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Interline Signs An Exclusive Purchase Agreement for Australia With Transpacific Industries, the Largest Used Oil Collector in the Country

Sep 05, 1996 ... ALPINE, Utah, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Interline Resources Corporation (AMEX: IRC.EC) signed an exclusive purchase agreement with Transpacific Group of Companies for Interline's patented used oil refining technology for all of Australia. Under the terms of the agreement, Transpacific will ...

Smith Micro Introduces HotFax Message Center

Sep 05, 1996 ... <Pre> Popular Data/Fax/Paging Software Now Features Voice Functions </Pre> ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith Micro Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMSI) today announced the addition of voice functions to their popular HotFax(R) communications software. HotFax ...

Canopus Teams with Rendition for 3D Graphics Entertainment Boards

Sep 05, 1996 ... <Pre> Japan's leading multimedia peripheral manufacturer selects Rendition's Verite for consumer 3D offering </Pre> MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Rendition, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of high performance single-chip 3D graphics ...

The Loewen Group Inc. Plans New York Stock Exchange Listing

Sep 05, 1996 ... BURNABY, B.C., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Loewen Group Inc. announced September 4 that it expects to list its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange effective in early October, subject to final NYSE approval. Loewen common shares will trade on the NYSE under the stock symbol LWN. ...

Psion Unveils the Next Generation of Palmtop Computing and Organizing Power

Sep 05, 1996 ... World's Leading Maker of Palmtop Computers Introduces Two New Models, <Pre>the Psion Series 3c and the Psion Siena </Pre> BOSTON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Psion Inc. today announced two new additions to its award-winning product lines; the Psion Series 3c ...

Vanguard Medica Group PLC Interim Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1996

Sep 05, 1996 ... LONDON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard Medica Group plc, the biopharmaceutical company which floated on the London Stock Exchange in May 1996 raising 46.4 million pounds, today announced its interim results for the six months ended June 30, 1996.Highlights for the period were: ...

BITI's Oncology Initiative Provides Promising Early Results

Sep 05, 1996 ... WEST TRENTON, N.J., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio-Imaging announced today that the recent initiative to increase business derived from oncology clinical trials is growing it's sales lead pipeline and has produced it's first significant contract. The Company's initiative was prompted by recent ...

Emisphere and Elan Announce Oral Delivery of Therapeutic Levels of Heparin In Phase I Safety Trial

Sep 05, 1996 ... HAWTHORNE, N.Y., and Athlone, Ireland, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMIS) and Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) announced today the completion of a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase I clinical trial evaluating heparin oral delivery using one of ...

Campbell Acquires Erasco Group, Germany's Leading Canned Soup Business; Move Provides Platform For Accelerated Growth in Largest Commercial Soup Market Outside U.S.

Sep 05, 1996 ... CAMDEN, N.J., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In a strong move to grow its core businesses outside the United States, Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) today announced agreement on a major acquisition in Germany -- the largest commercial soup market outside the U.S. -- that will transform Campbell ...

APL Upgrades Asia-Mexico Service as Mexico's Trade Shows Improvement

Sep 05, 1996 ... MEXICO CITY, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- APL Limited, moving to support growing trade between Mexico and Asia, has upgraded its weekly all-water container service between the two markets, offering some of the fastest, most reliable transits in the industry. The service, which features a 13-day ...

Biocircuits Receives FDA Clearance to Market Qualitative Serum Pregnancy Assay for IOS(TM) Immunodiagnostic Testing System

Sep 05, 1996 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Biocircuits Corporation (Nasdaq: BIOC) today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Qualitative Serum Pregnancy assay. The Serum Pregnancy assay will be offered with the Company's IOS(TM) ...

Sterling Software Delivers SAMS:Expert 3.1 -- Fills the Gap in ADSM Reporting

Sep 05, 1996 ... SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterling Software (NYSE: SSW) today announced the shipment of SAMS:Expert 3.1, the first product to provide reporting capabilities that make it easier for administrators to determine the cause of failures that occur during ADSM processing. ...

ATTENTION BUSINESS EDITORS:

Sep 05, 1996 ... Newbridge Networks Signs OEM Agreement with MatsushitaNippon Telephone and Telegraph Among Key CustomersKANATA, Ont., Sept. 5 /CNW-PRN/ - Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. (MCI), a major telecommunications equipment supplier based in Japan, and Newbridge ...

Wal-Mart Reports August Sales

Sep 05, 1996 ... BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT; PSE), reported net sales for the four week period ended August 30, 1996, of $7,843,000,000, an increase of 11.4% from the $7,042,000,000 in the similar period in the prior year. For the 30 week period ended August ...

The Limited, Inc. Reports 8 Percent Sales Increase in August

Sep 05, 1996 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Limited, Inc. (NYSE: LTD; London) reported net sales of $608.3 million for the four week period ended August 31, 1996, an 8% increase compared to sales of $561.5 million for the same period last year. Sales of $4.292 billion for the seven months ...

Intimate Brands Reports August Sales Up 13 Percent

Sep 05, 1996 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Intimate Brands, Inc. (NYSE: IBI) today reported net sales for the four-week period ended August 31, 1996 of $191.9 million versus $169.5 million last year. This represents a 13% increase.The Company's comparable store sales for the four ...

CONSOLIDATED STORES CORPORATION REPORTS AUGUST COMPARABLE STORE SALES UP 3.0 PERCENT

Sep 05, 1996 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Stores Corporation (NYSE: CNS) today reported record retail sales for the four weeks ended August 31, 1996, of $169.9 million, a 73.5% improvement over retail sales of $97.9 million in the same 1995 period. Year to date retail sales for ...

Hechinger Company Announces August Sales

Sep 05, 1996 ... LANDOVER, Md., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Hechinger Company (Nasdaq-NNM: HECHA and HECHB) today announced that total sales for the month of August were $160.0 million, which were flat as compared to sales of $159.7 million for August of last year. Comparable store sales were down 5% for the ...

Hayes Wheels International Reports 1996 Second Quarter Results

Sep 05, 1996 ... ROMULUS, Mich., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Hayes Wheels International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAYS) today reported net income, before the effects of certain charges and an extraordinary loss, of $.22 per share for the second quarter ended July 31, 1996, compared to $.41 per share in the second quarter ...

ShopKo Reports 20.1% Increase in August Sales

Sep 05, 1996 ... GREEN BAY, Wis., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ShopKo Stores, Inc., (NYSE: SKO) reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended August 31, 1996, increased 20.1 percent to $182.7 million from $152.1 million during the same period last year.Consolidated comparable sales for August ...

Musicland's Sales Increase 2.0%

Sep 05, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Musicland Stores Corporation (NYSE: MLG) today reported that sales for the four weeks ended August 31, 1996, increased 2.0 percent to $116.1 million from $113.8 million in the period that ended August 26, 1995. Comparable-store sales for the four weeks ...

The Buckle, Inc. Reports 31.0 Percent Sales Increase For August 1996

Sep 05, 1996 ... KEARNEY, Neb., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ --The Buckle, Inc. (Nasdaq-NMS: BKLE) announced that sales for the four-week period ended Aug. 31, 1996, increased 31.0 percent to $26.6 million from $20.3 million in the corresponding four- week period of 1995. Comparable store sales, for stores open at ...

IVAX Corporation Announces Generic Drug Approval; FDA Approves ANDA for Captopril

Sep 05, 1996 ... MIAMI, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- IVAX Corporation (AMEX: IVX) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration approved an Abbreviated New Drug Application for the generic pharmaceutical product captopril in 12.5, 25, 50 and 100 mg tablets. Captopril is indicated for the ...

Sears Domestic Store Revenues For August Rise 7.6 Percent

Sep 05, 1996 ... HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) said its total domestic store revenues for the four weeks ending Aug. 31 were $2.06 billion, 7.6 percent above revenues of $1.91 billion for the four weeks ended Sept. 2, 1995. Comparable domestic store revenues ...

The Bombay Company, Inc. Announces August Sales

Sep 05, 1996 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bombay Company, Inc. (NYSE: BBA) reported today that sales of The Bombay Company stores for the four week period ended August 31, 1996 increased 7% to $22,628,000 compared to $21,230,000 for the four week period ended August 26, 1995. Same store ...

Mothers Work, Inc. Reports August Sales

Sep 05, 1996 ... PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Mothers Work, Inc. (Nasdaq: MWRK), the Real Time Retailer(R), today announced that net sales for the month of August 1996 increased 28.7% to approximately $17.5 million from approximately $13.6 million for the month of August 1995; and comparable store ...

PRICECOSTCO, INC. REPORTS RECENT SALES RESULTS

Sep 05, 1996 ... ISSAQUAH, Wash., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceCostco, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCCW) today reported net sales of $1.53 billion for the four weeks ended September 1, 1996, an increase of 11 percent from $1.38 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. On a comparable warehouse ...

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. Reports Record Sales For August

Sep 05, 1996 ... ATLANTA, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. (Nasdaq-NNM: HAVT HAVTA) today reported record sales for the month ended August 31, 1996.Havertys' August sales increased 19.7% to $42.1 million compared with $35.2 million in August 1995. On a comparable-store ...

Lowe's Reports August Sales Grew 27% Comparable Store Sales +12% Total Sales $657.9 Million

Sep 05, 1996 ... NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) announced its August sales totaled $657.9 million, a 27% increase over August 1995. <Pre> 4 Weeks Ended:Aug. 30, 1996Sept. 1, 1995 Change Sales ...

The Cato Corporation Reports August Sales

Sep 05, 1996 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cato Corporation (Nasdaq: CACOA) today reported that its August sales for the four weeks ended August 31, 1996 were $34.9 million, a decrease of 2% from sales of $35.6 million for the comparable period ended August 26, 1995. Same-store sales for ...

Value City Department Stores, Inc. Announces August Sales

Sep 05, 1996 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Value City Department Stores, Inc. (NYSE: VCD) today announced that total sales for the four weeks ended August 31, 1996, the first month of its fiscal year, increased 29.9% to $83.8 million from $64.5 million reported last year for the four week ...

USN Communications Begins Bundled Local & Long Distance Services in Chicago

Sep 05, 1996 ... CHICAGO, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to the recently enacted Telecommunications Act and a breakthrough agreement between USN Communications and Ameritech, Chicago's small and mid-sized businesses now have true freedom of choice for local and long distance telephone services. USN, ...

Guaranty Financial Corporation Announces Earnings of $643,250 For the Year Ended June 30, 1996, a 71% Increase Over the Previous Year As Deposits Grew to $74.7 Million, a 42% Increase

Sep 05, 1996 ... CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Guaranty Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: GSLC), the unitary holding company operating primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary, Guaranty Savings & Loan, F.A., today reported earnings of $643,250 for the year ended June 30, 1996, as compared ...

Gantos, Inc. Reports August Sales

Sep 05, 1996 ... GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Gantos, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTOS) today announced net sales for the four-week period ended August 31, 1996 of $11.1 million, a decrease of 5 percent from the same period a year ago. Net sales for stores open throughout both periods also decreased by 5 ....

Claire's Stores, Inc. Reports August Sales Increase 31%; Same Store Sales Up 12%

Sep 05, 1996 ... PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Claire's Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CLE) reported today sales for the four weeks ended August 31 were $36,270,000, up 31 percent over $27,783,000 reported for the four weeks ended August 26, 1995. Same store sales were up 12 percent for the period. ...

Chico's FAS Announces August Sales Results

Sep 05, 1996 ... FORT MYERS, Fla., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHCS) today announced its results for the four week period ended August 25, 1996.Total sales increased 1.1% to $4.9 million from $4.8 million reported for the same period a year ago. Comparable store sales for ...

Perfumania Announces August Sales

Sep 05, 1996 ... MIAMI, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfumania, Inc., (Nasdaq: PRFM) announced for the month of August, total retail sales were $7,620,181, a 5.3% increase over retail sales in August of 1995 of $7,237,549. Comparable store sales decreased 1.9% when compared to last year.The Company's ...

Pacific Sunwear Of California, Inc. Reports August Same Store Sales Increase 19% Total Sales Increase 40% For August

Sep 05, 1996 ... ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSUN) today reported sales of $20.0 million for the four week period ended September 1, 1996, an increase of 40 percent over sales of $14.3 million for the comparable four week period ended September 3, ...

Apple Delivers New Internet-Ready Apple Color OneScanner

Sep 05, 1996 ... CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: AAPL) today unveiled its new Apple Color OneScanner 1200/30, the first flatbed scanner for the Macintosh market to offer Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to HyperText Markup Language (HTML) conversion, a ...

Dayton Hudson August Sales Up 9.2 Percent

Sep 05, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Dayton Hudson Corporation (NYSE: DH) today reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended August 31, 1996 increased 9.2 percent to $1.934 billion from $1.772 billion a year ago. Comparable-store sales increased 1.9 percent from the same ...

Ames Reports August Sales

Sep 05, 1996 ... ROCKY HILL, Conn., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ames Department Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMES) today announced net sales of $153.4 million for the four weeks ended August 24, 1996, compared with net sales of $151.1 million for the four weeks ended August 26, 1995, an increase of 1.5 percent. ...

KeyCorp And OfficeMax Announce Plans To Launch Pilot That Combines Printing, Copying And Desktop Publishing With Financial Services

Sep 05, 1996 ... Alliance will test value of providing CopyMax services through KeyCenters <Pre> across the country Specialized KeyCenter/CopyMax prototype will debut in Cleveland </Pre> CLEVELAND, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new twist on combining ...

Baptist Health Systems of South Florida to Implement AMS Recordlink Document Imaging and Work Flow Software; 300 Workstation System to Run on Hewlett-Packard Servers

Sep 05, 1996 ... FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ ---American Management Systems (AMS) (Nasdaq: AMSY) today announced the signing of a contract to implement a document management and work flow system at Baptist Health Systems of South Florida. Baptist Health Systems is acquiring AMS's ...

AMS Wins Contract to Compete for DoD-Wide Procurement System; Initial Contract Valued at $3.3 Million

Sep 05, 1996 ... FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- American Management Systems (AMS) (Nasdaq: AMSY) today announced that it has been selected by the Department of Defense as one of two vendors to vie for a base period competition or "downselect" to supply the software and systems engineering for DoD's ...

Hudson's Announces a 24th Store -- in Grandville, Michigan

Sep 05, 1996 ... SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Dennis Toffolo, president of Hudson's, announced today that the company will open its 24th Hudson's store in the new General Growth Properties, Inc. mall development in Grandville, Michigan. Construction for the 165,000 square foot, two-level ...

Pharmacia & Upjohn Acquires Pherrovet AB

Sep 05, 1996 ... KALAMAZOO, Mich., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmacia & Upjohn Animal Health announced today that it had acquired the Pherrovet Group, a leading animal health company in the Nordic region. Pherrovet is based in Malmo, Sweden, and has subsidiaries and branches in the other Nordic countries. ...

Countrywide Reports August Operations Data

Sep 05, 1996 ... PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc. (NYSE: CCR), the nation's largest independent residential mortgage lender and servicer, announced today that the company funded $3.0 billion of mortgage loans in August 1996, compared to $3.2 billion in August ...

New Dimension Software Announces CONTROL-M/WorkLoad(TM), New MVS-Based Module For CONTROL-M(R) Providing Batch WorkLoad Optimization

Sep 05, 1996 ... CONTROL-M/WorkLoad Exploits New MVS Technology, Enhancing Efficiency of BatchProcessing and Optimizing Production WorkLoad Across S/390 ServersIRVINE, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- New Dimension Software (Nasdaq: DDDDF) has announced CONTROL-M/WorkLoad, bringing the ...

Lexmark International and Polaroid Form Alliance to Create New Digital Color Printing Solutions

Sep 05, 1996 ... <Pre> Wide range of benefits expected for home and office consumers </Pre> LEXINGTON, Ky., and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexmark International, Inc. and Polaroid Corporation (NYSE: PRD) today announced an alliance to pursue joint marketing and development of ...

Campbell Announces Comprehensive Strategic Growth Plan Unveiled, Highlighted By Major One-Time Stock Buyback and Acquisition of European Soup Company

Sep 05, 1996 ... CAMDEN, N.J., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) today announced a set of strategic actions to accelerate its sales and earnings per share growth to fulfill the company's vision of "Best in Show." Those actions include a $1.5 billion one-time stock repurchase, and the ...

Campbell to Launch Major 'Dutch Auction' Share Repurchase

Sep 05, 1996 ... CAMDEN, N.J., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a "dutch auction" share repurchase valued at $1.5 billion. An open market purchase program for approximately $1 billion over two years will follow the dutch ...

Campbell Announces Initiatives to Drive Growth

Sep 05, 1996 ... Major One-Time Stock Buyback, Acquisition, Brand-Building and ReconfiguredOperations Are Key Elements Of Comprehensive Strategic Growth PlanCAMDEN, N.J., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) today announced a set of strategic brand-building and ...

SONUS Pharmaceuticals Files New Drug Application For EchoGen(R) Emulsion With The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Sep 05, 1996 ... Studies Show EchoGen(R) Increases Clinical Utility and Diagnostic Accuracy <Pre> Of Echocardiography and Radiology Ultrasound </Pre> NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- SONUS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNUS) announced the submission of a New Drug Application ...

Spectrum Holobyte, Inc. Secures Interactive Entertainment License for 'Star Trek: First Contact(TM),' the Next Star Trek Feature Film From Paramount Pictures

Sep 05, 1996 ... Company to Develop Action Game For Windows(R) 95, Featuring Characters and <Pre> Storyline of Movie </Pre> ALAMEDA, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading entertainment software company Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBYT) is expanding its ...

FEI Company and Philips Electron Optics to Combine Global Operations

Sep 05, 1996 ... HILLSBORO, Ore., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Philips Electron Optics BV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) and FEI Company (Hillsboro, Oregon, USA) have today signed a letter of intent to enter into an agreement to integrate their global operations. To accomplish this, FEI Company will acquire ...

NationsBank Announces Office Closings In North Carolina

Sep 05, 1996 ... Sept. 5, 1996 /PRNewswire/ -- NationsBank today announced the following banking center and office closings in North Carolina because of inclement weather:Closing at 11 a.m. - Morehead City, Jacksonville, Wallace, Kenansville, New Bern, Kinston and Richlands.Closed all ...

August Comp Store Sales Up 14 Percent for Paul Harris Stores

Sep 05, 1996 ... <Pre>Sixth Consecutive Month of Double-Digit Comps </Pre> INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul Harris Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAUH), a specialty retailer of private-label women's casual wear, announced a 14.3 percent increase in August comparable store sales. This ...

Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Sales For August Up 6.0 Percent

Sep 05, 1996 ... MILWAUKEE, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (NYSE: CRP) today reported that sales for the four weeks ended August 31, 1996 increased 6.0% to $73.0 million. On a comparable store basis sales increased 3.2%. <Pre> Sales Summary ...

BAB Holdings Signs Definitive Agreement To Acquire Chesapeake Bagel Bakery

Sep 05, 1996 ... The Two Companies Combined Will Make BAB The Nation's 2nd Largest Bagel ChainCHICAGO, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- BAB Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BAGL), Chicago-based operator of Big Apple Bagels, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the privately held companies that ...

CACI Launches QuickBid(R) Net Electronic Commerce Internet Service

Sep 05, 1996 ... New Service Enables Bidding and Procurement Between Government Buyers <Pre> And Commercial Vendors on the Web </Pre> ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- CACI International Inc. (Nasdaq: CACI), the leading provider of electronic commerce systems for ...

Best Buy Reports August 1996 & Second Quarter Sales

Sep 05, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY), today reported sales for August 1996, a four-week period ending August 31st, and the second quarter of the Company's 1997 fiscal year.According to Allen Lenzmeier, chief financial officer, August 1996 sales of ...

BioTransplant and Activated Cell Therapy Sign Agreement for Bone Marrow Purification Device

Sep 05, 1996 ... <Pre> Device to Enhance Transplantation of Human and Pig Organs </Pre> CHARLESTOWN, Mass. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTransplant Incorporated (Nasdaq: BTRN) and Activated Cell Therapy (ACT) have signed an agreement giving BioTransplant exclusive ...

Texas Biotechnology Announces Licensing Agreement and 10 Percent Stake in Structural Bioinformatics, Inc.

Sep 05, 1996 ... Complements In-house, Structure-based Computational Drug Design <Pre> Capabilities </Pre> HOUSTON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Biotechnology Corporation (TBC) (AMEX: TXB) today announced that the Company has signed a licensing agreement with ...

EPICORE COMPLETES MAJOR FUNDRAISING

Sep 05, 1996 ... CALGARY, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Epicore Networks Inc. today announced the successful completion of the private placement of 3,790,000 of its common shares. The placement, which has raised in excess of $7.5 million (Canadian) for the company, was arranged through Henderson Crosthwaite ...

JCPenney Reports August Sales

Sep 05, 1996 ... PLANO, Texas, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales of JCPenney stores for the month increased 9.0 percent to $1,332 million from $1,223 million in the 1995 period. On a comparable store basis, that is stores open at least a year, sales increased 7.0 percent.Total sales for J. C. Penney ...