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Thomas Sottile Named Assoc. Product Manager for Gastroenterology for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mar 05, 1997 ... MARIETTA, Ga., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas M. Sottile has been named Associate Product Manager, Gastroenterology, for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the U.S. pharmaceutical member company of the Solvay S.A. group of chemical and pharmaceutical companies.Mr. Sottile is ...

Reid Tripp Named Assoc. Product Manger for Gastroenterology at Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mar 05, 1997 ... MARIETTA, Ga., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Reid Tripp has been named Associate Product Manager, Gastroenterology, for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the U.S. pharmaceutical member company of the Solvay S.A. group of chemical and pharmaceutical companies.Mr. Tripp is responsible ...

Brent Barnett Named Vice President of Sales For Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mar 05, 1997 ... MARIETTA, Ga., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Brent Barnett has been named Vice President, Sales, for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the U.S. pharmaceutical member company of the Solvay S.A. group of chemical and pharmaceutical companies.Mr. Barnett is responsible for the Solvay ...

CMS Energy's Energy Marketing Unit Names V-P of Risk Management

Mar 05, 1997 ... DEARBORN, Mich., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS Energy Corporation's (NYSE: CMS) energy marketing unit, CMS Marketing, Services and Trading (MST) today announced the election of David B. Geyer to the new position of vice president for risk management.Mr. Geyer, 33, will be ...

IVAX Corporation Appoints Robert C. Strauss as President and Chief Operating Officer

Mar 05, 1997 ... MIAMI, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- IVAX Corporation (AMEX: IVX) today announced that Robert C. Strauss, age 55, has been appointed as IVAX's President and Chief Operating Officer.Prior to joining IVAX, Mr. Strauss was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cordis ...

Whitman Education Group Appoints Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr. As Chief Executive Officer And Vice Chairman

Mar 05, 1997 ... MIAMI, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Whitman Education Group, Inc. (AMEX: WIX) today announced the appointment of Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr., age 41, to the newly-created positions of Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman.Mr. Pfenniger has served as an active member of the ...

Microsoft Provides Software to Address Security in Microsoft Internet Explorer, Reaffirms Commitment to Full Security in Popular Web Browser

Mar 05, 1997 ... REDMOND, Wash., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced immediate availability of a software patch for Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer 3.0 that will address a security issue identified in the popular Web browser. The Microsoft Internet Explorer software ...

Pilgrim America Prime Rate Trust Declares Monthly Dividend of 6.30 Cents Per Share

Mar 05, 1997 ... PHOENIX, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilgrim America Prime Rate Trust (NYSE: PPR), a diversified closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange declared a 6.30 cents per share monthly dividend on February 28, 1997, based on the 28 days of February, payable on ...

McFarland Energy Reports Record Operating Results in 1996 And Posts 11th Consecutive Quarterly Improvement

Mar 05, 1997 ... SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- McFarland Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCFE) today announced all-time high operating income, cash flow and production for 1996, while posting its 11th consecutive quarter of improved comparative year-to-year operating results.For ...

Peregrine Publishers Launches The Chemistry Place Educational Web Site

Mar 05, 1997 ... WAKEFIELD, Mass., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Peregrine Publishers, Inc. today announced that it has introduced a new, subscription-based educational Web site to help high school and college teachers and students effectively use the Web in introductory chemistry courses....

Genset Reports 1996 Year End Financial Results

Mar 05, 1997 ... PARIS, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Genset, S.A. (Nasdaq: GENXY; Nouveau March: GENSET), today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 1996.GENSET reported total revenues of FF 48.6 million ($9.4 million) for the year ended December 31, 1996, an increase of ...

Ribozyme Announces Vice President of Business Development

Mar 05, 1997 ... BOULDER, Colo., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RZYM) (RPI) today announced the appointment of Alene Holzman to the position of General Manager of RPI's Target Validation and Discovery Business and Vice President of Business Development. She will relocate ...

Hydron Technologies, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend for 1st Quarter

Mar 05, 1997 ... BOCA RATON, Fla., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Hydron Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTEC) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared the Company's regular quarterly cash dividend of $.025 (two and one-half) cents per share, payable on March 31 to shareholders of record on March ...

Nutraceutix, Inc. Sales Up

Mar 05, 1997 ... REDMOND, Wash., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Nutraceutix, Inc.(OTC: NUTX), of Redmond, Washington, reports 1996 sales were up approximately 38% from 2,737,000 to 3,785,000. Sales growth was largely due to increased orders, new customers, and our ability to ship more product out the door. ...

Genelabs Technologies, Inc. Reports 1996 Fourth Quarter And Year-End Financial Results

Mar 05, 1997 ... REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Genelabs Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNLB) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1996. For the year, the Company reported revenues of $13.3 million and a net loss of $11.4 million, or $0.32 per ...

Aqua Care and Duriron Announce Pending Sale of Duriron Filtration Systems Division

Mar 05, 1997 ... DAYTON, Ohio, and CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Aqua Care Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: AQCR) and The Duriron Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: DURI) announced today that they have signed a letter of intent in which Aqua Care will purchase the assets and assume certain liabilities of the ...

The Associates Purchases a Portion of Bank of New York Credit Card Portfolio

Mar 05, 1997 ... DALLAS, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Associates National Bank (Delaware) announced today that it has purchased bank card receivables of approximately $800 million encompassing 825,000 accounts from The Bank of New York (Delaware). Terms were not disclosed.Associates National ...

National TechTeam, Inc. Announces Opening of Major Call Center in Harper Woods, Michigan, 200 Jobs to be Created

Mar 05, 1997 ... DEARBORN, Mich., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- National TechTeam, Inc., (Nasdaq: TEAM), today formally announced the opening of a major call center in Harper Woods, Michigan. This office has been under development since July of 1996, and will provide telephone and computer support for an ...

ACX Technologies Announces Closing of Golden Aluminum Sale

Mar 05, 1997 ... GOLDEN, Colo., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ACX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ACX) today announced the closing of the sale of Golden Aluminum Company (GAC) to Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (Crown). The sale is valued at $70.0 million with ACX receiving $10.0 million immediately and a deferred ...

Drilling Continues to Define the First of Several Ore Zones On the St. Paul Gold Deposit

Mar 05, 1997 ... FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Silverado Mines Ltd. (Nasdaq: GOLDF). Drilling has extended the No. 1 ore zone to a length of 500 feet. There appears to be a high grade core, which to date, includes gold assays up to 0.8 opt (ounces per ton) and silver assays up to 20 opt, ...

Scott Fly Rods Expands Facilities to Accommodate Growth

Mar 05, 1997 ... TELLURIDE, Colo., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Scott Fly Rods President Stephen D. Phinny announced that the company plans to expand its facilities in Montrose, Colorado.The Montrose expansion will house Scott's expanded sales and customer service department, and provide ...

The American Materials & Technologies Corp. (AMT) Acquires Leading Composite Graphite Golf Shaft Manufacturer, Grafalloy

Mar 05, 1997 ... L0S ANGELES, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Materials & Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: AMTK), added $11 million in profitable revenues by announcing the acquisition of Grafalloy, a San Diego, California, company with twenty- four years experience in the development and manufacture of ...

Underwriters Exercise 'Green Shoe' Option to Purchase 275,000 Shares of Photoelectron Stock

Mar 05, 1997 ... LEXINGTON, Mass., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Photoelectron Corporation (Nasdaq: PECX) is announcing that the managing underwriters have exercised the "Green Shoe" option to purchase an additional 275,000 shares of Photoelectron Common Stock based on the company's initial public offering ...

New Sony Television Extends the Power of Wink ITV(TM)

Mar 05, 1997 ... <Pre>Top TV Maker Embraces Enhanced Broadcasting(TM) Standard </Pre> ALAMEDA, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) today introduced its latest television model, specially designed to support the Wink ITV standard for Enhanced Broadcasting. Today's move ...

NetUSA Announces the Forming of Global Access Strategic Partners

Mar 05, 1997 ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- NetUSA (Nasdaq: NTSA) today announced two major distribution contracts for its Global Access Internet service. LincMedia of Japan and Procomm of Switzerland, each with extensive marketing contacts in Asia and Europe, have formed ...

Jameson Inns, Inc. Announces Additional Offering of 2 Million Shares at $12 Per Share, Nasdaq National Marketing Listing

Mar 05, 1997 ... ATLANTA, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta-based Jameson Inns, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAMS) today announced it had completed the offering of 2 million additional shares of its common stock, priced at $12 per share. Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. and Robinson Humphrey Company, Inc., are the managing ...

PACE Health Management Systems Signs Agreement with Cushing Memorial Hospital to Provide Care Management System

Mar 05, 1997 ... WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark J. Emkjer, President and Chief Executive Officer of PACE Health Management Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCES) announced recently that the Company has signed an agreement to provide its Care Management System (CMS) to Cushing Memorial Hospital ...

Host Marriott Reports Results For 1996

Mar 05, 1997 ... BETHESDA, Md., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Host Marriott Corporation (NYSE: HMT) today reported its 1996 comprehensive results of operations, noting that Earnings Before Interest Expense, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization and Other Non-Cash Items (EBITDA) were $442 million for the year ...

ACE*COMM Signs New License Agreement with Microsoft

Mar 05, 1997 ... GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ACE*COMM Corporation (Nasdaq: ACEC) has signed a second, major licensing agreement with Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) to provide network management technology down to the desktop for integration with Microsoft's products. The underlying ...

Kmart Corporation Announces 1996 Results; Best Earnings from Continuing Operations Since 1992

Mar 05, 1997 ... TROY, Mich., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Kmart Corporation (NYSE: KM) today reported net income from continuing operations of $231 million, or $0.48 per share for the full year ended January 29, 1997, compared to a net loss of $80 million, or $0.18 per share for the full year ended January ...

Chrysler International Sales Up for February

Mar 05, 1997 ... AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- With help from the Jeep(R) lineup, Chrysler International announced sales of 17,731 for February, up three percent from year-ago figures. Calendar year to date numbers remain steady at 35,097, up one percent from 1996. Chrysler International ...

Oriole Homes Reports Year-End Results; Fourth Quarter Revenues Rise 52%; 1996 Revenues Increase 36%

Mar 05, 1997 ... DELRAY BEACH, Fla., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Oriole Homes Corp. (AMEX: OHC.A, OHC.B) today reported unaudited results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1996.For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 1996, revenues totaled $40,265,015, representing an ...

Microsoft Provides Software to Address Security in Microsoft Internet Explorer, Reaffirms Commitment to Full Security in Popular Web Browser

Mar 05, 1997 ... REDMOND, Wash., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced immediate availability of a software patch for Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer 3.0 that will address a security issue identified in the popular Web browser. The Microsoft Internet Explorer software ...

Genzyme General's Fourth Quarter EPS Was $.29 Before Acquisition Charges

Mar 05, 1997 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Genzyme General (Nasdaq: GENZ) today reported that fourth quarter net income before acquisition-related charges was $20.8 million or $.29 per primary share. After those charges, the business reported a net loss of $63.9 million or $.91 per share ...

Genzyme Transgenics Reports Record Fourth Quarter Revenues

Mar 05, 1997 ... FRAMINGHAM, Mass., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Genzyme Transgenics Corp. (Nasdaq: GZTC) today reported record revenues for both the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 1996.Total revenues for the quarter were $12.7 million, compared with $10.2 million in the fourth ...

Sears and WNBA Announce Marketing Partnership

Mar 05, 1997 ... <Pre> Agreement is Centerpiece of Sears Commitment to Women's Sports </Pre> HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears, Roebuck and Co. today announced its multi year marketing partnership with the WNBA, beginning with the league's inaugural season.The ...

Mesa Air Group Reports 1.5 Percent Decrease In Passengers Carried

Mar 05, 1997 ... FARMINGTON, N.M., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA) reported that its passengers carried decreased by 1.5 percent, or 7,580 passengers, to 495,056 for February, 1997. Flight statistics for February 1997 are not directly comparable to February 1996 because 1996 ...

Corporate Express Expects $3.2 Billion Revenue for Fiscal Year; Fourth Quarter Earnings Below Estimates

Mar 05, 1997 ... BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEXP), a leading supplier of office products and other non-production goods and services to large corporations, announced today that it expects to report revenue of approximately $3.2 billion for the fiscal year ...

Employee Solutions, Inc. to Release Final Fourth Quarter and Year-end Results On March 13, 1997

Mar 05, 1997 ... PHOENIX, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Employee Solutions, Inc. (ESI) (Nasdaq: ESOL) today announced that it plans to release final results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1996 on Thursday, March 13, 1997 after the market close.SOURCE Employee Solutions, Inc. ...

NovAtel and Norman Wade Sign Agreement to Distribute GPS End-User Products

Mar 05, 1997 ... CALGARY, Alberta, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- NovAtel Inc. (Nasdaq: NGPSF), a leading Global Positioning System ("GPS") manufacturer headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has signed an agreement with Norman Wade Company Limited, a leading supplier of survey equipment with 18 locations ...

7th Level Captures Top Honors Internationally

Mar 05, 1997 ... <Pre> Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail CD-ROM Lauded byAudiences on Both Sides of the Big Pond. </Pre> DALLAS, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- All hail the Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail CD-ROM from 7th Level, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEVL). In ...

Integrated Health Services Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

Mar 05, 1997 ... OWINGS MILLS, Md., March 5 /PRNewswire/ - Integrated Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: IHS) today announced revenues and earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1996."The fourth quarter represents another successful quarter for the Company," said Robert N ....

MedPartners, Inc. to Acquire Aetna U.S. Healthcare's Physician Practice Management Business

Mar 05, 1997 ... <Pre> Companies Enter Into Strategic National Provider Relationship </Pre> BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and HARTFORD, Conn., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- MedPartners, Inc. (NYSE: MDM) and Aetna U.S. Healthcare, the health business unit of Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET), announce a definitive agreement ...

B.A.T. Industries Announces Results for Year Ended December 31, 1996

Mar 05, 1997 ... LONDON, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- B.A.T. Industries announced preliminary results for the year ended December 31, 1996: <Pre>1996 1995 Change Pre-tax profit pnds 2,495m pnds 2,384m + 5 per cent Earnings ...

WiseWire.com Integrates Accipiter's AdManager For Enhanced One-To-One Online Advertising

Mar 05, 1997 ... PITTSBURGH, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- WiseWire Corporation, formerly Empirical Media, today announced plans to integrate Accipiter's AdManager with WiseWire's premier information filtering service, WiseWire.com, which is scheduled for commercial release in late April....

ActiveX Core Technologies Moving to Leading UNIX Platforms

Mar 05, 1997 ... Distributed COM Enables Integration for Next-Generation Enterprise SystemsBOSTON, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Object World East industry conference this week, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Software AG announced that Software AG's implementation of the Microsoft(R) ...

Nematron Introduces New 14-Inch Display Pentium-Based Industrial Control Computer

Mar 05, 1997 ... <Pre> Plant floor software can now be Windows NT-enabled </Pre> ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Nematron Corporation (Nasdaq: NEMA) introduced today its newest Industrial Control Computer(TM), the ICC-7000(TM). The latest NEMA 4-rated, flat panel ICC combines ...

Safeskin Signs Exclusive Supply Agreement with Costco Wholesale and Enters Consumer Market

Mar 05, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Safeskin Corporation (Nasdaq: SFSK) today announced an exclusive supply agreement with Costco Wholesale for Safeskin lightly powdered examination gloves for consumer use. Safeskin and Costco Wholesale believe this agreement has a potential value of up ...

Verio Combines National Backbone, Local Internet Providers to Launch Nation's Newest Internet Service Network

Mar 05, 1997 ...With $80 million in venture capital backing, Verio creates the only national Internet provider that's local, combining local Internet providers and newtier-one backbone to serve small and mid-sized business, institutions.DENVER, March 5 /PRNewswire/ ...

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. Reports 1996 results

Mar 05, 1997 ... <Pre> Achieves Best Performance Since 1986Despite Difficult Fourth Quarter </Pre> HONOLULU, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. (AMEX: HA; Pacific) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended ...

Infoseek Ships Ultraseek Server Search Software

Mar 05, 1997 ...The Power Behind Infoseek's Award-Winning Internet Service Now Available for <Pre> Use on Corporate Intranets and Large Public Sites </Pre> SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Infoseek Corporation (Nasdaq: SEEK) today announced Ultraseek Server, a ...

IntraNet Solutions Announces Systems Development Project for MCC Behavioral Care

Mar 05, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- IntraNet Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: INRS) said today that it has entered into an agreement with MCC Behavioral Care, a subsidiary of CIGNA HealthCare, for systems and network integration and operational support for new and upgraded systems that serve ...

Computervision Announces EPD.Connect - Provides Virtual Work Environment for Product Manufacturers

Mar 05, 1997 ... Computervision's New Software Product Delivers the Power of EPD <Pre> to the Desktop </Pre> BEDFORD, Mass., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Bringing the benefits of Electronic Product Definition(TM) (EPD(TM)) solutions to a broader base of ...

Suiza Foods Begins Trading on New York Stock Exchange

Mar 05, 1997 ... DALLAS, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Suiza Foods Corporation (Nasdaq: SWZA) announced today that its common stock will begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SZA. The common stock had been trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol SWZA.Gregg L. Engles, ...

Imax Corporation Announces Multi-Theatre Agreement in Australia; Australian Licensee Cinema Plus signs for three additional theatres

Mar 05, 1997 ... TORONTO, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Imax Corporation (Nasdaq: IMAXF; TSE: IMX) today announced the signing of an agreement for three IMAX theatres with its Australian licensee Cinema Plus Limited (ASX: CIA). This signing was sparked by the very successful opening of Cinema Plus' Panasonic ...

Esterline 1Q Net Earnings Increase 12% on Flat Sales; Net EPS $.43

Mar 05, 1997 ... <Pre> Orders and Backlog Up 10% and 35% Respectively </Pre> BELLEVUE, Wash., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Esterline Technologies (NYSE: ESL) reported today first quarter net earnings of $3.8 million, or $.43 per share, on sales of $82.2 million. This performance compares ...

Synopsis of Corvas International, Inc. Presentation at Raymond James Eighteenth Annual Institutional Investors Conference

Mar 05, 1997 ...ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is a synopsis of the presentation made today by Corvas International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVAS) at the Raymond James Eighteenth Annual Institutional Investors Conference being held March 3-6 at the Don CeSar Beach Resort:...

Countrywide Reports February Operations Data

Mar 05, 1997 ... PASADENA, Calif., March 5 /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 February 1997, 20 percent lower than the $3.4 ...

Verio's New National Internet Network Backed By Centennial Funds

Mar 05, 1997 ... DENVER, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Verio Inc., which today launched the nation's newest Internet network designed to serve businesses and institutions, announced that it is financially backed by The Centennial Funds. Verio is the first national Internet provider that's local, combining the ...

The Cheval Group Acts As Advisor To Verio On Consolidation Strategy

Mar 05, 1997 ... DENVER, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Verio, which today launched the nation's newest Internet network combining a tier-one backbone with prominent local Internet providers across the country, relied on The Cheval Group's mergers and acquisitions expertise in its consolidation strategy. ...

Two Prominent Bay Area Companies Among Nation's Top Locally Managed Internet Providers To Create New Verio Inc. Internet Network

Mar 05, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Through acquisitions and investments, two Bay Area Internet providers today became affiliates of Verio Inc., a Denver-based company that today launched the nation's newest Internet network combining a high-speed national network with prominent local ...

Three Prominent Texas Companies Among Nation's Top Locally Managed Internet Providers To Create New Verio Inc. Internet Network

Mar 05, 1997 ... DALLAS, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Through acquisitions and investments, three Texas Internet providers today became affiliates of Verio Inc., a Denver-based company that today launched the nation's newest Internet network combining a high-speed national network with prominent local ...

Aetrium Announces Test Handler Orders Totaling $16 Million

Mar 05, 1997 ... ST. PAUL, Minn., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Aetrium Incorporated (Nasdaq: ATRM) today announced that it has received orders totaling $16 million for Aetrium's model M3200, a 32-site pick-and-place test handler. The orders, which include the largest single order in the company's history, ...

Sun Introduces Internet Commerce For Its Japanese Aftermarket Customers

Mar 05, 1997 ... Internet Pioneer Is One of the First to Provide Japanese Language <Pre>Commerce Services for Business in Japan </Pre> CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), today announced that it has extended Internet ...

Xerox/Media Drive Strategic Partnership Solidifies Dominance in Japanese OCR Market

Mar 05, 1997 ... PEABODY, Mass., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Media Drive, the dominant provider of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) products in Japan, has incorporated Xerox TextBridge Pro as one of the core technologies in its Win and Mac Reader Pro products, the companies announced today....