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Articles in March 27, 2006, issue of Business Wire

• Carnegie Fastigheter Sverige AB Acquires SEK 1.2 Billion of Properties
• TA Associates Announces Closing of Private Equity and Subordinated Debt Funds, Totaling $4.3 Billion
• Small Businesses in Vietnam to Spend US $263.3M on Computing Infrastructure This Year; About 450,000 PCs Are Planned for Purchase This Year, an AMI-Partners Study Reveals
• Sensors Expo & Conference Press Registration Now Open Online; Conference to Take Place June 5-7 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL
• Washington Banking Schedules First Quarter 2006 Conference Call
• AMN Healthcare Services to Host First Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, May 2, 2006
• EP MedSystems Announces $10.0 Million Equity Financing
• TurnHere.com Internet Video Founder Bradley Inman to Speak at the Kelsey Group's 'Drilling Down on Local' Conference
• Emerging Technologies such as RNAi and Metabolic Profiling Hold a Great Deal of Promise for Improving the Efficiency and Efficacy of Drug Target Validation
• MRG Document Technologies Selects PTC® Arbortext® to Publish On-Demand Mortgage Documents; Unique Mortgage Closing Documents Published in Seconds
• U.S. Bank and U.S. Coast Guard win SAS® Enterprise Intelligence Award; Expanding Customer and Organizational Intelligence with SAS
• ForeclosureS.com: Western Home Prices Begin to Slide; Foreclosures May Climb
• Tacit Networks® Adds WAN Optimization to Leading WAFS Solutions; Ishared Platform Integrates WAN Optimization to Become the Industry's First Windows-based All-in-one WAFS and WAN Optimization ''Branch Office in a Box'' Solution
• Yankee Group Will Lead Multiple Panel Discussions at CTIA Wireless 2006; Yankee Group Analysts to Offer Mobile Insights Through Various Speaking Engagements
• Panasonic Toughbook PCs First to Achieve Certification on Alltel EV-DO Network
• FDA Approves Extended Dosing of Aranesp® to Treat Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia; Every-Three-Week Dosing Can Provide Added Convenience, Potentially Reducing Number of Clinic Visits and Injections for Anemia Treatment
• Hitachi Releases Next Generation Professional Plasma Monitor; New 42-Inch CMP4221U Display Offers Stunning Image Reproduction for Professional Applications
• Scrapblog™ Kicks Off Monthly Contest for Best Online Scrapbooking Design; Will Award Two $1,000 Prizes
• Packeteer Signs Regional Distribution Deal with Computerlinks in United Kingdom and Ireland
• Quantum and Former Senior Executive of General Motors Join Plug-In Hybrid Consortium
• RealOps Announces Immediate Availability of AMP Network Problem Management Module; Module Drives ITIL-Based Automation of Network Problem Management Processes in IT Operations
• SigmaTel Introduces High Fidelity, Multistandard TV Audio Processors; SGTV5800 Family Provides A Flexible Design Alternative Supporting All Worldwide TV Audio Broadcast Standards
• Global Organizations Cite Real-Time Data Access and Availability as Top Priorities for 2006; GoldenGate Software's Customers Identify Top Three Priorities in Data Management for Today's Global Enterprise
• Unicorp Acquires 2,500 Acres in Logan County, Kentucky
• MIT Media Lab and Toshiba Initiate Japanese Language-Based GlobalMind Project; Compiling Common-Sense Understanding From Different Cultures to Foster Advances in Research Into Artificial Intelligence
• Ivernia Receives C$10.59 Million from Exercised Warrants
• Convergent Announces Release of Prodokol™ Software Platform to Support Growing Demand for Digital Signage
• TVI Corporation Receives $286,000 Order from U.S. Army for PAPR Air Pressure Testers; First Large Scale Order for TVI's LWMB Testers
• Think Partnership to Release 2005 Earnings and Hold Conference Call
• Evergreen Systems, Inc. Announces Second Annual ITIL Benchmark Study; Company Identifies Common Pitfalls and Provides Best Practice Recommendations
• American Bio Medica Reports Fiscal Year End 2005 Results
• AccuRev Announces Integration with IBM Rational ClearQuest and MKS Integrity Manager; Leverages Best-of-Breed SCM with Popular Issue Tracking and Workflow Solutions
• Invensys to implement SCADA system for major expansion at GASCO Habshan gas plant in U.A.E
• Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child Returns Home to Chicago to Perform ''America the Beautiful'' at WrestleMania® 22
• Local Businesses Set to Place Nearly $1 Billion in Search Advertising and that Figure is Set to Nearly Double Again Next Year, Reaching More than $4 Billion by 2010
• Clos LaChance Winery Hosts Hummingbird Preservation Seminar at Spring Release Party; Event Coincides with the Release of the Winery's New Hummingbird Series Wines
• 21st Century Holding Company's Subsidiary Agreement with the Republic Group Approved by Florida OIR
• MSPAlliance and Scott & Scott Introduce ''Legal Guide to Managed Services''; Designed to Offer Valuable Resource for MSPs, Which Face Significant Legal Liability Issues
• Luxell Reports Fiscal 2006 Second Quarter Financial Results
• Implant Sciences Discusses IPO Warrant Expiration Set for March 31, 2006; Expiration of IPO Warrants to Reduce Potential Dilution by Almost One Million Shares and Improve Capital Structure
• Wellman, Inc. Announces Webcast of Quarterly Conference Call March 27, 2006
• TAZZ Networks To Present At The 2006 21st Century Communications Worldforum; Vice President of Business Development, David Marble, to Discuss Future Disruptive Technologies Impacting the 21st Century Networks
• Mainline Names New Sales Representative for Northern California
• You or Someone You Love Could Have Diabetes and Not Know It; Rite Aid and the American Diabetes Association Sound the Alert for Diabetes Awareness
• Orezone Announces $9.3M Budget for Essakane Project, Program to Complete Pre-Feasibility Study
• Fitch: ABCP S.M.A.R.T. Update for Week of March 20, 2006
• Fitch Assigns 'BB' to Gigante's Proposed US$250MM Sr Notes Offering
• Forest Lawn's® Year-Long Conservation and Restoration of 'The Crucifixion' Painting to Be Unveiled
• Binswanger Named Exclusive Agent for Sale of Major Property in Aurora, Colorado
• Amber W. Vranca Joins Goldsmith Agio Helms
• Strateco Begins Drilling Program on Matoush Uranium Project and Completes the Acquisition of 100% Interest in Matoush Property
• Wireless Security Provider Columbitech Joins Symbian Platinum Partner Program; Symbian Ecosystem to Benefit with Secure and Convenient Security from Columbitech
• Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Awards Top Honors to Leading Voices in Asbestos Awareness; Awards to Be Received at Second Annual National Asbestos Awareness Day Conference on April 1
• Medidata Solutions Announces Rave 5.5; Industry's First Local Language Translation Workbench Allows for Truly Global, Enterprise-Wide EDC Deployments; Double Data Entry Feature Merges Paper and Electronic Trials
• Solutions Consulting Group Adds Third Competency to Microsoft Gold Certification Status; SCG Continues to Set Itself Apart by Earning the Microsoft Business Process and Integration Competency
• DEWALT Celebrates Phoenix's ``Champions of the Trade'' by Paying Tribute to Outstanding Hispanic Construction Workers With an Award Ceremony and COPA Champions of Trade Soccer Tournament
• Llorente SIU™ to Manage Special Investigative Unit for SeaBright Insurance Company
• Marathon Announces The Purchase Of The Dunlop Property
• Online Resources Announces Dates for First Quarter 2006 Earnings and Annual Shareholder Meeting
• Panorama Software Enables SAP Customers to Better Leverage Their Business Intelligence Data
• New Men's Dress Furnishings Association Web Site Takes the Mystery out of Putting Patterned Shirts and Ties Together
• Fitch Rates Bay Area Toll Auth $1.16B 2006 Series F Revs 'AA-'; Stable Outlook
• Schaeffer's Daily Market Blog Features Lucent Technologies, Lennar, Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Steel Dynamics, and General Electric
• CLARCOR Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
• The Cronos Group Takes Action to Resolve Litigation
• BioCrystal, Ltd. Commercializes New Cell Separation Technology for Use With OptiCell®; OptiCell®s Novel Non-Invasive, High Efficiency Magnetic Separation Protocol Improves Purity and Yield in Positive or Negative Cell Selection Practices
• EarthFirst Technologies, Incorporated and Cast-Crete Corporation Plan Merger
• Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund Annual Meeting of Shareholders
• Synovus Completes Acquisition of Riverside Bancshares, Inc.; Riverside Bank Merges with Synovus' Bank of North Georgia
• Cohen, Milstein Announces Milwaukee Lawsuit Against Lead Paint Industry to Proceed
• The Griffin Corporation Changes Auditors
• AMD Channel Program Empowers More Partners to Deliver Superior Customer Value
• Research and Markets: A Look at the Competitive Players That Operate within the European Fleet Market
• Bit Group Propels the Dental Career Network towards Regional and National Expansion; Bit Group's revamp of DentalCareerNetwork.com provides comprehensive employment search and networking resources for dental professionals
• Intrepid Expands Bowe Bell + Howell Service Offerings
• Avokia Selected as Continuous Availability Platform of Choice by Two Independent Software Vendors
• Triangle Provides Update on its U.S. Projects
• Digital Defense to Participate in Open Solutions' 2006 Client Conference & Solutions Expo
• New Consumer Study Highlights Need for Companies to Improve Customer Service or Risk Losing Customers; Three Quarters of Respondents Focus on Availability of 24x7 Support When Making Purchase Decisions
• UES Recognizes Top Employee Volunteers and Community Projects