PR Newswire articles from November 22 2000

PR Newswire archives from November 22 2000

Cruella DeVil & Friends to Attend Opening Day Festivities at Historic El Capitan Theatre.
November 22, 2000... Who: Cruella DeVil and Dalmatian sensations Dottie & Dipstick What: Join our special guests as they attend the 102 DALMATIANS opening day festivities, including a Paw-tograph Party, at Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre....

Elephant & Castle Group Inc. announces delisting from NASDAQ.
November 22, 2000... VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ - Elephant & Castle Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PUBSF, PCX:ECG) announced that effective close of business today the Company will cease to be listed on the NASDAQ Small Cap market. Effective start of...

DIRECTV Launches First Dedicated Interactive Channel - 'Instant Weather' - From The Weather Channel.
November 22, 2000... More Than One Million DIRECTV Customers Have 'Always-on' Access to Local Weather Information EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of last month's national launch of DIRECTV INTERACTIVE(TM) Powered by Wink...

49ers, Chargers and Raiders Take Time Out For Fatherhood.
November 22, 2000... SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Department of Child Support Services (CDCSS) today announced its annual Responsible Fatherhood football campaign featuring the theme, "Time Out for Fatherhood!" All three of...

Grape Workers & Farmers Coalition Succeeds As Truth Stops UFW Rule or Ruin Campaign.
November 22, 2000... DELANO, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez formally announced today the end to a sixteen year long boycott campaign that sought to control the farms and farm workers of California's table grape...

Scantron Corporation to Sponsor Racial Profiling Panel Discussion.
November 22, 2000... TUSTIN, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Scantron Corporation today announced it would be the sole sponsor of the Racial Profiling panel discussion to be aired on Tuesday, December 12 at 10:30 a.m. (PST). The company has coordinated this...

PowerTV to Showcase Exciting Mix of Interactive TV Software And Applications at Western Cable Show 2000.
November 22, 2000... CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Video games on-demand, online family photo albums, virtual jukeboxes, t-commerce marketplaces, remote control devices of the future and more will be on display at the PowerTV booth at the cable...

Geneva Steel Company Announces Confirmation of Plan of Reorganization.
November 22, 2000... VINEYARD, Utah, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Geneva Steel Company announced today that its Plan of Reorganization was confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah on November 21, 2000. The objective of the Plan is...

The Law Firm of Abbey, Gardy & Squitieri, LLP Announces Pendency Of Class Action Against Rent-Way, Inc.
November 22, 2000... NEW YORK, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Abbey, Gardy & Squitieri, LLP: A class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania...

Yamanouchi Establishes Venture Capital Company in the US.
November 22, 2000... TOKYO, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Toichi Takenaka) has established Yamanouchi Venture Capital LLC, a 100%-owned affiliate of its US subsidiary, Yamanouchi Group Holding Inc., in Palo...

Watson Anticipates Delay of FDA Approval for Watson's Buspirone Tablets as a Result of Actions of Bristol-Myers Squibb.
November 22, 2000... CORONA, Calif, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI) today announced that it anticipates a delay in the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Watson's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for...

DVS Announces Record Sales For Second Quarter.
November 22, 2000... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Video Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: DVID) today announced that it had filed its Form 10Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000. The Company's revenues for the second quarter were $24.6...

Swissray Installs ddRModulaire at Beth Israel Medical Center.
November 22, 2000... NEW YORK, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Swissray International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SRMI), pioneer and worldwide leader in direct digital Radiography ddR systems and provider of medical imaging informatics, today announced that Beth Israel...

Caliper Announces Issuance of Five New Microfluidic Patents.
November 22, 2000... 16 New Patents Issued Since June, Bringing Total Issued in U.S. to 69 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Caliper Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: CALP) announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued five new...

Portway Joint-Venture Company Wins First Passenger Airlines For Ground-Handling Services in Portugal.
November 22, 2000... FRANKFURT-MAIN, Germany, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Portway Handling de Portugal S.A. -- a recently founded joint venture of Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG (FAG) and the Portuguese airport company ANA -- has landed its first ground handling...

Sears.com Adds Fitness Equipment, Gift Wrapping, Gift Ideas to Top Off Holiday Offerings.
November 22, 2000... Added Bonus: Weekly Drawings for Sony Playstation 2 HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the holidays and New Year's resolutions, online shoppers can now click to get fit. Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S),...

Common Cold Leads to Uncommon Problems.
November 22, 2000... LAKEWOOD, N.J., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- This time of the year, a hacking cough might lead to more than a cold. It might lead you right into a controversy. The FDA has recently recommended that consumers stop taking certain cough...

SpectraLink Posts AEA Analyst Presentation on Its Web Site.
November 22, 2000... BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- SpectraLink Corporation (Nasdaq: SLNK), the leading manufacturer and supplier of workplace wireless telephone systems, has posted its latest analyst presentation on the company's web site at...

Rugrats(TM) and The Whopper(R) Sandwich, At It Again!
November 22, 2000... Burger King and Nickelodeon Announce Multi-Million Dollar International Partnership for Nick's Upcoming Theatrical Release, 'Rugrats(TM) in Paris - The Movie' NEW YORK and LONDON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon, the...

Computer Associates Advises Romeo and Juliet Virus Is No Curtain Call.
November 22, 2000... ISLANDIA, N.Y., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) today advised organizations that the recently-discovered "ROMEO AND JULIET" Worm -- also known as the Verona virus -- does not pose a critical threat to...

Biosite Diagnostics Incorporated to Conduct a Company Conference Call.
November 22, 2000... SAN DIEGO, Nov. 21, /PRNewswire/ -- Biosite Diagnostics Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSTE) will conduct a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 at 9:30 a.m. E.S.T. What: Biosite...

Matrix Bancorp Announces Clarification by Arbitrators.
November 22, 2000... DENVER, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Matrix Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTXC) today announced that the arbitrators in the American Arbitration Association action by Matrix Bancorp and its Matrix Capital Bank subsidiary against Fidelity National...

SMS Announces Resignation of President & CEO.
November 22, 2000... AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Measurement Systems (OTC Bulletin Board: SCMSE) (SMS) today announced resignation of Howard Burris, President & CEO) SMS announced today that the Company's President & CEO, Howard...

AutoZone Reports Preliminary First Quarter Sales; Announces Earnings Release Date.
November 22, 2000... MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO), today reported preliminary sales of $1.064 billion for the 12 weeks ended November 18, 2000, compared with $1.006 billion in fiscal 2000. Same store sales, or sales for...

Milberg Weiss Announces Class Action Suit Against Prime Retail, Inc.
November 22, 2000... NEW YORK, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP: To Prime Retail, Inc., Security Purchasers: On October 13, 2000, a complaint was filed, alleging violations of the...

World's First 1,024-Processor SGI Origin 3000 Series Server Installed At Netherlands National Supercomputing Facility.
November 22, 2000... Crown Prince Opens Leading National Supercomputing Facility AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Netherlands Computing Facilities (NCF) Foundation have...

WebMRI.com and Emageon Tie for 'Best New Radiology Vendor'.
November 22, 2000... LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- WebMRI.com, a majority-owned subsidiary of iWeb Corporation (OTC: IWEB) tied Emageon, Inc. for the title of "Best New Radiology Vendor" in the AuntMinnie.com Radiology Election 2000. WebMRI.com...

Business In Asia Today - November 22, 2000.
November 22, 2000... Business in Asia on November 22, 2000. A summary prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, market intelligence and business opportunities: DAEWOO MOTOR SUBCONTRACTORS IN FINANCIAL...

Eve Ensler's 'The Vagina Monologues' Will Play a Limited Engagement at Detroit's Second City Theatre.
November 22, 2000... Starring Starla Benford, Sherri Parker Lee, and a Third Actress to Be Cast, the Celebrated and Provocative Play Will Visit Detroit Jan. 23 - Feb. 11, 2001 DETROIT, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was issued today by Olympia...

Capuchin Soup Kitchen to Serve a Traditional Turkey Dinner to Over 1,000 People on Thanksgiving, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
November 22, 2000... The Capuchin Soup Kitchen will serve Thanksgiving dinner to over 1,000 needy people this holiday. The dinner, served on Thursday, November 23, 2000 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., will be held at the Soup Kitchen's Connor location, at 4390 Connor in...

Netgateway Reports Fiscal Year 2001 First Quarter Financial Results.
November 22, 2000... OREM, Utah, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Netgateway, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGWY), a provider of business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-Commerce solutions, today announced financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2000....

Groupe DANONE Confirms Possible Interest for Quaker Oats.
November 22, 2000... PARIS, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Groupe DANONE (NYSE: DA) confirms that it is currently reviewing the situation at Quaker and its recent evolutions. Groupe DANONE's possible interest is based on the fact that an agreement with Quaker...

just-sites.com Welcomes Advertising Sales Manager.
November 22, 2000... LONDON, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- http://www.just-sites.com -- Rhonda Olsen has been appointed Advertising Sales Manager for just-sites.com, home to four industry specific global B2B knowledge sites providing a great network for reaching...

Thermo Electron Extends Tender Offer For Trex Medical Shares To November 28, 2000.
November 22, 2000... WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE: TMO) announced today that it has extended its tender offer for Trex Medical Corporation (AMEX: TXM) common stock until midnight on November 28, 2000. This...

BC Hydro Selects eMobile Data for its Web-Based Wireless Mobile Resource Management Solution.
November 22, 2000... RICHMOND, BC, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ - eMobile Data Inc. announced today that BC Hydro, one of the largest electric utilities in Canada serving more than 1.5 million customers, has selected eMobile Data's Service-Link(TM) version 3.0 to...

Fluor Announces FY2000 Results.
November 22, 2000... ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) today announced earnings from continuing operations, before unusual items, for its fourth quarter ended October 31, 2000, of $34.1 million, or $.45 per share,...

GE Capital Offers Low-Cost Leasing for ENCAD(R) Wide-Format Printer Customers.
November 22, 2000... Leasing Program Will Help Customers Manage Rapidly Changing Technology with Flexible Financing SAN DIEGO, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- ENCAD, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCD), a world-wide leader of wide format color inkjet printers, has signed an...

LanVision Systems, Inc. Announces Record Operating Results for the Third Quarter and Continued Improvement for the First Nine Months of Fiscal 2000.
November 22, 2000... MASON, Ohio, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- LanVision Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: LANV) today announced record operating results for the third quarter, and continued improvement in operations for the first nine months ended October 31, 2000. LanVision...

Trimac Privatization Approved.
November 22, 2000... CALGARY, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ - Trimac Corporation (TMA - TSE) announced today that it has obtained the necessary shareholder and court approvals to proceed with the arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) pursuant to...

Satirical Commentary About Presidential Election Written by Author Antonio J. Soave.
November 22, 2000... Author and entrepreneur, Antonio J. Soave, has just written a satirical commentary about the current presidential election. The commentary, written in a Dr. Seuss format, is a reflection of that which is presently occurring in Florida and...

Pennsylvania Gov. Ridge Administration to Make Child-Care Background Checks Free For Parents Who Employ Relatives, Neighbors Using State Subsidy.
November 22, 2000... New Policy to Take Effect in February HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- On behalf of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, Department of Public Welfare (DPW) Secretary Feather O. Houstoun today announced that Pennsylvania parents soon...

Early Snowfall Opens Utah Ski Resorts; Skiers Enjoy Greatest Snow on Earth(TM).
November 22, 2000... SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A string of early winter storms is producing some of the greatest early ski conditions Utah's ski resorts have seen in years. The lifts are running at most of Utah's 14 ski resorts and all will be...

Wickes Commences Tender Offer for Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2003.
November 22, 2000... VERNON HILLS, Ill., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Wickes Inc. (Nasdaq: WIKS) today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer for its outstanding 11-5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2003. The outstanding principal amount of Notes is...

Caterpillar and Engine Manufacturers Propose Optional Clean Air Solution.
November 22, 2000... PEORIA, Ill., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and Cummins Inc. have proposed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a plan that would reduce diesel engine emissions by all engine manufacturers two years sooner than...

Focal Communications Announces Conference Call.
November 22, 2000... CHICAGO, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Focal Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: FCOM), a leading national broadband services provider, will host a conference call for the investment community on Wednesday, November 22, 2000, at 9:00 a.m. ET to...

Netgateway, Inc. First Quarter Earnings Conference Call Announcement.
November 22, 2000... OREM, Utah, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Netgateway, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGWY) today issued the following: Conference Call Announcement - Netgateway First Quarter Earnings Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 Time: ...

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announces Partnership With Chilean Libraries Program to Provide Improved Access to Information for all Public Libraries.
November 22, 2000... SEATTLE, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is establishing a partnership with Chile to provide the more than 300 public libraries in the South American country with computers, Internet access and training. The...

Coca-Cola Will Not Pursue Quaker Oats Transaction.
November 22, 2000... ATLANTA, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas N. Daft announced today that The Coca-Cola Company will not pursue a transaction with The Quaker Oats Company. The Board of The Coca-Cola Company expressed its enthusiastic support for the...

DeLay on Latest Florida Supreme Court Decision: 'Blatant and Extraordinary Abuse of Judicial Power'.
November 22, 2000... WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-TX) issued the following statement tonight concerning the Florida State Supreme Court's decision on the presidential election recount: "The decision of the Florida...

Environmental Technologies Export Opportunities; Two New ITA Reports Provide Market Assessments and U.S. Trade Assistance.
November 22, 2000... SPRINGFIELD, Va., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The environmental sector represents a $453 billion market worldwide. Global annual growth of the sector is around 3 percent, with rates of up to 10 percent in developing country markets. To capture...

Frankfurt Airport Company and Arab Air Carriers Organization Sign Agreement for Ground-Handling Services at Frankfurt and Vienna Airports.
November 22, 2000... FRANKFURT-MAIN, Germany, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aviation Ground Services division of Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG (FAG) -- the Frankfurt Airport company -- and the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) have signed a comprehensive...

Stewart & Stevenson Services Announces Third Quarter Earnings Release And Conference Call Schedule.
November 22, 2000... HOUSTON, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSSS) today announced plans to release third quarter results on Thursday, November 30, 2000 at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 5:00 a.m. Central Time. Stewart &...

Meridian Holdings, Inc. Releases Quarterly Report.
November 22, 2000... LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian Holdings, Inc. ("Meridian") (OTC Bulletin Board: MEHO), announces financial report for the nine months period ended September 30, 2000. Meridian generated revenues from operations of...

Microsoft to Announce New Initiative for Dot-Com Decision-Makers.
November 22, 2000... Centralized Product, Support and Services Information Available For Best-of-Breed Dot-Com Development on Nov. 27, 2000 Attention Editors: Microsoft Corp. cordially invites you to share in the unveiling of a new comprehensive offering...

Editor Jim McCamant and Analyst Eric Schmidt Recap Biotech and Look Forward To Prospects in 2001 on 'BioTalk' Radio Show Today.
November 22, 2000... ROSEVILLE, Calif., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Hear first hand from two of the biotech industry's pundits and probes today on InformedInvestors.com hosted BioTalk radio show. Get an in-depth hindsight of the biotech stocks of 2000 and hear...

Internet Analysts Safa Rashtchy of Piper Jaffray, and John Corcoran of CIBC Peer Into 2001 on 'Tech Check' Radio Show Today.
November 22, 2000... ROSEVILLE, Calif., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Get the very latest updates on Yahoo and Evoke Communications, among others, with top analysts in the Internet space. InformedInvestors.com sponsored Tech Check Radio show has Safa Rashtchy and...

401KidZ.com Partners With Netstock to Bring Online Investing to Kids and Parents.
November 22, 2000... Save For America And 401KidZ Work Together To Bring Investing Opportunities Through ShareBuilder SEATTLE and BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, instead of giving your kids toys they'll soon outgrow, why...

Barneys New York, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended October 28, 2000.
November 22, 2000... Comp Store Sales Up 12.1%; Significant Improvement in EBITDA for the Nine Month Period NEW YORK, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Barneys New York, Inc. today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended October 28, 2000....

John J. Conefry, Jr., Vice Chairman, to Resign as an Operating Officer Of Astoria Financial Corporation.
November 22, 2000... LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- George L. Engelke, Jr. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Astoria Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ASFC), announced today that Astoria Financial Corporation has agreed, effective...

Earn Up to Triple GOLD POINTS Now Through January 1, 2001 http://www.24k.com.
November 22, 2000... Travel Free. Fly Free. Eat Free. Shop Free. WHAT: From now through the holidays, 24k.com Gold Points Rewards is offering its highest bonus Gold Points earnings ever throughout their site, 24k.com. Boost your point balance with...

Aspen Publishers Acquires Resources for Educators.
November 22, 2000... GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Publishers, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md., said today that it has acquired Resources for Educators (RFE), a Winchester, Va.-based publisher of customizable newsletters for schools and education...

CBS MarketWatch.com Is Primary Business News Provider to the New San Francisco Examiner.
November 22, 2000... Latest Newspaper Partnership Doubles Website's Print Audience SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS MarketWatch.com, the most visited financial news site on the Web, will now provide "the story behind the numbers" to some 100,000...

Ashford.com Announces Rose Bowl(R) Sweepstakes; Ashford Fulfilling Free Next-Day Delivery Promise, Leaving Customers Rose-Less.
November 22, 2000... HOUSTON, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford.com (Nasdaq: ASFD), the leading Internet retailer of luxury and premium products, today announced the commencement of the Ashford Rose Bowl Sweepstakes as the next phase in its holiday customer...

Jeeves Hits the Streets of New York to Guide Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Attendees.
November 22, 2000... Jeeves, the World's First Internet Butler, Answers Your Questions About Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade WHO: Ten dapper English butlers dressed in traditional butler attire, will be on the West Side providing old fashioned service to...

Multiple Customer Loyalty Programs to be Launched by Advantex, Air Canada and CIBC to be granted rights to acquire significant equity positions in Advantex.
November 22, 2000... ADX: TSE; TSE:AC; TSE:CM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement highlights: - Air Canada and Advantex sign agreement to launch Aeroplan online reward and communication program;...

Quantech Appoints Rita Hoffberg as V.P. of Sales and Marketing.
November 22, 2000... ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantech Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: QQQQ), today announced that Rita Hofberg has joined the company as V.P. of Sales and Marketing, a new position. As Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Ms....

BNCCORP, Inc. Adopts Single Bank Charter to Serve North Dakota, Minnesota Markets.
November 22, 2000... BISMARCK, N.D., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- BNCCORP, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNCC) announced that, effective today, it will unify its two commercial banking subsidiaries -- BNC National Bank, of Bismarck, N.D., and BNC National Bank of Minnesota, in...

Westmoreland Committee Member Rejects Westmoreland Coal Offer to Forfeit Rights to Gain Preferred Board Seat.
November 22, 2000... FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A member of the Westmoreland Committee to Enhance Shareholder Value today rejected Westmoreland Coal's (Amex: WLB) conditional offer to seat him as a preferred director. The Company has...

Amazon.com's 'Sweatermen' Return for Holiday Season.
November 22, 2000... FCB San Francisco Creates Five New TV Spots SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Amazon.com Sweatermen are back on the airwaves starting today, spreading holiday cheer for the second year. Caroling cheerful tunes and sporting...

Acxiom(R) Uses Oracle(R) Data Warehouse to Power Customer Relationship Management Efforts.
November 22, 2000... Oracle Enables Acxiom to Ensure 99%-Plus Uptime for Business-Critical Services REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- ( http://www.oracle.com/tellmemore/?485131 ) Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL), the largest provider of software...

LendingTree's Lend-X Technology to Support Wendover Online Mortgage Services.
November 22, 2000... * Wendover to incorporate Lend-X decisioning component and gateway technology to process consumer loan requests from a variety of sources -- providing consumers with instant loan offers and instant risk-based pricing as well as...

Is the UK Leather Industry Finished? - just-style.com.
November 22, 2000... LONDON, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- http://www.just-style.com -- The shoe and leather-making industries have experienced continual decline in the UK over the past four decades. However, importers of shoe leathers are becoming disenchanted with...

Latest Skiing Conditions Information as Supplied By SnoCountry Mountain Reports.
November 22, 2000... LEBANON, N.H., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Latest Skiing Conditions Information as Supplied By SnoCountry Mountain Reports. (Copyright: SnoCountry Worldwide) As of Wednesday, November 22 2000, 6:12:46 AM EST Skiing conditions are subject...

Ashford.com Introduces Private Label Credit Account; Offers No Annual Fee and Six Months No Interest.
November 22, 2000... HOUSTON, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford.com (Nasdaq: ASFD), the leading Internet retailer of luxury and premium products, today announced the Ashford Credit Account, a private label credit account that offers Ashford.com customers...

AT&T Says Online Shoppers Don't Have To See Red on Black Friday.
November 22, 2000... AT&T WorldNet(R) Service Adds Powerful Shopping Capabilities and a Free Companion Airline Ticket For Subscriber Referrals. BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the busiest shopping day of the year, AT&T...

Multimedia Solutions Corp. Joins Exodus Alliance Partner Program.
November 22, 2000... ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Multimedia Solutions Corp. (MSC), a leading Internet professional services firm based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, today announced it has joined the Exodus Communications(R) (Nasdaq: EXDS)...

Verizon Wireless and Multimedia Solutions Corp. Launch Exciting Interactive Retail Displays to Promote Verizon Wireless Mobile Web.
November 22, 2000... ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless telecommunications company -- formed as a result of the merger between Bell Atlantic Mobile, GTE Wireless and Airtouch/Vodafone -- has launched...

Winning the War on Crime in the Lone Star State; NCPA Study Shows Remarkable Turnaround in the '90s.
November 22, 2000... DALLAS, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In a remarkable turnaround from two decades of rising crime, Texas' serious crime rate fell in the 1990s much faster than the nation as a whole -- 42 percent in Texas compared to only 34 percent nationally....

Casio Chooses Multimedia Solutions Corp. as Internet Agency-of-Record for Casio.com and its Portfolio of Web Sites.
November 22, 2000... ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Multimedia Solutions Corporation (MSC), a leading Internet professional services firm based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, is pleased to announce that it has been chosen by Casio, one of the...

A New Study Reveals that All a Guy Really Wants is Jennifer Lopez, The Doors and a Case of Cutty Sark.
November 22, 2000... NEW YORK, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Colleen or Kelly? Gameboy or Whisky? In the never ending search to discover "what guys really want," Cutty Sark Whisky commissioned a survey asking twentysomething guys to bare their souls on the subject....

Millennium Appoints Edward Miller, CEO and Dean of Johns Hopkins Medicine, To Board of Directors.
November 22, 2000... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Nasdaq: MLNM) today announced the appointment of Edward Miller, M.D., to its board of directors. Dr. Miller is chief executive officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine...

Ariba Announces New President of Ariba Japan.
November 22, 2000... Seasoned Japanese Industry Executive - Kuniaki Watanabe - to Extend Ariba's Leadership in Japanese B2B Sector MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA), the leading business-to-business (B2B)...

Natural Wonders Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results.
November 22, 2000... FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter G. Hanelt, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Wonders, Inc. (Nasdaq: NATW) today announced a net loss for the third fiscal quarter ended October 28, 2000, of $4,856,000, or $.62 per share, as...

Hanvit Bank Looks to 724 Solutions to Help Fulfill Vision of Creating Leading One-Stop Financial Portal for Korean Market.
November 22, 2000... Hanvit chooses 724 Solutions' complete product suite for aggregation, alerts, and wireless banking and investment services TORONTO, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing on its leadership in creating Internet-based financial service...