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Bio Medical Disposal, Inc. Receives FDA Approval For Sharpx Needle Destruction Unit

Aug 17, 1998 ... ATLANTA, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Norcross-based Bio Medical Disposal, Inc. (BDI) has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Sharpx(TM) Needle Destruction Unit (NDU) -- a portable device designed to destroy 19- to 27-gauge hypodermic needles, 1/2 inch ...

Quanex Announces New Direct Stock Purchase Program

Aug 17, 1998 ... HOUSTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Quanex Corporation (NYSE: NX) today unveiled its open-enrollment stock purchase program. This direct stock purchase and dividend reinvestment (DSP) plan goes into effect immediately, replacing Quanex's dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP)....

Marconi North America Wins $90.4 Million Contract to Provide Sensor Systems Engineering

Aug 17, 1998 ... CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Marconi North America Inc. today announced its Tracor Systems Technologies, Inc. subsidiary won a five-year contract with a potential value of $90.4 million, including options, to provide engineering services for the U.S. Navy's Physical, ...

Sundown(R) Vitamins Expands Distribution Base

Aug 17, 1998 ... BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Rexall Sundown, Inc. (Nasdaq: RXSD) today announced agreements with American Stores, Inc. and Kmart Corporation which will broaden national distribution of Sundown(R) Vitamins, its flagship brand.American Stores, with headquarters ...

New World Reports Second Quarter E.P.S. of $0.01 Versus $0.12 Loss; Reviews Manhattan Bagel Transaction

Aug 17, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- New World Coffee & Bagels, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWCI) today announced results for the second quarter ended June 28, 1998.QUARTER ENDED 6/28/98Total revenues were $4,015,194 for the quarter compared to $4,019,243 for the 1997 period ....

Nexabit Receives $20 Million in New Funding to Champion Next-Generation Networks

Aug 17, 1998 ... <Pre> Vulcan Ventures, Thomson Corporation Among Recent Investors in Networking Company's Multi-Terabit Solution </Pre> MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Signaling radical change in the networking industry, Nexabit Networks has received $20 million ...

United Asset Management Corporation Completes Private Placement of $250 Million

Aug 17, 1998 ... <Pre> New Senior Capital Facility Supplements $750 Million Arrangement of UAM's Revolving Credit Line in May 1998 </Pre> BOSTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- United Asset Management Corporation (NYSE: UAM) today announced that it has completed the sale of $250 ...

Implemed, Inc. Receives U.S. Patents For OLIGON Antimicrobial Technology

Aug 17, 1998 ...Company Enhances Intellectual Property Position For The Material and Design <Pre> Used To Manufacture Anti-Infective Medical Devices </Pre> WATERTOWN, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Implemed, Inc. announced today that it has received two additional patents ...

Compaq Storage Offerings Protect Customers from Disaster

Aug 17, 1998 ... HOUSTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) today announced new storage solutions to help customers better prepare for disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and violent weather. These include disaster recovery and disaster tolerant solutions that allow ...

New Clinical Trial Drug Contracts Now in Force For Quantum Clinical Services Group

Aug 17, 1998 ... WAYNE, Pa., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- CoreCare Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: CRCS) a regional provider of behavioral healthcare services in eastern Pennsylvania, announced that Quantum Clinical Services Group, a subsidiary of CoreCare Systems, Inc. has just signed two contracts that ...

Acquisition Provides Nobel Education Dynamics Entry into School Market for Learning Challenged Children

Aug 17, 1998 ... MEDIA, Pa., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobel Education Dynamics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEDI), announced the formation of Nobel Learning Solutions, LLC, to acquire three schools in Florida from Developmental Resource Center, Inc., the mission of which is to provide specialized schools and ...

Hummingbird Announces Common Stock Re-Purchase Plan

Aug 17, 1998 ... TORONTO, Aug. 17 /CNW-PRN/ - Hummingbird Communications Ltd. (TSE: ``HUM'' and NASDAQ: ``HUMCF''), a world leading enterprise software company, gave notice today that it intends to make a normal course issuer bid for its Common Shares through the facilities of The Toronto Stock Exchange ...

'The Real Yellow Pages' Directory From BellSouth For Murfreesboro, Tenn., Area Begins Delivery; Growth of Area Mirrored by Number of 1998 Books

Aug 17, 1998 ... ATLANTA, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- People continue to be intrigued by the Murfreesboro, Tenn., area as a grand place to live. That is evident by the increasing number of "The Real Yellow Pages" directories from BellSouth that will begin delivery Thursday (Aug. 20).According ...

Logility Approved as Cooperative Application Initiative Partner by Oracle

Aug 17, 1998 ... <Pre>Logility completes integration to Oracle(R) Applications </Pre> ATLANTA, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Logility (Nasdaq: LGTY), the leading supplier of value chain planning solutions via the Internet, announced that the interface between Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) and ...

Turbodyne's Chairman Reports on Progress in Export Markets & Comments On Recent Stock Price Decline

Aug 17, 1998 ... WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Mr. Edward Halimi, Chairman of the Board of Turbodyne Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: TRBD; Easdaq) returned to company headquarters Friday evening from 10 days of negotiations in London and Moscow. Accompanying Mr. Halimi were Dr. Joseph ...

ATM's New Market for On-Guard(R) GPS Tracking System

Aug 17, 1998 ... SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Automatic teller machines (ATM's) are big money machines for the banking industry. Unfortunately, the same is true for thieves. The surcharge paid by consumers on transactions also makes them important cash generators. ATMs are also now constructed ...

US Airways, IAM Reach Fleet Service Tentative Agreement

Aug 17, 1998 ... ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- US Airways and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement covering approximately 6,100 fleet service employees. Fleet service workers include employees responsible for the handling of ...

SedNet(TM) Real-Time FireWire(TM) Software Development Kits Now Available for Wind River Systems' Tornado

Aug 17, 1998 ... MONTREAL, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Sederta, Inc. today announced that a new Software Development Kit for Wind River Systems Inc.'s (Nasdaq: WIND) VxWorks(R) operating system has been added to the SedNet(TM) family of FireWire(TM) (IEEE1394) hardware and software products. Part of Wind ...

SkyCache Gives Stamp of Approval to Cobalt Networks' CacheQube(TM)

Aug 17, 1998 ... LAUREL, Md., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyCache Inc., the nation's premier high-speed datacasting company revolutionizing the Internet today welcomed Cobalt Networks CacheQube(TM) into the growing number of "SkyCache Compatible" open standards caching solutions. Cobalt Networks, Inc. is a ...

Robertson Stephens Raises Rating on RWD Technologies to a Buy

Aug 17, 1998 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Robertson Stephens research analyst Howard Block raised his rating today on RWD Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: RWDT) from a Long-Term Attractive to a Buy rating."RWDT is a stock that, in our view, is positioned to surpass the overall ...

GE Capital Acquires MetLife Capital Corporation from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Aug 17, 1998 ... STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Capital and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company jointly announced today the sale of MetLife's Bellevue, Washington-based commercial finance subsidiary, MetLife Capital Corporation, to GE Capital. MetLife Capital will be part of GE Capital's ...

El Paso Energy Completes Acquisition of DeepTech International and Its Interests in Leviathan Gas Pipeline

Aug 17, 1998 ... HOUSTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- El Paso Energy Corporation (NYSE: EPG) announced today that the acquisition of DeepTech International Inc. (Nasdaq: DEEP) and its interests in Leviathan Gas Pipeline was completed effective August 14, 1998. As a result of these transactions, El Paso ...

SCO Demonstrates Cross Platform Device Driver

Aug 17, 1998 ... <Pre> First Public Demo Underscores Reality of Industry Standard Hardware Driver Interface </Pre> SANTA CRUZ, Calif., SCO FORUM98, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- At SCO Forum98 today, SCO (Nasdaq: SCOC) and other industry members of Project UDI (Uniform ...

SCO Ships 100,000th Free UNIX System License

Aug 17, 1998 ... Now in Its Third Year, SCO's Free UNIX Program is One of Several Giveaway <Pre>Programs at SCO Website </Pre> SANTA CRUZ, Calif., SCO FORUM98, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- As SCO (Nasdaq: SCOC) approaches 3 million total server shipments, the company ...

SCO Strengthens World's Number One Unix Server System for Small and Medium Businesses

Aug 17, 1998 ... New SCO OpenServer to Ship with Top Streaming Technology and Improvements for <Pre> Network Computing and Windows Interoperability </Pre> SANTA CRUZ, Calif., SCO FORUM98, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- SCO (Nasdaq: SCOC) today announced SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.5, ...

SCO's UnixWare 7 Gains Momentum With Industry-Leading Oracle Enterprise Solution Suite

Aug 17, 1998 ... Oracle Applications and Latest Version of Oracle8 Now AvailableSANTA CRUZ, Calif., SCO FORUM98, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- SCO (Nasdaq: SCOC) today announced growing momentum in application support for its award-winning, UnixWare 7 operating system. Now available for ...

Atlantic Mutual Reports Second Quarter Financial Results

Aug 17, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Atlantic Mutual Companies (Atlantic) today reported statutory financial results (unaudited) for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1998.Net income for the three months ended June 30, 1998 was $6.6 million, compared to $8.2 ...

Pomerantz Haudek Block Grossman & Gross LLP Files Class Action Against Triton Energy Limited

Aug 17, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, pursuant to Section 21D(a)(3)(A)(i) of the Securities Act of 1934, that on August 14, 1998 a class action was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas by the law firm of Pomerantz Haudek Block ...

American Biogenetic Sciences and University of Maryland to Develop Blood Test For New Herpes Virus

Aug 17, 1998 ... <Pre> HHV-8 Diagnostic May Offer Early Warning of Kaposi's Sarcoma </Pre> COPIAGUE, N.Y., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland and American Biogenetic Sciences, Inc. (ABS) (Nasdaq: MABXA) have signed a collaborative agreement designed to lead to the development ...

Raven Industries Reports Higher 2nd-Qtr Revenues, Up 6% to $36.2 Million; Net Income Declines 6% to $1.5 Million; EPS 31 Cents vs. 33 Cents Year Ago

Aug 17, 1998 ... First-Half Sales Decline 2% to $68.4 Million; Net Income Off 32% to $2.5 Million, or 52 Cents Per Share; Company Sees 'Trend toward <Pre>Substantially Improved Results for Second Half' </Pre> SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

Energy Search, Inc. Reports Record Performance For Second Quarter 1998

Aug 17, 1998 ... <Pre> Company Boosts Revenue 485% and Reaches Profitability Ahead of Analysts' Expectations </Pre> KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy Search, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGAS) today reported record results for the second quarter, ended June 30, ...

Cortelco Systems Broadens Customer Communications Solutions With Launch of Self-Service Information Retrieval Packages

Aug 17, 1998 ... Illuminations(TM) Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Web-enabled <Pre> Modules Available </Pre> MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Cortelco Systems, Inc., developer of the programmable Millennium Digital Communications Platforms, ...

Finantra Capital, Inc. Reports Second Consecutive Record Quarterly Revenues

Aug 17, 1998 ... Revenues Increase Nearly 1,400 Percent From Same Period Last YearCORAL GABLES, Fla., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Finantra Capital, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FANT) (formally Medley Credit Acceptance Corporation, OTC Bulletin Board: MDLY), today reported record operating ...

Chancellor Reports Third Consecutive Profitable Quarter, 112.3% Increase in Revenue

Aug 17, 1998 ... BOSTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Chancellor Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CHLR) announces today its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1998. For the second quarter ended June 30, 1998, the Company had total revenues of $1,418,000, as compared to $668,000 for the same period ...

Seafoods Plus Ltd. Announces Name Change to Cadapult Graphic Systems Inc.

Aug 17, 1998 ... ALLENDALE, N.J., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Seafoods Plus Ltd., a Utah corporation (the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: GRFX), announces the approval of a name change and a reincorporation in Delaware.The shareholders approved an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation ...

Fox Paine & Company And Former PTI Management Team to Acquire Alaska Local Telephone Company From CenturyTel for $415 Million

Aug 17, 1998 ... <Pre> First Telecommunications Investment by Innovative LBO Fund </Pre> FOSTER CITY, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox Paine & Company, LLC (Fox Paine), manager of a $500 million investment fund focused on investing equity capital in growth-oriented management buyouts, ...

Talisman Agrees To Acquire Arakis

Aug 17, 1998 ... CALGARY, Alta., Aug. 17 /CNW-PRN/ - Talisman Energy Inc. and Arakis Energy Corporation announced today that they have entered into an agreement for the acquisition by Talisman of all of the outstanding shares of Arakis. Through this transaction Talisman will indirectly acquire State ...

Whitman Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

Aug 17, 1998 ... CHICAGO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Whitman Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of five cents per share on Whitman common stock. The dividend is payable October 1, 1998, to shareholders of record on September 11, 1998.SOURCE ...

DSC Unveils New GSM Services For Expanding Wireless Industry

Aug 17, 1998 ... DALLAS, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- DSC Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: DIGI) announced today the introduction of three new GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) services, based on DSC's INfusion(TM) intelligent network product line. To provide today's wireless carriers with ...

Electrosource Reports Second Quarter and Six Months Operating Results

Aug 17, 1998 ... SAN MARCOS, Texas, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Electrosource, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELSI) (the "Company") today announced its operating results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1998.Net income for the three months ended June 30, 1998 was $1,411,923, (which included ...

Data Dimensions Awarded Contract by Ross Stores; Year 2000 Contract Covers Enterprise-Wide Assessment and IT Conversion

Aug 17, 1998 ... BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Dimensions, Inc. (DDI) (Nasdaq: DDIM) today announced it has been awarded a follow-on contract by Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) covering Year 2000 process management for a variety of business functions. Data Dimensions was engaged by Ross ...

SoftNet Systems Reports Third Quarter 1998 Results

Aug 17, 1998 ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- SoftNet Systems, Inc. (Amex: SOF), today reported revenue for the third quarter ended June 30, 1998 of $3,615,000 compared to $5,490,000 for the same period in 1997. The Company recorded a net loss of $3,057,000 ($.42 per share of common ...

Synet Introduces Sybermetrics Web-based Benchmarking Service; Help Desk Managers Receive Actionable Information for Continuous Improvement

Aug 17, 1998 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Sybermetrics, an Internet-enabled benchmarking service, has been launched by Synet Service Corporation, a leading enterprise systems management consulting firm. Sybermetrics Service Desk provides the help desk manager with information about service ...

North East Insurance Company Announces Second Quarter Results

Aug 17, 1998 ... SCARBOROUGH, Maine, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- North East Insurance Company (Nasdaq: NEIC) today reported results for three and six months ended June 30, 1998 (table follows):Robert G. Schatz, North East President, commented, "The results of our second quarter are most ...

Michigan National Teams with Integrion to Launch Web Banking and Bill Payment

Aug 17, 1998 ... PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrion Financial Network today announced that it is teaming with Michigan National Bank to launch electronic banking and bill payment services through the Internet using Integrion's Interactive Financial Services (IFS) platform. Michigan National, ...

AmeriGas Partners $100 Million Senior Notes Affirmed 'BB+' by Fitch IBCA - Fitch IBCA -

Aug 17, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- AmeriGas Partners, L.P.'s outstanding $100 million 10.125% senior notes, due 2007, issued jointly and severally with its special purpose financing subsidiary AmeriGas Finance Corp., are affirmed at 'BB+' by Fitch IBCA. An indirect subsidiary of UGI ...

Sterling Vision, Inc. Announces 1998 Second Quarter Results And Increase in Systemwide Sales of 4.2%

Aug 17, 1998 ... EAST MEADOW, N.Y., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterling Vision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISEE), a chain of approximately 305 Company-owned and franchised retail optical stores, today reported that systemwide sales for the six month period ended June 30, 1998, increased to approximately $76.3 million, ...

EU Approval of NovoNorm(R), Novo Nordisk's New Oral Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

Aug 17, 1998 ... BAGSVAERD, Denmark, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) today announced that the European Commission has approved NovoNorm(R) (repaglinide - Prandin(TM) in the US). NovoNorm(R) belongs to a new class of oral anti-diabetic agents for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. ...

First Australia Prime Income Fund Announces Distribution

Aug 17, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The First Australia Prime Income Fund, Inc., a closed-end bond fund (Amex: FAX; PCX), announced today that it will pay a monthly distribution of US 6 cents per share, payable on September 11, 1998 to all shareholders of record on August 31, 1998 ...

Saratoga Beverage Group and The Fresh Juice Company Announce Execution of Agreement and Plan of Merger

Aug 17, 1998 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., and NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Saratoga Beverage Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TOGA) and The Fresh Juice Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRSH) jointly announced that they have signed an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"). Subsequent to the merger, ...

S&P Assigns 'AApi' Rating to AMCO Insurance Co.

Aug 17, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today assigned its double-'Api' insurer financial strength rating to AMCO Insurance Co. AMCO Insurance Co. is licensed in 24 states. The company commenced operations in 1959. It is a member of ALLIED Group, a large insurance group ...

Dana Technology Prominent on New Jeep(R) Grand Cherokee

Aug 17, 1998 ... TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- As Chrysler Corporation introduces the world to the all-new 1999 Jeep(R) Grand Cherokee, automotive enthusiasts are marveling at the latest technology that Dana Corporation (NYSE: DCN) brings to the vehicle.Dana is particularly proud of ...

Future Petroleum Announces Acquisition of Assets, Appointment of New Directors and New Credit Facility

Aug 17, 1998 ... DALLAS, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Future Petroleum Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FUPT) announced today that it has closed an acquisition of oil and gas properties from Bargo Energy Resources, Ltd. ("Bargo") for a purchase price of $5.8 million, 4.7 million shares of Future's common ...

Johnson Controls Establishes Partnership With The MITRE Corporation

Aug 17, 1998 ... ATLANTA, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI), Integrated Facility Management recently entered into an all-inclusive facility support services agreement with The MITRE Corporation.The multimillion-dollar contract encompasses a 1.2 million-square-foot ...

Kamakura Corporation to Provide M&T Bank with KRM-dc Software Analytics

Aug 17, 1998 ... HONOLULU, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Kamakura Corporation, a leading risk management consulting and software development company, announced today that it has signed an agreement to provide M&T Bank with its Kamakura Risk Manager (KRM)-dc software. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed ....

Western Heritage Insurance Rated BBBpi by S&P

Aug 17, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'Bpi' insurer financial strength rating to Western Heritage Insurance Co.Western Heritage is only licensed in Arizona. The company is an excess and surplus lines writer which primarily ...

OfficeMax to Open in Brazil Through New Joint Venture

Aug 17, 1998 ... CLEVELAND, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- OfficeMax, Inc. (NYSE: OMX) and MGDK & Associados, a Brazilian-based new business development, consulting and investment group, today announced that they have entered into a joint venture agreement to form a Brazilian corporation to operate OfficeMax ...

QuickStream Software Releases the Latest Edition of 'DocCentral'

Aug 17, 1998 ... Fully Internet-based Document Management System Allows Users to Easily and Securely Exchange Digital Files & Information with Individuals and <Pre> Organizations Anywhere in the World </Pre> COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ ...

Lockheed Martin Reports X-35 Airframe Manufacturing Progress

Aug 17, 1998 ... PALMDALE, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has reached several additional milestones in production of the first X-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept demonstrator aircraft, including installation of the main wing carry-through bulkhead at the Skunk Works in ...

Autodesk Announces AutoCAD VIZualization Suite

Aug 17, 1998 ... New Discount Package of AutoCAD and 3D Studio VIZ Integrates Drafting <Pre> And Animation Capabilities </Pre> SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) and its Kinetix(R) division, the leader in 3D content ...

Sedona Systems to Merge with CJM Team

Aug 17, 1998 ... PHOENIX, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- SEDONA SYSTEMS CORPORATION, an Arizona based communications firm, has announced that it has successfully completed merger talks, and will soon merge with CJM TEAM Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CJMT), a Colorado based management company. The two firms ...

Brady Acquires Industrial Label Manufacturer in Brazil

Aug 17, 1998 ... MILWAUKEE, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Brady Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCOA), formerly known as W.H. Brady Co., announced that it has acquired industrial label manufacturer VEB Sistemas de Etiquetas Ltda., Sao Paulo, Brazil. Details of the transaction are not being disclosed.VEB ...

Oxford Announces Medicare Contract with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

Aug 17, 1998 ... NORWALK, Conn., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxford Health Plans, Inc. (Nasdaq: OXHP) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc. ("North Shore-LIJ"), effective September 15th. On this date, North Shore-LIJ will begin ...

Kaiser Facilities Install and Expand SpectraLink Wireless Telephone System; Systems Viewed as Critical to Improving Patient Care

Aug 17, 1998 ... BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- SpectraLink Corporation (Nasdaq: SLNK), the dominant supplier of wireless telephone systems for healthcare, announces installation and expansion of the SpectraLink Wireless Telephone Systems in two Kaiser facilities located in California. ...

Condor to Develop Decision Support/Data Warehouse Solutions For Thomson Consumer Electronics

Aug 17, 1998 ...Decision Support Technology Business Unit to Implement $2.1 Million ContractANNAPOLIS, Md., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Condor Technology Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNDR), a leading provider of information technology solutions, today announced the receipt of a two-year contract, ...