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Articles from Business Wire (June 20, 1996)

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A new chip off the old block; Kettle Foods offers a healthy approach to the summer picnic season. 382
A seatbelt for the Information Superhighway; data protection device from ORA Electronics protects consumers on-line. 315
ABAXIS names new CEO, president. 408
ACCUSTAFF COMPLETES $28 MILLION MCKINLEY GROUP ACQUISITION. 453
Adaptiv's PeopleScheduler wins awards from Microsoft and American Electronics Association. 387
Advanced Media to acquire Internet company. 233
AEP Industries/Borden Packaging Combination Announced; Transaction More Than Triples AEP Industries' Annual Sales to $900 Million; Borden to Have Major Ownership Position in Larger, Stronger Packaging Business. 1203
Ag-Bag International Limited Announces Developments In Its Composting Division. 270
AIRPORT SYSTEMS REPORTS FISCAL 1996 RESULTS. 539
Alcatel Telecom sheds light on the future of telecommunications. 465
AMD Expects Second Quarter Sales Decline. 204
American CinemaStores announces definitive merger agreements. 577
AMERICAN HEALTHCORP REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS ALSO ANNOUNCES DTCA CONTRACT WITH U.S. HEALTHCARE FOR SERVICES TO BE DELIVERED THROUGH ITS HOSPITAL-BASED DIABETES TREATMENT CENTERS. 1059
AMERICAN HEALTHCORP'S DIABETES TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA SUBSIDIARY SIGNS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT COVERING 65,000 LIVES WITH A UNIT OF BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA. 597
Americast names Girard new programming head. 300
ANSYS Inc. completes initial public offering. 211
Applied Extrusion Technologies announces impact of continued pricing pressure in OPP industry. 457
Applied Power announces record sales and earnings per share. 1172
ArborText to Release ADEPT Series Version 6.0 for Beta Testing. 498
Ashanti Goldfields directors' interests. 92
AT&T gives Grolier Interactive customers dial-in access to the Internet. 583
Atkinson Announces $3 Million Tunnel Contract Award. 150
Australian Stock Exchange and Frank Russell introduce new stock indexes to measure Australian growth, value investment styles. 547
Auto Palace chooses JDA's MMS, DSS for retail management. 246
BAND-AID Brand adhesive bandages celebrate 75 years of protection. 437
BCB's Subsidiary, PC RoaR, Licenses Voxware Software for Internet/Intranet Telephony. 291
Becker allies with EDS to create interactive division. 354
Bedford Bancshares Inc. announces cash dividend. 325
Bentley adds radiosity and boosts realism in engineering visualization; MicroStation MasterPiece also gets photomatching and solid texturing, grows to strategic communication tool. 921
Berkeley Systems' YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Wins Prestigious I-MAGIC Award; YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Wins More Awards Than Any Other CD-ROM Game To Date! 859
Bigmar announces initial public offering. 321
BIRMINGHAM STEEL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE ACHIEVES QS 9000 REGISTRATION. 263
BOTCC board endorses concept of two joint BOTCC/CBOT board members. 427
Brassie Golf amends terms of new management contract. 148
Bridgestone/Firestone Technology Company receives strong financial compliment. 522
Broadband Technologies and Divicom accomplish first transmission of MPEG-2 encoded live video over FLX-2500 System; BroadBand and DiviCom demonstrate ATM and MPEG over standard phone Lines, bringing cost-effective end-to-end digital video solution to customers. 662
Brock International And Texas Instruments Announce Cooperative Marketing And Sales Program. 562
Brock International announces TakeControl Web using Microsoft Internet & BackOffice technology. 535
Brock International enhances TakeControl Software capabilities to tap the power of the Internet. 405
BT RESPONDS TO BUOYANT DEMAND FOR PHONE LINES BY DEPLOYING ECI TELECOM'S DIGILOOP DACS SYSTEMS. 348
Cabletron Systems reports record first quarter earnings and revenue. 588
Cachet Completes Acquisition of CYBERplex Interactive Media. 414
CADALYST Magazine selects Intergraph Imagineer Technical as "Technology Leader"; Award at A/E/C Systems show. 445
California Earthquake Authority Bill Goes to Earthquake Conference Committee. 338
California Public Utilities Commission Approves Napa Valley Wine Train Expansion; PUC Approves Up-Valley Stops and Expanded Service. 427
California State Bank funds maximum SBA DELTA Loan. 282
CanCom reports continued growth for the nine month period ended, May 31, 1996. 1326
CanFibre Executes Agreement for Placement of Equity in Financing of Proposed MDF Plants. 261
Canwest Global Communications Corp. - Canadian Regulatory System Brings Out Best in Canadian Television. 563
Carpenter Names Keaveney Global Sales Manager. 285
Cartaway Resources - Labrador Exploration Activities. 1309
Cascades Inc. Signs Letter Of Intent. 159
Cassidy spells out telecom impact on Colorado; there'll still be room for "Mom and Pop". 800
Charles Rinehart joins Kaufman and Broad board. 351
Chase Increases Proportion of Mortgage Lending to Minority Borrowers Nationwide. 1050
Chattem announces earnings. 1190
Chicago Pneumatic chooses Soligen's Parts Now to compress time to market; production order for the first 500 sets of a new powertool. 449
CliniCorp announces decision to pursue reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. 369
Columbia Yukon - Fire Assays Update Confirms Continuity of Strong Cobalt Values - ML 1506 - Alliger Lake, Labrador. 322
Compaq Notebook wins BYTE Magazine's Best of PC EXPO Award. 1156
Complete Management Announces Letter of Intent to Purchase the Major Occupational Health Provider in New Jersey. 276
Concentra announces 1996 Heide Cup Award winner; Marley Cooling Tower demonstrates sales engineering automation excellence. 803
CONNECT! Widgets Pro speeds construction of sophisticated Java applets. 333
Connective Therapeutics Initiates Phase II Trial in Scleroderma. 499
Correcting and Replacing BW0012. Correction Notice 1111
Credence Appoints Tom Mordue as Director of Strategic Business Development. 352
CREDO Petroleum Corp. reports second quarter and first half 1996 earnings. 1029
CUC International announces mailing of proxies for software acquisitions. 245
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED AT EASTERN ELECTRICITY WITH HELP FROM COMPUTER ASSOCIATES; CA Database Enables Increased Efficiency And Unprecedented Service. 554
CyberAmerica receives new symbol on OTC BB. 82
Cypros Pharmaceutical Corp. receives new patent on its drug CPC-211. 447
Cytec stock splits. 219
Data Translation reports second quarter revenue increase of 34%. 954
Dental care continues shift from treatment to prevention; New study suggests dental benefits help lower incidence of dental disease. 389
Dental care continues shift from treatment to prevention; New study suggests dental benefits help ower incidence of dental disease. 389
DG Systems Expands Digital Network to 250 Television Stations; 250 television stations to receive commercials with digital speed and quality. 882
Diamond Multimedia Forecasts Lower Than Expected Revenue and Earnings for the Second Quarter Ending June 30, 1996. 552
Dime Bancorp names chief financial officer; David E. Sparks Joins Dime From CoreStates Financial Corporation. 353
DK Multimedia announces MPEG version of its Cartopedia: The Ultimate World Reference Atlas exclusively for Sony's new PC. 466
DSI sees flat third quarter earnings. 179
Earth Search Sciences selects Wall Street mining expert Brian Savage as vice president - resource development. 410
Eastern Bancorp unveils partnership to introduce non-traditional branch banking in Vermont and New Hampshire; Vermont Federal Bank expands into supermarket banking. 475
ECCS names Azcuy CEO and elects additional board members. 584
ECOLAB TO ACQUIRE MONARCH DIVISION OF H.B. FULLER. 255
Electrohome introduces two new rear-projection enclosures for high ambient light environments; Retro IV and DSR-50 provide brilliant images for professional settings. 660
Electronic Retailing Systems International makes announcement. 256
Electronic Systems Technology announces election results and stock repurchase details. 382
ELLETT BROTHERS, INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER EXPECTATIONS. 243
EndoSonics Corp. Reports Growth in Ultrasound Revenues and $3 Million Consolidation Expense. 493
ENRON CAPITAL & TRADE RESOURCES SIGNS FINANCING AGREEMENT WITH UNIT OF SHELL OIL. 441
Entrepreneurs thrive in the Northwest; 1996 Northwest Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipients announced and honored at banquet. 578
ERICSSON AWARDED $100 MILLION EXTENSION CONTRACT IN TURKEY. 139
Ethernet inventor Robert M. Metcalfe to receive IEEE's highest honor. 515
ETP to acquire National Video Subscription. 316
Excalibur Ships RetrievalWare Version 5.2. 964
FCMI Financial Corporation announces year-end results. 256
FIRST PACIFIC NETWORKS GRANTED PATENT FOR POWERVIEW(R) TWO-WAY ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 1646
Firstat of America announces opening of three new franchises. 174
FirstFederal Financial Services Corp announces promotions. 266
Former Siemens V.P. Jim Beck Sells Agricultural Electronics Start-Up to Deere & Co.; Looks for New Fields. 436
Four massive power transformers to be upgraded at NASA Lewis Research Center by Phillips Electric Co. in preparation for experiments to be conducted this winter. 608
Franklin Resources Declares Quarterly Dividend. 114
Fujitsu and Arbor Software Team to Deliver Integrated Data Warehousing Solution; Essbase Selected as Multidimensional Data Mart for Fujitsu Data Warehousing Initiative. 784
Gallagher named vice chairman at Associated Banc-Corp. 386
Global Casinos Inc. announces formation of Global Internet Corp. 186
Greenbriar announces $85.3 million in funding for development of assisted living and Alzheimer's residences. 198
Greenwich Air Services board authorizes the repurchase of up to 100,000 shares of Greenwich Class B common stock. 330
Guidant Corp. files registration statement with SEC. 385
Hasbro & Action Performance announce strategic alliance; Includes product featuring NASCAR's Jeff Gordon and NHRA's John Force. 613
High River Reports Initial Drill Results at Taparko. 632
HONEYWELL NAMES RANDELL VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURAL BUSINESS AFFAIRS; Replaces Retiring Executive Curtis White. 544
Hyundai Electronics Reduces DRAM Production Levels. 184
Ibex Announces the Completion of an Issue of 3 Million Common Shares at a Price of $7.00 Per Share for a Total of $21 Million, as Well as the Nine Months Results. 800
iCat, leader in internet commerce software, receives $6 million capital investment; money to fuel rapid expansion. 640
Individual Investor announces Tomorrow's Opportunities Trust: new trust focuses on superior technologies and innovative products; follows successful launch of America's Fastest Growing Companies Trust. 467
INDOCAN RESOURCES, INC. - NORONT INTERSECT MINERALIZATION. 223
Indocan Resources, Inc. and Noront Resources Ltd. - Joint Venture Drilling Results. 225
Industry expert William Lightbody joins GumTech board of directors. 395
Infonet extends World Network to Israel, signs agreement with Kardan Investments Ltd.; Infonet now offers frame relay in more countries than any other provider. 375
Ingram Micro voted preferred distributor for the fourth consecutive year; company also voted top industry performer. 362
Innovir Laboratories adds Maurice R. Hilleman, Ph.D., D.Sc. and Hugh D. Robertson, Ph.D. to Board of Directors. 405
IntegraMed America wins court ruling on preferred stockholder lawsuit; Court agrees with company position that 1994 conversion offer did not trigger anti-dilution. 403
INTEGRATED SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION AGREEMENT; S-3 REGISTRATION FILING. 672
Interactive MultiMedia Publishers names new director. 432
InterCon Systems unveils next generation Windows Communications Environment. 1277
International Call-back Companies Sought for Acquisition; International Telecom Consulting Firm Brings Expertise to Brokering with addition of Mergers and Acquisitions Team. 337
International Petroleum Corporation - Second Appraisal Well on Block PM3 Flows in Excess of 28,000 Barrels of Oil Equivalent Per Day. 488
International Wire Holding closes Bourbon, Indiana plant. 172
Interstate Hotels registration statement declared effective. 321
IONA makes CORBA naming and events available over the internet; OrbixTalk events combines the best of CORBA and message oriented middleware; OrbixNames provides standard object reference service. 384
IPC ANNOUNCES IXNET 25TH CUSTOMER. 257
IVI International and Verifact Inc. to supply Canadian Tire with new point-of-sale debit and credit terminals for improved customer service. 254
JAKKS Pacific Inc. licenses TTR Racer product line; The company will market unique electronic toy car with "radio glove" control. 337
John Wiley & Sons announces dividend increase for third consecutive year. 241
Kaufman and Broad declares quarterly dividend. 103
Kennelly named MSO president at City of Hope. 205
Le Chateau Announces First Quarter Results. 389
LecTec introduces second external analgesic pain patch product; New thermal patch will be test marketed in July on electronic retailing television channel. 211
Lehman Brothers reports second quarter earnings of $108 million, up 86 percent from a year ago. 687
Liquidation World Announces Sale of Special Warrants. 242
Little Tough Traveler, Ltd., finds worldwide niche with hiking gear for children and families. 467
Litton board authorizes stock- buyback program. 182
Livent announces start of onsite remediation work for the new Broadway Theater on 42nd Street. 587
Lucent Technologies purchases AutoSimulations' AutoSched software system for semiconductor fabrication worldwide. 427
Lyon Lake Mines Ltd - Outstanding Gold Assay Results on the Beta Vargas Property. 359
M&I Data Services reaches agreement to acquire EastPoint Technology Inc. 505
Magic Software Enterprises Opens New Italian Subsidiary In Joint Venture With Largest Systems Integrator In Italy; Presence Will Assist In Further Strengthening European Presence. 419
Marnell Corrao advances to 3D architectural modeling with MicroStation TriForm; Las Vegas firm purchases 27 licenses and will standardize on product in design and build lifecycle. 537
Matco Ravary: Second-Quarter Financial Results. 446
MathSoft takes aim at math and science literacy with shipment of StudyWorks software, opening of 'Collaboratory' on the Web. 676
Maxco reports fiscal 1996 results, marked by higher sales. 993
Maxtor names C.S. Park vice chairman and Michael R. Cannon president/chief executive officer. 423
Maxwell Rand Holdings announces acquisition of 80% interest in Compress Tech Inc. 270
Medical Device Technologies announces one-for-two reverse split of its common stock. 276
Merix Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter and 1996 Fiscal Year Results. 1768
Miami firm gains exclusive rights to rebroadcast Israeli television throughout the United States and Canada. 361
Mini-Micro Supply adds market leader Mylex to its line of RAID solutions. 275
MSC in Strategic Partnership with Britannia using Orbix; Leading edge technology delivers new generation software solutions. 1200
MSV Resources to Focus on Corner Bay and Copper Rand 5000 Projects. 370
MULTIFOODS ANNOUNCES FIRST-QUARTER RESULTS. 1268
Navarre Subsidiary, Digital Entertainment to Exclusively Distribute Multimedia "Add-on" Game Titles From European Publisher X-treme Entertainment. 171
Nematron's president and CEO earns 1996 Michigan Turnaround Entrepreneur of the Year Award. 293
NMR of America reports record revenues and operating results for fourth fiscal quarter and year ended March 31, 1996. 844
Nora Exploration - High Quality on Kade Concession. 485
Notice of filing of class action against I-Stat and others. 311
NUKO Information Systems Announces Robert C. Marshall Has Agreed to Join Its Board of Directors. 351
NYNEX declares regular quarterly dividend. 177
Pacific Bay Homes Names Yelich Division Manager for Northern California; Presides Over Final Phase of Largest Home-Building Project. 439
Pacific Bell Supplies Correct Phone Number For Customers to Call to Verify Their Caller ID Blocking Choice. 184
PCS Wireless - Kelly Edmison Appointed to the Board. 137
PCT Holdings, Inc. announces filing of registration statement for proposed public offering. 257
Pediatrix appoints M. Douglas Cunningham, M.D., to chief medical officer post. 330
Performance Technologies announces fastest ULTRA SCSI for SBUS dramatically increases performance of Sun workstations. 497
Pet Valu Canada Inc., Markham Corporate Report. 334
Petro Plus Inc. - Gold Showings Staked, La Ronge Gold Belt, Saskatchewan, Canada. 193
PG&E Offers Tips for a Safe Summer. 391
Philips Electronics Executive Declares FCC Standard Critical to Digital TV: Assails Computer Companies' Attack. 482
Pillsbury/Cushman Darby Merger Confirmed; Vaults PMS to Intellectual Property Leadership. 482
POLL OF BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FINDS RESTRUCTURING TREND IS NOT OVER; Clinton Job Approval Rating Up. 455
Pope Resources announces cash distribution. 229
Prodigy offers free subscriptions to its Interest Group mailing lists. 588
Progressive Angioplasty Systems Inc. files for initial public offering. 356
Prologic Management Systems, Inc. signs agreement for acquisition of Basis, Inc. 529
Public Meetings Next Week On New Area Code For 415 Region; Consumers Can Comment On Three Relief Alternatives At Three Bay Area Sessions. 973
Public Storage Inc. and Storage Properties Inc. jointly announce approval of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by shareholders of Storage Properties. 223
Puma Technology Partners with Oracle Corp.; Leading Mobile Data Exchange Software Developer to Provide Wireless Data Synchronization for Oracle's InterOffice Web-Based Collaboration Software. 411
Record annual results for A.L. Van Houtte. 898
RedFed Bancorp announces secondary offering. 279
Reliance Bancorp makes announcement. 353
REPEATING/Scudder Funds to be made available through Schwab OneSource. 429
Response Oncology completes practice affiliation. 476
RF Power Products Inc. second quarter net income jumps to $897,000, or 7 cents per share, on a 56 percent sales gain. 754
RightCHOICE Announces Preliminary Second Quarter Results and Plan to Purchase Shares from Parent Company. 1044
Riocan Announces Acquisition of Calgary Shopping Centre. 240
Royal Caribbean's New Splendour of the Seas to Sail Special Three-Night Bahamas Cruise. 340
SCB COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY REPORTS RECORD YEAR-END RESULTS. 1022
SCL anticipates proceeds in excess of $35 million from the sale of the two-way radio distribution business. 357
Scudder Funds to be made available through Schwab OneSource. 429
Seafield Capital Corp. announces Response Oncology's completion of practice affiliation. 445
Seligman Common Stock Fund to pay second quarter dividend and a mid-year capital gain distribution. 327
Seligman Income Fund to pay second quarter dividend and a mid-year capital gain distribution. 319
SFX Broadcasting buys back 555,000 shares and options. 755
SIDT names Douglas P. Baker CFO SIDT; Also announces decision to retain ownership of Diamond Tech One Subsidiary. 536
Sierra Semiconductor Announces Preliminary Outlook for Second Quarter 1996. 432
Simware releases fourth quarter and year-end results. 1147
Singapore Airlines offers double the miles for San Francisco-Seoul-Singapore. 234
So Cal kids are just $9.95 during "Snoopy's Joe Cool Summer" June 22 - Sept. 2, 1996 at Knott's; Knott's offers the lowest child admission among major U.S. theme parks. 360
Software.com opens new offices in the U.S. and internationally company grows to address booming market. 529
Sola Acquires American Optical Ophthalmic Business. 306
Southern Electronics Corporation Signs a Distribution Agreement with Canon Computer Systems, Inc. 271
Sprint's new TELECENTER to employ more than 200 people in North Florida. 478
Spruce Ridge Resources Ltd. Announces Test Results from High Grade No.2 Zone at Crooked Green Gold Property. 280
St. Lawrence Cement Will Gradually Reduce Operations at its Beauport Cement Plant. 584
State Auto Financial Corp. incurs catastrophe losses from spring storms. 259
State Street Boston announces expanded stock purchase program and dividend increase. 235
STRATUS COMPUTER WINS SECOND "BEST SYSTEM" BYTE AWARD AT PC EXPO; Stratus Computer's RADIO Cluster Wins Leading Honors at Comdex and PC Expo. 459
Summo Minerals; Final Feasibility Study Completed on the Lisbon Valley Project. 423
Superior Services, Inc. files acquisition shelf registration statement. 355
TDK ANNOUNCES INCORPORATION OF ITS COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS BUSINESS; Continued Growth Forecast in Networking, Modem and Set-Top Box ICs. 292
Temple-Inland standardizes on Computer Associates' financial services business unit solution. 496
TEN continues to build strong marketing department with the addition of Karen Schulman; Former Electronic Arts marketing director joins consumer network. 399
Tender offer likely in Peoples Heritage stock repurchase. 276
The bucket is back! American icon returns to KFC; new KFC bucket -- better than you remember. 502
The Cheesecake Factory opens in Old Orchard Center; announces additional lease negotiations for potential restaurant locations. 582
The following statement was released this morning by Charles F. Christ, vice president and general manager of Digital Equipment Corporation's Components Division. 99
The Hibernia Savings Bank announces quarterly dividend. 146
The Shaw Group Awarded $21 million in new contracts. 406
Times Mirror Reports Fifth Period Results. 932
Treasury International Inc. agrees to acquire Silver 925 Inc. 274
Tri-Lite says it has reached accord with primary secured lender and creditors' committee. 301
TSX CORPORATION ANNOUNCES RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END RESULTS; Both Are Best Ever; Full Year EPS up 84 Percent. 918
U.S. Home & Garden Announces Letter of Intent for Acquisition of International Manufacturer and Distributor. 489
U.S. Open was a clean sweep for American Brands' golf brands -- Titleist, Cobra, Foot-Joy reigned supreme reinforcing shrewdness of company's acquisition strategy --. 547
UGG Grain Operations Continue Rebound Late Spring Delays Input Sales and Quarterly Result. 1054
Union Planters acquisition of Eastern National confirmed. 276
United Way of the Bay Area Elects Rosenberg Chairman. 290
Unitil declares common stock dividend. 127
US Online expands marketing team. 243
USCS International Announces Initial Public Offering of Common Stock. 236
Venezuela and Indonesia rework oil & gas fields with U.S. Cooper rigs. 274
Veterinary Centers of America announces completion of acquisition of Pets' Rx. 244
Viasoft wins "Software Company of the Year" award. 401
VITRO, S.A. ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF BRIDGE LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF US$60 MILLION FOR SUPERMATIC. 299
Watson Systems names John G. Gilstrap as national sales manager; to lead rollout of integrated monitoring and SIR services. 491
Watts Industries agrees to sell Waterworks Valve Group to Tyco International. 220
World Gold Council annual meeting draws top mining executives to New York. 791
XOMA Corp. Names Two New Vice Presidents. 513

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