Articles from Business Wire (March 31, 2004)

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''Identity Theft'' Tops List of Telecom Fraud, New TRMA Industry Study Shows; Carriers to Collaborate in Industry-Wide Effort to Fight Fraud at Frontlines.			1081
'All Systems Go' for Economy - Except Job Market, Say Lenders Responding to Phoenix Lending Survey; Half of Lenders Say Job Market Won't Rebound Until 2005 or Later.			821
``Kuma\War'' Puts Players in the Frontlines of Real International Conflict; Innovative Online PC Game Now Available at www.kumawar.com.			589
1st Metropolitan Develops Lead Lottery; Corporate Office Invests in Branch Business Development.			684
2005 Nissan Altima's Performance Image Powers Forward with the Addition of Sporty New SE-R Model.			1195
21st Century Technologies 10-K Reveals Record Profits, Asset Growth; 4th Quarter Performance Considered 'Stunning'.			253
2nd Drill Rig to Be Mobilized; Drilling Advances at the AfriOre /Wits Basin Joint Venture on the FSC Project, South Africa.			885
3D Computer Model of the District of Columbia Completed by Interface Multimedia.			600
483,521 Service Contracts Sold in 2003; Record Home Warranty Sales Maintain 91% Market Share for Existing Homes in California.			315
A First-Of-Its-Kind Beach Erosion Control System To Get Underway; Innovative Program Takes Shape on Florida's Southwest Coast.			356
A.M. Best Affirms Financial Strength and Debt Ratings of Metropolitan Life and Affiliates.			529
A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Nationwide Mutual's New Surplus Notes.			387
A.M. Best Downgrades Rating of CIGNA Life Insurance New Zealand Limited.			271
AAA Calls for In-Depth Research on Latino Seat Belt Use; Calls Initial Research Promising for Addressing Serious Public Health Epidemic of Latino Highway Deaths.			853
aaiPharma Secures Credit Facility from Bank of America.			316
ABI Research: Proprietary Fixed Broadband Wireless Systems Gaining Speed While Support for WiMAX Builds.			416
AbleMedia CEO Appointed to Commerce Department Advisory Committee.			429
ABM Industries Names Terry Petty as New Chief Operating Officer.			445
ABM Industries Promotes George Sundby to Executive Vice President.			289
Acadia Realty Trust Announces Exercise of over-Allotment Option to Purchase Additional Common Shares of Selling Shareholders.			474
Accelerated Technology Announces New Prototyping Environments for Nucleus Designers.			666
ACT Electronics Standardizes on eMPower Solutions from Tecnomatix; Company Optimizing New Product Introduction Programs and Enhancing Product Development.			683
activAeon XA Ends Service Provider Licensing Woes; Real-Time Reporting Solution Built to Help Meet Microsoft SPLAs.			495
Acxiom Announces New U.S. Organizational Structure, Confirms Previous Fourth Quarter Estimates; The Company Also Expects Stronger Fiscal 2005 Performance.			3449
ADC Signs Enditel Endesa as Systems Integrator in Spain for Connectivity and Wireline Products.			379
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Solucient Names Nancy Pope Nelson as New CEO.			509
Additional US Patent Issued for UniversalSystems for Right Party Distribution and Servicing.			441
Advanced Lane Departure Warning System Set to Debut on 2005 Infiniti FX and 2006 Infiniti M45; System Helps Prevent Drivers From Drifting Out of Lanes.			877
Advanstar Launches Investor Relations Web Site.			275
AdvanTech Solutions Announces Appointment of Kent Nelson to Board of Directors.			503
ADVISORY/`The Apprentice' is Winding Down and American Office Workers Are Craving for More Advice from the Business Mogul: If You Could Ask Donald Trump Any Business-Related Question, What Would It Be?			160
ADVISORY/Bunnies Hop onto South Coast Plaza's Beloved Carousel; Now Through May 10.			217
ADVISORY/CentrPort and Harrisdirect to Host Webinar on Cross-Channel Marketing.			482
ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss OPEC's Decision to Cut Oil Production.			435
ADVISORY/Experts Weigh In: Balanced Low-Carb Diet Encouraged for Successful Long-Term Weight Loss.			383
ADVISORY/Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Launches Program on April 6 Providing up to $1 Million to Support San Diego Firefighters.			343
ADVISORY/FrontRange's HEAT Service Management Presented at SSPA Conference.			255
ADVISORY/July Performances of ``A New Day...'' Featuring Celine Dion Go on Sale Thursday, April 1.			263
ADVISORY/Meet with Representatives from 22 Top Ohio Destinations to Learn About Tourism Offerings for the New Travel Season - TONIGHT!			310
ADVISORY/Moldflow to Release Third Fiscal Quarter 2004 Financial Results on April 22, 2004.			283
ADVISORY/New Film Portrays Cop Who Poses as a Teenager in Chat Rooms to Capture Online Predators.			211
ADVISORY/Principal Financial Group Strongly Opposes New Lifetime Savings Accounts Legislation; Retirement Plan Experts Available to Comment about Thomas-Johnson Proposal.			491
ADVISORY/Seybold San Francisco 2004 Announces Call for Speakers; Invitation for Publishing and Communications Industry to Share Best Practices.			258
ADVISORY/Spring Ahead of Daylight Savings with WellsFargo.com's Five Time-Saving Tips.			298
ADVISORY/Ten Days Left to Pre-Register for E3Expo 2004.			352
Affinity Announces Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Results.			758
AGCO Corporation Joins Fortune 500 List.			396
Agencourt Scientists Participate in the Genome Sequencing of the Brown Norway Rat; Agencourt in Collaboration with Other Major Sequencing Centers Publishes Paper in Nature.			498
Agilent Technologies Establishes System-On-a-Chip Design Center in India; Gurgaon Technology Facility to Offer ASIC and System Design Services.			325
Ahead Software's Nero Enchances DVD+R Double Layer -DL- Recording with New Technology; Nero LayerMagic and Nero SmoothPlay.			880
AIM Global Trends Fund to Become AIM Global Equity Fund.			636
Airgas Completes Acquisition of Interstate Welding.			198
AirIQ Reports Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2003; Cash Increased to $15.4 Million, Revenue Growth of 39%, Gross Profit Growth of 61%.			3333
Alabama Board of Nursing Continues Efficient and Effective Service Delivery at www.Alabama.gov; Since Launching in Late 2003, New Group Licensing Verification System Has Saved Nearly Two Months of Staff Time.			576
Alabama National BanCorporation Announces Acquisition of Coquina Bank of Ormond Beach, Florida; To Discuss During Quarterly Earnings Conference Call on April 21, 2004.			1384
Alamos Gold Inc. Announces $26.1 Million Offering of Units.			371
ALARIS Medical Systems Releases Harm-Prevention Software for PCA Delivery.			1061
Allied Capital Completes Sale of The Hillman Companies, Inc., Realizes $149 Million Gain on Investment.			430
Allied Waste Industries Schedules Reporting Date for First Quarter 2004 Results.			200
Amar Shah Joins Towers Perrin Finite Reinsurance Practice.			370
American Century Investments Launches New Mid Cap Value Portfolio.			486
American Eagle Outfitters Announces March Month-to-Date Consolidated Comparable Store Sales Rise 7.8%, and Provides First Quarter EPS Guidance of $0.25 to $0.30.			543
Americans Seek Friendly Companionship, Not Marriage, from Online Dating Sites, New Userplane Survey Reveals; Casual Fling is the Thing Only for the Wired 18-24 Set.			961
AmeriVest Announces Closing of 6,325,000 Share Common Stock Offering.			505
Amkor Technology Announces First Quarter Earnings Conference Call; Tuesday, April 27, 5:00 p.m. ET, 4:00 p.m. CT.			191
AMP-Ohio Selects Gilat's Spacenet Subsidiary For Critical Electrical Power Monitoring/Control Network.			882
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Goes Live with SeeBeyond's Enterprise-Wide Integration Platform.			624
AmSurg Authorizes New $25 Million Stock Repurchase Program.			203
Aperto Networks' CEO to Speak on WiMAX at Prudential Equity Group - Broadband Wireless Investor Forum.			361
Apollo Gold Reports Completion of Warrant Exercise.			219
Applied DNA Sciences Introduces Its DNA-Embedded Contactless Reader System at the International Security Conference West.			812
Aqua America Subsidiary Purchases North Carolina Water and Wastewater Systems.			384
Aradyme Development Corp. Announces Substantially Improved Financial Position.			447
ARCADIS Selected for Design and Management of a New High Speed Rail Track between France and Spain.			504
Arch Capital Group Ltd. Announces Underwriters' Exercise Of Over-Allotment Option Related To Recent Stock Offering.			345
Ariba Announces Agreement to Acquire Softface.			981
Arizona Land Income Corp. Announces the Addition of a Fourth Director to the Board.			135
Arotech's FAAC Delivers First Full Mission Light Rail Simulator; Developed under $490,000 Contract with Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority.			677
Artisan to Support Magma Blast Create, Blast Plan and Blast Fusion for 0.13-micron and Smaller Process Technologies.			785
Astronics Wins Exclusive Supplier Status for Exterior Lighting System on Eclipse 500 Jet.			604
ATI Reports Revenues of $463 Million for the Second Quarter; Revenues up 48% relative to second quarter fiscal 2003.			7279
Audit Your Stress Level This Tax Season; APPMA Encourages Americans to Pet a Pet, Studies Show it Helps Relieve Stress.			370
Auditors Remove ``Going Concern'' Consideration for Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc.; Company's Financial Condition Shows Dramatic Improvement.			414
August Technology To Provide First Quarter Conference Call and Live Webcast.			188
Aurora Signs Agreement with Fieldex Temiscamingue Nickel-Copper-PGM Project, Quebec.			473
Avaki Names Tim Yeaton Chief Executive Officer to Further the Company's Success as a Leading Provider of Enterprise Information Integration Software.			476
AVANIR Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment for Neurodex Pivotal Phase III Trial; Pseudobulbar Affect Trial Exceeds Enrollment Goal.			704
BAE Systems Receives U.S. Air Force Compass Call Aircraft Upgrade Contracts.			375
Banc of America Mortgage Securities $724.7MM Series 2004-C Rated By Fitch.			944
Bank Hapoalim 2003 Net Profits up 288% to $309.9 Million.			826
Bank of New York Executive Says Soft-Dollar Commissions Provide Vital Support for Independent Research.			523
Bayer CropScience Completes Purchase of Crompton's Share of Gustafson Seed Treatment Business.			313
Bayer CropScience Completes Purchase of Crompton's Share of Gustafson Seed Treatment Business.			214
Bedford Property Investors, Inc. Prices $60 Million Preferred Offering.			459
Bellingham Technical College and City University to Sign Articulation Agreement to Provide Advanced Degree Opportunities.			518
BeNOW Grows Strategic Services Group with Paul Weiss, Vice President and Gregory Pike, Director.			362
Bentley Commerce to Acquire $2.5 Million in Resort Condos in Exchange for Trade Credit to Complete a Caribbean Resort Hotel.			661
Berger Transfer & Storage Selects Joint Solution from St. Bernard Software and Citrix; Solution Integrates Enterprise-Wide Access and Web Content Filtering.			628
Best Buy Fiscal 2004 Earnings From Continuing Operations Increase 29% To $800 Million, Or $2.44 Per Share.			2785
Birthplace of Rock and Roll Unveils Its Largest Hotel... Memphis Marriott Downtown's $14 Million Expansion is Music to the Ears Worldwide.			377