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Me no think it's silly either. Some good forward looking info that should be out before holiday shopping season.
GW
CCEQ news
CEYONIQ increases revenue to EUR 102.1 Million
- 2001 annual result suffering from one-off costs
Bielefeld, 21 st March 2002 - CEYONIQ, a leading global supplier in the expanding market for
innovative content management solutions, achieved in a difficult market environment, a sales revenue
of EUR 102.1 Mio. compared with EUR 74.2 Mio. in the previous year. This is an increase of 37.6%.
Despite what continues to be a very challenging global software market, CEYONIQ achieved a
positive EBITDA of EUR 5.7 Mio. – (after extraordinary effects and restructuring costs, before
measures to minimize risks).
In January 2001, TREEV Inc. was acquired in the U.S.A., in order to expand the previous sales area
into U.S.A, and to incorporate strategically important solutions and products into the CEYONIQ
product portfolio. Following the acquisition of the U.S. business, it was necessary to streamline and
restructure the organization to improve productivity. During 2001, CEYONIQ AG invested significantly
in the U.S. operation meeting outstanding commitments. Following an unexpected second half, cost
reduction measures were taken, and further cost reduction measures are also in the process of
introduction at CEYONIQ Inc.. The objective for 2002 is to return the U.S. company to profitability.
In the fiscal year 2001 47.1% (61% in 2001) came from high-profit license revenue, followed by
services with 25.1% (23% in 2001), maintenance revenue with 20.1% (10% in 2001) and trade goods
with 7.7% (6% in 2001). The shift in the turnover was due to the consolidation of the U.S. subsidiary,
which took place on the 23 rd January 2001.
The extra asset values of CEYONIQ Inc., USA (formerly TREEV) and Insiders Information
Management AG, Kaiserslautern, were reduced by one-off write-downs in the amount of EUR 60.0
Mio., in order to consider the challenging global economic environment and reduced expectations.
EUR 54.0 Mio of this figure was applied to CEYONIQ Inc., which was acquired in January by issuing
6.65 mio. shares, and EUR 6.0 Mio. to Insiders, acquired solely by a share transfer.
As a safety measure to allow for outstanding risks, revaluations were carried out to receivables, which
reduced the group results by EUR 28.7 Mio.
In a year filled with unexpected challenges and tough market conditions, CEYONIQ optimized its
internal structure, making use of synergies arising from previous acquisitions. This process incurred
one-time restructuring costs of approx. EUR 8 Mio., consisting mainly of personnel costs, severance
compensation, rental charges for empty properties after closure of some locations, and other one-time
costs such as the extraordinary General Meeting of last year and the rebranding campaign.
The cost of research and development within the group was dominated by the completion of the new
product portfolio CEYONIQ Solutions and amounted to EUR 27 Mio. Research and development
costs in 2002 will be significantly lower.
The negative annual group result came to EUR –90,4 Mio. after special costs.
CEYONIQ is concentrating on the reduction of internal costs, and is consistently consolidating and
expanding its core competence. The divestment of subsidiary companies not belonging to the core
business, such as HAVI Computer Services, achieve both a reduction in operating costs and an
increase in liquidity. The expansion of the growing network of partnerships will continue, especially
abroad.
Due to the process improvements and organizational streamlining accomplished to date, CEYONIQ
will achieve a cost savings in 2002 of more than EUR 35 EUR. Following a weak 1 st Quarter due to
seasonal influences, an increased order intake is already being recorded for the 2 nd Quarter.
BB are you watching ASKJ AH. Unreal.
GW
Yup Buzz, me in at .97 8^}.
GW
NextCard Announces the Signing of A Restated and Amended Service Agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Company Also Reports Delisting from NASDAQ and Further Staff Reductions
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2002-- NextCard, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXCD - news; the ``Company'') announced today that it has signed a Restated and Amended Service Agreement (the ``Agreement'') with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the ``FDIC-R''), in its capacity as Receiver for NextBank, N.A. (``NextBank''), the Company's former banking subsidiary. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company transferred its portfolio servicing operations to the FDIC-R and agreed to continue providing, for a minimum of three months, certain administrative services and a nonexclusive license for the Company's intellectual property. The Agreement provides for the FDIC-R to have uninterrupted access to the Company's technology and proprietary systems during the period of time believed necessary for the FDIC-R to market NextBank's credit card portfolio.
In exchange for the Company's commitment to continue to provide technology support for the NextBank portfolio, the FDIC-R has agreed to pay certain ongoing fees and retention benefits necessary to maintain this support. The FDIC-R has the option to continue the agreement on a monthly basis after May 31, 2002 in return for the Company's agreement to continue providing support. The FDIC has also made a non-recourse loan to the Company of approximately $1 million. The loan is non-interest bearing, will mature in six months and is secured by an assignment in favor of the FDIC-R of all of the Company's right, title and interest in and to the security backing a letter of credit, in like amount as the loan, executed in favor of MasterCard International.
In connection with the Agreement, the Company has reduced its number of employees by 546 persons (approximately 90% of the Company's workforce), leaving 65 persons remaining employed by the Company. Of the employees terminated, 465 persons have been offered temporary employment with a third-party contractor on behalf of the FDIC-R. The movement of the Company's workforce to the supervision of the FDIC-R is intended to ensure continuous provision of customer and portfolio servicing with respect to the NextBank credit card assets.
Separately, the Company announced that it has voluntarily filed a request with NASDAQ to delist its stock from the NASDAQ Market System. The NASDAQ has advised the Company that its delisting will take place on or about March 18, 2002. The Company decided to request delisting because it is unable to meet the NASDAQ's continued listing requirements. The Company has also been removed from the NASDAQ Financial 100 Index.
Statements contained herein as to the Company's expectations and goals are forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. More information on risk factors affecting the Company is available in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K.
2 others I expect to pop soon are ASTM and TFSM. Keep them on your watch. ASTM has some great things on the burner, and TFSM is cutting cost and expects to be profitable by Q4.
Great bounces plays last week on RSTN RCOT SUPG and MCDT.
Have a good W/E.
GW
BB,
I like AVAN too. Played it from 1.01 to 1.48, and a couple of flips. Wanted to buy again at 1.20s but didn't. They have more on their plate than just the TP10, so I expect it to go past 2.00 soon. I'll look for another dip and hopefully it will come my way.
GW
Toshach, Got some too at .002 8'}.
GW
Nice pop on CELL today.em
GW
ASKJ great day yesterday. Wish I had bought Tues 8(.
GW
More ASTM news today:
Aastrom Biosciences Forms European Clinical Network for Stem CellTransplant Product-- Aastrom's SC-I Bone Marrow Stem Cells Intend to ImproveCancer Treatment Options -
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb 28, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM), announced today the formalization of a European cancer center network. The multi-national European network will collaboratively establish clinical validation of Aastrom's SC-I bone marrow stem cell product for use in supporting cancer patients lacking sufficient cells for a peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplant. Each clinical center will share a common clinical protocol to treat three to five patients, and will cooperate to publish the clinical data. Following successful completion of this clinical phase, these centers will be able to routinely use the SC-I product on a commercial basis.
"The formation of this cancer center network is an important advancement for Aastrom's commercialization efforts in Europe," stated R. Douglas Armstrong, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Aastrom. "Having such high quality stem cell transplant programs validate, publish and commercially use the SC-I product should stimulate other centers to adopt Aastrom's novel cell products for their own standard medical use."
The European centers participating in this network are Centre de Transfusio i Banc de Teixits del Institut Catala de la Salut in Barcelona, Spain, Med. Klinik und Poliklinik V, Universitat Heidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany, Centre Pluridisciplinaire d'Oncologie in Lausanne, Switzerland and The Norwegian Radium Hospital in Oslo, Norway. The SC-I bone marrow stem cell product is expected to be used for patients undergoing stem cell transplants as part of their treatment regimen for advanced Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and solid tumors such as breast cancer or germ cell cancer.
After high-dose chemotherapy, cancer patients require a bone marrow or PBSC transplant to restore blood counts and immune function. Patients unable to mobilize adequate doses of PBSC, experience delay in blood count recovery adversely affecting outcome. In this multi-center European clinical effort, patients who are transplanted with inadequate PBSC doses will also receive Aastrom's SC-I bone marrow stem cells. The SC-I process produces large quantities of therapeutic bone marrow stem cells from a small volume of bone marrow. The bone marrow is collected from the patient in a brief outpatient procedure under mild anesthesia. For poor-mobilizing cancer patients, this minimally invasive procedure represents an adjunct for stem cell transplantation helping to restore blood counts and immune function.
About Zellera AG
Zellera AG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aastrom Biosciences, Inc., located in Berlin, Germany. Zellera serves as the sales and marketing operational base for Aastrom's products in Europe.
About Aastrom Biosciences, Inc.
Aastrom is a leader in the development of proprietary cell therapeutic products based on its dual-technology platforms: patented "single-pass perfusion" providing cells with excellent biological function, and patented GMP-compliant system automation facilitating the delivery of cells for therapeutic use into medical practice. These technologies are integrated into the AastromReplicell(TM) System that is designed to uniquely standardize and automate the processes involved in producing high quality therapeutic cells. Aastrom is developing a range of cell therapeutic products, including the Dendricell(TM) products for use in the dendritic cell-based cancer vaccine market, and the OC-I bone progenitor cell production product for the treatment of degenerative bone diseases such as osteoporosis. The AastromReplicell(TM) System, the SC-I bone marrow and the CB-I cord blood cell production products have previously received CE Mark approval necessary for European marketing, and are in late-stage U.S. clinical trials. These products are not available for sale at this time in the U.S., except for research or investigational use. In addition, the DC-I and DCV-I dendritic cell production products have recently received CE Mark approval necessary for European marketing, and are available for sale to the research market in the U.S.
Please visit our website at http://www.aastrom.com .
This document contains forward-looking statements, including without limitation, statements regarding product development objectives, planned clinical trials and their results, potential product applications and potential advantages of the AastromReplicell(TM) System and related cell therapy kits, which involve certain risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are also identified through use of the words "intend," "expect," "should," and other words of similar meaning. Actual results may differ significantly from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements. Among the factors that may result in differences are the results obtained from clinical trial and development activities, research activities being conducted by others, regulatory approval requirements, the availability of resources, competitive developments and the allocation of resources among different potential uses. These and other significant factors are discussed in greater detail in Aastrom's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACTS: Kris M. Maly Noonan/Russo Communications, Inc.
Investor Relations Manager Phone: 212-696-4455
Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. Glenn Silver, ext. 271 (media)
Phone: 734-930-5777 David Walsey, ext. 230 (investors)
Holger Beckmann
Managing Director
Zellera AG
Berlin, Germany
Phone: 49-30-2065-9165
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SOURCE Aastrom Biosciences, Inc.
BB, you still in ASKJ? Having a good morning it looks like.
GW
I liked CELL news, but heading down now. Don't they all lol.
GW
Aastrom Biosciences Receives Patent for Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells--Patent Expands Intellectual Property for Producing Therapeutic Cells -
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb 27, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM) announced today that it received from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office patent number 6,326,198 entitled, "Methods and Compositions for the Ex Vivo Replication of Stem Cells, for the Optimization of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Cultures, and for Increasing the Metabolism, GM-CSF Secretion and/or IL-6 Secretion of Human Stromal Cells." This patent provides coverage of Aastrom's technology for growing or multiplying human stem cells that are found in adult bone marrow. The new patent focuses on stem cell growth methods that are enabled by regulated medium delivery and the presence of human stromal cells. The patent also provides claims for the production of human progenitor cells that are the products of stem cells.
"Aastrom continues to expand its patent portfolio to cover our clinical systems, our devices and our biological processes for growing human stem and other cells. This new patent extends coverage of Aastrom's unique perfusion technology that enables the growth of highly robust human cells outside the body," said R. Douglas Armstrong, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Aastrom. "The methods described in our new patent are readily implemented in the automated and GMP-compliant environment of the AastromReplicell(TM) System, strategically positioning Aastrom as a leader in the cell therapy field."
The stem cells found in bone marrow have been shown to be powerful therapeutic tools, with clinical potential in treatments that include re-establishing normal blood and immune systems in cancer patients, and the generation of connective tissues, such as bone. Aastrom's business plan is to provide commercial access to these valuable therapeutic cells for multiple medical indications.
LOL BB, I need something slow and easy after AVAN .
GW
Did you all catch this last night ?:
24/7 Real Media Announces Recent Wins Across All Divisions-iPromotions,Email, Network, Website Results and Open AdStream Technology Sales Divisions AllEnjoy Competitive Successes
NEW YORK, Feb 21, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 24/7 Real Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: TFSM), a leader in interactive marketing, today announced recent contract wins from all its business units, highlighting a strong beginning to 2002.
Dynamically emerging from the successful completion of its merger and restructuring, 24/7 Real Media's enhanced focus is producing successes and cross selling among its divisions. Combined with the ongoing expense reduction program, these and other contract wins are driving the Company toward profitability, which is projected for Q4 02.
iPromotions Division Garners $850K in Contracts from Education Sector
24/7 Real Media's iPromotions division, the industry's online leader in designing, hosting, managing and maintaining customized online incentive marketing programs, announced $850K in new business from multiple traditional-media brands and numerous long-term renewals in the education sector. As undergraduate admissions become more competitive, colleges and universities are working with iPromotions to design online campaigns that complement their offline efforts and enable them to learn more about prospective students during the recruitment process through one-on-one relationships.
"Many schools are using CRM-type strategies in their undergraduate recruitment process," said Bryan Heathman, 24/7 Real Media's Vice President for the iPromotions division. "Since students are among the most Web-savvy of all audiences, a well-run online campaign can generate response rates of 20 percent or more. And we're running many campaigns that far exceed this figure."
24/7 Mail Alliance Grows 20 Percent with Branded Contribution
24/7 Real Media's email division, which plans, brokers, and implements hundreds of campaigns a year, announced a new addition to the 24/7 Mail Alliance, its email division. Already among the Web's largest list brokers and managers, with more than 35 million opt-in names, the 24/7 Mail Alliance added more than six million new names.
"Our focus on branded lists continually generates better results," said Will Tifft, Senior Vice President of 24/7 Real Media's email division. "The opt-in model makes sense when affiliation with brands that consumers recognize makes satisfied advertisers continually renew with us."
Network Gains New, Branded Sites for Proprietary Content Channels
A key contributor to the successful integration of 24/7 Media and Real Media is the successful migration of 24/7 Connect users on 24/7 Media's Network to the Open AdStream platform, resulting in long-term costs efficiencies that far outpace initial projections. The Company is also distilling its Network to higher-revenue, higher-margin sites. Three examples of these new additions are Yellowpages.com, which is a Website Results customer, Expedia.ca, which was brought on by 24/7 Canada, and Hollywood Stock Exchange (www.hsx.com). These sites each add clearly defined user sets and more sustainable selling opportunities to the Network. Hollywood Stock Exchange also became an Open AdStream customer, joining Yellowpages.com as examples of the cross selling that 24/7 Real Media's suite of solutions can enable for advertisers and publishers.
Hey BB ,
I gave RB an earful last night, and looks like I was restored a few minutes ago LOL.
GW
bb,
So true.
GW
Yes BB, I posted it on RB to about 8 non individual stock boards and I got TOS'ed by RB. I also changed the header thinking I would not be TOS'ed by the spam eliminator. Oh well.
This news is the first good PR in a long time, and I believe it is not the last before the end of the year.
GW
WJS,
Hmmmmm, good idea.
GW
Jim,
Yes it has, not only behavior, but great calls too. Made nice $$$$$$ the last tweeks.
What are your thoughts on RPTR? You bought at .30 range, and I imagine you sold before it went down. But at this level I think I may jump in.
Watching:
STRM
ENGA EVLV EQIX DRTN EMDG etc
Talk to you in LIVE **
O darn doesn't work in here LOL
PS enjoyed making $$ on KING this week. I wuv U speedy!
Grumps
Hmmmmmmmmm, Guess I should have read the date of that article.
See I just mess up trying to do DD. LOLOL
Jim bought more of it at .0325. Hope it doesn't bite me in the back side.
LOL Thanks for the new room at live, for those who want to keep chat clean.
Grumps
Patsy,Nice call on ANCX. I looked at it a week ago but didn't buy. 8^(
Oct 02, 2001 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Eurolines Organisation, the European express coach network, has chosen XO Communications to host the hub of their international reservations network.
Eurolines Organisation and Deutsche Touring Gesellshaft mbH have also commissioned UK consultancy Wayland Informatics to develop and implement the software that will interconnect the reservations systems of Eurolines member companies.
The Eurolines express coach network consists of 33 coach companies of 27 countries operating all over Europe under the Eurolines brand. The Eurolines Organisation coordinates the network from its administrative centre in Brussels. In the UK, Eurolines UK is part of the National Express Group, connecting the Eurolines European network to over 1200 places in Britain.
Eurolines chose XO because the company can guarantee a high level of availability and managed support for business critical web-based services like online reservations.
XO is providing Eurolines with a dedicated server located in its London Harbour Exchange data centre. This provides a secure and managed facility for hosting major electronic commerce services that are directly connected into the company's high speed, resilient backbone network.
XO Communications provides broadband Internet services to business customers in the UK and the Netherlands. The company offers industrial-strength connectivity and hosting services and solutions including virtual private networks, security, e-commerce and application infrastructure provision. XO operates one of the UK's most advanced and widely dispersed networks, enabling high bandwidth access at resilient multi-megabit rates in more locations nationwide.
Wayland Informatics has developed the software that will interface the reservation systems of individual Eurolines members.
Mike Read, president and managing director, Europe, XO
Patsy,
Glad to hear your OK and your little recovering.
GW
LSIM vol just popped.
GW
XOXO rebought .41. If it goes past .50 watchout.
MCLD what a day for that one.!!!!!!!!!
GW
Sold XOXO pre market at .49 ( came in too late to sell above .50), will look for a bottom and catch it again. I love this stuff!
GW
bb,
We're trying to reduce welfare in this country, should we now export it to other countries so they "feel good" about US.
If you want to help feed them then please feel free to use your own funds to do so, as I'm sure there are charities that send help to Afganistan. However my $$ will go to help those effected by this murderous act, and those that support the actions of the Taliban and Bin Laden should be eliminated. For Afganistan people who don't suport them, they can flee to N. Afganistan or Pakistan , the US has commited $$ to help in that effort. 2 Mil I believe.
I also support eliminating all foreign aide to countries that are in opposition to the UNITED STATES, and cutting aide to those who are not. 1 exception to that is Israel, I think we ought to do all we can for them, because they are not fair weather allis.
I hate pacifism when the situation clearly calls for military action.
Patsy,
No you won't, you'll be just fine.
GW
GB,
I hope when this is completed, that you'll be one of the first to sign. Thanks for your insight, as i too did not realize that anything potentially illegal was happening.
You may have save many from some legal problems.
Again thanks,
GW
Patsy,
I know your efforts were only for the concern of the individual investors, that have taken a beating for 1 1/2 years now. I salute you, Toshach, bb, rager, speil and littlestocks for trying to bring our frustrations to the forefront of discussions all over stockdom, so that the SEC would hear our voice and make changes to the MMM.
Whatever your decision to redirect the petition, you are truly one heck of a person, as are all, that put things into motion, having that one goal in mind.
GW
For those interested here is GBs new board:
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=791
spiel,
Correct.
GA,
Only if you trade during the 24-26 will you possibly, not even probably have consequences.
EOM
GW
GB,
If our motive was to tank the market, and bottom fish, then it would be illegal. However that is not the case, nor the intentionof this boycott.
GW
Bard,
Are you familiar with the founding documents of this country? We as citizens of the United states of America have the freedom and right to organize and protest ANY segment of government or business that we that we believe doesn't have our best interest in mind.
This effeort is not to corrupt a system that operates in a fair and equitable way, but to call attention to a system that is frought with corruption and needs to be made fair and equitable.
If you cannot find the courage to join this effort, that is no problem, but just think about how this country would be now, had a few individuals said nothing in the 1770s.
Tea anyone!
GW