Articles from Business Wire (December 1, 1997)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Acacia Research Completes Private Financing.			237
Acquisition of Medi Guard Inc.			392
Adept Technology Announces the Industry's First Rapid Deployment Automation, RDA, Services Group.			381
Advanced Optics Electronics Announces Key Developments.			348
Air Packaging Technologies, Inc. Of Valencia, Ca Announces It Has Reached Anagreement To Form An Alliance With C-pak Pte. Of Singapore.			158
ALR Addresses Changing Corporate Customer Needs With Enhanced Technical Service and Support.			327
Altair Plans to Raise Capital.			122
Amica Insurance Will Pay Dividends on Massachusetts Automobile Policies.			352
Anticipating a powerhouse platform for SAS data warehousing/data mining software, SAS Institute supports Microsoft Enterprise SQL Server.			679
Applied Signal Technology Inc. Announces Common Stock Repurchase Program.			181
Arqana Technologies To Resell Pine Cone Systems Data Warehouse Management Software in Canada.			625
Arthurs-Jones Reports Record Second Quarter Results.			673
AVL Information Systems Ltd. Awarded Unique Vehicle Tracking Contract.			203
Avtel Delaware Reincorporation and 1-for-4 Reverse Split Effective.			125
AXENT and Raptor Agree to Merge; Combination Delivers Unmatched Enterprise Security from One Source.			1101
Axil Computer 8-Way Windows NT Server Sets New Standard for TPC-C Benchmark Performance; Axil Computer Announces Support for Microsoft SQL Server, Enterprise Edition.			460
Barbeques Galore Opens 21st California Store in Encinitas.			274
BASF Awards Unisys $65 Million Windows NT Desktop Services Contract.			523
Bay Networks Continues Leadership in ATM LAN Switching Market with Comprehensive End-to-End Enterprise Solution.			1422
Belco Oil & Gas Corp. Completes CODA Energy, Inc. Acquisition.			687
Bill Uzell Joins Houghton Mifflin Interactive as VP of Sales.			363
Bishop Resources Inc. Initial Drilling Results - Scotia Massive Sulphide Project.			845
Brightpoint, Inc. Completes Venezuela Acquisition.			181
Canabrava Diamond Corporation and Paramount Ventures and Finance; KAP Diamond Project, Ontario - Update.			430
Cantel Industries Reports Increased Sales and Earnings per Share of $.07 vs. $.05 for the Quarter Ended Oct. 31, 1997.			392
CapStar Hotel Company Announces Extension of Exchange Offer for 8 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes.			253
Chaparral Resources Announces Financing Agreement Signed.			427
Cine Magnetics and NB Digital Form DVD Service Company Partnership.			396
City of Cuyahoga Falls to Install Multi-Jurisdiction Motorola Wireless Data Solution.			624
CLAM Associates Appoints Joseph Nedder to Vice President of Business Reliability Services.			380
CMP's TechShopper Combines Product Reviews With New Shopping Services To Make It Easier To Purchase Hardware And Software Online.			496
Coho Energy to Acquire Oklahoma Oil Assets from Amoco.			570
Computer Concepts Reports Major Contract; Details To Follow.			266
Correcting...Fytokem Releases Third Quarter Report for Period Ending September 30, 1997.		Correction Notice	793
Cyclopss Beefs-Up Food Division and Board.			296
Cylink Product Receives Approval from the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Cryptographic Module Validation Program.			610
DataGate Facilitates Increased Profitability and Competitive Advantage to Robert F. Driver Co. of San Diego.			394
Deja News Closes $10 Million Second Round Financing from Leading Venture Capital Firms.			771
Deloitte Consulting Taps SMART Corporation for New Global Alliance.			678
DepoMed Inc. Announces Separation of Units.			442
DISC Inc. and Solid Systems Inc./SSI Government Sign Reseller Agreement.			407
Domino's Pizza, Inc. Orders PeopleSoft Applications for Enterprise Strategy.			611
DSC Communications and Efficient Networks Partner To Deliver End-to-End ATM/ADSL Solutions.			786
Dynacor Mines Inc. - Siscoe: Initial Drilling Results.			455
EchoCath Initiates Pre-Clinical Cardiovascular Trials For EchoFlow; Will Test Feasibility of New Blood Flow Measurement Method.			645
ECU Announces Private Placement.			254
EDAP TMS S.A. Announces FDA Approval of Prostatron 2.5 -- Breakthrough Non-surgical Treatment for BPH --.			424
Elo TouchSystems Takes the Lead in Developing USB Solutions for the Touch Market.			477
EMC Delivers World's First Multi-Platform Fibre Channel Storage Systems; Adds Sun Solaris Support to Symmetrix Heterogeneous Fibre Channel Solution.			1046
Empire BC & BS B+ CPA Rtg Affirmd by S&P;Outlk Pos.			518
Encore Highlights Year 2000 and Fiber Optic Clustering Technology at the ITSEC Show.			332
Equitrac Corporation to Market Tumbleweed Software's Posta Solution.			591
Evans & Sutherland Expands Symphony Family with New Graphics System Products;Rhythm and Melody Unveiled at I/ITSEC.			640
Evans & Sutherland's New Rhythm Technology to Support 'VAPS' From Virtual Prototypes.			515
EXP Resources Ltd. Interim Financial Statements - Postal Service Disruption.			666
FDA Grants Stratasys Marketing Clearance for MedModeler Device.			434
First Sierra Financial, Inc. Has Acquired All American Financial Services, Inc.			454
Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter 1997 Results, COGNICASE Reports Growth in Revenues and Net Earnings; Announces Acquisition of ICOTECH INC.			1441
Fiserv Inc. Enters $55 Million Agreement With Commercial Federal Corp.; Pact Integrates Data Processing, Retail Delivery.			497
Flanders Enters Into New $30 Million Acquisition Credit Facility.			224
Fluoroware Adds Sheetlining Capability to High-Purity Chemical Transport and Storage Container Line.			854
Flushing Financial Corp. Commences Additional 5 Percent Stock Repurchase Program.			370
Fytokem Releases Third Quarter Report for Period Ending September 30, 1997.			797
Gallagher Financial Systems Launches New Windows NT/95 Mortgage Origination System.			750
GE Medical Systems and INPHACT Form Strategic Alliance; Five-Year Joint Marketing Pact Could Generate $100 Million In Revenues.			430
GE Medical Systems Selects InSight Health Services to Host the National Show Site for Its Signa Profile Open MRI System.			555
General Datacomm Supplies GDC APEX Strobos ATM Switches To Slovakian PTT; Building On Eastern European Success.			566
Gum Tech Announces Exclusive Agreement to License Anti-Plaque Ingredient for Chewing Gum.			508
Harcourt Brace Names New President for NETg; Lopez appointment underscores Company's commitment to technology-based learning.			669
Healthcare Technologies Reports 1997 Third Quarter Results; Revenues Rise 92%, Return to Profitability.			837
Hitachi Posts Higher Profits.			1209
Holiday Classic Enters the 21st Century; The Gift Certificate Goes Electronic with BLOCKBUSTER GIFTCARD.			583
HP and Kodak Introduce Highest-Quality Inkjet Photographic Paper for HP Photosmart PC Photography System.			553
HP Announces Fast, Flexible Phase-Noise-Measurement Systems.			696
HP Strengthens Commitment to China Healthcare Market; HP Medical Products Group Forms New Division to Focus on Medical Technology Needs in China.			532
iMarket Inc. Announces MarketPlace Pro; Delivers Unprecedented Marketing Power to the Desktop.			698
Imation Corp. Presents Medical Imaging Workflow Solutions at the RSNA Trade Show.			892
Impressions Software Launches the Civil War on the Internet.			579
Industry Leaders Implement Joint Vision of a Coin-Free Laundry Market.			1004
Inference Signs New Distributor Keppel Communications.			530
Intervest Bancshares Corporation Successfully Completes IPO.			109
J.D. Edwards Chooses ILOG Optimization Suite for Its ERP OneWorld Advanced Planning and Scheduling Solution.			861
Jett Investment Corporation Announces Agreement to Acquire Six Additional Service Rigs.			494
Kimco Realty Announces 11.6% Dividend Increase On Common Stock.			251
LatinGold Third Quarter Report To Shareholders And Financial Results.			972
Lawson Takes Leadership Role in Software Support Certification.			697
LecTec Elects Bert J. McKasy and Marilyn K. Speedie as New Directors.			366
Lexar Media Introduces High-Performance CompactFlash; CompactFlash Memory Card Technology Optimized for Digital Cameras.			501
Liberty Property Trust Purchases Greenville's Two Premiere Office Towers.			379
Libit Continues Push Towards Single-Chip Solution for Cost-Effective Advanced Cable Modems.			614
Lilly Industries, Inc. Acquires Merckens Lackchemie GmbH & Co.			168
Magal Security Systems Ltd. To Acquire Perimeter Products, Inc.			272
McKesson and Costco Companies Renew Prime Vendor Agreement.			538
MediaPath Technologies Announces New Information-Centric Solution for Managing Network Storage.			1035
Medical Technology & Innovations, Inc. Reports Significant Sales Increase in Fiscal Year '97 and Improved Operating Results for First Quarter '98.			662
Micro Compact Car AG Selects Matrix From MatrixOne To Support The Development Of The City-Coupe Smart.			572
Micron Custom Manufacturing Services Announces ISO 9001 Certification of Penang Facility.			474
Micron Electronics Announces Additional Financial Products for its Expanding Customer Base.			592
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. Announces Completion of Merger.			410
Mitcham Industries Reports Financial Results.			618
Motorola Licenses Certicom Elliptic Curve Engine for Future Ciphernet Security Products.			583
MSGI Names John Gerlach to the Board.			409
National Clearnet PCS(TM) Phone Service Goes All-Digital in Ottawa-Hull.			997
NEC Deploys First 32 Channel WDM System for Lab Trial Evaluation; Next Generation WDM System Enhances Optical Networking.			390
Nerox Energy Corporation Discovers 18 Million Tons of Bituminous Coal Reserves in Jonesville Mine.			235
Nestor Interactive and Accipiter Announce Strategic Alliance.			563
NETCOM Offers Special FrontPage 98 Web Hosting Package; Promotion Offers Two Months of Free FrontPage 98 with a One Year Paid Subscription of NETCOM Web Hosting Service.			482
Netmosphere Ships Second Generation of ActionPlan Project Collaboration Application.			893
Network Integrity Ships Powerful Enhancements for Award-Winning LANtegrity.			725
New Era of Networks and Praxis International Announce Joint Sales and Marketing Agreement; Complementary Offerings Available Immediately, Solve Complex Application Integration Needs.			736
Nokia wins fifth GSM expansion contract with Beijing Telecommunications Adminstration, China.			255
Norwest Venture Capital Invests $5.8 Million in Brocade Communications.			678
Notice of Pendency of Class Action against Aetna Inc. and Others.			624
NP Energy Ahead of Schedule on Production at Urbano, Brazil.			239
NPI Delivers a Full Range of 10/100 Dual-Speed Switching and Repeater Hub Motherboards Designed for OEM Partnerships.			551
NSM Adds Advanced 12X Drive Technology to its Mercury Family; New 12X Jukeboxes Feature Turbo TDD Technology for Increased Speeds up to 70%.			349
ObjectStream, NETMANSYS to Provide Industry's First High Performance CMIP Mediation Solution for TL1, ASCII Network Elements.			1003
Omnicare to Make Private Offering of $300 Million of Convertible Subordinated Debentures.			258
Optika Selects Microsoft SQL Server, Enterprise Edition 6.5 Combination Provides Users with Unparalleled Performance and Efficiency.			622
ORBOTECH Delivers Shadow Mask Automated Optical Inspection Systems.			394
Patriot Scientific's Java Processor Demonstrated At COMDEX.			582
Pediatric Services of America, Inc. Acquires New York Medical Equipment Company.			260
Per-Se Technologies Announces ProgRIS 98--New Generation Solution For Radiology Information Management.			733
PIMCO Advisors L.P. Completes Acquisition of Oppenheimer Capital.			557
Pinnacle Oil International, Inc. Accepts Major Enhancements in Revised Joint Venture Agreement with Encal Energy Ltd.			289
PrimeCo Announces Coast-to-Coast Roaming; Enlarged Footprint Now Includes Two-Thirds of the U.S. Population.			593
ProLinx's New Copper-Core BGA Elevates Performance and Thermal Dissipation Standards in PBGA Packaging.			788
Reedy River Properties Makes Announcement.			172
S&P Assigns Pi Ratings to Japanese Automakers.			778
S&P Raises SUSA Partnership, Storage USA Rtgs.			459
Saga Communications Announces Acquisition of the Illinois Radio Network and Appointment of Dennis Mellott as General Manager.			154
Salomon & SI Financing off CWatch; Rtgs Raised by S&P.			573
SciTech Software Releases SciTech Display Doctor 6.0; New Version Adds Support for New Graphics Standards.			527
Scorpion Minerals Inc. Announces Third Quarter Results.			297
Secure, E-Commerce Web Sites Solely for Accountants; AccountingNet and TechWave Roll Out Web Stores for Today's CPA.			845
Sega's New Pistol Packin' Heroine Kicks Butt She Can't Even See in "Enemy Zero".			646
Siemens Medical Systems and Imatron Establish Terms for Their New Business Relationship.			669
SilverStream Announces Intel Investment; The Companies Will Collaborate to Optimize Performance of SilverStream Web Application Platform on Intel Architecture Servers.			410
Skyline Chili Announces Execution of Definitive Merger Agreement.			244
Smart and Friendly Debuts the Ultimate DVD Mastering Tool.			589
Snelling Office In New Mobile Wal-Mart Expands Personnel Services Company's Presence.			301
Software Technologies Corp. Ships New Version of ScreenScripter; ScreenScripter Helps Customers Integrate Legacy Systems Into Network.			372
SohoBasic Extends Product Line with New Plug-and-Play Devices; SohoBasic Expands Retail Product Line With New Fast Ethernet Switch, 100 Mbps Hub, and Ethernet Print Server.			843
Solect Provides Siemens With Telco/ISP Billing Solution; New Technology Partnership Extends Siemens Telco and Cable ISP Services.			489
South American Minerals Makes Announcement.			414
Sportscape.com Breaks New Ground With Launch of Sporting Goods Electronic Commerce Site.			717
Stream International, Leader in Outsource Technical Support Services, Adopts Molloy Group's Knowledge Bridge, Enterprise Problem Resolution Software.			1153
Suiza Foods Completes Mergers With The Morningstar Group and Country Fresh.			544
SurfWatch Partners with University of Michigan to Deliver Next Generation Internet Rating System.			594
Sweden's Telia Gets OpenTV-Ready; OpenTV to Support Roll-Out of Interactive Television Services; Provides Europe's and the World's First Commercial Introduction of Internet Access Via OpenTV Web.			570
Tenet Nursing Managers Select ALARIS Medical for IV Pumps; Tenet Expects Contract to Save $30 Million in Total Cost Over 10 Years.			649
Tombstone Explorations Co. Ltd. Bonanza Grade Deposit.			466
TracePoint Ships Visual Coverage for Visual Basic; Powerful Code Coverage Analysis Tool for Visual Basic and Visual C++ Now Available.			593
Trans Hex International Ltd. Sunda Shelf Offshore Diamond Project South East Kalimantan, Indonesia.			519
TV Filme, Inc. Launches High Speed Internet Service.			217
Unicorn Financial Services, Inc., To Provide Patient Financing for Elective Medical Procedures.			705
Unidigital Reports Record Year End Results Worldwide Revenues Up 133%.			461
USCS Announces Flexible Outsourcing Solution with Intelecable Platinum.			554
Valu-net acquires Exclusive Rights to 1998 Team Canada Olympic Hockey Phone Cards.			633
VDI Media Acquires Fast-Forward Inc.			583
VENT Publications Announces Launch of Web Site; A Digital Tool to Help Find Your Place in the World.			501
Vital Scientific And AVL Sign Exclusive Distribution Agreement.			278
Volano Releases New Java Chat Server Optimized for Corporate Applications and ISP Chat Hosting Services.			705
Waiting Period Ends, Clearing Way for Carpenter's Acquisition of Talley.			226
Watergate Software Expands Operations Into Europe.			384
WebCast Professional, First Push Solution to Support Microsoft, Netscape and Dynamic HTML, Now Shipping; Fall Internet World Demonstrations of WebCast Professional and Dynamite!			715
WSMP To Supply Ingles Markets Home Meal Replacement Items.			374
Xircom Announces Opening of New Sales Office in Korea; Sam Yoo, formerly of Samsung Electronics, to Spearhead Xircom Expansion in the Region.			318
Zeneca Makes Announcement.			2756