Articles from Business Wire (December 19, 2005)

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``TCM ARCHIVES: THE LAUREL AND HARDY COLLECTION'';``The Devil's Brother'' -- ``Bonnie Scotland'' Debut on DVD April 18.			365
`Tis the Season to Give Gifts without Reason; Survey Reveals That Online Shoppers Admit to Giving Inappropriate Gifts.			743
1st Century Bank, N.A. Appoints Bill Anderson to Board of Directors.			543
2005 a Record-Setting Year for LogicLibrary; SOA Governance Leader Poised for Continued Success in 2006.			691
2005'S Most Influential Names in Poker; Bluff Magazine Releases Their Official 'Poker Power 20' Naming the 20 Most Influential People in the Sport of Poker.			375
2nd Annual International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) Conference Announced for April 24-26, 2006 in Philadelphia.			391
3Com Enables Enterprise Customers to Give Secure Wireless Access to Visitors with New Guest Access Solution.			728
3D Systems to Hold an Investor Day in New York.			212
3dh - Leading the Dimensional Revolution(TM).			192
3dh Unveils 3d Technology at New Future of Flight, Center of Boeing Tour.			294
A Mighty Christmas Gift Comes to Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.			413
A New Breed of Municipal Analyst Emerges: Tom Doe of Municipal Market Advisors.			244
A Review Aimed at Investors, Entrepreneurs and Management Focusing on the Strategies for Buyout Investment.			320
A Review of the Critical Pieces of Information Required When Purchasing HR Software.			268
A Review of the Key Areas Involved for Vendors Who Are Looking for Outsourcing Deals in a Small Market Where Few Big Contracts Exist.			561
A Study Aimed at Directors, Officers, and Attorneys Highlighting the Key Steps to Take When Defending Clients.			424
A Study Covering, for Example, the Tax Framework of Foreign Countries for Attorneys and Executives Who Engage in Business with Countries around the World.			234
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Lloyd's Syndicate 382.			394
A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Genworth's Funding Agreement-Backed Securities Program.			424
A.M. Best Special Report: Terrorism - Too Risky Without TRIA.			662
A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit and Debt Ratings of Sierra Health Services; Affirms Financial Strength.			629
A.M. Best Upgrades Penn Treaty American Corporation's Subsidiaries; Assigns Issuer Credit Ratings.			490
A.M. Best Upgrades Rating of Starmount Life Insurance Company.			320
Abazias.com on Track to Exceed Fourth Quarter Estimates of $1 Million in Sales; Momentum Attributed to Big Diamond Sales and Strategic Alliance with Paris Hilton Limited Edition Watches.			324
ABI Research Sees Acquisition Fever in Set-Top Box Market.			388
ABM Industries Incorporated Appoints Steven M. Zaccagnini Executive Vice President.			286
Accenture to Host Conference Call Jan. 5 to Discuss First-Quarter Fiscal 2006 Results.			238
ACCG and Verizon Wireless Announce Innovative Collaboration to Provide Statewide Voice and Data Coverage in Georgia; Deal Includes Use of Largest High Speed Wireless Network in Nation.			610
Accredited Sets 2006 EPS Guidance.			483
ACNielsen Book on Category Management Published by Wiley; Book Explores State of and State-of-the-Art in Essential Business Practice.			484
ACULIS Inc. Donates U2 Concert Tickets to 10 Amazing Individuals Through Four Extraordinary Organizations.			492
Adamind Signs Four New Deals with Network Operators; Contracts to Generate Additional Ongoing Fees as Total Deployments Approach 100.			447
ADC Announces New Four-Port TrueNet Midspan Power-Over-Ethernet Controller; Compact Solution Powers Up to Four Devices and Eliminates Need to Upgrade Existing Ethernet Switches.			413
Advanced Telemarketing Skills - One of the Most Powerful Courses on Telemarketing and Sales Ever Produced.			208
Advice for Seniors Navigating the Medicare Prescription Drug Decision; Free Medicare Prescription Drug Planner Now Available From Weiss Ratings.			597
Affymetrix Launches Industry's Broadest-Selection of Standard and Custom SNP Panels for Targeted Genotyping Applications; Highly Multiplexed Assays Provide Data On 1,500 to 20,000 Selected SNPs.			1048
Agilent Technologies Announces Final Results of Its Modified ''Dutch Auction'' Tender Offer.			540
AIG VALIC Launches HealthSecure HRA(SM); HealthSecure HRA(SM) Helps Group Retirement Plan Sponsors and Participants Effectively Manage Soaring Retiree Healthcare Costs.			1035
AIM Investments(R) Selects ERISA Expertise Roth 401(k) Tools & Technology.			461
AirScooter Corporation Assembling AeroTwin Engines at New Facility; First Engines For OEM Customers and AirScooters.			620
Ajilon Solutions Positions Itself for Growth, Hires National Director, Mike Moore, to Oversee Operations.			456
Akibia Names Macie Whittington Vice President of Data Center Support Operations.			397
Akorn, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent with Natco Pharma Limited To Develop and Supply Two Oral Tablet Drug Products.			691
Alcon Standardizes on InfinityQS Software; Automated SPC Solution Enables Paperless Data Collection.			377
Alethia BioTherapeutics Inc. Announces the Filing of a Patent Application for its Bone-related Validated Targets.			393
Alliance Financing Group Completes Private Placement.			277
Alliance Medical Corporation and Vanguard Medical Concepts Announce Approval of Merger; The Boards of Both Companies Approve Merger Following the Expiration of Waiting Period.			451
Alltel Offers Sony Music Box MusicTones, Ringtones for Holidays; Give the Gift of Music with New Axcess Gift Cards.			243
Alnylam Initiates Second Phase I Clinical Study of ALN-RSV01, an RNAi Therapeutic for the Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection; Both U.S. and European Trials Now Underway.			1019
Ambion Provides Additional Human Genome-Wide siRNA Libraries.			307
AMCC Raises the Performance Bar With Entrance into the GPON Application Space and Expansion of SerDes Product Family; AMCC Leverages Proven SerDes Design Expertise to Move into the GPON Market and Deliver Telecom-Grade PHY Devices for Customers.			797
AMD and Telefonica Bring Affordable Internet Connectivity to the Brazilian State of Sao Paulo; FIC Conectado Personal Internet Communicator Delivers Simple, Durable and Reliable Web Access.			676
America's Top-selling Identity Theft Protection Device -- StealthSurfer II WiFi -- Comes to the UK; Protect Your Identity and Your Data While Enjoying Faster, More Secure, Web Surfing Fun -- Even over Wireless (WiFi) Connection!			986
American Home Bank Announces Premier Branch Operator Division Called American Direct Funding.			426
American Pride Seafoods Expands Sales Staff With New Hire, Staff Promotion.			424
American Pride Seafoods Provides Meals Through Seashare and America's Second Harvest Food Banks.			647
American Science and Engineering, Inc. Establishes Marketing and Distribution Channel in China for the ZBV with Nuctech; AS&E to supply ZBV X-ray Sub-Systems to Nuctech Company Limited.		Company Profile	830
AMI Semiconductor and Mentor Graphics Partner to Offer Mixed-Signal Technology Design Kit for Foundry Customers.		Company Profile	660
Amp'd Mobile Announces Largest Collection of Original Mobile Content -- To Be Created by Innovators in Reality, Animated and Scripted Television Programming.			637
Amp'd Mobile Chooses INFONXX for Customer-Focused Directory Assistance, Enhanced Services.			563
An Insider's View of the Best Practices of the Law Firms from around the World.			409
An Outlook at the French Telecommunications Market after Layoffs, Scandals and Bankruptcies Rocked the Global Industry; It Now Turns a New Corner.		Industry Overview	1074
Anaclim, LLC and Therapeutics Research Assistance Consortium Announce Contract Signing.			598
Anderson Analytics Brings Cutting-Edge Analytic Technologies, and Deep Smarts in Market Research to Consumer Insights Arena; Market Research should be Personal, Creative, Smart and, Yes, Analytical, says Anderson Founder.			482
AngioDynamics Net Income Up 60% on 30% Increase to Record Net Sales in Second Quarter of Fiscal 2006; Conference Call to Begin Today at 4:30 pm ET.			2006
Annaly Mortgage Management, Inc. Announces 4th Quarter 2005 Common Stock Dividend.			503
AOL(R) Music Unveils Next Round of Hot New Artists as This Season's Breakers.			1007
APAC Customer Services, Inc. Awarded Contract Extension for Customer Care Services to The Los Angeles Times.		Company Profile	378
Applied Digital's Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Thermo Life Energy Corp., Completes Development of Next Generation, More Powerful Thermo Life(R).			691
Apptis Wins $8.2 Million FAA Contracts for Web-Based Safety System, Software.			311
Apptis, SmartLink Team to Win California Public Safety Radio Contract; $3 Million Award Will Bridge Solano County Emergency Services.			557
Aqua Society Establishes Three Corporate Divisions: Refrigeration, Water and Energy.			966
Arby's(R) Restaurants Chooses Pepsi; Also Adds Dr Pepper To Beverage Selection.			557
ARC and Global Unichip Partner to Speed Digital Audio System-on-Chip Designs for Greater China's Semiconductor Industry; Partnership Shortens Time to Market for Fabless Chip Companies Targeting High Growth Digital Audio Market.		Company Profile	772
Argon ST, Inc. Completes Public Offering.			255
ARI Discusses 2006 Strategic Growth Initiatives at Annual Meeting; Strategies Include Organic Growth, Expansion of Dealer Marketing Services and Acquisitions.			977
Arsenal Digital Solutions Capitalizes on Growing Market for Network-Based Distributed Data Protection.			520
Artemis International Solutions Corp. Closes Year with Successful International Business Conference and Significant New Customers; Company Delivers Broadest Range of Proven Product and Project Portfolio Management Solutions.			696
Ashton Closes Private Placements for Gross Proceeds of $9.2 Million.			299
AssuranceAmerica Corporation Announces Regulator Approval to Enter 7th State.			257
Asthmatx, Inc. Secures $27 Million in Series C Financing Led by Vanguard Ventures and HBM BioCapital.			580
Astro-Med to Present at Eighth Annual Needham Growth Conference.			307
AT&T Inc. Schedules Fourth-Quarter 2005 Earnings Release for January 26; Announces 2006 Earnings Dates.			232
AT&T Serves up Spicy Networking Solutions for Chipotle Mexican Grill; High-Speed Data Network Links More Than 450 Restaurant Locations Nationwide.			378
ATI Technologies Inc., Fiscal 2006 First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call.			199
ATK Will Webcast Conference Call on Its Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2006 Financial Results.			367
Atlanta Gas Light Applauds Governor Perdue's Natural Gas State Sales Tax Cut.			527
Ault Incorporated Announces Signing of Definitive Merger Agreement with SL Industries and Restatement of Financial Results; SL to Commence Tender Offer at $2.90 per Share in Cash.			1365
Austin Technology Provider is Integral Part of Security for World Conference on Information Technology 2006.			459
AuthenTec Hosting First Consumer Biometrics Showcase at CES in Las Vegas; Products With Company's Fingerprint Sensors Also on Display by Major Electronics Companies; HP, Fujitsu Computer, Toshiba, Motion Computing, APC Among Products on Display.			449
Avago Technologies Ships 500 Millionth Infrared Transceiver for Consumer Applications.			646
Avondale Resources Corporation to Acquire East Olive Oilfield Unit Creek County, OK.			364
Axesstel Signs Distribution Agreement with Mibron Technology for Distribution of Fixed Wireless Products in Europe and the CIS Region.			690
BAE SYSTEMS Completes Flight Tests Of F-22A Digital Electronic Warfare System.			361
BAE SYSTEMS Makes Year-End Donations to Local Charities; Company gives locally in addition to international contributions in 2005.			378
Ballard Partner Announces Launch of Kerosene-Fueled Cogeneration Units in 2006.			609
Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc., To Hold Earnings Conference Call.			132
Bank Holding Company Created For Commonwealth National Bank.			374
Bank of Hawaii Announces Senior Management Changes.			293
Barnes & Noble Signs Lease for Mankato, Minnesota, Store; Store Will Open in March 2007.			561