PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, March 14:
BISYS FUND SERVICES NAMES TONY TURNER FIRST VICE PRESIDENT, SENIOR CLIENT RELATIONS
Mar 14, 1996 ... LITTLE FALLS, N.J., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- BISYS Fund Services today announced the appointment of Tony Turner as first vice president of client management, according to David Huber, executive vice president of the Fund Services Division. Mr. Turner will be responsible for managing BISYS' ...
M.A. HANNA ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE LEADING U.K.-BASED COLORANT PRODUCER, ESTABLISHES INITIAL CAPABILITY IN DISTRIBUTION
Mar 14, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- M.A. Hanna Company (NYSE: MAH; CHX), an international specialty chemicals company, today announced an agreement to acquire Victor International Plastics, Ltd., a leading producer of color masterbatch in the United Kingdom, from Rexam, Plc., an ...
SPA INCREASED ACTION TAKEN AGAINST SOFTWARE PIRATES BY 23% IN 1995; OUTLINES PLANS FOR 1996
Mar 14, 1996 ... WASHINGTON, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Software Publishers Association's (SPA) continuing effort to crack down on software piracy worldwide achieved a record level of success in 1995. SPA took action against 586 organizations in the United States, an increase of 23 percent over 1994. The ...
SOMANETICS ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF REDEMPTION DATE FOR CLASS B WARRANTS TO JUNE 26, 1996
Mar 14, 1996 ... TROY, Mich., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Somanetics Corporation (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SMTS) announced today that it has extended the redemption date for its redeemable Class B Warrants (Nasdaq: SMTSZ) to June 26, 1996 to allow Class B Warrant holders more time to exercise their Warrants. ...
NEW-CAR DRIVING COSTS UP 1.4 CENTS PER MILE, AAA SAYS
Mar 14, 1996 ... ORLANDO, Fla., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The average cost of owning and operating a new car is 42.6 cents per mile, up 1.4 cents from a year ago, according to the American Automobile Association.The 1996 edition of AAA's "Your Driving Costs" reports motorists will spend an average ...
ONLINE SYSTEMS SERVICES TO PROVIDE RURAL NEWSPAPERS WITH FIRST TURNKEY INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE
Mar 14, 1996 ... ISP Packages Now Available As The Country's Newspapers Capitalize <Pre> On The Wiring Of American Cyberspace </Pre> DENVER, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Online System Services (OSS), a Denver-based Internet solutions provider (ISP), announced it is opening the ...
RETIREMENT CARE ASSOCIATES, INC. ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF FIVE NURSING HOMES AND ONE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
Mar 14, 1996 ... <Pre> New Facilities Expected To Add Approximately $17 Million In Annual Revenue </Pre> ATLANTA, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Retirement Care Associates, Inc. (NYSE: RCA), an owner/operator of retirement facilities and nursing homes in the southeastern ...
DIGITAL HiNote NOTEBOOKS STRIKE NEW CHORD WITH ALL-PENTIUM LINEUP
Mar 14, 1996 ... <Pre> New Notebooks Feature Network-Ready Support, Latest Intel </Pre> Microprocessors, Industry's First Pre-Configured Windows NT <Pre> Mobile Client </Pre> MAYNARD, Mass., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Equipment Corporation (NYSE: ...
CAMBRIDGE NEUROSCIENCE RECEIVES NOTIFICATION OF PATENT ALLOWANCE FOR GLIAL GROWTH FACTOR 2
Mar 14, 1996 ... Proprietary Position in GGF2 Expected to Strengthen Company's <Pre> Product Pipeline </Pre> CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge NeuroScience, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNSI) today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S ....
LUMEX, INC. SIGNS AGREEMENT TO SELL DIVISION
Mar 14, 1996 ... <Pre> Will Focus on CYBEX's Worldwide Institutional Fitness and Rehabilitation Market Potential </Pre> BAY SHORE, New York, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumex, Inc. (AMEX: LUM) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of the ...
HARRY'S FARMERS MARKET ANNOUNCES IMPROVED FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS
Mar 14, 1996 ... ROSWELL, Ga., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Harry's Farmers Market, Inc., (Nasdaq: HARY) reported that the Company's estimated net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 1996 (ending January 31, 1996) will be in the range of 10 to 12 cents per common share, compared to a loss of 26 cents per ...
BARNES & NOBLE, INC. REPORTS 35 PERCENT INCREASE IN 1995 NET EARNINGS (BEFORE NON-CASH CHARGES)
Mar 14, 1996 ... <Pre> Restructuring Provision To Improve Future Profitability; Company On Track For Strong Earnings Growth in 1996 </Pre> NEW YORK, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation's largest bookseller, today reported net earnings of $34.3 million ...
UNITED AMERICAN HEALTHCARE RECEIVES HMO LICENSE FOR TENNESSEE SUBSIDIARY
Mar 14, 1996 ... DETROIT, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- United American Healthcare-Tennessee, a subsidiary of United American Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: UAH), today announced that the State of Tennessee approved OmniCare-TN's application for a certificate of authority to operate as a TennCare Health ...
NOBLE DRILLING CORPORATION ENTERS INTO LETTER OF INTENT WITH ROYAL NEDLLOYD N.V.
Mar 14, 1996 ... HOUSTON and ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Drilling Corporation (Nasdaq-NNM: NDCO), Houston ("Noble") and Royal Nedlloyd N.V., Rotterdam ("Nedlloyd") announced today that they entered into a letter of intent dated March 13, 1996 with respect to the acquisition by ...
SONUS PHARMACEUTICALS COMPLETES FINAL PHASE 3 TRIAL PRIOR TO NDA SUBMISSION FOR ECHOGEN(R) EMULSION
Mar 14, 1996 ... EchoGen(R) Evaluated for Reducing the Incidence of Non-diagnosticStudies in 244 Patients with Previously Suboptimal EchocardiogramsBOTHELL, Wash., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- SONUS Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq-NNM: SNUS) today announced the rapid completion of patient enrollment ...
WEB TECHNIQUES NAMES EDITORIAL TEAM
Mar 14, 1996 ... SAN MATEO, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Web Techniques, Miller Freeman's new monthly magazine for professionals who design, develop, and maintain World Wide Web sites, announced its complete editorial team on the new publication: Michael Floyd, 40, is Editor-in-Chief and Peter Varhol, ...
APPLE ANNOUNCES THE MESSAGEPAD 130 WITH BACKLIT SCREEN
Mar 14, 1996 ...Customers Now Have A Choice Between the Popular MessagePad 120 and the <Pre>High-End Option, the MessagePad 130 </Pre> CeBIT/HANNOVER, Germany, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing the momentum of the Newton platform, Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) ...
NEW APPLE COLOR ONESCANNER OFFERS BREAKTHROUGH SOFTWARE FOR EFFORTLESS COLOR IMAGE MANAGEMENT
Mar 14, 1996 ... <Pre> Affordability, Flexibility Mark New 27 Bit Color Scanner </Pre> CUPERTINO, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulfilling its commitment to helping users easily incorporate color images into documents, Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), today announced immediate worldwide ...
APPLE UNVEILS TWO NEW COLOR INKJET PRINTERS, ETHERTALK CONNECTIVITY FOR INKJET CUSTOMERS
Mar 14, 1996 ...Affordable Printers, Networking Device Bring Quality Color to EveryoneCUPERTINO, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Furthering its commitment to provide color printing to everyone, Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), today announced immediate worldwide availability of two new color ...
NORTH COAST ENERGY, INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND ON ITS SERIES B CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Mar 14, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of North Coast Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq Small Cap Market: NCEB) a growing independent oil and gas exploration and development company, declared the regular dividend payment on the Company's Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred ...
DAYTON HUDSON FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS PER SHARE $2.94 1995 EARNINGS PER SHARE $3.89
Mar 14, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Dayton Hudson Corporation (NYSE: DH) today reported fully diluted earnings per share of $2.94 for the fourth quarter ended February 3, 1996, compared with $3.62 in the same period a year ago. Results include a higher than expected pretax LIFO charge of ...
AMES REPORTS FOURTH-QUARTER, YEAR-END RESULTS
Mar 14, 1996 ... ROCKY HILL, Conn., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Ames Department Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMES) today reported income before other charges and gains of $10.1 million for the fiscal year ended January 27, 1996 (fiscal 1995), compared with income before other charges and gains of $7.8 million for the ...
OVER 40 CITIES IN UK, EUROPE, AFRICA & FAR EAST FEATURED IN SPRINGTIME 'WORLD OFFERS'
Mar 14, 1996 ... SEATTLE, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Savings of up to 60 percent on air fares for travel in April and May to more than 40 global destinations are offered through British Airways' springtime round of 'World Offers' from 17 USA gateways and, for the first time, 24 USAir codeshare cities. ...
UPS ANNOUNCES FIRST PACKAGE PICKUP REQUESTS ON THE INTERNET; EXPANDS ON-LINE CUSTOMER OPTIONS
Mar 14, 1996 ... ATLANTA, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- UPS announced today it is the first package distribution company to handle same-day package pickups via the World Wide Web (http://www.ups.com).The electronic pickup request is available in most major metropolitan areas of the United States to ...
STERILE CONCEPTS DIRECTORS REJECT MAXXIM'S INCREASED OFFER
Mar 14, 1996 ... RICHMOND, Va., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterile Concepts Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SYS) today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has unanimously rejected the revised unsolicited acquisition offer received on March 11, 1996, from Maxxim Medical, Inc., (NYSE: MAM), after a thorough and ...
II-VI INCORPORATED AWARDED $2.3 MILLION DARPA CONTRACT
Mar 14, 1996 ... PITTSBURGH, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- II-VI Incorporated (Nasdaq-NNM: IIVI) today announced the award of a $2.3 million research and development contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the Department of Defense. This research and development contract aims to improve ...
FLOW INTERNATIONAL WINS $3.5 MILLION CONTRACT FROM NORTHROP GRUMMAN
Mar 14, 1996 ... KENT, Wash., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Flow International Corporation (Nasdaq: FLOW) today announced the sale of a multi-process machine tool valued at $3.5 million to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC).Northrop Grumman will use the complex 8-foot by 46-foot system for ...
BUSTRONIC INTRODUCES 'C' SIZE VXI EXTENDER BOARD
Mar 14, 1996 ... FREMONT, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Bustronic Corporation today announced the release of its "C" size VXI extender board, which aids in test and development of "C" size VXI system boards. Fully compliant with VXI specification (rev. 1.4-5/92), the 113EXT6134 extender board is marked ...
HEARTPORT NAMES RICHARD B. BREWER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
Mar 14, 1996 ... REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Heartport today announced the company has appointed Richard B. Brewer to the newly established position of Executive Vice President, Operations. Mr. Brewer will have senior management responsibilities across several functional areas within the ...
AMRION, INC. ANNOUNCES RECORD 1995 SALES AND EARNINGS
Mar 14, 1996 ... <Pre>Sales Increase 54% / Earnings Increase 46% </Pre> BOULDER, Colo., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Amrion, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: AMRI) today announced continued strong growth of net sales and net income for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1995.For the ...
GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE NETWORK BECOMES MICROSOFT'S LARGEST WORLDWIDE ATEC
Mar 14, 1996 ... Global Training Group Advances Digital Heritage With InnovationREDMOND, Wash., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Digital Equipment Corp. (NYSE: DEC) today announced that Global Knowledge Network Inc., previously known as Digital Learning Services and now ...
MICROSOFT ACCESS TO SUPPORT INTERNET CONTROL PACK
Mar 14, 1996 ...Provides Instant Internet Integration to Microsoft Access DevelopersREDMOND, Wash., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced that its award-winning desktop database, Microsoft(R) Access for the Windows(R) 95 operating system, will support the ...
OF DANDER, DUST MITES, MOLD SPORES, AND POLLEN...NEW RESEARCH SHOWS CONFUSION & UNDERRECOGNITION OF PERENNIAL (YEAR-ROUND) ALLERGIES
Mar 14, 1996 ...Zyrtec (cetirizine HCI) -- The Newest Antihistamine To Effectively Treat Perennial Allergies, Seasonal Allergies, and Chronic Itching and Hives -- <Pre> Is Now Available </Pre> NEW YORK, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Is dander seasonal, pollen perennial ...
NATIONAL ALLERGY BUREAU HELPS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS BREATHE EASIER 365 DAYS A YEAR
Mar 14, 1996 ... 1-800-9-POLLEN Offers Only Standardized Pollen-Count Data in CountryMILWAUKEE, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) today announced the launch of the National Allergy Bureau (NAB) toll-free information line, 1-800-9-POLLEN. The new ...
CHICAGO TRIBUNE DEBUTS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Mar 14, 1996 ... CHICAGO, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Tribune has debuted on the World Wide Web at http://www.chicago.tribune.com. All the editorial content of the newspaper appears there, but that's only the beginning. The Tribune on the Web is made specially for the new medium.While the ...
COMPUTER RECYCLING COMPANY RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATION, CREATIVITY
Mar 14, 1996 ... SALEM, Va., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- R. Frazier Inc., a multinational computer, electronics and telecommunications recycling company with headquarters here, has been awarded the top prize in a prestigious European business competition.The annual competition, known as "The Business ...
ORLANDO NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION AWARDED $25,000 FROM GREAT WESTERN BANK
Mar 14, 1996 ... LAKE WORTH, Fla., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Western Bank today announced that the Orlando Neighborhood Improvement Corporation (ONIC), a non-profit housing organization, is a winner of its 1995 Housing Award. As the only Florida recipient, ONIC was recognized by Great Western for its ...
GREAT BIG BERTHA(TM) DRIVERS WIN ON PGA & EUROPEAN PGA TOUR
Mar 14, 1996 ... Callaway Drivers Have Won 13 Tournaments on Five Major Tours in 1996 <Pre> Great Big Bertha Titanium Drivers Have Won 11 of Them </Pre> CARLSBAD, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company's (NYSE: ELY) Great Big Bertha(TM) Ruger Titanium Driver was used by ...
MAC FRUGAL'S BARGAINS - CLOSE-OUTS INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 1995 EARNINGS
Mar 14, 1996 ... DOMINGUEZ, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Mac Frugal's Bargains - Close-outs Inc. (NYSE: MFI) reported today that its net earnings for the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 28, 1996 were $23,957,000, or $0.93 per share, compared to $25,206,000, or $0.96 per share, in the prior year. ...
THE IMMUNE RESPONSE CORPORATION'S LICENSED TECHNOLOGY RECEIVES U.S. PATENT
Mar 14, 1996 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Immune Response Corporation (Nasdaq: IMNR) announced today that the United States Patent Office has issued a patent on its licensed technology entitled "Methods of Identifying Lymphocytes with Mutator Phenotypes." This patent, #5,482,837, ...
MARQUEST ANNOUNCES CAPITAL INFUSION TRANSACTIONS
Mar 14, 1996 ... ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Marquest Medical Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: MMPI) today announced that at a March 13, 1996 board meeting several transactions were approved which will strengthen the Company's balance sheet and provide a cash infusion of $2.5 million which will be used ...
J.D. EDWARDS POSTS BEST-EVER FIRST QUARTER REVENUES
Mar 14, 1996 ... DENVER, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Business software developer J.D. Edwards(R) today reported first-quarter fiscal 1996 revenues of $98 million for the three months ended January 31 -- the largest first quarter in the company's 19-year history and a 52-percent increase over 1995 first quarter ...
FIDELITY FEDERAL BANK, FSB ANNOUNCES STOCK LISTING ON NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET UNDER SYMBOL FIDF
Mar 14, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity Federal Bank, FSB of Los Angeles, California today announced that effective at the opening of trading today Fidelity's Class A Common Stock has been listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "FIDF". There are approximately 18 ...
HOECHST GROUP REPORTS SHARP RISE IN PROFIT FROM OPERATING BUSINESS
Mar 14, 1996 ... Jurgen Dormann: Changes in the Group portfolio strengthen the <Pre> health care business </Pre> FRANKFURT, Germany, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoechst Group -- a world leader in the pharmaceutical and chemical business -- sales in 1995 rose by 5 percent ...
CONTINENTAL CIRCUITS CORP. ENTERS INTO MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH CISCO SYSTEMS
Mar 14, 1996 ... PHOENIX, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Continental Circuits Corp. (Nasdaq: CCIR) today announced that it has been awarded several programs to supply its multilayer circuit boards to San Jose, California-based Cisco Systems (Nasdaq-NNM: CSCO), for the Company's remote access and workgroup ...
BURNING OFF CALORIES WITHOUT BURNING OUT YOUR FEET
Mar 14, 1996 ... The Makers of Dr. Scholl's Name Five Essential Ingredients For Your Gym <Pre> Bag </Pre> LIBERTY CORNER, N.J., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Chances are when you work out, your primary goal is to achieve greater cardiovascular fitness or to lose ...
STS SOYBEANS NOT SUBJECT TO EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
Mar 14, 1996 ... CARMEL, Ind., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont Agricultural Products today issued the following:STS(R) soybeans are not subject to measures being considered in the European Community and Japan to restrict imports of "genetically engineered food products.""Recently, ...
GUARDIAN INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES. INC., ANNOUNCES CONGRESS RE- INSURANCE CORPORATION, INC.'S FIRST QUARTER INTERIM SALES
Mar 14, 1996 ... <Pre> Profile And Business Summary </Pre> CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Guardian's Congress Re- Insurance Corporation (OTC: GIFS) division posted gross sales over the past three quarters of over $30,000,000 in corporate surety placed in the market ...
MICROSOFT ASKS KIDS TO IMAGINE 'WHAT THE COOLEST COMPUTER COULD DO'
Mar 14, 1996 ... Six Grand Prize Winners Receive Trip to Microsoft World Headquarters to <Pre> Share Ideas with Bill Gates </Pre> REDMOND, Wash., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine a computer that could baby-sit younger siblings or recreate extinct animals and plants. Or ...
WESTERN POWER & EQUIPMENT REPORTS 27% INCREASE IN SECOND QUARTER SALES
Mar 14, 1996 ... VANCOUVER, Wash., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Power & Equipment Corp. (Nasdaq: WPEC), an independent dealer of construction equipment, today reported a 27 percent increase in sales and improved net income for the second quarter ended January 31, 1996.Sales climbed to $25.8 ...
CAFFE APPASSIONATO CELEBRATES NATIONAL COFFEE LOVERS WEEK WITH COFFEE CAKE RECIPE CONTEST
Mar 14, 1996 ... SEATTLE, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of National Coffee Lovers Week beginning March 17, Caffe Appassionato Specialty Coffee Roasting Company is announcing a national coffee cake recipe contest for amateur and professional chefs.Walace Walberg, Executive Pastry Chef at ...
CBT SYSTEMS SIGNS A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE INTERACTIVE DATA COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING TO U S WEST
Mar 14, 1996 ... SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- CBT Systems, a component of CBT Group PLC (Nasdaq: CBTSY), and U S WEST (NYSE: USW) have initiated an employee training program designed to increase the knowledge and competency of U S WEST employees in dealings with customers. The ...
EDS AND CBT GROUP PLC EXTEND WORLDWIDE TRAINING COURSEWARE CONTRACT
Mar 14, 1996 ... SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- CBT Group PLC (CBT), a leading developer of self-paced interactive education software, today announced a significant expansion of its multi-year contract with EDS. The contract expansion represents the single largest contract in CBT's ...
OUTLET REIT MARKETING VETERAN FOUNDS THE PRISM COMPANY
Mar 14, 1996 ... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Janet L. Grady announced today that she has formed The PRISM Company which will specialize in the development of marketing and communications programs for the factory outlet retail sector. The new company will be headquartered in the ...
BISYS ENTERS OUTSOURCING PARTNERSHIP WITH FIRST SOUTHERN BANK
Mar 14, 1996 ... LITTLE FALLS, N.J., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- BISYS announced today that Alabama-based First Southern Bank has approved a long-term outsourcing agreement and will implement the company's TOTALPLUS(R) product family.Thomas Ward, executive vice president of the $180 million ...
SCITEC RELEASES RECOMMENDATIONS, TARGET PRICES FOR AGOURON (AGPH), CEPHALON (CEPH) AND COCENSYS (COCN)
Mar 14, 1996 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Scitec Services, Inc. has issued target prices and recommendations on Agouron (AGPH), CoCensys (COCN) and Cephalon (CEPH). The reports represent the launch of a new Pharmaceutical Venture (PV) profiling service on emerging and development phase firms ...
THE DIANA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT EXTENSION
Mar 14, 1996 ... MILWAUKEE, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 28, 1996 The Diana Corporation (NYSE: DNA) announced that its indirect subsidiary, Atlanta Provision Company, executed an agreement to sell for cash substantially all its assets and business. Atlanta Provision Company is engaged in the meat ...
ARIANESPACE AT THE SERVICE OF INTELSAT
Mar 14, 1996 ... WASHINGTON, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, March 14, 1996, Arianespace successfully launched the Intelsat 707 satellite for the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, Intelsat, making its 14th launch in 12 months.The launch from the Guiana Space Center in ...
CHRYSLER ANTI-GREENMAIL BY-LAW
Mar 14, 1996 ... AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Chrysler Corporation (NYSE: C) confirmed today that Evelyn Y. Davis has withdrawn the anti-greenmail proposal she submitted last July for inclusion in Chrysler's 1996 proxy materials. Mrs. Davis took this action following the adoption by ...
J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES REPORTS ON THE SUV MARKET - HOW LONG WILL THE POPULARITY LAST?
Mar 14, 1996 ... AGOURA HILLS, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- If the car for Baby Boomers in the '80s was the "Beemer," the most popular vehicle for this group in the '90s has been the sport utility vehicle (SUV). In only five years, the popularity of SUVs has doubled the market share for this segment. ...
PANASONIC'S NEW LINE OF VCRs INCORPORATE SPATIALIZER(R) 3-D STEREO FOR RICH, REALISTIC AUDIO
Mar 14, 1996 ... Spatializer audio technology also included in new TV/VCR combinationWOODLAND HILLS, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- When consumers pop their favorite tape into a VCR, they're looking for playback that's as realistic as possible. Thanks to Spatializer 3-D stereo, Panasonic is ...
JENNY CRAIG ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF DUTCH AUCTION TENDER OFFER
Mar 14, 1996 ... DEL MAR, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Jenny Craig, Inc. (NYSE: JC) today announced the preliminary results of its Dutch Auction tender offer which expired Wednesday, March 13, at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time.The preliminary count by Chemical Mellon Shareholder Services, ...
LIFE USA HOLDING, INC. ANNOUNCES THAT BULBROOK/DRISLANE AGREES TO REPRESENT COMPANY IN NEW ENGLAND
Mar 14, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Life USA Holding, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: LUSA) announced today the signing of a marketing agreement with Bulbrook/Drislane Brokerage of Wellesley, Mass. Under the agreement, Bulbrook/Drislane will offer LifeUSA life and annuity products to more than 2,000 ...
NORTECH FOREST TECHNOLOGIES TO REVERSE SPLIT COMMON STOCK
Mar 14, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Nortech Forest Technologies, Inc. (Bulletin Board: NRTC) announced today it will request the affirmative vote of shareholders to approve the Board's proposal to effect a one-for-four reverse split of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common ...
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: NOT JUST FOR THE BIG BOYS ANYMORE
Mar 14, 1996 ... Performance EDI Simplifies EDI For Small- To Medium-Sized CompaniesATLANTA, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- RVS (Retail Vendor Software) has introduced Performance EDI, a time-saving EDI package that provides a simple, cost-effective way for small- to medium-sized companies to enjoy the ...