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Ditech's Optical Monitor Anticipates Service Outages in Optical Networks First Remotely Deployable Optical Monitor.

Dec 06, 1999 ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Ditech Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: DITC) today announced its new DWDM Monitor, a sophisticated and environmentally-hardened optical monitoring product which enables service providers to anticipate optical network outages. Ditech ...

Worldfinancenet.com Added to List of Sponsors On the Money Channel at Crosswalk.com.

Dec 06, 1999 ... Agreement Gives Crosswalk.com Members Access To a Premiere Internet IPO Resource CHANTILLY, Va., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Crosswalk.com, Inc (Nasdaq: AMEN) (AOL Keyword: Crosswalk) has announced that Capital Markets Group, the creator of www.worldfinancenet.com (WFN), ...

AMS Wins Two eHealthcare World Awards for Excellence; Medicare.gov Web Site Takes Home Gold and Silver.

Dec 06, 1999 ... FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- American Management Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSY) today announced that the www.Medicare.gov website received two awards at the eHealthcare World Conference for Excellence in Internet Communications for the healthcare industry held in New York City. The ...

BOC Gases Starts Up First Noncryogenic Oxygen Plant in Venezuela at Funmetal.

Dec 06, 1999 ... MURRAY HILL, N.J., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- BOC Gases (NYSE: BOX) recently started up its first noncryogenic oxygen plant in Venezuela at the Funmetal battery recycling plant near Maracay. Designed and supplied by BOC Packaged Systems in the UK and US, the pressure swing adsorption (PSA) ...

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Announces November 1999 New Home Orders.

Dec 06, 1999 ... RED BANK, N.J., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (Amex: HOV), a leading national homebuilder, announced today preliminary new home orders for the month of November 1999. <Pre>Nov. 1999 Nov. 98/99 Nov. 1999Nov. 98/99...

Employees Tackle Their Holiday Shopping at Work Via the perksatwork Employee Portal.

Dec 06, 1999 ... perksatwork.com Teams With Leading E-tailers Such as BravoGifts.com, PC Flower & Gifts, RedEnvelope, SEND.COM and The Sharper Image to Provide Employees With Discounts on a Wide Variety of Quality Gifts From Toys to Specialty Items SAN ...

inBuilding Systems Signs Agreement With The Irvine Company to Provide Enhanced Internet Access Program to Commercial Tenants.

Dec 06, 1999 ... - Internet Service Provider to Install Low-cost, High-speed Internet Access And Virtual Private Networks for Businesses in Multi-tenant Office Buildings - SAN DIEGO, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- inBuilding Systems Corp., a leading provider of enhanced, high-speed Internet services, ...

Sears Auto Center Sponsors Resurfacings of Three Torrance Elementary School Playgrounds.

Dec 06, 1999 ... Local Children Learn About Recycling LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, more than 500 students at Arnold Elementary School in Torrance will learn first-hand the benefits of recycling as Sears Auto Center and the County of Los Angeles help make their school's playground a ...

Abbott Acquires Rights for Omnicef(R) (Cefdinir).

Dec 06, 1999 ... ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) announced today that it has signed an agreement to obtain U.S. marketing rights to Omnicef(R) (cefdinir), a cephalosporin antibiotic. Abbott obtained these rights from Warner-Lambert Company of Morris Plains, New ...

Holiday Party Reunites Babies, Parents & High-Risk Obstetrics Staff at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.

Dec 06, 1999 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of babies and toddlers, moms and dads, physicians and nurses will celebrate a holiday tradition at Abbott Northwestern Hospital -- a party celebrating friendships developed during difficult or extraordinary pregnancies. Nurses and ...

EduPoint.com Grows Executive Team; Latest Hires Add Financial and Business Development Expertise.

Dec 06, 1999 ... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- EduPoint.com, the marketplace for continuing education, today announced the addition of two new executives to their management team. Joining the company are George Pache, who will serve as vice president of finance and chief financial officer, and Preston ...

Evity, Inc.(TM) Prepares for Launch of Web-Based Application for E-Businesses.

Dec 06, 1999 ... AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Evity, Inc., the Austin, Texas-based company offering an innovative service to e-businesses, is revving up to launch its first online service product. The product, SiteAngel 2000(TM), scheduled for release in January 2000, supports Evity's mission to ...

Sunbelt Software: E-Mail Servers Could Put You Behind Bars; Protect Yourself With FileScreen 2000.

Dec 06, 1999 ... CLEARWATER, Fla., Dec 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunbelt Software Distribution, the world's first and largest provider of Windows NT System Management Utilities, brings FileScreen 2000 to NT administrators for real-time rejection of unwanted files. (Photo: ...

Maquiladoras Have Binational Impact According to Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Dec 06, 1999 ... DALLAS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Growth and development have flourished in both the Mexican and U.S. economies thanks to the positive force of the maquiladoras. The industry has proved a consistent engine of job, export and foreign exchange growth in Mexico. And maquiladoras have produced ...

Trexar Technologies Releases OfficeBoard 3.0; Keep Track of Employees in Real-Time: Electronic In/Out Board for Networks.

Dec 06, 1999 ... ATLANTA, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Trexar(TM) Technologies, Inc. has just released OfficeBoard(TM) 3.0 for Windows, a networked software product that enables management and employees to locate members of their organization via an electronic In/Out Status Board. OfficeBoard(TM) also ...

NAMI Once Silent Constituency Emerges as a Political Force in New Hampshire.

Dec 06, 1999 ... CONCORD, N.H., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- NAMI, the nation's largest grassroots advocacy movement for people with mental illness, announced today that it has initiated a nationwide multifaceted campaign designed to identify, register and organize voters with mental illness, their families and ...

Alliant Foodservice Names Edward Obuchowski Senior Vice President.

Dec 06, 1999 ... DEERFIELD, Ill., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Edward J. Obuchowski has been named senior vice president responsible for implementation of the advanced distribution network of Alliant Foodservice, Inc. The appointment is effective December 11. (photo: ...

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Dec 06, 1999 ... Sunbelt Software: E-Mail Servers Could Put You Behind Bars; Protect Yourself With FileScreen 2000 CLEARWATER, Fla., Dec 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunbelt Software Distribution, the world's first and largest provider of Windows NT System Management Utilities, brings ...

Agree Realty Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend.

Dec 06, 1999 ... FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend for the Company's common stock. The common stock quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share for the quarter ending ...

Universal Media Holdings, Inc. Announces Joint Venture With Metropolitan USA Management Group, LLC.

Dec 06, 1999 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Media Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: UVTF), formerly Universal Turf, Inc., CEO, Bruce Dugan, announced today that the Company has entered into a joint venture with Metropolitan USA Management Group, LLC. Metropolitan USA operates a ...

PlaceWare Extends Its Reach Into Europe.

Dec 06, 1999 ... New Office in UK Supports Worldwide Acceptance and Growing Demand for Web Conferencing Solutions and Services MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- PlaceWare, Inc., the leader in Web conferencing software and services for business, today announced its ...

Expressive Solutions Inc. Announces the Release of EasySpeech: Version 2.0 New Software Relieves Big Headache For Executives, Professionals and Speakers.

Dec 06, 1999 ... ATLANTA, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Expressive Solutions Inc. announced today its software release of EasySpeech version 2.0. Now Business Executives, Professionals, and Speakers can have a PC tool that helps them create great speeches and presentations faster and with less stress ....

Compaq and HighGround Join Forces to Provide Leading Open SAN Management Solutions.

Dec 06, 1999 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ), the world's leading supplier of open systems storage and SANs, and HighGround(R) Systems, Inc., a leading provider of storage resource management (SRM) software, today announced a powerful strategic partnership that ...

Parents Group Calls on Physicians to Immediately Stop Using Oral Polio Vaccine.

Dec 06, 1999 ... /ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EST MONDAY, DEC. 6/ - Fear that Use of Existing Supplies Will Lead to More VAPP Cases - /ADVANCE/ WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of families whose children contracted polio from the oral vaccine (OPV) is calling on physicians ...

Swiss Bankers Association: Swiss Banks Seek Closure on World War II Dormant Assets Issue Following Publication of Volcker Committee Report.

Dec 06, 1999 ... ZURICH, Switzerland, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Swiss banks today expressed their satisfaction that the three-year long investigative audit they launched in partnership with Jewish groups in 1996 to identify assets remaining in Swiss banks having belonged to victims of Nazi persecution that ...

Oberon Software Unveils E-Business Strategy.

Dec 06, 1999 ... Introduces New Customers, Partners and Family of E-Business Products At First Quarterly Analyst Briefing on December 9 WHO: Oberon Software (www.oberon.com), a leading provider of integration products and services designed to help Global 2000 ...

R.R. Donnelley Online Services Introduces ePublish, Web Site Solutions For Magazine Publishers.

Dec 06, 1999 ... Turnkey Solutions Help Magazines Maximize Web Presence and Investment CHICAGO, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- R.R. Donnelley Online Services, the Internet solutions group of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE: DNY), today announced it will offer magazine publishers ePublish -- a ...

Duke Energy Named Corporate Leadership Winner by Top Industry Publication.

Dec 06, 1999 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Citing the company's overall excellence, Duke Energy was honored with the Corporate Leadership Award from industry publication Energy Daily in ceremonies last Thursday night in Williamsburg, Va. Duke Energy Chairman Richard B. Priory ...

ecampus.com Selects Akamai Technologies to Support Content Delivery.

Dec 06, 1999 ... LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- ecampus.com, the globe's largest virtual college bookstore, has selected Akamai Technologies to enhance delivery of its graphic images. Akamai enables ecampus.com to establish web site content on hundreds of web servers across the United States and ...

RDM Corporation Announces Year-end Results.

Dec 06, 1999 ... - New Products Contribute to Record Sales - Canadian Venture Exchange symbol: RC WATERLOO, ON, Dec. 6 /CNW-PRN/ - RDM Corporation (RDM), a leading developer of specialized software and hardware products for both Internet electronic commerce and paper payment ...

USP Medication Error Reporting Programs Identified In Institute of Medicine Report(1).

Dec 06, 1999 ... Reporting Programs Should Be, 'Encouraged And Promoted Within Healthcare Organizations'(2) ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) is pleased to announce that a recently released report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) titled, To Err is ...

EVERWORLD Rocks at Jingle Ball '99; Scholastic to Sponsor Sold-Out Concert.

Dec 06, 1999 ... Scholastic's New Teen Series, EVERWORLD, Will Be Featured In EVERWORLD/Jingle Ball Sweepstakes at Select New York Borders Books & Music Stores NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday December 16, EVERWORLD will make a smashing presence at Z100's Jingle Ball '99, ...

Student Monitor Survey Places VarsityBooks.com As the Leading Web Destination for College Students.

Dec 06, 1999 ... Leading Online Textbook Retailer Cited as Most Visited And Most Recognized Web Site by America's College Students WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- VarsityBooks.com, a leading online retailer of new college textbooks, is the most popular Web site in the college ...

Oldcastle Glass Group Acquires International California Glass and International Carolina Glass.

Dec 06, 1999 ... SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective December 1, 1999, Oldcastle Glass Group has purchased the operating assets of International California Glass and International Carolina Glass, formerly wholly owned subsidiaries of International Aluminum Corporation (NYSE: IAL). ...

Immunicon Announces Paper in `Nature Biotechnology' on Revolutionary Cell Analysis System; Company Also Announces Issuance of Key U.S. Patent.

Dec 06, 1999 ... HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunicon Corporation announced today the publication in Nature Biotechnology of a paper entitled "Optical tracking and detection of immunomagnetically selected and aligned cells." The paper describes Immunicon's innovative cell presentation ...

Dana to Supply Complete Sealing System for Tritec Engines.

Dec 06, 1999 ... TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Corporation (NYSE: DCN) announced today that it will supply the complete sealing system for Tritec Motors Ltd., a joint venture between DaimlerChrysler and the BMW Group. Five divisions of Dana's Engine Systems Group will supply components for the ...

E-Markets Offers Decision Rule Contracts (DRC)(TM).

Dec 06, 1999 ... "This New Powerful Grain Marketing Tool Offers Automated Contract Pricing Over The Web" OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- E-Markets, Inc. ( http://www.e-markets.com ) the on-line leader in agribusiness e-commerce, announced today they will be offering a new grain ...

ErgAerobics, Inc. Announces that Their New Ergonomics Program Surpasses OSHA's Ergonomics Standards Released November 23, 1999.

Dec 06, 1999 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The new ErgAerobics Ergonomics Program is a cost-effective way to reduce workplace injuries, and minimize costs due to injury. According to the new OSHA ergonomics standards, all manufacturing operations, materials handling operations, and any "job where a ...

Tony Mauro, Leading Supreme Court Correspondent and Legal Reporter, To Join American Lawyer Media.

Dec 06, 1999 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- American Lawyer Media, Inc. (ALM), a leading integrated media company focused on professional markets, announced today that journalist Tony Mauro, currently Supreme Court Correspondent for USA Today, will join ALM's news staff, effective January 3. In his ...

Motorola and Lucent Technologies Demonstrate Highest Performance DSP Core, On Schedule From the StarCore Joint Design Center.

Dec 06, 1999 ... The StarCore SC140 DSP Core Can Accelerate Product Delivery Times By 50 Percent ATLANTA, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) Microelectronics Group and Motorola (NYSE: MOT) today announced the availability of a jointly-developed digital signal ...

Target Welcomes Special Guests to Holiday Happening.

Dec 06, 1999 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Target once again is setting aside special holiday shopping hours for senior citizens and guests with disabilities. Holiday Happening will take place at all Target Stores on December 7 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. At this 26th annual event, formerly called ...

MasterCard International to Provide Worldwide Updates as Year 2000 Begins.

Dec 06, 1999 ... Reporters and editors needing information on the rollover to the year 2000 can turn to MasterCard for regular news on the status of payment card transactions around the world. More than 1,000 MasterCard specialists will be monitoring the volume of transactions, the status of data ...

Panel of Legal Experts to Address Legal Assault on Managed Health Care.

Dec 06, 1999 ... December 8, 1999, 10:00 a.m. in New York City Armed with a hefty war chest from tobacco settlements, America's trial lawyers have targeted their next prey, managed health care organizations. The plaintiffs' bar is attempting to shoehorn shaky fraud complaints against HMOs into ...

Hillenbrand Names Frederick Rockwood President.

Dec 06, 1999 ... BATESVILLE, Ind., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Gus Hillenbrand, chief executive officer, Hillenbrand Industries Inc. (NYSE: HB) announced today that as part of the corporation's emphasis on strategic growth and ongoing management succession, Frederick W. Rockwood, 51, has been named president, ...

Southern Company Celebrates 50th Anniversary on New York Stock Exchange.

Dec 06, 1999 ... ATLANTA, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifty years ago today, Southern Company (NYSE: SO) -- the largest power generator in the United States and the world's fourth largest independent power producer -- issued its first public stock offering of 1.5 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange. ...

Westell Offers Interoperable DSL Solutions With Lucent Technologies.

Dec 06, 1999 ... WireSpeed(TM) Modems Interoperable With Lucent Stinger(TM) Platform AURORA, Ill., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Westell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSTL), through its Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) Business Unit, announced today that it has joined Lucent Technologies' (LU) "Wired for ...

Reuters Enhances Internet Report with Content from internet.com, The Industry Standard and Salon.com.

Dec 06, 1999 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Reuters today announced it has reached an agreement to include news and information from internet.com, The Industry Standard and Salon.com as part of its own popular Reuters Internet Report. These three content providers specialize in analysis and ...

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation Announces $14.6 Million Expansion Of Its Beech Bottom Plant.

Dec 06, 1999 ... WHEELING, W.Va., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation today announced that it will add a second paint line to its Beech Bottom, WV, facility. The $14.6 million paint line is scheduled to go into production in December 2000. The Beech Bottom plant, which currently ...

chinadotcom corporation Announces 2-For-1 Stock Split.

Dec 06, 1999 ... HONG KONG, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- chinadotcom corporation (Nadsaq: CHINA) announced today that its Shareholders had approved a 2-for-1 stock split at an Extraordinary General Meeting held in Hong Kong. Shareholders of record as of the close of trading today, Monday, December 6, 1999, will ...

Great Lakes Energy Seeks to Speed Up New Electric Generating Capacity On Beaver Island.

Dec 06, 1999 ... BOYNE CITY, Mich., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Lakes Energy Cooperative will formally ask the Michigan Public Service Commission this afternoon (Monday, Dec. 6) to speed up regulatory proceedings to allow installation of approximately 2000 kilowatts of new electric generating units on ...

NewsMax.com Launches MoneyNews.com -- New Investor Web Site.

Dec 06, 1999 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- NewsMax.com, a major news portal on the World Wide Web, announced today the launch of MoneyNews.com. MoneyNews.com, now available at www.moneynews.com, will serve as a free investment and financial news web site for internet users. ...

Banc of America Securities Completes $175 Million Financing For Telergy, Inc.

Dec 06, 1999 ... DALLAS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Banc of America Securities today announced completion of $175,000,000 in senior credit facilities for Telergy, Inc., an East Syracuse, New York-based telecommunications provider. Banc of America Securities served as Lead Arranger and Bookrunning ...

Lighting Dimensions International '99 Breaks Attendance and Exhibiting Records.

Dec 06, 1999 ... ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Final registration figures for LDI99 (Lighting Dimensions International) report 12,446 registrants for the 12th annual trade show and conference held November 19-21, 1999, at the Orange County Convention Center. This substantial increase over last ...

Cobra Electronics Combines All of Its Exclusive Technology Features Into New 9-Band Radar System.

Dec 06, 1999 ... Detector Features Electronic Compass and Boasts One-Of-A-Kind Design; To Be Unveiled at CES Show in January CHICAGO, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its continued effort to provide motorists with the world's most highly-featured radar detection systems, Cobra ...

Consumers Win With AT&T and MindSpring Deal; Free Market Not Regulation Will Guide Internet Development.

Dec 06, 1999 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement made by Hands Off the Internet President Christopher Wolf: "There's a smoking crater in cyberspace that represents all that's left of the argument that consumers need to have government regulate their Internet ...

Yolanda R. Turocy Joins Oscar Capital As Partner.

Dec 06, 1999 ... Twenty-One Year Veteran of Goldman Sachs Private Client Services to Focus on Growing Oscar Capital's Asset Management Operations NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscar Capital Management, LLC, announced today that Yolanda R. Turocy has joined the firm, which has more ...

ICF Kaiser Awarded Contract to Design Hydroelectric Plant and Dam in Turkey.

Dec 06, 1999 ... FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- ICF Kaiser International, Inc. (NYSE: ICF) today announced that a U.S.-Turkish Consortium led by the Company has been awarded a contract by the State Hydraulic Works of Turkey for the design phase of the Alpaslan II Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant ...

Bank of America Named Preferred Lender by U.S. Farm Service Agency.

Dec 06, 1999 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) today announced it has been named a preferred lender by the U.S. Farm Agency (FSA). The program is designed to help farmers who do not meet conventional agricultural credit criteria. "This is an important ...

IP Communications Launches New Business Venture to Provide High-Speed Voice And Data Communications Network in South-Central U.S.; Major Backers, Seasoned Management Team Combine to Establish Expansive, Rapid, Efficient Alternative to High-Cost Internet Access.

Dec 06, 1999 ... DALLAS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- IP Communications, Inc. (IPC), has officially launched its business initiative to provide the South-Central United States with an advanced communications network capable of offering millions of business and residential users high speed Internet and voice ...

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Nextera Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXRA)/.

Dec 06, 1999 ... In LAM029, "Unit of Nextera Joins CMGI (Nasdaq: CMGI) and Paul Allen's Vulcan Group In Financing Round of Oncology.com," moved earlier today, we are advised by the company that the headline should read "Unit of Nextera Is Joining CMGI and Paul Allen's Vulcan Group In Financing Round of ...

Century Discount Investments, Inc. Unveils Online Trading Personalized Attention Meets Today's Cutting-Edge Technology.

Dec 06, 1999 ... RED BANK, N.J., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Century Discount Investments, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of First Montauk Financial Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: FMFK), announced today the introduction of its new, ultra-secure online trading capability available for use on its web site ...

Compaq Financial Services Announces Technology Financing for Government, Education and Medical Customers.

Dec 06, 1999 ... EduFlex & ITFlex Programs Simplify Technology Acquisition WOODBRIDGE, N.J., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Compaq Financial Services Corporation (CFS), the in-house financing unit of Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ), today announced that it has expanded its offerings to address ...

Targeted Genetics Licenses Key Gene Therapy Technology for Hemophilia A.

Dec 06, 1999 ... - Enables Development of Single AAV Vector Approach to Treating Disease - - Data Presented at American Society of Hematology Meeting - SEATTLE and NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Targeted Genetics Corporation (Nasdaq: TGEN) today announced that the company has ...

Health Information Group Warns That Release of McCain's Records Could Set National Precedent.

Dec 06, 1999 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The 40,000-member American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) today reiterated its warning that the release of presidential candidates' medical records could set a national precedent. In a Nov. 23 letter to presidential ...

American Engineers Assist Turkish Counterparts to Address Earthquake Damage.

Dec 06, 1999 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of the recent devastating earthquakes in Turkey, a ten-member team of engineers -- led by the American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC) -- began work this week with Turkish counterparts to design a comprehensive program to more efficiently ...