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announced plans to release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006 financial results before the market opens on January 30, 2007.

ja. leg mir die aktie hier mal auf "wiedervorlage".

gute nacht, bin raus!




AP

Align Raises 4Q Sales Guidance


Thursday December 21, 9:45 am ET
Align Technology Ups 4Q Sales Forecast After Competitor Shuts Down As Part of Legal Settlement

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Align Technology Inc. -- maker of Invisalign clear retainers for straightening teeth -- on Thursday raised its fourth-quarter revenue guidance after a rival closed its business as a result of a legal settlement.

Align sued rival OrthoClear Inc. in February 2005 on charges that the company and several former employees violated confidentiality agreements. The suit resulted in Align agreeing to pay $20 million for a portion of OrthoClear's patent portfolio, and OrthoClear agreed to shut down its business.

The company saw increased training revenue as orthodontists who previously used OrthoClear paid for Invisalign certification. Align also said it saw higher average selling prices during the quarter.

Align upped its sales guidance to a range of $53.5 million to $54.5 million from an earlier estimate of $48 million to $52 million. The company expects to ship between 38,500 and 39,000 Invisalign devices versus a previous projection of 36,000 to 39,000.

On average, analysts polled by Thomson Financial project sales of $50 million.

Following the lawsuit settlement, the company launched a program, called "Patients First" to provide a certain number of former OrthoClear clients with Invisalign treatment at no charge. Align expects to process all Patients First cases by late May 2007 for a total cost of $8 million to $10 million.

Es genügt nicht, keine Gedanken zu haben, man muss auch unfähig sein, sie auszudrücken.

Kann passieren bei so aussagekräftigen Threadüberschriften :-)



Es genügt nicht, keine Gedanken zu haben, man muss auch unfähig sein, sie auszudrücken.