PR Newswire back issues from Wednesday, December 3:
ABP Announces Profit Improvement Plan, Charges And Stock Repurchase Program
Dec 03, 1997 ... ATLANTA, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- American Business Products, Inc. (NYSE: ABP) (ABP) today announced a profit improvement plan, charges against fourth quarter income and a stock repurchase program.ABP announced a profit improvement plan focused primarily on a series of ...
PathoGenesis Corp. to Update Investors at BancAmerica Robertson Stephens Medical Conference; Longer-Term TOBI Interim Data to be Discussed
Dec 03, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- PathoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: PGNS) will update investors today at the BancAmerica Robertson Stephens 14th Annual Medical Conference.Chief executive officer Wilbur H. Gantz is expected to discuss the status of PathoGenesis' new drug ...
Vistana, Inc. Announces New $90 Million Financing Program With Dresdner Kleinwort Benson
Dec 03, 1997 ... ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistana, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSTN) announced today that it has established new credit facilities with Dresdner Bank AG which total $90 million. These facilities consist of a three-year $20 million unsecured revolving line of credit and a one-year ...
American Industrial Properties REIT Announces Conversion of Note to Equity
Dec 03, 1997 ... DALLAS, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- American Industrial Properties REIT (NYSE: IND) ("AIP") today announced that USAA Real Estate Company ("Realco") had converted a $5,449,618 note payable by AIP to Realco into 544,962 common shares of AIP.In accordance with an agreement ...
MCI Expands Call Center Services with New State-of-the-Art Facility in Kentucky
Dec 03, 1997 ... <Pre> New Center to Specialize in Technical Support for MCI Clients, Creates 500+ Jobs </Pre> WINCHESTER, Ky., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- To support its rapidly growing call center services business, MCI officials today announced that the ...
Charles E. Smith Residential REIT to Develop $112 Million Luxury High Rise Apartments in Chicago
Dec 03, 1997 ... <Pre> 52-Story Project to be City's First New Downtown Rental Building in Eight Years </Pre> CHICAGO, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles E. Smith Residential Realty, Inc. (NYSE: SRW), a leading national real estate investment trust specializing in ...
CACI Acquires AnaData Ltd.
Dec 03, 1997 ...Establishing Position in the U.K. as Leading Provider of Marketing SolutionsARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- CACI International Inc. (Nasdaq: CACI) today announced its acquisition of AnaData Limited, a leading database marketing software products company in the United ...
Communications World International, Inc. Announces Second Quarter And Six-Month Results for Fiscal 1998
Dec 03, 1997 ... Net Income Increases 103% in Second Quarter, 139% Through Six Months;Company to Close Seattle Subsidiary and Focus on More Profitable AreasDENVER, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications World International, Inc. (CommWorld) (Nasdaq: CWII), an integrator of ...
Ventana Genetics Raises $6 Million in Private Financing From Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P.
Dec 03, 1997 ... SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventana Genetics, Inc. announced today that it has raised $6 million in a private financing to advance its programs in the discovery of novel pharmaceutical targets for cancer and other diseases. The lead investor in the financing was Warburg, ...
SeaChange International's Digital Video Solutions Target China's Cable Television Industry
Dec 03, 1997 ...C&C Broadband Solutions to Distribute and Support SeaChange Systems in ChinaMAYNARD, Mass. Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- SeaChange International, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: SEAC) world-leading digital video solutions for advertising insertion, video-on-demand and near video-on-demand are now ...
Stratus Announces Common Stock Repurchase Program
Dec 03, 1997 ... MARLBORO, Mass., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratus Computer, Inc. (NYSE: SRA) today announced that its board of directors has authorized the purchase of up to 1.2 million shares of Stratus common stock on the open market. The purchase will be funded by normal working capital and will take ...
Brooktrout Adds Primary Rate ISDN Capabilities to TR Series Product Line
Dec 03, 1997 ... Extends Fax and Voice API To Incorporate Netaccess' Primary Rate ISDNProducts; Simplifies Application Development Across Telephony ServicesNEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Brooktrout Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKT), a leading supplier of software and ...
Biogen Announces Collaborative Agreement with Merck to Develop and Market a Novel Class of Compounds for Asthma and Other Anti-Inflammatory Indications
Dec 03, 1997 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Biogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: BGEN) today announced it has signed a significant collaborative research, development and license agreement with Merck & Co., Inc. for the first clinical development of a new class of compounds that shows promise in ...
Enroute Imaging Unveils Desktop Photo Stitching Technology for Creating State-of-the-Art Panoramic Images
Dec 03, 1997 ... PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Enroute Imaging, an innovator of digital imaging technologies, today announced ImageSynthesis, a stitching software engine for desktop computers used to create panoramic images from a series of scanned photos or digital images....
General Surgical Innovations Signs Worldwide Distribution Agreement With Genzyme Surgical Products Corporation
Dec 03, 1997 ... CUPERTINO, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -_ General Surgical Innovations, Inc. (GSI) (Nasdaq: GSII) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive four-year agreement with Genzyme Surgical Products Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ). Under the agreement, Genzyme, a biotechnology and health ...
Informatica Collaborates with Microsoft on Development of Microsoft Repository Data Warehouse Components
Dec 03, 1997 ...Informatica Makes Significant Contributions to Microsoft Repository Database Model; Develops Object-based Interface for the Exchange of Data Warehousing <Pre>Metadata </Pre> MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Informatica Corp., ...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Subsidiary and OzEmail Interline Form Alliance To Deliver Internet Phone in Japan
Dec 03, 1997 ... SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- OzEmail Interline Pty Ltd ("Interline"), a subsidiary of OzEmail Limited (Nasdaq: OZEMY), today announced that Dream Train Internet ("DT Internet"), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, has signed an exclusive agreement to participate ...
BEA Addresses Growing Message-Oriented Middleware Market
Dec 03, 1997 ... BEA Accelerates Development of New Advanced Messaging System; Creates Advanced <Pre> Messaging Development Team </Pre> SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- BEA Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: BEAS) a leading provider of distributed enterprise ...
Wireless Financial And DigiTRADE Choose PC Quote As Exclusive Provider of Market Data
Dec 03, 1997 ... Breakthrough technology leaders in wireless modems and order execution on the <Pre>Internet coupled with the world's fastest real-time data </Pre> CHICAGO, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry leaders Wireless Financial and DigiTRADE have contracted PC Quote, Inc ....
For the Holidays The Body Shop Offers Ultimate Travel Adventure Trip to Nepal with Anita Roddick
Dec 03, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Body Shop(R), the original specialty skin and hair care retailer, has long been known for offering holiday gifts to pamper and please everyone on your list. This year the company goes farther, offering the adventure of a lifetime -- a cultural ...
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation
Dec 03, 1997 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: COL) announced today that they have settled a tax case involving the IRS's proposed disallowance of approximately $525 million of stock option compensation deducted by HCA-Hospital Corporation of America ...
Omega Completes Affiliation With Cataract and Laser Institute in Texas
Dec 03, 1997 ... MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Omega Health Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: OHSI) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of the ophthalmology practice of Alan D. Baribeau, MD, known as Cataract and Laser Institute, and a 50% interest in the associated ...
The Seibels Bruce Group, Inc. Announces Investment in Florida Homeowners Insurance Company
Dec 03, 1997 ... COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seibels Bruce Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBIG) announced today that it has acquired a 23% ownership interest in Sunshine State Holding Corporation (SSHC), a privately-held insurance holding company based in Jacksonville, Florida. As part of the ...
P&G and TheraTech Form Alliance to Develop Patented Testosterone Patch for Women
Dec 03, 1997 ... <Pre>Companies Agree To Develop And Market First-Ever Testosterone Patch Designed For Women </Pre> CINCINNATI, and SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) and TheraTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: THRT) said today ...
IXC Communications Expands Frame Relay Service Internationally in Alliance with Infonet Services Corp.
Dec 03, 1997 ... Expansion Strengthens IXC Communications Broadband Services OfferingsAUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- IXC Communications, Inc., (Nasdaq: IIXC) one of the fastest growing U.S. telecommunications companies, today announced an agreement with Infonet Services Corporation ...
F&M National Corporation Announces Plan of Affiliation With Peoples Bank of Virginia, Richmond, Va.
Dec 03, 1997 ... WINCHESTER, Va., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- W. M. Feltner, Chairman of the Board of F&M National Corporation ("F&M") (NYSE: FMN), Winchester, Va., together with W. S. Carnes and Quentin L. Corbett, Chairman of the Board and President, respectively, of Peoples Bank of Virginia ("Peoples"), ...
Countrywide Reports November Operations Data
Dec 03, 1997 ... CALABASAS, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc. (NYSE: CCR), the nation's largest independent residential mortgage lender and servicer, announced today that the company funded $4.4 billion of mortgage loans in November 1997 and the pipeline of loans in ...
Coded Communications Introduces Three Innovative Products
Dec 03, 1997 ... Using Advanced Technologies to Wireless Mobile Networking IndustryCARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Coded Communications Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CODD), a leader in wireless communications, has introduced three important products for mobile networking: ...
Excite Connects Gift-Givers To 'Toys For Tots' Creating The Internet's First Official 'Digital Drop Off' Point
Dec 03, 1997 ...Internet Industry Leader Excite Offers Online Consumers A Convenient `Drop Off' For Giving to Children's Charity This Holiday SeasonREDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Excite (Nasdaq: XCIT) announced today it will bring potentially more than two ...
Procom Opens Field Sales Office In New York
Dec 03, 1997 ...Procom Implements Strategy to Deploy Field Sales Representatives Across The <Pre>U.S. to Increase Corporate Sales for Reseller Customers </Pre> IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Procom Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRCM) today announced the opening of its ...
Pillsbury Feeds Consumer Interests With Seasonal Food Products
Dec 03, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Foods decorated with Christmas trees and holiday characters. Red and green packaging that nearly jumps off the shelf. Festive products have caught on with consumers for every meal of the day, casual family snacks and partytime.Serving ...
NETCOM Teams with .comfax to Offer Enhanced Internet Fax Capabilities; Provides High-Speed Multiple Faxing and Virtual Fax Reception
Dec 03, 1997 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., and NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- NETCOM On-Line Communication Services, Inc.(TM) (Nasdaq: NETC) and .comfax ("dot-com-fax") today announced the bringing together of NETCOM's Internet faxing service and .comfax's global Internet fax network and software. ...
Schering-Plough Announces Availability of FARESTON(R) as First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Dec 03, 1997 ... <Pre> First New Antiestrogen Treatment for Breast Cancer in 19 Years </Pre> MADISON, N.J., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that FARESTON(R) (toremifene citrate) 60 mg Tablets is now available nationwide as a first-line treatment ...
Valley National Gases Announces Multiple Acquisitions
Dec 03, 1997 ... WHEELING, W.Va., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Valley National Gases Incorporated (Nasdaq: VNGI) today announced that it has signed a letter of intent for the acquisition of Buckeye Welder Services, Inc. ("Buck-Weld") and has closed on the acquisition of Mundy's Welding Supply, Inc. and G & L ...
Republic and Sanyo Special Steel Company of Japan Enter Into Technical Exchange Agreement
Dec 03, 1997 ... MASSILLON, Ohio, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Engineered Steels, Inc. (Nasdaq: REPS), headquartered in Massillon, Ohio and Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd., located in Himeji, Japan announced today that the companies have entered into a four-year technology agreement involving technical ...
MURPHYMORRIS Debuts Educational Market Analysis Solutions
Dec 03, 1997 ...John Murphy, Former CNBC Technical Analyst, Educates the Individual Investor <Pre>Using Interactive Market Analysis Tools </Pre> DALLAS, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- MURPHYMORRIS, Inc., a company providing interactive market analysis education to individual ...
Camelot Acquires Remaining VideoTalk(TM) Rights
Dec 03, 1997 ... DALLAS, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Camelot Corporation (Nasdaq: CAML) announces that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of DigiPhone International Ltd. ("DI"), the London based company that is the exclusive worldwide distributor of ...
CarMax(R) Opens Southwest Freeway Location Today
Dec 03, 1997 ... RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- CarMax Auto Superstores, the pioneer of the used-car superstore concept, opens its largest Houston store at 9:00 a.m. today.CarMax, a subsidiary of Circuit City Stores, Inc., has been revolutionizing the way consumers think about ...
CEL-SCI Corporation Expands Clinical Trial for Cancer in Canada
Dec 03, 1997 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- CEL-SCI CORPORATION (Amex: HIV) today announced that the Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, has been added as a clinical trial center for the ongoing clinical study of Multikine(TM) in patients with ...
CRIIMI MAE Chairman and President Purchase 20,000 Common Shares
Dec 03, 1997 ... ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- CRIIMI MAE Inc. (NYSE: CMM) today announced the purchase of 20,000 shares of CRIIMI MAE common stock by its Chairman, William B. Dockser and President, H. William Willoughby. The purchases occurred in three separate transactions on Tuesday, Dec. 2 ...
Granite Golf Leases Whispering Woods Golf Club Whispering Pines, NC
Dec 03, 1997 ... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Granite Golf Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GGGI), announced today that the Company has signed an agreement to lease Whispering Woods Golf Club, an 18-hole, semi-private golf course. The par 70 layout, designed by Ellis Maples in 1971, measures ...
Bachman's Announces Plans for New Floral, Gift and Garden Center in Fridley
Dec 03, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Bachman's announces plans to open a new floral, gift and garden center in the northern metro suburb of Fridley in the summer of 1998. This will be Bachman's seventh major location; the other six floral, gift and garden centers are located in ...
Advanced Magnetics' Products Receive Positive Review at RSNA '97; Feridex I.V. Shows Benefits in Comparison to Contrast Enchanced CT
Dec 03, 1997 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and CHICAGO, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Magnetics, Inc. (Amex: AVM) today announced that at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference, currently underway, the Company's magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents, Combidex(R), Feridex I.V.(R) ...
GE Information Services Acquires Express Systems, Inc.; Move Marks GE's Strengthening Presence in Retail and Manufacturing Industries
Dec 03, 1997 ... ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Information Services, the number one Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) provider worldwide, today announced that they have completed the acquisition of Express Systems, Inc. (ESI) of Minneapolis.ESI is the market leader for advanced ...
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Appoints McDermott Chairman & Chief Executive Officer; Berry Named President and Chief Operating Officer
Dec 03, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Wall Street's preeminent specialist in bank, thrift and financial services companies announced today that Charles H. Lott is stepping down as Chairman and CEO of this investment banking firm at 1997's year end. James J ....
Spectrum Signal Processing and Central Research Laboratories Join Forces to Provide Total DSP System Solutions
Dec 03, 1997 ... BURNABY, British Columbia, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectrum Signal Processing (Nasdaq: SSPIF; TSE: SSY) and Central Research Laboratories Limited (CRL) today announced a partnership agreement to supply DSP system solutions to various DSP markets worldwide. The CRL/Spectrum partnership ...
Revolutionary Biotechnology: Bacterial Expression Technique Producing Natural Medicinal Compounds
Dec 03, 1997 ... In the Future it May Not Be Necessary to Extract Medicinal Compounds From <Pre>Plants and Herbs </Pre> MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zymgen International has successfully developed a bacterial expression technique for the ...
Amazon.com and GeoCities Strike Exclusive Bookseller Agreement
Dec 03, 1997 ... Earth's Biggest Bookstore and the World's Largest and Fastest Growing Internet <Pre> Community Team Up to Provide Users New Features and Services </Pre> SEATTLE, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Amazon.com, Earth's Biggest Bookstore (Nasdaq: AMZN) and GeoCities, the world's ...
ATTENTION BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY EDITORS:
Dec 03, 1997 ... Newbridge Networks Announces First Step In Its Plan To ReaddressEnterprise NetworkingKANATA, Ont., Dec. 3 /CNW-PRN/ - Newbridge Networks today announced the first step of its plan to more effectively address the enterprise market. The Company is refocusing its ...
ARKSYS Announces Smart Card Security for Internet/Intranet Banking
Dec 03, 1997 ... LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ARKSYS announced Safe-ACCESS, a smart card security system that combines hardware and software security techniques to protect Internet and/or intranet financial data transmissions.Safe-ACCESS, when combined with ARKSYS' ...
Dresser Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results Earnings and Backlog
Dec 03, 1997 ... DALLAS, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Dresser Industries, Inc. (NYSE: DI) reported results today for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 1997.In the fourth quarter, earnings per share, including a non-recurring $0.03 per share gain, increased 27 percent to $0.62 ...
BEI Medical Systems Company Reports Fiscal 1997 Fourth-Quarter And Year-End Results; Finalizes Name Change
Dec 03, 1997 ... HACKENSACK, N.J., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- BEI Medical Systems Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: BMED) today announced that for the 1997 fiscal fourth quarter ended September 27, 1997, revenues from continuing operations were $2,399,000, essentially unchanged from the $2,422,000 reported for the 1996 ...
Chico's FAS Announces Third Quarter Financial Results
Dec 03, 1997 ... FORT MYERS, Fla., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHCS) today announced its results for the third quarter and nine month period ended November 1, 1997.Net income for the thirteen weeks ended November 1, 1997 was approximately $956,000, or $.12 per share, ...
American Digital Communications, Inc. Finalizes Letter of Intent to Acquire SCL Wireless Inc. and the Trademark, TrackPower(TM)
Dec 03, 1997 ... DENVER, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- American Digital Communications, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ADCM) announced that it has finalized the previously announced Letter of Intent to acquire a majority of the assets of SCL Wireless Inc., whose principal business includes wireless broadband ...
Procom Launches Fusion(TM) to Simplify the Installation of Its ATOM Series Upgrade Storage Products
Dec 03, 1997 ... IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Procom Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRCM) today, introduced FUSION(TM), a hard drive upgrade utility that partitions, formats and copies data from an existing hard drive to a new Procom ATOM laptop upgrade drive.FUSION is packaged as a ...
Neose Technologies Initiates Phase I Study of NE-1530 for Pediatric Ear Infections
Dec 03, 1997 ... HORSHAM, Pa., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Neose Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq: NTEC) announced today that it has initiated a Phase I clinical trial of NE-1530 for the prevention of otitis media, or pediatric middle ear infections. This double-blind, placebo-controlled trial is designed to ...
Fountain Oil Announces Major Cost Reductions
Dec 03, 1997 ... HOUSTON, and OSLO, Norway, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Fountain Oil Incorporated (Nasdaq-NNM: GUSH), announced today that it is implementing a program to reduce general and administrative expenditures by US $2 million on an annual basis effective January 1, 1998. This represents a decrease ...
Cayenne Software Announces Increased Support for Microsoft Repository
Dec 03, 1997 ... BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Cayenne Software (Nasdaq: CAYN), a leading provider of analysis and design solutions, today announced augmented support of the Microsoft Repository and participation with Microsoft in the data warehouse extensions open process design preview. ...
Box Hill's Fibre Box(R) Receives Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Compatibility Certification (HCL)
Dec 03, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Box Hill Systems Corp. (NYSE: BXH) announced today that its Fibre Box is one of the first Fibre Channel storage systems to be certified by Microsoft Corporation as compatible with the Windows NT(R) operating system. The Fibre Box, with embedded X/OR RAID ...
Monarch Dental Corporation Continues Expansion in Texas
Dec 03, 1997 ... DALLAS, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Monarch Dental Corporation (Nasdaq: MDDS) announced today the acquisition of an 80% interest in a group dental practice with two offices located in Midland and Odessa, Texas. The group generates annual revenues of $2.5 million and adds four dentists to ...
Marathon Announces Reorganization Plans
Dec 03, 1997 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 3, /PRNewswire/ -- Marathon Oil Company president and vice chairman of the USX-Marathon Group, Victor G. Beghini announced today a series of organizational changes effective January 1, 1998.William F. Madison has been named senior vice president of worldwide ...
Senior Executives Join Plumtree from Sun Microsystems and Diffusion to Bring Microsoft-Based Intranet Information Management System to Market
Dec 03, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Plumtree Software, the leading provider of software for cataloging and managing distributed, heterogeneous information on the Windows NT platform, today announced the hiring of its sales organization's founding executives.Maureen ...
Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc. Partners To Raise $1 Billion Through New Firms
Dec 03, 1997 ... CHICAGO, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The partners of Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc., the Chicago-based private equity investment firm, announced they are forming two new investment groups to take full advantage of opportunities in the firm's industry consolidation investment specialty. ...
NEW EUROPEAN FIBER OPTIC NETWORK BRINGS TRUE BENEFITS OF LIBERALIZED TELECOMS MARKET TO CUSTOMERS IN EUROPE
Dec 03, 1997 ... <Pre> WorldCom First Facilities-Based Pan-European Telco </Pre> LONDON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- WorldCom, Inc. announced today completion dates for Phase One of its pan-European fiber optic cable system and new products to be enabled by this network. Together these ...
U.K. Subsidiary Sale Completed
Dec 03, 1997 ... DALLAS, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Safeguard Business Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of San Jacinto Holdings, Inc., has sold all of its interest in its U.K. operations to members of the management team and 3i Group, PLC., a British investment firm listed on the London Stock ...