Articles from Business Wire (October 2, 1998)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
Norcal Mutual Insurance Co. Assigned 'Api' Rtg by S&P.			330
NORFED Introduces a New Legal Currency Backed by Pure Silver to an Enthusiastic Reception Nationwide.			386
Nortel Networks Signs Corporate-wide VoIP Agreement With Telogy Networks.			541
Northwest Natural Gas Co. Announces Dividend.			146
NRG Energy Announces Estonian Government Decision to Start Direct Negotiations for Narva Power Stations.			360
OmniCell Technologies named Silicon Valley's Fastest Growing Technology Company in Deloitte & Touche's "Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50" 1998 Program.			733
OmniCell Technologies Tops List of Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50.			1150
OmniQuip International Announces Amendments to Shareholder Rights Plan.			254
Oncor, Inc. Announces Indefinite Trading Halt By The American Stock Exchange.			355
ORCA Technologies Inc. Sells Internet Service Provider Subsidiary.			488
OrCAD Third Quarter Results Will Be Below Analysts' Expectations.			579
Oregonian Leads BASSMASTER Columbia River Tourney; Event is One of 19 Qualifiers for BASS Masters Classic World Championship.			462
Oshap Technologies Ltd. Announces Dividend Approval.			533
PageNet Names J. Barry Duncan Vice President and Controller.			274
Pandesic LLC Names Pete Wolcott as Its New President; Wolcott to Focus on Day-to-Day Operations; Harold Hughes Remains CEO and Chairman of the Board.			520
Parametric Technology Receives $1 Million Order for Software from Lucent Technologies.			352
Park Plaza International Retools for Growth.			582
PAX TV Names Richard Thomas to Host Network's Inspiring Series "It's a Miracle"; Thomas Joins Co-Host Nia Peeples in Show Airing 9 P.M. ET/PT, Sunday, Oct. 4.			539
Penn National Security Insurance Rated BBBpi by S&P.			285
Permanent Fertilizer Rules Proposed by Washington State Department of Agriculture.			329
Physicians Insurance Co. of WI Rated BBBpi by S&P.			343
Pinnacle Systems Introduces and Ships FXDeko.			987
Pioneer American Insurance Assigned BB+pi Rtg by S&P.			298
Portland Lawyer to Lead Oregon State Bar Business Section; Partnership Between Oregon Business Lawyers and Accountants Announced to Support Oregon Emerging Business Initiative.			548
Prosoft Sponsors Fundraiser Event for Austin Elementary School; Texas Computer Pageant for Internet Professionals will be held at Austin's Waterloo Park on October 4.			607
Puerto Rico Herald Champions Cause of Self-Determination Online.			396
Quickturn Expects to Exceed Analysts' Expectations for Third Quarter 1998.			550
Quickturn Mails Letter to Stockholders; Urges Stockholders Not To Tender Shares, Not To Vote For Mentor's Board Nominees.			1220
QuikBiz Internet Group, Inc. Retains KCSA Worldwide for Investor Relations.			247
Rachel Pfeffer Signs New Film Production Deal With Disney.			460
Reader's Digest Children's Publishing to Produce Line of Barbietm Craft, Activity Books for Mattel.			521
Reader's Digest Names Dorvin Lively as Vice President, Corporate Controller.			294
Record Growth For Orange; Customer base now exceeds 1.65 million.			526
Reinhardt & Anderson Files Class Action Suit Against CBT Group PLC and Its Officers and Directors Alleging Misrepresentations, False Financial Statements and Insider Trading.			375
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Announces Completion of Steel Bar Corp. Acquisition.			220
RELTEC Corporation Completes Acquisition of Italtel Tecnomeccanica S.p.A.			372
REMINDER/Notice to News Media.			197
REPEAT/U.S. Wireless Data and Cardservice International Sign Letter of Intent for Major Strategic Partnership & Equity Investment.			570
ReSound Corporation Previews Preliminary Third Quarter Results.			515
Rhinoceros Brings Powerful NURBS Modeling To Windows.			402
Rite Aid Reports 8.1 Percent Increase in Same-store Sales for September.			271
Rollins, Inc. Reports Stock Buy-Back.			107
S&P Affirms California A+ GO Rating; Outlook Positive.			617
S&P Affirms GPA Group BB- Corp Cred Rtg,Outlook Stable.			394
S&P Affirms Merrill Lynch Life Ins Ratings; Outlk Neg.			227
S&P Affirms Ratings on IBJ; Alliance Announced.			442
S&P Affirms Rtgs On Lithuania; Outlook Stable.			620
S&P Afms Rtg on Nafin,Bancomext, & Banobras.			91
S&P Asgns Gerling Global Life Reinsurance 'Api' Rtg.			342
S&P Asgns Gerling Global Reins US Branch AA-pi Rtg.			264
S&P Asgns State Auto National Insurance 'BBBpi' Rtg.			329
S&P Asgns State Auto Property & Casualty Ins 'Api' Rtg.			253
S&P Assgns 'AAAm' Rtg To Centrale Conto Corrente.			400
S&P Assigns American General Prop Ins of FL 'Bpi' Rtg.			271
S&P Assigns Connecticut American Inc. 'BBpi' Rating.			300
S&P Assigns Conoco 'A-' Corp Credit Rating; Outlk Neg.			538
S&P Assigns Gerling America Insurance 'BBBpi' Rtg.			271
S&P Assigns Michigan Hospital Assn. Ins 'BBBpi' Rating.			305
S&P Cuts Corp Credit, Comm Pap Ratings on Lubrizol.			436
S&P Lowers Southern Pacific Funding's Sr Debt Rtg Southern Pacific Funding Corp.			119
S&P Rates CA St Univ&Coll/San Francisco Revs A- SPUR.			516
S&P Rates Calif State Univ & College/Chico Revs 'A-'.			499
S&P Rates Crusade Euro Trust No. 2 of 1998 AAA/AA-.			380
S&P Rates Los Angeles Dept of Wtr & Pwr,CA $235.7M Rev.			475
S&P Rates NYS Local Govt Asst Corp Refunding Bnds A+.			471
S&P Rates Pennsylvania Nat'l Mutual Casualty `BBBpi'.			339
S&P Rates Precision Castparts' $600M Comm Paper A-2.			456
S&P Rates RAMS Series-5E Eurobonds AAA/AA-.			380
S&P Rates Series 1998-1 Medallion Trust Notes AAA/AA+.			312
S&P Revises For Curr Outlk of Banco Inbursa to Stable.			303
S&P Revises Mexican Entities' Outlook to Stable.			391
S&P Rts Cameco's Corp Cred A-, Pfd Secs BBB+; Outlk Pos.			697
S&P Takes Rating Actions on Several Mexican Banks.			318
Safari Hunter by Expert Software Declares Open Season on Big Game in the Dark Continent; The Wild Terrain of Africa is No Place for Wimps, this is Big Kill Territory!			555
Saga Petroleum's BBB+ Rtgs On S&P Watch Neg.			166
SAGA's Solutions-oriented Middleware to Incorporate IBM's Mqseries and Component Broker Technologies.			604
Saint Joseph Ballet Receives a Challenge Grant From The Kresge Foundation; $600,000 Grant is Part of the Capital Campaign for a New Building and Program Endowment.			369
Saks Incorporated Announces Common Stock Repurchase Program.			96
Saks Incorporated Completes Acquisition of Store Locations From Dillard's, Inc.			576
Samsung's NtRAM Solves Bandwidth Problems for Networking.			442
Satcon's Magmotor Division Announces New Brushless Motor Product Line.			507
Savett Frutkin Podell & Ryan, P.C. Files Class Action Lawsuit Against SpecTran Corp.			372
Say It With a Smile! Telephone "Doctor" to Provide FREE Smile Labels for Businesses.			323
SCA Hygiene Products makes Organizational Changes for Improved Competitiveness.			315
Scan-Optics, Inc. Announces $2 Million Manufacturing Order from RAPOR, Inc.			461
Schein Pharmaceutical Rtgs Placed on S&P Watch Neg.			161
Schroder & Co. Selects Cunningham Graphics International as the Outsource Provider for Their Printing Operations.			419
Scotsman Industries Sees Third Quarter Earnings Approximating Those of the Prior-Year Period.			717
Scotts Clarifies Statements Regarding AgrEvo.			217
Scotts Extends Consent Payment Deadline and Expiration Date of Tender Offer.			493
Scudder Global High Income Fund Dividend Announcement.			347
SEACOR SMIT Announces Increase in Securities Repurchase Authority.			174
ServiceMaster Announces Fourth Quarter Dividend.			327
Shareholder Class Action Filed Against CBT Group PLC, By The Law Firm Of Schiffrin Craig & Barroway, LLP.			284
Shredders Over Champagne.			171
Sims Signs Letter of Intent To Acquire Assets of MedCard Management Systems.			446
Sirrus' ClearTrust Extranet Security Management Software Wins At Internet Commerce Expo.			804
Smallworldwide plc First Quarter Fiscal 1999 Results to be Below Expectations.			425
Special Edition of The Wall Street Transcript on Emerging Sectors of Health Care.			853
SpecTran Announces Resignation of Bruce A. Cannon as Chief Financial Officer.			138
SPSS Ships SYSTAT 8.0, Bringing Unrivaled Statistics and Graphics Within Reach; Upgrade provides users with new features and improved capabilities.			753
Standard Register Celebrates Invention, Honors Employees.			287
STARTech Funds Fourth Start-up -- Fast Software Corp.; Firm's Solutions Automate Best Practices of Complex Project Implementations.			466
Statement by Michael Eisner, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, on Gene Autry's Death.			149
Steiner Leisure Limited Announces Additional Stock Repurchase Authorization.			153
StockBoss Wireless Financial Data Service Offers Motorola PageWriter 2000 Two-Way Pager Users Around-the-Clock Access to Personal Investments.			1074
StorageTek Board Elects Holmes to Board of Directors.			447
Stratford American Corp. Announces Close of Dollar Rent A Car Sale.			124
SurfWatch Receives '98 EdNET Pioneer Award; SurfWatch Recognized for Creating A Safe and Secure Online Learning Environment for Children.			508
Synopsys Spins Off Viewlogic Systems Subsidiary; Synopsys Retains Equity Stake in Support of e-product Design Strategy.			442
Taylor Dayne Launches New Album With Free New York Performances; Midnight Madness Sale Of 'Naked Without You' Scheduled.			306
TCSI Reports Preliminary Third Quarter Results.			526
Tech Stocks Bargains or Primed To Be Marked Down More? Hear Portfolio Manager Kevin Landis Offer Insight at Informed Investors' San Diego Forum Nov. 8.			650
Teche Holding Company Announces Repurchase Activity.			128
Telephone Billing Utilizing eCHARGE System Now Available to Nettaxi Online Community.			455
Ten Visionaries To be Inducted Into Computer Industry Hall of Fame; Selected by Computer Reseller News and Boston's Computer Museum.			443
Tera Computer Announces $6 Million Private Placement.			193
Texans Have New Tools When Choosing Health Care Plans; Open Enrollment Period Provides Chance to Ask Questions, Make Informed Decisions.			1337
The Arnold Palmer Golf Company Announces Corporate Financial Restructuring.			190
The Bishop Company Releases Updated Study Comparing Wireless Data Networks.			454
The California Endowment Announces President/ CEO Departure.			192
The Empire District Electric Company Announces Plans to Construct 350 Megawatt Addition at State Line Power Plant.			386
The Heritage Bank Announces Formation of Holding Company.			287
The Nightlight Ensemble Scheduled to Perform at The Russian Heritage Festival on Oct. 10, 1998.			179
The Shaw Group Inc. Awarded Domestic Refinery Project Totaling Approximately $110 Million.			611
The Sosa Foundation Provides 80,000 Pounds of Supplies for Hurricane Relief.			439
The WM Group's Northwest 50 Stock Index for the Week Ending Oct. 2, 1998.			211
Therma-Wave Announces Restructure.			300
Thirteen Players Share $249,593 Top Prize in FANTASY 5.			158
This Week on "Supreme Court Watch"; Beginning the Supreme Court 1998-99 Term.			161
This Week On "Washington Watch": The Start of Clinton Impeachment Hearings.			195
THT Makes Announcement.			170
Tokheim Completes Acquisition of the Fuel Dispenser Business of Schlumberger Limited.			656
Tokheim Reports Improved Third Quarter Results, 10.6% Increase in Sales, 29.7% Improvement in Operating Profit.			1366
Top IP Firm Joins Preston Gates & Ellis LLP's National Technology Practice.			361
Topher Delaney to Give Lecture and Tour of Recent Works at UC Berkeley Extension.			317
Track Data Announces Release of Version 3.0 Of myTrack, Its Internet-based Investment Service.			293
TransAmerican Refining Corp. Awards General Contractor Position to The Shaw Group.			399
Trend Micro Offers Free Online Scan for the XM_COMPAT Virus Found in Microsoft Excel 95 and 97.			768
Trident Data Systems Named Top Security Service By Internet Business Magazine.			330
Triton Energy Completes Board Restructuring, Names Thomas O. Hicks Chairman.			971
Triumphant Management-Led Buy-Out Catapults Viewlogic Ahead in the Mainstream EDA Market.			700
Truevision Ships Ready-to-Edit Uncompressed Workstation.			378
U.S. National ISP Network Equipment Expenditures to Reach $3 Billion by 2000.			485
Udi Toledano Resigns From Alyn Board.			552
Unico Inc. Makes Announcement.			103
United Express Upgrades Service To Columbus, Detroit and Hartford.			601
Uptons Continues Tradition of Support for Lee National Denim Day.			327
V3 Semiconductor Announces Additions to Its Sales Representative Organizations for Strategic North American and European Markets.			216
Van Der Moolen Extends Bond Subscription Period.			124
Vestar Capital Completes Sale of Sun Apparel, Inc.			170
ViaGrafix Makes Licensing Agreement With Parsons.			342
Vickers Opens World-Class Piston Pump Manufacturing Facility.			358
VICORP Announces Share Repurchase Program.			157
Video City Acquires Nine Additional Video Retail Stores and Enters the Las Vegas Market.			427
View Systems Inc. Adds Director of Marketing.			288
Voyageur Municipal Income Funds Announce Dividends.			332
Warner Music Group Announces Artist Lineup for First Week of ear1 MusicFest '98.			681
We've Got a Hit! America New Single "From A Moving Train" From the Album Human Nature.			295
Western Water Co. Completes Transaction With City of Inglewood; Announces Transaction Financing Through Union Bank of California.			379
Western Wireless International Secures License to Provide Nationwide Cellular Service in Haiti.			503
Weyerhaeuser Makes $15,000 Donation to Aid Hurricane Georges' Victims in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.			191
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Repurchase of Stock.			269
Wynd Announces Expansion of Distribution for WyndTell Service in Key Markets.			390
Yellow Gold of Cripple Creek, Inc. Announces the Appointment of a New Director and the Election of New Officers.			359
ZEVEX Shares to Trade On NASDAQ National Market.			208