Articles from Business Wire (June 17, 1996)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
PERSONNEL GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. COMPLETES OFFERING OF 4,025,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AT $25.25 PER SHARE.			174
Phillips, Sultanate of Oman sign exploration/production-sharing contract.			293
Phoenix Duff & Phelps appoints new portfolio manager to Mid Cap Fund; Matt Considine to run the former Phoenix Capital Appreciation Portfolio.		Biography	527
Phoenix Network Signs Definitive Merger Agreement with AmeriConnect.			557
Phoenix Resources announces operating results for the year ended Oct. 31, 1995.			279
Physician-directed health plan opens provider panel; Physicians who want more control in medical decisions join.			425
PLATINUM technology Attacks Multi-Billion Dollar Market with Premier Solution for Year 2000 Crisis Via Exclusive Worldwide Agreement with ADPAC; ADPAC's recognized year 2000 leadership is merged with PLATINUM's sales and customer satisfaction strengths to provide the solution to looming millennium crisis.			1357
PLATINUM technology delivers Forest & Trees 4.0: Supports EIS Plus - the Enterprise Information System; Forest & Trees 4.0 business intelligence application development environment meets the needs of end users and IS to gain more value from corporate data.			1221
Point and shop -- sophisticated shoppers plug into online yellow pages.			634
Pollution Research and Control Corp. acquires medical instrumentation product line.			260
Polydex Pharmaceuticals 1ST QTR pretax income rose tenfold; Gross margin grew by 50% with record order book; 7% price hike on main product set for July 1; First increase in 3 years.			288
Potential homeowners making the Kaufman and Broad houseCALL; new direct-response service a first for home-building industry.			444
PowerTV OS Deployed in BellSouth's Chamblee, Georgia Interactive Television Trial; More Than 8,000 Homes in Market Test Area Will Have Access To New Services.			396
Pratt, Wylce & Lords, Ltd. announces consulting agreement with Advanced Sterilizer Development and Design, Inc. and dividend distribution.			395
Precise Software Solutions launches Precise/CPE middleware for enterprise interoperability; Supports client/server to both Legacy and Internet-based systems, including seamless Java-to-Legacy connectivity; Allows IT executives to pragmatically connect over 40 disparate computing environments quickly and easily.			692
Precision Standard unit announces rotable inventory program.			195
ProNet Inc. amends credit facility.			170
Proposed acquisition for Krantor Corp.			130
Proxim Wireless LAN Technology Selected for ALLTEL Healthcare Solutions.			752
Prudential introduces an innovative new way to buy life insurance.			371
Psygnosis Debuts New Web Site Featuring High Speed Connections and More Than 100 Pages of Content.			485
Publication of The Year 2000 Resource Book; Comprehensive source of information on the MIS industry's millennium crisis.			393
Pullman and Tenneco sign merger agreement.			171
QMS Announces $3,999 QMS magicolor WX Color Laser Print System; Color Laser, First of New Generation of Low Cost, High Performance Print Systems for Windows.			870
QMS Announces New 1200 dpi QMS magicolor CX; Easy Upgrade Available for Current QMS magicolor CX Owners.			914
QSI Launches Low-Power Fast Ethernet Transceiver in "Thin" 10 x 10 x 1.0-mm TQFP; An Ideal Solution for CardBus Applications.			624
QUALCOMM's Eudora Software Selected by Microsoft for Distribution with Internet Explorer; Agreement joins most popular Internet email application with state-of-the-art Macintosh Web browser to provide integrated Internet messaging capabilities.			1052
Redwood MicroCap investment provides significant positive impact on net asset value.			222
Rendition Verite 3D Graphics Engine Chosen As A Key Platform By Viacom New Media.			539
REPEAT/New Compaq Armada 1100 Family Includes Value Notebooks Offering Pentium Performance Starting at $1,899.			803
REPEAT/The Loewen Group and Blackstone Capital Partners form corporate venture to acquire Prime Succession.			481
Rising Maintenance Costs Push World Wide Internet Appliance Expenditures Beyond $6.4 Billion in the Year 2000.			301
Ronald G. Assaf to retire as Sensormatic CEO while continuing as Chairman; Robert A. Vanourek Named CEO.			574
RSA Cryptography Engine Wins Top Prize at Security Industry's Most Prestigious Awards Event; BSAFE 3.0 Named 'Best Encryption Product'.			685
Rudolph Research Signs a Partnership Agreement to Support Expansion in the Semiconductor Metrology Arena; Name Change to Rudolph Technologies Reflects New Strategic Focus.			359
Russell posts preliminary lists of stocks being added, deleted for annual rebalancing of indexes.			699
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY JOINS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RENAL CARE GROUP TO ADVANCE DIALYSIS SERVICES FOR PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE.			286
SAP selects EMC intelligent opens storage solutions; EMC's Symmetrix 3000 ICDA storage systems significantly increase performance of SAP's R/3 applications.			573
Sapiens International strengthens management team; Names Matthew Szulik senior vice president of sales and marketing.			309
Schwartz Communications wins Silver Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of America; Public relations industry's most prestigious award caps recent honors given to leading high-tech agency.			318
SCO Leverages Key Technologies to Enhance its High-Volume UNIX Operating System; New Version of SCO OpenServer System Includes Native File and Print Services for Windows, Robust Backup, Systems Management and Localization.			814
Secure Computing introduces BorderWare Firewall Server 4.0, a suite of third-generation firewalls for enterprise networks; BorderWare Firewall Server 4.0 features unique Web-based centralized management and high-performance security capabilities.			1227
SEER TECHNOLOGIES AND HEWLETT-PACKARD ANNOUNCE JOINT MARKETING AGREEMENT.			615
SEER TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES WINDOWS NT APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR LARGE SCALE NETWORK-CENTRIC APPLICATIONS.			555
Sequent embedding Open Market Software in its Internet solutions.			701
Servico acquires Best Western Hotel Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.			277
Shareholder class action suit filed against Vista 2000 and certain of its officers and directors alleging violations of federal securities laws.			383
Shirmax Fashions Ltd. - Media Invitation.			144
Silicon Architects of Synopsys Partners With Hitachi; World's leading electronics company adopts CBA architecture and design system for high-volume applications.			586
Smart And Friendly Shatters CD-Recordable Price Barrier With Complete Solution Under $600; Award-winning CD-R Package Delivers High Value and Superior "Out-of-Box Experience".			461
Socket announces Bell Mobility to Offer Wireless Data Services Using Socket PageCard; Available Canada-wide Through Mobility Canada.			839
SoftBoard System 400 debuts; The new rear projection electronic meeting system is the ideal tool for collaborative data and video conferences, presentations, meetings, and Internet communications.			726
Softbridge expands offerings for Fortune 1000 with new enterprise quality framework; Combination of products and services reduces risk of costly system downtime.			823
Software Moguls' SM-arch backup/retrieval software now available with Q-Series DLT tape libraries from Breece Hill.			290
Solvay Group and O'Sullivan form strategic alliance for automotive activities.			235
Sony Introduces Leading-Edge Multimedia PCs Designed For The U.S. Home Market; PC By Sony Leverages Company's Audio/Video Expertise And Strengths In Product Design.			1323
Sport-Tronix USA Inc. announces introduction of first product, the Golf Score Master System; Sport-Tronix USA also announces entering into a promotion and marketing agreement with The Ontario Golf Association.			660
SSA Continues Rapid Expansion In Canada; Acquires Vector System Analysis Montreal-Based Firm Brings Strengths In BPCS Client/Server, Unix And Networking.			420
St. Lawrence Cement to Acquire Aggregate Reserves.			179
Staff Builders announces mail order pharmacy program; Unique move expands services via partnership agreement with Transworld Home HealthCare.			460
StarBase Corp. announces StarTeam Workstation 2.0, StarTeam Server 2.0 & StarTeam Web Connect 2.0; new integrated team environment sets standard for collaborative application development.			820
StarQuest Names Paul Rampel As President and Chief Executive Officer; Jim Mullen As Vice President of Sales.		Biography	397
STATE SENATE SAVES NEARLY $1 MILLION.			567
StrataCom Cell-Switches Chosen by Global Consultancy Firm as Foundation for International Voice and Data Network; Voice Data Integration, Bandwidth Efficiency and Reliability Cited as Key Issues Driving Deployment of New Infrastructure.			718
Stratacom Selected By UK Defense Evaluation and Research Agency For Voice and Data Integration; DERA Claims Voice Data Integration Gives Cost-Effective Control And Bandwidth Efficiency For Its Corporate Network.			848
StreamLogic Agrees on Terms for Exchange of 6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures.			636
Street Technologies' breakthrough solution for multimedia training and learning to be adopted by AmeriData Technologies.			917
SunSource L.P. Announces Cash Distributions.			167
Suprema Specialties, Inc. announces public offering.			257
Taiwan paging provider invests $7.8 million in Motorola infrastructure; Long Distance Telecommunications Administration purchases Motorola's flagship Nucleus transmitters.			266
TANDEM SIGNS WORLDWIDE OEM DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH SEER TECHNOLOGIES.			635
Tandem to resell Telechips products; computer company gets exclusive distributorship for gaming applications.			363
TCBY reports improved results for the first half of 1996.			1675
Tejas Gas declares quarterly cash dividends on preferred stocks.			161
TEL OFFSHORE TRUST ANNOUNCES IT WILL NOT BE MAKING A QUARTERLY INCOME DISTRIBUTION.			613
Telescan Signs Agreement to Provide Online Financial Services to a Major Financial Service Company's Customers Over the Internet.			310
Tencor Instruments Introduces Revolutionary 300mm Wafer Inspection System; New Laser-Based Surfscan SP1 System Leverages Unique, Uniform Light-Collection Technology to Meet Inspection Challenges Posed By Unpatterned 300mm Wafers and Emerging 0.25 Micron Design Rules.			947
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEFINES THE NEXT GENERATION OF MOBILE COMPUTERS WITH NEW TRAVELMATE 6000 SERIES; "TI brings our customers the best in high performance and flexibility in a notebook computer.".			2233
The Burton Group announces opening of West Coast office to serve the Western United States.			338
The Eastwind Group Inc. announces private placement of $2.7 million with institutional investors.			216
The Foreign & Colonial Emerging Middle East Fund reports earnings.			327
The Loewen Group and Blackstone Capital Partners form corporate venture to acquire Prime Succession.			481
The Sports Authority announces three-for-two stock split.			263
The TJX Companies, Inc. announces 1.5 million share secondary offering of preferred stock.			354
Thomas Edison State College becomes first school to license pwWebSpeak, providing campus-wide Internet access to visually impaired and dyslexic; Agreement with The Productivity Works brings cyberspace to once-neglected sector.			322
TLC The Laser Center announces opening of its eighth North American laser center in Greenville, South Carolina.			293
Trak Auto Corporation Announces Earnings.			293
Transparent Language appoints new CFO.		Biography	349
Triathlon Broadcasting creates Lincoln Quadropoly.			375
Trinity and Transcisco sign merger agreement.			629
TriTeal Corp. Files Registration.			366
TTC introduces TR-303 analysis for the FIREBERD 500 Internetwork Analyzer.			357
U.S. Robotics Ships New Enhancements For Courier I-Modem Including TURBOPPP Feature Set; Standards-Based TurboPPP ISDN Standards for Enhanced Throughput & Compression, Dynamic Voice Override, Integrated NT-1 & Universal Connect.			886
UB Networks' GeoLAN 500 Nonstop Super Switching Hub Selected by Lilly France for Mission Critical Pharmaceutical Applications.			313
UCOM vice chairman comments on the foreign semiconductor market share in Japan for the first quarter of 1996.			616
Unisys announces Microsoft OLE/COM support for the Universal Repository.			872
Unisys Corp. signs Bellcore to sell OSMOS, an object-relational database.			675
Unisys honors Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. with top customer service award.			714
Unisys integrates leading object tools with OSMOS.			820
United Airlines chooses MultiVu software for its text viewing needs.			348
United Parcel Service Contracts With Cellular Carriers For Package Tracking; Agreement Services the Largest Wireless Data Application in North America.			865
USGen's Charlton-based power project to bring competitive prices, long-term boost to regional economy.			512
UUNET Technologies Inc. to provide GE Information Services (GEIS) with Internet Services for Small Businesses.			635
Varlen enters into definitive agreement to buy Brenco through $165 million cash tender offer.			671
Verson division of Allied Products ships largest press ever built in North America.			636
Viacom receives favorable ruling from Internal Revenue Service; Will commence cable spin-off exchange offer on June 24.			389
VIASOFT expands worldwide network for year 2000 solutions, adds two new distributors.			329
VIEW Software Announces Long File Names for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.			344
VisionTek and Hartford come together to give customers a total memory solution; VHQ Memory just part of the picture.			780
VLSI Gold-Eagle System Logic Chips Enable Complete PowerPC Platform Board Level Solutions; VLSI's Golden Gate II System Logic, Tollgate ISA Bridge, Pier39 Peripheral Controller and GraphiCore Accelerator Debut; Key Elements on IBM "Long Trail" Reference Design.			1059
Voice Control Systems Inc. Comments On Insider Selling and Overhang Rumors; Advises Re: Prospects for Current Quarter.			481
VTEL appoints Stephen L. Cox as chief information officer.			452
WebMate revolutionizes Web site development and management; WebMate/Foundation software sets the standard for building state of the art Web sites.			474
Wellman announces stock repurchase program.			184
West Marine Announces Two-for-One Stock Split.			159
WESTERN RESOURCES RAISES KCPL MERGER PRICE TO $31 FROM $28 PER KCPL COMMON SHARE; KCPL DIVIDENDS TO INCREASE.			598
WestPac put and call options on its common stock to be traded on AMEX and Philadelphia Stock Exchange.			181
Westrex Energy Corp. - Drilling Operation Update.			170
William Reed Joins Fluoroware's Board of Directors.			569
WILTEL, NTC ANNOUNCE BILLION-DOLLAR CONTRACT.			835
Winbond Chooses ASPEC Technology for Its 0.5 Micron Design Implementation Technology.			703
With More Than 25 Years and 40 Patents Behind It Key Tronic Corp. Enters Retail Market; New Lifetime Guaranteed Line Features Wireless Keyboards, Toughest-Ever Mouse that Doesn't Mind Dirt.			833
WLR Foods Announces Appointment Of Robert T. Ritter As Chief Financial Officer.			270
WorkCenter Integration Network announces Compaq joins WIN! initiative; WIN! to showcase complete Autodesk WorkCenter EDMS solutions at A/E/C Systems.			518
World Wise Technologies splits fuzzy logic company into 2 focused ventures.			362
Worldtalk Introduces Management Station; New Products Provides Management Of Entire Messaging And Directory Backbone From One Location.			639
Worldtalk Supports LDAP Protocol; Open Directory Server Consolidates Multiple Directory Structures Including Netscape SuiteSpot Servers for the Intranet.			827
Xicor Announces Industry's First 1.8 Volt 128K Bit SerialFlash Memory With 2-Wire Serial Interface.			761
Xircom announces Fast Ethernet product family; new adapters provide portable-PC users with 100Mbps Ethernet connectivity options.			814
Xytronyx Inc. reports fiscal year 1996 results.			435
Zeneca signs genomic database agreement with Incyte.			552
Zilog Announces New GUI Emulator Software for its Z8 Microcontroller and DSP Devices.			464
Zilog Announces Senior Vice President of Technology Promotion.			359
Zoom Telephonics to purchase Tribe Computer Works; Launches Zoom into remote access systems market.			630