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SouthTrust Corporation Announces Record Fourth Quarter Results

Jan 13, 1997 ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ SouthTrust Corporation (Nasdaq: SOTR) reported record earnings for both the year as well as the fourth quarter of 1996, according to Wallace D. Malone, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of the Corporation.For the year ended ...

Nunn Named to Board of Total System Services, Inc.

Jan 13, 1997 ... COLUMBUS, Ga., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Retired U.S. Senator Sam Nunn has been elected to serve on the board of directors of Total System Services, Inc. (NYSE: TSS) (TSYS), one of the world's largest credit, debit, commercial and private-label card processing companies.In ...

AVX Corporation Reports Earnings

Jan 13, 1997 ... MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- AVX Corporation (NYSE: AVX) reported that net sales were $289.6 million in the third quarter ended Dec. 31, 1996, compared with net sales of $302.7 million for the same quarter last year. Net income was $30.0 million, or $0.34 per share, ...

Nationsbank Earned $2.5 Billion In Operating Profits In 1996, Up 26%

Jan 13, 1997 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 13, 1997 /PRNewswire/ -- With solid revenue growth outpacing expense growth in 1996, NationsBank (NYSE: NB) generated a 26-percent increase in 1996 operating profits to $2.45 billion."During 1996, we continued to improve our performance for both ...

National City Corporation Announces Record 1996 Earnings

Jan 13, 1997 ... CLEVELAND, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- National City Corporation (NYSE: NCC) today reported that 1996 net income increased 24.5% to a record $736.6 million, compared to $591.5 million in 1995. Fully diluted earnings per share were $3.27, a 23.9% increase over the $2.64 earned in 1995. ...

DynaStar Multi-service Access Switches Now Available with SecurID Authentication Technology

Jan 13, 1997 ... WOODBRIDGE, Va., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynatech Communications, Inc. announced today that the DynaStar multi-service access switches are now available with Security Dynamics' ACE/Server and SecurID user authentication technologies. DynaStar Access Switches utilize a packet/frame/cell ...

Medical Savings Accounts Now Available to Blues' Small Group Customers

Jan 13, 1997 ... DETROIT, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) has teamed up with two other Michigan-based companies to offer tax deductible medical savings accounts to small businesses in the state under new federal legislation that took effect January 1, 1997. A medical ...

Pinnacle Micro Recruits Top Marketing Executive

Jan 13, 1997 ... IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Micro, Inc. (Nasdaq: PNCL) today announces that Bernie Wu has joined the Company as Vice President of Marketing. Wu will oversee all aspects of marketing including product management, business planning, marketing communications, and ...

Simon Transportation Reports First Quarter 1997 Fiscal Year Results

Jan 13, 1997 ... SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Simon Transportation Services Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: SIMN) announced today revenues, earnings, and earnings per share for the first quarter ended December 31, 1996, the Company's first quarter of its 1997 fiscal year.Revenue for the first ...

Veteran First Interstate Banker Joanne Kavalaris Will Be In Familiar Surroundings When She Opens New Sanwa Office

Jan 13, 1997 ... LOS ALTOS, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- When former First Interstate Bank executive Joanne Kavalaris reports to her new job as vice president and manager of Sanwa Bank California's new Los Altos branch today, she will be in very familiar surroundings.Although she has a ...

AVCOM International Shareholders Approve Merger With Signature Resorts

Jan 13, 1997 ... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Signature Resorts, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: SIGR) today announced that the shareholders of AVCOM International, Inc. approved the agreement and plan of merger under which Signature Resorts will acquire all of the outstanding shares of AVCOM International. ...

Novartis to Acquire Remaining Interest in SyStemix

Jan 13, 1997 ... BASEL, Switzerland, and PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis and SyStemix, Inc. (Nasdaq: STMX) announced today that they had entered into a definitive agreement for Novartis to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of common stock it does not already own in ...

DEKALB Genetics Reports Improved First-Quarter Results

Jan 13, 1997 ... DEKALB, Ill., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- DEKALB Genetics Corporation today reported improved results for the first fiscal quarter, citing strong sales activity in both Argentina and Mexico. For the three months ended November 30, 1996, DEKALB recorded net earnings of $2.1 million, or 12 ...

Copley Pharmaceutical, Inc. Announces Retirement Of Kenneth N. Larsen As President

Jan 13, 1997 ... CANTON, Mass., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Copley Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPLY) today announced that Kenneth N. Larsen has retired as President for health reasons. Mr. Larsen will continue to serve on the Company's Board of Directors and will remain its Chairman.Mr ....

Pioneer Railcorp FY96 Carloads Up 41 Percent; Short Line Adds 13th Subsidiary

Jan 13, 1997 ... PEORIA, ILL. Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Railcorp (Nasdaq: PRRR) announced today that the number of carloadings shipped during the past year increased by a record 41 percent.Pioneer, also traded on the Chicago Exchange as CHX-PRR, revealed that carloadings shipped in ...

Viragen Appoints Mount Sinai CEO Fred Hirt to its Board of Directors; Company Also Names Charles F. Fistel, Executive Vice President, to Board

Jan 13, 1997 ... MIAMI, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Viragen, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: VRGN) today announced that Mr. Fred D. Hirt, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, has been elected to its Board of Directors.Mr. Hirt has had a distinguished 20 ...

Circuit City Stores, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results for the Proposed CarMax Group and Circuit City Group

Jan 13, 1997 ... RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC) today released the third quarter and nine-month results for the proposed CarMax Group and Circuit City Group tracking stocks that will be created pending the approval of the CarMax Stock Proposal at the special ...

Prism Entertainment Corporation Merges With Lee Video City, Inc.; Prism Emerges From Chapter 11; Name Changed To Video City, Inc.

Jan 13, 1997 ... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The merger of Lee Video City, Inc. into Prism Entertainment Corporation was completed on January 8, 1997. Lee Video City owns and operates 18 superstores that rent and sell videocassettes, and manages five additional stores, all in California under ...

Winnebago Industries Announces New Directors/Officers

Jan 13, 1997 ... FOREST CITY, Iowa, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Jerry N. Currie and Gerald C. Kitch were elected to the board of directors for Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO) during the Annual Stockholders Meeting held recently. Re-elected to the board are Fred G. Dohrmann, Gerald E. Boman, John V ....

Weakened Migration to Windows 95 and Windows NT Workstation Contributes to Dampened PC Operating System Shipments, According to IDC

Jan 13, 1997 ... FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide shipments of PC operating systems increased at a lower than expected rate of 9.6 percent, based on preliminary estimates from International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC's latest research, Client Operating Environments Year in Review, ...

Uno Reports 125% Increase in Earnings Per Share for First Quarter

Jan 13, 1997 ... BOSTON, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Uno Restaurant Corporation (NYSE: UNO) announced today that net income for the first quarter of fiscal 1997 more than doubled to $1,092,000, or $.09 per share, compared to net income of $545,000, or $.04 per share, for the first quarter last year. Revenue ...

Igor Effimoff Joins Pennzoil's Management Team in Azerbaijan

Jan 13, 1997 ... HOUSTON, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennzoil Company (NYSE: PZL) announced today that Igor Effimoff, formerly chief executive of Larmag Energy, N.V., has joined its Baku office as president of Pennzoil Caspian Corporation. Larmag, a privately held oil and gas company based in the ...

Top Source Reports 1996 Results; Projects Profitability After 1st Quarter

Jan 13, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Top Source Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: TPS) reported a net loss of $6,698,787 or $.24 per share on revenue of $16,146,524 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996, compared to net loss of $3,399,796 or $.12 per share on revenue of $13,907,354 for ...

U.S. Steel Names Automotive Sales GM

Jan 13, 1997 ... DETROIT, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- J. James Kutka has been named general manager of sales for the central (automotive) area of the U.S. Steel Group (NYSE: X) of USX Corporation, with responsibility for sales and marketing of the company's sheet products to automotive manufacturers and ...

Syncronys Softcorp Ships CD Speedster - PC; 'Now Your CD Speed-Reads'

Jan 13, 1997 ...Powerful CD-ROM Accelerator Provides State-of-the-Art System Speed, <Pre> Performance </Pre> CULVER CITY, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Syncronys Softcorp (OTC: SYCR) today announced that it has begun shipping CD Speedster - PC to ...

Shiva Ships Integrated PowerBurst Technology For LanRover And LanRover Access Switch Families

Jan 13, 1997 ...Integrated Solution Delivers Enhanced Performance with Easier Installation, <Pre> Configuration, and Deployment </Pre> BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Shiva Corporation (Nasdaq-NNM: SHVA) today announced it has integrated PowerBurst remote ...

BellSouth Names Shannon Vice President and Comptroller

Jan 13, 1997 ... ATLANTA, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- W. Patrick Shannon has <Pre> been named Vice President and Comptroller for BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS). He will assume his new duties January 20, 1997. In his new position, Shannon will be responsible for ...

Synovus Financial Corp. Reports Banner Year Earnings up 24% For 1996

Jan 13, 1997 ... COLUMBUS, Ga., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV), the Columbus, Georgia, based multi-financial services company, reported record net income for the fourth quarter and the full year of 1996, according to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James H. ...

The Seibels Bruce Group, Inc. Announces Robert L. Lippert Vice President of Strategic Planning

Jan 13, 1997 ... COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seibels Bruce Group, Inc. (Nadaq: SBIG), a property and casualty insurance company headquartered in Columbia, SC, announces Robert L. Lippert as Vice President of Strategic Planning. Mr. Lippert is responsible for the corporation's long-term ...

Culligan Water Technologies, Inc. Announces Hiring of New Group President -- North America and Promotion of Other Officers

Jan 13, 1997 ... NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Culligan Water Technologies, Inc. (CUL: NYSE) announced today the hiring of Calvin (Cap) Hendrix as Group President -- North America and the promotions of Kenneth I. Wellings to Group President -- International and Ronald Rosati to Group ...

Worthington Foods, Inc. Announces New Director of Foodservice

Jan 13, 1997 ... WORTHINGTON, Ohio, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Worthington Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: WFDS) today announced the appointment of Howard James Newton II as Director of Foodservice. Most recently, Mr. Newton was Director of Sales, National Accounts at Bil Mar Foods, Sara Lee Corporation with senior ...

Ameritech Chosen By UAL for Nationwide Managed Services Contract

Jan 13, 1997 ... CHICAGO, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- UAL Corp. (NYSE: UAL), parent company of the world's largest airline, has awarded a five-year, multimillion dollar contract to Ameritech Corp. to serve as its single-source manager of telecommunications services, including overall responsibility for its ...

Eric Benet to Guest on Cyber-Talk(TM) February 3, 1997

Jan 13, 1997 ... BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- ERIC BENET will be the featured guest on the Monday, February 3rd edition of Warner Bros. Records /Reprise Records' weekly interactive talk show, Cyber-Talk. BENET will be available to chat with fans regarding his new CD "True To Myself" from ...

'Music of Celtic Legends: The Bard & The Warrior,' New Album From Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning Features Exclusive Pair of Short Stories by Celtic Scholar Stephen Lawhead

Jan 13, 1997 ... BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The new Windham Hill album from Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning, The Music Of Celtic Legends: The Bard & The Warrior, is remarkable not only for its musical content but for its literary content as well. Featured in the liner notes are two ...

Jeffrey A. Korchek Named Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs For Universal Pictures

Jan 13, 1997 ... UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeffrey A. Korchek has been appointed Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs for Universal Pictures, it was announced today by Casey Silver, Chairman, Universal Pictures.In his new position, Mr. Korchek will ...

Neose Technologies, Inc. Files Registration Statement with SEC for Proposed Sale to Selected Institutional Investors

Jan 13, 1997 ... HORSHAM, Pa., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Neose Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTEC) today announced the filing of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the proposed sale of 1,250,000 newly issued shares of its Common Stock to selected institutional ...

ALANCO Reports Surging Fry Guy Revenues Six Month Results Released at Shareholder Meeting

Jan 13, 1997 ... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- ALANCO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES CORPORATION (Nasdaq: ALAN) today announced at its annual shareholders meeting in Scottsdale that the company showed profitability for the month of December 1996, completing the first stage of Alanco's turnaround ...

First Bancorp Reports Record Earnings For 1996

Jan 13, 1997 ... TROY, N.C., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- First Bancorp (Nasdaq-NNM: FBNC) reported today record earnings for the year ended December 31, 1996. Net income for 1996 was $4,347,000, or $1.44 per share compared to $1,582,000, or $0.53 per share for 1995. Excluding nonrecurring net gains in the ...

NPC Announces NPC CheckThru; Eliminates The Paper Chase From Check Processing

Jan 13, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- NPC (National Processing Co.), a leading provider of financial processing services for merchants, has announced at the National Retail Federation show here the introduction of NPC CheckThru(SM), an electronic check processing service that reduces the ...

NCS HealthCare Acquires Rescot Systems Group

Jan 13, 1997 ... CLEVELAND, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- NCS HealthCare, Inc., (Nasdaq: NCSS) today announced that it has acquired Rescot Systems Group Inc., a software company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rescot provides information systems to institutional pharmacies across the country. Terms of ...

NPC to Use Netscape Client and Server Software for Online Retail Applications

Jan 13, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- NPC (National Processing Co.)(NYSE: NAP) a leading nationwide provider of transaction processing services, and Netscape Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: NSCP), today announced that NPC will use Netscape software and professional services to accelerate ...

AudioNet to Broadcast NHL All-Star Weekend Over the Internet

Jan 13, 1997 ... DALLAS, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioNet has teamed with the National Hockey League to broadcast the 47th annual NHL All-Star Game live over the Internet from San Jose, California on Saturday, January 18th at 8:30 pm (Central). Greg Millen and Colin Campbell will host the broadcast as ...

Unimed Announces Management Changes

Jan 13, 1997 ... BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: UMED) announced that Stephen M. Simes resigned as President/CEO and director of the company to pursue other business interests. Dr. Robert E. Dudley, Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, was ...

AMLI Residential Details 1996 Dividend Paid

Jan 13, 1997 ... CHICAGO, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- AMLI Residential (NYSE: AML) announced its 1996 dividend distributions on its common shares will represent approximately 33 percent return of capital and 67 percent ordinary income. The return of capital component is not taxable income and serves to ...

Winn-Dixie Senior Vice President E.T. Walters Retires After 38 Years

Jan 13, 1997 ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The retirement of E.T. (Ed) Walters, Senior Vice President of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WIN) and Regional Director of the Company's Orlando and Miami Divisions and the Bahamas operation for the last eight years, has been announced by ...

Artisoft Now Shipping Visual Fax(R) v2.0 for Windows(R) NT(TM); New 32-Bit ActiveX(TM) Controls for Multi-Line Faxing Applications

Jan 13, 1997 ... TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Artisoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASFT) announced today that it is now shipping Visual Fax v2.0 for Windows NT. The Visual Fax v2.0 ActiveX (OLE/OCX) controls work with any 32-bit Windows-based toolkit that supports OLE controls, including Microsoft(R) ...

The Right Start, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Results

Jan 13, 1997 ... WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Right Start, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTST) today announced results for the second quarter and six months ended November 30, 1996.For the quarter, the company reported a net loss of $1,703,000 or $.21 per share, compared to a net ...

Novera Software, Inc. Targets Financial Markets, Opens New York Office Headed By Top Sun Sales Executive

Jan 13, 1997 ... BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Novera Software, Inc. today announced that it has opened a Wall Street office and signed a former top Sun Microsystems sales management executive to support Novera's strategy of selling into the Fortune 500 financial market. Novera is the ...

Teradyne Receives $9.5 Million From Deutsche Telekom

Jan 13, 1997 ... BOSTON, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER), announced today that it has received orders totaling $9.5 million from Deutsche Telekom to provide the German telecommunications company with advanced 4TEL(R) Access Network Maintenance System features in addition to maintenance ...

DCR Rates Washington Water Power Co.'s Trust Originated Preferred Securities Offering BBB+

Jan 13, 1997 ... CHICAGO, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Duff and Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has assigned a "BBB+" (Triple-B-Plus) rating to Washington Water Power Co.'s (WWP) $60 million trust originated preferred securities (TOPrS) offering. Proceeds will be used to fund construction, facility improvement ...

DCR Rates MCNIC MTN Issues

Jan 13, 1997 ... CHICAGO, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has assigned an 'A-' (Single-A-Minus) rating to MCN Investment Corporation's (MCNIC) issuances of $90 million and $60 million tranches of medium term notes. The $90 million tranche matures January 16, 2002, and ...

Concentric Network Corporation Enhances Web Surfing with Personalized Web Features

Jan 13, 1997 ... CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Concentric Network Corporation, a leading provider of value-added Internet/intranet services, today unveiled an easy-to-use, customizable Concentric Network Web site that allows subscribers to create personal front pages, home pages, and ...

Pacific Telephony Design Launches Telecom Job Search Engine and E-Newsletter

Jan 13, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Telephony Design, a San Francisco based telecomm software firm, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a new search engine for jobs in the telecomm industry. The free search engine enables individuals to quickly locate ...

NationsBank Announces Leadership Assignments

Jan 13, 1997 ... January 13, 1997 /PRNewswire/ -- Bob Shell, president of the Asset Management Group of NationsBank Corporation, today made leadership assignments related to the recent merger of NationsBank (NYSE: NB) and Boatmen's Bancshares. Shell made three sets of announcements. The first addressed ...

ViroGroup, Inc. Reports Loss For The First Quarter Of Fiscal 1997

Jan 13, 1997 ... CAPE CORAL, Fla., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- ViroGroup, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIRO) reported a net loss of $331,148, or $0.05 per share, in the quarter ended November 30, 1996, as compared with a net loss of $189,120, or $0.03 per share, for the same quarter of fiscal 1996, according to Bud Ogden, ...

Venture Fund Offers New Way for Individual Investors to Benefit from PRE-IPO Investments; A Clearing House for Deals and Capital

Jan 13, 1997 ... WESTPORT, Conn., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Interim Advantage Fund's ("IAF") President, David Smith said IAF is the first fund to offer an investment in specified early stage companies and high yield income instruments to individuals. Usually, venture capital funds offer their projects to ...

BDP Helps U.S. Customs Develop New Paperless System

Jan 13, 1997 ... PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 16, at the U.S. Customs Headquarters in Washington, D.C., a "Town Hall Meeting" will discuss the implementation of a system that will give the international trade marketplace a new look as it enters the twenty-first century....

SegaSoft Obsidian Hits Store Shelves: Breaking Rules and Breaking Ground

Jan 13, 1997 ... <Pre> 5 CD Graphic Adventure Expects to Set New Standard for Genre </Pre> REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- SegaSoft, a multi-platformed publisher of interactive entertainment titles, announced on Friday, January 11 the shipment of their highly anticipated 3-D ...

ATTENTION BUSINESS EDITORS:

Jan 13, 1997 ...Viceroy 1996 Gold Production VANCOUVER, Jan. 13 /CNW-PRN/ - Viceroy Resource Corporation is pleased to announce gold production for the 1996 calendar year of 101,819 ounces attributable to the Company. The 75%-owned Castle Mountain Mine in California achieved ...

ATTENTION BUSINESS EDITORS:

Jan 13, 1997 ...Commissioning Of San Gregorio Commences As Exploration Activities Are Increased In Northern Uruguay, Chile And Brazil VANCOUVER, Jan. 13 /CNW-PRN/ - Rea Gold Corp. Ian B. Smith, President & CF0 announced today that commissioning activities at its ...

Provident Bancorp Reports Record 1996 Earnings of $81.2 Million and Record Fourth Quarter Earnings of $24.0 Million

Jan 13, 1997 ... CINCINNATI, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Provident Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRBK) ("Provident") today reported net earnings for the year ended December 31, 1996 rose 13.0 percent to a record $81.2 million, compared to $71.9 million in the prior year. On a fully diluted per share basis, 1996 ...

Isis To Collaborate With UCSF On Combinatorial Drug Discovery Through Biotechnology 'STAR' Grant

Jan 13, 1997 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ISIP) and the University of California, San Francisco jointly have been awarded a grant from the Biotechnology STAR (Strategic Targets for Alliances in Research) Project, part of the University of California ...

Simula's 1996 Commercial Aircraft Seat Orders and Options Approximate $28 Million

Jan 13, 1997 ... PHOENIX, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Simula, Inc. (NYSE: SMU) announced today that its subsidiary, Airline Interiors, Inc. closed the 1996 calendar year with firm orders and options for its AI-1000 (tourist) and AI-2000 (first) commercial aircraft seating systems valued at approximately $28 ...

Advanced Tissue Sciences - Dermagraft(R) Clinical Update

Jan 13, 1997 ... LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATIS) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified the Company that an additional fifty patients may be enrolled into its clinical trial of Dermagraft for the treatment of ...

BACKSAFE(TM) Ergonomic Expert Says Repetitive Stress Injuries Not Caused By Computer Equipment

Jan 13, 1997 ... SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In December a federal court in Brooklyn issued a verdict ordering a national computer maker to pay nearly $6 million to three women who suffered disabling arm and wrist injuries they blamed on their keyboards."Carpal Tunnel ...