Articles from Business Wire (January 2, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Acacia Technologies Licenses Digital Media Transmission Technology to NXTV.			475
ADTRAN, Inc. to Present at The Sixth Annual Needham Growth Conference.			132
Advanced Power Technology to Present at the Needham Growth Conference January 6, 2004 in New York City.			599
Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund Declares Monthly Dividend for January and Releases Updated Portfolio Composition Data.			168
ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Undecided Voters.			368
ADVISORY/GlobalNet Corporation Conference Call Scheduled.			302
AeroMexico Statement Following 12/31/03 and 1/1/04 Flight Cancellations; AeroMexico Continues to Comply With Security Measures Required by Both U.S. and Mexican Authorities.			399
AirTran Airways Reports Record Traffic for 2003.			614
Akamai to Hold Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2003 Investor Conference Call on Wednesday, February 4th at 4:30 PM ET.			315
American Business Financial Services, Inc. Extends Investment Note Exchange Offer through February 6, 2004.			527
AmerisourceBergen Announces Investor Conference Call for Monday, January 5, 2004 At 1:00 P.M. EST.			520
Amphenol Files Shelf Registraton Statement.			209
AmSouth Begins New Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan.			274
Annaly Mortgage Management, Inc. Agrees to Acquire FIDAC, Global Distribution Platform and Diversificaton Are Key Elements.			1249
Apogee Completes Sale of Harmon AutoGlass to Glass Doctor.			907
Atari Signs Ridley Scott Associates to Deliver DRIV3R Original Live-Action Short Film; First-Ever Original Production Created to Promote a Video Game.			1023
ATNG Announces Initial Sales and Shipments of Revolutionary Nutraceutical Products.			325
Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. Declares 10% Stock Dividend.			474
Bank of the James Symbol Change for Holding Company.			133
BCE Emergis Agrees To Sell U.S. Health Operations For $213 Million US.			1638
Bedford Property Investors Announces a Quarterly Dividend on Its Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.			108
Bel Will Present at the Needham & Company Sixth Annual Growth Conference Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at 4:30 p.m. ET.			166
Bernard Chaus, Inc. Expands into Young Contemporary Sportswear Through Cynthia Steffe Acquisition.			459
BOAMSI $479.1MM Series 2003-10 Rated By Fitch Ratings.			1089
Brilliant Digital Entertainment Obtains Extension of Maturity Date on Secured Indebtedness.			242
Broadband Wireless Business Development Program Generates More Than $175.8 Million of New Opportunities for Vendors.			354
Castaways Hotel & Casino Completes First Step to Becoming a Public Corporation.			371
CE Software, Inc. Reports the Sale of QuickMail; Outspring to Continue Development and Marketing.			414
Cirro Energy Expands into Telcom with New Cirro NetworX Division; Retail Electric Provider To Offer Network Telecom Solutions.			628
Clear Channel to Present at Fourteenth Annual Smith Barney Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference.			287
Columbia Sussex Acquires Three Marriott Hotels.			530
Commtouch Reports 50+ Ways to Spam Viagra.			780
Company Profile for Ceradyne, Inc.			216
Company Profile for Compex Technologies, Inc.			99
Company Profile for CosmeticMall.com.			142
Company Profile for Pickering Interfaces.			109
Company Profile for The North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance.			394
CORRECTING and REPLACING SunGard To Present at the Needham & Company Growth Conference.			239
Crescent Announces Vice President, Leasing in Dallas.			329
CropVerifeye Announces Answer to Mad Cow Disease Case; The Company's Software System Enables True Transparency in the Food Supply Chain.			388
CSK Auto Corp. Announces Pricing for Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for 12% Notes.			434
CWLP of Springfield, Illinois, Revs up for New NOx SIP Call Regulations with ESP's ecoAsset Manager Software System.			394
Dell Offers Zero-Percent Financing for Consumers; Twelve-Month Offer a First for Dell.			328
Dramatic Images of Mars Appear in 2004 Calendar; Discounts and Free Shipping for 'The Year In Space'.			341
Drexler Technology to Speak at Sixth Annual Needham Growth Conference on January 9 in New York.			607
Electricity Demand for Endesa's Distribution Market Increased by 8.02% in 2003.			171
eLinear Wins One Year Blanket Contract from Montgomery County, Texas.			371
Empyrean Communications Inc. Reports on Merger Progress and Possible Acquisition.			283
FactSet Mergerstat's M&A Roundup in 2003.			1076
FAMB Miami Chapter to present Home Ownership Workshops in Miami; Partners With Rep. Yolly Roberson - D-104 - For Launch.			322
First Community Bancshares, Inc. -FCBC- Announces Expansion into Tennessee; Transaction Expected to Be Immediately Accretive to Earnings.			740
Fitch Rates Discover Card Master Trust I Class A/B 2003-4 'AAA/A+'.			502
Fitch Rates South Weber, Utah's Sales Tax Revenue Bonds 'A'.			572
Franks Nursery Announces December Same Store Sales.			262
Gables Declares Dividends for First Quarter 2004.			505
GIA Representatives Share Copyright, Digitization Expertise at Conferences in Seattle.			276
GoGORILLA Media Launches New Ad Concept: Advertising on Money! Crisp Dollar Bills to Carry Ads for USA Network's New Miniseries.			378
H.S. Dent: Sizzling U.S. Economy Expected to Cool in Early 2004; Slowing Growth and Increasing Security Concerns Suggest Mild Short-term Market Correction Looms Ahead.			569
Hamann Announces Decision Not to Continue as CEO of Thomas Group.			458
HEICO Stock Commences Ex-Dividend Trading to Reflect 10% Stock Dividend.			321
Hibbett Extends Credit Facility for Two Years.			260
Houston Sculptor, Willy Wang, To Begin New Year with New Commissioned Sculptures.			382
HRPT Properties Trust Announces Quarterly Common and Preferred Dividends.			179
Hudson United Bancorp Reports $2.3 Million Charge Related to 2002 CBC Assumption.			385
International Sports and Media Group Inc. Announces the Change of Its OTC Bulletin Board Stock Ticker Symbol to ISME.			417
Klegg's Tiny Egg Speakers to Create Big Noise in North American Market; World Debut of M6 501 II Anticipated at 2004 CES in Las Vegas.			579
LADWP Provides Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs to Customers Recycling Christmas Trees at 16 Sites.			459
Levitt Corporation Begins Trading on the New York Stock Exchange.			460
Mama Fu's Selling out Fast in Florida as Seven Franchisees Sign up to Open 44 of the Pan Asian Concepts.			691
MCF Corporation Announces Executive Changes.			454
Medicis Announces 2 for 1 Stock Split.			1401
MedSource to Present at Sixth Annual Needham Growth Conference.			217
Micromuse to Request NASDAQ Hearing Relating to Notice of Late 10-K.			716
Minorplanet Systems USA, Inc. Reverts to Normal MNPL Trading Symbol on Nasdaq SmallCap Market.			320
Motley Fool's Bill Mann on 'Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly' Sunday, January 4, 2004 at 9:10 p.m. ET.			427
MTR Gaming Provides Update on Agreements with Pari-Mutuel Clerks and Horsemen.			445
Multimedia Available: GoGORILLA Media Launches New Ad Concept: Advertising On Money!			133
Municipal Advantage Fund Inc. Declares Monthly Dividend of 7.5 Cents Per Common Share.			182
Music Superstars and Sports Legends to Appear at 2004 International CES.			773
MVC Capital Announces Preliminary Results of Tender Offer.			274
National Financial Partners to Hold Investor Meeting.			366
Needham & Company, Inc. to Host 6th Annual Growth Conference in New York City; Leading Growth Companies and Institutional Investors to Attend January 6-9, 2004.			408
New York Film Works Completes Reverse Split.			253
Newstream.com Digest: Advertising On Money, Rain Bird Wins 8th Straight Tournament of Roses Parade Trophy and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists.			378
Nextel Partners Repurchases $67.7 Million of 12 1/2% Senior Notes due 2009.			516
Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund Declares Monthly Dividend of 12.5 Cents Per Common Share.			189
Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund II Declares Monthly Dividend of 11.5625 Cents Per Common Share.			190
No Claim Filed for Winning Powerball Jackpot Ticket Sold in PA, as of Close-of-Business Friday.			257
Nuveen Closed-End Exchange-Traded Funds and Portfolios Declare Monthly Dividends.			915
ON Semiconductor Files Shelf Registration Statement for Common Stock.			652
ON Semiconductor Refinances a Portion of its Bank Debt.			576
One Player Wins $188,174 Top Prize in FANTASY 5.			170
Oplus Technologies to Present New Digital Display Processor Solutions at CES Show in Las Vegas.			559
PIMCO Corporate Income Fund, PIMCO Corporate Opportunity Fund, PIMCO High Income Fund Declare Monthly Common Share Income Dividends.			318
PIMCO Floating Rate Income Fund Declares Monthly Common Share Income Dividend.			181
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II, PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II, PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II Declare Monthly Common Share Income Dividends.			332
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III, PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III, PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III Declare Monthly Common Share Income Dividends.			329
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund, PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund, PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund, Declare Monthly Common Share Income Dividends.			315
Plum Creek Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for January 22nd.			220
Provident Financial Services, Inc. Schedules Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call.			262
Quad/Graphics Is Largest Printer to Receive Forest Stewardship Council ''Chain-of-Custody'' Certification; Clients May Use FSC-Certified Paper and Help Protect Forests, Habitat.			757
QuickLogic Corporation to Present at the Sixth Annual Needham Growth Conference.			229
Radiant Systems, Inc. Announces Date for Special Meeting of Shareholders and Mailing of Proxy Statement for Proposed Separation of Enterprise Software Business.			506
Reed Holdings Corporation Announces Reduction of Common Shares Issued and Outstanding.			297
REITs Deliver Record Returns in 2003.			449
Renal Care Group to Present at JP Morgan's 22nd Annual Healthcare Conference; Audio Presentation to Be Broadcast Live Via Internet.			458
Rise in New Home Construction Demands Need for a Professional Inspection -- CREIA.			520
Roanoke Technology Corp. to Withhold 50 Million Shares to Reduce Float for Shareholder Benefit.			210
ROI Corporation Announces Completion of SpecSource Acquisition.			365
Rotonics Manufacturing Inc. Announces Block Purchase of Common Stock.			103
SafeID Corporation: Corporate Update.			450
SBC Communications to Webcast Keynote Presentation at Smith Barney Citigroup Conference Jan. 6.			182
Schaeffer's Midday Options Update Features J.P. Morgan Chase, AT&T, Citigroup, AmerisourceBergen, Ciphergen Biosystems.			956
Schaeffer's Option Activity Watch Features Abbott Laboratories, American Eagle Outfitters, Citrix Systems.			990
Seminis Delivers Fiscal 2003 Financial Results to its Note Holders.			424
Skyworks Appoints Allan M. Kline Chief Financial Officer; Paul E. Vincent to Remain as Vice President of Finance.			810
Smith & Wesson Announces Extension of Time for Filing Quarterly Reports.			202
Spectrum Technology Selects IP synaro Software To Unify and Optimize Operations.			775
Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for Applied Digital Solution, Viragen, XM Satellite Radio, AK Steel Holding.			379
Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for Citigroup, Xilinx, Schering-Plough, DuPont, J.C. Penney.			377
Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for eBay, BEA Systems, E*Trade Financial, U.S. Steel, Human Genome Sciences.			382
Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for Nextel Communications, Broadcom, FleetBoston Financial, Medtronic, International Game Technology.			377
Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for Oracle, Semiconductor Holders, KLA-Tencor, PMC-Sierra, Activision.			374
Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for Red Hat, Merck & Co, MBNA, Novellus Systems, Golden Star Resources.			378
Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for Research In Motion, Qwest Communications, US Bancorp, Eastman Kodak, Applied Micro Circuits.			380
Storage Engine Announces Change to Board of Directors.			429
Street Chatter From SIR Highlights the Following Stocks: AT&T, McKesson, and Starbucks.			773
Sun Communities Declares Fourth Quarter Dividend.			476
Super Vision International, Inc. Announces Conspirator in Super Vision Technology Theft Sentenced.			985
SuperLotto Plus Jackpot Rises to $86 Million; California Lottery Boasts Largest Jackpot in the Nation.			233
TAG and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Join Forces to Launch a New Program.			663
Talk America to Present at The Sixth Annual Needham Growth Conference.			160
TCF Hosts Teleconference To Discuss 2003 Year-End and Fourth Quarter Earnings on January 15 at 10:00 a.m. CST.			210
Telebyte Announces Filing of Form 15 to Terminate the Registration of Its Common Stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission.			810
The American Education Corporation Completes Reincorporation to Nevada.			664
The New York Times Magazine Introduces New Weekly Column, `Consumed'.			379
The WM Group's Northwest 50 Stock Index For the Week Ending Friday, January 2, 2004.			197
The Zweig Fund, Inc. Declares Fourth Quarter Distribution.			111
The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc. Declares Distribution.			101
U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc. Board Announces February Common Stock and March Preferred Stock Dividend.			175
UCBH Holdings, Inc. to Host Webcast to Discuss Fourth Quarter 2003 Results.			254
United Community Banks, Inc. Announces Date for Fourth Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call.			226
Viisage Technology to Present at Needham & Company Conference.			162
Virginia Commerce Bank Announces New Management Appointments.			221
Whataburger, Inc. Provides Customers with BSE Information; Website provides quick resource for questions and concerns.			148
Winter Paradise Escape Unveiled at the Newly Renovated...Marco Island Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa From Only $390.			307
Wireless Toyz Presents $10,000 To Diane Oesterwind Of Westland, Michigan.			143
Zacks Buy List Highlights: aaiPharma, Lawson Software, Apple, and eResearch Technology.			1574
Zacks Sell List Highlights: Flowserve Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Steel Dynamics, and UST.			1518
Zacks.com Announces That Adam Oliensis Highlights the Following Issues: S&P 500 Index and Costco.			708
Zacks.com Announces That Joseph Parnes Highlights the Following Stocks: Biolase Technology, California Amplifier, and K-Swiss.			684