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CheckFree RECON-Plus for Windows Streamlines Reconciliation Processing for American Payment Systems

Aug 19, 1998 ... ATLANTA, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- CheckFree (Nasdaq: CKFR) today announced that American Payment Systems (APS), a payment processing company for utility customers, will use the CheckFree RECON-Plus(TM) for Windows(R) client/server system to automate the reconciliation of its more than ...

Banyan Strategic Realty Trust Announces $18.1 Million Purchase of Two Office/Industrial Properties in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia; Increases Holdings in Atlanta Area to Approximately 900,000 Net Rentable Square Feet

Aug 19, 1998 ... <Pre>Purchase Increases Total Portfolio Assets by 9% </Pre> CHICAGO, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Banyan Strategic Realty Trust (Nasdaq: BSRTS) today announced the acquisition of two office/industrial park properties located in the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta, Ga., for ...

STC Netcom, An Applied Cellular Technology Company, Is Awarded $3.1 Million In New Contracts

Aug 19, 1998 ... PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Cellular Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACTC) announced today that STC Netcom, one of its subsidiaries, has received two different contracts to develop wireless communication towers. The contracts will bring an additional $3.1 million in ...

Simon DeBartolo Group Announces Consent Solicitation for Corporate Property Investors

Aug 19, 1998 ... <Pre> $250,000,000 9% Notes due 2002 (CUSIP No. 220027AC0)$100,000,000 7.05% Notes due 2003 (CUSIP No. 220027AE6)$150,000,000 7-3/4% Notes due 2004 (CUSIP No. 220027AD8) $75,000,000 7.18% Notes due 2013 (CUSIP No. 220027AF3) ...

Boykin Lodging Announces Enhancements To Growth Strategy

Aug 19, 1998 ... CLEVELAND, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Boykin Lodging Company (NYSE: BOY), a multitenant hotel real estate investment trust, today announced measures to sustain its long term growth by implementing revisions to its strategic growth plan.* The company announced its intent to ...

TransData(R) Develops First Commercial-Industrial Electricity Meter With National Two-Way Wireless Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) Technology Integrated Under Glass

Aug 19, 1998 ... RICHARDSON, Texas, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- TransData announces that its MARK-V AMR DATA-PRO(SM) platform is the first electricity meter to integrate national, two-way wireless Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) technology completely under glass for communicating Billing Data, Load Profiles, ...

MTR Gaming Group Announces Record Second Quarter

Aug 19, 1998 ... EPS $.09 (Basic) $.07 (With Dilution) Compared to $.06 (Basic and Diluted) <Pre> Revenues Increase by 21% to $18.9 Million First-Half 1998 Revenues Increase by 28% to $35.6 Million </Pre> CHESTER, W.V., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- MTR Gaming Group, ...

Zila Dental Supply Wins Aetna & Dental Practice Management Companies' Contracts

Aug 19, 1998 ... PHOENIX, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Zila, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZILA), international provider of healthcare products for dental/medical professionals and consumers, announced that its Zila Dental Supply subsidiary has contracted with Aetna U.S. Healthcare to be a part of Aetna's new Value Plus ...

Tower Records Set to 'Open' Over 100 Million 'New Stores'

Aug 19, 1998 ... LONDON, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Tower Records -- the world's largest independent music retailer -- are planning to turn the act of surfing the 'net into a hurricane of excitement, by placing their stores in the homes of what is estimated to be over 100 million Internet users across the ...

Collegeweb.Com Launches On-Line Community

Aug 19, 1998 ... Collegeweb.Com Premiers Nationwide Community For College StudentsWOBURN, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- CollegeWeb Inc. today announced the launch of CollegeWeb.com, the most comprehensive college community on the Internet. CollegeWeb.com will gather all of its content ...

Novartis and Acacia Biosciences Enter into Profiling Agreement

Aug 19, 1998 ... RICHMOND, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Acacia Biosciences, Inc. and Novartis Crop Protection, Inc. announced today the signing of a profiling agreement to utilize Acacia's patented Genome Reporter Matrix(TM) (GRM) to aid in the selection and optimization of lead compounds for crop ...

Open Market Announces Latest Version of Its Folio siteDirector Software

Aug 19, 1998 ... BURLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMKT), a leading provider of Internet commerce and information publishing software, today announced version 4.2 of its Folio siteDirector(TM) software, a powerful solution for publishing large amounts of professional ...

Schering-Plough Reports Priority Review Status Assigned to sNDA for Use of REBETRON(TM) Combination Therapy in Treatment-Naive Hepatitis C Patients

Aug 19, 1998 ... MADISON, N.J., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has assigned priority review status to the company's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for REBETRON(TM) Combination Therapy for the ...

Improved AT&T Networking-Management Platform Raises Performance Bar for Clients

Aug 19, 1998 ... <Pre> Key Features Include Web-Accessed Client Support Systems, </Pre> Disaster Recovery/Backup Capability, Electronic Bonding/Automatic ReferralDURHAM, N.C., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Using the latest release of a sophisticated proprietary software platform, AT&T ...

Coastal Tool Selects 1-800-DATABASE to Provide Product Images, Data for Internet Store

Aug 19, 1998 ... Internet's Power Tool Store Joins Peapod, Streamline, ShopLink in Leveraging Centralized Database to Facilitate Electronic CommerceCHICAGO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- National Hardware Show, McCormick Place -- 1-800-DATABASE, Ltd., the product image and ...

Borg-Warner Security Corporation Settles Dispute with Mission Insurance Group

Aug 19, 1998 ... CHICAGO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Borg-Warner Security Corporation (NYSE: BOR), announced today that on August 10, 1998, it entered into a settlement which successfully resolves business disputes and litigation between the company, the California Department of Insurance as Trustee of the ...

Inland Steel Industries, Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Dutch Auction Tender Offer

Aug 19, 1998 ... CHICAGO, Ill., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Inland Steel Industries, Inc. (NYSE: IAD) announced today the preliminary results of its Dutch auction self- tender offer for its common stock. On July 20, 1998, Inland announced its offer to purchase up to 25,500,000 shares of its common stock, or ...

Rolls-Royce Wins American Airlines Order Worth $390 Million

Aug 19, 1998 ... RESTON, Va., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Rolls-Royce will provide Trent 800 engines worth $390 million to power an additional 15 Boeing 777 aircraft ordered by American Airlines. Deliveries of the new 777-200IGWs are scheduled for 2000 and 2001.This latest order brings the ...

Interim Services Inc. Acquires Premier Provider Of Outplacement And Executive Coaching Services

Aug 19, 1998 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Interim Services Inc. (NYSE: IS), a $1.5 billion worldwide provider of staffing, employment and consulting services, today announced it has purchased Clarke, Poynton & Associates, a privately held company that provides outplacement services, ...

Assisted Living Firm Engages Financial Public Relations Agency

Aug 19, 1998 ... <Pre> Diversified Senior Services was Founded by Former CEO Of New York Stock Exchange-Listed REIT </Pre> WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Diversified Senior Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISS) today said it has engaged ACC Communications LLC, a ...

On-Site Sourcing Reports Results for Second Quarter

Aug 19, 1998 ... ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- On-Site Sourcing (Nasdaq: ONSS) today announced financial results for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 1998.Revenues in the second quarter increased by 11% to $5.7 million from $5.1 million in the same quarter a ...

Subway 'Wraps It Up!'

Aug 19, 1998 ... <Pre> Three Chicken Wraps Roll Into Subway </Pre> MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Local Subway Sandwich & Salad Shops have brought back one of the most popular offerings in recent Subway history, the Chicken Parmesan Wrap, and added two new delicious chicken ...

Best Buy Announces Early Redemption of Senior Subordinated Notes

Aug 19, 1998 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) announced the authorized early redemption of the Company's $150 million 8 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2000 by Best Buy's Board of Directors. The Notes are redeemable at 102.5% of par after October 1, 1998. The ...

United HealthCare Selects Entevo's DirectManage for Enterprise-Wide Deployment

Aug 19, 1998 ... ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Entevo Corporation, the first and only Active Directory compliant provider of cross-platform directory management products, today announced that United HealthCare has selected Entevo's award-winning DirectManage suite for enterprise-wide directory ...

CareMatrix Announces Commencement of Construction on a $50 Million Westchester County Campus Project

Aug 19, 1998 ... NEEDHAM, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- CareMatrix Corporation (Amex: CMD), a fully integrated assisted living company, today announced that it commenced construction on a senior residential community located in Rye Brook, New York. Chancellor of Rye Brook, a 168 unit senior residential ...

Coastcast Shareholder Sues Company

Aug 19, 1998 ... HILLSBOROUGH, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillsborough, California investor Jonathan Vannini filed a lawsuit last Friday against Coastcast. Corporation (NYSE: PAR) asking the Court to order Coastcast to comply with California law.Specifically, Mr. Vannini asked the ...

Optivision MPEG Digital Video System Extends Virtual Classrooms For State of Utah Education Network

Aug 19, 1998 ... Optivision's Low Latency, High Reliability Digital Video Solution Facilitates Distance Learning Applications and Expands Educational Opportunities <Pre>For Students in Remote Locations </Pre> PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

StockMaster Unveils New Internet/Intranet Corporate Communications Service

Aug 19, 1998 ... Companies Will Now Be Able to Streamline Communications With Email List <Pre>And Event Calendar Management, and Presentation Services </Pre> SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- StockMaster (www.stockmaster.com), a leader in financial communications and ...

CyberSource, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Exodus, and Servinet Team to Launch Turn-Key Internet Commerce Solution

Aug 19, 1998 ... <Pre> E-Commerce Quick-Start Solution Will Debut at August 'Building Blocks of E-Commerce' Seminar Series </Pre> SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- CyberSource(R) Corporation, Exodus Communications(TM), Inc. (Nasdaq: EXDS), Hewlett-Packard(R) ...

Gold Banc Declares Quarterly Dividend of 2 Cents per Share

Aug 19, 1998 ... LEAWOOD, Kan., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Gold Banc (Nasdaq: GLDB) declared a cash dividend of 2 cents per common share, it was announced today. The dividend will be payable on August 31, 1998 to shareholders of record as of August 21, 1998. The dividend was ...

Cabot Industrial Trust Completes Acquisitions of Nine Properties

Aug 19, 1998 ... BOSTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Cabot Industrial Trust (NYSE: CTR) announced today that it has completed the acquisitions of nine properties in Chicago, Orlando and the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. corridor for $37 million in four separate transactions. The nine properties consist of ...

Cincom Solution for Small Manufacturers - IBM Netfinity ServerProven

Aug 19, 1998 ... CINCINNATI, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Capitalizing on three decades of delivering software solutions to some of the world's most successful companies, Cincom Systems, Inc. announced today that its system for small manufacturers is IBM Netfinity(R) ServerProven(TM).This ...

Specialty Chemical Resources Reports Second Quarter Results

Aug 19, 1998 ... MACEDONIA, Ohio, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Specialty Chemical Resources, Inc., (Amex: CHM) today reported operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1998.In the second quarter, the Company incurred a net less of $94,410, or 2 cents per share. This compares to ...

Hollywood Casino Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results

Aug 19, 1998 ... DALLAS, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood Casino(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: HWCC) today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1998. The Company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") totaled $11.4 million for the second quarter of 1998 ...

Milan Added to Hermes Europe Railtel Fiber Optic Network; 1st Pan-European Network Extends to 7 European Countries, 13 Cities

Aug 19, 1998 ... McLEAN, Va., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Global TeleSystems Group, Inc. (Nasdaq and Easdaq: GTSG) announced today that its Hermes Europe Railtel (HER) subsidiary has added Milan, Italy, to its rapidly growing pan-European fiber optic network.With the addition of service to ...

Equitex, Inc. and First TeleServices Corp. Sign Definitive Agreement

Aug 19, 1998 ... ENGLEWOOD, Colo., and PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Equitex, Inc. ("Equitex" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: EQTX) announced today the signing of a definitive agreement for the acquisition of First TeleServices Corp. ("FTC"). The transaction is expected to close by the ...

MAF Bancorp, Inc. to Acquire Westco Bancorp, Inc.

Aug 19, 1998 ... CLARENDON HILLS, Ill., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- MAF Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAFB), has agreed to acquire Westco Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: WCBI) in an all-stock transaction valued at $84.3 million. In a joint release today, Allen Koranda, Chairman of the Board of MAF Bancorp, Inc. and David ...

PhyMatrix Board to Implement Strategic Alternatives

Aug 19, 1998 ... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- PhyMatrix Corp. (Nasdaq: PHMX), today announced that the Company's Board of Directors approved several strategic alternatives to enhance stockholder value at its Board meeting Wednesday, August 12, 1998.The Board authorized a ...

LIDAK Pharmaceuticals Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 1998 Financial Results

Aug 19, 1998 ... SAN DIEGO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- LIDAK Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LDAKA) reported today its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 1998 which ended June 30, 1998. The Company incurred a net loss of $2,790,691 or $0.07 per share during the third quarter of fiscal 1998, ...

Ashland Chemical Company Completes Acquisition Of Gwil Industries' Plastics Division

Aug 19, 1998 ... DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashland Chemical Company, a division of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), through its Canadian subsidiary Ashland Chemical Canada Ltd., has acquired the business and assets of Gwil Industries Inc.'s (Toronto Stock Exchange: GWS) Plastics Division. This ...

Internet Media Corporation to Acquire Internet Service Provider

Aug 19, 1998 ... BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet Media Corporation (OTC-Bulletin Board: USRF) today announced that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire an Internet Service Provider located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Salt Lake City ISP provides Internet access to ...

Vertex Researchers Report Three-Dimensional Atomic Structure of JNK3 Enzyme; Report in Structure

Aug 19, 1998 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) have solved the three-dimensional atomic structure of JNK3, an enzyme involved in regulation of gene transcription in response to intercellular signals in the brain. The ...

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results

Aug 19, 1998 ... UNIONDALE, N.Y., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSIP) announced today third quarter results showing increased operating revenues of $5,342,599 for the period ended June 30, 1998, versus operating revenues of $3,583,441 for the third quarter of fiscal 1997. ...

Osage Systems Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Results

Aug 19, 1998 ... PHOENIX, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Osage Systems Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: OSGE) today announced results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998.During the six months ended June 30, 1998, the Company reported revenues of $18,407,600 and a net ...

Preview Systems Rides the E-commerce Explosion with Strong Market Acceptance of ZipLock ESD System

Aug 19, 1998 ... CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Preview Systems, the global leader in ESD technology solutions, today announced the recent sales of five ZipLock ESD Servers, proving new market eagerness to take advantage of huge growth potential in the online sale, marketing and distribution ...

NewCare Health Corporation Reports Second Quarter and Six-Month Financial Results

Aug 19, 1998 ... ATLANTA, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- NewCare Health Corporation (Nasdaq: NWCA), an operator of nursing homes, assisted/independent living centers and hospitals, today announced results for its second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1998.Revenue for the second quarter ...

Preferred Networks Announces Caller Pays Contracts With Two Major Retailers

Aug 19, 1998 ... ATLANTA, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Preferred Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: PFNT) (PNI), a leading outsourcing services provider to the wireless industry, announced that its Network Services Division has signed agreements with the Farmer Jack's food store chain, with over 75 stores in the Detroit ...

MCI Systemhouse Extends Network Enterprise Contract With National Steel

Aug 19, 1998 ... New Agreement Encompasses Year 2000 Project Management Code Conversion and <Pre> Implementation </Pre> ATLANTA, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- MCI Systemhouse, MCI's global information technology services company, has signed a $4.6 million ...

Ruksun Releases News Force for Handheld PCs; Got a Few Spare Moments? Catch Up on the News With News Force v1.0

Aug 19, 1998 ... PUNE, India, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruksun Software Technologies today announced the availability of News Force v1.0 -- a graphical newsreader for Handheld PCs running Windows CE 1.0 and 2.0. News Force helps mobile users to streamline the information they like to read by allowing them ...

LDDI Announces Formation of Powerchannel Division, Contract with American Interactive Media and Enhancement of Strategic Objectives

Aug 19, 1998 ... PEARL RIVER, N.Y., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Long Distance Direct Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LDDI) announces that it has formed a new division, incorporated as PowerChannel, Inc. PowerChannel has been formed to provide a unique worldwide program of access utilizing the ...

R.J. Reynolds International, Major Investor Into the Russian Economy, Expands St. Petersburg Production Facilities

Aug 19, 1998 ... ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 17, 1998, R.J. Reynolds International launched its expanded production facilities at the RJR-Petro tobacco factory in St. Petersburg. R.J. Reynolds International is a subsidiary of RJR Nabisco (NYSE: RN), one of the largest ...

Object Design Announces First Tool For Creating Data-Driven Web Applications Using XML

Aug 19, 1998 ... <Pre>XML Object Manager Lets Companies Add Dynamic Processing To Web Applications Quickly and Easily </Pre> BURLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Object Design, Inc.(R) (Nasdaq: ODIS), a leading provider of enterprise and embedded data management ...

Monorail and Insight Team Up to Pass Greater Savings Directly to Customers

Aug 19, 1998 ... <Pre> Companies Combine Industry's Most Efficient Business Models to </Pre>Deliver Monorail'S Full-Featured PCs at Industry-Leading PricesATLANTA, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Monorail Computer Corporation, a leading provider of affordable, high-quality PCs for ...

Compaq, Base Ten, Beckman, NovaSoft and SSA Partner for a Best-of-Breed Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Solution Set

Aug 19, 1998 ... World-Class Vendors Revolutionize Traditional Pharmaceutical Application <Pre> Integration Across Manufacturing EnvironmentsEditors' Summary </Pre> Companies will provide pharmaceutical organizations with solutions designed to ...

Commodore Receives Contract to Remediate PCBs at Air National Guard Site

Aug 19, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc. (Amex: CXI, CXIW) announced today that it had been awarded a contract by Operational Technologies Corp. (OpTech) to utilize the solvated electron technology (SET(TM)) process to treat PCB-contaminated soil located at ...

Consolidated Delivery & Logistics in Market to Raise $20 Million

Aug 19, 1998 ... <Pre>*Private Placement Expands Acquisition Program* </Pre> CLIFTON, N.J., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Delivery & Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDLI) today announced that it has commenced a private placement for the proposed sale of $20 million of senior ...

@Work Debuts Affordable, Easy-to-Use WebHosting Services With Enhanced Security

Aug 19, 1998 ...Point and Click Features Empower Small to Medium-Sized Businesses To <Pre> Extend Their Businesses to the Web </Pre> REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- @Work, the business-focused division of @Home Network (Nasdaq: ATHM), today ...

Tribune Forms E-Commerce Partnerships with Six Premier Retailers

Aug 19, 1998 ... Viewers of Tribune's web sites can engage in Marketplace purchasesCHICAGO, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribune Interactive, a division of Tribune Company, which assists operating units in the development and operations of interactive ventures, today announced electronic ...

Berkshire Realty Company, Inc. Announces Acceptability Of Guaranteed Delivery for Warrant Exercise

Aug 19, 1998 ... BOSTON, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkshire Realty Company, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: BRI) today announced the following procedures for the exercise of outstanding Warrant Shares (the "Warrant Shares") (NYSE: BRI WS). Each Warrant Share represents one warrant to purchase one fully paid ...

FemRx Announces Partnership with Renaissance Centers for Women

Aug 19, 1998 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- FemRx(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: FMRX) announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Renaissance Centers for Women to implement its Center of Excellence (COE) program at Renaissance Women's Hospitals in Oklahoma. The Center of Excellence ...

Burns Philp on S&PWatch Positive

Aug 19, 1998 ... MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today placed Burns Philp & Co. Ltd.'s corporate credit ratings, and the ratings of guaranteed debt issues, on CreditWatch with positive implications (see list below).The rating action reflects the positive ...

Industrial Distribution Group Acquires Two Additional Industrial Supply Distributors With Combined Annual Revenues of $41 Million

Aug 19, 1998 ... <Pre> - Cardinal Machinery, Inc. -- Petry & Morrow, Inc. - </Pre> ATLANTA, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial Distribution Group, Inc. (NYSE: IDG) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cardinal Machinery, Inc ....

Jack Henry & Associates Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Peerless Group

Aug 19, 1998 ... MONETT, Mo. and RICHARDSON, Texas, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Henry & Associates (Nasdaq: JKHY) and Peerless Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLSS) today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Jack Henry to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Peerless Group for approximately ...

BNI News Reports - Windows NT Gets a Built-In Disk Defragmenter -- Manual Version Of Diskeeper Ships In Windows NT 5 Beta 2

Aug 19, 1998 ... GLENDALE, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Executive Software, the leader in system management tools, has announced the shipment of its high- speed manual version of Diskeeper within the second beta of Windows NT(R) 5.0. This is the first version of Windows NT to include a built-in disk ...

Sodak Announces Divestiture of Brazilian Assets and Other Restructuring Developments

Aug 19, 1998 ... RAPID CITY, S.D., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Sodak Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: SODK) today announced the divestiture of its Brazilian operating unit, Sodak Gaming do Brasil Ltda, to Pro-Gaming Consultants Ltd. Pro-Gaming, owned by former employees of a Sodak subsidiary, has assumed the ...