21.   Pigott said the company expects to announce partnerships with other retail and institutional brokerages in the months ahead.

22.   Perot Systems Corp. and Swiss Bank Corp. announced a partnership Wednesday that nearly doubles the revenue of Perot Systems.

23.   Schlumberger also has deals in the works with major banks and hopes to announce new partnerships before the end of the year, Beverly said.

24.   Six days later, the Mysoftware Co., a direct marketer, announced a partnership with Stamps.com.

25.   So they stuck it out for five years, and last week, Feed announced a partnership with fellow online cult-classic publications Suck.com and Alt.Culture.

26.   Sony and RealNetworks, based in Seattle, will announce the partnership at the Electronic Entertainment Exposition, the annual industry trade show that begins Wednesday in Los Angeles.

27.   Some securities firms have already announced partnerships with other pan-European exchanges, however.

28.   The company also is expected to announce a partnership with an executive recruiter this month.

29.   The company recently announced a partnership with US Airways.

30.   The company says its first-quarter loss widened and it announced a partnership with Thomas Cook Group.