Washington Diplomats Player Signs National Letter of Intent
Shauniece Steward has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Coppin State College next fall. Steward, who was recruited by more than 30 NCAA Division I volleyball programs, attends John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring, Maryland... 2002-05-16

Membership expanding at new Web site targeted to top technologists Lively discussions are the hallmark of "Chief Officer" at www.chiefofficer.com.
Cleveland, May 16, 2002--A new Web site catering to top technology decision makers at the world's leading companies has seen its membership skyrocket since its launch late last year. With over 500 members in 42 countries, Chief Officer is the only Web site created by leading technologists for other top corporate executives. 2002-05-16

Protozoa to be protected in new Internet domain
In a followup to the "dot kids" legislation (H.R. 3833) to create a "dot kids dot us" domain proposed by Congressman John Shimkus (R-Illinois), the Coalition to Protect Protozoa has taken the initiative to create a new safe place for protozoa on the Internet under the "dot protozoa dot us" domain. 2002-05-16

World's Fastest, Easiest Rhinestone Setter Now Available Online
BeJeweler™, the precision electric rhinestone setter seen on QVC, Discovery, and HGTV can now be seen and purchased online. Video demos, decorating ideas and links to how-to articles also be be viewed at http://www.creative-crystal.com. 2002-05-16

MORNINGSTAR SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES OPEN TEXT LIVELINK INTEGRATION WITH PLUMTREE CORPORATE PORTAL 4.5WS
Morningstar announces two new Plumtree integration products for incorporating Open Text Livelink content management capabilities into the Plumtree Corporate Portal. The first is a suite of Plumtree Gadget Web Services that combines the most valuable content management capabilities of Livelink in a portal page. 2002-05-16

INFO2CLEAR AND UNIFIEDPOST ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO SECURE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Info2clear, Europe's leading player in digital content delivery systems and secure DRM solutions, today announced a partnership with UnifiedPost, a solution provider for simplifying and optimising communication in today's businesses. UnifiedPost will use Info2clear's technology to offer secure document distribution to its clients. 2002-05-16

WORLDRES.COM LAUNCHES WORLDRESULTS Full Suite of Distribution, Management and Marketing Programs Help Properties Move Inventory
Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association (HEDNA) Global Meeting, London----May 13, 2002[London]----WorldRes.com, a leading online hotel reservation network, today announced WorldResults ä a complete suite of online marketing tools including distribution, management and demand generation programs. Properties use WorldResults expanded products and services to drive reservations through increased traffic and real-time inventory management. 2002-05-16

Cellulite Free at Last Plus inch loss
Get ready to be slimmer, more toned and Cellulite free. The new revolutionary Healthwrap guarantees you will lose inches after just one use, and will continue to help you keep off those unwanted inches permanently. If you thought that was great we have even better news. Because the Healthwrap is based on the use of essential oils, the more time you use it, the less Cellulite you will have. Our special blend of essential oils, developed by a leading London based company, (exclusively for us) has been formulated to stimulate the lymphatic system, (the mechanism within your body that is responsible for cleansing and detoxifying your internal system). It removes, through a natural process, the build up of waste that occurs between your muscles and underneath your skin, commonly known as Cellulite. Another great benefit is how your skin is left feeling soft and toned, and with continued use, a reduction in Stretch marks can be achieved. To find out how men and women are benefiting from this dynamic inch loss system visit our site at http://www.healthwrap.net And start losing inches and reducing that Cellulite Now. 2002-05-16

InsideHoops.com founder Jeff Lenchiner announces NBA DRAFT coverage
NBA radio analyst and celebrated sportswriter makes major upgrade to InsideHoops.com NBA basketball draft coverage 2002-05-16

Kyowa Hakko to Begin Clinical Phase II Trials in the U.S. and Europe of KW-7158, a Treatment for Urinary Incontinence
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. this month started clinical phase II trials of KW-7158, a treatment for urinary incontinence, following positive results from the clinical pharmacological study carried out in France from June last year. 2002-05-16

JCB Awarded Contract for KANSAI THRU PASS Transport Card
Major Japanese credit card company JCB Co., Ltd. has been awarded the operational contract for the KANSAI THRU PASS contactless IC chip transportation card to begin in 2003 by Surutto KANSAI Association. 2002-05-16

Rockwell Automation Signs More Than $5.5 Million in Asset Management Service Agreements for Major Manufacturers
Rockwell Automation has been engaged to provide Rockwell Automation Asset Management Program (RAAMP) agreements totaling more than $5.5 million to several major manufacturers during its second fiscal quarter. RAAMP™ will help companies reduce MRO inventory expenses and repair costs, streamline maintenance operations 2002-05-16

Shake Studios Launches 1st Digital Sports Advertising Agency in UK
Shake Sports (www.shakesports.com) is the 1st UK digital creative agency specialising in the Sport and Leisure Industry. 2002-05-16

Kinberlin First-to-Market with a Corporate Management System for Rehabilitative and Medical Assessment Service Providers
New program enables claim service providers to increase productivity levels, lower costs, and gain a sustainable advantage in the claims sector 2002-05-16

B2BWorks Debuts New B2B Digital Marketing Online Destination; Leading B2B Digital Marketing and Media Services Company Re-launches Web Site With Added Industry Info, Features
B2BWorks, the premier business-to-business (b2b) digital marketing and media services provider, today announces the re-launch of its corporate Web site, www.b2bworks.net. The site features expanded b2b digital marketing and corporate capabilities information, interactive product demos, and exclusive downloads for Web site registrants. 2002-05-16

WAHMPRENEUR PUBLISHING TEAMS WITH LUGHNASSADH BOOKS TO LAUNCH FICTION CONTEST
Wahmpreneur Publishing, Inc. and LughnassadhBooks.com announce the launch of a new fiction manuscript contest, with prizes totaling $2,750. 2002-05-16

Microencapsulators Must Seek Growth Markets
The combination of a constant flow of innovative new techniques with wider application areas and an increased desire for product differentiation will drive growth in the use microencapsulation technologies in industrial markets reveals new research from international strategic market consultant Frost & Sullivan. But, technology providers must choose their end application market with care to ensure sustained growth. 2002-05-16

Central and Eastern European Markets hold Promise for Caramel Manufacturers
Caramel colours manufacturers in Europe are operating in an increasingly mature market with average levels of growth of only 1 -- 2% per annum. But if they look to Eastern European markets the picture is very different reveals a recent study from international market consultants Frost & Sullivan. 2002-05-16

Complacent Colourings Manufacturers Must Rise to the Challenge From Colouring Foodstuffs
Colouring foodstuffs are making an impact in the European colourings market according to new research carried out by international strategic market consultant Frost & Sullivan. The study reveals that the general shift from synthetic to natural colourings will slow down in the next few years, and a new trend towards use of colouring food-stuffs will accelerate. 2002-05-16

S3 PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. & BOOKZONE, INC. Form Alliance to Integrate S3-CISPUB and Web/E-Commerce Solutions
S3 Publishing Technologies, Inc., provider of world-class enterprise software for publishers, and BookZone, Inc., provider of "best-of-breed" Web services and applications for the publishing industry, announced today their strategic alliance agreement, providing publishers and distributors with fully-integrated Order Fulfillment and Web/eCommerce applications. 2002-05-16

Cheap Imports Threaten European Phytonutrients Market
Research carried out by international market analysts Frost & Sullivan has highlighted the threat to European Phytonutrients producers of cheap imports from Asia. Generally, owing to increased competition and improved extraction techniques, prices in this market are in a declining trend. The report reveals that Asian producers are selling below cost in an effort to gain European market share. 2002-05-16

CANDY BUSINESS Executive Editor STEVE FORSTER threatens small candy business!
Event invitation provokes unprecedented response from Candy Business, Executive Editor, Steve Forster! 2002-05-16

Inherently Conductive Polymers set to boom in Cutting Edge Markets
Inherently conductive polymers (ICPs) are finally about to leap from the laboratory into the commercial world. Invented in 1977 and winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, ICPs have been around for a while, but their true commercial potential has never been realised. A new study from Frost & Sullivan examines the current and future potential of three main types of ICP, polyaniline, polythiophene (PEDT) and polypyrrole, in the new markets that are about to explode. 2002-05-16

Contour RollerMouse Station Eases Pain at Fortune® 100 Companies Ergonomic Solution for Computing Discomfort Reduces Pain by 47% at Major Call Center
Today Contour Design Inc. published an extensive study of its innovative RollerMouse Station during trials of the product in a one thousand-seat call center. The study was conducted at a major US pharmaceutical company. The resultant conclusions of the study will be presented in Contour Design's exhibit (E60, Hall 9) at the Safety & Health Expo May 13-16, 2002 in Birmingham, UK. In summary, the study reveals that the Contour RollerMouse Station considerably reduces reported operator discomfort and pain by 47%. 2002-05-16

David Hughes and Chris Wraight from Sophos Anti-Virus and Rich Bentley from Wise Solutions to be featured on this weeks Lets Talk Computers ®
Guests from Sophos Anti-Virus and Wise Solutions will appear on radio talk show "Let's Talk Computers". Sophos Anti-Virus is a world leader in virus protection with a user base of over 10 million in over 150 countries. Wise Solutions has offered developers and system administrators advanced installation products since 1992. Let's Talk Computers is one of the longest-running computer radio talk shows, and airs on multiple radio stations weekly - and 24 hours a day, seven days a week on the Internet. 2002-05-16

A Happy Pocket Full of Money Released and Liberates Readers
For thousands of years, the world's greatest teachers, from Jesus to the Buddha, have taught us that everything we need to be extremely wealthy and happy is inside of us. Nothing outside of us can stop us. Yet we heard but did not listen because we did not understand exactly why and exactly how this is so. That is, until now. 2002-05-16

FIRST GRADUATES ON PIONEERING MARINE ENGINEERING DEGREE COURSE
The first students have graduated from a pioneering Marine Engineering degree course at South Tyneside College, designed to boost the skills of marine engineering personnel from the UK and around the world. 2002-05-16

Pending Court Case Could Affect Advertising & Entertainment Industries
Electronic Retailing Association Convenes Panel to Discuss Celebrity Product Endorsers' Roles, Responsibilities and Potential Personal Liability Pending Court Case Could Affect Advertising & Entertainment Industries The Electronic Retailing Association (ERA), an international trade association of companies that use the power of electronic retailing to sell direct to consumers, recently hosted an industry roundtable to explore the changing roles and responsibilities of celebrity product endorsers. In its mission to create a climate in which electronic retailers can operate with consumer confidence, the ERA asked meeting participants to comment on the future of celebrity endorsements in both infomercials and general advertising. 2002-05-16

AlphaRX ANNOUNCES RESULTS ON HIGHLY EFFECTIVE, NOVEL, TOPICAL NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FORMULATIONS
AlphaRX ANNOUNCES RESULTS ON HIGHLY EFFECTIVE, NOVEL, TOPICAL NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FORMULATIONS 2002-05-16

Everyday 12-Point Lifesaver Made Available Free To Help People Get Out of Conflict, Suffering and Lack
Millions of people worldwide are living an unsatisfactory life full of conflict, financial shortages, suffering and lack. People everywhere are asking 'what went wrong' in their lives, schools, businesses, families and countries. Yet the solutions to these seemingly immense problems is so simple. ImagesOfOne.com, the site that carries documents and best-selling books designed to help people live well, has released a 28-page document to guide people out of pain and shortages and into understanding, peace and prosperity. 2002-05-16

Welcom Joins Oracle PartnerNetwork to Deliver Enterprise Cost/Schedule Solution to Aerospace and Defense Industry New Bi-directional Interface To Link Enterprise-level Cost and Project Management Tools with Oracle Projects
Targeting the Aerospace and Defense industry, Welcom, a global leader in project and cost management software and services, today announced it has joined the Oracle PartnerNetwork as an Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) Member Partner, to begin development efforts for a new interface to allow Oracle Projects customers to share cost and project schedule information from Welcom's Cobra® cost management system and Open Plan® project management software throughout the enterprise. 2002-05-16

COLLOQUY® Highlights Loyalty-Marketing Technology
COLLOQUY® (www.colloquy.com) a leading loyalty-marketing publication and web site, unveiled its latest issue, featuring reports on loyalty programs from around the globe with a special emphasis on loyalty-marketing technology. 2002-05-16

Call-it Entertainment, Inc. Partners with Capcom to Launch Street Fighter Wireless Game Series
Call-it Entertainment brings Street Fighter's fighting appeal to emerging mobile game market 2002-05-16

LecStar Announces Update on Re-capitalization, Reverse Stock Split, and Future Business Strategy
LecStar Announces Update on Re-capitalization, Reverse Stock Split, and Future Business Strategy 2002-05-16

SCHAFFNER GROUP REACHES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE WEE ELECTROTEST
SCHAFFNER GROUP REACHES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE WEE ELECTROTEST 2002-05-16

Repetition in Marketing Can Generate Business
As financial advisors use marketing to grow their business, it's not unusual for them to grapple with two basic questions. Do they need to create a high level of contact? Should prospects be contacted again if they don't respond to the first marketing effort? 2002-05-16

Quantum Physics Saves Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Countries Worldwide
Everywhere you turn around the world today you find signs of 'turbulent times'. The Enron collapse, the Argentinean currency crisis, the global layoffs, bankruptcies, unemployment, stock market performance and small business difficulties worldwide have everyone asking 'what is wrong and how do we fix it?' As if that is not enough, terror and violence near and far are grabbing us by our collars and demanding our attention and solution. We are not sure what that solution might be, but voices around the world do seem to indicate that there is an agreement that we need to understand how things work a whole lot better than we do now. Isn't it amazing that the answer would arise out of the most unlikely places? In the study of Quantum Physics. 2002-05-16

FICTIONADDICTION.NET TO GIVE AWAY OVER $1,000 IN PRIZES
The ultimate network for fiction writers and readers holds virtual block party to celebrate recent achievements. 2002-05-16

New Tour Launched in the Mt. Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve
Pacific Rainforest Adventure Tours Inc., Parksville, BC, Vancouver Island marks the International Year of Ecotourism by offering a new tour for all ages. 2002-05-16

AVECIA EXPANDS CAPABILITY IN DNA MEDICINES
Avecia Biotechnology has completed a US $5m. expansion of its DNA medicines production facility at Milford MA. tripling the sites capacity to approximately 200kg annually, with flexibility for multi-product operations at all stages of drug development. 2002-05-16

Fore - A Little Golf in America's Hometown of Plymouth, Mass.
Planning a business trip to Plymouth? Now groups can arrange tee times months in advance due to a new partnership between Southers Marsh Golf Club and the Sheraton in Plymouth, MA. The Sheraton Plymouth has recently formed a partnership with Southers Marsh Golf Club (www.southersmarsh.com), a brand new 18-hole facility in Plymouth. 2002-05-16

IBM business partner, mrc, announces Java servlet reporting; Flagship product mrc-Productivity Series achieves advanced portability
mrc, Business Intelligence software experts, and longtime IBM business partner, announced Java servlet reporting capabilities. This new feature can be sampled at http://www.crazybikes.com/servlet/MRCWEBDEMO.R00250s, which showcases the ease with which a secure report can be created, and then re-created over and over with live company data. This enhancement advances corporate Web-based reporting endeavors in leaps and bounds. 2002-05-16

Application Security, Inc. Releases AppDetective for Sybase -- Discovery, Penetration Testing, and Vulnerability Assessment Scanner for Sybase Databases
Application Security, Inc. (www.appsecinc.com) announces the availability of AppDetective for Sybase, which is an application security scanner designed to perform network-based penetration tests and vulnerability assessments. Already empowering end-users to pro-actively secure Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and Lotus Domino installations, Application Security, Inc. extends AppDetective's revolutionary methodology and knowledgebase of application-specific vulnerabilities to secure and protect Sybase databases. AppDetective easily locates, examines, reports, and helps fix Sybase security vulnerabilities with a click of a button. 2002-05-16

What? The Internet Is A Serious Competitor for Casinos?
Casino managers are well aware that competition is increasing significantly in the gaming industry. However, many of them get blindsided because they don't realize that the Internet is a serious competitor. 2002-05-16

Comedy Festival Weekend In Winnipeg, Manitoba. Have a laugh this May Long Weekend!
A quick snapshot of the International Comedy Weekend in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Quest Artistes "Sprangalang" and "Tony Hatt" from Trinidad & Tobago. 2002-05-16

Complete Email Security for Enterprises Now Available: ActiveState's PerlMx Captures Over 98% of Spam
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Ungerer & Company, a fragrance, flavor, essential oil and aroma chemical manufacturer, today announced the launch of their new Web site. As of May 1, 2002, Ungerer & Company may be found on the Internet at www.ungererandcompany.com.
The new site offers both service and the opportunity to select product or product development. With a new look have come new features. The site features the history of Ungerer & Company, their world-wide facilities, customer service, fragrances, flavors and basic materials capabilities, product lists, a request for sample form and a featured product based on the newest trends. Ungerer & Company's "news" contains press and trends seen in the marketplace, a quarterly newsletter and links to industry publications. 2002-05-16

Content Convergence: One Network, One Box -Part 2 'Service Providers and Network Infrastructure: The Next Wave of Innovation
The second of three Intelligence Reports, collectively titled "Content Convergence: One Network, One Box", the ICA Syndicate projects the outlook for service providers - Home, Enterprise, & Mobile - as well as the changes to the Network Infrastructure requisite to support them. The report proffers two snapshots of time -- near term (0-60 months) and long range (60-120 months) while naming best positioned and most vulnerable large caps, the regulatory outlook, and the technical innovation necessary to affect a converged platform 2002-05-16

TIR Wins Awards in Lighting - TIR wins IESNA, Edwin F. Guth and ADEX Awards
Vancouver, Canada - TIR Systems Ltd., (TIR) a leading specialty lighting technology company, announces that it has received three awards for Solid State Lighting (SSL) projects and products. 2002-05-16

Citizens, Inc.'s First Quarter Net Income Increases 188%
It is a pleasure to report net income of $1,502,803 or $0.06 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. This compares to net income of $522,176 or $0.02 per share during the same period in 2001, an increase of 188%. 2002-05-16

Bitstudio's BlueFire 3D Game Engine V0.50 Released
Bitstudio announces the release of their BlueFire 3D game engine V0.50. Both the engine and tutorials can be downloaded at http://www.bitstudio.com 2002-05-16

Chicago Board Options Exchange chooses CMC FIX Order Monitor
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's leading options exchange has selected the Capital Markets Consulting (CMC) FIX Order Monitor to support their FIX infrastructure. 2002-05-16

GREATSCHOOLS.NET HELPS FLORIDA PARENTS UNDERSTAND SCHOOL DATA
GreatSchools.net, the nation's leading online guide to K-12 schools, has published a new in-depth guide to Florida schools at www.greatschools.net. The guide helps parents understand test data and make informed choices about their child's education. 2002-05-16

Los Angeles Developer's Lifes Work Stolen in Japanese Real Estate Scam, Forcing Default on U.S. Loan: Commissions Study and Forum to Review how the Japanese Courts, Political System, and Cultural Bias Unfairly Treat Foreign Investors
Dr. Tsai Ming Yu, a Japanese Citizen of Chinese ancestry, lost approximately $200 million dollars worth of value in Japanese real estate through use and abuse of the Japanese bankruptcy laws, which failed to protect his investments. The Japanese legal bankruptcy system allowed a Japanese financial institution to obtain title to Dr. Tsai Ming Yu's properties without providing the loan proceeds. The bankruptcy system did not protect him as the original owner of the properties. This results in a system of gross disparate treatment of persons with foreign ancestry or citizenship, which calls into question Japanese involvement in international trade, and trans-boundary financial transactions and participation in global economy. 2002-05-16

Fantastic Reviews coming in for Wings on a Guitar - If Elvis Hadn't died!
Due to the extremely high volume of requests World-Wide for WINGS ON A GUITAR, the publisher and Barnes & Noble online is now taking pre-orders. Your book will be shipped to you on the publication date in early August 2002. All **pre-orders** will be shipped first! You can order directly from Southern Charm Press at: http://www.southerncharmpress.com/elvis.html 2002-05-16

Announing UltraPdf
UltraPdf is an exciting, new way to publish and share PDF, HTML and Microsoft Office documents. UltraPdf binds multiple documents into a single, indexed UPDF file making it easy to organize and distribute project documents, presentations and even digital photo albums. 2002-05-16

OCTAVE SOFTWARE EXPANDS MANAGEMENT TEAM: Key Hire To Lead Services and Partner Efforts
Octave Software, Inc., a provider of next generation content management solutions, today announced the appointment of Terry Ferose as vice president of global client and partner services. Mr. Ferose assumes responsibility for Octave Software's consulting, education and partner relationship services worldwide. 2002-05-16

Bestselling Self-Help Titles Made Available For Download at the 3-Point Center for Wealth Consciousness
ImagesOfOne.com has just made available for download some of the bestselling self-help titles of all time in its new 3-Point Center for Wealth Consciousness. 2002-05-16

Electronic-BoardroomTMVI® Oxford Initiative Passes Time Test and Offers Strategic Standards -- June Klein Chosen As Oxford University Conference Speaker, Chairperson and Book Contributor.
June R. Klein, CEO of Technology & Marketing Ventures, Inc., has been chosen again as a speaker and chairperson for the Oxford University International Conference. She also continues as a contributor to the book series published by the Oxford Centre of Business and Educational Values. Ms. Klein's approach to blending the electronic-age with traditional governance in the 21rst Century was previously televised by Oxford University, UK. This Best Practices briefing can be licensed in various media formats and customized for an Electronic-Boardroom TMVI® TV Segment. The licensing package will also include The 2002 Standard for Boardroom Success and Tax Solutions for Technology Transfer. electronic-boardroom.com/IntellectualCapital2go(tm)15.html electronic-boardroom.com/news.html 2002-05-16