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TSI Software Opens Regional Office in France.

Sep 29, 1997 ... WILTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--First office in continental Europe will enhance services for the growing base of Mercator for R/3 customersTSI International Software (NASDAQ:TSFW), a leader in the business application ...

Progress 1997-1 Trust Securities Rated AAA/AA- by S&P.

Sep 29, 1997 ... MELBOURNE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 9/29/97--Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'A' rating to Progress 1997-1 Trust's A$485 million of class A senior mortgage-backed pass-through notes and its double-'A'-minus rating to Progress 1997-1 Trust's A$15 million ...

Ser 1997-4E WST Trust Euro Issue Rtd AAA/AA- by S&P.

Sep 29, 1997 ... MELBOURNE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 9/29/97--Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'A' rating to the Series 1997-4E WST Trust's US$499.0 million of class A senior floating-rate pass-through Euro notes and its double-'A'-minus rating to Series 1997-4E WST ...

U.S. Wireless Data Inc. Announces Card Processing Program with Unicard Systems Inc.

Sep 29, 1997 ... WHEAT RIDGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997-- Unicard Systems Places Initial Order for 400 U.S. Wireless Data TRANZ(TM) EnablersU.S. Wireless Data Inc. (OTC BB:USWDA) announced today it has signed a multifaceted agreement with ...

Ameron Declares Dividend.

Sep 29, 1997 ... PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--The Ameron International Corporation (NYSE:AMN) Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 32 cents per share of common stock payable November 18, ...

Trillium Digital Systems Inc. Announces Software Portation to Force Computers Hardware for Flexible SS7 and IN Solutions.

Sep 29, 1997 ... LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Trillium Digital Systems Inc., a leading provider of communications software solutions, Monday announced the release and shipment of its Integrated SS7 - Force/VME Platform source code software product.Trillium's software ...

AnswerSoft Expands Deployment of Leading Call Center Automation Solutions; Customers Site Highly Integrated Functionality, Modularity of Product Family and Ease of Deployment As Keys to Rapid ROI.

Sep 29, 1997 ... RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--AnswerSoft Inc., a global provider of call center software automation solutions, Monday announced that METROCALL -- a leading telecommunications services company and GE Retailer Financial Services, a GE Capital Co. and the world's ...

AnswerSoft Sets Industry Standards With Release of Next Generation Flagship Product Sixth Sense, SoftPhone Agent And SmartRoute.

Sep 29, 1997 ... RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--AnswerSoft Inc., a global provider of call center software automation solutions, Monday announced shipment of Sixth Sense 4.0, the next generation of its flagship automation software.The company also announced shipment of ...

Southern Co. Selects AnswerSoft Call Center Automation Solution To Put Customer Service Flexibility on the Fast Track.

Sep 29, 1997 ... RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--AnswerSoft Inc., a global provider of call center software automation solutions, Monday announced that Southern Co. is integrating and automating its telephony and information technology systems with its workgroup processes using ...

Standards Australia Signs Worldwide Contract With Global Engineering Documents.

Sep 29, 1997 ... ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Global Engineering Documents (Global), an IHS Group Company, has signed an agreement with Standards Australia to distribute their industry standards.Global will reproduce, market, and sell Standards Australia's products ...

Nokia Launches the World's Smallest NMT 450 Phone; The Nokia 550 Supports the New NMT 450 Plus Services.

Sep 29, 1997 ... HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Nokia today introduced a new handset for the NMT 450 standard. The Nokia 550 is the smallest and the lightest NMT 450 phone in the market. In spite of its light weight, the Nokia 550 has superior operating times and many new features ....

Western Digital Brings to Market Industry's First Low-Profile MR-Based 9.1 GB Ultra SCSI Hard Drive; Company's Third Successful MR Technology Launch in Three Months.

Sep 29, 1997 ... ROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Business Editors and High-Tech WritersNOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is on the "Today's PhotoWire" page ofBusiness Wire's Web site at www.businesswire.com.One-Inch High WD Enterprise Ultra ...

Motorola Introduces MobileOS A Real-Time Operating System For Small Embedded Applications.

Sep 29, 1997 ... AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--A new configurable real-time operating system software solution, created specifically for the small embedded application, where size and memory space are critical, is now available from Motorola with the introduction of MobileOS. ...

Real-Time Analysis of Events and Trends in High-Technology Now Available From The Robert Frances Group.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--A new market-research firm, The Robert Frances Group (RFG), is now offering real-time analysis of key trends and events in the IT market, helping Global 2000 companies use technology to solve real-world business problems. RFG is ...

NETCOM Selects Tumbleweed Posta to Deliver Internet Courier Service to Business Customers; New Service Provides Secure Delivery, Tracking of Business Documents over the 'Net.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--NETCOM On-Line Communication Services Inc. (NASDAQ:NETC) and Tumbleweed Software Corp., today announced an agreement to deliver Tumbleweed Posta, the first Internet courier service, to NETCOM subscribers.Under this ...

Laguna Hills Firm Plays Key Role in New U.S. Postal Service Delivery Confirmation System; Productivity Enhancement Products Wins Part of Multi-Million Dollar Contract for Postal Hand-Held Data Collection System.

Sep 29, 1997 ... LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997 -- Productivity Enhancement Products (PEP) Inc., a Laguna Hills engineering and product development firm, Monday announced its technology will be used in a new mail delivery system designed to provide the United States Postal Service ...

Cirrus Logic Launches First Multi-Standard, Multi-Channel Audio Decoder for Both Dolby Digital and MPEG-2; Support for 5.1 Channels of Dolby and MPEG-2 Eliminates Digital Media Compatibility Risk in European and other PAL TV-Based Home Audio Systems.

Sep 29, 1997 ... AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--The Crystal Semiconductor Products Division of Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS) today announced the first multi-standard, multi-channel audio decoder (CS4925) for both Dolby(R) Digital (AC-3 (TM)) and 5.1 Channel MPEG-2.This ...

Cirrus Logic Offers Lowest-Cost 24-Bit High-Performance Audio A/D Converter; Consumer and Professional Audio Products Easily Upgraded to Advanced 24-bit Offering.

Sep 29, 1997 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Responding to strong customer demand for 24-bit performance in professional and consumer audio applications, the Crystal Semiconductor Products Division of Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS) today announced at the 1997 AES convention in New York, ...

Let's Go Read! An Island Adventure from Edmark Uses Powerful Speech Recognition Technology to Help Children Learn to Read.

Sep 29, 1997 ... REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Edmark, developer and publisher of award-winning educational software, today announced the shipment of Let's Go Read!(TM) An Island Adventure(TM), the first in a new series of titles to help children build reading skills.The ...

VIA Announces Next Generation SDRAM Support; Apollo VP3 and DDR SDRAM Drive AGP into Mainstream.

Sep 29, 1997 ... TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--VIA Technologies, Inc., the number two core logic chipset supplier, today raised the bar in mainstream PC performance and capabilities by announcing support for Double-Data-Rate synchronous DRAM (DDR SDRAM).DDR SDRAM works by ...

Zoran/CompCore SoftDVD Now Supports Aureal Semiconductor's A3D Surround 3D Audio Software.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Zoran Corp. (NASDAQ:ZRAN) and Aureal Semiconductor Inc. (OTC BB:AURL) announced today that Aureal's A3D Surround audio software is now available as a 3D audio option which interoperates with Zoran/CompCore's SoftDVD product. ...

DISC Distributing Treats Resellers to Unlimited Shopping Spree; Resellers Can Use 'Fantastic Plastic' For Purchases At 14 Million Locations Worldwide.

Sep 29, 1997 ... EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Resellers nationwide can shop until they drop with DISC Distributing's Fantastic Plastic, the company's new MasterCard debit card promotion. Through orders of selected products, resellers can earn credit for unlimited purchases at more ...

Micron Electronics' First National TV Campaign Hits the Airwaves.

Sep 29, 1997 ... NAMPA, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Micron Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MUEI), a leader in the direct PC channel, today announced the launch of its first national television campaign. The campaign, built on the theme, "Now You Know," will reach over 140 million viewers this fall ...

S&P Asgns 'AAA' to Turquoise Funding II $250M FRNs.

Sep 29, 1997 ... LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 9/29/97--Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'A' rating to Turquoise Funding Corp. II's $250 million floating-rate notes. The notes have scheduled redemptions of principal with an ultimate final maturity date of October 2002 ....

Calvin Klein Cosmetics Debuts Ad Campaign For New Fragrance Contradiction.

Sep 29, 1997 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Christy Turlington Featured as Calvin Klein's CONTRADICTION WomanCalvin Klein Cosmetics Company today announced the launch of a print and television advertising campaign for their newest fragrance, CONTRADICTION. ...

DH Technology Inc. Prices $120 Million Private Offering of 9-3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2007.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--DH Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:DHTK) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell $120 million of its 9-3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 in an offering within the United States to qualified institutional investors and to ...

Viasoft Announces New Product to Accelerate, Automate Year 2000 Computer Code Conversions.

Sep 29, 1997 ... PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Viasoft Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:VIAS) Monday introduced VIA/AutoChange, an automated code change product for companies that have completed the assessment and planning phases for the year 2000 date change project and are ready to move into actual software ...

Iron Mountain Announces Agreement to Acquire Arcus.

Sep 29, 1997 ...BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Iron Mountain Incorporated (NASDAQ:IMTN) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arcus Group, Inc. for total consideration of approximately $160 million including approximately $57 million in the form of Iron ...

Smallworld Launches New Version Of Telecommunications Suite.

Sep 29, 1997 ... CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 29, 1997-- Smallworldwide plc (Nasdaq: SWLDY) announced today the release of a telecommunications applications suite that includes a new version of Smallworld Model.it (v.1.1), as well as the first release of an application product ...

Intrinsa Corporation Announces Partnership With Wind River Systems; Under Partnership, Company Will integrate PREfix into Tornado Development Environment.

Sep 29, 1997 ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997-- Intrinsa Corporation today announced that it has joined Wind River Systems' WindLink for Tornado Partner Program.As a WindLink partner, Intrinsa will integrate its PREfix defect detection product with Wind River ...

INS Buys Identix TP-600 Live-Scan Systems to Screen Benefits Applicants; First Such Program; Order Valued at About $2.5 Million.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Identix Inc. (ASE: IDX), a leader worldwide in live-scan identification and biometric imaging systems, Monday announced that it has received an order from the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) for 43 TouchPrint 600 live-scan ...

Monarch Bay Aims at Entry-Level Help Desk Applications With New $350 HelpTrac 2000.

Sep 29, 1997 ... HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Full-Featured Help Desk Application Gets AffordableMonarch Bay Software today announced the release of powerful new tools for entry-level help desks.HelpTrac 2000 delivers many features of the ...

New Era of Networks Acquires Menhir Limited; New Era of Networks and Menhir Limited Combine to Deliver Enterprise Application Integration.

Sep 29, 1997 ... ENGLEWOOD, Colo./LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--New Era of Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEON), a developer of enterprise application integration solutions, today announced the acquisition of Menhir Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the United Kingdom....

NEC Technologies Drops Numerous Monitor Prices; Lower Estimated Street Prices Effective Immediately.

Sep 29, 1997 ... ITASCA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--NEC Technologies Inc. today reduced prices for several desktop monitors, including models in its value Advantage (A) Series and the high-end Professional (P) Series.NEC Technologies' MultiSync(R) A Series monitors maintain the ...

Lawson Wins Another Major HR Victory in Hospitality Industry; $10 Billion HFS Selects Lawson for Web, Year 2000 Fix, Performance.

Sep 29, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997-- Owner of more than 21,000 franchises, including Hojo, Avis, Century 21Lawson Software, The Web Enterprise Company(TM), today announced that HFS Incorporated, a global provider of ...

Innotech Offers Application Programmer Interface For Netresults 100 percent Pure Java Search Engine Technology.

Sep 29, 1997 ... NORTH YORK, ONTARIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Innotech Multimedia (VSE ITM.)CUSIP NO.: 457-64BStandard & Poor's Corporation RecordsJava Report and Tucows favourably review NetResults V.1.2Innotech Multimedia Corporation ...

NSI Com Signs License Agreement with Sun Microsystems for providing the Software Co-Processor for Java to the Embedded Market.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--NSI Com today announced that it has signed an agreement with SunMicrosystemsUnder this agreement, NSI Com will sell its family of binary products called JSCP - Software Co-Processor for Java(TM), ...

ObjectAutomation To Unveil New OAenterprise Software, Announce Partnerships At ISA TECH/97.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--At ISA TECH/97 (Anaheim, CA), ObjectAutomation will introduce their suite of distributed, object-oriented software products for the industrial automation and controls market.Additionally, they will announce eight new ...

INFO1 Offers Consumer Credit Education Before Home Purchase.

Sep 29, 1997 ... NORCROSS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--'Three for the Money' Combines Three National Repository Reports into OneINFO1, a Norcross, Georgia-based full service information supplier to the Mortgage Banking Industry, ...

Data Translation's Broadway To Be Distributed By CompUSA.

Sep 29, 1997 ...MARLBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997-- America's Largest Computer Superstore Retailer To Sell Innovative Broadway PC Video Product Nationwide Data Translation, Inc. (NASDAQ:DATX) today announced that its Broadway digital ...

Octant Launches Operating Prophet, the Executive's Guide to Operations Strategy.

Sep 29, 1997 ...ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Octant, a leading management consulting company serving manufacturing industries, today announced the launch of Operating Prophet(TM), the first newsletter uniquely designed to address the specific issues and goals of senior executives in ...

Forget Costly Mailings, Flyers, Last-Minute Phone Trees: WebCalendar Helps You Publish an Information-Rich Calendar on the Internet in Minutes; First-of-Its-Kind Event Calendar Publisher Uses Java Technology to Help Individuals, Groups, Schools Get the Word Out.

Sep 29, 1997 ... PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Anyone who's ever been responsible for communicating the "who, what, when, and where" of an event knows that posting and updating a calendar can be time-consuming and costly.Pacifica Software helps clear these hurdles with ...

Schnitzer Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings.

Sep 29, 1997 ... PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: SCHN) today reported net income of $8.6 million or $.84 per share on revenues of $113.2 million for the quarter ended August 31, 1997, compared with $5.8 million or $.55 per share on revenues of ...

Suiza Foods and the Morningstar Group Sign Definitive Merger Agreement.

Sep 29, 1997 ... DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Suiza Foods Corporation (NYSE:SZA) and The Morningstar Group Inc. (Nasdaq:MSTR) announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of The Morningstar Group will receive 0.85 ...

Danka Announces Future Expansion Of Color Printing Solutions.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Danka today demonstrated fast, flexible color printing and publishing solutions for networked users. The company promised several major color technology announcements in the next six months."We are expanding our portfolio of ...

ISD's Three Minute Record/Play Chip Integrated Into Sagem's New GSM Cellular Phones; ISD Enables Answering Machine & Memo Functions In Sagem's GSM Cellular Phones.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--ISD (Information Storage Devices, Inc.) (NASDAQ:ISDI), announced today that its ISD33180 microchip has been integrated into Sagem's RD 750 R and RD 750 S GSM cellular telephones, providing answering machine and voice memo record ...

With the Launch of HealthDesk OnLine 2.0, HealthDesk Corporation is Helping Consumers to be Healthier and Better Informed.

Sep 29, 1997 ... BERKELEY, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Sept. 29, 1997--HealthDesk Corporation (NASDAQ:HDSK) today introduced HealthDesk OnLine 2.0, the first software product designed to put the power of general health management firmly into the hands of the consumer."This product is ...

NCD Announces Broad Family of Thin Clients Ranging from Terminal Replacement to UNIX Workstation Alternative.

Sep 29, 1997 ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Network Computing Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:NCDI) today announced a new family of thin client desktop devices that range in capability from a simple terminal replacement to the flexible power of a UNIX workstation alternative. ...

AMCC Offers New Single-Chip PCI Interface; Low-Cost, Target-Only Single-Chip PCI Interface Provides Designers With An Off-The-Shelf Product Compliant With The Proposed PCI 2.2 Standard.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--See Applied Micro Circuits Corp. at Embedded SystemsBooth No. 1520Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) Monday announced that it has extended its Peripheral Component ...

Packeteer Introduces First Rate-Control Bandwidth Management for WAN Connections Up to 45 Mbps.

Sep 29, 1997 ... CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--The first system using TCP rate control, rather than queuing techniques, to allocate and manage bandwidth on LAN, WAN and Internet connections up to 45-megabit-per-second (T3) speeds, has been introduced by Packeteer, Inc....

InterNetivity Delivers 100% Java Integration Between dbProbe 2.0 and Arbor Essbase Web Gateway 1.5 for Powerful Web-Based Decision Support.

Sep 29, 1997 ... OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997-- InterNetivity Inc. today announced that its new dbProbe 2.0 Web-based decision support tool can be integrated with Arbor Software's Arbor Essbase Web Gateway 1.5. Arbor Essbase Web Gateway 1.5, announced separately today, ...

D-Link Expands Dual Speed Product Line With NWAY Print Server.

Sep 29, 1997 ... IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--D-Link Systems Inc., a leading supplier of high-performance Ethernet solutions, Monday announced the release of the DP-300 auto-sensing 10/100Mbps print server.Featuring a convenient desktop size and multiple protocol ...

D-Link Cuts Prices on Fast Ethernet/Dual Speed Products.

Sep 29, 1997 ... IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--D-Link Systems Inc., already a value leader in high-performance Ethernet workgroup solutions, Monday announced that street prices for many of the company's most popular Dual Speed and Fast Ethernet products will be slashed by as much as 30 ...

Puerto Ricans Say Yes to Sale of Government-Owned Telco.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Negotiating committee encouraged by show of support forprivatization strategyThousands of Puerto Ricans gathered today in front of the executive offices of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company ...

LaSalle Re Holdings To Pay Preferred Dividend.

Sep 29, 1997 ... HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--LaSalle Re Holdings Limited (NYSE:LSH) announced today its board of directors has declared a dividend of $.5469 per share on the Company's Series A Preferred Shares. The dividend is payable December 1, 1997, to shareholders of record ...

Portable Software First to Deliver Global Client/Server Travel Expense Management Solution.

Sep 29, 1997 ... REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997-- -- XMS/2 Expands Functionality to Address International Markets --Portable Software Corp., the worldwide leader in travel and entertainment (T&E) expense management and makers of the Xpense Management ...

New York Gets Mapped -- Off-Road Map Gear Goes High-Tech; 972 USGS Topographic Maps Now on CD-ROM; Every Map GPS Compatible.

Sep 29, 1997 ... GREENLAND, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--What do hikers, campers, fishermen, surveyors, engineers and real estate professionals have in common?They all use topographic maps.Now they can print their own version of a USGS topo map, record their own ...

Biomedical Market Newsletter Now in LEXIS-NEXIS.

Sep 29, 1997 ... COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Sept. 29, 1997-- LEXIS(R)-NEXIS(R) services now includes Biomedical Market Newsletter(TM), announced David Anast, BMN's Publisher.Individual articles or whole issues of BMN may now be purchased on LEXIS(R)-NEXIS(R), which has one of the ...

AGFA MicroType Express Provides Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0 With Lossless Font Compression.

Sep 29, 1997 ...SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997-- Cross-Platform TrueType Compression Supplied by MicroType Express for Windows and Apple Macintosh Operating Systems Agfa Typographic Systems today ...

American Champion Executes Plan to Focus on Core Business.

Sep 29, 1997 ... HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--American Champion Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:ACEI) Monday announced it has completed a planned streamlining of its karate studio operations as part of a strategy to focus its resources on its core business -- the production of a 13-part ...

Motorola Announces Embedded Tool Support for PowerPC Microprocessors Hits Record Levels; Wide Tool Selection Helps Designers Get Products to Market Faster.

Sep 29, 1997 ... AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--PowerPC microprocessors have the most complete development tool portfolio for embedded applications of any RISC microprocessor family, according to Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector.This broad tool support enables ...

Osicom Announces CompactPCI LAN Adapters Boasting Many Industry Firsts.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Embedded Systems Conference `97-- Company Marries Benefits of FDDI and Multiple Ports to cPCI for Broad Range of Industry ApplicationsOsicom Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIBR), today ...

Digimarc Expands and Enhances Digital Watermarking Services; New Technology and Subscriber Packages Offer Digital Watermarking Solutions Tailored for Corporate and Personal Applications.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Further establishing its leadership role in the digital watermarking and copyright protection field, Digimarc Corporation today announced new products and subscriber packages specifically designed for the diverse needs of corporate and ...

Boehringer Ingelheim GmBH Selects INCODE and POMS.

Sep 29, 1997 ... HERNDON, Va.--(BW HealthWire)--Sept. 29, 1997--Boehringer Ingelheim GmBH has selected INCODE's Process Operations Management System (POMS) and INCODE as lead consultant for implementation of manufacturing execution systems across their pharmaceutical processing plants in Europe. ...

A Picture Says a Thousand Words -- Two of Them Can Now be Your First and Last Names; New Digimarc Service Gives Individuals Free Copyright Communications Worldwide.

Sep 29, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Digimarc wants to give credit where credit is due.Today the company introduced Personal Lite, a new, basic copyright communication service within its Personal Autograph Series. This free service allows individuals to ...