Quintek Technologies Reports Results from Annual Meeting of Shareholders
CAMARILLO, Calif., July 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Quintek Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:QTEK) today announced the results of its proxy voting from its annual meeting of shareholders held June 30, 2004 in Ventura, California.
Global Explorations SMS Technology to Power Bidnow.com, Inc.
RESTON, Va., July 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Global Explorations Inc. (Pink Sheets:GXXL) and MillenniumSMS (http://www.MillenniumSms.com) technology will power Bidnow.com, Inc. (Pink Sheets:BDNW). The company shall also distribute press releases to its database of 1,000,000 people and shall also facilitate public relations.
UTi Worldwide Announces South Africa Operations to be Black Empowered
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif., July 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- UTi Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:UTIW) today announced a proposed transaction designed to qualify the company's South Africa operations as black empowered under recently enacted legislation in South Africa. This transaction, approved by UTi's Board of Directors, is conditioned upon the negotiation and execution of definitive documents and final certification by Empowerdex, a black empowerment rating agency. This certification is anticipated to be received before August 1, 2004, the expected effective date of the transaction. The transaction will not affect UTi's International Healthcare Distributors (Pty) Limited ("IHD") acquisition which became effective last month and which already provides for a 25.1% shareholder interest by an independent broad based black empowerment organization.
Skanska appoints new Senior Vice President Communications
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Peter Gimbe has been appointed the new Senior Vice President Communications for Skanska AB. He will assume his new position immediately.
Atlas Copco's Q2 report Conference Call on July 16
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Atlas Copco will publish its Q2 results on Friday, July 16 at approximately 12:00 PM CET. A conference call and a simultaneous presentation will take place at 3:00 PM CET / 9:00 AM EST.
Alfa Laval settles with former owner of bioKinetics, Inc.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Alfa Laval made public in December 2003 that the company had decided to initiate renewed negotiations with the Kinetics Group, Inc., former owner of bioKinetics, Inc. This decision was based on the fact that Alfa Laval suspected irregularities in the accounting of certain customer projects. The parties were originally unable to resolve this matter, leading Alfa Laval to file a lawsuit against the Kinetics Group, Inc. and certain individuals in March 2004.
New Finnish Tax Laws Reduce TeliaSonera's Deferred Tax Asset
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- On June 30, 2004, the Finnish Parliament passed new tax laws which include, among other things, a reduction in the Finnish corporate income tax rate from 29 percent to 26 percent from the beginning of tax year 2005.
UCB S.A. Announces Recommended Cash Offer By UCB S.A. For Celltech Group Plc (`Celltech')
BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 1, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Recommended Cash Offer By UCB S.A. ("UCB") For Celltech Group Plc ("Celltech")
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., July 1, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- In A. Townsend Marshall's latest mystery novel, Paperless (now available through AuthorHouse), a network of unscrupulous businessmen use devious methods to reap the benefits of an ingenious technological breakthrough.
The Flaws of Justice -- Author Takes Aim at the Fallibility of the Judicial System in New Book
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 1, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- No system is ever really perfect, even in America. In his new book, A Possible Ailment vs. a Defiance of the Judicial System (now available through AuthorHouse), author Powers illustrates the common failures of the American courts and draws attention to the people who hide the embarrassing truth from the public.
