Articles from Business Wire (December 21, 2004)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
''Incredibles'' Collectibles Only at Vons; Last Chance to Collect All Six Buttons and Support Local Food Banks.			301
21St Century Holding Company Reaffirms Guidance and Comments On Ratings.			804
24/7 Real Media Signs Agreement with G4techTV's Website G4techTV.Com to Use Its Fully Hosted Open AdStream Central Solution; Proprietary Technology to Help Drive Ad Revenue and Increase Return on Investment.			955
3 Doors Down and Friends Raise over $100,000 for The Better Life Foundation.			554
3Com Corporation Names Jim Williams Head of Americas Sales.			321
A.M. Best Affirms and Assigns Ratings to Scottish Re Group; Removes All Ratings from Under Review.			520
A.M. Best Affirms Financial Strength Rating of Scottish Re Limited; Assigns Issuer Credit Rating.			444
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of China Insurance -New Zealand- Company Limited.			372
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of EIG-Ansvar Limited, New Zealand.			370
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Hannover Life Re; Assigns Issuer Credit Rating and Revises Outlook to Stable.			321
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Hannover Reinsurance -Dublin-; Removes From Under Review.			147
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Hannover Ruckversicherung AG; Revises Outlook to Stable.			569
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of HSB Engineering Insurance Limited.			298
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. and Its Subsidiaries with a Stable Outlook.			451
A.M. Best Assigns Financial Strength and Issuer Credit Ratings to Quanta Europe Ltd.			270
A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Glacier Reinsurance AG.			285
A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of Allied Dunbar Assurance plc and Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Ltd.			189
AAA Texas Offers Free Tipsy Tow Service for Christmas - New Year's Holiday; Anti-Drinking and Driving Statewide Campaign.			320
Abington Bank Completes Mutual Holding Company Reorganization.			435
About.com Adds Comparison Shopping Through Exclusive Partnership with PriceGrabber.com; Visitors to About.com Gain Pricing Information on More Than 10.5 Million Products.			848
ABX Air Promotes Quint Turner to Chief Financial Officer.			288
ACNielsen Finds U.S. Truly is a Fast Food Nation; In International Study, U.S. Among the Leaders in Fast Food Dining, but Asia Tops List for Dining Frequency.			709
Action Products Seeing ``December to Remember''; Sales Momentum Continuing Into 2005.			429
ADA-ES To Present at Pritchard Capital Energy Conference.			116
Adeza Biomedical Corporation Announces Exercise of Underwriters' Over-Allotment Option.			294
Admiral Bay Begins Drilling at the Swordfish Project in Eastern Kansas.			559
ADP to Webcast Second Quarter Fiscal 2005 Earnings Release Conference Call on January 21, 2005.			153
ADP/SIS Partners with DTCC to Streamline Tax Reporting for 12,000+ Mutual Funds, REITS.			592
Advanced Financial Solutions and EqualLogic Enter into OEM Agreement.			643
Advanced Photonix, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Photonic Detectors, Inc.			603
Advantage Advisers Multi-Sector Fund I Declares Dividend.			275
AdventNet Launches QEngine WebTest 4.1; A Comprehensive Web Application Testing Software.			455
Aetna Announces Holiday Grants for Connecticut; Marks 16th Year of Support for Local Community Organizations.			771
Aetna Sets 2005 Annual Meeting Date.			172
Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. Raises $30.0 Million Through Trust Preferred Offering.			428
Afton Granted Further Extension Of CCAA Restructuring.			437
Agilent Technologies Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Elan Microelectronics; Elan Sued for Violating Agilent Patents Relating to Optical Mouse Sensor Technology.			457
Allen's - The New American Cafe Offers 3-Course, Prix Fixe Lunch in January: Great food, great price, great cause.			370
Allied Capital Invests $20.5 Million in Pro Mach, Inc.			430
Allied Office Products Selects TCS' 20/20 Delivery Solution for Mobile & Wireless Proof of Delivery System.			954
Amazon.com Offers ``Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' for Immediate Pre-Order; The Sixth Installment in the Harry Potter Series Scheduled for Release on July 16, 2005.			574
America Online Launches an Original Online Comic Book and Game Based on the Popularity of the 'Princess Natasha' Webisode Series.			603
America's Top Driver Receives Over One Thousand Driver Applications in the First Two Weeks After Announcing $1,000,000 Racing Series.			676
American Campus Communities Begins Construction on $17 Million Student Housing Expansion Phase at University of Houston.			443
American Eagle Outfitters Completes the Sale of Bluenotes.			157
American Express Launches New Business Travel Website; Redesigned Website Highlights Focus on 100% Total Expense Management.			454
American International Ventures Reports Favorable Court Ruling.			439
American Lawyer Media Chooses NewsStand For Digital Delivery of a Second Title: The National Law Journal.			350
American Pride Seafoods Progression with Company Brand Enhancements in New Bedford and Greensboro.			311
AMR Research Names i2 Customers to Supply Chain Top 25 Rating; Customers Including Best Buy, HP, IBM, and POSCO Recognized for Supply Chain Achievements.			513
Anaconda Gold Corp.: Additional High Grade Intersections Drilled At Damoti Lake Gold Project.			1116
Anglo American Completes Sale of Terra Common Stock.			435
Anthony Bernheim Receives Prestigious Architectural Award for His Contribution to the Environment.			398
Apollo Gold Announces US$8.5 Million Offering.			547
Applied Digital Increases it's Equity Position in Digital Angel Corporation; With this increase, Applied Digital now owns 23,434,412 shares of Digital Angel Corporation.			558
Applied Signal Technology, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2004 Operating Results, Record Orders, Continuation of Dividends and Appointment of Officers.			1747
Apply Now for 2005 Early Stage East Venture Capital Conference.			434
Aqua America Completes Sale of Geneva Water System to The City; Company's Ohio Subsidiary Will Continue to Operate Water System.			232
Aquila Signs Agreement to Exit Batesville Merchant Power Agreements, Terminates Fourth Long-Term Gas Contract; Company Continues Repositioning Program.			325
Arbitrator Rules Overwhelmingly in Favour of Canadian Royalties.			370
ARCADIS Scientists Publish Comprehensive Guide for the Treatment of Groundwater Contamination.			386
Arena Resources Inc. Announces Completion of $10.5 Million Texas Property Acquisition.			546
Arlington Hospitality, Inc. Announces November 2004 Results.			894
Arteris Names Philippe Geyres to Its Board of Directors; Semiconductor Industry Veteran Provides Business Expertise, Experience to Start-up Focused on Network-on-Chip - NoC - Solutions.			650
Artisan IP Solutions Selected by HHNEC for 0.18-Micron Process.			718
ASG and RadView Software Form OEM Partnership to Resell TestView Suite; Comprehensive Web Application Testing Solutions Offered to Development Teams.			643
Assured Guaranty Ltd. Announces Renewal of FSA's Reinsurance Contracts with Subsidiaries.			464
Asyst Technologies Announces Earnings Conference Call on December 21, 2004.			224
ATI Reports Record Quarterly Results.			7374
Auction Mills Named PowerSeller by eBay.			280
August Technology Receives Multiple Orders for New AXi-935 Advanced Macro Defect Inspection Systems; First Orders for Multiple Systems to Begin Shipping in Q1 2005.			425
AusAm's Accumin Urine Albumin Test to Indicate Risk of Complications from Heart and Kidney Disease to Be Available to Hospitals Nationwide Through Quest Diagnostics.			837
AuthentiDate Holding Corp. Reorganizes to Strengthen Technology Commercialization Capabilities; Ben Benjamin Joins as Head of Products & Technology.			822
Auto Centrix, Inc. Announces the Launch of Its On-Line Salvage Auction; Projects Revenues of 8.3 million for 2005.			369
AVI BioPharma Announces NEUGENE Antisense Collaboration With the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.			420
AVK Declares Supplemental Dividend.			348
AVL Global Inc. - Management Considers Forward Stock Split Due To Overwhelming Response.			358
Axerra Networks Advances Multiservice Over Packet Strategy With Emerging Standards From Major Organizations.			600
Bambino Watermelon Named One of the ``Most Amazing Inventions of 2004'' by Time Magazine.			218
Barnes & Noble Now taking Pre-Orders at 40% off for the Next Harry Potter Book; Customers can pre-order online or in store.			320
Bear Stearns Reports 2004 Results - Record Net Income and Earnings for Third Consecutive Year; Fourth Quarter Record EPS $2.61 -- Full Year EPS $9.76.			5296
Beazer Homes Deploys Pivotal Homebuilder FrontOffice Nationwide.			1340
Bema Gold Plans Bid to Increase Ownership of Arizona Star.			1110
Bentley Pharmaceuticals Adopts Renewed Shareholder Rights Plan; Renewed Plan Replaces Existing Plan That Expires on December 21, 2004.			812
Berkshire Income Realty Agrees to Acquire 216 Unit Multifamily Apartment Community in Maryland.			307
Beverly Hills Film Studios Announces Strategic Alliance with Award-Winning Music Production Company Touch-Tone Productions.			718
BindView Completes SEC Filings for Nasdaq Compliance.			1495
Biogen Idec and Elan Announce Head-to-Head Study Comparing Safety and Efficacy of TYSABRI-R- to Rebif-R-.			688
BioSyntech Receives First Tranche of $1 Million From La Financiere du Quebec, Provides Shareholder Update On Projects.			876
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri Wins Best of Blue Award for Diabetes Coalition Efforts.			485
Blue Planet Research & Technology Inc Engages Ocar Capital Group.			453
Bombardier to Supply 38 Light Rail Vehicles Valued at 121 Million Dollars US to Vienna.			316
Books-A-Million Now Taking Pre-Orders for Sixth Harry Potter Book at 40% off Publisher Price; Advance Demand Tremendous!			263
Borders and Waldenbooks Stores to Offer Sixth Harry Potter Book at 40% off Publisher Price for All Pre-Orders.			346
BorderWare's MXtreme'TM' Mail Firewall Awarded 'Clear Favorite' in Network World 'Clear Choice Test' of Anti-Spam Solutions.			491
BostonWorks Launches ''The Job Hunt''; Special Suite of Tools and Information Helps The Job Seeker Find The Next Opportunity.			503
Brandywine Realty Trust Announces Fourth Quarter 2004 Dividend.			372
Bridge Bancorp, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Dividend.			227
BTU International to Present at Needham & Company Growth Conference; Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 3:30 p.m. ET.			251
Buena Vista Records Introduces a New Musical Delight from the Award-Winning Baby Einstein Company, ``Playtime Music Box A Concert for Little Ears,'' Available December 21, 2004.			610