Articles from Business Wire (December 9, 1997)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Almazy Rossii-Sakha Co., Ltd. Asgnd BB- Rtg By S&P.			483
AlphaBlox Corporation Formed to Unlock Potential of Information Analysis in the Enterprise; Breakthrough System Eliminates Cost and Time Barriers to Effective Analysis.			1144
Aquas Partners with NetObjects To Promote Team Web Site Building.			704
Boards of CB Commercial and REI Ltd. Approve Merger, Creating First Fully Integrated Global Real Estate Services Firm.			1130
Buy and Download New Edmark Singles from the Web; Single-Subject Programs That Help Kids Focus on a Particular Skill.			740
Centura Announces Management Changes That Support Company's Strategic Repositioning.			506
Citizens Bank Closes Deal with Rick Pitino Celtics Head Coach Signs On With Personal Services Contract.			429
Coherent Solves PTT Telecom Netherlands' Combined Echoes.			707
Compaq Extends U.S. Market Share with Record Gains; Outpaces Competition in Key Markets; Ranks as No. 1 Corporate Desktop; Leads Wintel Sales to Education.			878
Competitive Automation Releases JOIN Server 4.1 Upgrade to Leading IP Address Management Software.			559
Cosmo Software Brings Award-Winning Java Programming Tool Cosmo Code to Windows 95/NT Platforms.			580
Daewoo BBB- Rtg Placed on S&P Watch Negative.			270
Desktop Data Receives First Prize For Information World Review's Internet Product Of The Year 1997.			567
Digitivity Joins TIS' Gauntlet Advantage Plus -- A+ -- Partner Program to Create One-Stop Shop for Total Network Security.			912
Dreaming of a Write Christmas; A New and Unique Gift.			422
Geoworks Licenses Operating System Platform to Mitsubishi for New Line of Smart Phones; Geoworks Continues Role as Innovation Leader in the Japanese Market.			824
Geoworks Releases Most Advanced, Graphical Operating System Created Specifically for Smart Phones.			1454
Hyundai Semiconductor America on S&P Watch Neg.			313
IBM Recommends Meganet's Virtual Matrix Encryption as the Standard in Computer Cryptography.			342
ICL's GamesZone Uses Portal Software to Manage Online Games Service; Portal's Real-Time Functionality Enables Improved Levels of Service for GamesZone Customers.			625
ICVERIFY Announces NetVERIFY Credit Card Processing Software for Internet Commerce; NetVERIFY Enables Secure E-commerce Transaction Processing with Comprehensive Functionality for Online Merchants and ISPs.			753
Itronics Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire New Facility.			195
J & J Snack Foods Acquires National Icee.			196
J.D. Edwards to Streamline the Business of Education for Greenville Public School District.			414
Litton FiberCom Announces New High-Density T1/E1 Concentrator for ATM.			800
Maps On Us Provides Driving Directions for Users of the WolfeTech PocketGenie Paging Software.			651
MDC Holdings Reports Record October and November Home Sales.			326
Mobiq Discount For Holidays.			522
NBC AND DOW JONES TO FORM GLOBAL BUSINESS TELEVISION AND INTERNET ALLIANCE.			1833
NEC Computer Systems Expands the Award-Winning Lightweight, Full-Function Versa 5000 Series by Unveiling the New Versa 5080 and 5080X.			1701
New Patent Meters User Activity.			389
New Rules for Multimarket Trading.			757
NHI to Pay Preferred Dividend.			205
Semtech Unveils New Member of RailClamp Family of Low-Cost, Low-Capacitance Surge Protection Diode Arrays.			509
SGS-THOMSON and Hitachi to Jointly Develop the NEXT Generation SuperH Microprocessors.			941
Site Technologies Introduces SiteMaster 4.0 Web Site Management and Development Environment for Web Professionals.			1198
Software Spectrum Wins Microsoft's Exchange Visionary Award.			410
Sterling Software Releases VISION:Expertmart Methodology; New Tool Encompasses Expert Advice and Best Practices for Data Mart Project Management.			628
Sumitomo Bank Not Affected by US Divestiture Plan: S&P.			350
Sun Revolutionizes Network Management With the Service-Driven Network and New Web-Based Software.			606
Syclo Information Manager 2.0 for GroupWise Now Available.			837
TekNow Installs Internet Paging Gateway at American Paging; Momentum for TekNow's IPG Builds with Top Paging Carriers.			587
U S West Uses Portal Software to Manage Internet Services; Full Production Customer Management System Deployed in 5 Weeks.			689
Whale of a Package From Hyatt Regency Monterey; Pair of Whale Watching Passes, Breakfast and Deluxe Accommodations.			225