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Standard Communications Corp. Teams With BellSouth To Create a New Wave in Wireless Data Communications

Oct 03, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Communications Corporation (NYSE: PHG) - a communications industry leader serving the two-way radio, satellite broadcast/commercial and marine electronics markets - recently teamed with BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) to develop and launch a new class of ...

National Health Signs Domestic Distribution Agreement With Fone Med, L.L.C.

Oct 03, 1996 ... PHOENIX, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- National Health Enhancement Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NHES) today announced that FONE MED, L.L.C. will distribute National Health's new personal health management service bureau to managed care organizations, self-insured groups and employers.Kansas ...

Family Dollar Reports Sales For The Month Of September 1996

Oct 03, 1996 ... MATTHEWS, N.C., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO), a discount store chain operating 2,579 stores in 38 states, reported sales for the month of September 1996 of approximately $126.7 million, or 3.2 percent above sales of $122.8 million for the month of September ...

Arbor Drugs, Inc. Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

Oct 03, 1996 ... TROY, Mich., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbor Drugs, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBR) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 1996.Fourth quarter net income advanced 26.4 percent to $7,131,000, or $.28 per share, as compared to $5,640,000, or $.23 per ...

Open Port Harmony ISP Enables the World's Internet Service Providers to Enhance Service Offerings By Providing Value-Added Fax Messaging Over The Internet

Oct 03, 1996 ... CHICAGO, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A Open Port Technology, Inc. today announced the availability of Open Port Harmony(TM) ISP, a robust Internet fax solution that lets Internet Service Providers (ISPs) broaden operation and revenue potential by adding Internet fax messaging capabilities to ...

Nutrition Management Services Company Reports Fiscal 1996 Results

Oct 03, 1996 ... KIMBERTON, Penn., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nutrition Management Services Company (Nasdaq: NMSC) (the "Company") today reported revenues of $35,138,432 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, up 5.4% over $33,352,992 in revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995. Gross profit for ...

Paychex Announces 50% Increase in Quarterly Dividend

Oct 03, 1996 ... ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) has declared a 50% increase in the company's quarterly dividend from $.06 per share to $.09 per share payable November 25, 1996 to shareholders of record October 28, 1996.Tom Golisano, ...

MB Software Corporation Launches Windows 95 Software and Adds New COO

Oct 03, 1996 ... ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- MB Software Corporation (OTC: MSBC) MB Software, through its subsidiary Santiago SDS, Inc. launches its Windows 95 software with immediate positive response in new sales the first day. The product sells for between $5,495.00 and $7,495.00, depending ...

Carnegie-Regent Deal Affirmed

Oct 03, 1996 ... PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Regent Bancshares Corp. (Nasdaq: RBNK), the parent of Regent National Bank, and Carnegie Bancorp of Princeton, NJ, the parent of Carnegie Bank N.A. (Nasdaq: CBNJ), have announced an amendment to the merger agreement signed on August 30, 1995. Under the ...

Boehringer Mannheim Corporation Launches Innovative H. Pylori Educational Program to Benefit Physicians Treating Ulcer Patients

Oct 03, 1996 ... Program Aims to Increase Awareness of H. pylori Bacteria and Promote Early <Pre> Detection as Important Step to a Treatment and Cure </Pre> INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Mannheim Corporation (BMC), a world leader in medical diagnostics, today ...

Turn Your Home Into a Haunted House With Frightening Halloween Decorations

Oct 03, 1996 ... TROY, Mich., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Wicked wreaths and other demonic decorations are beginning to haunt the neighborhood. Halloween decor is usually displayed by those who prefer to give their local ghosts and goblins treats than to suffer their tricks.This year's ...

There's No Business Like Boo! Business At Universal Studios Florida's Halloween Horror Nights

Oct 03, 1996 ... ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to celebrating Halloween, Boo! has become big business. This national phenomenon has everyone from local civic groups to world-famous theme parks increasing attendance by spooking their customers. And nobody's boos have drawn more ...

Adult Interest in Halloween Spurs Multimillion Dollar Business

Oct 03, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Halloween has long been a favorite with children, but according to American Greetings, adults are now also embracing this once "for kids only" occasion in record numbers."Adult costume parties are one of the fastest growing Halloween ...

Home & Garden Television Presents Special Halloween Programming

Oct 03, 1996 ... <Pre> Programs Feature Haunted Houses & Holiday How-To's </Pre> KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Home & Garden Television (HGTV) will present two special Halloween programs this month to help viewers capture the Halloween spirit. From tips on costume making to ...

Off-the-Wall Humor Appeals to Baby Boomers and Generation X

Oct 03, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- What do Baby Boomers and their children, members of so-called Generation X, have in common? When it comes to greeting cards, a great deal!In recent years, much has been written about the differences between these two demographic groups. ...

Friendly Fun Replaces the 'Howl' of Halloween

Oct 03, 1996 ... KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Kids of all ages let their imaginations run wild with the anything-goes celebration of Halloween. According to Hallmark Cards, Inc., research, most Americans want more than anything to involve children in the holiday, see children's joy and to ...

Mortgage Web Site Offers Credit Reports, Software for 'CyberCoins'; maze.com Takes Another Pacesetting Step in Electronic Commerce

Oct 03, 1996 ... MILL VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- www.maze.com, which introduced a "Charles Schwab approach" to home loans to the World Wide Web, now offers consumers a copy of their credit report/credit score and a copy of mortgage- related software for $9.95 each in "CyberCoins." CyberCoin ...

JATO and OSI Distributorship Signing Ceremony Marks JAT0's Growth in Evolving Telephony Markets in Taiwan and China

Oct 03, 1996 ... FOLSOM, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Objective Systems Integrators (OSI) (Nasdaq: OSII) today announced that JATO International Group signed an agreement with OSI to distribute OSI's NetExpert(TM) Framework, applications and implementation tools to manage rapidly expanding ...

Microsoft and Canadian Authorities Stop Alleged Software Piracy Operation

Oct 03, 1996 ...New Brunswick Firm May Have Shipped Illegal Software to Consumers all Across <Pre> Canada </Pre> REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) today released details of its investigation of a New Brunswick firm which ...

S&K Famous Brands Announces September and Year-to-Date Sales Results

Oct 03, 1996 ... RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- S&K Famous Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKFB) today announced that total sales for the five-week period ended September 28, 1996 were $11.0 million compared to $10.4 million last year. Comparable store sales increased 6% for the five-week period. ...

Bitwise Designs Announces Record Month for DocSTAR Orders; Orders Exceed $1 Million in September

Oct 03, 1996 ... SCHENECTADY, N.Y., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitwise Designs, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTWS) today announced orders for the month of September of its turnkey document storage and retrieval system, DocSTAR, exceeded a record $1 million. "These recent orders represent both new dealerships and reorders ...

Venture Stores, Inc. Reports September, 1996 Sales

Oct 03, 1996 ... <Pre> Family Value Retailer Expands Departments, Will Roll Out New Private Label Credit Card </Pre> O'FALLON, Mo., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture Stores, Inc. (NYSE: VEN), today reported sales for the five weeks ending September 28, 1996, of $125.3 ...

Simula and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Sign Agreement

Oct 03, 1996 ... To Test The Effectiveness Of Simula's Inflatable Tubular Structure <Pre> In Rollover Accidents </Pre> PHOENIX, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Simula Inc. (NYSE: SMU) today announced that it has accepted an invitation to work with the National ...

ARV Assisted Living Announces Acquisition Of 120-Unit Facility In Michigan

Oct 03, 1996 ... <Pre> Key Appointments Named </Pre> COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- ARV Assisted Living (Nasdaq: ARVI) today announced the completion of the acquisition of a 120-unit facility in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The Company also announced the ...

EIS International, Inc. Provides Preliminary Comments on Third Quarter Results

Oct 03, 1996 ... PITTSBURGH, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- EIS International, Inc. (Nasdaq: EISI), a leader in call center management software and systems and workforce management systems, announced today that it will not meet analysts' third quarter revenue and earnings estimates. While specific results for ...

GK Intelligent Systems Creates New Artificial Intelligence Group

Oct 03, 1996 ... New Group Will Focus on Artificial Intelligence Search Services & Security In Discussions With Several Strategic Partners Who Will Market Artificial <Pre> Intelligence Agents </Pre> HOUSTON, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- GK Intelligent ...

Americana Gold and Diamond Holdings, Inc. Announces New Trenching Results on its Gold Concession

Oct 03, 1996 ... CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Americana Gold and Diamond Holdings, Inc., (Nasdaq: AGDM) today announced positive results from trenching on its La Fortuna concession, located 9 miles from Placer Dome's Las Cristinas Concession, where a $600 million development program is ...

Equitable Arbitration Decision for ETC in Thailand

Oct 03, 1996 ... SOUTHAMPTON, Pa, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation (AMEX: ETC) announced the results of an arbitration award by the Thai Trade Arbitration Council in Bangkok, Thailand.In 1993, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) terminated a $4.6 million contract with ...

West Coast Entertainment Makes 'Super Deal,' Acquires NJ-Based Super Video Stores

Oct 03, 1996 ... PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- West Coast Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: WCEC) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Super Video Stores, a 14-store video specialty retailer located in the northern New Jersey area. The Super Video stores generated revenues of ...

CardioThoracic Systems Files 510(K) Premarket Notifications for Remaining Instruments of CTS MIDCAB System

Oct 03, 1996 ... CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioThoracic Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTSI) today announced it has filed three 510(k) premarket notifications with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the final three tools of the CTS MIDCAB(TM) System. The CTS MIDCAB System enables ...

Saratoga Becomes Affiliate of St. John Health System

Oct 03, 1996 ... DETROIT, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials at St. John Health System (SJHS) and Saratoga Community Hospital in Detroit have signed an affiliation agreement in which Saratoga and its subsidiaries has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of St. John Health System.St. John Health ...

VSDA VidTrac(TM) Charts Three Sony Playstation Titles in Top Five Video Games Rented During the Week Ended September 29, 1996

Oct 03, 1996 ... National Video Rental Spending Stabilizes With 2.2 Percent Increase This WeekLOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Video Software Dealers Association announced its VSDA VidTrac(TM) results for home video rental activity for the week ended September 29, 1996. Three of the top ...

Music Ace Software for Macintosh Debuts at Children's Interactive Expo

Oct 03, 1996 ... <Pre> Harmonic Vision's Award-Winning Educational Title </Pre>that Makes Learning Music Fun Now Available for Macintosh UsersSAN FRANCISCO (Herbst Pavilion), Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic Vision, an Evanston, Ill.-based developer and publisher of ...

Countrywide Reports September Operations Data

Oct 03, 1996 ... PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc. (NYSE: CCR), the nation's largest independent residential mortgage lender and servicer, announced today that the company funded $2.7 billion of mortgage loans in September 1996, 11 percent lower than the $3.0 ...

The Titan Corporation Awarded $1.5 Million Air Force Contract

Oct 03, 1996 ... <Pre>Company to Provide Engineering and Technical Support to B-2 Strategic Aircraft Development Program </Pre> SAN DIEGO, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Titan Corporation (NYSE: TTN) announced today that it has been awarded a $1.5 million contract by ...

Alta Gold Co. Leases Illipah Gold Property to Barrick Gold

Oct 03, 1996 ... HENDERSON, Nev., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Alta Gold Co. (Nasdaq: ALTA) announced today that it has leased its Illipah gold property to Barrick Gold Exploration Inc. The property is located in White Pine County Nevada, approximately fifty miles northwest of Ely.From 1987 to ...

XXsys to Increase Equity Capital $2.7 Million

Oct 03, 1996 ... SAN DIEGO, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- XXsys Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSYS) today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to increase its equity capital by $2.7 million. These agreements include $2.2 million in additional equity capital and a half million dollars in debt ...

Cardiotech International Awarded Two SBIR Grants by National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Oct 03, 1996 ... WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioTech International, Inc. (AMEX: CTE) announced today that it has been awarded two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to support the Company's research and development ...

Molten Metal Technology to Buy Westinghouse Half of Jointly-Owned Facility

Oct 03, 1996 ... WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 3 /PR Newswire/ -- Molten Metal Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLTN) has signed a letter of intent to become full owner of the waste-processing facility it jointly owns with Scientific Ecology Group, Inc. (SEG) in Oak Ridge, Tenn. SEG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ...

Sytron, Inc. Announces Completion of a Major International Security Monitoring Project

Oct 03, 1996 ... LONGMONT, Colo., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Sytron, Inc. (OTC-BB: SITR) announced today that the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mundix Control Systems, Inc., has completed a contract to supply major elements of an access control and security monitoring system to the Bharat Diamond Bourse ...

Roberts Pharmaceutical Corporation Announces the Sale of Two Product Lines to Monarch Pharmaceuticals

Oct 03, 1996 ... EATONTOWN, N.J., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Roberts Pharmaceutical Corporation (Nasdaq: RPCX) and Monarch Pharmaceuticals, a Division of King Pharmaceuticals of Bristol, Tennessee, announced today that Monarch has acquired two separate respiratory care product lines from Roberts. The two ...

Kimberly-Clark Acquires Leading Diaper Business in the Czech Republic

Oct 03, 1996 ... DALLAS, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) today announced it has acquired Zisoft-Bobi a.s., a Czech Republic diaper and incontinence products company with a manufacturing plant in Jaromer in the northeastern part of the country. Terms of the transaction, ...

Control Data Systems Chooses Trend Micro Virus Protection for New Security Suite -- Virus Protection For Enterprise-Wide Electronic Mail

Oct 03, 1996 ... CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro, Inc. today announced a licensing agreement with Control Data Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDAT) by which Control Data will integrate Trend Micro's InterScan VirusWall(TM) technology into a new enterprise-wide security solutions suite it ...

CardioGenesis Announces Preliminary Results of Feasibility Study for ITMR System in 'No Option' Patients

Oct 03, 1996 ... <Pre> FDA Grants Expedited Review Status on Phase II Trial </Pre> SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioGenesis Corporation (Nasdaq: CGCP) announced today the preliminary results of the feasibility study for its Intraoperative Transmyocardial Revascularization ...

Carbite Golf Inc. Announces 10 Times Sales Growth Achieved In First Half, 1996

Oct 03, 1996 ... LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbite Golf Inc. (VSE: CAB), is pleased to report that its subsidiary, Carbite, Inc. of San Diego, has achieved sales of $6.3 million U.S. for the six months ending June 30, 1996, over 10 times the sales level for the six month period in 1995 ...

Rubbermaid Completes Acquisition of Graco Children's Products

Oct 03, 1996 ... WOOSTER, Ohio, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Rubbermaid Incorporated (NYSE: RBD) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Graco Children's Products Inc. Rubbermaid will treat the $320-million cash acquisition as a purchase transaction and expects no dilution of earnings. ...

Scala Introduces 'New' InfoChannel

Oct 03, 1996 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Scala, Inc., an international multimedia software developer with headquarters here, today introduced new technology and re-launched its popular InfoChannel system for interactive and networked broadcast multimedia. The new Scala InfoChannel IC100 is ...

Redesigned GM Protection Plan Provides Customers with Broader Coverage, New Ways to Meet Individual Needs

Oct 03, 1996 ... DETROIT, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A redesigned General Motors Protection Plan offers consumers broader coverage and a wide array of time, mileage and deductible options to meet the needs and wallet of virtually any owner.The new plan, which went into effect Oct. 1, 1996, ...

BI Wins St. Louis County Jail Management System Contract

Oct 03, 1996 ... BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- BI Incorporated (Nasdaq-NNM: BIAC), today announced the sale of a PREMIER(TM) Jail Management system to the St. Louis County Jail in Clayton, Missouri. Approximately fifty-five percent of the $792,700 contract award will be fiscal 1997 sales ...

IHOP Corp. September 1996 Same Stores Sales Up 1.8%; New Store Openings Forecast Revised To 65-70 For 1996

Oct 03, 1996 ... GLENDALE, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- IHOP Corp (Nasdaq: IHOP) announced today that same store sales for the fiscal month of September rose 1.8%, compared to an increase of 0.7% in the same period last year.Richard K. Herzer, chief executive officer, noted that this is ...

ICN Acquires Third Russian Pharmaceutical Company

Oct 03, 1996 ... COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadening its pharmaceutical network in the former Soviet Union, ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: ICN) today announced the acquisition of its third pharmaceutical company in Russia, Polypharm of Chelyabinsk.Polypharm currently ...

National Education Training Group Enters Into an Agreement With Netscape To Develop Intranet/Internet Multimedia Training Courseware

Oct 03, 1996 ... NAPERVILLE, Ill., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- National Education Training Group (NETG), the corporate training subsidiary of Irvine, Calif.-based National Education Corporation (NYSE: NEC) and a global leader in developing and distributing interactive multimedia training products, has entered ...

AlphaNet Solutions' Third Quarter Operating Results to Exceed Expectations

Oct 03, 1996 ... CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- AlphaNet Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: ALPH) a single-source provider of information technology products, services, and support announced today that it expects to exceed analysts' expectations for its third quarter ended September 30, 1996. ...

Nextel Improves Position in Southwest Through Acquisition of Pittencrieff Communications

Oct 03, 1996 ... McLEAN, Va., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Nextel Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALL) and Pittencrieff Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: PITC) announced today that the two companies have reached a definitive agreement providing for an exchange of stock in a transaction whereby Pittencrieff would ...

Integrated Health Services Announces Capitated Contract With Foundation Health in Florida

Oct 03, 1996 ... OWINGS MILLS, Md., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: IHS) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive capitation contract to provide post-acute health care services to patients of Foundation Health Corporation (NYSE: FH) in Florida. The contract ...

MICA Unveils MICA IV Release 3.00; New Features Enhance Popular, Award-Winning Accounting Software

Oct 03, 1996 ... PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Unveiling Release 3.00 of its popular, award-winning MICA IV software for small to medium-sized businesses, MICA Accounting Software remains true to its commitment to user-friendliness and to protecting its users' investments. This latest ...

Anangel-American Shipholdings Limited Announces Dividend

Oct 03, 1996 ... PIRAEUS, Greece, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Anangel-American Shipholdings Limited (Nasdaq: ASIPY) announced that its Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, October 2, had approved the payment of the proposed final dividend of $0.25 per Ordinary Share. The payment of the dividend will be ...

Advanced Health Corporation Completes Initial Public Offering

Oct 03, 1996 ... TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Health Corporation, a provider of a full range of integrated management services and clinical information systems to physician group practices and to physician networks, today announced its initial public offering of 2,300,000 shares of ...

The Network Connection, Inc. Announces MediaView, The Network Video Appliance for LAN VOD

Oct 03, 1996 ... ATLANTA, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Network Connection, Inc. (Nasdaq: TNCX) (TNCi), an Atlanta-based manufacturer of fully digital video/audio and entertainment on-demand systems, announced today the release of MediaView(TM), a Windows(R)-based, Pentium(R)-powered Network Video ...

Thomaston Mills Reports Year-End Results

Oct 03, 1996 ... THOMASTON, Ga., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 97th annual meeting of shareholders held today at Thomaston Mills' (Nasdaq: TMSTA TMSTB) corporate offices, Neil H. Hightower, President and Chief Executive Officer, reported sales of $277,665,000 and net income of $615,000 or $.09 per share ...

Specialty Chemical Extends Expiration Date of Rights Offering

Oct 03, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Specialty Chemical Resources, Inc. (AMEX: CHM), announced today that it has extended the expiration date of its current rights offering from October 4, 1996 to October 11, 1996. In September 1996, the Company distributed to the record holders of its ...

First Commonwealth to Acquire Missouri Dental Plan

Oct 03, 1996 ... CHICAGO, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- First Commonwealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCWI), a managed dental benefits company, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Champion Dental Services, Inc., a St. Louis, Missouri based prepaid dental plan from Group Health Plan, ...

AccuMed International, Inc. Announces Public Offering Of Common Stock

Oct 03, 1996 ... CHICAGO, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuMed International, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACMI) today announced the public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its Common Stock at an offering price of $4.50 per share. The Company's Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "ACMI." ...

Capital Associates Announces Seventeenth Consecutive Profitable Quarter

Oct 03, 1996 ... LAKEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Associates, Inc., (Nasdaq-NNM: CAII ), today announced profitable results for its fiscal 1997 first quarter. The following table summarizes the results: <Pre> August 31, 1996 August 31, 1995 ...

American Digital Communications, Inc. Acquires International Distribution Rights to Midland Land Mobile Radio Products

Oct 03, 1996 ... DENVER, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- American Digital Communications, Inc. ("ADC") announced today that it has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire international distribution rights for the Midland Land Mobile Radio ("LMR") products from Midland International Limited, a wholly-owned ...