Articles from Business Wire (March 23, 1998)

Title	Author	Type	Words
1-800-FLOWERS Selects OrderTrustSM to Provide Additional Retail-Level Service to Online Customers.			521
A.M. Best Keeps American Bankers Insurance Under Review With Developing Implications as Cendant Bid is Accepted.			394
A2i Creates New Licensing Tool for Hollywood Studio; Universal Studios CD-ROM Streamlines "Clip and Still Licensing".			367
Acquisition of Schrader-Bridgeport.			510
ACT Networks Unveils ServiceXchange IP Telephony Gateways; Packet Telephony Pioneer Breaks Industry's Cost and Density Models.			852
Adante Announces Second-Generation Customer E-mail Management System for the Enterprise.			356
Agreement Reached on Pocket Communications Reorganization.			336
AirTouch Expands California Connection Services To San Diego; AirTouch customers can now enjoy benefits of an all-Southern California home calling area.			302
Altair Retains TZMI for Pre-Feasibility Study.			374
American Eco Earns $9.7 Million Order from SRS Joint Venture in Venezuela.			332
American Megatrends Shipping RAID Controllers to Leading European Companies.			549
Amoco Names Sensormatic Preferred Provider of Video Surveillance Systems.			272
Aon Announces Dividend Increase.			121
Ashland Inc. Moves to iXOS-ARCHIVE as Part of SAP Solution; 1800 Users to Be Image Enabled with One Installation.			242
Aspec Technology Inc. Files Registration for Initial Public Offering.			338
Atrion International Acquires Strategic Compliance Software From Dutch Engineering and Consulting Company.			507
AYDIN Corp. Announces Completion of NATO Radar Integration System -- RIS -- Site Installation.			176
Baird Establishes The Gellman Group.			474
Bay Networks Teams with Stratus Computer for Delivery of SS7 Capabilities.			977
Berg Electronics Announces Availability of VRM-8 Header Featuring Retentive Legs.			229
Beyond Software Raises the Bar on Secure Transaction Web Serving.			479
Breece Hill Ships Industry's First Windows NT-Based DLT Libraries.			1017
BridgeStreet Establishes $25 Million Line of Credit.			336
Brooks Automation Announces Year 2000 Compliance for ControlVision -TM- Equipment Control Software Customers;.			533
CANWEST Launches Take-Over Bid For All WIC Shares.			462
Cendant and American Bankers Reach Agreement On $67 Per Share Merger Transaction.			704
Cendant to Acquire UK-based National Parking Corporation Limited in $1.3 Billion Transaction.			1007
Champion International Corporation Agrees to Sell Newsprint Mills to Donohue Inc.			426
ChatCom Inc. Announces Debt Conversion Agreement with Storage Computer.			308
Chip Express Unveils 0.35 Micron Fast-Turn Gate Array Families With Advanced Technology Supporting Up to 1.5 Million Gates.			1098
CKS Ends 1997 With Thirty-Four Percent Growth.			422
CNA Will Postpone Wednesday Strike as RNs and Kaiser Permanente to Resume Talks.			109
Compaq Delivers Industry's Most Flexible and Comprehensive Electronic Business Solutions; New Compaq and Partner Synergies Enable Customers to Succeed in a Secure Internet Environment.			1720
ContiFinancial Closes on $65 Million of Net Interest Margin Notes.			609
CoreComm Makes Announcement.			145
Cross Lake Minerals: Sheraton-Timmins Property: Down Hole Pulse EM Surveys Identify Conductive Drill Targets.			595
CSM Releases 100,000 Categorized USENET News Filter!			356
CyberShop International Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering.			299
Cybex Announces Terminal Emulation for Wider Range of Control and Security in the Server Room.			607
CycloVision Technologies Unveils the ParaCamera S-2, The World's First 360 Degrees Video Surveillance System.			556
D&G Sales in San Diego To Rep SolarAttic's Pool Heater.			172
Delta Funding Sells $400 Million of Asset-Backed Securities.			674
Designs, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter And Fiscal 1997 Results.			2100
Digital Microwave Corporation Stockholders Approve Merger.			324
Discreet Logic Launches New Media Business Unit Dedicated to Desktop Market.			1003
Donohue Expands to U.S. With CA$635 Million Acquisition of Champion Newsprint Mills.			652
DVS Video Network Sold to Kansas Hospital.			234
Dynamex Announces New Jersey/Long Island Acquisition.			198
Dynasty Technologies Expands Global Presence With Key South African Distribution Agreement; New Distributors are Essential to Dynasty's Worldwide Expansion.			545
Emco Limited Forecasts First Quarter.			273
Enterprise Federal Bancorp Inc. Announces Declaration of Its Fifth Consecutive Quarterly Cash Dividend.			128
Exciting Changes at Prodigy Internet Set New ISP Standard.			615
Exclusive-shop on Internet; The Charm and Refinement of Old Europe.			1008
Fiserv Enters Into Technology Alliance with UMB Bank.			441
Franklin Principal Maturity Trust Declares Monthly Dividend.			96
Franklin Universal Trust Declares Monthly Dividend.			95
Frontier Insurance Group, Inc. Announces Renewal of Aggregate Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement.			99
Gemplus Announces Virtual Smart Card Store on the Internet.			515
General DataComm Announces Interoperability Testing Facility for 56 Kbps (V.90) Modems.			796
Genesis Development and Construction Ltd. Announces Record Year-end Results.			616
GoodMark Foods, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend.			120
Gothic Energy Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 1997 Financial Results and Reserve Information.			988
Grant Thornton LLP Becomes a National Implementation Partner for SAP America, Inc.			543
Haemacure Corporation Reports its First Quarter Results for 1998.			719
Halcyon Software Introduces Instant Basic for Java; Visual Basic-like Environment Allows Developers to Create Java-Based Applications and Migrate Visual Basic Applications to Java.			1108
Headway Corporate Resources Completes $105 Million in New Financing.			448
Hitachi Introduces Three New 8 mm Camcorders To The 1998 Lineup.			565
Hollywood Targets Internet Hot-Spot; Discovery Channel Online and animalhouse.com Select CommTouch for Aggressive Move Into Free Web-Based Email.			664
HomeShark's New Partnerships with Lycos and MetaCrawler Expand Reach to Homebuyers Interested in Saving Money and Time.			619
IDT's MIPS Risc RV4640 Microprocessor Powers Set-Top Box From VideoSurfer; IDT DSP Capability Enables Next-Generation of Fully-Featured Consumer Internet Systems.			690
IIT Introduces Electronics Workbench Printed Circuit Board Design Software at PCB Design West.			957
IMSI Announces Agreement with Mindscape for Family Heritage Product Line; Transition Assists in Focusing IMSI Efforts On Core Business Productivity Market.			425
Infiniti Communicator -- Latest In-Vehicle Communications System To Feature Etak Digital Mapping Technology.			183
Infinium Software Continues Global Expansion with Commencement of Operations in South Africa.			425
Integrated Circuit Systems Expects Third Quarter Fiscal 1998 Revenue and Earnings Consistent with Analysts Estimates.			318
Integrated Device Technology Announces Industry's First 3.3-Volt 1-Mbit FIFOs.			881
Investor AB Issues 5-Year Note for US$300 Million.			229
InvestorsBancorp Announces Year-End Results.			411
Kaufman Malchman Kirby & Squire, LLP Announces Class Periods for Class Action Complaints.			287
KL Group Releases Version 3.0 Of JClass Products Ensuring Ease of Interoperability and Compatibility With Latest JDK.			438
Krantor Reports National Cable TV Promotion Very Successful in Marketing Its Premium Cigar Brands.			164
Kranzco and New America International Agree to Form a Strategic Alliance; NAI To Become First Publicly Owned Commercial Real Estate Network.			1332
KSI to Gain Financial Backing, Telecom Expertise from Marubeni; Japanese Trading Company Makes "Significant Investment" in Wireless Locating Firm.			729
LitleNet Changes Name to OrderTrustSM With Focus On Offering Merchants Unparalleled Order Processing Services.			603
Lost In Space Launches April 3 With Long John Silver's Aboard As Promotional Partner.			489
Macola Software Growing; Talent Search Accelerates as Company Nears 300 Employees.			422
Maxcor Financial Group Incurs $.03 Per Share Loss for Year Ended 1997.			695
MCNS-Compliant, Physical-Layer Upstream/Downstream Devices for Cable Modems, Set-Top Boxes, and More.			1638
Medical Sterilization Announces 14.7% Increase in Year to Date Revenues and Significant Earnings Improvement.			1050
Mercury Computer Systems Breaks Ground For Additional Facility; 91,000 Square-Foot Expansion Project Provides Space for Continued Growth.			431
Merix Corporation Reports Third Quarter 1998 Results.			1382
Micron Electronics Adds Managed Client PCs to the GSA Schedule.			470
Micron Internet Services Becomes Microsoft Small Business Server Provider.			330
Microsemi Corp. Announces Alliance With Gulf Semiconductor.			417
MicroStrategy Introduces DSS Broadcaster - The Industry's First Information Broadcast Server.			1907
Microtest Announces New PentaScanner Software Features in Version 5.0; Cable Certification Tools Now with Advanced Measurement and Testing Functions.			427
Microtest Issued Patent for Computer Network Removable Media Devices.			442
Mid-America Apartment Communities Increases Credit Line to $200 Million, Completes $178 Million of Additional Permanent Financing.			233
Milltronics Ltd. Announces TSE Approval of Share Buy-Back Program.			393
Mindspring Announces New Low Cost Web Hosting Service.			798
National Bank of Commerce, The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and First Data Corp. Choose Unisys SortLogic Image Check Processing Technology.			551
NeoPath Inc. Signs Agreement With UniLab Corp. to Provide AutoPap 300 QC Systems to Rescreen 100% of Eligible Pap Smears -- Over One Million Annually -- by Sept. 30, 1998.			561
NetScout Systems, Inc. and NetSuite Development Corp. Create "Design In Manageability".			883
Network Computer Reference Design to Showcase Patriot Scientific's PSC1000 Java Processor; JavaOne Demonstration Supports Embedded Java Market.			388
New Allied Telesyn Ethernet Switches Give More for Less.			738
New Discreet Logic Paint And Effect To Deliver New Integration With Kinetix 3D Studio Max.			1422
New IMS Java-Based Test Development Software Program Speeds And Simplifies Characterization And Failure Analysis Of Complex ICs.			811
New Technology Deters "Phone Line-Cutting Burglars"; Westec Introduces Wireless Secured Monitoring.			369
Northern Crown Mines Announces Adoption of Shareholder Rights Plan.			241
NorthPoint Communications, a National Data CLEC, Launches Business-Class DSL Services in Bay Area and Silicon Valley.			2117
NSI Software's Double-Take Chosen Network Magazine Product of the Year.			633
NuOasis Resorts, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results.			550
Omnicomp Graphics Takes Digital's Alpha Workstation Performance to New Levels; 3DEMON twin Pro8/20 Doubles Fill Rate Over Existing Designs.			417
Omniplex Communications Group To Offer One-Number Follow-Me Services To Local and Long Distance Subscribers.			493
Open Text Further Expands Livelink Into Financial Services Market.			767
Park 'N View Adds CFI's 1,800-Tractor Fleet to Its "In-Cab" Communications and Entertainment Network.			338
Passport Adds Distributed Deployment Management to Its Global Computing Software Architecture.			195
Paulson's Company Notifies Elsinore of Intention Not to Proceed With Merger.			128
PeakSoft Announces Strategic Partnerships in Commerce, Direct Marketing and Distribution.			407
Personnel Group of America, Inc. Acquires The Temporary Connection, Inc.; Increases Credit Facility to $200 Million.			533
PG&E Energy Services Launches Clean Choice, Three New Green Power Products for Residential Consumers.			680
Philips Semiconductors Teams With Intel to Develop Intercast Medium; Reference Design to Support Intercast Technology Worldwide.			472
Pillowtex Announces the Sale of Sure Fit.			253
PINNACLE PROJECT Provides Universal EDI Appraisal Solution.			664
PLATINUM technology Announces DecisionBase to Both Accelerate Data Warehouse Creation and Build Strong Enterprise Information Architecture.			1030
Polar Air Cargo to Equip Its Entire Fleet With TCAS II Collision-Avoidance System by Year End.			377
Precision Standard Inc. Retains Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin.			145
PRI Automation Announces Anticipated Lower Second Fiscal Quarter Results.			382
Pure Gold Minerals: Joint Venture Finds Three More Pipes at Buffalo Hills.			482
Raytech Corporation Announces Full Year Results for 1997.			405
Riverton Software Introduces HOW 2.0 For PowerBuilder.			858
Sahelian to Begin Gold Production.			471
SanDisk Files Patent Infringement Claim Against Lexar Media in Federal District Court.			499
Seligman Income Fund to Pay First Quarter Dividend.			202
Sharpe to Complete US $10 Million Senior Secured Note Financing.			480
SilverStream Ups the Ante in Application Server Market With Introduction of SilverStream 1.5.			1375
SitePro Boosts Productivity for Environmental Professionals; Powerful Desktop Software Seen as First Module in Environmental Management Information System.			495
Skyline Chili Inc. Makes Announcement.			133
Sony's EditStation -TM- System Is Key Ingredient to Creating Corporate Videos.			646
South Atlantic Resources: North Atlantic Natural Resources Discovers New Zinc-Copper Mineralization in the Skellefte Mining District of Northern Sweden.			714
Stellar Semiconductor, Inc. Launches Two-Pronged Approach to 3D Graphics Markets; Innovative Architecture Decreases Memory Costs and Bottlenecks.			391
Storage Dimensions Introduces SuperFlex 5500; Dual Active Controller RAID System Delivers Exceptional Resiliency and Performance.			937
Symbol Technologies Expands Its Industry-Leading Handheld Computer Line with Two New Products.			613
Symbol Technologies Reduces Size and Weight of Laser Bar Code Scan Engine by 80 Percent.			173
Synopsys Announces Next Generation, Automated PCI MacroCell Solution; Synopsys Deploys Design Reuse Methodology to Create Easy-to-Reuse Intellectual Property.			915
Synopsys Develops First Complete Design Reuse Solution Portfolio for Semiconductor Industry.			984
Synthetic Industries, Inc. Reports Decision of Delaware Supreme Court on Dissolution of Limited Partnership.			385
SysComm Subsidiary Announces Association With Solutions on Site.			162
T/R Systems Awarded Federal Government Supply Contract.			670
Tandem Fault-Tolerant UNIX System Server Withstands Rigors of the Whitbread Round the World Sailing Race.			484
TechWave Announces The Immediate Availability of FREE ESD! -- The Industry's First Free ESD Enabling and Distribution Package.			541
Teltran International Named U.S. Refile Hub for OzEmail Interline's Internet Telephony Service.			395
The MathWorks Enhances MathWorks DSP Workshop Design Solution With New DSP Blockset 2.2.			687
USB Group Discloses 1998 Peripheral Development Activity at CeBIT; High Volume, New Product Categories Discussed.			863
UStel Inc. Reports Status of Financing and Merger With Arcada Communications.			324
Value Line Announces Earnings.			403
ValueStar Posts Record Revenue For First Half of Fiscal 1998.			403
Veridien Corp. Introduces New FDA Regulated Product.			346
VeriFone and Personal Solutions Corporation Forge Alliance Supporting New Consumer Handheld Financial Data Capture Products; VeriFone Makes Equity Investment in PSC.			572
VisionTech, Ltd. Selected By Sun Microsystems, Inc. As A Strategic Developer To Provide Broadcast Quality Encoding Solutions At Breakthrough Prices.			560
Walter Industries Reports Improved Third Quarter, Nine Month Results.			2726
Wausau Financial Systems - WFS - to Resell Unisys NDP Series of Windows NT Transports.			611
WebPromote's Soaring Revenues Drive Growth and International Expansion.			457
West McLaren Mercedes and Computer Associates Extend Partnership To Include Jasmine For 1998 Grand Prix Racing Season.			1021
Workgroup Technology Announces Version 6.5 Of CMS Product Data Management Solution.			597
X-Rite, Incorporated Expects First Quarter Profits to be Lower Than Last Year.			393
Year 2000 Wire/ Banyan Attacks Year 2000 Compliance Using Software Emancipation's Discover Y2K Solution.			785