Business Wire

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Articles in Sept 23, 2003, issue of Business Wire

• ARCADIS Wins Large Project in Brazil
• 24/7 Real Media's Open Insight is Selected by UAL Loyalty Services to Enhance Web Site Effectiveness in Multi-Year Agreement
• Nadine Wong Highlights the Following Stocks: Regeneron, Trimeris, and Aventis
• ALARIS Medical Systems' President and CEO to Ring Thursday's Opening Bell for New York Stock Exchange
• IIR Industry Alert: 205MW of Hydroelectric Power to be Acquired by Fortis Incorporated
• October is National Crime Prevention Month; National Crime Prevention Council and Fellowes Urge Consumers to Prevent ID Theft by Shredding Personal Documents
• ParthusCeva and AXYS Introduce Multi-Core Verification Support for Teak DSP Core
• Morgan Stanley Reports Third Quarter Net Income of $1.3 Billion With Return on Equity of 22.0%; Earnings Per Share are $1.15, Part 1 of 2
• MetaSwitch and Data Connection Announce Record Profits
• Pumatech, Inc. to Provide Synchronization Software for Hong Kong-Based Group Sense PDA Ltd
• CoolSavings Top Ten Tips Make Holiday Shopping Enjoyable; Use these Online Shopping and Saving Tips for a Hassle-Free Holiday
• SeeBeyond Appoints Senior Vice President, North American Sales; New Senior Sales Executive Joins SeeBeyond to Drive Sales Across North American Market
• Java Native Interface Available for BioAPI
• Weathernews to Deliver Meteorological Services to US Airways; Airline Becomes Second Partner to Obtain Weather Services from New Aviation Service Center in Norman, OK
• RightAnswers Expands Executive Team with Appointment of Mark Sutter as Vice President of Engineering
• Algonquin College Dramatically Reduces E-mail Spam, Viruses and Help Desk Calls with CanIt-PRO
• As Commercial Markets Falter, Government and Military Sectors Once Again Drive Demand for Satellites, According to Northern Sky Research
• Self-Service Kiosk Transactions to Surpass $900 Billion Annually by 2007 According to Study From IHL Consulting Group
• ADVISORY/Local Schoolchildren, Parents, Teachers and Community Leaders Participate in Walk to School Day on October 8, 2003 with Rivercrest's ``Fun Walk''
• University of Utah selects Webridge Extranet to Automate Research Oversight Compliance Processes
• Lake Shore Acquires Bazooka Gold Deposit, Beauchastel Township, Quebec
• Premier Awards New Contracts for Custom Procedure Trays Components, and Sterile Drapes and Gowns; Members to Benefit from Diversified CPT Product Category
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Named One of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers Nationwide
• Computer Lab International to Sponsor Citrix iForum 2003, Also to Exhibit at IBM eServer iSeries Fall Technical Conference
• Rusty Zinn Signs Deal With Bad Daddy Records
• REMINDER/Accellera Co-Sponsors and Supports the FDL with SystemVerilog Sessions, Invites European Design Community to Attend
• With Emphasis on Increased Usability for Business Analysts and IT Professionals, iRise Unveils iRise Application Simulator 3.0
• OSG Announces Dividend
• Viva International to Acquire Majority Interest in Royal Aruban Airlines and Announces Spin-Off of Subsidiary
• VFM Interactive Expands Distribution Network; Leading Travel Websites Select VFM Interactive For Hotel and Resort Interactive Content
• Larry King Like You've Never Seen Him Before… A Night of Stand-Up Comedy at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
• Trek Bicycle Deploys CrownPeak CMS For Performance Unit's Web Site; Klein Bikes Site Features Translation Workflow for Six Languages
• Optical Keyhole Interviews Nortel Networks' Director, Optical Networks Marketing
• Island Pacific Gives Retailers Powerful New Reporting Tool with IP ViewPoint
• Frank Russell Company Adopts Russell Investment Group as Business Name; Business Name Reflects Global Commitment To Brand Awareness, Unity Across All Services
• Multimedia Available: Juan Rodriguez of Round Rock, Texas, Honored with One of Six National Adecco Contemporary Temporary Awards
• CardioDynamics Announces Five ICG Studies at Seventh Annual Heart Failure Society of America Meeting; BioZ's Systolic Time Ratio Parameter Predicts Mortality Outcome
• PAREXEL Announces Date of First Quarter FY 2004 Earnings Release and Conference Call
• ADVISORY/Catapult PR Execs Reveal Timely, Novel Ways to Measure the Impact of Public Relations
• ADVISORY/Voters Concerned Over Affordable Housing Opportunities, Says National Association of Realtors
• Nextel Files Suit against Verizon Wireless; Verizon Wireless' Advertising Makes False and Unsubstantiated Claims
• Fitch Rates EdInvest Company's Series 2003 A-1 and B-1 Notes
• New National Urban League President Marc H. Morial Opens Congressional Black Caucus Week, Addresses Housing and Education Panels and Receives Ron Brown Legacy Award
• EA Takes the Gloves Off, Comes out Swinging with NHL 2004
• Northgate Innovations Announces New Product to Support The AMD Athlon 64 Processor
• PFD Stands for 'Proceed to Favorite Destination' During Alaska Airlines' Permanent Fund Dividend Sale
• America Online Again Named One of 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
• Cisco Systems Authorizes Up to $7 Billion in Additional Stock Repurchases
• 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards to Be Broadcast Live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 8, 2004
• Multimedia Available: Corixa Appoints Industry Veteran to Lead BEXXAR Sales and Future Commercialization Efforts
• Fitch Assigns Initial 'BBB-' Rtg to Monroe, LA Sales Tax Inc Revs
• GeneOhm Sciences Appoints Steve Lundy as Vice President, Marketing and Business Development; San Diego Molecular Diagnostics Firm Expands Executive Team
• The Mills Corporation Declares Dividends for Common, Preferred Stock
• Thomas Nelson Re-Signs Maxwell to Four-Book Contract; America's Leadership Expert Positions New Business Book Imprint to Excel
• Multimedia Available: COPC's Peter Bloom Discusses Offshore Contact Centers with CNN
• Merger of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. and Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. is Proceeding on Schedule
• Siuslaw Financial Group Increases Dividend by 50%
• Viper Networks Acquires Exclusive Rights to SIP Software Dialer for USB Phones and Appoints VP Network Engineering Team Leader
• IXOS To Step up Growth Rate
• J.Stokes & Associates Announces Formation of Technology Practice Group
• 11 More Michigan Communities Go Wireless with WaveRider
• Saba Introduces New Global Sales Organization; New Organization Is Focused on Improving Sales Execution and Places Sales Leadership Closer to Customers
• Pacific Biometrics, Inc. Renews Affiliation with Pacific Biometrics Research Foundation
• LEGATO Reports Up to Five Times Faster Performance than NSI in Windows Data Replication
• Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces Record Results for Fiscal Year 2003 Fourth Quarter and Full Year
• U.S. Fund for UNICEF Chooses SAVVIS To Deliver Key Applications Over Nationwide Network
• President & CFO Outlines Pep Boys Go-Forward Strategy; Expects Increases in Comparable Store Sales for the Second Half
• Americans Are Bad in Bed; Sheraton Hotels Goes Under the Covers to Air America's Bad Bedding Habits
• Prentiss Properties Trust Schedules Third Quarter 2003 Earnings Release and Conference Call
• Cyberkinetics, Inc. Strengthens Management Team to Focus on Intellectual Property and Salt Lake City Operations
• The Department of Homeland Security Awards General Physics Corporation Additional Funding to Provide Technical Training to First Responders
• Bluesocket Appoints Patrick Rafter VP of Communications; 20-year PR Veteran Credited with Establishing Bluesocket as Market Leader in Wireless Networking Space
• Codemasters Gives American Idol Video Game Fans Something to Sing About
• SCS Transportation, Inc. Announces 3rd Quarter Earnings Conference Call
• Multimedia Available: Now Available: Cordless Freedom for Mobile Users with Logitech's New Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks
• The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. to Webcast 3rd Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call
• Cleveland Public Relations Society to Host Inaugural Awards Program; Event Will Showcase Best Local PR Work
• IVAX Comments On Lexapro Litigation
• Axcelis Announces Restructuring; Reduction in Force and Operational Improvements to Lower Breakeven
• Speaker Lineup Set for Conference on the Future of Debit Card Payments; EFTA Forum Will Focus on Potential Payment Shifts Following Visa and MasterCard Settlements