Articles from Business Wire (August 22, 2006)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
``Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas'' Arrives on DVD November 14 from Warner Home Video.			351
104.7 WFSH-FM The Fish(R) Voted ``Best Morning Drive Show'' by Atlanta Journal-Constitution Readers.			325
16 Schools Named Winners of the 2006 Intel and Scholastic Schools of Distinction Awards.			778
2006 Candidate Ad Spending up 150 Percent from Last Mid-Terms; Spending Could Surpass Record 2004 Levels; Battle for House and Senate Majority Fueling Record Ad Spending.			1242
22% of Youths (Aged 5-20) Surveyed Have Been a Victim of Bullying Via Mobile Phone, or Have Been Associated With a Victim.			473
A New Season of the Ricky Gervais Show Returns to Audible; ''The Ricky Gervais Show'' Available Exclusively at Audible.com/ricky, Audible.co.uk/ricky, and the iTunes Music Store.			479
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Polskie Towarzystwo Reasekuracji S.A.			320
A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Concord Re Limited's Senior Secured Credit Facility.			779
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Scottish Re; Ratings Remain Under Review.			468
a21 Reports 94% Revenue Increase Q2 2006 vs. Q2 2005; Revenues Increase 85% from Acquisitions and 9% from Organic Growth; Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Revenue Growth; Company Continues to Strengthen Organization.			1513
ABMC Granted U.S. Patent for Lateral Flow Immunoassay Device; Covers Expanding Saliva Diagnostics Product Line.			586
Accenture To Name Pamela J. Craig Chief Financial Officer; Craig to Succeed Michael G. McGrath, Who Will Assume Role of International Chairman.			693
Access to the UK Pharmaceutical Market is in Line With Other EU Member States Regarding the Regulatory Environment.		Industry overview	272
AccessLine Opens North Carolina Markets for New Retail SmartVoice VoIP Service; Market Expansion Concurrent with Announcement of New Channel Partner COMLINK, Inc.			538
Acsis, Inc. Appoints Tonya Zweier as Chief Financial Officer.			466
Adam Aircraft Raises $93 Million; Leading Maker of High-Tech Composite Aircraft Aims to Accelerate Growth Plans.			628
Addx Corporation Appoints New Board Member; Smith Brings Strategic Growth Expertise to Addx.			281
Advanced Cell Technology Announces Proposed Financing.			596
Advanta Declares Quarterly Dividend.			180
AdventNet Upgrades ManageEngine DeviceExpert With Support for Nortel, D-Link, ADTRAN, Enterasys & BlueCoat Devices; ManageEngine DeviceExpert Release 4030 Supports More Than 170 Device Models From 11 Different Vendors and Includes Various New Features.			507
Advice for Managing Drug Expenses through the Doughnut Hole.			631
Aero Force One Fan Club Ticket/Fan Experience Packages Sales Start August 23 for Aerosmith ''Route of All Evil'' Concerts in Cincinnati, Noblesville and Las Vegas.			264
Aetna Executive to Serve on URAC's PBM Standards Advisory Committee.			429
Aetna Statement in Support of Executive Order to Broaden Transparency in Health Care; First Insurer to Provide Physician-Specific Price and Quality Info Applauds Federal Government Focus on Becoming an Active Partner in Health Care Transparency.			499
AGL Resources names Donna Peeples Vice President of Marketing.			486
Aimbridge Announces Renewed Partnership with Bay Pines Federal Credit Union; Bay Pines Federal Credit Union Recognizes That Partnership with Aimbridge Drives Loan Volume from Dealerships.			462
AIR2 Clinical Trial Begins at Baptist Hospital West; Study to Focus on Treatment That May Change the Face of Asthma Care.			606
AirDefense Awarded Third Seminal Patent for Wireless Intrusion Prevention; With three granted patents, AirDefense owns all wireless LAN intrusion prevention intellectual property.			526
Allegheny Technologies Specialty Metals Certified by NORSOK, Norwegian Oil and Gas Industry Standard.			396
Alloptic and ProCibernetica Sign Reseller Agreement for Colombia.		Company overview	440
Alloy, Inc. Announces Conference Call Notice.			161
ALONG Mobile Technologies Inc. Introduces WHATPLAY, a Wireless Entertainment Online Platform for its Customers in China.			424
AlphaGraphics Joins Forces with Junior Achievement; AlphaGraphics Encourages Franchisees to Support Local Chapters to Help Educate Students about Free Enterprise.			430
Altair Nanotechnologies Named to Greentech Line-up at ThinkEquity's Annual Growth Conference; Altairnano Will Deliver Featured Presentation on Its Innovative Battery Technology for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.			646
Alzheimer's Caregivers Report More Stress, Higher Costs And A Greater Commitment Of Time, According To New MetLife Mature Market Institute Study.			807
AMD Expands China Operations with Opening of New Shanghai Research and Development Center.		Company overview	524
Amedia Networks, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2006.			462
Analyze Changes to IT Budgets from 2005 to 2006 within US Enterprises.			333
Analyze Contact Center eLearning Technology Spending in North America by Vertical Market 2004 - 2009.			307
Anne Arundel County Maryland Selects Quality Associates for New Digital Archiving Project.			385
Another Large Order For Alfa Laval In Japan.			530
api Software, Inc. Names Best Practice Award Winners; Recipients Exhibit Innovation in Their Use of API's Labor Resource Management Applications.			580
Applebee's International Reports August Comparable Sales.			270
Applied Materials to Hold Its ''Applied Materials Going Solar'' Event Webcast on September 5, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. ET.			156
Applied Signal Technology, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Operating Results.			1400
ARAMARK Uniform Services Expands Cleanroom Services Operations in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and Toronto, Ontario.			622
Arbor Networks to Speak on Cyber Security at the InfraGard 2006 National Conference.			435
Ariba to Host Low-Cost Country Sourcing Summit in Shanghai; Event Designed to Help Companies of All Sizes Identify and Maximize Opportunities for Sourcing Direct Materials in China.			802
Ark Restaurants Announces Stock Repurchase Program.			287
Armanino McKenna LLP Partners With Kintera to Provide Kintera FundWare Accounting Solutions to Nonprofit Client Base.			672
ASDA Sponsor Best Green Packaging Design Category.			723
Assisted Living Locators, Formerly CALLRN, to Offer Franchise Opportunity; Scottsdale, Ariz.-Based Company is First Placement and Referral Franchise in United States.			371
ASSURANCEAMERICA CORPORATION Announces Election of One of Its Key Officers to International Insurance Organization's Board.			308
Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) are Some Segments Respiratory Drugs Address.			397
AUDIO from Medialink: 100 Years of Brownies.			70
AUDIO from Medialink: Get the Facts About Your Healthcare.			82
Auriga Announces New Alliance with Degussa to Enhance Product Pipeline Targeting Chronic Gastro-Intestinal Diseases; Technology to Leverage Degussa's Novel EUDRACOL(TM) Technology to Improve Drug Dosing, Efficacy and Reduce Side Effects in GI Tract.			845
AUTON Motorized Systems Names New Vice-President of Business Development; Randy Austin Set to Bring New Ideas and Programs to Legendary TV Lift Manufacturer.			416
Avago Technologies Introduces 6-Channel Commutation Encoder Module Series for Brushless DC Motors Used in Industrial Applications; Integrated C-Shaped Encoder Modules Simplify Assembly of Motors Used in Industrial Automation Applications.			709
Avalon Oil & Gas Completes Work-Over on Chance # - 2.			398
Avantogen Oncology Inc. Appoints Angela Bronow Davanzo Chief Financial Officer.			366
Avnet Technology Solutions Delivers Services and Solutions to Help Partners Capture Enterprise Mobility Market.		Company overview	791
AVST Adds New SIP Integrations to CallXpress(R); Unified Communications Platform Enhanced to Interoperate with Leading VoIP Solutions; New Server Introduced to Support IP-Based Installations.			732
Award-Winning Broadcaster Bob Costas Returns to Radio This September.			1435
Awecomm Selected as Web Design Firm for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Detroit.			433
Axentis Introduces Program To Enable Faster Adoption of Leading SaaS-Based Governance, Risk and Compliance Solution.			478
AZCentral.com Delivers AccuScore Local Team Forecast; Orion Data Analysis Powers Forecast; Companies Pioneer Local Sports Forecasting Trend.			439
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2006.			1741
BAE SYSTEMS Awarded Contract to Provide Heavy Equipment Recovery Vehicles to U.S. Marines.			239
BAE SYSTEMS Receives Contract for 57mm Mk 110 Gun for Littoral Combat Ship.			332
Baird & Warner to Team with Handi-Ramp on ''Home Access Program''; Firms offer accessibility solutions to home buyers with special needs.			411
Basing Auto Insurance Rates on Exact Odometer Readings: Another Pricing Innovation from Progressive Direct.			1132
Basing Auto Insurance Rates on Exact Odometer Readings: Another Pricing Innovation from Progressive Direct.			1159
Bausch & Lomb Comments on Fusarium Keratitis Article.			434
Benihana Inc. Signs Definitive Lease Agreement for New RA Sushi Bar Restaurant in Mesa, Arizona.			261
Bennigan's Extends Guinness Grill Promotion and Adds Five Items to Menu.			238
Berry Petroleum Increases 2006 Capital Budget, Announces Dividend Increase and Projected Year-End Reserves.			459
Bicoastal Communications, Inc. Affirms Its Position on Stock Promotions.			606
BidShift Appoints New Executive to Lead Western Region Sales and National Accounts.			343
Big Screen Entertainment Completes Financing for New Movie.			525
Bill Romanowski Joins Lawrence Taylor as Cover Athlete for Midway's Next Generation Blitz(R): The League(TM); Former Pro Linebacker Bill Romanowski Steps in as Bruno Batagglia, The League's Most Hated Player.			693
BioScrip Implements $7.5 Million Annualized Cost Savings.			403
BioWare/Pandemic Studios Appoints Industry Veteran Vice President of Marketing; Jillian Goldberg Joins Independent Video Game Company as New Marketing VP.			341
Blade Server Acceptance Grows Dramatically, According to Interviews with Fortune 1000 Server Professionals Conducted by TheInfoPro (TIP).			748
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island Deploys Softscape's Human Capital Management Platform.			353
Bolt Technology Reports Best Ever Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2006 as Net Income Nearly Triples.			645
Bovie Medical Corporation Announces the Filing of an FDA 510(k) Application for New Laparoscopic Instruments.			244
BPI Energy Expands Technical Team; Opens New Office Near St. Louis; CBM Exploitation Team Grows With the Additions of Michael Dawson and James Erlandson.			869
Bracewell & Giuliani Attorneys to Address Current Trends in Human Resources at Annual Conference of the San Antonio Human Resource Management Association.			682
Break.com Announces Partnership with Showtime Networks; Innovative Multi-Platform Promotional Deal Surrounding the Hit Showtime Series ``WEEDS'' to Offer User-Generated Videos for the First Time on a Premium Cable Network.			664
Breaking News: Human BioSystems Forms Subsidiary For Ethanol Business - HBS BioEnergy.			431
Brightpoint to Present at Various Investor Conferences.			436
Britt / Paulk Insurance Agency, Inc. Positioned For Growth.			392
Brokerage Business Accounts for Small Businesses Are Far from Prevalent at Major Brokerage Firms, Says New Report from Corporate Insight.			366
Brooks Brothers Deploys ACTEK Software to Streamline Store Associate Commission Processing.			169
Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) Introduces Champ - A Champion Fur Kids; Children's Health and Wellness Initiatives Find Support From a Furbulous New Friend.			821
Business Objects Senior Vice President Janet Wood Ranked among 'Power 50 Women of the Channel'; Company's Executive Profiled in VARBusiness Magazine's First Annual List of Elite Women in the Technology Industry.		Directory	567
CA Selects FM:Interact(TM) to Support Worldwide Space Management Initiative; Improved Space Utilization and Cost Efficiencies in North America Drive Global Expansion.			467
Calix #1 in Key North American Broadband Markets; Analyst Data Names Calix Top GPON and MSAP-Based DSL Supplier in North America.			648
Capital Alliance Income Trust Releases Preliminary Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results.			525