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Thursday, June 28, 2001

SDRC Second Quarter 2001 Conference Call Notice

SDRC Second Quarter 2001 Conference Call Notice

CINCINNATI--June 28, 2001--SDRC -- Filed by Structural Dynamics Research Corporation pursuant to "Rule 14a-12" under the Securities Act of 1933 -- Subject Company: Structural Dynamics Research Corporation Commission File No.: 33-16541 SDRC will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2001 results. The conf ... Continue reading

Quantum 10,000psi Fuel Cell Hydrogen Storage Allows More Fuel Onboard Bringing Hydrogen closer to Reality

Quantum 10,000psi Fuel Cell Hydrogen Storage Allows More Fuel Onboard Bringing Hydrogen closer to Reality

Quantum Technologies has demonstrated what some have called the “missing link” in fuel cell vehicles - how to get increase the range and store fuel onboard. Quantum has introduced an all-composite hydrogen storage tank that stores hydrogen at10,000 psi (700 Bar). At 10,000 psi, 80% more hydrogen fuel can be ... Continue reading

ADVISORY/Motorola Selects New Amodel AT-6115 HS from BP Amoco for Header Connector

ADVISORY/Motorola Selects New Amodel AT-6115 HS from BP Amoco for Header Connector

-- Supporting its ongoing commitment to provide customers with efficient and intelligent technologies, Motorola's Automotive Industrial Electronics Group (AIEG) will utilize BP Amoco's recently introduced Amodel AT-6115 HS resin to mold the connectors in its new automotive control modules. You can reach the story direc ... Continue reading

ESG Adds Ronald Turkett to Strengthen Strategic Consulting Group and Further Lean Transformation / Six Sigma Commitment

ESG Adds Ronald Turkett to Strengthen Strategic Consulting Group and Further Lean Transformation / Six Sigma Commitment

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--June 28, 2001--The Engineering Services Group (ESG), a Southfield, Michigan-based provider of integrated manufacturing solutions, announced that it has named Ronald Turkett Executive Director of Strategic Consulting. Turkett brings to ESG over 40 years of senior level experience, having improved the ... Continue reading

Novaciel Inc. Joins BCE Emergis Online e-Lending Interchange

Novaciel Inc. Joins BCE Emergis Online e-Lending Interchange

MONTREAL--June 28, 2001-- Almost half of Quebec auto dealers will have access to secure financing transactions across the Internet through Emergis system BCE Emergis Inc. today announced that the largest software vendor for processing auto financing in Quebec, Novaciel Inc., has joined the e-Lending Interchange, an ele ... Continue reading

SDRC Second Quarter 2001 Conference Call Notice

SDRC Second Quarter 2001 Conference Call Notice

CINCINNATI--June 28, 2001--SDRC -- Filed by Structural Dynamics Research Corporation pursuant to "Rule 14a-12" under the Securities Act of 1933 -- Subject Company: Structural Dynamics Research Corporation Commission File No.: 33-16541 SDRC will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2001 results. The conf ... Continue reading

Textron Announces Date for Second Quarter Earnings Report and Conference Call

Textron Announces Date for Second Quarter Earnings Report and Conference Call

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--June 28, 2001--Textron Inc. will release its second quarter 2001 financial results on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The company will also host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. which will be available via webcast at www.textron.com and by direct dial at (800) 288-9626 ... Continue reading

Univision.com And General Motors Launch Student Scholarship Fund

Univision.com And General Motors Launch Student Scholarship Fund

FOR RELEASE: June 28, 2001 Univision.com And General Motors Launch Student Scholarship Fund Los Angeles, CA, and Detroit, MI -Univision Online, Inc., a subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc. and General Motors Corporation today announced the launch of "El Camino Hacia el Exito" (The Road to Success), a scholarship ... Continue reading

Univision.com and General Motors Launch Student Scholarship Fund "El Camino Hacia el Exito" -The Road to Success-

Univision.com and General Motors Launch Student Scholarship Fund "El Camino Hacia el Exito" -The Road to Success-

LOS ANGELES & DETROIT--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 28, 2001-- Univision Online, Inc., a subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc. and General Motors Corporation today announced the launch of "El Camino Hacia el Exito" (The Road to Success), a scholarship program acknowledging Hispanic high school students and college ... Continue reading

Kilgannon McReynolds Named Agency of Record for LeasePlan USA

Kilgannon McReynolds Named Agency of Record for LeasePlan USA

Kilgannon McReynolds has been named agency of record for LeasePlan USA, the nation's second largest vehicle management company. The Alpharetta, Georgia-based company leases, finances and manages fleets of cars and trucks to companies throughout the U.S. The account was awarded without a review to Kilgannon McReynolds. ... Continue reading

Motorola Selects Amodel AT-6115 HS from BP Amoco for Header Connector

Motorola Selects Amodel AT-6115 HS from BP Amoco for Header Connector

New Engineering Polymer Meets SMT Reflow Processing Requirements Supporting its ongoing commitment to provide customers with efficient and intelligent technologies, Motorola's Automotive Industrial Electronics Group (AIEG) will utilize BP Amoco's recently introduced Amodel AT-6115 HS resin to mold the connectors in its ... Continue reading

Tomkins PLC Results Announcement for the Year Ended April 30, 2001

Tomkins PLC Results Announcement for the Year Ended April 30, 2001

Tomkins PLC announced its results for the year ended April 30, 2001. Financial Highlights 2001 2000 Change (pound)m (pound)m Sales: - continuing businesses 3,335.1 3161.7 + 5.5% - discontinued businesses 770.4 2478.7 Total sales 4,105.5 5,640.4 Operating profit: - continuing businesses 308.5 341.6 - 9.7% - discontinued ... Continue reading

REGI U.S. Inc. Reports Air Pump Completed for Fuel Cell Applications

REGI U.S. Inc. Reports Air Pump Completed for Fuel Cell Applications

Reg Technologies, Inc. and its U.S. subsidiary REGI U.S., Inc. wish to announce that Paul LaMarche, our Engineer for REGI U.S., Inc., has reported that the air pump for the fuel cell has been assembled and testing has commenced this week. The air pump was designed for the 1KW fuel cell and is to be further tested by a ... Continue reading

Auto Insurance Experiment Impacted by Healthy Insurance Market

Auto Insurance Experiment Impacted by Healthy Insurance Market

When California unveiled an experimental, fixed-rate auto insurance policy for the poor last year, there was hope that it might encourage motorists who drive without insurance to comply with financial responsibility laws. But lack of financial incentives and a competitive auto insurance market may have instead driven m ... Continue reading

CTS Adds 166.6285 MHz Frequency to Panther Line of Low Jitter VCXOs

CTS Adds 166.6285 MHz Frequency to Panther Line of Low Jitter VCXOs

CTS Corporation announced an expanded, higher frequency range to its successful Panther(TM) line of miniature, surface mount, low jitter voltage controlled crystal oscillators (VCXOs). Previously limited to a maximum frequency of 155.520 MHz, CTS Frequency Products has now extended its high frequency range to 166.6285 ... Continue reading

Times Reports Bridgestone/Firestone to Close Tire Plant at Center of Huge Recall

Times Reports Bridgestone/Firestone to Close Tire Plant at Center of Huge Recall

The New York Times , the newspaper od record reported tofday that Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. said today that it planned to close one of its biggest tire factories. The factory, in Decatur, Ill., was singled out last August when Firestone recalled about 6.5 million tires after growing concerns about crashes of Ford Expl ... Continue reading

CA Fuel Cell Partnership Adds Santa Clara VTA To Aid Bus Demonstrations

CA Fuel Cell Partnership Adds Santa Clara VTA To Aid Bus Demonstrations

The California Fuel Cell Partnership today announced the addition of the Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority (www.vta.org) to assist with acquisition and testing of fuel cell electric buses. VTA will acquire several fuel cell buses to its fleet as part of the CaFCP's goal to demonstrate up to 20 fuel cell buses by mid ... Continue reading

Consortium Assists Transit Agencies to Develop Low Emission Buses

Consortium Assists Transit Agencies to Develop Low Emission Buses

The East Coast Hybrid Consortium (TECHC) today announced a project to assist transit agencies with the development of hybrid transit buses for use in communities along the East Coast. The new hybrid buses are expected to achieve low emissions of an estimated 878 tons less nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and 28 tons less ... Continue reading

Environmental Solutions Worldwide Receives Orders For Utility Catalysts

Environmental Solutions Worldwide Receives Orders For Utility Catalysts

Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. (ESW) (OTCBB:ESWW), a company that develops, manufactures and markets environmental technologies, today announced that it is selling Quiet Cat(tm) catalytic/mufflers and custom exhaust manifolds along with EPA/CARB engine certification testing services to Minuteman International, ... Continue reading

General Motors & Universo Online Forge Strategic Alliance

General Motors & Universo Online Forge Strategic Alliance

General Motors & Universo Online (UOL) Forge Strategic Alliance In Latin America The first regional alliance of its kind connects GM, the company with the highest revenues in e-commerce transactions in Latin America, with UOL, the region's largest Internet service provider Detroit, Mich., Miami, Fla. and Sao Paulo, Bra ... Continue reading

GMAC Enters Full Service Leasing Market In Eastern Europe

GMAC Enters Full Service Leasing Market In Eastern Europe

GMAC Enters Full Service Leasing Market In Eastern Europe Acquisition of Futura Leasing and Prime Car Management Gdansk, Poland - General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC), the financial services subsidiary of General Motors Corporation (GM) has acquired one hundred percent of the Polish leasing company Futura Leasi ... Continue reading

July Fourth Travelers Will Have Plenty of Company, Says Auto Club

July Fourth Travelers Will Have Plenty of Company, Says Auto Club

More than 2.8 million Southern Californians and a total of 4.5 million Californians are expected to travel over the July Fourth holiday week, with many taking advantage of getaway bargains available because of the softening economy, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. More than 90 percent of the So ... Continue reading

Polaris Industries Acquires Its Distributor Operations of R. L. Ryerson

Polaris Industries Acquires Its Distributor Operations of R. L. Ryerson

Today Polaris Industries Inc. announced plans to acquire the Polaris distributor operations and related assets from the R. L. Ryerson Company. The deal, which is expected to close July 2, will enable Polaris to sell 100 percent dealer direct in the United States and Canada, resulting in better efficiency for dealers an ... Continue reading

CART: Interview with Memo Gidley

CART: Interview with Memo Gidley

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 Q& A with Memo Gidley When did you know you would be racing for Team Target? "I found out last Tuesday. Mike Hull, the team's managing director gave me a call and asked me if I wanted to drive for Target Chip Ganassi Racing. It was probably the ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Winston No Bull Five Facts, The Pepsi 400

NASCAR WCUP: Winston No Bull Five Facts, The Pepsi 400

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 Location: Daytona International Speedway Date: Saturday, July 7, 2001 Start time: 8 p.m., Eastern Time 2001 Winston No Bull 5 -- Event No. 3 of 5 Qualified drivers: * Jeff Burton (No. 99 Citgo Superguard Ford Taurus) * Kevin Harvick (No. 29 GM ... Continue reading

CART: Team Rahal looks for triumphant homecoming at Grand Prix of Cleveland

CART: Team Rahal looks for triumphant homecoming at Grand Prix of Cleveland

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 DETROIT - In the midst of the most successful run in team history, Team Rahal competes in its home state for the first time in 2001 when the FedEx Championship Series travels to the shores of Lake Erie for this weekend's Marconi Grand Prix of C ... Continue reading

CART: Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Preview, Bryan Herta

CART: Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Preview, Bryan Herta

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 Cleveland One Year Ago: While driving the #55 Hollywood/Mercedes-Benz/Reynard for the injured Tony Kanaan under the Mo Nunn Racing banner, Herta qualified seventh and finished ninth at the 2000 Marconi Grand Prix. Herta's result was one of thre ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: 'Race Fans for a Cure' can now receive donations via the web

NASCAR WCUP: 'Race Fans for a Cure' can now receive donations via the web

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 DEARBORN, Mich. - Race fans can now make online donations to Race Fans for a Cure(tm) -- a joint initiative involving the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Dale and Kelley Jarrett, and Ford Credit -- to help in the continued fight agains ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Joe Ruttman to drive Busch race at Milwaukee

NASCAR BGN: Joe Ruttman to drive Busch race at Milwaukee

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Joe Ruttman returns to the driver’s seat of the #1 Yellow Racing Chevrolet in Sunday’s Sears DieHard 250 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event at The Milwaukee Mile. It ... Continue reading

NHRA'S 50 GREATEST DRIVERS: Number 22, 'Sneaky' Pete Robinson

NHRA'S 50 GREATEST DRIVERS: Number 22, 'Sneaky' Pete Robinson

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 When Pete Robinson suffered fatal injuries during qualifying at the 1971 Winternationals, drag racing lost one of its most prolific innovators and one of the sport's best-liked gentlemen. Robinson's easygoing nature, which made him popular amon ... Continue reading

NHRA statement concerning illegal street racing

NHRA statement concerning illegal street racing

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 GLENDORA, Calif. - NHRA President Tom Compton addresses the NHRA's position on illegal street racing following the release of The Fast and the Furious by Universal Pictures: "The National Hot Rod Association does not endorse the illegal street ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart: There's 'No Bull' on His Restrictor Plate

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart: There's 'No Bull' on His Restrictor Plate

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 ATLANTA - The July 7 Pepsi 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway marks the beginning of a 20-race marathon for drivers and teams in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. But before one looks too far into the future, the racer's adage of one rac ... Continue reading

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