Articles from Business Wire (April 20, 2006)

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130,000 Companies Are Involved in the $65 Billion Auto Repair Industry in the US.			466
14,000 Stores Are Operating within the $7 Billion Retail Optical Industry in the US.			546
17.20 Records Makes a Huge Splash in NYC, Unveiling Label Roster at ''Springtime in the City'' Event.			320
2006 Skincare in OTC Self-Medication in Europe is an in-Depth Market Report That Explores the Issues and Attractiveness of Opportunities in This Dynamic Market Sector.			956
2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid Blends Great Performance, Style and Fuel Economy.			519
24-7 MusicShop Appoints Former President of the German Phonographic Industry to Its Supervisory Board; Gerd Gebhardt Brings over 30 Years of Expertise in the Music Industry.			332
35 New Co-Op's Join Coffee Pacifica's Distribution System.			553
3D Systems Announces Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss First Quarter 2006 Results.			269
4,000 Companies Occupy the $30 Billion Internet Services Industry in the US.			465
7UP(R) Gets a Natural Makeover; The Original Lemon-Lime Soft Drink Returns to its UNCOLA(R) Roots with 100 Percent Natural Ingredients.			663
A Detailed Review of the Chinese Political, Economic and Business Environment.			182
A Look at the Key Trends That Are Expected to Impact the Communication Supplies Market in the US.			281
A Star Studded Week in April!!!			492
A.D.A.M., Inc. Announces First Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call.			203
A.M. Best Affirms and Withdraws Rating of Universal Care.			195
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Bank of Montreal Insurance (Barbados) Limited.			288
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of London Life and General Reinsurance Company Limited; Revises Outlook to Negative.			422
A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Caribbean Alliance Insurance Company Ltd.			316
A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Forthcoming Subordinated Debt to Be Issued by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc.			182
A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Priority Health.			341
A.M. Best Comments on IPCRe's Recent Announcement.			258
AarhusKarlshamn: AAK Finalized Business Acquisition in the U.K.			182
ABI Research Calls Home and Mobile Network Convergence the ''New Frontier'' for the Digital Home.			452
ABI Research Finds Five Key Factors that OEMs Consider When Choosing a Bluetooth Software Vendor.			459
Abraxis BioScience to Present at the UBS Global Specialty Pharmaceutical Conference.			231
Acacia Research Reports First Quarter Financial Results.			6240
Acacia Technologies Enters into License Agreement with Stamps.com.			566
Accelerating Growth in Renewable Energy Investing, GE Energy Financial Services Expands Unit Serving the Market.		Company overview	447
ACE USA Introduces Foreign Clinical Trial Coverage to Respond to Growing Needs of U.S.-based Companies Conducting Clinical Trials Overseas.			597
ACJ Technology Solutions Brings Touch Screen Hospitality to the Paragon Hotel.			392
AdaptiveMobile Secures $5.5M Funding to Pursue Global Leadership in Mobile Security; Intel Capital Main Investor in First Round with Enterprise Ireland Also Participating.			493
Adsouth Partners, Inc. Provides Update On Genco Power Solutions Subsidiary And Recently Announced Transaction.			1255
ADTX Ships Next Generation Storage Technology SAS/4Gb FC Raid; ArrayMasStor LP Ultra-High Performance Serial Attached SCSI(SAS)/4Gb FC Raid to Demonstrate at The NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 24-27.			423
AdventNet Enhances WiFi Manager; Offers Enterprises Multi-Vendor Access Point Management; Major Vendor Models Supported Include: Cisco, Proxim, 3Com, Symbol, Nomadix, HP, D-Link, NetGear, SMC, Avaya, Dell, Ericsson, Huawei, Linksys, and Mikrotik.			410
Affinity Announces Amendment of Convertible Note Agreement.			603
Affymetrix Reports First Quarter 2006 Results.			2578
After Aeroflot and SkyTeam: Sabre Airline Solutions in Alliance Push; Success in Russia Highlights Alliance Capabilities of SabreSonic Solutions.		Company overview	764
AFV Solutions Announced Today the Hiring of Nelson Barba as Vice President in Charge of International Sales; Barba to work primarily in South America and Asia.			592
AIG Renews Homers for Kids Program with New York Mets for 2006 Season; Program To Support Youth Charities Throughout New York.			755
Aiken Feeling No Pain as GlaxoSmithKline Invests $65 Million to Expand Production, an Industrial Info News Alert.			163
Akorn, Inc. Announces First Quarter Earnings Release And Conference Call Information.			516
Akorn, Inc. Revises Time of Q1'06 Earnings Release.			516
AlarmPoint Systems Announces Name Change; Corporate Identity Capitalizes on Strong Product Awareness.			376
Allconnect Named Among Atlanta's Fastest-Growing Private Companies; Atlanta Business Chronicle Publishes Annual Pacesetter Award Naming Atlanta's 50 Fastest-Growing Private Companies.			306
Allied Capital Invests $90 Million in Leading Children's Products Manufacturer - Step2.			688
Alltel Declares Quarterly Dividends of 38 1/2 Cents Per Share.			92
Alltel Launches 'My Circle,' a One-of-a-Kind Program That Gives Customers Free Calls to Any Network or Number They Choose.			379
Alltel Names Peter A. Bridgman to Board of Directors.			284
Alternative Technology Named Fortinet's First North American Authorized Training Center; Strong Working Relationship Garners Alternative Technology Fortinet Training Responsibility.			760
Alternative Technology wins Citrix Authorized Learning Center ``CALC of the Quarter'' Award for North America.			362
Altria Group, Inc. Reports 2006 First-Quarter Results; Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations Up 33.1% to $1.65 vs. $1.24 in Year-Ago Quarter.			4721
AMA Survey Shows U.S. Firms Risk Losing Ground on Innovation; American Management Association's Global Innovation Survey Shows Most U.S. Firms Do Not Have Formal Processes To Foster Innovation.			709
AMC Technology Reports First Quarter Results Including a 33% Growth in Customer Orders and Continued Profitability.			467
AMD Executive VP Henri Richard Joins Ultratech Board of Directors.			350
American Cable Strikes a 'Triple Play' in Florida Using VoX's Wholesale Voice over IP Services; Coastal Resort Community is the First Step in a Projected 150,000 Residential Unit Rollout.			619
American Energy Announces Plans to Move Forward with Galveston County Exploration.			469
American International Industries, Inc. to File Its Form 10-KSB During the Week of April 24, 2006.			433
American Mobile Dental Corp Announces Expansion to Southern California.			281
American Technical Ceramics Corp. Schedules Financial Results Report and Shareholder Conference Call.			485
AMETEK Achieves Record First Quarter Results; Sales Increase 27%, Net Income Increases 30%; Raising 2006 Earnings Estimates.			1238
Amino Reorganisation Establishes IntAct Software Ltd; Company Creates Independent Business to Licence its Proven IPTV Technology.			459
AmSouth Announces 25 Million Share Repurchase Authorization, Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend.			343
AmSouth Announces Lifting of Enforcement Action.			232
Anglo-Dutch Believes Ramco Will Be Violating the Texas Court's Order If It Takes Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc Public on April 21, 2006.			301
Ansoft Corporation Announces That Stockholders Approve Proposals and the Timing of Its 2-for-1 Stock Split.			473
APAC Customer Services, Inc. to Host Conference Call and Webcast on First Quarter 2006 Financial Results.			501
APS Completes First Solar Trough Power Plant in Arizona and the First Built in the U.S. in 17 Years.			654
AptarGroup Reports Record First Quarter Revenue; Declares Dividend.			1654
ARAMARK Announces Andrew Kerin to Lead Domestic Food, Hospitality and Facilities Operations.			842
Arbitron Inc. Reports 2006 First Quarter Financial Results; Revenue up 7.4 Percent to $85.1 Million.			1762
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. Develops Safflower Plants Containing 65 Percent GLA in Oil; High Levels of GLA Show Promise For Cost-Effective and Convenient Supply of Health-Promoting Supplement.			438
Ariba to Host Webcast on Sourcing in Latin America; In-Country Commodity Experts and Sourcing Professionals to Share Insights and Best Practices for Maximizing Opportunities in Mexico and Brazil on April 27.			686
ARINC Leads All CECOM R2 Primes with $786 Million in Projects Funded.			441
ARINC Offers a New Formula for Airport IT Support: Comprehensive Maintenance, Operations, and Staffing.			554
ArQule, Inc. to Report First Quarter Financial Results on April 27, 2006; Conference call and Webcast scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.			523
Arrow Electronics Enables OEMs to Check RoHS Compliancy at No Cost through ArrowNAC.com.			414
Arrow Electronics Year-over-Year Net Income Grows 43%; First Quarter EPS 13% Ahead of Consensus.		Company overview	3047
Ascom Launches World Leading DECT Solutions on the American Market.			355
Associated Earns 60 Cents Per Diluted Share in 1st Quarter of 2006.			5841
ASTRA 1KR Satellite Successfully Launched; New ASTRA Satellite at Prime Orbital Position 19.2 Degrees East / Back-up Scheme / HDTV Channels.		Company overview	582
ASV Schedules 1st Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call.			307
Atiq Raza Joins as Chairman of the Board of the Directors of Validity Sensors; Renowned Semiconductor Industry Veteran Brings Management And Strategic Experience To Innovative Semiconductor Start-Up.			446
AUDIO from Medialink: Eating Right in the Fast Lane.			90
Automobile Rental and Leasing Business dependent on the general state of the US Economy says latest Industry Profile.			432
Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc. Acquires 50% Working Interest in 266.73 Acre Lease in Starr County, Texas.			315
Avant Brings Interactive Depth to Online Promotion for UPN's ``America's Next Top Model''; Avant's Clickable Video Technology Allows UPN to Layer Content Fans Can Access.			524
Avery Dennison Corporation Announces First Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call.			252
AVI BioPharma Provides Update on Hepatitis C Virus Clinical Trial Status; Data from the Phase I/II Accepted for Oral Platform Presentation at ICAR.			860
Avici Systems Announces First Quarter 2006 Results; Reports near record quarterly gross revenue and first profit before special charges.			1513
Avocent Corporation Announces First Quarter Conference Call on the Internet.			141
Axonyx Reports Data on Effects of Phenserine on the Brains of Alzheimer's Disease Patients; PET Scans Show Increased Brain Neuron Activity and Reduced Amyloid Load.			1015
B&G Foods Announces First Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call.			557
B-K Medical Introduces Intraoperative Biplane Transducer Real-Time Spatial Information for Improved Tissue Targeting.			478
BAE SYSTEMS to Upgrade F-16 Software and Hardware for Republic of China Air Force.			243
Barnes Group Inc. Announces First Quarter 2006 Financial Results.			1810
Barnes Group Inc. Announces Two-for-One Stock Split and Cash Dividend Increase.			524
Barrow Street Research Initiates Coverage of Park City Group.			669
Bear Growth Capital Partners Announces Acquisition of Everything But Water.			402
Bel to Release First Quarter Results Monday, May 1, 2006; WebCast Set For 11:00 a.m. EDT.			191
Benfield and Merrill Lynch Announce Agreement to Offer Catastrophe Bonds.			549