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Articles from Business Wire (August 20, 1997)

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3Com Corporation Extends Market Share Leadership in Workgroup Ethernet/Fast Ethernet NICs, Hubs, and Switches. 968
A.M. Best Assigns An "A" (Excellent) Rating To Starr Excess Liability. 314
Aberdeen Group Electronic Commerce Markets. 463
Accrue Insight Now Shipping for Silicon Graphics WebFORCE Servers; Accrue's Port Development Driven by Silicon Graphics' Customer Demand for High-end Web Site Analysis Solutions. 729
ACE Cash Express Net Income Rises 43 Percent for the Year. 1921
ADIC Third Quarter Sales Grow 61 Percent as Earnings Reach $2.3 Million, or 23 Cents Per Share. 772
Advanced Aerodynamics Reports Second Quarter, Six-Month Results. 719
AES Receives Consents for its 10 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2006. 90
AG Associates Receives First Order For 300 mm RTP System; Order Reflects Growing Global Interest in Company's 300 mm RTP Development Effort. 695
Amcast Completes Its Acquisition of Speedline. 227
American City Mortgage In City of Los Angeles Mortgage Revenue Bond Program. 670
American Radio to Formulate Strategic Plan. 156
American Technical Ceramics Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings. 510
Apollo Group Inc. Announces Planned Opening of University of Phoenix Campuses in Oregon and Washington. 410
Applied Materials Completing Plans for Equipment Industry's First Process Development Pilot Line; Pilot Line for Technology Development and Demonstration will Include ASM Lithography Deep UV Stepper. 512
Arauco Resources Corporation Drilling Adds to Goose Lake Deposit. 417
ArgentBank Declares Dividend. 312
ART and Design Technology Form Strategic Partnership; Partnership to Produce New Products that Support ART's smARTwriter Handwriting Recognition Software. 602
Asian Contracts for $6 Million for Direction Finding Systems Announced by TCI International, Inc. 302
ATC Group Services Inc. Purchases Certain Assets Of The Environmental Consulting And Engineering Division Of Smith Technology Corp. 594
Auxer Approves Two Proposals Recommended by Board of Directors and Announces Warrants. 347
Avilar Technologies, Inc. Introduces Distance Learning Development Software. 669
Avis Rent A Car Inc. Completes Acquisition of First Gray Line Corp. for $195 Million. 202
BackWeb Announces 3.0 Beta Version of Enterprise Push Technology for Delivering Business Critical Applications. 1222
Baltimore Technologies Launches CST for VB, the World's First Cryptography Toolkit for Visual Basic. 535
Bank of the West Acquires Essex Credit Corporation. 339
BarnesandNoble.com, Lycos Establish Unrivaled Electronic Commerce Partnership. 800
BCT International Inc., NASDAQ - BCTI, -- Investment Opinion -- 'Strong Buy'. 346
Bear Stearns Launches Venture Capital Effort Focusing on Media, Communications, and Technology. 495
Belmont Bancorp. Declares Dividend. 219
Bergen Brunswig to Distribute Medical-Surgical Products for VHA Member Network; Contract Advances Bergen's Relationship with VHA and Commitment to One-Stop Shop Strategy. 493
Bigfoot to Utilize McAfee VirusScan To Protect Consumers From E-Mail Virus Attack. 546
Board of Directors, MetroWest Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of 3 Cents Per Share. 93
Boca Research and Ramp Networks Partner. 844
Boca Research and Ramp Networks Partner; Partnership Delivers Opportunity for Small Businesses Worldwide to Increase Internet Productivity Over Regular Phone Lines. 729
Bombardier Reduces Production of Sea-Doo Watercraft. 672
Brookstone Announces Second Quarter 1997 Results. 728
Brylane Inc. Announces Record Second Quarter and Six Months Results. 1326
CalPERS Awards Alternative Investment Management Consultant Contracts. 292
Cameco Corporation Announces Share Offering. 361
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT Report to Unitholders. 1759
Canadian National - Lack of Sales Slowing Unload Pace. 468
Canarc Resource: Permitting Progress at Tulsequah Chief Should Expedite New Polaris Project. 436
CapStar Hotel Company Completes Acquisition of Controlling Interest in Lexington Radisson Plaza Hotel and Vine Center Office Tower. 483
Case Credit to Offer Financing for Cummins-Powered Industrial Equipment. 632
CBIS In Agreement To Buy Nearly 20 Percent Of Wiztec Solutions Ltd. 643
Centennial Technologies Appoints New President and Chief Executive Officer. 561
CIENA Corporation Reports Third Quarter Revenue of $112.2 Million, Earnings Per Share of $0.33. 1229
Citizens Utilities Declares a 1% Stock Dividend for 1997 Third Quarter. 395
Citrix Establishes Operations in Pacific Rim Opens Office in Australia to Meet Market Demand for WinFrame Thin-Client/Server System Software. 810
Claris Goes Back to School as Class Leader. 363
Coastal Government Services Inc. Awarded Contract Totaling Over $10 Million. 234
COBEE Announces McClenachan as New CEO. 345
Coho Energy, Inc. Announces Filing of Registration Statement. 320
Compaq Debuted Industry-Leading Workstation Product Line at SIGGRAPH 97. 1174
Compaq Maintains Number One Marketshare Position in Worldwide Branded Monitors. 681
Compaq Reduces Armada 7700 Notebook Prices Up To 16 Percent; Reduces Prices to Further Strengthen Market Share Gains. 1026
Computer Concepts Reports Improved Financial Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 as Compared to Respective 1996 Periods. 916
Computer Retail Week Launches New Retail Training Supplement. 481
Consilium Adds $3 Million Dollars In New Equity Investment. 368
Consilium Reports Fiscal 1997 Third Quarter Results. 1262
Continuus Provides First-Ever Change Management Solution For PowerBuilder Development Teams; Automates Tedious Development Tasks, Coordinates Team Activities to Provide Better Applications with Shortened Development Cycles. 662
Conversion Technologies Obtains Agreements in Principle to Restructure Long-Term Debt. 346
Corning Incorporated To Sell Control of Corning Consumer Products Company to AEA Investors Inc. 487
Cotton Valley Resources Corporation Successfully Closes Aspen Energy Corporation Acquisition. 213
Cox Communications PCS L.P. Wins National Wireless Communications Award; Sprint PCS Affiliate Recognized for Innovation and Excellence. 540
CyberGuard Announces CyberGuard Firewall Release 4 and a New Suite of Security Products Targeted to Enterprise Customers. 1266
Cylink Corporation Expands Operations Globally; Company Opens Brussels Office. 438
DeltaPoint, Inc. to File Registration Statement for Public Offering of Shares of Common Stock. 421
Derma Sciences Inc. Reports Second Quarter, Six-Month Results. 895
Diamond Multimedia Announces New Sales Vice Presidents; Bryan Pini Named Vice President of International Sales, Roland Rice Named Vice President of North American Sales. 898
Diba ISP Certification Program Doubles Membership; New Members Include Prodigy Internet, Sprint Internet Passport, UUNet Technologies, and Major European ISPs. 607
Dominion Bridge Corporation Management Makes Equity Investment Into Company and Increases its Ownership to 21%. 349
E-TRADE Group, Inc. Completes Public Offering of 8,100,000 Shares of Common Stock. 698
Easy Cellular Inc. Announces Formation of California Joint Venture; Receives Funding Commitment of $16.5 Million. 457
EcoTyre Technologies Quadruples Sales in First Quarter 1998. 671
Eiger Labs and Best Buy Sign Distribution Agreement. 338
Electric Minds Creator Howard Rheingold Sets Deal With Durand Communications; Electric Minds Beta-Tests New Conferencing Platform as Rheingold Signs On. 654
Electronic Arts to Ship Warcraft II: The Dark Saga for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn; Top Selling Strategy Action PC Game Developed for Next Generation Console Systems. 741
EMC Insurance Group Inc. Declares 63rd Consecutive Quarterly Dividend. 117
Falmouth Co-operative Bank Declares Quarterly Dividend. 192
Family Bargain Corp. to Report Earnings Significantly Below Analysts' Projections. 177
FEATURE/More College Students Head 'Back-To-Work' in Temporary Jobs to Gain Professional Experience and Meet Expenses. 698
FEATURE/New Book Offers Better Way To Buy Used Cars. 442
FedEx Rewards Employees for Dedication With Approximate $20 Million Bonus. 302
Ferex Corporation Announces Record Revenues and Profits for the Second Quarter. 354
Food Court Entertainment Network Announces Its 1997 Phase II Expansion with Focus on Major Markets. 359
Forward Industries Reports Third Consecutive Quarterly Profit! 481
Fresh Del Monte Produce N.V. Announces Partial Tender Offer For $100 Million of Outstanding Notes. 326
Frito-Lay Managers Illegally Denied Overtime to Employees; Allegations of Falsifying Payroll Records and Job Titles; Up to 1,500 Employees Affected. 343
Fund Yields 20.1 Percent Return; CalPERS Earns More Than $19 Billion for 96-97 Fiscal Year. 311
Game Developers Continue to Choose QSound Labs 3D Audio Technology for New Titles. 369
Gateway 2000 Leads the Industry in Sales to Education Market. 743
General Electric Company's Acquisition of Greenwich Air Services Cleared by Department of Justice; Transaction Dates Announced. 389
Giant Industries Outlk to Neg by S&P; Ratings Affirmed. 360
Gold Demand at Record High Level in Second Quarter 1997. 456
Golden Knight Reports First Half Financial Results. 1061
Grossman's Releases Second Quarter Results and Balance Sheets. 1031
H2O Entertainment Announces Personnel Change. 216
Halter Marine, Inc. and Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. to Form Joint Venture on Coast Guard Replacement Project. 479
Harman International Industries Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 1997 Results. 849
Harris Savings Receives Approval from Federal Reserve; Harris Savings to Form Stock Holding Company. 362
HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER RESULTS; NET SALES INCREASED 41% COMPARABLE STORE SALES INCREASED 9.5%. 865
High Performance, Full-Featured Modem Establishes New Price/Performance Standard. 284
Hollinger Inc. Announces Details Of Its Stock Dividend Of Retractable Shares. 1130
Honeywell Receives $6.2 Million Order Automation At Farmland Industries Refinery. 381
Honeywell Receives Order For Automation Project At Texas Petrochemicals Facility. 400
Hospitality Worldwide Services Second-Quarter Revenue Increases 169% to Nearly $20 Million. 848
Hudson General Announces Earnings. 743
Identix Wins Major South American Bank Project; Believed to Be World's First Fingerprint-Based Biometric Banking Customer Verification System. 654
IHS Group Acquires Documenta, Mexico, Consolidates Position as Mexico's Leading Publisher and Distributor of Technical Information. 389
ILOG Completes CPLEX Acquisition; Adds Three Board Members; Appoints New VP To Emphasize Role Of International Business Development. 785
iMALL Inc. Reports Loss for Second Quarter and Six Months; Cites Increased Advertising Expenses and Higher G&A From Acquisitions. 429
InfoMation Publishing Adds Content Providers to Expand Depth of New Knowledge Management Application. 568
Insite Vision Announces Clinical Study of Pterygium Treatment. 390
Integral Peripherals Appoints Michael J. Brisnehan Chief Financial Officer. 248
Iomega Approves Citadel Technology's C:/More! Management Software for IomegaReady Software Program; Application Facilitates Location of Computer Directories and Files on Zip and Jaz Disks. 475
Ironwood Capital Completes $25 Million Senior Note Offering for Shape. 240
JB Oxford Operations Normal After Federal Searches; Electronic Trading Unaffected; Stock Trades again on NASDAQ; Chairman Felix A. Oeri Arrives in U.S. As Calm Returns. 384
Kafus Approved for Listing on AMEX. 190
Key Arachidonic Acid (ARA) Patent Issued To Martek. 552
Key West Securities, Inc. Issues A Second Market Warning in JYRA Shares. 153
Kimball Board Approves Two-For-One Stock Split Pending Share Owner Approval; Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend. 269
Lam Research Corporation Sells $310 Million of 5% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2002. 231
Laserscope Receives FDA "Approvable Letter" For Use of PDT Laser Systems to Treat Lung Cancer. 741
Lexington Healthcare Group and Pharmacy Corporation of America Partner to Open Pharmacy in Berlin, Conn. 202
Logitech Unveils MAGELLAN Studio 1.0: Powerful New 3D Animation Tool for Kinetix's 3D Studio MAX and 3D Studio VIZ; MAGELLAN Studio 1.0 Responds to Strong Customer Demand, Provides Animation Developers With the Perfect Solution for Creating Realistic Animations in Less Time. 661
LumaNet Corp. Announces New Name: Riviera International Casinos Inc. 201
Magnifoam Strengthens Management Team Appoints New EVP/COO. 314
Matav-Cable Systems Media Ltd. Announces Record Second Quarter 1997 Results. 1532
MBf USA Reports Second Quarter Results. 852
Mecklermedia's Internet World Canada Event, To Be Held in Toronto February 3-6, 1998, Will Be the Largest Stand-Alone Internet Event in Canada. 443
Medcross Announces Q2 Results; Transitioning from Development to Implementation. 1527
Medical Assurance Declares a Two-for-One Stock Split. 272
Mercantec and ICVERIFY Announce Strategic Partnership to Help Merchants Open Virtual Stores in Time for the Holidays. 968
Meridian Point Realty Trust '83 Reports Second Quarter 1997 Results. 349
Meridian Point Realty Trust VIII Co. Reports Second Quarter 1997 Results. 335
Merisel Open Computing Alliance Supports Sun Microsystems' Workgroup Server Launch, Assists Resellers Targeting Departmental Server Business. 538
Micron Communications, Inc. Expands Its Product Line by Acquiring ID Technologies, Inc. and ID Microsystems, Inc. 519
Midway Games Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results. 919
Molecular Biosystems Holds 1997 Annual Meeting; Results of OPTISON Study In Circulation Discussed. 747
Morgan Keegan Reports Record Quarter, Fiscal Year. 1550
Motorola Expands Series 500 Integrated Wireless Modem Family with Versions for Japan and Korea. 675
National Data Corp. to Acquire Health Care Database Information Businesses. 638
NCR and Overland Data Form Strategic Partnership for Entry-Level and Midrange DLT Library Solutions. 899
NCR Computer Systems Group Selects ProMIRA Software to Enhance Global Resource Management. 709
nCUBE and DSC Communications Announce Testing Agreement. 488
Netwave Technologies Named Exclusive Provider Of Wireless Local Area Network Products For The Florida Hospital Network; Florida Hospital Takes Advantage of Netwave Technologies Wireless Networking. 535
New Research Publication Highlights Customer Service Call Center Operations. 378
Newhawk Gold Mines: Acquisition of Property Package in Nevada. 409
News Corp. Still S&PWatch Neg on Share Repurch Anncmt. 456
Notice of Pendency of Class Action Against UroHealth Systems. 390
OMNI MULTIMEDIA GROUP, INC. Marks Record Sales Month In July. 356
OmniCell Technologies Signs Multi-Year Automated Supply Distribution Systems Contract with University HealthSystem Consortium. 338
OnSite Technologies Joins Bendata's Value Added Business Partners Program. 683
Optus Boosts Bandwidth on Key Fiber Links; Fujitsu Equipment Gives Carrier More Than Twice the Capacity. 656
Oracle and SAP Sign New Global Agreement to Provide Enhanced Technology and Support for Joint Customers. 868
Parlex Reports Record Sales for Fiscal Year 1997; Fourth Quarter Earnings up 59 Percent. 805
Persoft's Award-Winning Persona Web-to-Host Intranet and Extranet Solutions Certified as 100% Pure Java. 839
PFF Bancorp Inc. Announces Completion of Second 5 Percent Stock Repurchase. 160
Philips Semiconductors Awarded Fifth ISO 14001 Environment Management System Certificate. 411
Philips Semiconductors' Smart Card Chip Chosen for New Visa Merchant Card. 604
Pitney Bowes Introduces Fiery Controllers to Link Copiers to Computers. 453
Pitney Bowes Upgrades CD6000 Digital Color Copier System. 572
Powell Group Subsidiary Files Petition To Compel Inspection of Accounting Records of ERLY INDUSTRIES INC. 280
Prescient Technologies and SPRING Announce Partnership; Expanding Prescient Into The French Market. 481
Pure H2O Bio-Technologies Inc. Signs Exclusive Patent License Agreement for Worldwide Distribution of Multi-Purpose Waterless Soaps. 224
QANTAS RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1997. 1680
Queenstake Resources Ltd. Quebrada Grande Copper Project, Chile. 444
Radius Offers New PressView System for Workgroups; New PressView 21SR for Workgroups Allows Creative and Prepress Departments to Share Professional Color Calibration and ColorMatch System. 542
Rapid Saliva HIV Test to be Marketed in United Kingdom. 427
Restrac Announces Newest Versions of Restrac Hire and Restrac Workbench for Managers. 619
Restructured Transportation Services Department at Yankee Gas Focuses on Improved Customer Service for Gas Marketers and Their Customers. 514
Romarco Minerals Announces Ren Drill Results And New Land Acquisitions. 576
S&P Afms First Union, Units Rtgs Re:Wheat First Acq. 556
S&P Assigns AA-/A-1+ Ratings to CUSCAL. 428
S&P Raises NatWest Markets Australia Rtgs to AA/A-1+. 316
S&P Rates United States Cellular $250M Nt Drawdown BBB. 403
S&P: Outlook on Malaysian Banks Revised to Negative. 468
SA Telecommunications, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results; Restructuring Plan Implemented in Third Quarter. 973
Sallie Mae To Redeem Notes. 203
SC&T, HOT WHEELS Join Forces. 518
Scottsdale Cigar Co. Inc. Announces Agreement with Scotchman Stores. 326
Senvest Capital Reports Six Months Results. 156
Sepragen Signs Letter of Intent With Anchor Products Ltd. to Commercialize Sepralac Process. 670
Seven Instrument Manufacturers Endorse High-Speed IEEE 488 Mode, HS488. 550
Simware Releases First Quarter Results. 949
Sleeman Breweries Reports Second Quarter Earnings of 10 cents per share. 1170
Smallworldwide plc Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 1997. 1840
Solid State Announces International Contract Extension. 148
Source Services Corporation Launches New Online Newsletter Aimed at Professionals and Job Seekers. 398
Sparkletts Donates 2,300 Acres of Desert Wetland to The Nature Conservancy; Sparkletts Gift Will Protect More Than 200 Species of Plant and Animal Life. 369
SS&C Technologies, Inc. Names Michael Shumrak to Head Analytics Business Unit. 341
SSA Announces New Financing. 306
Steve Sugerman to join Fleishman-Hillard as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs. 320
Students Benefit From Brush Wellman Scholarship Program. 225
Summit Presents its Operating and Financial Results. 1563
Surgical Sealants Inc. Acquires Technology from MedChem Products to Produce Surgical Sealants. 118
Symbios Logic to Phase Out Wafer Fabrication Manufacturing in Fort Collins. 661
SyQuest Names Stephen Jamieson Vice President, European Sales; High Performance Removable Cartridge Firm Continues Sales and Marketing Expansion. 417
Talbots Announces Second Quarter Results; Company Anticipates Improvement in Second Half Trends. 1356
Tandberg Data Announces a New OEM Pact With Sun Microsystems For SLR5 Tape Drive; SLR5 Is Latest Addition To Existing OEM Partnership. 612
Tandem Selects Raritan's CompuSwitch. 576
Tapistron International, Inc. Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. 408
TCG is Nation's First Competitive Local Phone Company to Provide Remote Testing For ISDN. 507
TEAC Announces Industry's First 4X12 CD-Recordable Drive; CD-R55S Features 4X Write, 12X Read and a Low 165ms Average Access Time. 449
Telco US$100M Debenture Issue Assigned BB+ Rating. 464
Telebit and ITK Complete Merger. 454
Telehop Announces 2nd Quarter Results Net Results Net Profit Doubles Over Comparable 1996. 293
Telemedicine Delivery of Mental Health Services. 388
Telstra Brings Global Data Solutions to Europe. 1450
The Consumer Products Division of Packard Bell NEC and Spacetec IMC Agree to Join Forces to Provide Best-of-Class, Out-Of-This-World Computer Game System. 877
The France Growth Fund Reports Earnings. 269
The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. Reports 29 Percent Increase in Earnings Per Share for the Second Quarter. 1232
The Minacs Group Inc. Strengthens Focus on Recruitment and Training. 251
The P-Card Solution Offers Organizations a Completely Automated Purchasing Card Management System. 1024
The Source Information Management Company to Expand with Sale of 2 Million Shares of Common Stock. 309
THERATOPE Vaccine to Enter Phase III Clinical Trials. 518
TIS Mortgage Investment Company Reports Second Quarter 1997 Results. 261
TIW Attains Nearly 300,000 Subscribers and More Than 400 Million POPs. 1107
Top Internet service provider, SPRYNET, joins the GRIC Alliance to offer users global roaming and other Internet-based communication services; Addition of SPRYNET to the GRIC Alliance brings an additional five million home and business users into the GRIC Network of top ISPs and telcos. 769
Totally Hip Signs Revenue License Agreement with EarthLink Network. 500
Turner Announces Acquisition of On-Site Project Management, Inc., in Tempe, Arizona. 323
U S West !NTERPRISE Networking Selects 3ComImpact IQ for ISDN One Pak Service; Easy-to-Install Digital Pipeline Delivers High-Speed Web Access for Business. 1021
United Grain Growers Closes Strategic Alliance Agreement With Archer Daniels Midland Company. 403
Urban Outfitters Second Quarter and Six Month Results. 965
USCS Forms Strategic Partnerships in Britain and Korea; Intelecable Solution Chosen by British Telecom and Leading Korean IT Company. 541
UtiliCorp's Aquila Energy Gains in Industry Rankings. 342
Van der Moolen Reports Net Profits More Than Doubled in First Half 1997. 570
Vanderbilt Announces Production of Precious Metals From Las Coloradas in Mexico; Production From New Workings Begins. 334
Velan Inc. Reports its 1997 Financial Results. 827
Viking Office Products Announces Revenues and Net Income for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended June 27, 1997. 627
Visa U.S.A. Donates $25,000 Through BART Promotion. 393
VolanoChat is First Chat Product Awarded 100% Pure Java Certification. 687
Wave Systems Corp. Reports Second Quarter And Six Months Results. 1363
WESTON Wins DOE NEPA Contract Valued At Up To $50 Million. 517
Weyerhaeuser Signs Letter of Intent To Acquire Union Camp's Denver Box Plant. 283
Wind River Reports Second Quarter Net Income of $0.14 Per Share on Revenues of $22 Million; Quarterly Revenues Up 47%, Net Income up 85%. 1302
Window On WallStreet Unveils Day Trader Next Generation Real-Time Trading Technology. 893
WMS Industries Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results. 1080
World's First Voice-Controlled, Multimedia Wearable Computer Provides Voice Control of Windows Applications. 704
ZAG Industries Ltd. Reports Fiscal 1997 Second Quarter/Six Month Results. 1113

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