Business Wire

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Articles in Feb 27, 2006, issue of Business Wire

• Market Forecast to 2009 to Illustrate How the Smoking Cessation Aids Industry in China is Set to Change
• O2Micro International Announces Proposed Listing on SEHK
• Bay Area Residents Offer Strong Bi-Partisan Support for Infrastructure Bond Proposals in Sacramento; Support High for Transportation and Education
• A Look at the Current Opportunities and Threats Faced by the European Data Centres Industry
• Two Large IDN's Standardize with Picis Emergency Department Information System; Virtua Health of New Jersey and Providence Health System choose Ibex PulseCheck
• Cheniere Energy Announces Opening of European Office; Mr. Jean Abiteboul to Take Position as Executive Director of Cheniere LNG International, SARL
• 8e6 Technologies Appoints Gary Ulaner as Director of Product Management; Internet Security Veteran to Lead the Expansion of 8e6's Product Line
• American Financial Realty Trust Announces 2005 Fourth Quarter/Year-End Results
• ``Into the Pixel'' Art Submission Deadline Extended to March 10; Third Annual ``Into The Pixel'' Art Exhibition Showcases the Art and Artists Behind the Videogame
• Recent Trend in Spain Include Combining Multivitamins with a Herbal Dietary Supplement such as Ginseng
• Global Equity Lending Outsources 100 Percent of Doc Prep, Closing, Post-Closing to Guardian Mortgage Services; Lender Attributes Tremendous Growth to Structure, Support, Flexibility Given to Sales Staff
• Research and Markets: A Look at the Independent Television Market in The UK, Covering for Example Channel 4, ITV, GMTV and Channel 5
• ThingMagic's Mercury All-in Solution Enables Large Scale RFID Deployments; Rugged, Durable, Lightweight Reader Stand Dramatically Speeds Setup of RFID
• FrontRange Solutions Unveils GoldMine® IP Voice Suite
• Manhattan Associates Helps Companies Achieve Compliance with Class 1 Generation 2 RFID Technology Standards
• ASI Launches AMA PDR Compliance Solutions and Services
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers Deploys Vivisimo Velocity; ASME Goes Live With a New ASME.org Search Engine Powered by Vivisimo's Search and Clustering Technology
• Internet Security Systems Expands Proventia Access Control for Enterprise Customers with Network Admission Control Integration; Proventia Desktop Endpoint Security Now Supports Broad Array of Network Compliance Options
• Win Win Gaming Subsidiary Pixiem Launches Wimbledon Mobile Game in Asia; Company's First Western-Content Mobile Game in China and India
• South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund Announces Pledges From U.S. Private Sector Surpass $100 Million Goal; Generosity of Donors Acknowledged on National Corporate Philanthropy Day
• New Independent Click Fraud Network™ Gives Advertisers Powerful Weapon in the Battle Against Click Fraud; Advertisers Can Join the Network and Monitor Online Campaigns for Potential Click Fraud Free of Charge
• Key Digital® Teams with AMX Duet Partnership, Ensuring the Smoothest A/V System Integration
• Magma Announces Availability of Integrated Advanced Low-Power Reference Flow for IBM-Chartered 90-Nanometer Common Platform
• Leading Flat Panel Display Materials Companies to Present at DisplaySearch US FPD Conference; Corning to Keynote FPD Materials Session; Early Bird Attendee Registration Price Ends February 28
• ATLANTIC-ACM's Fedor Smith to Discuss MVNO Strategies at Industry Conference
• HP Photosmart Studio Expanded into 50 Wal-Mart and SAM'S CLUB Stores; New In-Store Photo Solution Allows Consumers to Create Customized Memories in Minutes
• Elbit Vision Systems Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Results; 90% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth
• Broadspire Services Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell Disability Services Division to Aetna; Casualty Claims Business to Focus on Growth Strategy; Strengthen Operations and Technology
• Fresenius Medical Care North America Announces Further Extension of Expiration Date for Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for the 9% Senior Subordinated Notes of Renal Care Group, Inc
• Textron Names Gary Cantrell Vice President and Chief Information Officer
• Idealstor Selected by POWDR Corporation to Backup Mountains of Critical Data for Ski Resorts; World-class ski resort company signs deal to use Idealstor's FrankeNAS and Ibac data protection software for all backup and recovery
• EGT Completes $8.5 Million in Series C Funding; Industry Veteran Venture Firms Invest in Company Growth
• Richard Rennick and American Leak Detection Complete Merger with PlainSight; Two Companies Come Together to Create New Paradigm in the Franchising Industry: Algorithm Franchising
• Boeing to Be Fueled by Tully's Handcrafted Coffee; Employee-Driven Agreement Allows Seattle-based Roaster to Operate Multiple Stores at Aerospace Company's Facilities
• Education Next: Principals Key to Identifying Teachers Who Produce Largest Achievement Gains
• Canyon Creek Announces Increased Oil Production at Its Hagler Leases in Coleman County, Texas — Progress Continues on Inez Field in Victoria County, Texas
• 1stWorks' New Quantized Indexing Coding Algorithm To Be Presented at Data Compression Conference; Fast and Space-Efficient Form of Enumerative Coding Accepted for Discussion During Poster Session
• Luxury Institute Ultra-Luxury Watches Survey: Ultra-Wealthy Consumers Select the Best Watches; Franck Muller, Patek Phillipe, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, Breguet
• Spirit Airlines Announces New Chief Information Officer
• Nurun Inc.: Notice of Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid
• Study Shows Series Hybrid Electric Buses Significantly Improve Fuel Economy and Reliability in New York City
• OYO Geospace Receives $14.2 Million Contract for Seabed Acquisition System
• Alvarez & Marsal Business Consulting Names Pat McCormick Head of Its National Financial Leadership Solutions Group
• SAXOTECH Introduces Industry's First Turnkey Online Advertising System; End-to-End Business Processes Provided via Single System
• eBay Community to Gather in Las Vegas for 5th Annual eBay Live! Conference; Registration Opens for Three-Day Event
• Sterling Healthcare Appoints Dr. Brian Hancock Chief Medical Officer; Distinguished Physician, Professional Leader and Academic to Serve on Senior Management Team
• Nebraska Power Generators Plan for 19% Capacity Increase, an Industrialinfo.com News Alert
• MetLife Enhances GMIB Plus/Predictor Plus for Variable Annuities; Annual ''Step-Ups'' Allow Access to Potentially More Money Now and Later
• Discovery Bancorp 4th Quarter Earnings Rise by 138 Percent
• Cornelia Day Resort has been Selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Inclusion in the 78th Annual Academy Awards® Presenters Gift Baskets
• Fitch: Bank Hybrid Security Offerings Expected to Continue
• KLA-Tencor to Acquire ADE Corporation - Research and Markets Offers a Brief of 'Kla-Tencor' Conference Call
• Blue Shield of California Foundation Awards $4.25 Million to Nonprofits Statewide; $450,000 Directed to UCLA Center for Health Policy Research to Develop Statewide Domestic-Violence Data
• Strathmore Acquires 900,000 Acres in Southwestern Alberta; Uranium Exploration Land Holdings Among the Largest in North America
• Photronics to Present at the Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems Conference
• MeadWestvaco Names Mark V. Gulling President, Global Business Services
• Statement from SEIU President Andy Stern on Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott's Address to the NGA
• TelecomNEXT to Showcase Innovative New Companies Poised to Dramatically Impact the Converged Communications and Entertainment Market
• ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 0.6 Percent in January
• Aethlon CEO to Present at Today's Bird Flu Summit
• Oracle Applications Users Group Presents Skills Marketplace Job Board; Job-Search Tool Connects Employers with Applications Users
• Captiva Software's Reynolds C. Bish Joins I-many's Board of Directors
• AVANT Announces Preliminary Results of Its Phase IIb Study of TP10 in Women Undergoing Cardiac Surgery; AVANT Sets Path Forward for TP10 in Males-Only Indication
• Do You Know How Many Miles it is from UVA to Virginia Tech? What About How Many Miles You Drove This Year? Not Knowing the Answer to the First Question Could Get You Lost, But Not Knowing the Answer to the Second Could Cost You Big in Auto Insurance
• Quanta Appoints Roland Baker and Robert Shapiro to Board of Directors
• Geron Announces Conference Call to Discuss Financial Results for the Year End and Fourth Quarter 2005
• TIA and Telecommunications Magazine Present TELECOM U
• Silverlink and Gorman Health Group Partner to Give Healthcare Enterprises Access to World Class Medicare/Medicaid Communications Services
• AIG Auto Insurance Lowers Rates in Nevada; New Auto Insurance Rates Will Result in Savings for Thousands of Drivers in Nevada
• Ambient Reflects on Progress of 2005 and Opportunities in 2006; $725,000 in Revenue Recorded in First Quarter of 2006
• Top Service Providers to Conduct Global Trial Of IMS-Based Infrastructure At GMI 2006
• Shareholders of Fresh Brands, Inc. Approve Merger with an Affiliate of Certified Grocers Midwest, Inc
• Harte-Hanks to Present at Conferences
• A Company Review of Shionogi, Including Current and Future Market Information
• USA Technologies Reports Strong Start for Miser Sales for 2006; Company Expects Installed Base of Miser Products to Save Customers Millions of Dollars in Annual Energy Bills
• Avnet Computing Components and Kingston Announce Global Agreement
• New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Sets 2006 Annual Meeting Date
• Fitch Upgrades Six Tranches Issued by ETRADE ABS CDO II, Ltd
• Fitch Affirms 23 RMBS Ratings from 2 Fremont Securitizations
• Judge's Ruling Permits Land Disconnection from Bluffdale City