PR Newswire back issues from Tuesday, May 23:
GENTIUM TAKES GOLD MEDAL IN EXECUTIVE INFORMATION AND DECISION SUPPORT SOFTWARE SALES
May 23, 1995 ... The Most Successful DSS/EIS Software Launch Ever Brings Record <Pre> Revenues for Planning Sciences International </Pre> ATLANTA, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Planning Sciences International (PSI) announces record results for its fiscal year ending March 31, 1995, with ...
IT'S ALL IN A YEAR'S WORK...BATTELLE RESEARCHER GRANTED SEVEN PATENTS
May 23, 1995 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- It's not that Jim Swain doesn't enjoy seeing his name printed on U.S. patents. It is, after all, what most inventors strive for.But, after you've seen it there about three dozen times, it starts to become a little routine.Swain, ...
STERLING SOFTWARE'S VM:MANAGER PROVIDES VM SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ON IBM'S NEW PC SERVER 500 SYSTEM/390
May 23, 1995 ... VM and VM:Manager Now Scaleable from PC Server to Large MainframeNEW ORLEANS, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterling Software's (NYSE: SSW) VM Software Division, today announced from its annual Customer Conference, that VM:Manager(TM), its flagship product, provides VM systems management ...
ISM ANNOUNCES TOP 15 AND TOP 50 SOFTWARE PACKAGES IN NEW 'GUIDE TO SALES, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MARKETING AUTOMATION'
May 23, 1995 ... <Pre> Blueprint for Automation, Market Analysis & Technology Issues Highlight Guide </Pre> WASHINGTON, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- After testing hundreds of automation software packages, Information Systems Marketing Inc. (ISM) announced its ...
BREAKING NEW GROUND IN REHABILITATION: THE 1995 REHABALLIANCE
May 23, 1995 ... WASHINGTON, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Rehabilitation Association (formerly NARF), and the American Hospital Association (AHA) Section for Rehabilitation Hospitals and Programs will hold their first joint annual conference October 29 to November 1, 1995 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel ...
GRACE DEARBORN AND ALLIED COLLOIDS FORM STRATEGIC GLOBAL ALLIANCE
May 23, 1995 ... BOCA RATON, Fla., and BRADFORD, U.K., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Grace Dearborn, a unit of W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE: GRA), and Allied Colloids today jointly announced a worldwide strategic sales and marketing alliance to deliver a broader range of products and services to the water treatment and ...
MYCOGEN SUES MONSANTO FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT, SALE OF INSECT-RESISTANT PLANTS AND SEEDS
May 23, 1995 ... SAN DIEGO, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Mycogen Corp. (Nasdaq: MYCO) announced today that its Mycogen Plant Sciences subsidiary (MPS) has filed suit for patent infringement against Monsanto Company in Federal District Court here.The patent infringement action claims that Monsanto's use ...
PATENTED NEW PRODUCT ENHANCES PROTECTION OF SKIN'S IMMUNE SYSTEM FROM ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
May 23, 1995 ... <Pre> ImmuDyne Unveils New Line of Sun Care Products </Pre> HOUSTON, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ImmuDyne Inc. (OTC BULLETIN BOARD: IMMD) today introduced a line of sun care products containing NAYASOL(R), an all natural plant extract recently patented as a photoprotectant. The ...
THE TITAN CORP. SIGNS MILLION DOLLAR LEASE FOR STERILIZATION FACILITY
May 23, 1995 ... SAN DIEGO, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Titan Corp. (NYSE: TTN) announced that it has signed an eight-year lease with CCSF-AFDC Inc. valued at approximately $1 million, with options for an additional seven years valued at an additional $1 million. Titan will occupy 21,183 square feet at 9020 ...
TRANSITION NETWORKS ADDS REMOTE ACCESS, HIGH-SPEED LINK TO LAN SWITCH
May 23, 1995 ... <Pre> Unveils Future Plans </Pre> MINNEAPOLIS, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Transition Networks, Inc., (formerly Transition Engineering, Inc.) today added new features to its SwitchMaster platform to include a high-speed server link and remote access in the form of ...
ARGUS PHARMACEUTICALS ANNOUNCES START OF PHASE I STUDY OF ANNAMYCINLF IN DRUG RESISTANT TUMORS
May 23, 1995 ... <Pre> Preclinical Data Presented at ASCO Conference </Pre> THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Argus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARGS) today announced the start of a Phase I clinical trial with AnnamycinLF (liposomal annamycin). AnnamycinLF is being developed for ...
ANGLO SWISS INDUSTRIES INC. ENTERS OPTION TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT
May 23, 1995 ... Anglo Swiss Industries Inc. Trading as ASWC on the Bulletin Board OTC of the NASD in the USA and on the Canadian Dealing Network OTC of TorontoVANCOUVER, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Anglo Swiss Industries Inc. ("Anglo Swiss") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an Option ...
MASCOTT CORPORATION AND DINE, LLC ANNOUNCE THE COMPLETION OF TENDER OFFER AND MERGER
May 23, 1995 ... LIVINGSTON, N.J., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Mascott Corporation (Nasdaq: DINE) (the "Company") and DINE, LLC announced today that the tender offer by DINE, LLC for any and all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, no par value, of the Company (the "Shares") at $1.55 per Share, ...
NOVEL COMPOUND FROM PARACELSIAN PROVES HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AGAINST AIDS VIRUS IN LABORATORY TESTS
May 23, 1995 ... PN355 May Be First Safe Compound of a New Class of Antiviral AgentsITHACA, N.Y., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A new pharmaceutical agent from Paracelsian, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRLN), PN355, has demonstrated strong inhibition of the in vitro replication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), ...
THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC. ACQUIRES GLOBAL CUSTODY BUSINESS OF J.P. MORGAN & CO. INCORPORATED
May 23, 1995 ... NEW YORK, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bank of New York (NYSE: BK) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the global custody business of J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, including securities lending and the domestic custody business in the United States and the ...
ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT TO ACQUIRE FANTASPORTS, INC.
May 23, 1995 ... <Pre> The Acquisition Combines Direct Television MarketingWith the New Interactive Competitive Sports Market </Pre> ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- OnLine Entertainment, Inc.(TM) (Nasdaq: OLEI) announced today that the Company has entered into a letter of ...
GEORGES PERRIER TO OPEN BISTRO AT THE RITTENHOUSE HOTEL
May 23, 1995 ... PHILADELPHIA, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Chef-owner Georges Perrier of Le Bec-Fin and Co-chairman David Marshall of the Rittenhouse Development Company have announced an agreement for Perrier to lease commercial space at the Rittenhouse Hotel and Condominium Residences, located at 210 West ...
NETVIDEO TO HELP BUSINESS TAP INTO THE POTENTIAL OF VIDEO OVER THE INTERNET
May 23, 1995 ... Novell to use new Internet video storage and compression company todistribute the NEST portion of Bob Frankenberg's Comdex SpeechSUNNYVALE, Calif., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Aiming to demonstrate the potential rewards of using video over the Internet for corporate ...
ORACLE SET-TOP ALLIANCE ATTRACTS LEADERS IN ASIA/PACIFIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
May 23, 1995 ... SINGAPORE, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Intermedia Asia tradeshow here, Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) today announced that Asia/Pacific consumer electronics companies including Fujitsu, Goldstar, Hitachi, Hyundai, JVC, Kyocera, Matsushita, Mitsubishi, NEC, Pioneer, Sampo, Samsung and Sharp ...
USING ORACLE APPLICATIONS, AT&T UNIVERSAL CARD SERVICES QUALIFIES FOR NATIONAL AWARD
May 23, 1995 ... Award Is Part of First Ever REACH for Excellence Award CompetitionREDWOOD SHORES, Calif., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T Universal Card Services Corp., of Jacksonville, Fla., has been nominated for top honors in a national competition recognizing companies who have reengineered ...
ORACLE AND ETI ANNOUNCE WORLDWIDE AGREEMENT
May 23, 1995 ... World's Leading Database Supplier to Use Industry's Top Data <Pre> Migration Tools </Pre> REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) and Evolutionary Technologies, Inc. (ETI) today announced a new agreement that provides ...
ORACLE APPLICATIONS USERS SAY CUTTING TIME OFF BUSINESS PROCESSES IS BIGGEST CHALLENGE FACING BUSINESS TODAY
May 23, 1995 ... Flexibility and Adaptability Are Two Most Critical Attributes of <Pre> Application Software, According to Recent Survey </Pre> REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Finding ways to cut time out of business processes is the most important challenge to a ...
FIRST UNION COMPLETES THE SYNDICATION OF A $500 MILLION CREDIT FACILITY FOR DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.
May 23, 1995 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- First Union Capital Markets Group has completed syndication and closed a $500 million credit facility for Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI), the Orlando, Florida-based parent company of Red Lobster, The Olive Garden and China Coast Restaurants. ...
CHRISTIANA'S PRIDECO SUBSIDIARY TO MERGE WITH ENERGY VENTURES, INC.; CHRISTIANA TO ACQUIRE 14 PERCENT OF ENERGY VENTURES STOCK
May 23, 1995 ... MILWAUKEE, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Christiana Companies, Inc. (NYSE: CST) announced today it signed a definitive agreement to merge Prideco, Inc., a majority owned subsidiary, with a subsidiary of Energy Ventures, Inc. (NYSE: EVI), a diversified international energy service and equipment ...
THE LIMITED, INC. ANNOUNCES THE FILING OF THE IPO OF INTIBRANDS, INC.
May 23, 1995 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Limited, Inc. (NYSE: LTD; London) announced today the filing of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock of Intibrands, Inc., a newly formed company that includes several ...
USAIR SHUTTLE OFFERS 5,900 BONUS MILES FOR THREE ROUNDTRIPS FOR TRAVEL BETWEEN NOW AND AUGUST 31
May 23, 1995 ... FLUSHING MEADOW, N.Y., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The USAir Shuttle is offering USAir Frequent Traveler Program (FTP) members a summer incentive of 5,000 bonus miles for flying three roundtrips or six one-way flight segments between now and August 31.The USAir Shuttle operates 15 daily ...
NEW MEXICO AWARDS SYNTEL WITH TRIMS CONTRACT
May 23, 1995 ... SANTA FE, N.M., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Syntel, a computer software services company based in Michigan with a Development Center in Santa Fe, announced today they have been awarded a multi-year contract for the Tax and Revenue Information Management System (TRIMS) project by the State of New ...
AUTOLEND GROUP ANNOUNCES THE SALE OF CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES HELD BY ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES TO A CNA INSURANCE COMPANIES' SUBSIDIARY
May 23, 1995 ... MIAMI BEACH, Fla., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoLend Croup, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARS) ("AutoLend") announced today that the signing of an agreement by American Life Resources Group, Inc. ("ALRG") and LB NM, Inc. ("LBNM"), two wholly owned subsidiaries of AutoLend, with Viaticus, Inc. ("Viaticus"), ...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- AutoLend Group, Inc./(Correction Notice)
May 23, 1995 ... In FL006, "AutoLend Group Announces the Sale of Certain Insurance Policies Held By Its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries to a CNA Insurance Companies' Subsidiary," moved earlier today, we are advised by the company that the headline should read "AutoLend Group Announces the Sale of Certain Insurance ...
WESTMARK GROUP HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES PLACEMENT OF FIRST $250,000 OF BRIDGE LOAN
May 23, 1995 ... DELRAY BEACH, Fla., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Westmark Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: WGHI) announced today that a $250,000 bridge loan was successfully placed by Brookstreet Securities of Irvine, California. This is part of an overall financing package, where Brookstreet Securities has issued a ...
NEW AIRCRAFT TO BE UNVEILED AT SKUNK WORKS JUNE 1
May 23, 1995 ... PALMDALE, Calif., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A new, unpiloted reconnaissance aircraft called DarkStar will be unveiled in a ceremony Thursday afternoon, June 1, at the Palmdale facilities of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works (formerly Lockheed Advanced Development Co.). The ceremony is open to the ...
TRANSCISCO ANNOUNCES AGREEMENTS WITH THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROADS
May 23, 1995 ... SAN FRANCISCO, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco based Transcisco Industries, Inc. (AMEX: TNI) announced that on Friday, May 19th, a definitive agreement was signed with the Burlington Northern Railroad and the Southern Pacific Railroad under which 1,050 BN owned coal cars will be leased ...
PC INDUSTRY'S BEST KNOWN OBSERVERS WILL ADDRESS ATTENDEES AT OS/2 WORLD CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
May 23, 1995 ...Bill Machrone and William Zachmann Will Share Unpublished Predictions, <Pre> Up-To-The-Minute Analysis Of The Operating System Wars </Pre> SAN FRANCISCO, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Miller Freeman, Inc. announced today that two of the computer industry's best known and most ...
USMX INC. ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF A SIGNIFICANT EXPLORATION POSITION IN THE NAMBIJA-ZAMORA GOLD BELT OF ECUADOR
May 23, 1995 ... DENVER, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- USMX INC. (Nasdaq: USMX; Toronto) today announced that it has acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Mega Minerals S.A., an Ecuadorian company. The assets of Mega Minerals currently consist of title to eight exploration concessions comprising ...
XXSYS ANNOUNCES IMPROVED SECOND QUARTER RESULTS AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ALL SEISMIC TESTS REQUIRED TO QUALIFY WITH CALTRANS
May 23, 1995 ... XXsys' Carbon Jacketing Technology Proven to Prevent Bridge Columns From <Pre> Collapse in Earthquakes </Pre> SAN DIEGO, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- XXsys Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: XSYS (common stock), XSYSW (warrants)) announced today improved results for ...
QUADRAX ADDS EASTON COMPOSITES TO ITS CUSTOMER LIST; COMPANIES SIGN DEFINITIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
May 23, 1995 ... PORTSMOUTH, R.I., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Quadrax Corporation (Nasdaq: QDRX) today announced it has signed a definitive product development agreement with Easton Composites, Inc., of San Diego, CA, the high technology R&D operation of worldwide sporting goods giant Easton. Quadrax said the ...
THE ARES-SERONO GROUP AND ORGANON CONCLUDE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
May 23, 1995 ... GENEVA and NORWELL, Mass., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ares-Serono Group and Organon N.V., a subsidiary of the Dutch company Akzo Nobel, announced today that they have settled their patent disputes relating to the manufacture and use of recombinant fertility hormones (gonadotropins). ...
CITIBANK ELIMINATES ALL FEES FOR DIRECT BANKING; REDUCES THE COST OF BANKING FOR CUSTOMERS
May 23, 1995 ... NEW YORK, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Citibank today announced a series of fee eliminations designed to meet the changing needs and preferences of its customers in the New York Metropolitan Area. Beginning June 1, the bank will eliminate all fees for its direct banking services -- those services ...
GRANITE BROADCASTING NAMED COMPANY OF THE YEAR
May 23, 1995 ... NEW YORK, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Granite Broadcasting Corporation was named the 1995 Company of the Year by Black Enterprise magazine and ranked number 18 on the Black Enterprise Industrial/Service 100 List, an annual ranking of the largest black-owned businesses. The Company of the Year ...
KAPLAN EDUCATIONAL CENTERS LAUNCHES STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM
May 23, 1995 ... Test Prep Leader Joins UBL Educational Loan Center To Help Students <Pre> Secure Financing </Pre> NEW YORK, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaplan Educational Centers, the nation's leading test preparation company, has announced the introduction of the Kaplan ...
VARLEN CORPORATION REPORTS RECORD RESULTS IN FIRST QUARTER
May 23, 1995 ... <Pre> Net Rises 70 Percent On A 34 Percent Sales Increase;Backlog 44 Percent Higher </Pre> NAPERVILLE, Ill., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Varlen Corporation (Nasdaq: VRLN) today reported that sales and earnings for its first fiscal quarter ended April 29, ...
ADT PREVAILS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION APPEAL
May 23, 1995 ... BOCA RATON, Fla., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ADT Limited (NYSE: ADT), a leading electronic security services and vehicle auction services company announced today that the United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the International Trade Commission finding of no violation by ADT ...
ARMCO AND USX TO SELL NATIONAL-OILWELL
May 23, 1995 ... PITTSBURGH, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Armco Inc. (NYSE: AS) and USX Corporation (NYSE: X) jointly announced today that they have signed a letter of intent to sell their jointly owned partnership, National-Oilwell, to a group including Duff & Phelps/Inverness LLC and Bain Capital.The ...
CLASSROOM CONNECT LAUNCHES 'EDUCATOR'S INTERNET COMPANION'
May 23, 1995 ... LANCASTER, Pa., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Classroom Connect, the educational Internet division of Wentworth Worldwide Media, announces the May launch of its new book, the "Educator's Internet Companion." Also included with the 300-page softcover book is a "NASA K-12 Internet Project" diskette ...
PHLX TO BEGIN TRADING OPTIONS ON CAMBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS (TQP CATP) AND ITRON, INC. (IQQ ITRI)
May 23, 1995 ... PHILADELPHIA, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) said it is pleased to announce that it will begin trading put and call options on Cambridge Technology Partners (TQP/CATP) and Itron, Inc. (IQQ/ITRI) upon the opening of business on Thursday, May 25, 1995. ...
BOEING REVISES 1995 EMPLOYMENT FORECAST
May 23, 1995 ... SEATTLE, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing announced today that it has updated its 1995 employment forecast and now anticipates reducing employment by approximately 12,000 this year -- 5,000 more than previously estimated. The new forecast results from a series of actions to reduce costs ...
OHM SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE RUST MERGER AT ANNUAL MEETING; MERGER CREATES LARGEST REMEDIATION COMPANY; OHM SEES SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN GOVERNMENT; DIRECTORS ELECTED
May 23, 1995 ... FINDLAY, Ohio, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- OHM Corporation (NYSE: OHM) announced that the proposal to merge OHM and the hazardous and nuclear waste remediation services businesses of Rust International Inc. (NYSE: RST) was approved by OHM shareholders at the Company's annual meeting today. ...
IBAA URGES PASSAGE OF THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY RELIEF ACT
May 23, 1995 ... WASHINGTON, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Regulatory-relief legislation passed last year was only the first step in the effort to free banks from unreasonable paperwork requirements. Passage of the Financial Institutions Regulatory Relief Act of 1995 would be the much-needed second step, further ...
VERSAR ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER RESULTS WHICH ARE RESTATED TO INCLUDE THE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF SARNIA CORPORATION
May 23, 1995 ... SPRINGFIELD, Va., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Versar, Inc. (AMEX: VSR) today announced that the Company's auditors have recently advised management that the accounting treatment for the spin-off of Sarnia Corporation (formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Versar) as of June 30, 1994 has to be ...
LINCOLN-MERCURY BUCKS THE TREND
May 23, 1995 ... DETROIT, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Bucking the industry trend of consolidating organizations, Lincoln-Mercury Division will undergo a significant reorganization enabling it to be more brand focused and serve customers more effectively."Lincoln-Mercury will expand the number of ...
ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF FLORIDA RELEASES PRELIMINARY LEGISLATIVE RANKINGS
May 23, 1995 ... TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) released a condensed version of its 1995 Voting Records.The preliminary report, based on a total of 2,928 votes cast by Florida Senators and Representatives on 51 bills, shows an overall ...
CLEVELAND GOLF CONFIRMED AS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING GOLF COMPANIES
May 23, 1995 ... CYPRESS, Calif., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- CLEVELAND GOLF is one of the fastest growing manufacturers of pro-line golf clubs on the market today, according to Golf Pro Magazine's May 1995 issue (including club manufacturers with reported sales since 1990).In today's competitive ...
NEW 'TECHNOLOGY THEME PARK(TM)' CONSUMER EXPOSITION CONTINUES GROWTH IN FOUR MARKETS
May 23, 1995 ... HOUSTON, Texas, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Multimedia Publishing:It's a fact -- Technology-based products sell better after a "hands- on" demonstration. Microsoft, Apple, Compaq and the Software Publishers Association add their names to a growing list ...
NORTH AMERICAN RESORTS ANNOUNCES IT HAS COMPLETED ITS PENDING ACQUISITION OF THE 900 NORTH ATLANTIC CORP.
May 23, 1995 ... ORLANDO, Fla., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- North American Resorts Inc. (OTC BULLETIN BOARD: NARI) announced that it has purchased 100% of the stock in 900 North Atlantic Corp. for $250,000, which consists of a combination of stock and cash.900 North Atlantic Corp. owns 255 weeks of ...
MEDIA ARTS GROUP RANKED #3 OF 100 HOT GROWTH COMPANIES FOR 1995
May 23, 1995 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Media Arts Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ARTS), an emerging growth company in the $18-$20 billion art, gift and collectible industry, has been ranked number three in BusinessWeek's 100 Hot Growth Companies for 1995.The May 22, 1995 issue of ...
GENZYME REFUTES SHORT-SELLER'S STATEMENTS
May 23, 1995 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- An interview with hedge fund manager Mark Lampert in the May 22 issue of Barron's contained many incorrect statements about Genzyme Corp.'s General Division (Nasdaq:GENZ). A short-seller of Genzyme General Division stock, Lampert's false statements ...
FORMER NIA SCIENTISTS JOIN WITH ASSOCIATION FOR NEW INITIATIVE TO CONQUER ALZHEIMER'S
May 23, 1995 ... CHICAGO, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alzheimer's Association has retained Khachaturian, Radebaugh and Associates, Inc. to help identify and develop a new research initiative on Alzheimer's disease, association president Edward Truschke announced today. The Maryland- based international ...
JURY CLEARS GRANT THORNTON LLP FROM NEGLIGENCE IN AUDIT OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN
May 23, 1995 ... <Pre> Firm Shows Plaintiff Used Falsified Evidence;Judge Awards $165,000 in Sanctions </Pre> CHICAGO, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A jury absolved Grant Thornton LLP from charges that its 1986 audit of a Fort Worth, Texas, department store chain was ...
PHARMA PATCH PLC SIGNS FEASIBILITY AGREEMENT WITH TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO. TO DEVELOP TWO NEW TRANSDERMAL PRODUCTS
May 23, 1995 ... MENLO PARK, Calif., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- PHARMA PATCH PLC (Nasdaq: SKINY), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Pharmetrix Inc., announced an Agreement with Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan to determine the feasibility of transdermal delivery for two therapeutic compounds. ...
INVESTMENT DEALERS' DIGEST MARCHES FORWARD WITH ITS NEW MUTUAL FUND CENTER LOCATED ON ITS PREMIER WORLD WIDE WEB SITE
May 23, 1995 ... NEW YORK, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Investment Dealers' Digest, a leading supplier of financial information to the professional and individual investor communities, announces its new Mutual Fund Center, which made its debut on IDD's Interactive Nest Egg World Wide Web site at the Investment ...
MINE RECLAMATION AGREEMENT TO RESTORE 66 SITES IN TWO YEARS
May 23, 1995 ... KNOX, Pa., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Resources (DER) has entered into a voluntary three-party agreement with a western Pennsylvania mining company and a bonding company to reclaim 66 abandoned mine sites in Cambria, Clearfield, Indiana and Jefferson counties. ...
DISRUPTIVE EVENTS: WHY EMPLOYERS SHOULD CONSIDER TELECOMMUTING
May 23, 1995 ... WAYNE, Pa., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Disruptive events emphasize the need for contingency plans in the workplace. Traditionally, most employers focus on alternative modes of transportation or other temporary arrangements until the crisis passes. The recent public transit strike in ...
PHILADELPHIA-BASED FIRM CONSTRUCTS VIRTUAL BILLBOARDS FOR SMALL & MID-SIZED COMPANIES
May 23, 1995 ... EXTON, Pa., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- When you hear "Archie," "Veronica," and "Jughead," do you automatically think of the 70s comic strip, "Archie"? Well, if that's the case, it's time to fast forward into the 90s and hop on the information superhighway. Archie, Veronica, and Jughead are ...
VISTA 2000, INC. ANNOUNCES SAFETYVIEW(TM); NEW WIRELESS VIDEO SYSTEM FOR HOME SECURITY UNDER $300
May 23, 1995 ... ROSWELL, Ga. May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Vista 2000, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIST) announced today SafetyView(TM), a new line of products which provide wireless video for home security applications. The line, priced at $299.95 includes a video camera, which is contained in an enclosure which replaces any ...
ABT BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION FORMS NEW PLASTIC PRODUCTS DIVISION, NAMES PETER TRONQUET VICE PRESIDENT
May 23, 1995 ... NEENAH, Wis., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ABT Building Products Corporation (Nasdaq-NNM: ABTC) today announced the establishment of a new Plastic Products Division. ABTco recently acquired KenTech, a manufacturer of plastic shutters and exterior accessories, and is scheduled to complete the ...