Business Wire back issues from Monday, October 20:
Home Prices in Southern California Increase at Fastest Rate of Decade.
Oct 20, 1997 ... LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Home prices in Southern California increased at the fastest rate of the decade last month as sales volume also continued at the strongest pace of the 1990s, a real estate information service reported.The median price paid ...
Macworld/Pro Professional Development Conference Premieres at MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco.
Oct 20, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- Expo Offers Expanded Options for Career Enhancing SkillsIDG Expo Management Co. Wednesday announced the addition of Macworld/Pro, a first-of-its-kind, technologically intensive, professional development seminar ...
US Based Golden Phoenix Minerals Announces High Grade Gold Project Summary.
Oct 20, 1997 ... RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Golden Phoenix Minerals Inc. (OTC/BB:GPXM) has completed its planned 1997 exploration on the High Grade gold project.The High Grade district is located in the Warner Mountains approximately 30 miles northeast of Alturas in Modoc ...
New Agents for Kendall-Jackson in Ireland & Great Britain; Cassidy Wines, Edward Cavendish & Sons Spur Export Growth.
Oct 20, 1997 ... SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--New distributors in England and Ireland should help Kendall-Jackson Winery, Ltd. continue a record pace of overseas exports just as a bountiful harvest offers the promise of more high quality product to sell, according Steve Messinger, ...
RAUDIN Announces the Discovery of Two New Copper-Silver Mineralized Zones on its Mont-Alexandre Project in Gaspe.
Oct 20, 1997 ... MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- (ME RAU. ) RAUDIN Exploration Inc. is proud to announce the discovery of two new copper-silver mineralized zones on its Vondenbleu property from the Mont-Alexandre project in Gaspe, following the digging of trenches on geological targets. ...
Dan Piette Named Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Bell Geospace Inc.
Oct 20, 1997 ... HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Bell Geospace has appointed Dan Piette as vice president of sales and marketing. Dan will be responsible for all corporate communications planning and will play a key role in company development, including management of client relationships and ...
LAND-5's PolaRAID Tape Array Provides up to 350GB Storage Capacity and 20MB/sec Throughput.
Oct 20, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- PolAIRis Thermal Management Maintains Cool OperatingTemperatures for Mission-Critical ApplicationsLAND-5 Corp. today announced the PolaRAID family of high performance, high capacity tape ...
Digital Video Systems Moves Headquarters to Los Gatos.
Oct 20, 1997 ... LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Digital Video Systems, Inc. (DVS) (Nasdaq:DVID), today announced that the Company has moved its corporate headquarters from San Jose to a larger facility in Los Gatos, California. The new location will better facilitate DVS' expanding ...
JEMTEC Wins 5 Year Contract With Newfoundland Department Of Justice.
Oct 20, 1997 ... TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--JEMTEC Inc.(Alberta Stock Exchange JTC. ) JEMTEC Inc., Canada's leading provider of electronic monitoring system solutions for corrections, is pleased to announce that the Company has been awarded a 5 year contract by the Newfoundland Department ...
East Africa Gold Reports Rwamagaza Outstanding Potential Confirmed.
Oct 20, 1997 ... VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- East Africa Gold Cor (VSE:EAG) A just completed high level review of the geology and structure of the Rwamagaza prospect by the respected geological team of Vearncombe and Associates Pty Ltd, of Western Australia, has noted ...
Wolverine World Wide Acquires Merrell Outdoor Footwear Business.
Oct 20, 1997 ... ROCKFORD, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE:WWW) has acquired the assets of the Merrell outdoor footwear business from the Outdoor Division of Sports Holding Corp. Merrell, a leading global marketer of high performance technical hiking and rugged ...
AirTouch Announces Record Date for Fourth Quarter Dividends on Convertible Preferred Stock.
Oct 20, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- The AirTouch Communications (NYSE:ATI) Board of Directors has declared December 31, 1997 as the record date for the fourth quarter dividends on its 6.00% Class B Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock, Series 1996 and its 4.25% Class C ...
RDG Minerals Inc. In-House Processing Site Finalized Bentonite Deposit Acquired And Supply Contract Signed.
Oct 20, 1997 ... TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--RDG Minerals Inc.(CANADIAN DEALING NETWORK:RDGI) RDG Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce that its in-house industrial minerals processing plant will be located in Southern California. The site is in close proximity to RDG's talc mining ...
MacDermid Announces Second Quarter Earnings Per Share up 46%.
Oct 20, 1997 ... WESTBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--For the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended Sept. 30 Primary Earnings per Share for the Second Quarter of $0.86 up 46% Primary Earnings per Share for the ...
Parsons Technology Releases New Version of Best-Selling Announcements Software.
Oct 20, 1997 ... HIAWATHA, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- Users can create personalized greeting cards and other projects in less than a minuteParsons Technology announces the release of Announcements(R) 6.0 Deluxe, software that lets users ...
Cronos Releases 1st Half Review.
Oct 20, 1997 ... LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Cronos today released its first half financials as reviewed by its auditors, Moore Stephens.For further information, please refer to the Cronos Web Site at www.cronos.com, email Cronos at ir@cronos.com, or contact Alan Bulmer, Cronos ...
Interfoods of America Inc. Adds Two New Popeye's Chicken Locations.
Oct 20, 1997 ... MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Interfoods of America Inc. (OTCBB:IFDA) announced Monday the opening of two new Popeye's Chicken and Biscuit locations.The first location was an unrelated closed restaurant which the company converted to a Popeye's Chicken and Biscuit ...
The M/A/R/C Group Declares $0.075 Per Share Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend.
Oct 20, 1997 ... IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--The M/A/R/C Group (Nasdaq: MARC), a leading provider of marketing intelligence and related services, announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share. The dividend will be paid on ...
DenAmerica Responds To Unsolicited Interest In Black-eyed Pea.
Oct 20, 1997 ... SCOTTSDALE, Arizona--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- DenAmerica Corp. (AMEX: DEN), the owner and franchisor of the Black-eyed Pea restaurant chain and a leading franchisee of Denny's restaurants, confirmed today that it has received an unsolicited indication of interest from WAM ...
American Health Properties Inc. Reports Core Group Third Quarter FFO Increase of 10.5% Over Prior Year; Psychiatric Group Operating Results Slightly Lower.
Oct 20, 1997 ... DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--The Board of Directors of American Health Properties, Inc. today announced that the Company had declared a third quarter dividend of $.525 per share on the Company's Core Group Common Stock (NYSE:AHE) and a third quarter dividend of $.62 per ...
S&P Raises Bank of Melbourne Rtgs; Westpac Rtg Affmd.
Oct 20, 1997 ... MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--S & P's CreditWire 10/20/97--Standard & Poor's today revised its long-term counterparty rating on the Bank of Melbourne Ltd. (BML) to double-'A'-minus from single-'A'-minus. At the same time, Standard & Poor's revised its short-term rating on the ...
Fosters A$300M Program Rated BBB+/A-2 by S&P.
Oct 20, 1997 ... MELBOURNE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 10/20/97--Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'B'-plus long-term and 'A-2' short-term ratings to the A$300 million commercial paper/medium-term note program issued by FBG Treasury (Aust.) Ltd. The ratings reflect those of ...
American Health Properties, Inc. Psychiatric Group Reports Slightly Lower Third Quarter Results.
Oct 20, 1997 ... DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--The Board of Directors of American Health Properties, Inc. today announced that the Company had declared a third quarter dividend of $.62 per Psychiatric Group Depositary Share (NASDAQ:AHEPZ) payable November 18, 1997 to shareholders of record ...
Beryl Field Consortium Buys Conoco Interests.
Oct 20, 1997 ... FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Mobil Corp. Monday announced that it, along with its Beryl Field partners, has agreed to acquire Conoco's entire interests in UKCS Quadrant 9.The Beryl Field partners include Mobil North Sea Ltd. as operator, Enterprise Oil ...
Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. Files Class Action Suit Against PictureTel Corp.
Oct 20, 1997 ... BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--The following Notice is issued by the law firm of Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. on behalf of its clients, who on Oct. 17, 1997 filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of purchasers of the ...
American Health Properties, Inc. Commences $100 Million Preferred Stock Offering; Proceeds to be Used for Anticipated Core Group Real Estate Investments.
Oct 20, 1997 ... DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--American Health Properties, Inc. (NYSE:AHE) commenced marketing of a $100 million perpetual preferred stock offering under its shelf registration, with the bulk of the proceeds anticipated to be used for Core Group real estate investments. ...
Egghead Secures Exclusive RecSport Marketing Agreement with Boeing Employees and Retirees; Outstanding Opportunity to Expand Sales.
Oct 20, 1997 ... SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--The Boeing Company's official discount source, RecSport(TM), selected Egghead Computer as its exclusive marketing partner for retail sales of computers, software, and related merchandise to Boeing employees and retirees in the Puget Sound ...
Epson Announces a New, Easy-to-Use, Pocket-Sized Digital Camera You Can Talk To.
Oct 20, 1997 ... TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--The Affordable, Portable PhotoPC 550 Captures High-Quality, TrueVGA Images and Offers Robust Feature Set Including Built-InMicrophoneEpson, the creator of high-quality, award-winning ...
Interlink Electronics Inc. Awarded Patents Protecting Remote Control Click Trigger Design & Technology.
Oct 20, 1997 ... CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Interlink Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ:LINK) Monday announced that it has been awarded its first two patents, with others still pending, protecting its remote control Click Trigger design and technology.Interlink Electronics, ...
Thomas & Betts Reports 20 Percent Net Income Increase.
Oct 20, 1997 ... MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Thomas & Betts Corporation (NYSE:TNB) today reported record net earnings for third quarter 1997.Earnings rose 20 percent to $40.3 million, or $0.73 per share, from 1996's $33.6 million, or $0.63 per share. Sales for the ...
American Entertainment Signs Broadcast Veteran To Distribute Classic Films.
Oct 20, 1997 ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- American Entertainment Group Inc. (AETG) has contracted Andrew L. Spitzer to consult on developing, marketing and selling its film library of 5,000 vintage movies and television series.Spitzer is a 20 year ...
IONA Technologies Announces Record Third Quarter Results.
Oct 20, 1997 ... DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- Revenues grow by 125% to $12.9 millionIONA Technologies (NASDAQ:IONAY) has today announced record revenues of $12.9 million for the third quarter of 1997, as compared to $5.7 million in the ...
Micron Electronics Sets Memory Standards Providing Customers with More Value Than Ever.
Oct 20, 1997 ... NAMPA, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- -- Previous 32MB and 48MB configurations now standard at 64MB --Micron Electronics, Inc. (MUEI:NASDAQ), a leader in the PC direct channel, announced it has set a new memory standard on its award-winning line of PC ...
Micron Electronics Delivers Sub $2,000 Fully Configured, Pentium II PC.
Oct 20, 1997 ... NAMPA, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Value-packed Micron(TM) Millennia(R) XKU 233 Special Edition Includes 233MHz Intel Pentium(R) II Processor and Exceptional Multimedia PerformanceMicron Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUEI), a leader in the PC direct ...
Petroleum Geo-Services Reports Best Quarter Ever.
Oct 20, 1997 ... HOUSTON, Texas / OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- -0-Financial Highlights -- Q3 net income increased 33% to $28.7 million -- Q3 earnings per share climbed 9%, despite a 23% increase in average outstanding shares -- Q3 operating profit up 19%; 9 month ...
Beckman Third Quarter Sales Grow 7 Percent.
Oct 20, 1997 ... FULLERTON, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Oct. 20, 1997--Beckman Instruments, Inc. (NYSE:BEC) announced today that third quarter 1997 sales grew 7 percent to $272 million when compared to 1996 and that in the first nine months sales grew 4 percent to $774 million. Sales were affected by ...
Instill Introduces e-store on the World Wide Web.
Oct 20, 1997 ... PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- Instill Corporation, the leader in electronic commerce and information services for the foodservice industry, announced today that its popular e-store purchasing system is now available on the Internet.The Web version ...
Zoran Announces Video Inlet -- First Peripheral Solution to Enable High-Quality, Full-Motion Video Capture Over USB Bus.
Oct 20, 1997 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Zoran Leverages JPEG Compression Technology In A New Reference Design Bringing Video Capture And Editing To Consumer PCs Zoran Corp. (NASDAQ:ZRAN) announced today the Video Inlet(TM), the ...
Alliance Imaging Agrees to Acquire Medical Consultants Imaging Co.
Oct 20, 1997 ... ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Alliance Imaging Inc. (Nasdaq:SCAN), the nation's largest provider of hospital-based fixed-site and mobile magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) services, Monday announced that it has agreed to acquire Medical ...
Ernst & Young, KPMG Merger To Create U.S. Audit Juggernaut.
Oct 20, 1997 ... ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- Merged firm will dominate as auditor of financial services, retail sectors.The merger of Ernst & Young (E&Y) and KPMG Peat Marwick (KPMG) will create the world's largest accounting firm and an audit ...
Philip Morris International Sells Ice Cream Business in Brazil.
Oct 20, 1997 ... RYE BROOK, N.Y. & SAO PAULO, Brazil--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) announced today that it had reached an agreement to sell Kibon, a unit of Kraft Suchard Brazil and the leading ice cream manufacturer in Brazil, to Unilever for approximately $930 ...
Staples, Inc. Announces Resignation of its President and Chief Operating Officer.
Oct 20, 1997 ... WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) announced today that its President and Chief Operating Officer, Martin Hanaka, has decided to step aside as President and Director of the Company. He will continue for the next six months as a full-time ...
Adeza Biomedical Launches the E-tegrity Test, a New Test that Can Lead to Improved Pregnancy Success Rates.
Oct 20, 1997 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Oct. 20, 1997--Adeza Biomedical launched in the U.S. a novel diagnostic tool to assess the likelihood of embryo implantation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting in Cincinnati.The E-tegrity(SM) Test is ...
FEATURE/Ultraviolet Protection for Your Art.
Oct 20, 1997 ... CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--Oct. 20, 1997--Sunlight and framed art just don't mix.Americans spend approximately $3.5 billion annually framing art and collectibles. And much of this is damaged by the ultraviolet (UV) light in sunlight and artificial light such as ...
$1.5 Billion Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Selects Lawson's Enterprise Business Management Solution.
Oct 20, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- Market "Influencer" Win Reinforces Lawson's Competitive Lead in Healthcare; Lawson's Technology, OLAP, Web Strength Overpower Peoplesoft and Oracle BidsLawson Software, the Web ...
Forrester Research Launches Quantitative Consumer Research Business.
Oct 20, 1997 ...CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- Major American Corporations Sign Up for Consumers & Technographics Forrester Research, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORR) today announced the launch of Consumers & Technographics, a consumer research service that combines both ...
LiteOn Licenses Phoenix Technologies' PICO Software Foundations for Microsoft Windows CE; Phoenix Enables First Wave of Windows CE Designs from Taiwan.
Oct 20, 1997 ... SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:PTEC) today announced that LiteOn Inc. has licensed PICO Software Foundations, including Phoenix PicoPAL/CE and Phoenix SoftPower Technology, for a new line of systems based on Microsoft(R) Windows CE. ...
Xilinx Announces the Industry's First FPGA-Specific ASIC Family; New FpgASIC Family Delivers Turnkey Conversion in New Base Array Architecture.
Oct 20, 1997 ... SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Xilinx Inc., (NASDAQ:XLNX), the world leader in CMOS programmable logic devices, today announced a new family of HardWire devices, the Xilinx XH3 HardWire ASIC series.The industry's first FPGA-specific ASIC family (FpgASIC) ...
Lilly Announces Third-Quarter Financial Results.
Oct 20, 1997 ... INDIANAPOLIS--(BW HealthWire)--Oct. 20, 1997--Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 1997.Third-Quarter Highlights________________________-- Worldwide sales increased 20 percent...
Physician Sales and Service Reports Record Second Quarter Results.
Oct 20, 1997 ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--REVENUES UP 33%Second Quarter Highlights: -- Record sales and earnings -- Improving physician business and Company gross margins -- Imaging business exceeds ...
SRA Unveils Data Mining Solution.
Oct 20, 1997 ... ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- New Offering Helps Organizations Discover Significant Relationships in Large, Complex Data SetsSRA International Inc. Monday announced the addition of its Knowledge Discovery in ...
ATRIA COMMUNITIES ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER RESULTS.
Oct 20, 1997 ... LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Atria Communities, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:ATRC) today reported increased revenues and net income for the third quarter and for the nine months ended September 30, 1997.Revenues for the third quarter totaled $17.7 million compared ...
National Power Consortium Wins Three Turkish Power Projects.
Oct 20, 1997 ... LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--National Power announced today that it is to expand significantly its interests in Turkey with a further investment of around $260 million in three power station projects.National Power consortia have won in international competition ...
Polaris Reports Third Quarter Results.
Oct 20, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- Third Quarter Earnings Per Share Up 42 PercentPolaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today reported net income per share of $.81 for the third quarter ending September 30, 1997, a 42 percent increase from net ...
WINSTAR Completes Acquisition of 14 Lucent Class 5 Switches and Other Telecommunications Assets of US One.
Oct 20, 1997 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (NASDAQ-WCII) announced today it has completed the acquisition of 14 Lucent 5ESS-2000 switches and other telecommunications assets of US One Communications Corp. WinStar announced on October 16, 1997 its plans to ...
Universal Studios, Inc. and HSN, Inc. Announce The Combination Of Universal Television With HSN, Inc.; HSNI To Be Renamed USA Networks, Inc.
Oct 20, 1997 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 20, 1997--In a series of transactions designed to create an enterprise of sufficient size and focus capable of competing in today's increasingly concentrated world, Universal Studios, Inc., a subsidiary of The Seagram Company Ltd. (NYSE: VO), and HSN, ...
AT&T Board Names Armstrong Chairman and CEO; Third Quarter Earnings of 71 Cents a Share Announced; Universal Card and Customer Care Units to Be Sold.
Oct 20, 1997 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--The AT&T Board of Directors today announced the election of C. Michael Armstrong as the company's chairman and chief executive officer, effective November 1. Armstrong succeeds Robert E. Allen who, after serving in the role since 1988, said last ...
AT&T's third quarter continuing operations profits are 71 cents a share.
Oct 20, 1997 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Profits including gain on sale of submarine systems unit total 75 cents a shareAT&T today reported income from continuing operations of $1.153 billion, or 71 cents a share, for the third quarter compared with profits of ...
Hancock Expands Web Page to Include New Interactive Financial Planning Tool.
Oct 20, 1997 ... BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Tools Also Will Be Featured as Interactive Banner Ads on LeadingWeb SitesConsumers seeking immediate, "real life" answers to key financial issues now have a new tool available on the Web. In seconds, ...
CAP Ventures: No. 69 on the 1997 Inc. 500 Founder Charles Pesko Recognized for Third Time.
Oct 20, 1997 ...NORWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--CAP Ventures Inc., the leading strategic consulting firm serving the document management and digital publishing industries, has been named one of the fastest growing private companies in America by Inc. magazine. The 1997 Inc. 500 is an ...
Most Advanced Wireless Phone Service Available For The First Time In Rhode Island.
Oct 20, 1997 ... PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Bell Atlantic Mobile Launches DigitalChoice(SM)Bell Atlantic Mobile announced today that it has launched the first digital wireless phone service in Rhode Island. The new digital coverage area will include ...
Mercedes-Benz Financement Short-term Rtg Withdrawn by S&P.
Oct 20, 1997 ... LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Standard & Poor's today withdrew its `A-1' short-term rating of Mercedes-Benz Financement (MBFi), because the rating agency no longer receives sufficient information to monitor the company.Due to a change in its funding strategy ...
Lilly and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Enter Into a Strategic Alliance To Develop and Commercialize Proprietary Products and Technology in Diabetes and Additional Therapeutic Areas.
Oct 20, 1997 ... INDIANAPOLIS--(BW HealthWire)--Oct. 20, 1997--Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:LGND) announced today that they have entered into a strategic alliance for the discovery and development of products based upon Ligand's intracellular receptor ...
Pennsylvania Gets Mapped -- Off-Road Map Gear Goes High Tech; 912 USGS Topographic Maps Now on CD-ROM; Every Map GPS Compatible.
Oct 20, 1997 ... GREENLAND, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 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 ...
BusinessObjects Wins DBMS Magazine Readers' Choice Award for Best Query, Reporting, and Analysis Tool.
Oct 20, 1997 ... NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJY), the world's leading provider of integrated enterprise decision support tools, today announced that its flagship product, BusinessObjects, has won the 1997 DBMS Magazine Readers' Choice Award for best query, ...