CNN Video Archives to Become Digital Database
Date: 23 April 2001
By Susan Stellin
Susan Stellin
Sony and International Business Machines Corp have developed system to convert 115,000 hours of videotape CNN has collected over 21 years to digital format, creating computerized database that will make it easier to find, retrieve and distribute news clips; system will soon include new video material as it comes in from field, making it easier for news producers to assemble and edit video clips; may eventually make possible sale to public of news video material on Internet or through high-speed interactive cable systems; photo (M)
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BURGER KING SELECTS AN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Date: 24 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Burger King Co names Christopher Clouser its executive vice president and chief marketing officer (S)
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ALLTRISTA GETS BID BY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
Date: 24 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Marlin Partners II LP bids $17 a share to buy Alltrista Corp, maker of metal and plastics; already holds 9.8 percent of outstanding shares in Alltrista (S)
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CONSECO TO ACQUIRE EXL, OUTSOURCING COMPANY
Date: 24 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Conseco will pay $52.6 million to buy EXL Services, outsourcing company that Conseco's chairman, Gary Wendt, helped found; Conseco has assigned 2,000 jobs to EXL in India (S)
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VISX ASKS ICAHN FOR DETAILS ON BUYOUT OFFER
Date: 24 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Visx Inc asks Carl C Icahn to present details of his $1.84 boillion buyout proposal to its board (S)
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KROLL-O'GARA TO SELL ARMORED VEHICLE BUSINESS
Date: 24 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kroll-O'Gara Co sells its armored vehicle business to Armor Holdings for as much as $56.5 million (S)
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QUORUM HEALTH GROUP SETTLES MEDICARE FRAUD CASE
Date: 24 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Quorum Health Group, which owns and manages hospitals, completes $82.5 million settlement with Justice Department in Medicare fraud case; Triad Hospitals is shortly expected to close $2.4 billion transactions to buy Quorum (S)
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W. W. GRAINGER CLOSING WEB VENTURE, CUTTING 178 JOBS
Date: 24 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
W W Grainger, seller of maintenance and repair products, will cut 178 jobs as it shuts down its money-losing Internet venture, Material Logic S)
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CHINA: PROFIT AT OIL CONCERN
Date: 24 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PetroChina says profit more than doubled in 2000, to 55.2 billion yuan ($6.7 billion) (S)
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Alitalia Talks To Air France About Forming An Alliance
Date: 23 April 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Air France says it is in talks with Alitalia about possible alliance (M)
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