Articles from Business Wire (December 12, 1997)

Title	Author	Type	Words
250 Public Entities Have Joined Massive Lawsuit.			570
AirTouch Responds to Concern About Asia's Economic Markets; Company Underscores Importance of Global Footprint and Diverse Markets.			351
American Energy Announces Texas Drilling Results.			334
Applied Materials Developing Next-Generation Automatic Defect Classification Technology With SEMATECH.			596
BELL TECHNOLOGIES ACQUIRES INTERTYME METROLOGY; TRANSACTION EXPANDS SERVICES TO INCLUDE EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION.			289
Boole & Babbage Supplies Perot Systems with Total Systems Management Technology.			655
Burr-Brown Introduces High Speed A/D Converter Family Ideal for Medical Imaging Applications.			370
Cali Realty Receives Shareholder Approval And Completes Merger With The Mack Company And Patriot American Office Group.			903
Canhorn Chemical Corporation US $275,000 Private Placement Completed.			150
Chai-Na-Ta Announces Company's Decision to Defer Selling Its Ginseng Harvest in Fourth Quarter.			386
CommUnique Announces Completion of Financing Plans to Make Application to List on NASDAQ Small Cap Market.			440
Conseco Agrees with Consensus Analyst Estimate for 1998; Announces New 5-Million-Share Repurchase Program.			555
Corporate Profile for BEZ Systems dated Dec. 5, 1997.			406
Corporate Profile for Breed Technologies Inc., dated Dec. 12, 1997.			279
Corporate Profile for Chaparral Resources Inc., dated Dec. 12, 1997.			365
Corporate Profile for COLLEGIS, dated Dec. 12, 1997.			232
Corporate Profile for CompuCom Systems,Inc., dated Dec. 12, 1997.			203
Corporate Profile for Gemini Consulting, dated Dec. 12, 1997.			214
Corporate Profile for Geneer Corporation, dated 12/12/97.			183
Corporate Profile for IMP, Inc., dated Dec. 12, 1997.			472
Corporate Profile for Innovation Data Processing, dated Dec. 12, 1997.			185
Corporate Profile for Intraware Inc., dated Dec. 12, 1997.			192
Corporate Profile for KnowledgePoint, dated Dec. 12, 1997.			324
Corporate Profile for MTI Technology Corp., dated Friday, Dec. 12, 1997.			338
Corporate Profile for Nova Software Labs, dated Dec. 12, 1997.			315
Corporate Profile for R Systems, Inc., dated Dec. 12, 1997.			281
Corporate Profile for Schnitzer Steel Industries, dated Dec. 12.			335
Corporate Profile for Simply ONE Solution, dated December 12, 1997.			179
Corporate Profile for Starwood Lodging, dated Dec. 12, 1997.			512
Corporate Profile for Wynd Communications, dated Friday, Dec. 12, 1997.			262
Creative Computers, Inc. Completes Move of Elek-Tek Headquarters; Move Marks Major Milestone of Elek-Tek Integration, Significantly Reduces Elek-Tek's Lease Costs.			653
Customers Upgrade Their Own CNC Controls with MDSI's OpenCNC V2.			437
Cyanotech Expects Third-Quarter Sales and Income to Be Less Than Anticipated.			463
DA Consulting Group, Inc., Becomes AcceleratedSAP Partner.			320
DA Consulting Group, Inc., Expands Dallas Branch.			261
Designs, Inc. Signs New $25 million Revolving Credit Facility.			113
DHR International Inc. and CONEX/InterSearch Inc. Enter into Global Joint Venture.			225
DOCUMENTUM Elevated to Partner Status in Microsoft Certified Solution Provider Program; Mutual Customers to Benefit From More Tightly Integrated Products.			579
EPL Technologies Acquires Specialty Packaging Business on European Continent.			560
ESG Re Limited Completes Initial Public Offering; Company Capitalized at $230 Million.			393
Extended Stay America, Inc. Opens Its First StudioPLUS Hotel In Iowa.			544
First Alliance Opens Retail Branch Office in Mason, Ohio.			157
First Australia Prime Income Investment Company Limited Announces New Dividend Rate.			617
First South Africa Corp., Ltd. Announces Acquisition of Republic Umbrella Manufacturers in Further Expansion Into the Lifestyle Segment.			368
Florsheim Comments on Projections for 1997.			615
Focal, Inc. Completes Initial Public Offering.			458
Graco Inc. Declares 3-for-2 Common Stock Split; Increases Regular Quarterly Dividend by 18 Percent.			324
Green Gift Curbs Global Emissions.			356
GuestWorld Offers Two New Features; World's Largest Guestbook Server Now Provides Screening Utility and Entry Preview.			529
Herbalife Shareholders Approve Dual Class Recapitalization Plan.			359
Integrated Circuit Systems Continues Share Repurchase Program; Strong Operating Cash Flow Cited.			339
Intelect's SONETLYNX Fiber-Optic Multiplexer Provides Backbone for Highway Management System in Northeast China.			618
Internet Travel Network, American Airlines "Take-Off" Promotion Nets Twice the Business; Online "Travel Rewards Center" Utilizes ITN Technology to Set Industry Precedent.			328
ITI To Meet New NASDAQ Reporting Requirements.			224
Jennifer Convertibles Reports Fiscal Year End Results;.			847
Key Energy Repurchases 200,000 Common Shares in the Open Market.			111
New EL NINO Web Center by Factory Mutual Helps Companies Prepare Against the Potential Onslaught of Extreme Weather.			296
Newell Completes $500 Million Private Placement of Convertible Preferred Securities.			282
NHI to Pay 74 Cents Per Share.			162
Nokia Wins the World's First Nationwide TETRA Contract for the Public Safety and Security Sector.			487
Nord Pacific Closes Placement of 600,000 Shares at US$4.50 Per Share.			370
Nord Pacific Limited Announces Move Of Corporate Headquarters.			163
North American Savings Bank, F.S.B., announces financial results.			485
Norwest Venture Capital Invests $4 Million in Health Systems Technologies, Inc.			586
Notice of Class Action to Investors in Physician Corp. of America Inc. -- NASDAQ: 'PCAM' --.			314
Ostex International Launches Corporate Web Site - http://www.ostex.com.			321
Prosoft Reports Record First Quarter Fiscal 1998 Results.			683
QAD Signs MFG/PRO Software Licensing Agreement Valued at $1.3 Million With A.G. Simpson Automotive Systems Inc.			675
RCS Year-End Dividend Announcement.			101
Redwood Trust Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 1997 Dividends.			659
Regions Financial Expands In Georgia.			661
Renex Corp. Completes Acquisition of Dialysis Services of Atlanta and Initiates Expansion of Acute Dialysis Segment.			497
RF Industries Ltd. Neulink Division Receives $440,000 in New Contracts.			283
Rocky Mountain International Ltd. Announces Rocky Mountain Crystal Water Inc. Has Received Confirmed Date for Funding.			175
S&P Affirms PECO Energy's Ratings and Outlook.			466
S&P Affrms Helaba's AAA Rtg;Outlook Revised To Stable.			491
S&P Afms Franchise Finance Corp. of America BBB- Rtg.			547
S&P Rates Puget's $500M Sr Shelf A-;Outlk Still Stable.			480
Shell Oil Company Announces 1998 Capital and Exploratory Expenditures.			365
SOFAMOR DANEK GROUP ANNOUNCES INTENT TO RESPOND FULLY TO FDA ADVISORY PANEL'S REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL DATA RELATING TO ITS NOVUS LC THREADED INTERBODY FUSION CAGE.			252
Splash Technology Announces Anticipated Quarterly Results.			140
SyQuest Ships Internal Version of New SparQ Product; Company Expects to Ship Total of 14,000 Drives to Retail Next Week.			318
Technology Research Corporation Announces Record Date for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 1998 Cash Dividend.			118
Tekram Announces AGP Product Family; System Motherboard and 3-D Graphics Cards Use New AGP Bus to Deliver Blazing Performance.			541
The General Store, Meeting the Explosive Demand for Interactive Home Shopping with Advanced Technology and Old-fashioned Service.			367
The Marcus Corporation Reports Record Second Quarter Results.			1649
The Neiman Marcus Group Announces Stock Repurchase Program.			112
The Royce Funds Declare Dividends and Capital Gains Distributions.			229
Travelers Express and Game Financial Complete $51 Million Merger.			347
Underwriters Exercise Dorel Over-Allotment Option.			252
Uniflex Reports Third Quarter/Nine Months Results.			606
V3 Semiconductor Makes Announcement.			349
Via TV Marketing Corporation and MarkeTVision Join Hands; Two combine to form cutting edge Direct Response and Entertainment Marketing Company.			867
Voith Sulzer Paper Technology North America Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Impact Systems, Inc.			541
Wireless Link Announces Software Developers Kit for Low-Cost Cellular Data Modem.			467