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Business
Editors
OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26,
2002--As part of the Matsushita group's comprehensive business restructuring
plan, Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. (Kyushu Matsushita) and Matsushita
Graphic Communication Systems, Inc. (Matsushita Graphic Communication) today
signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding a merger of the two
companies, upon approval by their respective Boards of
Directors.
As separately announced, the Matsushita
group is proceeding with share exchanges, scheduled for October 1, 2002, by
which the parent Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (MEI (NYSE: MC)) will
acquire all outstanding shares of five of its majority-owned subsidiaries,
including Kyushu Matsushita and Matsushita Graphic Communication, to transform
them into wholly-owned subsidiaries. (For details, see separate press release
"Matsushita Electric and Five Subsidiaries Sign Share Exchange
Agreements")
Up
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Business & Technology
Editors
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 26, 2002--Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ
- news) and a leader in imaging technologies, today announced Canon Inc. first
quarter 2002 consolidated net sales of 651.1 billion yen (US$ 4,895 million),
which represents a year-over-year decrease of 8.9% over the first quarter of
fiscal year 2001.
Canon reported first quarter net
income of 31.7 billion yen (US$ 238 million), or 36.11 yen (US$ 0.27) per share,
which represents a year-over-year decrease of
26.9%.
Canon raised its targets on fiscal year 2002
sales, operating profit, and net income, due to stronger than expected first
quarter results and higher expectations for the second half.
"During this first quarter, signs of a recovery in
the U.S. began to appear, but globally the harsh business environment has
persisted. Nevertheless, as the contri
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Business Editors/High-Tech
Writers
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26,
2002--
Continued Success Reflects Technical Excellence and Customer
Satisfaction
Epicentric Inc., the leading
provider of Business Portal solutions, announced today that more than 225
companies have chosen Epicentric's patented technology to power their portal
initiatives. In an increasingly competitive market, Epicentric has gone from
strength to strength, consistently proving the superiority of its portal
software, Epicentric Foundation Server(TM), and the strategic value of its
vision.
In a March 2002 report, industry analyst Mike
Davis at the Butler Group wrote, "With Epicentric Foundation Server, Butler
Group believes it (Epicentric) will take both market share and displace its
closest rivals."
In Q1 2002, Epicentric achieved a
number of significant mile
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City Desks, Business & Assignment Editors/High-Tech
Writers
ADVISORY...for Sunday-Thursday (April 28-May
2)
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
WHO: Steve Gorshe, Principal Engineer at PMC-Sierra, will be
presenting his paper on "CRC-16 Polynomials Optimized for
Applications Using Self-Synchronous Scramblers" on
April 30, 2002, at 1:40 p.m.
WHAT: The IEEE International Conference on Communications 2002
(ICC 2002) is celebrating its 50th anniversary of the
Communications Society (ComSoc) this year, as reflected in
the conference's theme: "50 Years of Advancement in
Communications." In recognition of this golden anniversary,
a number of events are scheduled, including a special
retrospective 50th Anniversary Panel. For the first time,
ICC consists entirely of thematic Symposia and has selected
11 hot
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Business Editors & Health/Medical
Writers
HAYWARD, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--April
26, 2002--IMPAX Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:IPXL) today announced that Purdue
Pharma L.P. has filed a lawsuit against the Company alleging patent infringement
related to IMPAX's filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a
generic version of Oxycontin(R) (Oxycodone HCI) Extended Release 80 mg Tablets.
The lawsuit was filed in the United States Southern District Court of New
York.
Purdue Pharma L.P. markets Oxycontin for the
management of moderate to severe pain. U.S. sales of Oxycontin Extended Release
80 mg Tablets were over $400 million in 2001.
IMPAX
announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had accepted the
Company's filing of the ANDA for a generic version of Oxycontin on February 26,
2002. In that application, which was made under Paragraph IV of the Hatch-Waxman
Amendments, IMPAX stated that the Company be
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Business
Editors
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 25, 2002--Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.:
Ultra-Compact Model Offers Digital Video,
Motion-JPEG
Video Clips and Digital Photos with
Direct Print
Capabilities For All-In-One Digital
Imaging Device
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary
of Canon, Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), and a leader in analog and digital cameras and
camcorders, is introducing the new Elura 40MC DV camcorder, a true hybrid
digital imaging device offering three distinct recording modes - Digital Video,
Motion-JPEG (MJPEG) video clips for sending video messages via email and Digital
Photo for XGA resolution digital still images.
In
addition, when connected directly to the Canon CP-10 Card Photo Printer, users
can instantly print high-quality photos without the use of a computer. The Elura
40MC is designed to be a multipurpose digit
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Business Editors/Legal
Writers
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 25, 2002--The California State Teachers' Retirement System today
named Joseph W. Cotchett and Bruce L. Simon of Cotchett, Pitre, Simon &
McCarthy as lead counsel in a securities class action suit against
Homestore.com, Inc. and several former executives. CalSTRS is lead plaintiff in
this lawsuit alleging Homestore falsified financial statements and engaged in
accounting irregularities.
"Joe Cotchett and Bruce
Simon are top-tier litigators and CalSTRS is fortunate to have their expertise
in this action," said Jack Ehnes, CalSTRS chief executive officer. "We believe
this firm's unique combination of experience, talent and dedication will well
serve the other members of the class and California's educators as they pursue
restitution for past wrongs."
In Cotchett's 35 years
as a lawyer, he has tried more than 100 cases, winning numerous jury verdicts
as
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Business Editors/High-Tech
Writers
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
25, 2002--Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE), the leader in network
publishing, today announced that it will hold a conference call for its mid-year
financial update with the financial community on April 30, 2002. The call will
also be Webcast live over the Internet.
What: Adobe Systems Mid-Year Financial Update Conference Call
When: 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Tuesday April 30, 2002
Where: http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/invrelations
How: Live over the Internet; simply connect to the address
above
Questions: Contact Adobe Investor Relations at 408/536-4416 or
ir@adobe.com
The Webcast will last approximately ninety
minutes, and a recording of the Webcast will be archived on Adobe's Web site for
a
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Business Editors
NOTE
TO EDITORS: The following is an investment opinion issued
by
StockPickReport.Com
SHREVEPORT,
La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2002-- StockPickReport.Com (CRD#119079 - http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=biz
) makes these stock evaluations for the short
term:
WorldCom Group (Nasdaq:WCOM) -
Outperform
Cisco Systems Inc (Nasdaq:CSCO) -
Outperform
Sun Microsystems Inc (Nasdaq:SUNW) -
Outperform
AOL Time Warner (NYSE:AOL) -
Outperform
Intel Corp (Nasdaq:INTC) -
Underperform
WHAT THESE RATINGS
MEAN:
StockPickReport.Com ranks stocks with a
proprietary unbiased system of technical analysis. These ratings do not indicate
a "long term" view of any com
=========04/25/2002 12:35:36=========
Business/Medical
Editors
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BW
HealthWire)--April 25, 2002--Agfa HealthCare and the Greenville Hospital System
(GHS) are more than just neighbors in Greenville,
S.C.
Their shared vision for providing
enterprise-wide, browser-based information throughout a hospital network makes
them technology soul mates. Partners for more than 30 years, the relationship
between Agfa HealthCare and GHS is a test case for teamwork. With the
installation of the latest IMPAX(R) Picture Archiving and Communication System
(PACS) network, and ADC(TM) computed radiography systems, Doran Dunaway, GHS
vice president of information services and CIO, says the flow of information
through his five hospital complex will rival any hospital in the
country.
Specifically, the IMPAX Enterprise System
(version 4.1) that is being installed now will provide enterprise-wide
management of radiology and cardiology information for GHS'
facilit
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Business
Editors
NOTE TO EDITORS: The following is an
investment opinion issued
EquityOutlook.Com
SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 25, 2002-- EquityOutlook.Com (CRD#118718) - http://www.equityoutlook.com/ -
evaluates the following stocks: (Get FREE ratings at http://www.equityoutlook.com/index.htm)
Jabil
Circuit Inc (NYSE:JBL) - Outperform
Duke Energy Corp
(NYSE:DUK) - Outperform
Sepracor Inc (Nasdaq:SEPR) -
Outperform
Apple Computer Inc (Nasdaq:AAPL) -
Underperform
Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) -
Outperform
WHAT THESE RATINGS
MEAN:
These stocks are rated with a proprietary
system of technical analysis. These ratings do not indicate a "long term"
=========04/25/2002 11:52:34=========
Business
Editors
NOTE TO EDITORS: The following is an
investment opinion issued
EquityOutlook.Com
SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 25, 2002-- EquityOutlook.Com (CRD#118718) - http://www.equityoutlook.com/ -
evaluates the following stocks: (Get FREE ratings at http://www.equityoutlook.com/index.htm)
Eastman
Kodak Co (NYSE:EK) - Outperform
Rational Software
(Nasdaq:RATL) - Underperform
Limited Inc (The)
(NYSE:LTD) - Underperform
Lockheed Martin Corp
(NYSE:LMT) - Outperform
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
(NYSE:GS) - Outperform
WHAT THESE RATINGS MEAN:
These stocks are rated with a proprietary system
of technical analysis. These ratings do not indicate a
"lon
=========04/25/2002 11:08:11=========
Business Editors/High Tech
Writers
MURRAY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
25, 2002--
New method may be key to understanding limits of transistor scaling and
troubleshooting optoelectronic components
Scientists at Bell Labs, the research and
development arm of Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU), have found a way to peer deep
inside a semiconductor and create an image of a single impurity atom in
silicon.
The feat -- the first time that an
individual impurity has been pictured in its undisturbed state within a crystal
-- was achieved using a special electron microscope, and is as difficult as
seeing a footprint on the moon from the Earth. This breakthrough will allow
scientists to gain an understanding of how exactly impurities influence the
properties of semiconductors, which is needed to shrink the size of future
generations of high-speed electronic
equipment.
&
=========04/25/2002 11:03:01=========
Business
Editors
NOTE TO EDITORS: The following is an
investment opinion issued
by
EquityOutlook.Com
SHREVEPORT,
La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2002--EquityOutlook.Com (CRD#118718) - http://www.equityoutlook.com/ -
evaluates the following stocks: (Get FREE ratings at http://www.equityoutlook.com/index.htm)
Eastman
Kodak Co (NYSE:EK) - Outperform
Rational Software
(Nasdaq:RATL) - Underperform
Limited Inc (The)
(NYSE:LTD) - Underperform
Lockheed Martin Corp
(NYSE:LMT) - Outperform
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
(NYSE:GS) - Outperform
WHAT THESE RATINGS MEAN:
These stocks are rated with a proprietary system of technnical analysis. These
ratings do not indicate a "long t
=========04/25/2002 11:02:00=========
Business
Editors/High-Tech Writers
HILLSBORO,
Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2002--Intel Corporation's wireless LAN
technology has been integrated as a feature on select models of the new IBM(1)
ThinkPad(1) T30 notebook announced earlier this
week.
The IBM ThinkPad T30 notebook PC with
Intel-integrated, WiFi-certified wireless LAN technology features the new Mobile
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Processor - M and enables users to connect to existing
wireless LAN networks at up to 11 Mbps without having to purchase additional
network adapters.
Users can be more productive with
continuous, wireless access to the network services, e-mail, and the Internet as
they move around the office and between conference rooms. Integrated wireless
LAN capabilities complement the Ethernet connections from Intel that are already
used in the IBM ThinkPad T30 notebook PC providing even greater bandwidth when
using a wired LAN connection.
=========04/25/2002 08:26:20=========
Business Editors and
High-Tech Writers
CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 25, 2002--More than 40 million Western Europeans (13% of all mobile
phone users) will be accessing General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) by the end
of 2003, according to a new report released by Analysys, the global advisor on
telecoms and new media (http://www.analysys.com/).
Assuming,
that is, mobile operators move quickly to offer complete service sets, extend
these to the mass market, and learn marketing lessons from the failure of WAP
services.
"Mobile operators must enthuse customers
about the added benefits of GPRS," says Katrina Bond, the report's co-author.
"At the very least, they should review the language they use to brand and
promote these services, drop references to GPRS, WAP and other technical terms,
and engage their customers with something more
imaginative."
The Real
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Business/High-Tech
Editors
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25,
2002--RPR Wyatt, Inc, an IBM Business Partner that provides software and
services for Lotus Software's Domino/Notes collaboration and messaging
technology, opened a Cambridge, Massachusetts
office.
Barry S. Smith joins RPR Wyatt's Northeast
Regional operations as Senior Sales Engineer.
"Over
forty percent of our business originates from the Northeast Region," said Ron
Gilbert, President of RPR Wyatt. "This expansion delivers on a promise to our
clients to establish a local presence. Barry S. Smith has both the technical
experience and the entrepreneurial background to lead the charge from our
Cambridge location."
Mr. Smith possesses an MBA from
Bentley College and has ten years experience with Lotus Notes and Domino,
including a lengthy stint with the Lotus Development Corporation where he held
critical management positions within t
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Business Editors/High-Tech
Writers
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
25, 2002--OneSecure Inc. expanded its leadership team with the addition of
Kenneth Oberman as vice president of global OEM sales. Oberman plans to develop
strategic OEM partnerships for OneSecure's patent-pending intrusion detection
and prevention technology, leveraging more than 16 years of technology
management experience at companies such as 3Com Corp. and Fujitsu Computer
Products of America.
"I was excited by OneSecure's
ability to deliver pioneering technology that addresses the customer's need for
cost-effective network protection," said Oberman, VP of global OEM sales. "I
look forward to creating OEM alliances that give customers solutions that meet
their business objectives in a secure and efficient
manner."
Oberman's successful record is based on
tailoring relationships and processes to achieve business objectives and serving
the needs
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Business Editors
VALLEY
FORGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2002--IKON Office Solutions (NYSE:IKN), a
leading provider of business communications solutions, today reported results
for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2002. Net income for the second
quarter of Fiscal 2002 was $35.3 million, or $.24 per diluted share. These
results represent a 26% increase over $.19 per diluted share (assumes impact of
not amortizing goodwill in accordance with SFAS 142) in the prior year,
exceeding the Company's expectations for this
quarter.
"In an operating environment that continues
to challenge the business community, we delivered another quarter of strong
earnings and solid cash generation," stated James J. Forese, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. "IKON has been on a consistent and well-defined strategic
path to leverage the earnings potential of our powerful sales and service
organization. For Fiscal 2002, we set out to deliver substantial
earn
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Business
Editors
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25,
2002--Fujitsu Limited, a leader in customer-focused IT and communications
solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated net sales of
5.00 trillion yen for fiscal year 2001 (April 1, 2001 - March 31, 2002), a
decline of 9% compared with the previous fiscal
year.
Converted into US dollars(a), net sales were
approximately US$37.6 billion.
Fujitsu faced a
difficult operating environment in fiscal 2001. The impact of the economic
slowdown in the U.S. last year spread to Japan, Europe and Asia, causing a
deterioration in the global economic environment. Since the beginning of 2002,
however, there have been some indications of a bottoming out, primarily in the
U.S. and Asia. The weak economic environment, combined with large demand-supply
imbalances, particularly in IT-related products, led to continuing cutbacks in
corporate investment as well as inventory a
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Business
Editors
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
25, 2002--Eastman Kodak Company today reported first-quarter net income that was
within company guidance and ahead of consensus expectations, and said that
operating cash flow improved by $504 million from the year-ago
quarter.
For the first quarter of 2002:
|
| - |
Sales totaled $2.707 billion, a decline of 9% from $2.975 billion in
the first quarter of 2001, in line with company expectations given the
current economic weakness. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, sales
declined 7%. |
| - |
The company reported net income of $39 million, or 13 cents per share,
compared with net income of $150 million, or 52 cents per share, in the
first quarter of 2001. In the year-ago quarter, a charge of 2 cents per
s
|
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Business and
Technology Editors
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. &
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2002--IBM is joining with
Schiphol Group of Amsterdam to offer airlines and airports around the world a
quick security access system that uses biometric iris scanning
technology.
The new offering will be based on the
existing Automatic Border Passage (ABP) system Schiphol Group has deployed at
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. This system identifies and verifies travelers by
cross referencing a real-time iris scan with the travelers' pre-registered iris
data -- which is stored on an encrypted smart card. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
was the world's first airport to employ a new automatic border passage system
using iris recognition for passengers in a high-security
environment.
The ABP system, which has been in
operation since October 2001, is currently used for identity verification and
border passage functions, supplement
=========04/25/2002 05:00:00=========
Business
Editors
LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 25, 2002--
New UltraChrome(TM) Ink Makes its Debut With This Photographer's Dream
Machine
Epson America Inc. is introducing
its fastest, sleekest and most impressive desktop photo printer yet -- the EPSON
Stylus(R) Photo 2200. This printer is ideal for anyone who is serious about
photography, ranging from amateurs to professional portrait, commercial and fine
art photographers. It replaces the award-winning EPSON Stylus Photo 2000P and is
loaded with features that will set a new standard for desktop photographic
printing.
By using Epson's new seven-color
UltraChrome inks, the EPSON Stylus Photo 2200 is able to print images at fast
speeds with a larger color gamut than the previous generation. These unique
pigment-based archival inks reproduce the color range, density and saturation of
dye-based inks more t
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Business Editors & Environment
Writers
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24,
2002--Kyocera International, Inc. announced that two of its wholly-owned
subsidiaries received "Recycler of the Year" honors from the City of San Diego's
Environmental Services Department today during a ceremony co-sponsored by the
City and EarthWorks, the nonprofit sponsor of San Diego's annual Earth Day
celebration.
Kyocera Wireless Corp. received the
award for recycling 63 percent of its waste materials in 2001, preventing about
2 million pounds of waste from entering landfills. In addition, the company
reclaimed approximately 600,000 batteries from wireless phones, and reduced the
size of its consumer packaging by 80 percent.
Kyocera
America, Inc. received the award for recycling 68.2 percent of all waste
generated in 2001, a total of 828,045 pounds of material that would have
otherwise gone into landfills. The company also recycled more
than
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Business Editors/Hi-Tech
Writers
PARKLAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
24, 2002--"The last thing Hewlett Packard needs these days is any more bad news.
But there is no way to see how the introduction of inexpensive
refill-it-yourself toner cartridge kits can be construed as anything other than
bad news for HP, Lexmark, Epson, Canon, and other companies that count on
cartridge sales for a large part of their revenues--and an even larger
percentage of their profits," according to John Galt at
TonerRefillKits.com.
"Here's the secret that no one
in the industry wants you to know," says John Galt, founder and president of
TonerRefillKits.com. "Most toner cartridges can be refilled three or four times
without ever replacing a single internal part. That means the typical small
business user can save over $200 dollars or more every year for every printer,
fax, and photocopier he or she owns!"
It sounds like
a wild claim--until y
=========04/24/2002 16:17:00=========
Business Editors and
High-Tech Writers
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 24, 2002--
AMD to Demonstrate Dual AMD Opteron(tm) Processor-Based System Running
64-Bit Microsoft Windows(R)
AMD (NYSE:AMD)
today announced it is collaborating with Microsoft to incorporate 64-bit support
for the future 8th-generation AMD Athlon(tm) and AMD Opteron(tm) processors into
the Windows(R) operating system.
"Since the inception
of the PC, hardware and software have been inextricably linked. The best
advances in technology happen when the hardware and software are in sync. The
union of AMD's 8th-generation processor technology and a Microsoft Windows
operating system built to support that technology lays the groundwork for
broader industry adoption of 64-bit computing platforms, especially in the
enterprise, and helps drive performance to stunning new levels," said Dirk
Meyer, group vi
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Business Editors/High-Tech
Writers
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
24, 2002--
Fujitsu To Embed IPStor(TM) Into Its ETERNUS SP5000 For
ETERNUS GR700
Series Disk Array For Protocol-
Agnostic Network-Based Storage
Provisioning Over
IP
FalconStor Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:FALC), a
leading provider of network storage infrastructure software, today announced an
OEM partnership with Fujitsu Limited. Fujitsu will embed IPStor into its storage
server ETERNUS SP5000 for ETERNUS GR700 disk storage array series to offer
accessibility of data stored in GR700 via IP networks. This IP accessibility
will become one of significant parts of enterprise-class, high capacity,
mission-critical storage networking solutions offered by ETERNUS storage systems
to maximize the data availability with minimal Total Cost of Ownership
(TCO).
"Fujitsu and FalconStor are both
compa
=========04/24/2002 15:38:38=========
Business
Editors/Hi-Tech Writers
VALLEY FORGE,
Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2002--The IKON Office Solutions (NYSE:IKN) Board
of Directors today approved the company's regular quarterly cash dividend of
$.04 per common share. The dividend is payable June 10, 2002 to holders of
record on May 20, 2002.
IKON Office Solutions (http://www.ikon.com/) is one of the world's
leading providers of products and services that help businesses
communicate.
IKON provides customers with total
business solutions for every office, production and outsourcing need, including
copiers and printers, color solutions, distributed printing, facilities
management, imaging and legal document solutions, as well as network design and
consulting, and e-business development.
IOS Capital,
LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IKON, provides lease financing to customers
and is one of the largest captive
=========04/24/2002 14:52:00=========
Business
Editors
CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
24, 2002--Advanced Photonix, Inc.(R) (AMEX:API), the leading developer and
manufacturer of large area avalanche photodiodes (LAAPD), today announced that
it has booked a $395,000 follow-on order to provide its proprietary LAAPD cooled
detectors to Optos PLC, Dunfermline UK. The detectors are a key component in the
Optos Panoramic 200 Ophthalmoscope, a retinal diagnostic system which uses
Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (SLO) technology.
Optos
developed its new eye care technology to provide ophthalmologists and
optometrists with improved image capture and analysis capability for the early
detection and prevention of eye disease. The SLO technology incorporated in the
Panoramic 200 utilizes a low powered laser beam which scans the retina two
dimensionally. Light reflected from the retina is detected by API's patented
LAAPD device and transformed into a digital computer image. This image is
capt
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Business Editors & High-Tech Writers
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
24, 2002--Conexant Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNXT), a worldwide leader in
semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, today announced
that Dwight W. Decker, Conexant's chairman and chief executive officer, will
present at the Merrill Lynch Hardware Heaven Technology Conference on Wednesday,
May 1, 2002 at 1:30 p.m. PDT at the Ritz-Carlton in San
Francisco.
To listen to the presentation live, visit
the Investor Relations section of Conexant's Web site at www.conexant.com/ir. A replay of the
conference call will begin within 24 hours and end at 5 p.m. PDT on Friday, May
3, 2002.
About
Conexant
Conexant Systems, Inc. is a worldwide
leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications.
Conexant leverages its expertise in mixed-sig
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=========04/24/2002 12:56:38=========
Business/High Tech
Editors
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 24, 2002--IBM today introduced a new ThinkPad notebook computer,
the T30 -- a thin and light mobile computing powerhouse with a blend of new
features that makes the machine appealing to individual users as well as
companies of all sizes.
The flagship ThinkPad T30
offers customers a revolutionary, programmable multi-pointing system that allows
users to quickly and easily choose the way they want to work, along with a
unique solution that makes it easier to manage and restore PC systems and reduce
IT support costs, and wireless connectivity that offers levels of security equal
to a local area network connection.
"The wireless
user interface on the ThinkPad is the best I have experienced with a wide range
of encryption options as well as the operational displays for signal strength,
signal quality and active channel," said John McCrea, senior
vic
=========04/24/2002 12:20:00=========
Business
Editors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard &
Poor's--April 24, 2002-- Standard & Poor's today placed its single-'B'
rating on CorTS Trust for Xerox Capital Trust I's fixed-rate corporate-backed
trust securities on CreditWatch with negative
implications.
The CreditWatch placement reflects
Standard & Poor's April 18, 2002 CreditWatch with negative implications
placement on Xerox Corp.'s corporate credit and preferred stock
ratings.
CorTS Trust for Xerox Capital Trust I is a
swap-independent synthetic transaction that is weak-linked to the underlying
collateral, Xerox Capital Trust I's preferred stock. The CreditWatch placement
on the structured transaction reflects the credit quality of the underlying
securities issued by Xerox Capital Trust
I.
Copyright 2002, Standard & Poor's Ratings
Services
=========04/24/2002 12:00:00=========
Business Editors &
High-Tech Writers
RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 24, 2002--
FLASHWAVE(R) 7300 Transponder System Optimizes Space and Power, Delivers
Industry-leading DWDM Economies
Fujitsu
Network Communications, Inc. (Fujitsu) today launched its highly efficient,
technologically advanced FLASHWAVE 7300 transponder
system.
In line with the company's product strategy
to drive down operating costs and dramatically increase bandwidth, the FLASHWAVE
7300 transponder system packs 54 full-duplex, 10 Gbps channels per ANSI rack.
This platform uses low power at a rate of 3.52 watts per gigabit. Service
providers can achieve dramatic operating expense savings by minimizing primary
power, backup power, battery reserves and cooling
costs.
A small menu of widely tunable transmitters
covers the entire C and L bands dramatically decreasing inventory
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Business
Editors
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24,
2002--Legendary Superstars, Inc. (NQB:LSPS) announced today that the company has
signed a Binding Agreement and Plan of Merger for the acquisition of A-CONCEPT,
INC. dba Blue Heron Publishing, of Portland,
Oregon.
Legendary Superstars was incorporated in the
state of Nevada in April 2002, after operating for several years as a private
entertainment entity. Legendary Superstars' management has identified Blue Heron
Publishing as a viable business opportunity. The publishing company currently
owns 31 titles, which it has published and distributed on a nationwide basis.
A-CONCEPT currently has a retail inventory of $485,000 worth of books in current
distribution channels, and carries no long-term
liabilities.
In addition, Legendary Superstars has
recently entered into an agreement with an author for both book and movie rights
to five exciting mystery novels which it intend
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Business Editors/High
Tech Writers
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24,
2002--
Latest Version of Graphing Software Eliminates Data Preparation
Steps
and Offers More Graphing
Versatility
SigmaPlot(R) 8.0, the latest version
of the award winning technical graphing software from SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS),
can be directly accessed from Microsoft(R) Excel - eliminating time-consuming
cut-and-paste data preparation steps. SigmaPlot 8.0, which ships worldwide in
mid-April, enables users to select SigmaPlot from the Excel menu and generate
graphs from Excel worksheets, offering the ability to use data derived from
in-cell formulas, store data and graphs in one convenient file and avoid time
and date formatting problems.
"In researching the
SigmaPlot market we learned that current and prospective customers rely on Excel
to store and manipulate their data. With SigmaPlot 8.0, users never
nee
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Business Editors and
High-Tech Writers
NEW YORK & REDMOND,
Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2002--Digital Bridges Ltd., a global pioneer
of wireless entertainment services, today announced that it is providing a suite
of its most advanced games to AT&T Wireless (NYSE: AWE) as part of the
carrier's mMode(SM) wireless service.
Included in
that suite are some of the first full-color mobile games to be offered in North
America.
"We are proud to continue our strong
relationship with AT&T Wireless as a provider of exciting and compelling
wireless games for their innovative mMode offering," said Anders Evju, Digital
Bridges Vice President and General Manager for North America. "AT&T Wireless
has made a major commitment to the success of mMode, and Digital Bridges expects
to play a significant role in helping AT&T Wireless achieve that
success."
Digital Bridges has several games available
on AT&T Wire
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Business Editors/Technology
Writers
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
24, 2002--CyLex Inc., a leading provider of Remote Content Management (RCM)
services, today announced the appointment of Ed Carroll as CEO. Carroll brings
to CyLex over 20 years of executive level experience in the highly competitive
office equipment market. He built a successful career leading various business
units of Panasonic, a division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of American.
His knowledge and experience in the industry will be instrumental in helping
CyLex obtain further success in this space.
CyLex's
flagship service, i-DOX, is an outsourced document management solution that
enables users to store, manage, share, and retrieve documents via the Internet.
i-DOX can be integrated with web-enabled digital hardware devices such as
Internet fax machines, printers, scanners and multi-functional products (MFPs).
i-DOX was chosen by Ricoh Corporation to provide the do
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Business Editors/High-Tech
Writers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 24, 2002--
Unified Synthesis and
Placement Offers Fujitsu ASIC Customers Reduced Design Cycles, Faster Timing
Closure and Improved Performance
Synopsys Inc.
(Nasdaq:SNPS), the technology leader for complex IC design, today announced that
Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) now offers support within its latest ASIC libraries
-- the CS81series ASIC technology (0.18micron standard cell process) -- with the
integration of Synopsys Physical Compiler(TM) into its ASIC design
flow.
Physical Compiler's unified synthesis and
placement capability allows all aspects of synthesis, from architectural
exploration to structuring and optimization, to have access to accurate
placement-based interconnect delay information, instead of approximations from
traditional wire load models. Availability of the latest Fujitsu ASIC
libraries
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Business Editors
IRVINE,
Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2002--Printronix, Inc., (Nasdaq:PTNX), today
announced that following the Fourth Quarter earnings release on May 1, 2002,
there will be an earnings conference call at 2:00 p.m. PDT (5:00 p.m. EDT). You
are invited to listen to the conference call live on the Internet. The
conference call will be hosted by Robert Kleist, President and CEO and George
Harwood, Sr. Vice President and CFO. Access the call by logging on to http://www.printronix.com/ and going to
the Investor Relations page. The webcast button at the bottom of this page will
connect you to the conference call. If you are unable to join us for the live
webcast, it will be archived and available on our website until May 15,
2002.
Printronix is the leader in multi-technology
"Supply Chain Printing Solutions," which provide remotely managed printers that
produce documents of all types in ERP network pri
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Business Editors & High-Tech Writers
LA PALMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24,
2002--MobileGates today announced an agreement with AT&T Wireless to provide
subscribers with compatible mobile phones direct access to TrafficMobile, the
Nation's leading provider of personalized, real-time route-specific traffic and
traveler information delivered via text alerts (e-mail and wireless phone), the
Internet and wireless devices.
TrafficMobile accessed
at http://www.trafficmobile.com/ via
wireless or on the Internet, allows subscribers to monitor roads and highways or
change and add highways to monitor right from the mobile phone or wireless PDA
(personal digital assistant such as Palm(c) or Microsoft PocketPC phones or
devices).
Under the agreement, AT&T Wireless
mMode(SM) customers can subscribe to TrafficMobile, a valuable service that
provides real-time traffic information such as acciden
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Business Editors/High-Tech
Writers
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24,
2002--Followap(TM), a leading provider of end-to-end mobile messaging and
presence solutions for mobile operators, and Cellcom, the leading
cellular-communications provider in Israel, today announced that Cellcom has
chosen Followap to be Cellcom's provider of Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) and
Presence platforms. Subsequent to Followap's commitment to providing Cellcom
with these platforms, Cellcom will allow Followap to use its infrastructure for
developing future IM-related products.
Followap's MIM
platform iFollow(TM) will be branded and customized by Cellcom to meet its
specific requirements for offering its subscribers cutting-edge messaging
services. iFollow will allow for Cellcom's 2.3 million subscribers real time
intuitive communication using mobile phones, computers or any other mobile
devices. Users of these services will be able to see on the display of their
device
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Business Editors & High-Tech
Writers
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 24, 2002--Conexant Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNXT), a worldwide leader
in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, today
announced that Governor Gray Davis named the company as one of 12 winners of the
2002 Governor's Technology & Innovation
Awards.
The award honors non-profit organizations,
public-private partnerships, educational institutions, individuals and
philanthropic programs that help foster California's tech-based economy in
exemplary and innovative ways.
Conexant was
recognized as an Orange County philanthropic leader, and for helping develop
future engineering students for tomorrow's
workforce.
Since October 1999, Conexant has
contributed more than $4 million to educational institutions and non-profit
organizations promoting math and science at the K-20 levels. The company has
also
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Business Editors
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24,
2002--Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) reported today on first-quarter performance
that reflects continued improvements in the company's
operations.
The company cannot provide at this time
the full detail on its first-quarter results primarily due to the application of
a new bundled lease accounting methodology that will be used to restate the
years 1997-2000, adjust 2001 results and report final first-quarter 2002
results. This change in methodology is part of Xerox's previously announced
settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, Xerox
is reporting today certain other metrics that will not be impacted by these
changes and that represent the company's continued progress in strengthening its
financial position and core operations.
"During a
quarter when Xerox was faced with tough issues and a continuing weakened
economy, we remained
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Business Editors
YOQNEAM,
Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2002--Given Imaging (NASDAQ: GIVN), announced
that it will hold a conference call on Wednesday, May 1 at 10:00am Eastern time,
5:00pm Israel time to review financial results for the first quarter ended March
31, 2002. The call will be hosted by Dr. Gavriel Meron, President and Chief
Executive Officer.
A live webcast of the conference
call will be available at the Given Imaging corporate website, http://www.givenimaging.com/. A replay
of the webcast will also be available for 30 days on the Company's
website.
About Given
Imaging
Given Imaging produces and markets the
Given Diagnostic System, which features the M2A(R) Capsule Endoscope, a
fundamentally new approach to examining the gastrointestinal tract. The system
uses a disposable miniature video camera contained in a capsule that is
ingest
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Business Editors
PARIS &
TOULOUSE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2002--
French aerospace constructor and OEM implements ENOVIA VPM for Airbus
A380 jumbo and Falcon F7X Projects
IBM and
Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) today
announced that LATECOERE, a French aerospace manufacturer and OEM, will further
its implementation of Product Lifecycle Management
Solutions.
Already using CATIA, the world's leading
3D virtual product design application from IBM and Dassault Systemes, LATECOERE
will complete its installed base with the acquisition of 70 ENOVIA VPM licences,
a product data management application which allows users to collaborate on line
and share design data generated on CATIA. The scope of the contract includes
best practice methods, training and related IT services and
support.
A key partner for Airbus,
Das
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Business
Editors
WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
23, 2002--Simon Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWWI), announced today that its
subsidiary, Simon Marketing, Inc. ("Simon"), has filed a lawsuit against
accounting firms KPMG LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and Ernst & Young
LLP, citing the failure by these firms to oversee, on behalf of Simon, various
steps in the distribution of high-value game pieces for certain McDonald's
promotional games.
This failure allowed the
misappropriation of certain of these high-value game pieces by a former Simon
employee. No other Simon employees have been implicated in the
scheme.
The company said the accounting firms failed
in their agreements to supervise the distribution of game pieces for certain
McDonald's promotional games, including cash awards up to $1 million.
"Defendants had a duty to observe and oversee the production and distribution of
the game pieces. Defendants did not pe
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Business & Technology
Editors
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
23, 2002--The color laser copier and color laser printers markets suffered from
the softer economy in 2001, but both markets show growth potential if vendors
deliver the proper mix, according to Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner, Inc.
(NYSE: IT and ITB).
Gartner Dataquest forecasts U.S.
color page printer hardware shipments to grow 24.6 percent in 2002, to more than
315,000 units, up from 252,000 units in 2001. U.S. color copier hardware
shipments are expected to reach 44,000 units this year, an increase of 3.5
percent over 2001 shipments of more than 42,000. In 2001, shipments of color
page printers increased 8.6 percent, while color copier hardware shipments
dropped 6.7 percent.
"In 2002, new color page printer
products will span the range from entry-level color lasers for the small
office/home office to higher-speed color LED printers that will
brin
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Business
Editors
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
23, 2002--
Net Revenues Increase 52 Percent Year Over Year; 16 Percent Sequentially
Oak Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:OAKT), a
leading provider of embedded software and semiconductor solutions for the
optical storage and digital imaging markets, today announced for the third
quarter of fiscal 2002, ended March 31, 2002, net revenues of $42.1 million, a
52-percent increase over net revenues of $27.7 million recorded in the third
quarter of fiscal 2001. Net revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 also
represented a 16-percent sequential improvement compared with $36.3 million
posted in the second quarter of fiscal 2002.
On a
GAAP basis, the Company reported a net loss of $1.7 million, or $(0.03) per
share for the third fiscal quarter of 2002, compared with a net loss of $12.7
million, or $(0.23) per share
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Business Editors/High-Tech
Writers
Embedded Processor Forum
2002
ADVISORY... for Tuesday (April
30)
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Who: Tensilica, Inc., the leading provider of configurable and
extensible microprocessor IP for integration into
system-on-chip (SOC) devices.
What: Two presentations detailing Tensilica's Xtensa(R) core in
imaging and face recognition applications:
-- Leo Petropolis, director of applications engineering for
Tensilica, will present, for the first time, technical details
of instruction extensions for the Tensilica(R) Xtensa
processor core that accelerate MPEG-4 performance by 10x.
-- Francesco Lertora, system architect for STMicroelectronics,
the world's third largest independent semiconductor company,
will discuss the technical details of a customized processor
for face recognition. By combin
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Business
Editors
VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
23, 2002--IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:IKN) today announced that MicroPress
X Series from T/R Systems (NASDAQ: TRSI) now offers expanded connectivity to
include a greater number of output devices from Canon, Ricoh and
Oce.
Most significantly, IKON can provide customers
in production environments the ability to split B&W and color print jobs
between a Canon imageRUNNER 110 high-speed monochrome engine and their choice of
either a Canon CLC 5000 or Ricoh Aficio 6513 color
copier/printer.
The complete lineup of supported
output devices includes: Ricoh Aficio 551, 700, 1085, 1105 (digital black &
white printers/copiers) and Aficio Color 6513; Canon imageRUNNER 60, 600, 7200,
8500, 105, 110 and the CLC 5000 (color production system); and Oce 3165, as well
as a wide variety of Hewlett-Packard network
printers.
Available from IKON in
thre
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Business Editors and High-Tech
Writers
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--
Combined Offering Provides Retailers With Proven Business Solutions
Running On Scalable, Powerful, and Reliable Platforms
GERS Retail Systems, a leading provider of
business solutions for the retail industry, today announced a marketing
agreement with IBM to promote GERS' Electronic Retail Enterprise on the IBM
platform for its retail customers.
GERS will support
IBM's WebSphere Application Server and eServer pSeries as the preferred
platforms for the GERS application suite. By implementing GERS applications on
these IBM platforms, retailers will benefit from robust transaction management
applications for multi-channel retailing powered by powerful, reliable, and
scalable business servers.
Under the terms of the
agreement, GERS will market and sell its Electronic Retail
Enter
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Business Editors
NEW
YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002--
More than
3,800 New Xerox Machines Bring All-Digital, Networked
Printing and Copying to OfficeMax's In-Store CopyMax
Facilities
Under a new four-year, $109 million
agreement, Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) will help OfficeMax, Inc. (NYSE: OMX)
upgrade its 975 in-store print-for-pay CopyMax facilities with all-digital,
networked printers and copiers by the end of the
year.
This arrangement replaces older Xerox equipment
and will result in less total cost to OfficeMax over the same period of time.
More than 3,800 Xerox digital color and black-and-white machines will be
installed at CopyMax sites across North America from April to November,
improving the range, quality and convenience of document services offered to
CopyMax customers via the Internet, over the counter and through a national
outside s
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Business Editors/High-Tech
Writers
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
23, 2002--As the Wi-Fi Wireless LAN installed base looks to add voice to
existing wireless networks and wireless IP handsets continue to constitute a
percentage of the growing LAN telephony market, the Voice over 802.11x market
will experience healthy growth in 2002 and
beyond.
According to In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com/), additional demand
from verticals such as education, healthcare, retail and logistics will help the
overall Voice over Wireless LAN (VoWLAN) market to expand to over 80,000 handset
shipments in 2002, a significant jump from the 20,000 shipments in 2001.
The high-tech research firm reports that annual
shipments of Voice over 802.11x handsets are expected to surpass half a million
units by 2006, accounting for revenues of over a quarter of a million
annually.
"Ev
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Business Editors & Technology
Writers
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--
Canon NetSpot Accountant Makes Ease of
Tracking Office Equipment
Workload and Operating Cost
for Greater Enterprise Efficiency
Realizing most
corporations today need greater assistance in tracking and managing the
operating cost of office equipment, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon
Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), and leader in digital imaging solutions, announced the
availability of NetSpot Accountant software.
The new
cost accounting application is ideally suited for corporate workgroups and
departments, providing comprehensive document cost management and device
workload analysis through an easy-to-use reporting tool. NetSpot Accountant
tracks copy, print, and fax output pages from Canon devices, and print output
from third-party engines.
NetSpot
Accou
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Business Editors & Technology
Writers
ON DEMAND
2002
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002--
Publishing Manager and Output Manager Software Offer Flexibility For
High-Volume Printing; Canon Also Strengthens imageWARE Document
and
Scan Manager
Canon
U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ) today announces
enhancements to its imageWARE suite of software products that will greatly
enhance customers' ability to effectively manage information while further
leveraging their investments in office equipment
technology.
Canon's imageWARE Publishing Manager 2002
software bundles several key bookbinding and document composition features that
enable multiple users to complete document layout, composition and finishing
from their desktops, distribute the final product across a network and maximize
the printing of these documents within an enterpri
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Business Editors &
Technology Writers
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 23, 2002--Electronics For Imaging (NASDAQ:EFII), the world leader
in software and hardware imaging solutions for network printing, and Canon
U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ) and leader in digital
imaging solutions, today announced a technology demonstration of EFI's PrintMe
Networks(TM) integrated with Canon's new Color imageRUNNER C2058 office color
printer.
The Canon device is also driven by EFI's
Fiery x3e(TM) controller. Canon is showing this new mobile printing technology
at their Digital Solution Forum taking place at New York's Jacob Javits
Convention Center April 23 - 25.
EFI's breakthrough
mobile printing technology allows people to print documents from any mobile
device to any PrintMe(TM)-enabled printer without requiring cables, drivers,
software or complex setup. Canon is the first printer manufacturer to show an
integra
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Business/Technology
Editors
Canon Digital Solution
Forum
New ColorPASS Units for CLC 1140 and 1180
Target Pre-Press and
Commercial
Printers
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--Leveraging their long term partnership and development expertise in color
laser engines and print controller systems, Canon U.S.A., a subsidiary of Canon
Inc. (NYSE: CAJ) and Electronics for Imaging (EFI) (NASDAQ: EFII) today
introduced the new ColorPASS-Z400E and ColorPASS-Z650, two print controller
options for Canon's new CLC 1140 and 1180 mid-range color copier/printer
systems.
The new ColorPASS models provide Canon, as
the U.S. market share leader in color laser copier/printers(a), the opportunity
to further its market presence with graphic arts professionals, particularly in
environments such as pre-press and commercial printing, where the new CLC 1140
and 1180 can be used for
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Business/High Tech Editors
ON DEMAND
2002
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), and industry
leader in networked imaging solutions, and Advanced Hi-Tech (AHT), a market
leader in digital output solutions, today announced the availability of the
Document Server for Canon (DSC) Version 2.0.
The DSC
2.0, developed by AHT through collaboration with Canon Inc., now includes
clustering support for Canon's high-volume CLC 5000 color production systems and
imageRUNNER 105, 8500, and 7200 black & white copier/printers. The solution
also provides integration of these devices into Xerox DocuTech workflow
environments.
DSC 2.0 offers AHT's newly patented
Universal Print Driver to streamline printing to all connected devices. With
this driver and the additional printer support, Canon and AHT are providing
Print On Demand (POD) professionals wit
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Business Editors & Technology
Writers
ON DEMAND
2002
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002--
Solution Provides Variety of Options for Several Segments of
Print-on-Demand Market
T/R SYSTEMS, INC.
(NASDAQ:TRSI), a leader in developing innovative solutions for the management
and production of digital documents, and Canon U.S.A. (NYSE: CAJ), a leader in
networked imaging systems, announced today the immediate availability of T/R
Systems' MicroPress X Series document production servers for use with
high-volume Canon imageRUNNER and CLC color production
systems.
This announcement was made at the Canon
Digital Solution Forum, and the On Demand Digital Printing & Publishing
Strategy Conference and Exposition, both held in New York
City.
T/R Systems' innovative MicroPress X Series is
at the heart of this print-on-de
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Business & Technology
Editors
ON DEMAND
2002
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--
Company Makes Digital Color Printing More Affordable With Price
Reduction On DocuColor 2000 Series; Takes DocuColor iGen3 Reservation Orders
Building on momentum created at the IPEX
international graphic arts show in Europe, Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) arrives
at On Demand -- its second major digital printing exhibition in as many weeks --
announcing price cuts as much as 12 percent on the DocuColor 2000 Series of
digital color presses and North American reservation order-taking for the
DocuColor iGen3(TM) Digital Production Press.
Price
reductions include a 12 percent decrease on the 60 page-per-minute DocuColor
2060, from $204,000 to $180,000, including a scanner for hardcopy input, and a 6
percent decrease for the 45 page-per-minute DocuColo
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Business
Editors & Technology Writers
CardTech/SecurTech
2002
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--Under the theme "We're Changing The Face Of Card Printing," Fargo
Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRGO) today officially unveiled two new
printer/encoders at the CardTech/SecurTech Conference and Exhibition here today,
and will exhibit two additional printer/encoders launched in March. Based in
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Fargo creates innovative printing systems that
personalize plastic identification cards, complete with digital images and text,
lamination, and electronically encoded
information.
Fargo will be exhibiting in Booth 1001
in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The printer/encoders on display will
include:
|
| -- |
The innovative, new CardJet(TM)410 - the world's first production
inkjet plastic ID card printer/
|
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Business Editors & Technology
Writers
CardTech/SecurTech
2002
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--Fargo Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRGO), in conjunction with Hewlett-Packard
Company's (NYSE:HWP) Specialty Printing Systems (SPS) Operation and PPG
Industries (NYSE:PPG), today introduced a revolutionary, innovative card
personalization technology: Fargo's CardJet Printing Technology(TM) - the
world's first dedicated plastic ID card printer/encoder based on inkjet
technology.
In a news conference held at
CardTech/SecurTech, a conference and exposition for advanced ID card,
biometrics, and security technology, Gary R. Holland, Fargo's president and CEO;
Ron Firooz, Business Manager, HP SPS Operation; and Paula Shepard, PPG Director
of Sales and Marketing, Silicas; unveiled the Fargo Professional Series
CardJet(TM) 410 printer/encoder. Fargo will be exhibiting four new printers,
including the CardJet 410, at Booth 1001
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Business/Technology Editors
ON
DEMAND 2002
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--
Innovative 1" Ink head, Bi-directional
Printing Enable Photo Quality, High Throughput And "Less Than Laser" Cost Per
Page; Canon
Also Premieres New Card- And Label
Printing Machines
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a
subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ) today introduces two new inkjet-based
office color printers that it expects will redefine the market for such devices
and provide steep competition to current color laser printers as well as several
business inkjet models.
The Canon N1000 Office Color
Printer, N2000 Office Color Printer and two other print-on-demand devices - the
P-660C Card Printing Machine and P-640L Label Printing Machine - will be on
display at the Canon Digital Solution Forum and the On Demand Digital Printing
& Publishing Conference,
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Business Editors/High-Tech
Writers
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 23, 2002--InfoDial Inc. today announced that its free Credit
XML-Based Shopping Cart service comes with the services of a Free Credit Card
Gateway. "XML / VS.NET gives us tremendous new capabilities," said Gregory Way,
co-founder, InfoDial.
InfoDial released http://www.thefreecart.com/ using XML and
built entirely within the Microsoft Visual Studio ".NET"
Framework.
"TheFreeCart" is designed to meet the need
for advanced shopping cart systems by hosting companies and developers. Based on
InfoDial's 7 years of hosting, design, shopping, and gateway services
experience, we made a product that we ourselves use in our design and hosting
business. With high powered features such as a completely free credit card
gateway to the end-merchants, hosting companies and web designers will be able
to provide powerful cost-
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Business
Editors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--
Color Market Share Leader Introduces New CLC 1140 and 1180, Featuring a
70% Improvement in Color Consistency
With a
focus on delivering the highest color quality and consistency in its products
than ever before, Canon U.S.A., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ) and U.S.
market share leader in color laser copier/printers(a), today introduces the new
CLC 1140 and 1180, two mid-range systems that allow the Company to further its
market presence with graphic arts professionals.
With
enhanced engine technologies such as Real Time Calibration that provide a 70%
improvement in color consistency over previous models, the CLC 1140 and 1180 are
ideal for true graphics environments such as pre-press and commercial printing,
where they can be used for short production runs and intermediate proofing. The
CLC 1180 includes duple
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Business
Editors
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Outperform
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=========04/23/2002 11:40:41=========
Business/High Tech
Editors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), today
introduced a new line of imageRUNNER Networked Office Systems.
The new models include the imageRUNNER 1600 and
2000, both designed to meet the needs, volumes and budgets of small businesses
and workgroups within large corporations. The products will be on display at the
Canon Digital Solution Forum taking place at New York's Jacob Javits Convention
Center.
The imageRUNNER 1600 and 2000 will begin
shipping to authorized Canon U.S.A. dealers and Canon Business Solutions
locations on May 1, 2002. The MSRP of the imageRUNNER 1600 base unit is $2,850
and the MSRP of the imageRUNNER 2000 base unit is
$3,450.
"These models make an ideal choice for
customers seeking to increase their productivity by converting from an analog to
a digital environment and for businesses
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Business/High Tech
Editors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) and a leader in
digital imaging solutions, has announced pricing and availability for three new
products -- Canon imageRUNNER 400S, Canon imageRUNNER 85 and Canon imageRUNNER
3300i -- in the company's line of networked office
systems.
The products will be on display at the Canon
Digital Solution Forum taking place at New York's Jacob Javits Convention
Center.
Canon imageRUNNER 400S -- networked office system for mid-volume
workgroups
Available:
May 2002 at authorized
Canon U.S.A. dealers, Canon Business
Solutions
locations.
Price:
MSRP Base Engine: $10,290
MSRP Print Controllers: Multi-PDL Board-P1 --
$4,675, Printer
Board-R1 --
$3,675
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Business
Editors
NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
23, 2002--RJM Corporation ("RJM"), a global provider of innovative technologies
for power generating utilities and industrial plants as well as a leading
provider of NOx control technologies for fossil fuel fired boilers and internal
combustion engines, has settled its patent infringement litigation with Advanced
Combustion Technology ("ACT").
On April 19, 2001, RJM
instituted a civil action in a Federal Court in the District of Connecticut
against ACT for infringing RJM's patents covering systems and methods for
improving the performance of a coal burner by stabilizing a flame using a vortex
generator. In that case, RJM alleged that ACT was making, using, selling and/or
offering for sale products and systems covered by its
patents.
RJM and ACT resolved this dispute and a
settlement was ordered by Judge Alvin W. Thompson on January 24, 2002. In the
settlement, ACT ag
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Business Editors
NOTE TO
EDITORS: The following is an investment opinion issued
by
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SHREVEPORT,
La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002--StockPickReport.Com (CRD#119079 - http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=biz
) makes these stock evaluations for the short
term:
Xilinx Inc (Nasdaq:XLNX) -
Underperform
Merrill Lynch & Co (NYSE:MER) -
Outperform
Citigroup (NYSE:C) -
Underperform
Novellus Systems Inc (Nasdaq:NVLS) -
Outperform
Bea Systems Inc (Nasdaq:BEAS) -
Underperform
TODAY'S MARKET CALL: The S&P 500
now looks a little weaker than last week. However, keep this in mind: The upside
possibilities still look better than the downside as of today. The market is in
a range, and that me
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Business Editors & Technology
Writers
CardTech/SecurTech
2002
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--
Fast, high-resolution printer helps card issuers capitalize on
one-to-one marketing opportunities
Datacard
Group introduced a new high-speed laser printer for its automated card delivery
solutions today at the CardTech/SecurTech 2002 Conference in New Orleans. The
new high-speed, high-quality print package will help card issuers improve print
quality on card carrier forms and deliver one-to-one marketing messages without
slowing the issuance process.
The Hewlett-Packard(R)
Laserjet 9000 printer is now available as an option for the company's two
flagship card delivery systems, the Datacard(R) High-Speed UltraForm(TM) Module
and the stand-alone Datacard(R) High-Speed UltraForm(TM)
Mailer.
"Printing highly person
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Business Editors/High-Tech
Writers
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
23, 2002--
Will Give System Integrators the Engineering Capabilities They
Need
to Meet Price and Performance
Requirements
Panasonic(R) and Atmel(R)
Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML) today announced a strategic collaboration designed to
supply complete Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions that offer
system integrators compatible technologies that meet a range of price and
performance targets. Both companies will cooperate in the complimentary design
and marketing of RFID systems. Panasonic has developed an impressive line of
multi-protocol readers/writers for contactless smart cards and tags, and Atmel
Corporation offers a complete line of contactless RFID tag chips operating at
13.56 MHz. Together the companies will provide all the components necessary for
an all-inclusive RFID system
solution.
Panason
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Business Editors/High Tech
Writers
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--Picsel Technologies and Samsung Electronics announced today that Samsung
has licensed Picsel's Interactive File Viewer (IFV) based on its innovative
ePAGE(TM) architecture to deliver next generation/multimedia capability to
Samsung Smartphones.
Samsung is the latest global
mobile company to adopt Picsel's pioneering
technology.
Picsel's IFV will allow users of Samsung
mobile phones to enjoy unique user interface features and to download and
interact with files in widely used formats such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft
PowerPoint, HTML, eBook, Adobe PDF, Kanji Support, streaming video standards,
and 40 graphic and image formats.
The license
agreement places Samsung as a Picsel Tier One partner. Under the license,
Samsung may apply IFV to a variety of Smartphones, to be distributed worldwide,
including CDMA and GSM standard
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Business Editors & High-Tech
Writers
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
23, 2002--Toshiba's Computer Systems Group today announced the new Satellite(R)
1200 Series.
Priced at only $1,399, the Satellite
1200 is designed for budget-conscious consumers, small/home office users and
small businesses looking for a feature-rich notebook with built-in Wi-Fi (IEEE
802.11b) wireless capabilities.
With integrated
wireless connectivity, the Satellite 1200 allows students, teachers, small
businesses and other consumers to enhance their productivity without breaking
their budget. The product's lightweight design makes it perfect for sliding into
a backpack, providing students with the tools for an enhanced learning
experience in the classroom and beyond.
Packed with
an Intel(R) Celeron(R) 1.20GHz processor, 256MB of RAM and an array of useful
features, the Satellite 1200 Series is the perfect choice
for
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Business
Editors & High Tech Writers
NEWPORT,
Wales--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002--Trikon Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq NMS:
TRKN) today reported that the Community Research & Development Information
Service (CORDIS) of the European Union has published at their web site http://www.cordis.lu/ details of the European
Union funded program "Advanced CVD Tool for Integration of Organosilicate
Nanoporous Films".
The objective of this program is
to evaluate Trikon's Planar 300(TM) CVD equipment and ORION(TM) 2.2 CVD
(chemical vapor deposition) ultra low k film by a consortium consisting of; ST
Microelectronics, Philips Semiconductors, AMD, International SEMATECH and the
Technical University of Chemnitz.
"I am very pleased
that ST, Philips and AMD, in collaboration with International SEMATECH and TU
Chemnitz will be evaluating Trikon's ultra low k Planar equipment and Orion
processes," said Nigel Wheele
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Business Editors & High Tech
Writers
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--
MetroCards, money and movie tickets: Will banks buy this customer-driven
vision?
New York City Transit (NYCT)
customers could soon have the option of visiting Fujitsu automated-teller
machines (ATMs) at New York-area banks to purchase their MetroCards as well as
get cash and stamps, and even order a few movie
tickets.
This is the vision of Dallas-based Fujitsu
Transaction Solutions Inc., which has developed a self-service kiosk that not
only dispenses the uniquely designed MetroCard but also meets stringent
Americans with Disabilities Act compliance. Fujitsu's Series 8000 ATMs, which
are also Web enabled, received NYCT MetroCard vending certification in November
2001.
"At Fujitsu, we're now able to offer
metropolitan New York regional banks access to NYCT c
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Business Editors & High-Tech
Writers
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
23, 2002--Toshiba Computer Systems Group (CSG) announced its Tecra(R) 9100
Series notebook available with Intel's latest mobile Pentium 4 processor, the
1.8GHz Pentium 4 Processor-M.
The Tecra 9100 Series
has been shipping since early March with the 1.7GHz Pentium 4 Processor-M. The
new configuration joins Toshiba's award-winning Tecra family, which offers
corporate customers a stable platform, consistent image and long product
lifecycle to reduce total cost of ownership
(TCO).
For enterprise customers seeking stability and
performance, the Tecra 9100 Series brings an innovative design and a wealth of
productivity features to business users.
With
superior wireless connectivity, the Tecra 9100 includes Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b) and
Bluetooth(TM) antennas embedded directly into the lid of the notebook, enhancing
the total com
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Business
Editors/High-Tech Writers
SANTA CLARA,
Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002--BCL Technologies, Inc., a leader in
document management and web publishing software, announced today that its free
document publishing service, GoBCL is back online with new and improved
functionalities and advanced features. GoBCL was offline for a short period of
time while it was undergoing several major upgrades, but the service now is once
again active. GoBCL provides customers with a fast and free document conversion
tool for creating PDF (Portable Document Format) or HTML (Hypertext Mark Up
Language) formats from anywhere in the world.
The
GoBCL service is available online at http://www.gobcl.com/ and has two format
creation components. The PDF creation module converts a variety of formats
including DOC, XLS, PPT, HTML and TXT to the universally accepted PDF format and
emails the resulting PDF file to the user within minutes.
Th
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Business Editors & Technology
Writers
ON DEMAND
2002
Booth 802
NEW
YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002--Creo Inc. (NASDAQ:CREO)(TSE:CRE)
announced today that its Spire(TM) color server is being demonstrated at the On
Demand exhibition (booth #802), offering U.S. customers their first look at
several new digital front end technologies with enhanced capabilities. Creo
product and technology demonstrations highlight the industry-leading quality,
speed, flexibility and workflow integration capabilities that the Spire color
server brings to the digital printing world.
This
show marks the U.S. debut of the Spire color server connecting to the
Synapse(TM) InSite Internet portal to showcase Networked Graphic Production, a
Creo initiative that streamlines the print production cycle. This is also the
first U.S. showing of the new software version 2.0 of the CSX2000 server from
Creo for the Xerox DocuCo
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Business Editors
& High Tech Writers
HONG KONG SAR, CHINA
& TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002--
HKMIF's Six Mobile Operators Test Pilot New Secure m-Cert Solution Using
WAP 1.2.1 Phones
Diversinet Corp. (NASDAQ
Small Cap: DVNT), Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY), Gemplus (NASDAQ:GEMP),
Hewlett-Packard, Hongkong Post, and Intel, have provided a mobile certificate
trial solution to the Hong Kong m-Cert Implementation Forum
(HKMIF).
Hong Kong's six local mobile operators
jointly formed the Hong Kong m-Cert Implementation Forum to develop and
implement a single mobile digital certificate (m-Cert) standard to promote
mobile commerce in Hong Kong. The forum aims at facilitating the adoption of a
single m-Cert for all Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) based mobile commerce
services (see press releases dated February 13, 2001 and October 5, 2001: Canon U.S.A. and
T/R Systems Announce Availability of MicroPress X Series with Canon
Devices
Business Editors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 23, 2002--
Solution provides variety of options for several segments of
print-on-demand market
T/R SYSTEMS, INC.
(NASDAQ:TRSI), a leader in developing innovative solutions for the management
and production of digital documents, and Canon U.S.A. (NYSE: CAJ), a leader in
networked imaging systems, announced today the immediate availability of T/R
Systems' MicroPress(R) X Series document production servers for use with
high-volume Canon imageRUNNER and CLC color production
systems.
This announcement was made at the Canon
Digital Solution Forum, and the On Demand Digital Printing & Publishing
Strategy Conference and Exposition, both held in New York
City.
T/R Systems' innovative MicroPress X Series is
at the heart of this print-on-demand (POD) solution. The MicroPress is a
document production s
=========04/23/2002 08:31:05=========
Business/High
Tech Editors
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 23, 2002--Eastman Kodak Company ranks among the nation's "100 Best
Corporate Citizens" for 2001, according to Business Ethics
magazine.
This is the second consecutive year that
Kodak has made the "Best" list in the annual analysis, which is based on a
survey of 650 companies. Kodak's ranking climbed to 51st in 2001, from 82nd in
2000.
Specifically, Business Ethics credited Kodak
for top-tier strengths in its diversity programs, community/education support,
employee relations, and pollution prevention
programs.
"We're a values-driven company, and it's
gratifying to be recognized for our achievements," said Chairman and CEO Daniel
A. Carp. "Kodak people have demonstrated that business success on a global scale
goes hand-in-hand with honest, ethical conduct and a strong commitment to
diversity."
This is
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Business/Technology Editors
WEST
CALDWELL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--
-- Coupled with the Fiery EB-105e
Controller, the Aficio 1105
produced more than a
million impressions in the three month test
period
--
Ricoh Corporation, the Dependable Digital(TM)
output company, is proud to announce that Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) has
awarded the Aficio 1105 high-volume digital imaging system a Highly Recommended
rating.
BLI noted that the segment 6 system, tested
with the Fiery EB-105e controller, produced output that received their highest
image quality rating in all categories in both copy and print
modes.
"The Aficio 1105 tested very well and is
competitively priced in this segment," said Tony Polifrone, Presidnt BLI. "It
offers impressive capabilities including flexible production-oriented
job
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Business & Technology
Editors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--
Aficio Counter Manager Module Enhances Printer Costs and Security
Manager
Software
Ricoh Corporation, the Dependable
Digital(TM) output company, and Equitrac Corporation, the leading provider of
Document Accounting Systems and solutions, have introduced the Aficio(R) Counter
Manager (ACM) module to the Printer Cost and Security Manager(TM) (PCSM)
software system.
PCSM is a unique OEM version of
Equitrac's Printer Accounting Server(TM) (PAS) software solution. The ACM,
developed to provide total output per volume and counter information on Aficio
products, is the ideal system for remote counter management, leasing facilities
and internal accounting.
"Combining the Ricoh ACM
solution with PCSM allows us to deliver a unique and powerful solution for the
management of copy, print an
=========04/23/2002 08:07:16=========
Business/Technology
Editors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--Ricoh Corporation, the Dependable Digital(TM) Output company, and T/R
SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: TRSI), a leader in developing innovative solutions for
the management and production of digital documents, announced today the
immediate availability of T/R Systems' MicroPress(R) X Series document
production servers for use with Ricoh's mid-volume Aficio Color(R) 6513 Digital
Imaging System.
T/R Systems' innovative MicroPress X
Series is a document production server for Print-on-Demand (POD) customers that
bridges the gap between low-volume workgroup printing and high-volume
centralized printing. By combining powerful document "make-ready" capabilities,
advanced job management and sophisticated color management with advanced
workflow tools and unique print device connectivity options, the MicroPress X
Series provides customers with a scalable production printing system. The
MicroPress X
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Business/Technology
Editors
ON DEMAND
2002
Booth No. 945
NEW
YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002--
-- Ricoh
Answers the Input, Management and Output Demands
With
Products Ranging from Color Digital Imaging
Systems to Digital
Duplicators
--
Ricoh Corporation, the Dependable Digital(TM)
output company, will be exhibiting several new and previously introduced
solutions, at On Demand 2002 from April 23 - 25, at booth #945 in the Jacob
Javits Convention Center in New York City.
Ricoh will
demonstrate several fully integrated combinations of hardware and software
solutions, designed to address the input, management and output needs of any
organization. Among the products on display include:
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Business Editors & Health/Medical
Writers
TUSTIN, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--April
23, 2002--Toshiba America Medical Systems signed a three year agreement to
provide CT, general X-ray, MRI, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and vascular X-ray
systems to MAGNET Inc., a not-for-profit group purchasing organization (GPO)
comprised of 12,000 members in 20 states.
The
contract also allows members to access Toshiba's Healthcare Technology Solutions
offerings that include multi-vendor service and asset
management.
Under the contract, MAGNET Member
Organizations and their participating health-care facilities, which include
acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, physician practices and
clinics, assisted living centers and other health-care organizations, may
purchase systems and services at negotiated group discount prices from Toshiba's
full line of products.
"These contracts allow our
participatin
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Business Editors/Technology
Writers
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April
23, 2002--
Fujitsu Software Corporation's INTERSTAGE i-Flow is Selected Over Twenty
Competing Products by Solomon Institute Corp.
Fujitsu Software Corporation today
announced that Solomon Institute Corp. based in Miami, Fla., will embed Fujitsu
Software Corporation's INTERSTAGE i-Flow Business Process Management engine as a
key component of Computer Filing Cabinet.(R) Computer Filing Cabinet is a
powerful document management tool designed to capture and retrieve documents
within a department or across the enterprise. The combined products provide a
compelling and complete solution for managing and linking documents with
workflow.
i-Flow is the first Java-based and only
100% browser-based business process management solution, allowing for seamless
integration with Web-based systems. i-Flow's flexible
architect
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Business
Editors/High-Tech Writers
ACSM/FIG
Conference
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--
Workshop Focuses on LandXML's Role in
Improving Road and Highway
Design and Safety;
Includes Demonstrations, Training, and
Open
Discussions on the LandXML
Schema
Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK), the world's
leading design software and digital content company, is co-sponsoring a one-day
workshop with LandXML.org at the ACSM/FIG Conference to examine how road and
highway safety can be improved and the role of LandXML in that process. LandXML
is a specialized XML data exchange standard for the land development, civil
engineering, and transportation design
industry.
Hosted by the Federal Highway
Administration, the workshop will examine LandXML's use in the Interactive
Highway Design Safety Model (IHDSM) and i
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Business
Editors
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 23, 2002--CeleXx Corporation (OTCBB:CLXX) announced that on April
2, 2002, it closed the settlement of its pending litigation with the Estate of
David R. Burke, Sr. (the "Estate"), which was previously announced on January
24, 2002. Pursuant to the settlement, the Estate became the owner of CeleXx's
former wholly-owned subsidiary, Computer Marketplace, Inc. ("CMI"), and CeleXx
received a promissory note for $42,000, relief of payment for the note due the
Estate for $914,000 and the surrender of approximately 16 million shares of
CeleXx common stock (approximately 30% of the outstanding shares), which CeleXx
intends to hold in treasury until the shares are cancelled. There was also an
exchange of releases among the Estate, CeleXx, CMI and the officers, directors
and employees of the Corporation and CMI, as to all matters concerning
CMI.
The Private Securities Reform Act of 1995
provide
=========04/23/2002 07:48:06=========
Business/Technology
Editors
SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 23, 2002--Telaxis Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:TLXS), a
developer of wireless fiber optic connectivity products, today reported
financial results for the first quarter ended March 31,
2002.
Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2002
was $5,000, compared to $8,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2001 and
$522,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2001.
The
operating loss for the recent quarter was $3.4 million, compared to $3.7 million
for the quarter ended December 31, 2001 and $5.6 million for the quarter ended
March 31, 2001. The net loss for the first quarter of 2002 was $1.9 million or
$0.12 per share, compared to $2.5 million or $0.15 per share for the fourth
quarter of 2001 and $5.1 million or $0.30 per share for the first quarter of
2001.
Dennis Stempel, Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Telax
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Business Editors/High-Tech
Writers
NetWorld+Interop 2002 Las
Vegas
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 23, 2002--Solsoft, Inc., a leading provider of visual security
policy management solutions, today announced Solsoft Distributed NP, a new
collaborative policy management platform for network security. This solution,
which extends the powerful Solsoft NP product family, dramatically simplifies
the way network security policies are managed and deployed in large enterprises
and at managed service providers. The first public unveiling of Solsoft
Distributed NP will be at NetWorld+Interop 2002, May 7-9, in the Solsoft booth
(#1041) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in Las Vegas,
Nev.
According to a Gartner Group study,
"collaboration to make security policies work" is the most important security
implementation issue in organizations of 500 or more employees. Now Solsoft
offers a new collaborative solution for comp
=========04/23/2002 06:01:00=========
Business Editors &
High-Tech Writers
CHANDLER, Ariz. &
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002--Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMKR) and
Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding
calling for Amkor's staged equity purchase of Fujitsu's semiconductor assembly
and test operation located in Kagoshima, Japan. The agreement would
significantly enhance Amkor's penetration of the Japanese market for outsourced
semiconductor assembly and test while enabling Fujitsu to improve production
competitiveness and focus on its core business
operations.
Under the terms of the agreement, a joint
venture company would be formed through Amkor's acquisition of 67 percent of
Fujitsu's interest in Kyushu Fujitsu Electronics Ltd. The joint venture company
would operate for three years, after which Amkor would buy out the remaining 33
percent for a predetermined amount. The joint venture company would also enjoy a
five-year agreement to
=========04/23/2002 06:00:00=========
Business
Editors
TOKYO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23,
2002--Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. (TSE:6581) today announced that it would split off
its printer business using the corporate split provisions of the Japanese
Commercial Code. The decision was reached at a meeting of the company's Board of
Directors held on April 23, 2002. Hitachi Koki and Hitachi, Ltd.
(TSE:6501/NYSE:HIT) simultaneously announced that, it was decided, in meetings
of both companies' Board of Directors that, after the two companies agree on the
details, Hitachi Koki will establish a new company on October 1, 2002 and, on
condition that the split is approved at Hitachi Koki's general meeting of its
shareholders, sell all its shares to Hitachi. Hitachi's printer business will
then be merged with the new company.
As a result of
this decision, Hitachi Koki will be able to concentrate management resources on
power tools, thereby enabling it to increase R&D capabilities and global
sales
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