• US to station customs officials at Swedish port to disrupt terror plots
    GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Jan 28 (AFP) - The United States and Sweden have signed an agreement that will place US customs inspectors at the port of Gothenburg in an effort to disrupt possible terrorist plots, officials said Tuesday.
  • Sharon rules out alliance with far-right: TV
    JERUSALEM, Jan 29 (AFP) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, newly returned to a second term in Israeli elections, said early Wednesday he no intention of forming a government with the extreme right, public television reported.
  • AT&T Wireless Narrows 4th-Quarter Loss
    REDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- AT&T Wireless Services Inc. on Tuesday reported that its fourth-quarter net loss narrowed by 89 percent over last year and beat analysts' expectations.
  • Intec Launches Inter-contenT, Providing a Complete Solution for Managing Revenue Streams from Next-Generation Content Services
    ATLANTA & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003-- Industry estimates for the value of content-based services exceed
  • Globecomm Systems Announces Date of Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call/Webcast
    HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, today announced that it will release its fiscal second quarter financial results after the market close on Thursday, February 6, 2003, and will host a conference ...
  • Cooperative Bankshares Reports Annual Earnings Increase of 71 Percent
    WILMINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:COOP) reported net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2002, of $4,944,497 or $1.73 per diluted share, a 71.2% increase over the same period last year.
  • BCE Emergis Meets Targets and Reports Improved EBITDA and Earnings for the Fourth Quarter
    MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--BCE Emergis (TSX:IFM)
  • Brascan Agrees To Subscribe For $300 Million Noranda Preferred Shares
    TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--Brascan Corporation (TSX:BNN.A.TO)(NYSE:BNN) today announced that it has agreed to subscribe for $300 million of preferred shares which may be issued by Noranda Inc. prior to February 28, 2003.
  • Fitch Rates City of St. Louis, MO $104.5MM Airport Revs 'A-', Neg Outlook
    CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A-' rating to the City of St. Louis, Missouri's $104,500,000 airport revenue refunding bonds, series 2003, scheduled for negotiated sale during the week of Feb. 10, 2003 through a syndicate led by AG Edwards and Sons, Inc. The issue consists of $76,920,000 ...
  • Itron Issues Update on Patent Infringement Litigation
    SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--Itron, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITRI), today reported that the United States District Court, District of Minnesota, has issued an Order which addresses the timing and procedures for resolving certain outstanding issues in the Benghiat patent litigation.
  • California Cryobank Inc. Observes Birth Defects Prevention Month and Offers One Year Free Cord Blood Storage for Families With a History of Birth Defects
    SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--California Cryobank, Inc. (CCB), a nationally respected cord blood processing and storage company, is pleased to join with the CA State Department of Health, the March of Dimes Foundation and the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, as well as with many dedicated ...
  • Keyes-Gateway Inc. REALTORS Merges with Prudential Residenz REALTORS in Ohio
    IRVINE, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates Inc., a Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) company, today announced that Dayton, Ohio-based Keyes-Gateway Inc. REALTORS(R) has merged with Prudential Residenz REALTORS(R).
  • Precyse Solutions Announces New Group Vice President of Health Information Management Services
    KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--Precyse Solutions today announced it has named Yvonne Bokelman to the newly created position of Group VP of HIM Services effective immediately.
  • Winning California Lottery Numbers [Jan 28]
    The California State Lottery winning numbers for the Daily 3 game today are 1, 7 and 4.
  • CSU Sacramento Selects Convera for E-Learning Streaming Video Initiative
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. & VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003-- Screening Room(R) Allows Students to Access Lectures Online Within
  • Atlantic Ten Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 28
  • NAIA Women's Top 25 College Basketball Poll / Jan 28
    The NAIA Top 25 women's weekly college basketball poll, record as of January 28, with first-place votes, record, total points and previous ranking:
  • Liberty 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Jan 28
    19 02/01 @ CHARLESTON SOU, 2:00 PM
  • Jazz Snap Losing Streak, Topple Kings [Jan 28]
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Karl Malone had 29 points, 10 rebounds and six assists just hours after being left off the All-Star team, and the Utah Jazz snapped a seven-game losing streak to Sacramento by beating the Kings 102-92 Tuesday night.
  • NBA Scoreboard as of 07:10 p.m. / Jan 28
  • Stars Center Modano Is All-Star Captain
    IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Dallas Stars center Mike Modano will be the captain for the Western Conference at the NHL All-Star game.
  • Preview: Minnesota (25-17-7-1) at Vancouver (29-16-5-0) 10:30 p.m. EST / Jan 28
    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- The Minnesota Wild try to improve to 3-1 on their five-game road trip when they conclude their season series against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday at General Motors Place.
  • San Jose Sharks Team Report / Jan 27
    Last result: 3-0 win at Los Angeles, January 27
  • J.D. Edwards Selects Synchrologic To Facilitate Mobile Capabilities in CRM 2.0
    ATLANTA & DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003-- Latest Customer Relationship Management Software Release Leverages
  • iHotelier Introduces Multi-Property Booking Technology
    Bluegreen Vacation Rentals to Enhance User Experience at Bluegreenrentals.com
  • Metron Technology Names Douglas J. McCutcheon Chief Financial Officer
    BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--Metron Technology N.V. (Nasdaq:MTCH), a leading global provider of outsourced marketing, sales, service and support solutions to the semiconductor industry, announced today that Douglas J. McCutcheon has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of the ...
  • ServiceWare Expands International Customer Base With the Addition of Telecommunications Provider ONE Connect Austria GmbH
    EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003-- ONE Selects eService Suite(TM) for Enhanced Contact Center
  • Colombia General Denies Rights Violation
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most allegations of human rights abuses by the Colombian military are false and politically motivated, the head of Colombia's army said Tuesday.
  • Swissair auditors say they did nothing wrong
    ZURICH, Jan 28 (AFP) - Auditors of the now bankrupt Swissair, KPMG, defended themselves on Tuesday after last week's damning report on responsibility for the collapse of the former national airline.
  • Tommy Lapid, the man who could be Israel's kingmaker
    JERUSALEM, Jan 29 (AFP) - Yosef "Tommy" Lapid only entered the Israeli parliament in 1999, but he and his secular Shinui party looked set Tuesday night to becoming the third or even second force in the Knesset.
  • Blix ready to accept extension of inspections: Cox
    BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (AFP) - UN arms inspector Hans Blix said Tuesday he would accept an extension of his mission in Iraq, although he has not asked for one, European Parliament head Pat Cox said.
  • Old Mutual's U.S. Asset Management Group Reports Results for 2002
    BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--The U.S. asset management group of Old Mutual plc (LSE:OML) today announced results for 2002 for its affiliated asset management firms.
  • RPC, Inc. Reports 2002 Fourth Quarter Results
    ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--RPC Incorporated (NYSE: RES) announced its unaudited results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2002.
  • puraDYN Appoints William A. Jacobs as Quality Manager
    BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--puraDYN Filter Technologies Inc. (AMEX:PFT), the global bypass oil filtration system company, today announced that William A. Jacobs has been appointed Quality Manager to achieve quality certification for the company.
  • Purchases by Large Global 2000 Enterprises Underscore SeeBeyond's Momentum
    Purchases by Large Global 2000 Enterprises Underscore SeeBeyond's Momentum; 56 New Customers Added During the Fourth Quarter 2002, Bringing Total to More Than 1,780
  • Israel says 10,OOO Palestinians to be allowed to make Mecca pilgrimage
    JERUSALEM, Jan 28 (AFP) - Some 10,000 Palestinian Muslims will be allowed to make the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia next month, the Israeli defence ministry announced on Tuesday.
  • Ivy League Basketball Standings through Jan 28
  • Women's Ivy League Basketball Standings through Jan 27
  • Latest WNBA Team Is Connecticut Sun
    UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- The WNBA is betting professional women's basketball will be successful in Connecticut, where UConn games routinely sell out.
  • NCAA Div I Mens Basketball Schedule for Jan 27
  • Perugia grooming Miccoli junior for future success
    ROME, Jan 28 (AFP) - Improving Italian first division side Perugia on Tuesday signed the younger brother of in-form first-team striker Fabrizio Miccoli in the hope he will reach the heights of his elder sibling.
  • 2002 A Solid Year for Get2Chip
    130 Design Completions, Including 50 Million Gate Design
  • Xanoptix Invents Novel, Highly Efficient Heat Sink Design
    New Inside-out Cooling Element Offers 40% Greater Heat Dissipation, Lower Weight and Greater Mechanical Stiffness
  • Bush says world cannot wait for imminent threat to disarm Saddam
    WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Tuesday said the world could not wait to for an imminent threat to disarm Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein whom he branded a recalcitrant dictator who oppressed his own people and threatened others.
  • Mideast war looks "imminent": Philippine leader's spokesman
    MANILA, Jan 29 (AFP) - War is "imminent" in Iraq, Philippines President Gloria Arroyo's spokesman said Wednesday in reaction to US President George W. Bush's State of the Union address.
  • Norway carries out first bombings since 1945, in Afghanistan
    OSLO, Jan 28 (AFP) - Norway carried out its first air strikes in combat since World War II when it dropped two bombs on Taliban-held positions in southeastern Afghanistan, Norwegian military officials said on Tuesday.
  • Taiwan approves Swiss Samancor to open distribution center
    TAIPEI, Jan 28 (AFP) - Taiwan has approved a deal for Swiss mining company Samancor AG to set up an international distribution center, an official from the Industrial Development Bureau said Wednesday.
  • Baltic states consider joining US-led coalition on Iraq
    VILNIUS, Jan 28 (AFP) - The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will jointly discuss whether they should participate in a possible US-led war in Iraq, senior parliamentarians said Tuesday.
  • Biogen Says More Profits in 4th Quarter
    BOSTON (AP) -- Drug maker Biogen reported a 37.5 percent increase in profits for the fourth quarter after royalties more than doubled following a legal settlement and offset a drop in sales of its multiple sclerosis drug Avonex.
  • MGM Mirage Beats Lowered Outlook
    LAS VEGAS (AP) -- MGM Mirage, the world's second largest casino operator, Tuesday said its fourth-quarter and year earnings beat its own lowered forecast and analysts' expectations.
  • Correcting and Replacing Earlier AirTran Holdings News Release
    ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003-- AirTran Holdings Reports Net Income of $7.5 Million for Fourth
  • Neuberger Berman Inc. Declares Dividend for Fourth Quarter 2002
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--Neuberger Berman Inc. (NYSE: NEU) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared the Company's dividend for the fourth quarter of 2002, in the amount of $0.075 per share.
  • PROPHIX Software Realizes Strong Growth During Tight Economic Times
    TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--PROPHIX Software, the leading provider of fully featured and affordable financial analysis software for the business community, announced today that 4Q 2002 was one of its most successful quarters to date with 38 new customers and six software product upgrades. The majority of new ...
  • Performance Food Group's Fourth Quarter Conference Call on the Internet
    RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--Performance Food Group (NASDAQ/NM:PFGC) will provide an online, real-time webcast and rebroadcast of its conference call for the fourth quarter of 2002 and outlook for the year on Tuesday, February 4, 2003.
  • The Classica Group's Microwave Technology Subsidiary Sells Unique Cheese Snack Processing System
    LAKEWOOD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--The Classica Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCGI) ("Classica"), announced today that its Classica Group Technologies Italia, S.r.l. subsidiary ("CGTI") has sold a microwave heat processing system to Savio Corporation of Tricesimo Italy, a manufacturer of novelty foods.
  • Industry Focuses on Resolving Cash Flow Issues in HIPAA Transactions Compliance
    ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--The HIPAA electronic transaction standard requirements create substantial challenges for both payers and providers. The failure to properly integrate the requirements into business processes promises to slow and possibly prevent the payment of legitimate claims. Importantly, ...
  • Bargain Hunters Give Wall Street a Lift / Wall Street Report [Jan 28]
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Bargain hunters gave Wall Street a lift Tuesday following a protracted and powerful selloff that sent the Dow Jones industrials below 8,000 for the first time in three months. The renewed buying pushed the Dow back above that mark.
  • Death Sentence for Tajikistan Man
    DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) -- A court in Tajikistan has sentenced a man to death for the killing of an employee of a German humanitarian aid organization in the Central Asian nation's capital last fall.
  • New Mexico Guard Remains Hospitalized
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico senior point guard Senque Carey will remain hospitalized longer than expected following surgery for a spinal cord injury that had left his legs paralyzed for two weeks.
  • Recap: (6) Oklahoma 75, Texas A&M 68 / Jan 28
    NORMAN, Oklahoma (Ticker) -- Hollis Price scored 24 points and Ebi Ere added 18 as No. 6 Oklahoma extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 33 games with a physical 75-68 triumph over Big 12 rival Texas A&M.
  • Women's Atlantic Ten Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 28
  • Women's Mid American Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 28
  • Upcoming Boxing Schedule / Jan 28
    Friday - at Atlantic City (espn2) - 10 rounds, light heavyweights: Charles Brewer (38-9, 27 KOs) vs. Etienne Whitaker (27-8-2, 16 KOs).
  • Ringmaster Maier back at the big top of the white circus
    KITZBUHEL, Austria, Jan 28 (AFP) - They call the weird and wonderful world of the ski circuit the white circus - and every circus needs a ringmaster. So step forward the fit-again Hermann Maier.
  • Becker to be enshrined in Tennis Hall of Fame / Jan 28
    NEWPORT, Rhode Island (Ticker) - Former world No. 1 Boris Becker of Germany heads this year's list of those to be enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in July.
  • Award Competition Announced for the 3rd Annual Texas Technology Conference 2003 - March 26-27
    Texas Technology Conference
  • Swedish feelgood movies take film industry into new golden age
    STOCKHOLM, Jan 28 (AFP) - Swedish cinema, best known for the angst-ridden, soul-searching films of Ingmar Bergman, has turned its back on gloom and is successfully challenging Hollywood on its home ground: feel-good movies.
  • Sharon's right-wing Likud sweeps to Israeli election victory
    JERUSALEM, Jan 28 (AFP) - The right-wing Likud party of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon swept to victory in Israeli legislative elections Tuesday, while the Labour party's downfall and the secular centrist Shinui's rise were confirmed, exit polls showed.
  • The New York Times Company Reports Ad Revenue and Volume for Its Newspaper Group for December, Fourth Quarter and Full Year
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2003--The New York Times Company announced today that advertising revenue for the Company's Newspaper Group increased 16.7% in December 2002 compared with the same month in 2001, as a result of double-digit growth at both The New York Times and The New England Newspaper Group.
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers Forecasts Lodging Industry Expenses Will Rise in 2003
    NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available
  • AlphaRx Inc. Acquires Exclusive Worldwide Commercialization Rights of Cancer Drug VT-1 That Selectively Targets And Kills Cancer Cells
    RICHMOND HILL, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--AlphaRx Inc. (OTCBB:ALRX) is pleased to announce it has acquired the exclusive, worldwide commercialization rights of cancer drug, VT-1. Developed by leading Canadian Research Institutions, VT-1 can be targeted to kill malignant tumor cells and their blood supply. It is ...
  • Bentley Plant Debuts
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  • Sixth Next Generation Boeing 737-800 Delivered to China Southern
    China's Largest Airline Continues to Modernize Fleet
  • British director tapped to helm latest "Batman"
    LOS ANGELES, Jan 28 (AFP) - Acclaimed British film-maker Christopher Nolan is to direct the next instalment in Hollywood's flagging "Batman" movie franchise, the industry press said Tuesday.
  • Missing Woman's Husband Admits Affair
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Scott Peterson admits he was having an affair last year before his pregnant wife vanished, and claimed he told her about it. He denied killing his wife.
  • Pot Measure on Ballot in Columbia, Mo.
    COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Voters in this college town will go to the polls in April to decide a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana and greatly reduce penalties for possession of small quantities of the drug.
  • Merck earnings up on healthy drug sales
    WHITEHOUSE STATION, New Jersey, Jan 28 (AFP) - US pharmaceutical giant Merck reported Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings were up two percent over the same period a year ago on strong sales of its most popular drugs.
  • Bosnian Serbs unmoved over war crimes fugitive Karadzic
    BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Jan 28 (AFP) - Top war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic disappeared seven years ago, but as a symbol of Bosnian-Serb sovereignty and the world's chequered intervention in the Balkans conflict, his presence is still tangible.
  • Weather Around the U.S.A.
    Temperatures indicate Tuesday's high and overnight low to 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
  • No. 12 Kansas Upends No. 3 Texas 90-87
    LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Losing streaks of any kind are rare at Kansas.
  • Big Ten Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 28
  • Big Sky Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 28
  • West Coast Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 28
  • Women's Southern Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 28
  • Knee surgery sidelines NBA Hornets' star for six weeks
    NEW ORLEANS, Jan 28 (AFP) - Baron Davis, the second-leading scorer on the National Basketball Association's New Orleans Hornets, is expected to miss six weeks after undergoing successful left knee surgery here Tuesday.
  • NBA Team-by-Team Stats Atlantic Division through Jan 28
  • Recap: ATLANTA 5, NY Rangers 2 / Jan 28
    ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Dany Heatley and Brad Tapper each scored twice as the Atlanta Thrashers continued their dominance of the New York Rangers with a 5-2 victory.
  • Hutcheson Stakes winners / Jan 28
    2003 -- to be run Saturday, February 15 (Gulfstream Park)
  • 2003 3-year-old Major Thoroughbred Race Results & Upcoming Races / Jan 28
    Results
  • Bora Milutinovic's brother dies
    BELGRADE, Jan 28 (AFP) - Former Yugoslav national football coach Milos Milutinovic, brother of renowned international coach Bora Milutinovic, died in Belgrade aged 70 on Tuesday, his family said.
  • Villa storm Boro citadel
    LONDON, Jan 28 (AFP) - Middlesbrough's fortress Riverside was finally overrun on Tuesday by the most unlikely raiders.
  • Xansa Survey Shows 200+% Return on Investment When Organizations Use DSDM
    ISELIN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003-- International Development Standard Ensures Delivery of Targeted
  • South Korean envoy fails to meet North's Kim
    SEOUL, Jan 29 (AFP) - South Korean presidential envoy Lim Dong-Won left Pyongyang Wednesday after failing to meet with North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il, officials said.
  • Widespread corruption proves health hazard in Albania
    TIRANA, Jan 28 (AFP) - Widespread corruption in Albania is proving a health hazard as bribery runs endemic through the country's medical services despite a government battle to root it out.
  • Labour reiterates refusal to join Sharon coalition
    JERUSALEM, Jan 28 (AFP) - The secretary general of Israel's Labour party, which was soundly defeated by the Likud party of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Tuesday's general election, reiterated that Labour would refuse to join a coalition with the premier.
  • The Corporate Executive Board to Broadcast Fourth Quarter Conference Call Live on the Internet
    WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--The Corporate Executive Board Company (CEB) (Nasdaq: EXBD) today announced it will provide an on-line Web simulcast of its conference call to discuss its news release regarding its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2002, which will be issued after the market closes on ...
  • US airlines weigh pudgy passenger perils
    WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (AFP) - Passengers checking in for flights on small planes may be asked to step on the scales along with their baggage in a new safety initiative, a regulatory spokesman said Tuesday.
  • Avaki Packages New Grid Software Introduction Kit: Avaki Quick Connect
    BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003-- Avaki Quick Connect Provides Easy-to-Deploy, Cost-effective Solution
  • A.M. Best Places Rating of Prudential Property and Casualty Group and Its Subsidiary Under Review
    OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003--A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of the Prudential Property and Casualty Group (Indianapolis, IN) and its separately rated subsidiary, THI Holdings Group (Cleveland, OH), under review with negative implications.
  • Errors Found in N.J. Child Welfare Office
    NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The child welfare office that handled the case of three abused brothers, including one who was beaten and starved to death, was overwhelmed and hampered by antiquated equipment and policies, a state review has found.
  • U.S., Coalition Battle Afghan Rebels
    BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. and coalition forces were battling 80 rebels aligned to renegade leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Tuesday in the largest-scale fighting since Operation Anaconda nine months ago, the U.S. military said.