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Articles from Business Wire (August 22, 1996)

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ABC Dispensing Technologies Inc. announces first orders from China and Central America. 177
Abington Savings Bank to form holding company. 326
Access closes fiscal year with 44 percent revenue growth and 58 percent profit increase; Powerful growth for document management provider yields profit and cash increases. 678
Adaptive Information Systems awarded document imaging contract by New York State Insurance Department. 378
AIRPORT SYSTEMS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS ANNOUNCES NEW NAVAID CONTRACT IN MIDDLE EAST. 403
Alcide Corp. announces patent infringement suit against Babson Brothers Co. 144
ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. AND ALBION ASSET ADVISORS ANNOUNCE COMPLETION OF JOINT VENTURE. 246
Alpha Technologies Group announces acquisition of Lockhart Industries. 235
Amcast declares dividend. 116
American Greetings taps Enteraktion to create interactive children's storybooks and games; LIVE Entertainment to distribute globally. 543
American Surgery Centers selects Paul J. Orchekowski to board of directors. 325
AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FIRST CASH DIVIDEND. 212
Americast selects Zenith digital set-top boxes for its americast home entertainment service. 450
Arel Communications and Software Limited announces results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 1996. 878
Armanino Foods of Distinction, Inc. Reports Revenue and Net Income Results for 1996 Second Quarter. 503
Aspen Bancshares declares dividend on common stock. 89
AT&T is certified to provide local phone service in Ohio. 209
Bausch & Lomb Updates Third Quarter Outlook; Third Quarter Revenue Growth Expected to be in the 5% Range Earnings Outlook $2.20-$2.30 for Full Year. 541
Beginner's Bible Colorforms Computer Fun Set: "New Testament Adventures" ships. 824
BELMONT HOMES AGREES TO ACQUIRE BELLCREST HOMES. 380
Beneficial raises quarterly cash dividend 10.6% to $0.52; eighth consecutive year of increase. 342
BLIMPIE International declares annual cash dividend. 162
Blue Square-Israel Ltd. announces second quarter 1996 results -- Six Month Revenues Increase 34% --. 1386
Bonnie Ammer named president and publisher of Fodor's Travel Publications. 420
Broderbund puts some of the print shop's best features online; The Print Shop Connection debuts as the premier on-line resource for users of The Print Shop line. 580
California Dominates List of Least Affordable Housing Markets; National Study Shows High Home Costs Taking Toll on California Families. 648
California Microwave to Supply Radios for Cellular Systems in China. 424
CallWare partners with Novell to develop CTI integration for GroupWise 5; Unified messaging now available through CallWare's NetWare-based integration with GroupWise 5. 722
Canadian Leader Energy announces first half 96 results. 623
Career Horizons Launches Web Site. 256
Cascades Inc. Purchases Shares of Paperboard Industries International Inc. 111
Catherines Stores Corporation reports second quarter operating results. 835
Centennial Technologies, Inc. to acquire Triax Technology Group, Ltd. 137
Central Capital Corporation Announces Financial Results. 477
Cerveza Mexicali Beer Reborn. 213
CFM Technologies, Inc. announces third quarter results; Net profit increases 27% on 68% rise in revenue. 986
Chartwell International Inc. acquires All-Stater Publishing Inc. 101
Cheyenne Software acquires Moniker, Inc. 757
Cheyenne Software establishes regional headquarters for Asia in Singapore. 503
Citizens Telecom names new western sales VP. 272
Citrix assesses Web site implementations. 244
Citrus farm labor contractor indicted on federal charges. 227
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York names Kisling vice president, planning and logistics. 131
Complete Web solution suite available for SCO platforms; htmlscript system with suite of applications ships. 394
Computer City takes a byte out of the Big Apple. 529
Connecticut Natural Gas receives Doe Grant for fuel cell development. 269
Continental Airlines appoints HA-LO as promotional consultant; Growth remains strong for HA-LO and its industry. 312
CORRECTION/Starwood Lodging completes $17.4 million acquisition of performing debt related to Holiday Inn, Milpitas, Calif. Correction Notice 404
Courage Energy announces six months June 30, 1996 financial results. 253
CSR Rinker Materials to expand, modernize Miami cement plant. 314
CTH announces fiscal 1996 results. 324
Data Connection announces first Internet/LDAP Directory Server for Windows NT 4.0. 268
Data Connection announces first Internet/LDAP Directory Server for Windows NT 4.0. 268
Data General beats PC server vendors to market with the industry's most aggressively priced server; price and packaging make the AV 3600 ideal for the reseller channel. 615
Dataproducts announces new compatible impact ribbons. 359
DC DiagnostiCare Inc. Initiates Major Cost Saving Measures - A Corporate Update. 331
Delaware Chancery Court finds in favor of Recoton and International Jensen merger. 401
Diamond Multimedia Introduces Enhanced Drivers and New Configurations for Popular Stealth 3D 2000 Accelerator Line; New 4MB Version Supports True Color at 1024x768. 802
Drug Royalty's revenues to grow from Dura. 423
Dynamic Healthcare Technologies Inc. Files Secondary Public Offering. 316
Eagle Hardware & Garden reports 77 percent increase in net income, 12 percent increase in same- store sales for fiscal 1996 second quarter. 1048
Efforts to silence Bay Meadows' shareholders are rejected by the Courts. 1108
Ericsson signs $60 million AXE contract in Thailand. 194
Etruscan Enterprises Ltd. announces agreement with Credifinance Securities Limited. 587
EVERGREEN BANCORP ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF NEW LOCATION IN LATHAM, NEW YORK. 340
Executive protection practice expands; Strang Hayes Consulting hires top gun. 524
Finnigan Supplies LCQ to FBI for Explosives Residue Analysis. 271
FM PROPERTIES SELLS BARTON CREEK COUNTRY CLUB AND CONFERENCE RESORT. 343
Football Season Kicks Off; New Web Site for Bay Area Sports Junkies. 360
Ford Selects Documentum To Enhance Customer And Dealer Service; Automotive Giant Deploys Documentum as Enterprise Repository for Customer and Business Assistance Centers. 719
Foster Wheeler awarded $350 million contract for major innovative power project in China. 449
Four Seasons Hotels Inc. - Company Update. 458
Franklin Universal Trust Reports Portfolio Breakdown. 405
General Motors EV1 receives first CALSTART Blue Sky Award; first of new awards given for outstanding contributions to clean air and advanced transportation industry. 632
Giant Industries, Inc. and Central Resources, Inc. Announce Purchase and Sale Agreement for Exploration and Production Assets. 578
Golden Knight announces 1996 second quarter results. 899
Greenbriar announces plans to file a registration statement. 86
Greenstone Roberts purchases interest in The Gothard Group Inc. 433
GTE first company to offer wireline and wireless services on a single bill; Customers also able to keep bills separate. 484
H.F. Ahmanson receives FDIC approval for BIF-insured state savings bank. 247
HA-LO forms new product consulting division. 186
HDS Network Systems Inc. reports operating results. 1136
Hilton, Prudential announce transaction involving Chicago, San Francisco, Miami hotels. 603
Hutchison Whampoa Limited Interim Report For The Year Ending 31 December 1996. 2406
Hybrid Networks Announces $13.2 Million Private Placement. 485
IBM launches "Other Voices" Website exploring viewpoints on computers, business and society. 570
iCat Launches Electronic Commerce Software Into European Markets; iCat Europe establishes sales and marketing operations in UK, France, and Germany. 607
INACOM CORP. NAMED FRANCHISER/DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR BY COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION; Steve Ross, president of Inacom's reseller division, named to CompTIA board. 237
Integrated Healthcare Systems introduces industry's first fully integrated fax communications software. 371
Interchange Financial Services corrects dividend announcement. Correction Notice 88
Interchange Financial Services declares quarterly dividend. 140
Interchange Financial Services declares quarterly dividend. 139
LBMS Announces First Quarter Results; CEO Outlines Restructuring Plans. 1350
LEGACY Storage Systems International Inc. announces 1996 year end results and proposed 10:1 common share consolidation. 1321
Lilly licenses Ceclor CD and Keftab to Dura Pharmaceuticals. 330
Lockheed Martin awarded initial contract on program valued at $368 million to sustain U.S. Air Force satellite control network. 336
LucasArts Chooses Inference's Problem Resolution Tool to Offer Self-Service Customer Support via the World Wide Web; "Yoda's Help Desk" Offers LucasArts Gameplayers Round-the-Clock Assistance via Company's Web Site. 752
Lynch announces a correction to the earnings data table in the six months results. 586
MarketLink Names George Smith, CEO of TelCon as Director. 216
MDC Communications Corporation - Sales, Operating Income, Cash Flow Post Gains - on Target for 1996 Profit Growth. 1101
Medical Alliance, Inc., the Nation's Leading Provider of Mobile Surgical Services Signs Contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. 533
Metra Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan. 554
Minority Candidates Complete Second Flagstar Food Service Management Program. 464
Mission West Properties announces amendment to agreement to sell properties to DMB/SVP California Investments, LLC. 304
Mississippi Chemical to be added to S&P SmallCap 600 Index. 237
MSU announces $7.4 million order. 279
MTI announces new solid-state disk database accelerators; high-speed storage systems reduce database I/O bottlenecks. 719
Nashville Country Club, Inc. reports earnings for six months on historical and pro forma basis due to acquisition of The Village At Breckenridge Resort; earns 15 cents per share. 478
Natural Health Trends Corp. announces second quarter results. 417
Nature Alert! Fake tree infiltrates Upland, California! 392
NBS Technologies - Third Quarter Results. 1283
NCE Petrofund Corp. Closes $33.3 Million Purchase of Oil and Gas Properties. 232
Nevada Manhattan Mining makes announcement. 126
NEW FAST PAY "SPEEDPASS" TECHNOLOGY DEBUTS AT ST. LOUIS-AREA MOBIL SERVICE STATIONS. 732
New ILOG Broker 2.1 Speeds CORBA-Compliant Development; ILOG Broker Integration with IONA Orbix Automatically Generates IDL Interfaces from C++ Code. 718
New minimum wage bill directs IRS to develop "Sample Language". 353
New Zealand Police Selects Intergraph Public Safety; Advanced Technology to Manage Emergencies. 585
NICHOLAS ST. GEORGE SELECTED AS TOP INDUSTRY CEO BY THE WALL STREET TRANSCRIPT. 498
Novell Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Results; Net Income Of $59 Million, 17 Cents Per Share. 899
NTI Disposed its Interest in Real Estate in Cambodia. 246
NVID International and EndoDynamics announce joint effort to replace Glutaraldehyde with MicroSafe. 361
NYNEX reaches agreement with TCG to interconnect telephone networks in New York. 299
ObjectSpace, Inc. announces $5,000,000 investment by founder of Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation. 511
Omnicare signs agreement to acquire long-term care division of Downeast Pharmacy and also acquires Three Forks Apothecary. 747
Oppenheimer Capital L.P. reports 25 percent increase in net income per unit for the first fiscal quarter. 781
ORTHODONTIC CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. APPOINTS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER. 249
Oshap Technologies announces second quarter and six months 1996 results. 1106
Outdoor Systems Inc. completes tender offer for 10-3/4 percent Senior Notes. 152
PaineWebber names Bruce J. Rubin president and chief executive officer of Properties Unit. 187
Palladium Interactive To Sponsor Ancestors, How-To Television Series On Genealogy. 519
Paramount Real Estate Services Inc. expands property management staff to serve growing client base. 291
Phillips launches site on World Wide Web: http://www.phillips66.com. 178
Plexus Division of BancTec Expands Support of Imaging and Workflow Products for the Enterprise on Digital Alpha Platform. 696
Power Phone announces major contract. 187
Premdor Completes Crosby Acquisition. 276
Princeton Learning Systems announces new features for Online Financial Services University. 244
Proffitt's, Inc. announces record second quarter operating results. 1013
PXRE CORPORATION AND TRANSNATIONAL RE CORPORATION SIGN MERGER AGREEMENT. 416
PXRE CORPORATION DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND ON ITS COMMON SHARES. 89
Qantas results for the year ended June 30, 1996. 1651
RACOTEK NAMES DAVID MAENKE VP OF FINANCE AND CFO. 240
RE: NCE Oil & Gas (1996) Fund Files A Final Prospectus In Alberta. 190
Reckson takes first step in establishing presence in Lake Success market. 467
Record sales and net income for fiscal 1996. 357
REPEAT/Career Horizons Launches Web Site. 257
REPEAT/Etruscan Enterprises Ltd. announces agreement with Credifinance Securities Limited. 587
REPEAT/WasteMasters Inc. opens 3,000 tons per day Philadelphia transfer station. 147
Reports Second Quarter Results and Increased Traffic at Its Stores. 974
RF Industries Ltd. receives Blue Sky trading approval in the state of California. 290
River Gold Mines Ltd report six months ended. 1133
Robert G. Colucci promoted to corporate controller, The Providence Journal Company. 300
Rockwell WABCO trailer anti-lock braking system selected as standard equipment on Trail King trailers. 241
RSM Production Corp. and the government of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique sign agreement. 232
Rural/Metro Corp. Reports Record Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 1996. 1084
San Jose State University, Pacific Bell Internet Services Team Up To Offer Students And Faculty New Dial Up Internet Access Service. 853
SBS Technologies Inc. reports record 1996 results. 1023
Seagate Software Launches First Integrated Enterprise Management Support for NetWare and Windows NT Backup; Seagate ExecView provides first cross-platform enterprise storage management capability; Seagate Backup Exec for NetWare version 7.11 released with support for Seagate ExecView. 737
Seagate Software Outlines Storage Management Group's 1997 Product Strategy; Windows NT focus and consolidated product lines from the desktop to the enterprise highlight company's push to solidify market leadership. 811
Seagram merges its U.S. based wine companies into single entity to be headed by Sam Bronfman II. 427
Senvest Capital reports six months results. 157
Shaman Pharmaceuticals Promotes Barbara Goodrich to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. 419
Shareholders approve Peoples' Family acquisition. 317
Simware releases first quarter results. 916
SLI announces significant breakthrough in yield. 370
Solomon Software Announces FLX Human Resources Interface for Solomon IV for Windows; FLX Visual HR Provides Solomon IV Users With Human Resources Solution. 674
Special General Meeting of CFCF Inc. Shareholders is Suspended. 155
Sports book finds new home in Grenada -- improves customer service. 315
SSA reports third quarter loss on lower revenues. 1112
Starwave announces strategic corporate promotions. 366
Starwood Lodging Trust completes $17.4 million acquisition of performing debt related to Holiday Inn, Milpitas, Calif. 394
State Auto Financial announces dividend increase. 206
Stephen A. Baker promoted to corporate director of financial analysis, The Providence Journal Company. 368
Strategic Advisory Inc. increases 12-18 month target price on American BioMed Inc. to $6-8 per share. 250
SVR Joins The Yield Management Team as a Founder Member; An Alliance Dedicated to Advancing Yield Enhancement Technologies. 429
Synaxis announces AlertWare E-mail management system with full support for Novell's GroupWise 5; Management tool helps GroupWise administrators maximize E-mail performance and reliability. 586
SystemSoft Corporation announces record second-quarter revenues and earnings; Revenue growth exceeds 50 percent for ninth consecutive quarter. 1419
TCG-NYNEX Interconnection Agreement to open New York area's $1.5 Billion Dollar Switched Access Market to Competition. 534
Telepanel Customer Base Expands with the Addition of Big Y, Shaw'S and Stop & Shop. 598
Tenet Healthcare Corp. and its Orange County hospitals contribute $20,000 to Hispanic Education Endowment Fund. 356
The Morgan Group, Inc. announces new 400 unit apartment project. 505
The Registry acquires Morris Information Systems; Transaction provides opportunity to enter new markets in Texas and South Carolina. 406
The Travel Channel and Cowles Enthusiast Media to co-produce "HISTORIC TRAVELER: ROBERT E. LEE'S VIRGINIA". 585
Thomas Nelson, Inc. makes announcement. 306
Times Mirror reports seventh period results. 939
TransAct Technologies Inc., subsidiary of Tridex Corp., commences initial public offering -- Tridex expects to be profitable on annual revenue of about $35 million after planned spin-off of TransAct Technologies. 562
U.S. HomeCare common stock removed from Nasdaq National Market. 111
Uni-Select: Continued Sales and Earnings Growth. 342
Unisys selected to supply Belgium's Mobistar with suite of messaging solutions. 629
University of Houston Awards EXCEL Communications Entrepreneur Award. 446
URL Reports; Business Wire's and Medialink's exclusive directory of company Uniform Resource Locators. 1267
V3 Semiconductor introduces CloverLeaf-960 -V96DPC-, its latest addition to the high-performance PCI bridge controller family for the Intel i960 series of embedded processors. 479
View Tech signs letter of intent to acquire GroupNet Inc.; nationwide expansion continues into the Northeastern United States. 344
Virginia Gold Mines Inc. - La Grande Project: Discovery of a Polymetallic Mineralized System. 691
Walden Residential Properties completes offering of Common Stock. 302
Washington Post Company to acquire Washington Technology newspaper, bolstering regional 'Netplex' concept. 414
Willis Stein & Partners Invests $50 Million In US ONE Communications; Equity Investment Will Assist Nationwide Deployment of Competitive Local Exchange Service. 357
WinStar and NYNEX Sign Interconnect Agreement For Massachusetts; Expands WinStar's Competitive Local Telecommunications Service to Boston. 498
Wyndham adds new hotel in Dallas, its fifth in Texas. 411
Xetal has completed required corporate and regulatory actions in anticipation of $2.7 million equity offering. 198
Zeitgeist Werks announces official completion of the acquisition of "MediaX". 221
Zip Drive file management software PowerSync available from LinkPro; backup, synchronize and exchange stored files compatible with Windows 3.1, 95 and NT. 324
Zynaxis details development of antitumor, antiadhesive agents using Zyn-Linker drug delivery molecules. 421

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