Business Wire

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Articles in July 24, 2006, issue of Business Wire

• AMVESCAP PLC to Acquire WL Ross & Co. LLC; Financial Restructuring Leader Joins Global Investment Manager
• Q-Med: Interim Report January - June 2006
• Affinity Retains Mark A. Glick as Its Damages Expert
• Bank of Hawaii Corporation Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results
• Hasbro Reports Second Quarter Results
• EGT to Showcase HEMi, Head End Micro Edge Encoder At The Independent Show 2006
• Mirapoint Launches Worldwide Trade-in Program to Stranded Novell GroupWise Customers
• Listen up! Women Hone Their Listening Skills in the Workplace
• Quepasa.com Announces Exclusive Hispanic Content Partnership: Latino-cast Soap Opera 'Alamo Heights' to Air on Quepasa.com
• Antares Announces Development Agreement with the Population Council; Innovative Transdermal Gel Contraceptives Containing Nestorone®
• GE's Rail Services Unit Appoints New Commercial Leader for Key Segment
• Si2 Releases Power Extensions in ECSM 2.1 Standard for Design Libraries; Open Modeling Coalition Continues on Roadmap
• CompuDyne Hosts Conference Call to Discuss Recent Acquisition of Signami, LLC
• Midway's Highly Anticipated The Ant Bully Videogame Marches to Stores Nationwide; Videogame Release For Multiple Platforms Precedes July 28th Theatrical Debut of the Animated Family Adventure from Warner Bros. Pictures
• VIASYS Healthcare Selected as Primary Ventilator Supplier to Kindred Healthcare, Inc
• SABMiller Chooses PowerSteering for Second Major Acquisition; PowerSteering to Deliver Global Best Practices and Help Manage Over 300 Projects Spanning 3 Continents
• Staccato Communications to Deliver Certified Wireless USB Based Reference Designs with Cypress; Market Leaders in Wired USB and Certified Wireless USB to Collaborate on Next Generation Reference Designs for the Emerging Certified Wireless USB Market
• Superior Measure Systems for Flow, Level, Pressure and Analysis from Endress+Hauser, a Feature of Industry Today on Industrialinfo.com Radio
• MetaInfo Partners with Aladdin to Offer Two-Factor Strong Authentication SAFE DHCP Quarantine Module; MetaInfo's SAFE DHCP Product Solidifies Leadership Position as the Only DHCP Product to Authenticate Users Before Gaining Access to the Network
• Magma's Talus Platform Chosen by eSilicon to Tape Out 3.2M-Cell, 500MHz Design; New IC Implementation Product Line Demonstrates 75 Percent Decrease in Turnaround Time, Reduces Chip Area Through Automated Floorplan Generation
• JiWire Launches Worldwide Point-of-Connection Wi-Fi Hotspot Advertising Network; Major Computer Manufacturers First to Advertise; Nine Leading Hotspot Operators Join Network
• Canterbury Institute Enters into Agreement with Hythiam to Initially Invest $2 Million Toward Opening 2 East Coast PROMETA Center Treatment Facilities
• NexTone Experiences Record 2006 Growth Worldwide; Session Management Leader Used for VoIP and IMS Peering; NexTone Increases Customer Base Globally and Launches Strategic Initiatives and Products for IP Services Market and IMS
• Dynegy Announces Exchange of Sithe Subordinated Debt
• Quest Software Rolls Out .NET Application Management Solutions; Proactive Monitoring and Real-time Diagnostics Help Deliver, Manage and Control .NET Applications
• Sharps Compliance Corp. Announces Passage of Massachusetts Legislation; Massachusetts Senate Bill 2569 Requires Implementation of Program for the Disposal of Medical Sharps
• OGIO Selects TradeCard to Drive Global Trade Efficiency and Growth; Global Trade Platform Will Improve Productivity, Enhance Working Capital Management and Ensure Accurate Deliveries
• Sprint Offers NFL Mobile - the Exclusive Source of Real-Time NFL Information - Free of Charge to Vision or Power Vision Subscribers; Sprint delivers exclusive mobile video and audio highlights of NFL games
• South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Enhances Data Quality for Catastrophe Modeling While Improving Insurance-to-Value with ISO HomeValue
• GE's Global Media & Communications Business Supports NewWave Communications with $182 Million Financing for Acquisition of Cable Systems
• Milacron Q2 Earnings Release and Conference Call Set for August 3
• MT1 Helps History Professor with His `Homework'; Proofing Documents and Correcting Essays Becomes Easier and More Accurate Using MP3 Files Converted by MagneticTime's Text to Speech Software MT1
• GeoFields Invites Pipeline Operators to Attend Free Seminars on Pipeline Integrity Data Management
• Vistar Corporation Hires New CFO
• Fitch Rates Colombia's US$1 Billion 2017 Global Bond 'BB'
• Keep up to Date about Key Market Developments within the Spanish Pharmaceutical Industry
• EDXACT's JIVARO Tools Qualified by ST for Post Layout Simulation Flow
• ICCM Conference & Expo Attracts Wide Spectrum of New Exhibitors; The Annual Gathering Place for the Global Contact Center Community to Take Place August 14-16 at Chicago's Navy Pier
• Tandy Leather Factory Schedules 2nd Quarter 2006 Earnings Announcement
• Viking Power Services, Inc. Announces Agreement with Tyco Valves and Controls, LP
• Fitch Places HCA, Inc.'s Ratings on Negative Watch
• Integrated Benefits Services Hosts Consumer Driven Health Seminar on Wednesday, July 26; Head of Product Development at Aetna to Speak
• Broadlane Selected by New Hanover Regional Medical Center
• Golden Star Schedules Second Quarter Results Conference Call and Webcast
• OSI Pharmaceuticals to Announce Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results on August 7, 2006; Conference Call and Webcast to Follow
• Washington State Wine Sales Skyrocket in Tampa, Fla.; Test Market Branding Campaign Deemed a Successful Template
• Additional CONSERVATION Critical as Record Peak Demand Expected Today; California ISO Declares Stage One Emergency
• Advanced Materials Group Reports 1st and 2nd Quarter 2006 Unaudited Financial Results
• Starving Students Helps to Move the Needle on America's Dependence on Foreign Oil
• Fitch Revises AMD's Outlook to Negative; Debt Affirmed at 'B'
• Veeco Receives Order for New PVD Tool from Leading TFMH Manufacturer
• Fitch Places Grupo Banistmo's Subsidiaries' Ratings on Rating Watch Positive
• Medtech Insight and Windhover Information's 2006 ``Investment in Innovation Europe: A Preview of Emerging Medical Technologies'' Premier Partnering Event for International Biotech
• Landec Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006 Results; Landec Achieves Record Revenues and Net Income
• Fitch Affirms Wayne County Community College District, Michigan's $50MM GOs 'BBB'
• Spirit Finance Corporation Schedules Second Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call
• Fitch Rates Prince William County, Virginia 2006B VRDBs 'AAA/F1+'
• DeVry Inc. Appoints New Chief Financial Officer; Richard M. Gunst Appointed CFO and Treasurer
• Family Room Recruits Mena Suvari, Ving Rhames and Nick Cannon Top Remake of ``Day of the Dead''
• ExactTarget Plans Annual Email Conference Tour; Four-City Tour Will Focus on Email Best Practices for B-to-B and B-to-C
• VersionOne Extends Agile Development Management Platform with V1: Agile API
• Westinghouse Electric Selects Saba's Centra Live for eMeetings; Company to Deploy Global Collaboration Solution to Improve Communication with Business Partners
• Industrial Services of America, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results
• IRIS Launching Comprehensive Product Line Expansion at American Association of Clinical Chemistry Expo in Chicago; Company Now Offers New, Greatly Enhanced Urinalysis Product Line
• Rocking for Research at The Hard Rock — Special Guest: Ed McCaffrey, Denver Broncos ; Proceeds to Fund Research Including ``Whiz Kids'' Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research at Tseng's Lab, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
• Pinnacle Financial Partners Cancels 2:1 Stock Split
• U.S. Power Tool and Accessory Consumption is Set to Reach over $11 Billion for 2008
• Doctor Banks with Beach Business Bank 1,500 Miles Away as Easily as Crossing the Street
• European Sea Ports Need a Common Policy Framework - Shipping Finance Review 2006/07
• Softek Reports Continued Revenue Growth and Positive EBITDA in Fiscal Q1 With Nonstop Data Mobility™ Solutions
• Ceridian Corporation to Release Second Quarter 2006 Earnings Report
• SCBT Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
• Checkpoint Systems, Inc. to Broadcast Second Quarter 2006 Conference Call over the Internet
• OffPeak On-Target in First Year of Operation; PierPASS' Innovative Cargo Truck Traffic Initiative Meeting the Challenges and Changing the Way Goods Move at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
• Secure Computing to Present at Upcoming Investor Conference
• Altera Announces Second Quarter Sales; New Product Sales up 50%
• Integrative Therapeutics' Supports Naturopathic Doctors' Education with NERC Residency Programs
• American Fiber Systems Completes Strategic Metropolitan Fiber Optic Network Expansion; Expansion in Salt Lake City Includes Additional On-Net Buildings
• Tripath Agrees to Settle Derivative Shareholder Litigation
• IASIS Healthcare to Broadcast Its Third Quarter 2006 Conference Call Live on the Internet