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Articles from Business Wire (May 1, 1997)

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(PUT.) Pursuit Resources - 1997 first interim report and news release. 1500
113 percent increase in sales drives record first quarter for JMAR Industries. 599
A.M. Best places Colonial Penn Life, Providential Life ratings under review after Leucadia announces planned sale. 379
ABM Industries acquires Polaris of Indianapolis. 264
Accel Financial Group Announces Initial Public Offering. 239
Acclaim Entertainment Announces Aggressive Cost-Reduction Program. 442
Ahmanson declares quarterly dividends. 165
AKM introduces AC'97 and low-cost CODEC for PC marketplace; new solution delivers high level of performance and integration. 402
Alanex and ICOS sign collaboration to discover small molecule drugs. 320
Altair Announces Second Series Interim Coal Test Results with the Centrifugal Jig. 402
AM International Inc. board of directors declares a $2.00 dividend and terminates merger agreement. 232
AMBI announces arrangement with Merck-Medco Managed Care. 562
American Oilfield Divers, Inc. announces first quarter results. 1267
Ameron to consolidate two U.S. fiberglass pipe plants. 215
AMT advances copper project in Arizona. 978
ANADIGICS' CDMA Driver Amplifier IC Reduces Space Requirements. 482
Anschutz Company ups stake in Internet Communications to 52.3%. 370
Aon Reports First Quarter Earnings. 1255
Arauco to Begin Drilling at George Lake. 346
Arctic Cat Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend. 111
Asarco shareholders elect four directors; chairman reports on 1996 accomplishments. 1648
Asia Pacific Resources: Company to adopt an independent development strategy for the initial Potash Mine in Thailand. 553
ASTeX Announces Fiscal 1997 Third Quarter Results. 1286
Astor completes acquisition of Rheochem. 183
At its third annual general meeting St. Laurent Paperboard close to signing major acquisition agreement to expand North American activities. 685
AT Plastics Inc. announces first quarter results. 1367
AudioCodes Voice Over Frame Relay - VoFR - Processors Used by ADTRAN in its First Frame Relay Access Devices; ADTRAN devices incorporate AudioCodes AC4801A-C and AC4804A-C Chips. 599
Avcorp announces $8 million loan from the British Columbia government. 363
Banyan announces senior management changes. 551
Basic Petroleum Announces A New Record for its First Quarter. 292
Bay State Gas announces common stock dividend increase. 265
Bay State Gas reports strong performance for first half of fiscal 1997 reflecting early benefits of restructuring effort; Increases dividend. 1936
BELMONT HOMES, INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER RESULTS. 502
Boca Research reports first quarter 1997 results. 1148
Botswana Diamondfields grants option to purchase shares. 94
Brad Ragan, Inc. announces first quarter results. 277
Bradner Resources: Grant of Incentive Stock Options. 151
Brio Acquires Vancouver, B.C. Distribution Company. 424
Burr-Brown Announces ICs Ideal for Consumer Markets. 408
California Micro Devices reports sequential profit and bookings increases. 1349
CAM Data Systems announces second quarter results. 699
Canon Convertible printer line gets a new sticker price. 522
Cascades Remains Profitable Despite Difficult Market Conditions (Part 1 of 2). 1449
Cascades Remains Profitable Despite Difficult Market Conditions (Part 2 of 2). 1115
Catellus Announces Call for Full Redemption of Remainder of its Series B Preferred Stock. 354
Catellus Reports Significant Increase in Earnings for the First Quarter of 1997. 2096
CAYO Resources: Stock Options. 92
CB&I Reports First Quarter Results. 911
Cellegy Pharmaceuticals reports first quarter financial results. 782
Centon announces memory upgrades for Compaq's new Armada 7700 family. 340
Central Vermont announces quarterly earnings. 497
Chart Industries to acquire Cryenco Sciences. 413
Chase selects MORE, Inc. for teller system. 504
Checkpoint announces major contract with Winn-Dixie for Orlando division-wide RF EAS installations. 243
CIBER announces agreement with PEMCO Corp. to provide year 2000 conversion services. 270
Cineplex Odeon Corporation Reports Results for First Quarter 1997 EBITDA up more than 48 percent. 1025
Cinnabon introduces new reduced-fat cinnamon roll and other consumer initiatives. 415
Circle Energy updates Zama area purchase. 203
Citizens Utilities corrects and replaces previous earnings announcement. 606
Coherent Expansion at Turk Telekom. 703
Companies announce IP cores for Gigabit Ethernet. 609
Compaq receives 1997 Texas Quality Award. 819
COMPUTALOG LTD. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER OPERATING RESULTS. 957
Computer Language Research Inc. reports significantly higher first quarter results and declares a cash dividend. 1009
Conley's MAC OS RAID to be bundled with new Apple Workgroup Servers. 397
Cordex Petroleums announces funding agreement with Enron subsidiary and joint venture with ENAP. 457
CORRECTING and REPLACING Stratasys' financial results issued earlier today. 1063
Correcting...Arakis Energy Reports Financial Results. Correction Notice 995
Country Wide Transport Services Inc. makes announcement. 262
Crown Books Corp. announces earnings. 810
CYTEL AND SCHWARZ END COLLABORATION; Cytel Retains Rights to Cylexin. 414
Dart Group Corp. announces net operating loss. 613
Data Management announces easiest way to keep track of time and attendance. 486
DC DiagnostiCare Announces Acquisition of Three Diagnostic Imaging Clinics and One Portable X-Ray Service in Windsor Ontario Completed. 279
DenAmerica and Good Eats End Discussions. 209
Digital Courier's Rights Offering Yields $2.18 Million - '97 Business Plan on Track. 294
DOCdata initial public offering priced at NLG 25.25, US$13.00 per ordinary share. 368
Dynatech's fiscal 1997 EPS rise 47 percent to record high. 1157
Eastern Utilities Announces First Quarter Earnings. 881
Eaton to Locate Financial Shared Services Center in Brook Park, Ohio. 435
Egghead announces acquisition. 855
Elcom International expects to meet earnings estimates for the first quarter of 1997. 510
Emerson Electric Co. reports record second-quarter and first-half results. 993
Environmental Technologies reports sharply higher sales and earnings for the second fiscal quarter and six months. 364
Equifax: "No cover-up"; chairman sidesteps data scandal queries at annual meeting. 599
Fidelity Financial of Ohio Inc. announces intention to fund Management Recognition Plan. 167
First Alert, Inc. reports 1997 first quarter results. 647
First Alert, Inc. reports 1997 first quarter results. 647
First Call and Columbine Capital Services announce joint product offering. 940
Florsheim reports significant first quarter earnings improvement. 1407
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. announces proposed public offering. 371
Fox warrants fully exercised. 148
FPA Medical Management, Inc. and Foundation Health Systems, Inc. Enter Into Letter of Intent For National HMO Contract. 384
Franklin Inks 4 Major Contracts! 437
Franklin Select Realty Trust announces quarterly earnings increase. 519
Gaming Lottery reports fourth quarter and fiscal 1997 year end results. 1139
GB Foods Corp. announces first quarter results. 469
Gemstar International Group Ltd. and StarSight Telecast Inc. shareholders approve merger. 763
General Signal Networks & Sterling Commerce Establish Partnership For Data Warehouse Management. 501
Gigabit Ethernet interoperability test successful. 623
Gilead Sciences receives marketing authorization for VISTIDE in European Union; Pharmacia & Upjohn has exclusive rights In Europe. 627
Glenborough Realty Trust acquires portfolio of six properties for $45.4 million. 474
GMP exceeds energy efficiency goals for fifth year in a row. 421
Gold Reserve reports recent drilling expands Brisas gold/copper deposit. 1295
Granite awarded $18.8 million interchange reconstruction project in Nevada. 156
Granite awarded $27.9 million light rail job in Utah. 164
GT Bicycles announces first quarter 1997 financial results. 902
GT Interactive and Penthouse magazine go down and dirty for new Duke Nukem level. 399
GTE Airfone signs contract to provide digital inflight telecommunications for Continental Airlines aircraft. 435
Harcourt General in negotiations with National Education. 196
HCO Energy first quarter cash flow exceeds $10 million, $49 million of property sales finalized. 882
Heidrick & Struggles opens Miami office. 342
Home Bancorp of Elgin, Inc. announces adoption of stock repurchase program. 299
HP Announces Expanded Functionality, Breakthrough Technologies and New Name for Patient-Monitoring Family; New HP Viridia Patient Care System Encompasses Patient-side Testing, PC-based Central Workstations, Flexible Support and Financing. 894
HP eases the pain of disaster recovery for desktop users. 692
HP expands LP Series of line impact printers; technical enhancements re-affirm HP's LP Series as a leading low-cost business printing solution. 894
HP integrates point-of-care blood testing into OmniCare monitors, fulfills business objective with i-STAT. 752
Hydro-Quebec Forms New Transmission Unit; Division to Provide Services to Deregulated U.S. Market. 930
IAT Multimedia enters into partnership agreement with Texas Instruments. 636
IBM and Prudential announce outsourcing agreement. 543
ICS announces Fast Ethernet technology exchange with IBM. 285
Image Power and the University of British Columbia Team Up in Development of Digital Image Compression Technology. 446
Increase in first quarter net income for SNC-Lavalin Group (Part 1 of 2 - financial tables to follow). 1043
Increase in first quarter net income for SNC-Lavalin Group (Part 2 of 2 - financial tables). 523
Inference Corporation Announces Preliminary First Quarter Results. 380
Informix reports first quarter 1997 results. 2526
Inland Casino Corp. reports record revenues for the third quarter and nine months ended March 31, 1997. 442
Instron announces first quarter results. 828
Intelligent Medical Imaging Systems announces first quarter results. 1297
Interline grants exclusive marketing rights to Dukeun Industrial Co. for South Korea, Japan and China for $400,000. 297
Intermap reports profitable first quarter. 417
International Panorama - Congo-Zaire cobalt project proceeds to final feasibility. 420
International Thunderbird Announces First Quarter Results. 618
Intertape Polymer Group Inc. Announces March 1997 1st Quarter Results (Stated in Canadian Dollars) - (Reported Using Cdn GAAP Other Than Noted). 283
Intrepid Minerals Corporation - Further Drilling Substantiates Bulk Tonnage Gold-Silver Potential At The Barrios Property In El Salvador. 815
Introducing Transamerica Life Insurance Co. of New York. 223
Investors Research Institute Temporarily Suspends Genesis International Financial Services. 275
IPL Energy and Natural Gas Clearing House Form Joint Venture. 305
IPL Energy Announces Strong 1st Quarter Earnings, New Focus on Energy Services. 1296
ISR Global Telecom and ObjectStream Inc. announce marketing relationship for TL/1 Q-Adaption. 519
Itron, Inc. acquires DCI Design Concepts International. 433
Jakks Pacific Inc. announces completion of public offering. 172
Kelley and Williams Production confirm two discoveries in South Louisiana. 371
Kimco Realty announces the election of Michael V. Pappagallo as chief financial officer. 223
KINROSS GOLD ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1997. 2735
Krantor shareholders vote for reverse split; Reelect company directors. 168
Kranzco elects Bernard J. Korman to board. 233
KSW reports first quarter operating results; Revenues double - profits up. 229
L-3 Communications acquires 10 units from Lockheed Martin in $525 million transaction. 988
Labopharm's Annual Financial Results. 625
Le Groupe Forex Inc. Announces its First Quarter Results. 319
LecTec Reports Third Quarter Results Which Include One-Time Restructuring Charge. 977
Leslie's Poolmart announces first-quarter results. 302
Liebhaber agrees to join Internet Communications' board. 438
LOGIC Devices reports first quarter 1997. 545
Logicsys announces strategic alliance with Genesys Canada. 484
Lycos adds powerful new business and finance features to Lycos StockFind. 882
MarkWest Hydrocarbon first quarter 1997 earnings increased 66% over 1996. 1394
Marquette adds new Respiratory Mechanics Module to bedside monitoring system. 356
Mars Electronics International opens Las Vegas office. 227
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF STEPHEN P. ZELNAK, JR. AS CHAIRMAN. 402
MBIA Inc. Reports 17 Percent Increase In 1997 First Quarter Net Income. 1905
MEDICAL ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER RESULTS. 667
Mendocino Brewing Company's new facility goes on line. 285
Meota Reports Acquisition of Oil and Gas Assets. 238
MetraHealth Care Plan of California offers Californians more choice. 442
Michigan federal judge allows lawsuit against pizza franchisor Little Caesar to proceed as a class action. 277
Microvision Awarded Second Air Force Contract; Company to Develop Wide Field of View Displays for Command and Control Applications. 522
Midas Resources Begins 1997 Drilling Program. 140
Midmark Corporation announces purchase of Knight Manufacturing, Inc. 284
Mobil Speedpass Makes Gasoline Purchase Virtually Effortless. 792
Mobil Speedpass Makes Gasoline Purchase Virtually Effortless. 792
Modine fiscal-year earnings grow faster than sales. 815
Mustang releases "MailCasting" product to public. 1012
Mylan announces fourth quarter and year end results. 835
NEC Technologies cuts monitor prices; debuts aggressive, new pricing structure. 296
Netect delivers OPSEC enabled security technology to work with Check Point FireWall-1. 585
NetFRAME Systems and Unisys sign global distribution agreement; Unisys selected as first global reseller for ClusterSystem 9000. 659
NetWiz delivers new TurboSwitch 2010 Switch bandwidth boost for power applications at $99 per port. 773
NetWiz Introduces All-Silicon TurboRoute LAN Switch; TurboSwitch-2000 Third-layer Switching Device Forwards Up To 10 Million Packets Per Second With No Performance Degradation. 677
NetWiz speeds up its high capacity Gigabit Ethernet TurboSwitch -- TurboSwitch 2000 features now 22.24 Gbps switching; New LAN modules, VLAN support, hardware based IP routing, and extensive fault tolerance are added. 834
NETWORK EXPECTS TO DOUBLE REVENUES THROUGH RECENT M&A TRANSACTIONS; EASTERN TELECOM TO OPEN EIGHTH SALES OFFICE. 552
New CEO, New CFO Expected For UnionBanCal Corporation. 467
New Island Resources commences 1500 kilometre Airborne Survey at Robinson's River. 244
New NetDynamics version extends access to NetDynamics Java application server for applets created with any Java IDE; NetDynamics 3.1 also adds new data model integration, data availability features, internationalization, and ships with intranet application suite. 818
New ScanSource division Catalyst Telecom will distribute Lucent products. 532
NGC Corporation reports first quarter earnings. 1690
NGT Enterprises signs letter of intent to purchase IMN Equities. 363
NJ Natural Energy Offers South Jersey Gas Company's Residential Customers 13% Savings off Their Natural Gas Bills. 336
North American Mortgage Company Declares Quarterly dividend. 107
North American Vaccine, Inc. Announces Operating Results for the First Quarter of 1997. 639
Nuera Communications unveils best-quality Voice over Internet Frame Relay Gateway. 774
NYNEX receives statewide recognition for environmental excellence; company honored with MassRecycle Award. 413
Odyssey Acquires 10 Percent Interest in Oman Oil Project. 342
Oncor, Inc. announces update of its Breast Cancer Test. 311
OptimumCare reports first quarter record revenues and earnings. 237
Ostex International appoints Fredric J. Feldman, Ph.D., to its board of directors. 435
Pacific Rim Mining Corp. corrects - Retransmission: Pacific Rim Mining Corp. Announces High Grade Intercepts at Diablillos, Drilling to Commence at Cerro Blanco. Correction Notice 1327
PageStar completes name and symbol change: now trading as SATX. 110
Paine Webber Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend. 91
PalEx announces first quarter results. 726
Patent infringement suit by Media 100 against Avid is dismissed. 252
Penn Traffic strengthens senior management team. 375
PHYCOR ANNOUNCES GROUP FORMATION IN MARYLAND. 201
Pittard Sullivan installs Sphere Digital Nonlinear editing Systems. 834
Pixera Camera Becomes "Doctor's Eyes" In New Telemedicine Solution. 573
Polydex Turns Million-Dollar Loss To Operating Profit In FY97 Sales Rise, Margins Widen, Costs Cut, Working Capital Up 508%. 366
Premdor Inc. reports first quarter results. 348
Professional Staff Signs Agreement to Acquire Salisbury Consulting Group Ltd. 586
Psygnosis unveils Sentient, an immense sci-fi role playing/adventure game. 516
Pyng Receives FDA Clearance. 316
Q.E.P. posts strong revenue, net income growth for 1996. 646
QuadraMed Corporation Acquires 10.2% Stake in EDI USA, Inc. 673
QuadraMed Corporation reports first quarter results. 1175
Quantum and Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics form joint venture company for recording heads; new company based on Quantum's existing recording heads operation. 389
Quantum announces record revenue and record earnings for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 1997; continued strong DLT growth and high-end hard disk drive profitability keys to improved results. 1069
Quest Licences Horizontal Well - Re-Elects Board of Directors. 165
Qwest's CEO joins board of Internet Communications Corp. 439
R.R. Donnelley Financial announces new step in customer-service strategy. 965
Re - Pan-O-Lac/Desjardins Take Delivery of 3,000,097 Shares of Amisk. 199
Re: Landis Mining completed common share offering. 98
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. completes Amalco Metals Inc. acquisition. 345
Renaissance Cosmetics, Inc. Completes Its Offer To Exchange Its Outstanding 14.0% Senior Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series B For Its 14.0% Senior Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series C. 186
REPEAT/Simmonds Capital Limited enters into agreement to sell 81 percent of its Simmonds Technologies subsidiary to Richey Electronics Inc. 424
Rhodelta Software - shares acquired by Bruno Steinhouser. 105
RightCHOICE announces first quarter net income; Company reports earnings of 7 cents per share excluding investment gains and relocation charges. 1659
Robert Solodow joins Deloitte & Touche's Human Resources Strategies Group. 336
Robotic Vision Systems Inc. reports second quarter results. 1380
Royal Standard Minerals Inc. - Results of the First Diamond Drill Hole at Its Bousquet Township Gold Project. 628
Samsung Electronics Breaks One Million Mark for CDMA Handset Sales. 292
Santa Catalina Mining Corp. Grants Incentive Stock Option. 148
Saratoga Brands reports financial results for 1996. 717
Seabury & Smith, Inc. Acquires Albert H. Wohlers & Co. 239
Search Capital signs letter of intent with Lehman Brothers for $100 million warehouse line of credit. 194
SELECT Software Tools gains new product marketing director; Paul Cunningham Joins SELECT From Oracle Corp. 523
Selling cell phones with StoreKare. 527
SEMCO Energy Inc. presentation at New York Society of Security Analysts. 1498
Sepracor announces first quarter 1997 financial results. 1039
Shared Medical Systems Selects CA's Unicenter TNG To Support Enterprise Management. 771
Shared Technologies Cellular reports first-quarter results. 493
Silgan Holdings reports higher first quarter earnings and sales. 1211
Simmonds Capital Limited enters into agreement to sell 81 percent of its Simmonds Technologies subsidiary to Richey Electronics Inc. 424
SL Industries announces sale of SL Auburn to Cooper Industries. 163
Southern California Water Co. shareholders amend articles of incorporation and elect directors. 244
Southern Peru Copper Shareholders Elect Directors; Hear Recap of Excellent Year. 1065
Sphere Drake announces results for the first quarter 1997 and regular cash dividend. 1580
Stampeder reports 194 percent growth in cash flow. 814
Starter Corporation announces first quarter results. 904
State Auto Financial announces record first quarter earnings. 574
Steiner Leisure Ltd. announces 1997 first quarter financial results. 625
Sterling Software announces the availability of STAR:Flashpoint 4.0. 929
Sterling Software's Desktop Integration Division and Relay Technology partner to provide Internet solutions. 1069
Steven Madden Ltd. announces 1997 first quarter operating results; sales and earnings exceed analysts' expectations. 697
Stone-Consolidated Corporation announced today that it has priced its previously announced tender offer and consent solicitation. 534
Storm Technology offers price reductions and rebate program across entire EasyPhoto line; now providing the best selling, low cost, high quality personal photo scanners. 379
Styling Technology reports 26-cent-a-share Profit. 588
Suburban Lodges reports record first quarter results. 1058
Supreme Industries declares five percent stock dividend. 227
Sur American Appoints New Director. 302
Tangram Enterprise Solutions, Inc. reports first quarter results. 626
TekNow releases Network Paging Gateway Version 1.5. 408
Templeton Global Income Fund Inc. announces dividend. 116
Teva Receives FDA Approval Of Trazodone 150mg Tablets. 128
The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation holds annual meeting. 276
ThermaCell retains CMI Public Relations Services and announces the establishment of a production and development facility. 300
Tidewater reports stronger fourth quarter, year-end results. 666
Titan Holdings, Inc. announces first quarter results. 932
Trak Auto Corp. announces earnings. 576
Trans-Dominion to invest in oil exploration and development in Trinidad. 290
Transcend Provides Company Update for Investors at Annual Meeting. 357
Trident International Inc. announces implementation of stock repurchase program. 333
Triumph Group acquires aircraft instrument service firm. 266
Tseng Labs Announces ET6000 Selected by Compaq For New PC Theatre ET6000 and VPR6000 Power New Entertainment PC. 554
Turbodyne retains Burson-Marsteller for worldwide product public relations. 308
United Defense Awarded $47.1M Contract Modification for Newly Type-Classified M88A2 Hercules. 205
United Golf Products receives $2.2 million credit line. 148
United HealthCare offers Californians more choice; United HealthCare of California launches its open access choice plan. 434
Univision Communications Inc. announces first quarter results. 929
UtiliCorp announces first quarter results; normalized earnings per share up 6 percent. 1165
Veeco And Edwards Sign Strategic Agreement. 234
Vengold - Lihir Starts Processing Ore. 82
Virginia Software sells product lines to Intactix International; eligible customers receive a free upgrade to the industry-leading InterCept Space Management Software. 433
Voyageur funds to be incorporated into Delaware Group. 355
W.R. Berkley announces results of operations for the first quarter of 1997. 948
Washington National Corporation Announces Redemption of $2.50 Convertible Preferred Shares. 191
Wavecrest wins Minnesota Technologies first annual Innovation Award. 370
Weeks Corporation Announces 14.3% Increase in Per Share First Quarter Funds From Operations. 2027
Western Wireless announces first quarter 1997 financial results. 880
White Mountain cable construction hires new president. 239
World Color Press, Inc. Reports Record 1997 First Quarter Results; Operating Income Increases 59%. 673

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