TWICE News

• NRSC Temporarily Suspends IBOC Standards
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 16, 2003
  New York - The National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) has temporarily suspended standard-setting efforts for iBiquity's digital AM/FM radio technology.
  
• NRSC Temporarily Suspends IBOC Standards
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 16, 2003
  New York - The National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) has temporarily suspended standard-setting efforts for iBiquity's digital AM/FM radio technology.
  
• Minolta Intros 2 New DigiCams
  
  By Greg Scoblete, May 15, 2003
  Ramsey, N.J. - Minolta added two new digital cameras to its lineup today, with the announcement of the DiMAGE Xt and the E223.
  
• Minolta Intros 2 New DigiCams
  
  By Greg Scoblete, May 15, 2003
  Ramsey, N.J. - Minolta has added two new digital cameras to its lineup.
  
• HP Redirects Imaging Strategy
  
  By Greg Scoblete, May 15, 2003
  Palo Alto, Calif. - Hewlett-Packard is going home.
  
• HP Redirects Imaging Strategy
  
  By Greg Scoblete, May 15, 2003
  Palo Alto, Calif. - HP will 'redirect its investment' in digital imaging toward growing digital camera sales and home printing, and abandon the retail photofinishing space.
  
• CDW To Carry Gateway SMB PCs
  
  By Doug Olenick, May 15, 2003
  Vernon Hills, Ill. - For the first time Gateway will sell its product through an outside firm, catalog, online and brick and mortar retailer CDW.
  
• CDW To Carry Gateway
  
  By Doug Olenick, May 15, 2003
  Vernon Hills, Ill. - For the first time, Gateway will sell its product through an outside firm.
  
• Kodak, HP Dissolve Phogenix Joint Venture
  
  By Greg Scoblete, May 15, 2003
  Rochester, N.Y. - Citing a lack of return on investment, Hewlett-Packard and Kodak announced today that they have dissolved their three-year-old Phogenix joint venture.
  
• Target Q1 Store Sales Increase 9.8%
  
  By Jeff Malester, May 15, 2003
  Minneapolis - The Target stores division of Target Corp. boosted sales 9.8 percent during the retailer's fiscal first quarter, hitting $8.8 billion, up from $8 billion in the year-ago period, boosting pre-tax profit 8.2 percent.
  
• CompUSA Adds AG Neovo LCD Monitors
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 15, 2003
  New York - AG Neovo, a make of LCD monitors and TV displays, said CompUSA has agreed to carry its S-Series LCD flat panel displays at 160 stores across the country.
  
• HP Intros Widescreen, WiFi Notebook
  
  By Doug Olenick, May 14, 2003
  Palo Alto, Calif. - Hewlett-Packard today introduced a widescreen notebook computer that will sell under the Compaq Presario brand name.
  
• Luce Announces Integrated Flat-Panel HDTVs
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 14, 2003
  Sunrise Fla. - S-Squared Technologies, based here, introduced what it is calling 'the world's first integrated HDTV flat- panel TV line up' under its Luce brand.
  
• Sony To Enter Handheld Game Market
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 14, 2003
  Los Angeles - Sony stunned Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) showgoers by announcing plans to deliver its first handheld video game platform late next year.
  
• Sirius Q1 Revenue Climbs, Subs Increase
  
  By Jeff Malester, May 14, 2003
  New York - Total first quarter revenue at satellite radio service provider Sirius jumped to $1.6 million, from $33,000 in the year-ago period.
  
• Ford Announces Sirius Marketing Plans
  
  By Amy Gilroy, May 14, 2003
  New York - Ford Motor Company and Sirius Satellite Radio announced that Sirius service will be available on 10 2004 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles beginning this September.
  
• Oregon Scientific Names New President
  
  By Greg Scoblete, May 13, 2003
  Tualatin, Ore. - Oregon Scientific today announced the appointment of a new president, former Cisco executive Paul S. Zimmerman.
  
• OfficeMax Q1 Sales, Comps Climb
  
  By Jeff Malester, May 13, 2003
  Cleveland - OfficeMax's fiscal first quarter sales increased to $1.23 billion, up from $1.18 billion in the same three months last year, with domestic comp-store sales rising 5 percent.
  
• Wal-Mart Q1 Stores Segment Sales Up 9%
  
  By Jeff Malester, May 13, 2003
  Bentonville, Ark. - The Wal-Mart Stores segment of Wal-Mart enjoyed a 9 percent increase in sales during the company's first fiscal quarter, hitting $38.6 billion, up from $35.4 billion in the year-ago period.
  
• Kodak Acquires Applied SF Assets
  
  By Greg Scoblete, May 12, 2003
  Rochester, N.Y. - Kodak announced today that it reached a definitive agreement to acquire Applied Science Fiction's proprietary dry film processing technology, image correcting software and other key assets.