Articles from Business Wire (December 23, 2003)

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2004 Spending Forecast for the North American Power Industry Reduced to $65 Billion, an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com.			145
21st Century Holding Company's Subsidiary EXPRESSTAX Franchise Corporation Announces 50 Franchises Granted.			606
4Dcard Introduces ``Babe Ruth Bashball'' to Mobile Phones.			527
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Cattolica.			363
A.M. Best Assigns Initial Rating to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and its Subsidiary.			237
A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Everest Re's $975 Million Shelf Registration.			427
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Western United Life Assurance and Affiliates.			366
Abreon Group Wins IBM Award for eLearning Excellence; Recognition of Abreon as Industry-Leading eLearning Provider.			374
Accenture Wins GBP 934 Million Contract to Help Improve Healthcare in Eastern England; Accenture To Design, Build and Manage Information Systems to Support Patient-centric Healthcare.			464
Acme Packet Provides Superior Customer Service and Improves Efficiency Using Soffront CRM; Web Enabled-Software Allows Customers to Track Tickets, Defects and Gain Knowledge.			501
Acterna Introduces Powerful Optical Fiber Mapping Software; Provides Comprehensive Fiber Routing Data in an Accurate, Easy-to-Access Format, and Eliminates Paper Chase.			714
Advanced ID in Negotiations With Giant Multinational Microchip Supplier.			568
Advanced Optics Electronics Chosen for Capital Research Watch List; Biomoda Inc. Successfully Completes Capital Raise.			378
ADVISORY/Media Advisory for Reporters/Editors Producing Holiday Travel Stories.			151
ADVISORY/Michael Apted to Announce DGA Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2003.			277
ADVISORY/Mobius Management Systems, Inc. To Present at Sixth Annual Needham Growth Conference.			546
AES Completes Sale of Minority Stake in AES Oasis for $150 Million.			308
AES Panama Completes $320 Million Financing; Transaction is the Largest Private Financing in Panama's History.			438
Affinity Internet Launches Web Design Services To ValueWeb Customers; Affordable Professionally Designed Website Service for the Small and Medium Size Market.			449
AGC Announces Executive Appointment; Jurschak Retires.			232
AGC Holdings Limited Files for Initial Public Offering.			523
Airspan Networks Completes Acquisition of Nortel Networks Fixed Wireless Access Business.			1107
Alaska Communications Systems Announces the Appointment of M. Andrew Coon as Director of Business Sales and Service; Industry Veteran Joins the ACS Team.			555
Alias' Maya Provides Core 3D Animation Software for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.			1914
Allied Capital Invests $18.4 Million in Geotrace Technologies, Inc.			463
AMCON Releases 4th Quarter Results.			1792
America Online's Classic Holiday Station is #1, the Most Listened to Online Radio Station Measured by Arbitron Internet Broadcast Ratings.			504
American Business Financial Services, Inc. Enters Into Joint Agreement With U.S. Attorney's Office; Civil Inquiry Ends With Modification to Forbearance Policy and an $80,000 Contribution.			709
American Fiber Systems Signs Ethernet Internet Connectivity Agreement with Wholesale Internet, Inc.			608
American History Comes to Life -- Old Barracks Museum Reenacts the Battles of Trenton.			287
American Vanguard Acquires Animal Health Product Line.			436
AmeriVest Announces Executive Officer Appointment.			494
Analog Devices' Honored with Industry Awards for Leading-Edge Products of 2003.			610
Andy Cron Named Vice President of Cook Incorporated's Surgical Division.			362
Apax Partners Leads Acquisition Of Cartesis.			1103
Applied Materials Announces Resignation of Dr. Sasson Somekh from Company's Board of Directors.			99
Arcelor, Bao Steel and Nippon Steel Corporation Create Chinese Joint-Venture for Automotive Steel Production.			580
ASE Announces Deregistering of Its Common Stock.			212
Asia Pacific Announcement re Udon North Deposits.			424
AT&T Wireless and FOX Broadcasting Company Bring 'Text TV' to World Idol; AT&T Wireless Customers Can Vote Via Text Messaging.			644
Audible, Inc. Announces Conversion of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock to Common Stock; Mandatory Conversion Triggered by Stock Price.			559
Avery Sports Turf Announces Acquisition and Patent Filing.			500
AVI BioPharma Reports Confirmation of Positive Phase II Clinical Results In Restenosis.			717
Baby Boomers Expect to Beat the Odds with More Active, Longer Lives; Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Releases Survey of Baby Boomers' Outlook on Aging, Activity and Healthcare.			711
Bank of Oak Ridge Announces Commencement of a Rights and Public Offering of 550,000 Shares.			399
Barefoot Bubbly 100% California Chardonnay Champagne for Under $10; The Perfect Drink for Your Holiday Celebrations.			424
Betrusted Adds General Counsel, Marketing Head to Executive Team; Executives Bring More Than 30 Years of Experience in Public and Private Technology Companies to Betrusted.			491
BezeqCall to Install Contact Center for UPS Using IP Telephony Solution from Nortel Networks.			986
Big City Radio Files Certificate of Dissolution and Voluntarily Delists from the American Stock Exchange.			399
Biophan Technologies Receives Coverage by NanoBiotech News.			427
BlackRock Dividend Achievers Trust Raises $720 Million; Begins Trading on NYSE.			767
Blue Parrot Raises $863,450.			211
Bluesocket Named ''Top Enterprise Wi-Fi Startup'' by Heavy Reading; Bluesocket is ranked with Cisco, Hewlett-Packard and IBM among Top-4 Companies in ''White Hot'' Wireless LAN Market.			526
Broder Finalizes Management Appointments - Announces New CEO and CFO.			596
Brookfield Completes Purchase of 1625 Eye Street, N.W. in Washington, D.C.			460
Buske Lines, Inc. Selects MobileMax for Wireless Communications and Tracking Solution; International Carrier Turns to Aether for Technology Upgrade and Lower Cost of Operations.			597
Calavo Growers, Inc. Posts Record Fiscal 2003 and Fourth Quarter Results.			2354
CalciTech Deutschland Appointment.			329
Calvert Social Index Quarterly Adjustments.			590
Canarc Resource Corp.: Drill Results From JQW Prospect and Copper Assays From JQA Area, Benzdorp Property, Suriname.			1183
CardioDynamics Announces Private Sale of Paulson Stock; Allen E. Paulson Trust Ownership Reduced to 9%.			379
CEMEX Revises and Extends Offer to Purchase Appreciation Warrants.			903
Cheniere Energy Submits Four FERC Filings: Two LNG Terminals and Two Pipelines.			563
Choicehotels.Com Ranked #1 for Transactional Reliability in Gomez Performance Index.			506
Colonial BancGroup To Acquire P.C.B. Bancorp in Florida.			819
Comdisco Announces Fiscal Year End Financial Results.			484
Community Bancorp Inc. Announces Appointment of Michael J. Perdue to CEO and Director.			422
Constar International Inc. Completes Refinancing.			487
Consumer Portfolio Services Inc. Announces $75.0 Million Securitization.			305
CORRECTING and REPLACING Factory 2-U Stores, Inc. Announces Amendments to Financing Agreements and Revisions to Fourth Quarter Sales and Operating Results.			679
CORRECTING and REPLACING FASB Issues Accounting Standard to Improve Disclosures about Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans.			465
CORRECTING and REPLACING Florida Lottery's Second Chance Drawing Spreads Holiday Cheer and Cash.			313
CORRECTING and REPLACING Goldman Sachs Announces Monthly Rebalancing of the GS $ InvesTop Index.			990
Correctional Services Corporation Announces New Contract Award to Its Subsidiary, Youth Services International, Inc.			495
Counsel For Next Of Kin Announces That Federal Court In Tri-State Crematory Class Action Lawsuit Has Denied Motions By Defendant Funeral Homes For Summary Judgment.			464
Court Approves New $8 Million Loan Facility and Enjoins Former Executive from Interfering with Reorganization.			577
Covad Management to Present at Sixth Annual Needham Growth Conference.			213
Coventry Health Care Announces Three-for-Two Stock Split.			310
CPUBuilders First to Offer 1.6 GHz Linux PC For Less Than $300; Available Now at Sams Club Online.			905
Cray Inc. Announces European Supercomputer Order.			317
CreditRiskMonitor.com Raises $834,000 Through a Private Placement.			232
Curis Files Universal Shelf Registration Statement.			482
Cymer to Webcast Presentation from Needham Growth Conference.			187
CytoGenix to Begin Trading on Berlin Stock Exchange.			418
D.C. Cameras Complete TrafficLand Picture For Washington Metro Area Commuters and First Responders.			745
Datasweep Appoints Michael Nicosia Vice President of North American Sales.			460
Datatec Systems to Appeal Nasdaq Delisting Notification.			369
Delta Dental Grants $100,000 to Community Clinics; Funding Benefits California's Poor.			321
Delta Dental Grants $125,000 to Community Dental Clinics; Funding Benefits the Working Poor in Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia.			409
Delta Woodside Industries, Inc. Announces New Board Member.			206
Digimarc Announces Effectiveness of Its Registration Statement.			770
Digital Broadband Networks Inc. Completes Acquisition of Four Asiaco Companies.			558
DisplaySearch Releases Annual OLED and FPD Equipment Reports.			1028
DPAC Technologies Gains Momentum in Wireless Market as It Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Results.			1156
Dresser, Inc. Announces Sale of LVF Valve Unit; Cash Proceeds from Sale of Non-Core Unit to Be Applied to Debt.			322
DuPont Photomasks to Address Sixth Annual Needham & Company Growth Conference.			115
EDO Corporation Files Universal Shelf Registration.			344
Elan to Sell European Sales and Marketing Business for $120 Million.			510
Elite Laboratories and Pivotal Development Announce Collaboration on Sustained Release Generic Product.			501
eMedicine and NetLearning Form Strategic Marketing Alliance.			412