NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Shares of DiaSys Corp., a maker of medical instruments, leaped 34 percent after the company declared a two-for-one stock split.
Concepts Direct Inc., a direct marketing company that sells personalized paper products, announced the formation of two subsidiary companies, sending its stock up more than 28 percent.
Shares of Speedus.com, owner and operator of an Internet broadcast system, rose more than 50 percent after it bought certain wireless transmission intellectual property from GEC Partners LLP.
Intuit Inc., a financial software and services company, slid over 17 percent by late afternoon after the company reported pro forma earnings growth of 2.7 percent in its fiscal second quarter, barely matching analysts' expectations.
Today's winners
DigitalThink Inc. (DTHK: Research, Estimates) up 12-1/4 to 26-1/4.
Shares of online learning course and services provider DigitalThink Inc., which allows businesses to purchase courses and offer them to online participants, doubled in trading on the Nasdaq after their $61.6 million initial public offering today.
DiaSys Corp. (DIYS: Research, Estimates) up 3-7/8 to 16-3/8.
Medical instruments maker DiaSys Corp. declared a two-for-one stock split for shareholders of record March 8.
Hotel Reservations Network Inc. (ROOM: Research, Estimates) up 9-1/16 to 25-1/16.
Shares of Hotel Reservations Network Inc., a unit of USA Networks that lets consumers book hotel rooms via the Internet, traded up more than 50 percent after the company debuted on Wall Street.
Shares originally were slated to go public between $11 and $13, but the deal priced at $16 per share for 5.4 million shares,
Commerce One Inc. (CMRC: Research, Estimates) up 28-5/16 to 207-5/16.
Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. said that as part of the combination of their Internet supply exchanges, Ford would swap half of its stake in Oracle Corp. for half of GM's stake in Commerce One Inc.
LCC International Inc. (LCCI: Research, Estimates) up 7 to 27-3/4.
One of the world's largest wireless-telecommunications consulting firms, LCC International, said its tower subsidiary, Microcell Management Inc., will sell up to 197 communication tower sites to Pinnacle Towers Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Holdings.
Concepts Direct Inc. (CDIR: Research, Estimates) up 2-7/8 to 13-1/8.
Concepts Direct, a direct marketing company that sells personalized paper products and a diverse line of merchandise, announced that it is forming two subsidiary companies, iConcepts Inc. and BOTWEB Inc. The company also named J. Michael Wolfe CEO of Concepts Direct Inc.
Oracle Corp. (ORCL: Research, Estimates) up 6-9/16 to 68-1/2.
Database software company Oracle Corp. said earlier in the week it would spin off a unit that created a wireless Web access service for cell phones, which already is up and running. Friday, International Business Machines Corp. and AT&T Corp. said they plan to provide wireless access to key corporate information, including the Internet, corporate intranets, and corporate databases.
Speedus.com Inc. (SPDE: Research, Estimates) up 3-1/4 to 9-3/16.
Owner and operator of an Internet broadcast system, Speedus.Com has purchased certain intellectual property from GEC Partners LLP pertaining to wireless transmissions including U.S. Patent 5,594,937 titled "System for the transmission and reception of directional radio signals utilizing a gigahertz implosion concept."
Triton PCS Inc. (TPCS: Research, Estimates) up 8-1/4 to 51-1/2.
Triton PCS, a provider of wireless personal communications services, was upgraded by Lehman Brothers to buy from outperform.
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (AACB: Research, Estimates) up 1-27/32 to 12-7/32.
Goldman Sachs said it had initiated research coverage of Canadian media company Alliance Atlantis Communications, and added its stock to its recommended purchase list.
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC: Research, Estimates) up 21 to 266-1/4.
Credit Suisse First Boston raised its earnings estimates on Applied Micro, a manufacturer of high-performance, high-bandwidth silicon systems for communications infrastructures, and set a price target of 300.
Today's losers
Intuit Inc. (INTU: Research, Estimates) down 12-7/8 to 59-7/16.
Shares of financial software and services company Intuit slid almost 20 percent after the company reported pro forma earnings growth of 2.7 percent in its fiscal second quarter, barely matching analysts' expectations. Pro forma net income for the quarter, ended Jan. 31, was $91.4 million, or 44 cents a diluted share, compared with $89 million, or 45 cents, in the year-ago quarter.
Tandy Brands Accessories Inc. (TBAC: Research, Estimates) down 3-1/8 to 8-1/2.
The manufacturer and marketer of branded men's, women's and children's accessories, Tandy Brands Accessories, was downgraded by Southwest Securities to accumulate from buy
NETsilicon Inc. (NSIL: Research, Estimates) down 9-11/16 to 35-5/8.
This maker of network access chips reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $789,000, or 5 cents per share. First Call's consensus predicted a profit of 3 cents per share for the quarter ended. Jan. 31. Revenue rose 68 percent to $8.4 million.
Nextel Communications Inc. (NXTL: Research, Estimates) down 1-1/8 to 139-5/16.
Lehman Brothers downgraded the company from buy to neutral.
Rite Aid Corp. (RAD: Research, Estimates) down 1-13/16 to 7-3/16.
CVS Corp. said it does not plan to purchase Rite Aid's pharmacy benefit business, contrary to a published report that said it was one of two bidders for the unit. 
-- compiled by staff writer Lucy Banduci and wire reports
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