Articles from Business Wire (June 21, 2005)

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''ezSupport Lite for eBay'' Brings Customer Support Automation to eBay Sellers and Buyers - Free of Charge.			426
''Lifeline'' Loan Program Adds over 2,100 New Seats for Students at California Charter Schools; Partnership between Charter, Business Communities Alleviates Major Obstacle to Success of Growing Charters.			594
'Geared up!': Challenger Unveils Innovative AutoPower VI Transmission Providing Greater Economy, Efficiency and Ease of Operation.			836
100 Countries Now Offer WiFi Access; With Over 65,000 WiFi Hotspots Around the World, Users Are Finding Wireless Internet Access in Countries Large and Small.			315
2,128 Homeless Individuals in 24 Counties Will Receive Daily Shelter Through California Department of Housing and Community Development Program.			728
21st Century Insurance Group Announces Earnings Call.			270
2AB Enhances Trusted CORBA Features in orb2 for C/C++ Version 3.7.			260
360Commerce Offers White Paper Describing How Retailers Can Reduce Fraud Without Losing Customers; 360Commerce Demonstrates Newest Returns Management Solution at NRF's Loss Prevention Conference and Exhibition.			365
3D Systems Announces First Installation of Sinterstation Pro SLS System at Harvest Technologies.			640
8e6 Technologies Taps K-Comm for Public Relations and Internet Marketing.			385
A Natural Alternative for Muscle Aches and Pains.			122
A Proprietary Placenta/Stem Cell Implant Generates Hope Among Early Alzheimer's Cases: An Update from StemCell Pharma.			349
A.M. Best Affirms A- Excellent Rating of Stonewood Insurance Company.			538
A.M. Best Affirms Financial Strength and Debt Ratings for American Equity; Assigns Issuer Credit Ratings to Its Insurance Subsidiaries.			578
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of AFLAC; Assigns Debt and Issuer Credit Ratings.			574
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Assurant; Assigns Issuer Credit Ratings.			510
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of CNA Insurance; Assigns Issuer Credit Ratings.			811
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of CNA Surety Corporation Group and Revises Outlook to Stable; Assigns Issuer Credit Ratings.			497
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of ING Canada Group; Assigns Issuer Credit Ratings and Stable Outlook.			590
A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to MetLife's New Senior Notes; Ratings Placed Under Review.			383
A.M. Best Downgrades Rating of NAICO and Revises Outlook to Negative; Assigns Issuer Credit and Debt Ratings.			400
A.M. Best Upgrades American Hallmark Insurance Company of Texas and Phoenix Indemnity Insurance Company; Assigns Issuer Credit Ratings.			389
A.M. Best Upgrades Rating of Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa; Affirms Rating of Wellmark, Inc. and Wellmark of South Dakota.			474
ABI Research Spotlights the Rise and Rise of Huawei.			368
Accenture Signs Seven-Year Outsourcing Contract with Elpida.			298
Access Devices, Inc. Announces 300,000 2nd-Generation Units Shipped.			434
According to the Spring 2005 EquiTrend Brand Study by Harris Interactive: Barnes & Noble Rated America's Number One Retail Brand for Overall Quality for the Fourth Year in a Row.			484
Acer Announces the Ferrari 4000 Notebook; New and Exclusive Carbon-Fiber Notebook from Acer Continues Tradition Of Innovation.			658
Acme Packet Announces Interconnect 2005 Worldwide Service Provider Conference.			506
Acterna Integrates Telchemy's VoIP Performance Analysis Technology.			485
Actional Collaborates with Cisco on Application-Oriented Networking; Customers Benefit from Visibility at Network Speed in Next Phase of Enterprise-Class SOA Management.			473
ACWA Energy Expert Addresses California Energy Commission Workshop; Speaks of Relationship Between Water and Energy.			338
Adaptive Joins OMG's Regulatory Compliance Alliance as Charter Member.			563
Adecco's 'Where-the-Jobs-Are' Report Shows Increased Hiring in Kansas City.			792
Admiral Bay Welcomes Patrick Quinn as Chief Financial Officer.			214
ADP to Webcast Fiscal 2005 Earnings Release Conference Call on July 26, 2005.			161
Advanced ID Acquires Thailand Engineering Company.			420
ADVISORY/Phase Forward to Present at 41st Annual DIA Meeting; Company Experts to Lead Dialog on Data Privacy, Security, and Multilingual Data Management.			890
Aeroflex Incorporated Announces Grant of Options to Newly-Hired Employees.			433
Aetna Named a ''Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles;'' National Business Group on Health honors Aetna with ''Gold Award''.			520
Aetna to Offer Medicare Advantage Plans in Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area; Plans include zero-premium, prescription drug options.			748
Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. CFO Timothy A. Bienek to Present at William Blair 25th Annual Growth Stock Conference.			135
AFSMI Announces Track Sessions for 2005 World Conference.			636
AfterGlow Technologies to Exhibit at BuildingsNY Show; Company to Highlight Photoluminescent Solutions for Compliance with Local Law 26/04.			411
Ag Growth Income Fund Increases Cash Distribution Over 10% and Announces Monthly and Quarterly Distributions.			878
AGCO Appoints Matti Ruotsala Vice President and Managing Director of VALTRA EAME.			482
AIG Names David Herzog Comptroller and Robert Gender Treasurer.			444
AIG Private Client Group Launches Mobile Wildfire Protection Unit for Its Policyholders in California.			881
Airborne Entertainment Joins List Of Top Mobile Media Companies Licensing The Tira Jump Product Suite.			600
Ajilon Professional Staffing Taps Industry Veteran Doug Arms for Chief Talent Officer.			453
Alberta Star Appoints Dr. Hamid Mumin as Senior Consulting Geologist for the Wholly Owned Contact Lake Iron Oxide Copper, Gold, Silver, and Uranium Project in the Northwest Territories.			785
Alcoa Appoints James Owens, Chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc., to Board of Directors.			301
Alere Medical Inc. Enters into a Long-Term Disease Management Contract with PacifiCare, Expands Services.			749
Allegient Systems Unveils New Web Site; New Web Site reflects Allegient Systems' position as an industry leader in all aspects of legal-invoice management.			405
Allstate Appoints Senior Vice President of Technology.			414
Alvarion Announces Executive Succession Plans; President, Tzvika Friedman, to Succeed Zvi Slonimsky as CEO in October 2005.			686
AMC Entertainment Inc. and Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation to Merge.			1123
American Express Financial Advisors Appoints Kelli Hunter as Executive Vice President of Human Resources.			433
American Television and Film Co and First Pet Life Reach Agreement in Principle.			195
American Tower Corporation Calls for Partial Redemption of Outstanding 9 3/8% Senior Notes.			155
AmeriCredit to Webcast Investor Presentations.			226
Ameritas Group Introduces Cost-Cutting Dental Plans for California.			328
AMETEK Acquires Technology for High-Efficiency Micro-Motors.			299
AMG's Chairman to Highlight Company's Strategy and Growth Record at Chicago Conference.			370
AMI-Partners' Studies of Brazil and Mexico Medium Businesses Show IT Security and Storage Are Top of Mind; ICT Investment Reaches US$8.8 Billion.			1144
AmpliMed Secures $5 Million Series B Financing.			609
AMS Services Acquires InStar Corporation.			356
Andresmin Announces Winicocha Drilling Progress Report.			334
Apogee Enterprises Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend.			154
Apple Specialists Pavilion Unveiled at Macworld Boston; Wide variety of Mac and HP products will be on display.			799
Arbortext Supports XML 2005 Conference for Fifth Consecutive Year; XML 2005 Conference Content Driven by Award Winning Enterprise Publishing Software.			406
ARIAD to Webcast Presentation at the Bear Stearns Boston Biotech Conference.			577
Array Networks Wins Multiple Major SSL VPN Technology Awards; Awards and Recent Customer Wins Solidify Array's Leadership in the Expanding Chinese Security Market.			488
Arrow Electronics' Platform Builder Configuration Tool Helps OEMs Speed Time to Market While Reducing Costs.			602
Arrowhead Announces Licensing by Subsidiary of RNAi Delivery Technology to Benitec.			533
ASBTA: Almost Half of Small Business Executives Travel Internationally; Require Higher Level of Service; Airports and Airlines Meeting Growing Demand with Larger, Well-Equipped Terminals, More Sophisticated Lounges.			894
ASV Ranked Number 7 on Fortune Small Business List of America's 100 Fastest-Growing Small Public Companies.			273
ATC Announces Vendor Management Agreement With Ohio Hospital.			363
ATI Technologies Inc., 3rd Quarter Financial Results Conference Call.			164
Audax Group Announces the Acquisition of API Heat Transfer.			305
Austin-San Antonio Chapter of National Investor Relations Institute Elects 2005-2006 Board of Directors; IR Pros from Central Texas Win 2005 NIRI National Chairman's Award for Successful Dual-City Merger.			483
Auto Club: California Students Revved Up About Chance to be Nation's Top Young Automotive Technicians.			335
Avnet Partner Solutions BladeCentral Program Aligns Channel Resources with Growing IBM Blade Server Market; New Program Provides Sales, Marketing, Training, Leasing, and Logistics Resources for IBM Channel Partners.			656
Avocent Introduces New Series of Digital Extension Technology; Split Client Architecture Saves Desktop Space and Improves Productivity for Financial and Government IT Administrators.			576
Avotus debuts call reporting system for trading turrets at SIA.			526
Azco Makes Progress Toward Financial Reporting Compliance; Shareholder Increases Stake to 10 Percent.			583
Azure Dynamics and SEV Group Sign Supply Agreement for Electric Vehicle Powertrains.			479
Azure Dynamics Announces Arrangement to Guarantee $3.6 Million Warrant Financing.			362
B + H Buys Fifth OBO.			323
Badgley Mischka Targets Broader Customer Base with New Bridge Apparel Collection; Designer Brand Also Announces Plans For New Corporate Showroom Located In Prestigious 550 Seventh Avenue Building.			644
Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. Announces New CFO.			492
BankAtlantic Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend.			412
Barclays Global Investors Appoints Rohit Bhagat as Global Chief Operating Officer.			503
Bayshore Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund Monthly Distribution.			66
Bear Data Systems to Offer Revivio Continuous Data Protection -- CDP.			674
Benefon Exit's Reorganization Program Early; Benefon 'Navigating' in the Right Direction.			400
Benvest New Look Income Fund Announces Monthly Distribution for June 2005.			277
Berkshire Income Realty Sells and Issues Additional Shares of Class B Common Stock.			318
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP Provides Update Re: Class Action against KPMG for Tax Shelter Conspiracy; KPMG's Admission of Unlawful Conduct Fuels Litigation; Sources Available for Comment.			653
BigMachines Introduces Sforce Certified Configuration and Proposal Solution for Salesforce.			819