable February 25, 2002, to shareholders of record on February 8, 2002. United expects to report 2001...

Redux Communications Raises $6M From Partech International, Genesis Partners and Giza Venture Capital Funds.
January 23, 2002... MODI'IN, Israel -- Redux Communications Ltd. has closed its second institutional round of finance in the amount of $6M. Investors include US-European venture capital fund Partech International, as well as Redux's two first-round investors,...

Diebold Finalizes Acquisition of Global Election Systems.
January 23, 2002... NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold, Incorporated announced today it has completed its acquisition of Global Election Systems Inc. Following the acquisition, Global will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diebold. Pursuant to the acquisition...

Cabot Oil & Gas Provides 2001 Capital Program Update; Impact to Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results.
January 23, 2002... HOUSTON -- Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation today announced the results of its fourth quarter exploration drilling program with mixed results. The Company confirmed its new exploration play at Redfish Bay in south Texas with three initial...

Flagstar Bancorp Announces Quarterly Dividend.
January 23, 2002... TROY, Mich. -- Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. , holding company of Flagstar Bank, FSB, today declared a fourth quarter dividend of $0.07 per share. The dividend is to be paid on February 28, 2002 to shareholders of record on February 15, 2002. ...

New Century Announces 4Q and Year-End 2001 Earnings Release And Conference Call Date.
January 23, 2002... IRVINE, Calif. -- New Century Financial Corporation announced today that the Company will report its fourth quarter and year-end financial results before the market opens on Thursday, January 31 and will hold its conference call on the same...

Connecticut Bancshares, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Annual Results, Increases Dividend for Second Consecutive Quarter.
January 23, 2002... MANCHESTER, Conn. -- Connecticut Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") , the holding company for The Savings Bank of Manchester (the "Bank"), reported net income of $4.99 million for the fourth quarter of 2001, compared to net income of $4.32...

Crown Pacific Reports 4Q01 Loss, Anticipates Improvement in 2002.
January 23, 2002... PORTLAND, Ore. -- Crown Pacific Partners, L.P. , an integrated forest products company, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2001 and the full year 2001 and its outlook for the first quarter of 2002. (Photo:...

ANPC Announces Transportable Navigation Aid for Military Aircraft; Compact Precision Approach Landing System Allows Rapid Assembly of Military Airfields in Remote Locations.
January 23, 2002... HOOD RIVER, Ore. -- ANPC today announced the general availability of its Firefly(TM) transportable Transponder Landing System. This system allows military, as well as civilian, aircraft to land safely in almost any location, even in severe...

Bead Book and Candle Announces Grand Opening and Art Reception January 26, 2002 4:30-8:30; Showing Works From Susan Matthews, Antonio Contreras and Brenda Galdamez, And Capoeira and Bata Demonstrations.
January 23, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- Bead Book and Candle, the Bay Area's source for Afro-Caribbean Art, Folkloric items, herbs, books and candles, today announced its grand opening art reception on Saturday, January 26, 2002 from 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. This...

GlobalSantaFe Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2001 Results.
January 23, 2002... HOUSTON -- Houston-based worldwide drilling contractor GlobalSantaFe Corporation today reported net income for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2001, of $11.7 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, on revenues of $384 million, as compared to net...

Flagstar Announces Record Annual Results.
January 23, 2002... TROY, Mich. -- Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. , the holding company and parent of Flagstar Bank, FSB, today released record annual and quarterly earnings of $75.2 million, or $3.78 per share -- diluted, and $26.4 million, or $1.31 per share -- diluted,...

Honda Ohio Plant to Build New Model; Innovative New Vehicle Based on Model X Concept.
January 23, 2002... TORRANCE, Calif. -- An all new light truck model based on Honda's popular and innovative Model X concept vehicle will be produced by Honda of America Manufacturing at its East Liberty (Ohio) Plant beginning late this year, Honda announced...

Ramoil Management, Ltd. to Form Voting Trust Committee and M & A Consulting Committee to Head Up Acquisitions, Protect Shareholders.
January 23, 2002... LAS VEGAS -- Ramoil Management, Ltd. announced today that the company has entered into intense negotiations to put the agreements together and in place to form a Voting Trust Committee (VTC), and a Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Consulting...

Race to Guitar Center to Become Limp Bizkit's Newest Band Member; Band's 'Put Your Guitar Where Your Mouth Is' Tour Searches for a New Guitarist Exclusively at Guitar Center Stores.
January 23, 2002... WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Calling all wannabe rock stars! It's time to show your skills and put all those practice sessions in your mom's garage to good use. So power up that amp and tune up your strings, for this once in a lifetime...

A 'Crash Course in Detroit' - CA One Associates Undergo Specialty Training in Preparation for Opening of New Retail Shops at McNamara Midfield Terminal.
January 23, 2002... DETROIT -- Usually when one thinks "job training," they aren't envisioning taste-testing amazing hand-made chocolates, or strolling through museums, experiencing up close and personal world-famous historical artifacts. Such was on the...

Cambrex Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2001 Results.
January 23, 2002... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Cambrex Corporation , today reported fourth quarter diluted earnings of $0.35 per share, excluding special charges totaling $27.5 million. Including the effects of these charges, which principally relate to the...

Central Valley Bancorp Announces Stock Repurchase Plan.
January 23, 2002... MODESTO, Calif. -- The Board of Directors of Central Valley Bancorp (the "Company") (BULLETIN BOARD: CLVL) , parent company of Modesto Commerce Bank, has adopted a resolution authorizing the repurchase of up to 100,000 shares (or approximately...

Saudi Arabia Pledges $220 Million for the Reconstruction Afghanistan.
January 23, 2002... WASHINGTON -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of the co-chairs of the Tokyo International Ministerial Conference on Afghan Aid, has pledged $220 million for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. This contribution, one of the largest pledged,...

Activision Responds to Kmart's Bankruptcy Filing; Activision Does Not Expect Bankruptcy to Have Material Financial Impact on Results.
January 23, 2002... SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Activision, Inc. today announced that it does not expect that Kmart Corporation's filing for bankruptcy reorganization under Chapter 11 will have any material impact on Activision's earnings results. Activision...

Lafarge North America Reports 39 Percent Increase In Fourth-Quarter Profit.
January 23, 2002... HERNDON, Va. -- Lafarge North America (NYSE & TSE: LAF), the largest diversified supplier of cement and other construction materials in the U.S. and Canada, said that fourth-quarter earnings reached an all-time high as underlying demand for...

New Plan Excel Realty Trust Comments on Kmart Bankruptcy.
January 23, 2002... NEW YORK -- New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. today provided supplemental disclosure on its Kmart leases in response to Kmart filing for Chapter 11 reorganization. At a bankruptcy court hearing this afternoon, Kmart filed a motion to reject...

Sybase(R) Technology Selected by Philippine's Land Registration Authority For Land Titling Process Automation;.
January 23, 2002... EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- SYNOPSIS: Sybase, Inc., today announced it will assist in creating an integrated management system for the Land Registration Authority of the Philippines government. - All LRA offices will be integrated into one database...

PG&E Files Response to Preemption and Eleventh Amendment Immunity Objections To Its Bankruptcy Plan; Federal Law Gives Bankruptcy Courts the Ability to Preempt State Law; Utility Seeks to Preempt the Fewest Number of State Laws Necessary to Get Plan Approved.
January 23, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- As requested by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Pacific Gas and Electric Company today filed its response to preemption and Eleventh Amendment immunity objections to its Disclosure Statement submitted by the California Public...

Triad Guaranty Inc. 2001 Operating Earnings Up 18 Percent To $41.1 Million.
January 23, 2002... WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Triad Guaranty Inc. today reported 2001 operating earnings, which excludes realized investment gains and losses, of $41.1 million for the year compared with $34.8 million for 2000, an increase of 18 percent. Operating...

Allergan and EntreMed Announce Strategic Alliance for Eye Diseases; Allergan to Develop EntreMed's Panzem(TM) for Treatment of Ophthalmic Indications ... Deal Valued at $40 Million Plus.
January 23, 2002... IRVINE, Calif. and ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Allergan , a global leader in ophthalmic research and development and pharmaceutical products, and EntreMed, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical leader in angiogenic research and product development, today announced...

EntreMed, Inc. Webcast & Conference Call Alert for Today.
January 23, 2002... ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The following is being issued by EntreMed, Inc.: Dr. John Holaday, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EntreMed, Inc. , cordially invites you to participate in a conference call discussing the Company's recent...

Contract Opens Major New Market to DCH Hydrogen Sensors.
January 23, 2002... VALENCIA, Calif. -- DCH Technology, Inc. , a manufacturer of hydrogen-specific sensors and hydrogen fuel cells, announced a contract for 12 H2SCAN(TM) sensor systems from Applied Analytics, a supplier to the power generation industry, which...

Transgene Initiates Two Phase II Clinical Trials With Its MVA-Muc1-IL2 Product Candidate.
January 23, 2002... STRASBOURG, France -- Transgene (Nasdaq: TRGNY; Nouveau Marche: TRANSGENE) announced today the initiation of two Phase II clinical trials of its immunotherapeutic MVA-Muc1-IL2 vaccine candidate, one for the treatment of lung cancer, the second...

Jack Morton Worldwide Wins 11 New York Festivals Medals; Leads International Film & Video Competition with Global Representation.
January 23, 2002... NEW YORK -- Jack Morton Worldwide was awarded 11 medals in the 2001 International Film & Video Competition of The New York Festivals, announced on January 21st. Jack Morton is part of The Advanced Marketing Services group of The Interpublic...

'The Big Game' Winning Numbers Drawn Tuesday, January 22, 2002.
January 23, 2002... LANSING, Mich. -- The winning "Big Game" numbers (in ascending order) for last night's (January 22, 2002) drawing were: 5/50 Numbers Big Money Ball Number 01 12 35 37 49 ...

Maimonides Medical Center Reports Cardiac Arrest Survival Rate Nearly 100 Percent From Use of Cardiac Science's Powerheart(R); Compelling Clinical Results Lead to Hospital's Deployment Of 36 Additional Powerhearts; Total Devices in Use Now 140.
January 23, 2002... IRVINE, Calif. -- Cardiac Science, Inc. , the only provider of life-saving, fully-automatic external cardiac defibrillators, today reported that Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, the third largest independent teaching hospital in the...

Nastech Receives Approval to Market Nascobal(R) in Sweden; Regulatory Submissions in Other EU Countries Planned.
January 23, 2002... HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. -- Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc. announced today that the Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) has granted marketing authorization for the sale of Nascobal(R) (Cyanocobalamin USP) Gel for Intranasal Administration to...

Crucell and Innogenetics Announce PER.C6 Deal for the Development And Manufacturing of Antibodies.
January 23, 2002... LEIDEN, The Netherlands, and GENT, Belgium -- Dutch antibody and vaccine company Crucell (Nasdaq, Euronext: CRXL) and Belgian biotechnology company Innogenetics (EUROPE: INNX) today announced that they have entered into a non-exclusive...

SPEEDCOM Wireless Named Equipment Vendor in Broadband Bid Award; SPEEDLAN Equipment to Provide School District Connectivity; Project Valued at Over $600,000.
January 23, 2002... SARASOTA, Fla. -- SPEEDCOM Wireless Corporation announced today that its Wave Wireless Networking division was selected by Sachem Central School District, Long Island, New York, to provide broadband wireless products for use in providing...

FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Closes at 4,391.50 Down -3.10 (-0.07%).
January 23, 2002... SHANGHAI, China -- The closing price for the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index for Wednesday, January 23, 2002 was 4,391.50. This was down -0.07 percent from the previous day's close. The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index closed slightly lower on...

NSW Joins ARM Technology Access Program; Japanese Membership Increased to Four Which Expands Total Design Service Capability Within the ATAP Program.
January 23, 2002... CAMBRIDGE, England and TOKYO -- ARM [; ], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor solutions, and NIPPON SYSTEMWARE CO., LTD. (NSW) today announced that NSW has joined ATAP(TM), the ARM technology access program....

BIOLASE 2001 Sales Increase 85% to $17.9 Million, Fourth Quarter Sales Up 57% to $5.8 Million.
January 23, 2002... SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. -- BIOLASE Technology, Inc. , a medical technology company focused on the dental laser market, today announced that unaudited sales for 2001 increased to $17.9 million, up 85% from $9.7 million in 2000. Fourth quarter 2001...

Carnival Corporation Antitrust Review Process.
January 23, 2002... LONDON -- Carnival announces that on 22 January 2002 it received a request for additional information from the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") in relation to its Offer for P&O Princess. Carnival had expected to receive such a request in...

Nation's Top Tailgaters Gear Up for the Big Game in New Orleans; New England, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and St. Louis Sharpen Skills in Quest for Championship Title.
January 23, 2002... LYNCHBURG, Tenn. -- After a long season filled with upsets, injuries and surprises, the best four teams in pro football are training for the game of a lifetime. Over the next week, Pat's Irish Rovers (New England, Captain Tom McGourty),...

Snack Smarter With a Simple, Natural Menu Makeover; Whole Foods Market(R) Kicks Off National Snack Foods Month With 'Gold Medal Game Plan' Offering Simple Suggestions, Alternatives for Flavorful, Nutritious Snacking.
January 23, 2002... AUSTIN, Texas -- Americans are snackers, plain and simple. Studies show that more than 75 percent of us consume at least one snack per day(1) and derive approximately 25 percent of total daily calories(2) from eating outside the traditional...

Consumers Energy Foundation Board Elects David Mengebier to be President.
January 23, 2002... JACKSON, Mich. -- The board of directors for the Consumers Energy Foundation has elected David G. Mengebier to be president of the philanthropic organization. Mengebier replaces John W. Clark, who retired. Mengebier also succeeded Clark...

World's Highest Power Monolithic Power Conversion IC Delivers 290 Watts; Power Integrations Expands the TOPSwitch(R)-GX Family to Address Desktop PCs, Small Servers, Digital TVs and Audio Amplifiers.
January 23, 2002... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Power Integrations, Inc. announced today the availability of a new monolithic switcher IC that delivers an unprecedented 290 watts of output power. The TOP250, the newest power device in the TOPSwitch-GX family, greatly...

Thermo Tech(TM) Technologies Inc.
January 23, 2002... PETALING JAYA, Malaysia -- Thermo Tech Technologies Inc. (the "Company") issues this Press Release to advise that on December 17, 2001 an action was commenced by Milverton Capital Corporation ("Milverton"), a company controlled by Rene J....

Zacks All-Star Analyst Issues Recommendations for 4 Stocks: ATSN, SYXI, APTI, and MAG.
January 23, 2002... CHICAGO -- Most experts agree that semiconductors will jump out in front of any tech rally. Thus we turn to All Star analyst Todd Cooper who knows how to pick semiconductor stocks that are powered to outperform given his +39% return in 2001....

Zacks.com Featured Expert Issues Recommendations On: AOL, GE, WEN, and YHOO.
January 23, 2002... CHICAGO -- If you'd been following Schaeffer's Option Advisor in 2001, you would have had 20 positions with +100% returns. Find out why Bernie Schaeffer believes we are still in a bear market, for which he recommends a few positions to...

Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc. Announces Acquisition.
January 23, 2002... HOUSTON -- Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc. announced today that it has agreed to acquire the stock of Serrot International, Inc. (SII) from Waste Management, Inc. (WMI) for $30 million. Closing of the acquisition is expected to take place in...

Recap of Viking Capital Group Acquisition Activities in China; (Instructions for E-Mail Delivery at End of News Release).
January 23, 2002... DALLAS -- During 2001, Viking Capital Group, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VGCP) aggressively executed its plans for expansion in China. Below, the company provides condensed information regarding the status of these activities and significant...

PR Newswire Photo Advisory for Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at 6 a.m. EDT.
January 23, 2002... 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...

Nationwide Reports 2001 Earnings.
January 23, 2002... NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. announced today results of its operations for the fourth quarter of 2001 and the year ending December 31, 2001. Funds from operations, an important measurement of a REIT's...

SANavigator by McDATA Chosen to Optimize Rice University's SAN.
January 23, 2002... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- SANavigator Inc., a leader in heterogeneous storage area network (SAN) management software, and Rice University today announced that SANavigator(TM) 2.5 software has been chosen to manage and monitor the Brocade-based SAN...

Persistence Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2001 Results; - Pro Forma Loss Narrows to $(0.01) and Cash Balance Ahead of Forecasts -.
January 23, 2002... SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Persistence(R) Software, Inc. , the leading provider of distributed data management for business visibility, today announced financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. ...

Sento Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2002; Major Call Center Client Notifies Sento of Possible Termination of Contract; Higher Margin Services Portal Business Continues to Improve.
January 23, 2002... AMERICAN FORK, Utah -- Sento Corporation announced today financial results for its fiscal 2002 third quarter that ended December 29, 2001. Sento also announced a major call center client has tendered notice of its intent to terminate its...

BCE Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results; Q4 2001: revenue up 8.5% - EBITDA up 5% - Cash baseline earnings $321 million Year-end 2001: revenue up 9% - EBITDA up 7% - Cash baseline earnings $1,270 million.
January 23, 2002... MONTREAL -- For the fourth quarter of 2001, BCE reported total revenue of $5.7 billion, an 8.5% increase over pro forma(1) revenue and an 18% increase over statutory revenue in Q4 2000. EBITDA(1) for the quarter was $1.9 billion, up 5% compared...

Former Parke-Davis/Warner-Lambert Executives and Scientists Form New Drug Development Company; QUATRx Pharmaceuticals Raises $10 Million in Venture Capital Funding.
January 23, 2002... Experienced Team Helped Develop Many of the Industry's Most Successful Products, Including Lipitor(R), Neurontin(R) and 5 Other Billion Dollar Drugs Company to Focus Initially On Development of Drugs Targeting Nuclear Receptors QUATRx...

Third Wave Launches Four New Invader(R) Clinical Reagents.
January 23, 2002... MADISON, Wis. -- Third Wave Technologies Inc. today announced that it has launched four new Invader(R) DNA analyte-specific reagents (ASRs) for clinical use. New Invader(R) DNA reagents are now available for the following analytes: ...

AT&T Introduces Enhanced Capabilities To Hosting Services Portfolio; Company's $200 Million Network Management Platform Enables Predictive Performance of Highly Transactive Business Applications.
January 23, 2002... BASKING RIDGE, N.J. -- AT&T today announced it is adding enhanced capabilities to its portfolio of hosting services to provide businesses with comprehensive end-to-end management and the highest levels of reliability and performance of their...

AT&T Adds New High Availability and Security Services to its Business Continuity Portfolio; Leading-Edge Network Infrastructure Management System Supports Comprehensive Set of Business Continuity Services.
January 23, 2002... BASKING RIDGE, N.J. -- Responding to business customers' need for secure and reliable applications in an era of high complexity and risk, AT&T is announcing enhancements to its managed services portfolio. AT&T's new enhanced high...

AT&T Debuts First Two Global Virtual Private Network Services; Global, Comprehensive Enterprise VPN Services Portfolio Supported by Investments in Infrastructure and Network Management Tools.
January 23, 2002... NEW YORK -- AT&T today introduced two new fully managed, end-to-end global Virtual Private Network (VPN) offers. These enhanced VPN services are the latest additions to AT&T's Enterprise VPN Services Portfolio, which delivers the full range of...

AT&T Announces Managed Services Portfolio, Strategic Approach to Serving Business Customers Worldwide; Company Leveraging AT&T Labs Technology and Global Network Expansion To Serve Enterprise Companies and Multinational Firms.
January 23, 2002... BASKING RIDGE, N.J. -- AT&T today announced a comprehensive portfolio of services, additional investment in a unique technology platform, and continued expansion of its global network to offer new levels of managed services and support to U.S....

M/A-COM Rolls Out Enterprise Portal Built on BEA WebLogic In Less Than Five Months; New Portal Makes Collaborative Engineering Easy And Strengthens Customer Relationships.
January 23, 2002... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- BEA Systems, Inc. , one of the world's leading application infrastructure software companies, today announced that M/A-COM, a unit of Tyco Electronics and a global provider of wireless communications solutions, has built an...

Nikon Inc. Selects Lexar Media as Exclusive Digital Film Memory Supplier For Award-Winning Coolpix(TM) Digital Camera Line.
January 23, 2002... MELVILLE, N.Y. and FREMONT, Calif. -- Nikon, the world leader in photography, and Lexar Media, Inc. , the world leader in high-performance, USB-enabled CompactFlash(TM) digital film, today announce that Nikon has selected Lexar Media's...

Lexar Media to Ship 1-Gigabyte Speed-Rated CompactFlash Card; Professional Series 1GB Card Frees Photographers to Shoot More High-Quality Images.
January 23, 2002... FREMONT, Calif. -- Lexar Media Inc. , a leading developer of flash mass storage systems and an innovator of high-performance, USB-enabled CompactFlash(TM) digital film, today announced that it will begin shipping the industry's first...

Energen Announces Accounting Treatment for Outstanding Enron Derivatives Contracts.
January 23, 2002... BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Energen Corporation announced today that, with respect to its oil and gas subsidiary's in-the-money hedge position with Enron Corporation, Energen's net income in the three-month period ended December 31, 2001, will reflect...

Heartland Technology Reports On Debt.
January 23, 2002... CHICAGO -- Heartland Technology today announced that it did not make the interest and principal payments due on December 31, 2001 in respect of a $550,000 promissory note maturing on that date. Pursuant to a subordination agreement among the...

Archer Daniels Midland Reports Second Quarter Results.
January 23, 2002... DECATUR, Ill. -- Archer Daniels Midland -- Second quarter earnings per share were $0.23 compared with $0.19 in last year's second quarter. -- This year's results include a $.02 per share loss from private ...

AMCOL International (NYSE: ACO) Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings Record Year for Environmental Segment Profitability.
January 23, 2002... ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. -- AMCOL International Corp. today reported its unaudited results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2001. Net income for 2001 was $13.2 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, compared with $326.2 million, or...

Trover Solutions, Inc. Announces Webcast.
January 23, 2002... Trover Solutions, Inc. today issued the following: TROVER SOLUTIONS, INC. (formerly HEALTHCARE RECOVERIES, INC.) WEBCAST with SLIDES THE FINANCIAL...

Convergence of Industry Leaders Ranks Misys Healthcare Systems Among Industry's Top Five Companies.
January 23, 2002... RALEIGH, N.C. -- Misys plc, one of the world's top software providers, today announced the creation of Misys Healthcare Systems - - a leading provider of the systems, software and services demanded by today's healthcare IT marketplace. The...

Smith & Nephew Introduces Addition To Fast-Growing Synergy Hip Line.
January 23, 2002... MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Smith & Nephew today announces the introduction of a new variation on the company's Synergy line of hip implants. The Synergy HA on porous femoral stem merges two existing technologies-sintered titanium beads, which create a...

Pepco Energy Services Awarded State Government's Largest Electricity Accounts; Annapolis/Baltimore Area State Agencies and Camden Yards Stadium Complex Represent More Than 1.6 Billion Kilowatt Hours of Electricity.
January 23, 2002... WASHINGTON -- Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Potomac Electric Power Company , has been competitively selected by the Maryland Department of General Services to supply electricity to state agencies and departments. This 24-month...

DaimlerChrysler Selects Covisint to Develop Supplier Portal.
January 23, 2002... New global portal to provide access for OEM and supplier applications worldwide via one common framework DaimlerChrysler reinforces commitment to Internet standards for the auto industry with portal...

Catalina Marketing Introduces New Marketing Tools to Combat Channel Erosion.
January 23, 2002... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Catalina Marketing Corporation announced today the introduction of new marketing tools designed to aid supermarket retailers who continue to lose market share in "traditional" grocery categories to non-traditional...

Internet Security Systems Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results.
January 23, 2002... ATLANTA -- Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) , a leading global provider of information protection solutions for the Internet, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. Additionally,...

Call Compliance, Inc. Equipped to Take Delivery of the FTC National Do-Not-Call List, if Adopted.
January 23, 2002... GLEN COVE, N.Y. -- _ Today, the FTC announced a proposal for a centralized national "Do-Not-Call" registry as an amendment to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). The Do-Not-Call provision of the TSR was originally adopted in 1994 to assist in...

DuPont Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2001 Earnings.
January 23, 2002... Summary * Fourth quarter 2001 earnings excluding one-time items were $.12 per share, consistent with expectations but below fourth quarter 2000 earnings of $.47 per share. Full-year earnings per share excluding one- time...

AVANIR Pharmaceuticals' Subsidiary, Xenerex Biosciences, And DNAX Research, Inc. Enter Antibody Research Collaboration Agreement.
January 23, 2002... SAN DIEGO -- Xenerex Biosciences, a subsidiary of AVANIR Pharmaceuticals , announced today that it has entered into a research collaboration agreement to generate fully human antibodies for DNAX Research Inc. of Palo Alto, California. DNAX...

eFunds Helps Financial Institutions Prepare for USA Patriot Act Regulations.
January 23, 2002... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- eFunds Corporation , a leading provider of electronic payment, risk management, and related professional services, announced today that is has recently launched a comprehensive customer outreach program to inform financial...

Fidelity National Information Solutions Releases Version 4.5 Of On-Line Agent and RE/MAX 2000 Agent Productivity Applications; Release Coincides With Renewal of Technology Agreement Between RE/MAX International and FNIS.
January 23, 2002... SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Fidelity National Information Solutions , the nation's most comprehensive source for real estate-related transaction management and technology solutions, today announced the releases of On-Line Agent version 4.5 and...