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Articles from Business Wire (December 7, 1994)

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ACCLAIM COMICS ACQUIRES EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO 'MAGIC: THE GATHERING' WORLDWIDE; Multi-Million-Selling Trading Card Game Kicks Off New Armada Comic Book Line. 389
Air Wisconsin reports record November traffic. 239
Alcatel and NUKO announce plans to set industry standard for carrier-based MPEG-2 video services. 706
Altera/Xilinx Patent Litigation. 291
Altron Incorporated names Thomas Goulding as Vice President, Sales & Marketing-Interconnect Product Division. 159
AMBAC Indemnity statement on Orange County. 373
AMERIANA BANCORP DECLARES SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF $.25 PER SHARE. 252
American Electromedics reports annual results. 204
Anika Research to form joint venture in China to manufacture and market hyaluronic acid products. 357
Arthur Andersen sees more than $10 billion of private equity capital moving into real estate in '95. 521
Artisoft, Inc. adopts shareholder rights plan. 519
ASA International Ltd. announces completion of acquisition of assets from Precedent Technologies. 177
Associated Merchandising Corp. issues statement. 225
AT&T VOICE MESSAGING - TEN YEARS AFTER AND GROWING STRONG. 638
BIO-TECHNOLOGY GENERAL ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 315
Boole & Babbage announces new MainView VistaPoint product to exploit the System/390 Parallel environment. 445
Brio and Taligent announce joint development of data access framework for CommonPoint System. 436
BRYMORE AND CONSOLIDATED RIDEAU TO COMBINE. 412
Cade Industries, Inc. announces John F. Scanlon President - Auto-Air Composites subsidiary. 221
CAI Wireless Systems Announces Participation in SNET's Expanded Video Dialtone Test Project. 268
Califano says 'Radical Surgery' can save American health care Ex-HEW head unveils new strategy at Tokai Healthcare Symposium. 496
Capital Re announces no material adverse impact from Orange County bankruptcy filing. 93
Celltech Media Inc. - board of directors appointments. 156
Centennial Technologies announces $1.0 million order for it's PCMCIA PC Cards. 190
CHARTER BANCSHARES ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT PROMOTIONS. 668
Children's Broadcasting Corp. purchases KKYD-AM, Denver; Radio AAHS(TM) station celebrates one year. 376
Cisco Systems completes acquisition of Kalpana. 266
Commodore Cruise Line - what's new in 1995. 477
Computer City enters Chicago and San Jose, passes $1 billion mark. 473
Coral Ridge Properties to build Heron Bay in N.W. Broward; Tournament Players Course (TPC) to host 1996 Honda Classic. 429
Correcting and replacing previous American Electromedics Q1 results FY 95. 203
Credence Systems reports record results for fourth quarter and fiscal year. 692
CSC acquires leading German technology consulting firm. 640
Cutting edge sorting system for recycled plastics is unveiled today in Oregon. 671
Dataram introduces RAID-Ready(TM) Technology; Innovative new storage systems provide high-performance, low-cost solutions at less than $1.00 per megabyte today, allow companies to add RAID protection in the future. 500
Dense-Pac Microsystems receives $500,000 purchase order from Texas Instruments. 155
Dep reports improved first-quarter results. 656
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SELECTS FOREFRONT'S CROSS-PLATFORM COLLABORATIVE APPLICATION TO ENHANCE RESEARCH. 735
DERLAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED AWARDED $24 MILLION CONTRACT FROM G.E. AIRCRAFT ENGINES. 228
DeWayne Roberts Joins Sithe Energies as Vice President, Operations. 244
Door For 25Mbps ATM Reopened At ATM Forum Meeting; Motion Approved To Consider Additional Low-Speed Solutions; ATM To The Desktop Closer To Reality. 575
DSP Technology Inc. Receives RedLine ACAP Order Valued At $490,000. 157
Eastern Enterprises settles lawsuit against Millipore. 247
Educate America Program: Memotec brings technology to the classroom. 488
ELI ECO LOGIC INC. - SAIC ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC MARKETING AGREEMENT. 432
Emission Reduction Research Center unveils Batch Design Kit for "Zero Avoidable Pollution" built with Gensym's G2 software. 631
EPA fines Edd Dean $10,000 for Clean Water Act violations in Pine Island, Fla. 364
FCA INTERNATIONAL AUTHORIZES PURCHASE OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING. 233
FEATURE/Are those old stock certificates worth anything? Year end can be just the time to find out. 640
FEATURE/FREE rating on your bank. 179
FEATURE/Give your children the gift of knowledge: Conquer the new S.A.T. 643
FEATURE/Miami becomes a magnet for international companies. 972
Fed rate increases didn't thwart borrowing by growth firms; but latest increase suggests trouble ahead. 787
Federated taps MPD for private label sourcing. 353
FileNet ships next-generation workflow- management software; object-oriented Visual WorkFlo allows users to easily create and modify workflows. 680
First Central Financial declares increased dividend. 106
First Data declares regular quarterly dividend. 92
First Defense Industries to market Baywood International's new cholesterol reduction product. 364
First National Bank and Trust Co. introduces Check Card. 243
Foundation Health closes on $300 million credit facility. 250
FRED'S ADOPTS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PRICING STRATEGY. 504
Free Range Media and CompuServe link up to provide multimedia publishing services on Internet; Seattle company positioned to be leader in "Home Page Publishing". 460
FTP Software Teams with PSI to resell Explore OnNetTM with InterRampSM - Personal Internet Access Service. 589
Gannett Media Technologies makes announcement. 524
Gartner Group introduces new information technology strategy reports. 842
GE wins $120 million contract to provide gas, steam turbines for Oregon combined-cycle facility. 263
General American Investors Company reports final amounts for its year-end dividends for 1994. 166
GEOMAQUE EXPLORATIONS LTD. - BURKINA FASO SOIL SAMPLING & TRENCHING PROGRAM EXPLORATION RIGHTS TO 500 SQ. KM. CONCESSION RECEIVED. 157
GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES ACQUIRES INTEREST IN PRODUCING PROPERTY. 213
GOLF ENTERPRISES, INC. ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF CANOA HILLS GOLF COURSE, GREEN VALLEY, ARIZONA. 249
H&R BLOCK GIVES BENEFICIAL CORPORATION SUBSIDIARY EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO OFFER REFUND ANTICIPATION LOANS. 438
HANCOCK ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND. 97
Happiness Express elects Lawrence Bernstein a director. 145
HARMAC PACIFIC COMPLETES BOILER REBUILD. 213
HARVARD INDUSTRIES' HAYES-ALBION UNIT WINS MAJOR GM CONTRACT FOR MAGNESIUM STEERING COLUMN SUPPORT BRACKETS. 312
Heartland Express announces it will consolidate most of the Monmouth, Illinois operations of its Munson Transportation subsidiary into Heartland's Coralville headquarters. 473
Heidemij awarded contract for clean up of 1998 World's Fair site in Lisbon plus projects in Germany and Latvia. 377
Helix announces resignation of chief financial officer. 150
Hewlett Packard corrects and replaces previous announcement. Correction Notice 893
HP Announces Industry's Highest Single-System TPC-C Benchmark Result; HP 9000 Model T500 High-end Corporate Business Server Raises the Performance Bar to More Than 3,100/tpmC. 893
HP announces it will ensure satisfaction of Pentium customers. 261
HP's MediaStream Server to be used by Southern New England Telephone in expanded home trial of interactive-video services; third win for HP's MediaStream Server and Video Transfer Engine technology. 626
Hyatt hotels offer $49-$69 holiday rates through Jan. 3. 159
Hydrocarbon technology leader named to Heidemij international project team. 389
IBM and SAP announce SAP R/3 support for DB2/6000. 281
IBM ESTABLISHES RESEARCH LABORATORY IN BEIJING. 399
IMAGE DATA INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT. 199
In-Flight Phone Corp. selects Honeywell/Racal and Canadian Marconi as SatCom equipment providers to Continental Airlines. 591
Insurance Auto Auctions announces offering of senior notes. 169
INTEGRATED PROCESS EQUIPMENT CORP. ANNOUNCES NEW CUSTOMERS ENTERING THE CMP MARKET; Total Orders Exceed $12 Million. 264
INTERNATIONAL PAPER ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR NEW STANDARDS TO PROTECT AMERICA'S FORESTS; Forest products giant leads industry by signing on to new, stringent environmental standards. 603
Irvine Apartment Communities makes announcement. 103
IVACO ANNOUNCES PLAN TO RESUME DIVIDENDS ON SECOND PREFERRED SHARES AND PAY ARREARS. 224
IWN unveils PC-based wagering and race track broadcast enhancement systems; HomeStretch and ViewPoint to be launched mid-1995. 428
KENNECOTT COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF COLOWYO COAL MINE FROM W.R. GRACE. 411
KLH to seek AMEX listing. 211
Kranzco declares regular quarterly cash distribution. 97
Lick the New Price of Stamps; Pacific Bell's New Pay-By-Phone Service Lets Customers Pay Phone Bills Electronically. 182
LIVE Entertainment Inc. declares dividend on Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock. 189
Longview Fibre Co. consolidated financial information. 239
LTC announces closings of $23.2 million. 161
MacUser Editors name Accel-a-Writer 8200 as finalist for industry's most significant honor. 422
Magellan concerns unfounded. 389
MARKBOROUGH PROPERTIES INC. - FINANCIAL RESULTS. 583
Marvel, CLASSIC HEROES, KAY BEE Toy Stores and GTS introduce 'X-Men's Greatest Battles'...first-ever interactive GameCard. 344
Maryland company to bring 100 new jobs to Bow, N.H. 895
Matrix names director of quality control. 431
MBIA does not expect losses arising from Orange County bankruptcy filing. 209
Mecklermedia and Intuitive Systems redefine online shopping. 547
Mecklermedia to use IBM server for new MecklerWeb model. 376
Medaphis acquires Anescor. 123
Media Station develops "Disney's Animated Storybook: The Lion King" for Disney Interactive. 592
METROCALL, INC. PROPOSES STRATEGIC BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH USA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AND PREMIERE PAGE IN TRANSACTION VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $400 MILLION; $13.00 Per Share Price Represents 44% Premium Over Yesterday's Closing Market Price for USA Mobile. 1169
Millipore Settles Lawsuit with Eastern Enterprises; Takes One-Time Charge. 161
MIT's Nam Suh joins Silicon Valley Group's board of directors. 458
Mobil expands capacity at Beaumont plant to make base stocks for synthetic lubricants. 213
Moody's Public Finance Department Rating News -- ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RATINGS SUSPENDED. 312
Moody's Public Finance Department Rating News; ADDITIONAL RATINGS RELATED TO ORANGE COUNTY INVESTMENT POOL PUT UNDER REVIEW. 219
Moody's Public Finance Department Rating News; rating lowered on County Sanitation Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13 and 14 of Orange County, Calif. 162
Morristown Memorial Hospital signs contract valued at approximately $3.3 million for housewide implementation of the CliniCare System. 454
MTI expands leadership position in RAID and fault-tolerance; patent portfolio increases to 22 with 18 more pending. 365
National Health Investors, Inc. to pay preferred dividend. 229
National Re declares regular quarterly dividend. 103
NBB Bancorp declares $.30 per share dividend payable in January 1995. 219
NetFRAME Systems shipping new high-speed, fault tolerant DataJET tape backup & restore system for NetWare 4 servers. 808
New Bear Stearns report analyzes market potential of New Age Media, assesses corporate players. 535
New book on House Speaker's reading list. 441
New CD-ROM for kids packs 35 hours of playtime. 733
New company introduces on-line computer back-up service. 385
New Controllers, Joystick And More Expand Growing Line Of Products For 3DO System. 634
New Plan Realty Trust reports sharply higher first quarter results. 462
Newly-Formed Millennium Media Group to Publish Innovative Multimedia Titles From Around the World; Company to Release 18 CD-ROM Titles By End of 1995. 576
NeXT ships release 3.3 for Intel and announces beta for NEXTSTEP Developer 3.3. 999
Novametrix announces "Units" separation. 578
OCTA team assembled to respond to OC financial crisis. 195
Olicom A/S stock repurchase program. 238
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA UPDATE. 106
PacifiCare Health Systems announces new president and chief executive officer of its California operations. 379
PacifiCare Health Systems Class B added to S&P midcap 400. 273
PaineWebber adds Time Warner, Viacom, Dr. Pepper and Oracle Systems to its Focus List. 454
Parametric Technology Corp. Receives $1.4 Million Order for Its Pro/ENGINEER Software from ITT Cannon in the United Kingdom. 316
Paribas Capital Markets signs agreement with Banco BBA Creditanstalt S.A. to originate financial transactions in Brazil. 439
Parsons Environmental Inc. Demonstrates Innovative Decontamination Technology StarBoldt for the Department of Energy. 583
Paul-Son Gaming expects net income for fiscal 1995 to approximate 1994 level. 266
Pennsylvania Board of Claims rules on Penn Health Care. 229
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to hear appeal by GPU unit. 165
PG&E and Destec announce transmission agreement. 406
Phoenix Advanced Technology Inc.'s subsidiary, Global TeleMedia Inc., announces acquisition. 98
Phoenix Advanced Technology telecommunications subsidiary to provide prepaid calling card services for Summit of the Americas Host Committee. 170
PhoenixPage provides first PCL/FAX for remote printing. 473
Pier 1 Imports announces quarterly dividend. 114
Pikes Peak Library District and MCI open public "on-ramp" to information superhighway. 886
Plan to create $2 billion California HealthCare Foundation attracts strong statewide support. 1047
Ponder Industries makes announcement. 200
Power from the sun lights up pageant of peace; Siemens' solar panels will help supplement power for "National Christmas Tree". 331
PRATT & LAMBERT UNITED BEGINS TRADING ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. 166
PRAXAIR INCREASES PRICES FOR U.S. MERCHANT INDUSTRIAL GASES. 204
Pre-Paid Legal Services announces regular quarterly preferred stock dividend. 116
PRIVATE PLACEMENT BY HEROUX INC. OF 3,000,000 SPECIAL WARRANTS. 285
Proactive Solutions announces release of SmartProject. 338
Property Trust of America announces merger with Security Capital Pacific Inc. 695
PURE GOLD ENTERS JOINT VENTURE IN JAMES BAY DIAMOND AREA. 203
Puritan-Bennett announces Delaware Court's refusal to schedule preliminary injunction hearing in connection with Thermo Electron tender offer. 146
PURSUIT ANNOUNCES PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND FLOW THROUGH SHARE ISSUE. 308
Put On Your Hardhat And Go For The Gold With Diggers(TM), A Ground-Breaking New Game From Millennium Media Group. 675
QSOUND IN SEGA 32X TM AND SATURN TM. 281
Quality Products Inc. shareholder meeting. 112
Reuters acquires key U.S. content for business information products. 641
Revision of 12/6/94 announcement: Tri-Continental declares fourth quarter dividend. 157
Risky derivatives -- investors beware of above- average returns. 304
ROADMASTER INDUSTRIES AND THE ACTAVA GROUP COMPLETE MERGER OF SPORTS GROUP. 457
Rockefeller Center Properties, Inc. promotes officer. 211
Rockwell begins flight testing of upgraded Royal Australian Air Force F-111C aircraft. 648
Rockwell successfully completes cash tender offer for Reliance Electric. 466
Rule Industries announces operating results. 222
San Francisco declares business tax amnesty. 361
Scott Paper announces Indonesian tissue operations. 304
SDI undertakes private placements for $4.3 million. 445
Selix Formalwear launches innovative new pricing: "The Good, The Better, The Very Best" is America's first and customers can choose tuxedo rentals priced relative to amount of use. 573
Senior executive team named to Bell Atlantic-NYNEX wireless joint venture. 574
Siemens introduces first heavy-duty gas turbine to incorporate Pratt & Whitney Jet aircraft engine technology; Offers industry's lowest life-cycle operating costs. 587
Sierra Tahoe Bancorp opens SBA and mortgage offices. 286
SIMBA Media Daily to appear on Mecklermedia's MecklerWeb. 263
Simone Group makes announcement. 302
Simpact announces SNA Access Server; company purchases EXPRESS SNA Source Code from Apertus for application on Freeway-programmable gateway communication server product line. 454
Sky Scientific announces investor relations appointment. 85
SONIC ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES FIRST ORDER FOR PATENTED CFC REFRIGERANTS PURGE SYSTEM. 326
Source Scientific Inc. announces new contracts. 208
Southwest Airlines announces fare sale ranging from $19 - $95. 427
SSPA announces 1994 STAR Awards for excellence in software support; winners are IBM-PSP, Corporate Software, Cadre Technologies, Software AG of North America and Delrina Corp. 527
Star Bank introduces first foreign currency ATM center in U.S. 433
STARLOG sales rise; U.K. opening exceeds sales forecast: U.S. receipts boosted by latest "Star Trek" film release. 359
State issues warning on hair straighteners. 223
STRATUS' TCAM GROUP TO ACQUIRE FEMCON ASSOCIATES. 858
Superior Court decision favors CalPERS. 323
Sybase announces fastest backup and restore benchmark; fastest results in the industry demonstrate superior real world performance with very large database support. 720
Sybase signs London Life Insurance Co.; Enterprise to workgroup solutions support client/server migration. 775
SYMBOLLON CORPORATION AND COBE RENAL CARE, INC. TO DEVELOP ANTIMICROBIALS FOR KIDNEY DIALYSIS MACHINES. 417
Tactician ships retail site analysis package; New product makes site analysis and selection easier and less expensive. 371
TADIRAN LTD. SETS RECORD DATE AND DISTRIBUTION DATE FOR POTENTIAL DIVIDEND. 287
TELULAR CANADA INC. - PACIFIC BELL AWARDS TELULAR CANADA C$3.8 MILLION CONTRACT. 492
TEXFI INDUSTRIES REPORTS FISCAL 1994 FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END RESULTS; Also Announced Management Promotions and Changes. 1004
The Fitness Buddy heads for Washington to help shape up U.S. senators. 380
The Global Government Plus Fund, Inc. Dividend Announcement and Press Release - December 7, 1994. 267
The Global Total Return Fund (Formerly The Global Yield Fund) declares dividend - December 7, 1994. 267
THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP DECLARES REGULAR CASH DIVIDEND. 88
The Portal Information Network(TM) announces availability of Custom Network Services; strategic expansion of Internet Service Business. 1124
THE PRUDENTIAL NEW JERSEY REALTY ACQUIRES INTEREST IN ASSOCIATED FINANCE CORPORATION. 493
The TCW Group appoints two to international client relations. 284
TRANS COSMOS INVESTMENT CREATES SYMBOLOGIC PRESENCE IN JAPAN; Planned Joint Venture to Advance Customer Support in Japan. 552
Transcell Technologies signs research collaboration agreement with Biocure Ltd. 376
TRW Chairman Joseph T. Gorman heads 1995 U.S. Savings Bonds Volunteer Committee. 338
UDC declares first-quarter dividend on prime preferred exchangeable stock. 102
ULTRA GRAINS TECHNOLOGY FROM BON DENTE NUTRITION WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE INCIDENCE OF VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY WORLDWIDE. 694
Ultratech's David A. Markle receives David Richardson medal; Optical Society of America award recognizes significant contributions to applied optics. 451
UROMED CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FIRST DISTRIBUTORSHIP AGREEMENT FOR THE RELIANCE URINARY CONTROL INSERT. 521
USA Mobile confirms receipt of proposal from Metrocall. 208
USA TODAY announces new on-line venture: USA TODAY Information Network. 380
USGen completes financing for Hermiston Generating Plant. 509
USGen, SoCal Edison Sign Option Agreement on Cogeneration Project. 420
ViewStar Corp. to support Cornerstone's ImageAccel controller. 540
Visual Edge supports 3M Vinyl Scotchprint applications. 226
VMARK Software names Peter L. Fiore, VP marketing. 381
Voice Control Systems and Preferred/telecom team up to provide voice recognition to telephone callers in business and home applications. 452
Whirlpool enters China with joint ventures in microwave ovens and refrigerators. 818
Wood joins Metricom as division general manager. 273
World's largest software development consortium defines interoperability standard. 594

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