Business
Prudential Securities said it has acquired Volpe Brown Whelan & Co., among one of the few remaining independent investment banks, as it seeks a piece of the lucrative business of helping technology companies sell stock to the public.
Dec. 14, 1999
California
Education: Schools have invested heavily, but with little academic results. More teacher training is urged.
June 8, 1997
Technology and the Internet
Wang Laboratories Inc., once nearly given up for dead after being forced from the computer hardware business, settled a patent dispute Wednesday with Microsoft Corp. over an emerging software technology and got an investment infusion.
April 13, 1995
At first glance, Leisure Technology Inc. hardly looks like a firm in danger of falling on hard times.
Sept. 5, 1988
Covington Technologies of Fullerton said Monday that its shareholders have voted to change the company’s state of incorporation from California to Delaware in a bid to protect its directors from potential liability suits.
Sept. 15, 1987
In July, 1991, Robert Petcavich amused reporters in San Diego by tossing a degradable plastic cup into a bowl filled with goldfish.
Sept. 29, 1992
Texas billionaire H.
Jan. 19, 1989
Entertainment & Arts
Times Mirror Co., publisher of the Los Angeles Times, has agreed to take a minority stake in Rocket Science Games, a highly regarded Palo Alto-based start-up that aims to be a leader in next-generation video game software.
July 26, 1994
World & Nation
When Bruce R.
Feb. 21, 1988
They are known, in industry circles, as “The Gang of Four”: IntelliCorp., Teknowledge, Inference Corp. and Carnegie Group.
Aug. 3, 1986