News in brief: Sept. 15, 2005 (The Deal) Austin, Texas-based

News in brief: Sept. 15, 2005 (The Deal)
Austin, Texas-based software maker Activant Solutions Inc. has completed its $215 million acquisition of Prophet 21 Inc. Activant, which provides enterprise resource planning software and services to small and midsize businesses, purchased Yardley, Pa.-based Prophet 21 from Thoma Cressey Equity Partners Inc. and Philadelphia's LLR Partners .

Fitch Revises Hertz's Rating Watch to Negative from Evolving (The Auto Channel)
NEW YORK--Sept. 12, 2005--Fitch Ratings has revised The Hertz Corporation (Hertz) and its subsidiaries Rating Watch status to Negative from Evolving.

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Built on the boom: No down payment? No sweat (The Sacramento Bee)
Until recently Michelle Hupton figured you had to have money in the bank to buy a house.

Highlights of rising and falling U.S. stocks (Investors.com)
Adobe Systems (ADBE) shares rose 7% after the company said t its quarterly profit climbed 39% as strong demand for its digital-document management and design software pushed revenue 21% higher. See full story.

Flow International Announces Preliminary Fiscal 2006 First Quarter Results (The Auto Channel)
KENT, Wash., Sept. 15 -- Flow International Corporation , the world's leading supplier of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet products, today reported preliminary results for its fiscal 2006 first quarter ended July 31, 2005. On a consolidated basis, FLOW reported quarterly sales of $49.7 million and operating income of $2.4 million, or 4.9% of sales, and net income of $708,000 or $0.02 basic and diluted

Burns Harbor eyes legal action against Pilot Travel Center (Chesterton Tribune)
None, is Police Chief Jerry Price s description of progress by Pilot Travel Center in providing private security, and on the promised porkchop, to direct traffic at the entrance.

66 Ways to Save Money: Banking/Credit (Ohio News Network)
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Trader Classified Media-First Half 2005 Results (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
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(AFX UK Focus) 2005-09-16 19:37 GMT: Highlights of rising and falling U.S. stocks - UPDATE 3 (Interactive Investor)
Advancers Adobe Systems shares rose 7% after the company said t its quarterly profit climbed 39% as strong demand for its digital-document management and design software pushed revenue 21% higher.