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To: TokyoMex who wrote (1348)8/3/1998 2:02:00 PM
From: STEAMROLLER  Respond to of 119973
 
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WHO FILED LAST WEEK
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**HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (filed July 27)
Industry: Personnel Proposed Ticker Symbol: HSX
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**SENSUS DRUG DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (filed July 28)
Industry: Drugs Proposed Ticker Symbol: SENS
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**COLLEGIS, INC. (filed July 29)
Industry: Computers - other Proposed Ticker Symbol: CLGS
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**CONOCO INC. (filed July 29)
Industry: Oil & gas Proposed Ticker Symbol: CLL
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**SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. (filed July 29)
Industry: Shoes & related apparel Proposed Ticker Symbol: SKX
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**GRIFFITH MICRO SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, INC. (filed July 30)
Industry: Medical products & services Proposed Ticker Symbol: GMSI
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**MASSACHUSETTS FINCORP, INC. (filed July 30)
Industry: Banks
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**METALOGICS, INC. (filed July 30)
Industry: Computers - other Proposed Ticker Symbol: ML
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**ADMIRALTY BANCORP, INC. (filed July 31)
Industry: Banks
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**AMERICAN SECURITY INC. (filed July 31)
Industry: Protection - safety equipment & services Proposed Ticker Symbol: AMSE
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**CHECK INTO CASH, INC. (filed July 31)
Industry: Financial products & services Proposed Ticker Symbol: CHEK
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**HEALTHEON CORPORATION (filed July 31)
Industry: Computers - online services Proposed Ticker Symbol: HEON
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**NET GROCER INC. (filed July 31)
Industry: Retail Proposed Ticker Symbol: NTGR
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**TUT SYSTEMS, INC. (filed July 31)
Industry: Computers - hardware Proposed Ticker Symbol: TUTS
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**UNITED FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. (filed July 31)
Industry: Banks Proposed Ticker Symbol: UFHI
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**VAIL BANKS, INC. (filed July 31)
Industry: Banks Proposed Ticker Symbol: VAIL
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WHO STARTED TRADING LAST WEEK
(arranged by first trade date)
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**CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION (started trading July 28)
Industry: Wholesale distribution Ticker Symbol: CEDC
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**ECHELON CORPORATION (started trading July 28)
Industry: Computers - software Ticker Symbol: ELON
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**ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE HOLDINGS CORP. (started trading July 28)
Industry: Computers - other Ticker Symbol: ELBO
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**ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. (started trading July 28)
Industry: Oil & gas Ticker Symbol: EPD
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**FIRSTLINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (started trading July 28)
Industry: Telecommunications Ticker Symbol: FLCI
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**IDG BOOKS WORLDWIDE, INC. (started trading July 28)
Industry: Publishing Ticker Symbol: IDGB
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**CREDITRUST CORPORATION (started trading July 29)
Industry: Financial products & services Ticker Symbol: CRDT
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**HOMETOWN AUTO RETAILERS, INC. (started trading July 29)
Industry: Retail Ticker Symbol: HCAR
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**FLORIDA BANKS, INC. (started trading July 30)
Industry: Banks Ticker Symbol: FLBK
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**GIGA INFORMATION GROUP, INC. (started trading July 30)
Industry: Business services Ticker Symbol: GIGX
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**RAILWORKS CORPORATION (started trading July 30)
Industry: Construction/building products & services Ticker Symbol: RWKS
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**TOWNE SERVICES, INC. (started trading July 30)
Industry: Financial products & services Ticker Symbol: TWNE
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**CARRIER ACCESS CORPORATION (started trading July 31)
Industry: Telecommunications Ticker Symbol: CACS
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**CYBERIAN OUTPOST, INC. (started trading July 31)
Industry: Computers - other Ticker Symbol: COOL
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**MAXTOR CORPORATION (started trading July 31)
Industry: Computers - hardware Ticker Symbol: MXTR
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**NORTHEAST OPTIC NETWORK, INC. (started trading July 31)
Industry: Telecommunications Ticker Symbol: NOPT
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**TEAM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. (filed May 1, 1997)
Industry: TV production, programming & services Proposed Ticker Symbol: TMTV
More info: ipocentral.com

For a comprehensive listing, see ipocentral.com

EXPECTED PRICINGS THIS WEEK
(arranged alphabetically)
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**DATALINK CORPORATION (filed June 3, 1998)
Industry: Computers - other Proposed Ticker Symbol: DTLK
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**DYAX CORP. (filed March 23, 1998)
Industry: Instruments - control & scientific Proposed Ticker Symbol: DYAX
More info: ipocentral.com

**ECLIPSYS CORPORATION (filed April 23, 1998)
Industry: Computers - software Proposed Ticker Symbol: ECLP
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**ENFINITY CORPORATION (filed May 14, 1998)
Industry: Construction/building products & services Proposed Ticker Symbol: BTU
More info: ipocentral.com

**GARY PLAYER GOLF, INC. (filed May 27, 1998)
Industry: Retail Proposed Ticker Symbol: PLYR
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**GENERAL ROOFING SERVICES, INC. (filed May 27, 1998)
Industry: Construction/building products & services Proposed Ticker Symbol: ROOF
More info: ipocentral.com

**GENVEC, INC. (filed April 30, 1998)
Industry: Biomedical & genetic products Proposed Ticker Symbol: GNVC
More info: ipocentral.com

**HOSOKAWA MICRON INTERNATIONAL INC. (filed April 21, 1998)
Industry: Industrial products & services Proposed Ticker Symbol: HOS
More info: ipocentral.com

**INFORMATION HOLDINGS INC. (filed June 12, 1998)
Industry: Publishing Proposed Ticker Symbol: IHI
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**MANNATECH, INCORPORATED (filed April 10, 1998)
Industry: Vitamins & nutritional products Proposed Ticker Symbol: MTEX
More info: ipocentral.com

**MONARCH PROPERTIES, INC. (filed April 27, 1998)
Industry: Real estate Proposed Ticker Symbol: MPZ
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**NATIONSRENT, INC. (filed June 5, 1998)
Industry: Leasing
More info: ipocentral.com

**NATURAL NUTRITION GROUP, INC. (filed May 22, 1998)
Industry: Food Proposed Ticker Symbol: NNGI
More info: ipocentral.com

**OFFICE CENTRE CORPORATION (filed May 22, 1998)
Industry: Office equipment & supplies Proposed Ticker Symbol: OCCI
More info: ipocentral.com

**OPEN SOLUTIONS INC. (filed June 10, 1998)
Industry: Computers - software Proposed Ticker Symbol: OSIF
More info: ipocentral.com

**PACER INTERNATIONAL, INC. (filed May 29, 1998)
Industry: Transportation Proposed Ticker Symbol: PACR
More info: ipocentral.com

**PERFORMANCE PRINTING CORPORATION (filed February 11, 1998)
Industry: Printing
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**PILOT NETWORK SERVICES, INC. (filed June 23, 1998)
Industry: Computers - other Proposed Ticker Symbol: PILT
More info: ipocentral.com

**PRESIDIO GOLF TRUST (filed May 14, 1998)
Industry: Real estate Proposed Ticker Symbol: GOF
More info: ipocentral.com

**SOFTWORKS, INC. (filed May 29, 1998)
Industry: Computers - software Proposed Ticker Symbol: SWRX
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**SUPERSHUTTLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. (filed June 3, 1998)
Industry: Transportation Proposed Ticker Symbol: SHTL
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**UNISERVICE CORPORATION (filed April 24, 1998)
Industry: Retail Proposed Ticker Symbol: UNIS
More info: ipocentral.com

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To: TokyoMex who wrote (1348)8/3/1998 4:15:00 PM
From: Brett Fleischman  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 119973
 
ATEC buyout @$10...should gap in the morning

Monday August 3, 3:17 pm Eastern Time

IAT Multimedia to buy ATEC Group

NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) - IAT Multimedia Inc. (IATA - news) said Monday that it signed a letter of
intent to buy ATEC Group Inc. (ATEC - news) in a stock swap valued at about $77 million, based on an
assumed $10 per share price of IAT common stock.

Under the terms of the agreement, each share of ATEC common stock would be exchanged for one share
of IAT common stock, subject to adjustment if the market price of IAT stock fell below certain levels prior
to the closing of the transaction.

ATEC Group, which makes computer hardware, software including Year 2000 complicance solutions,
connectivity devices and data communications via satellite, would have the right to choose two board
members for IAT's board.

Consummation of the transaction is subject to closing conditions, including shareholder approval of both
companies.

IAT, which markets high-performance PCs and peripherals in Germany and licenses proprietary visual
communications technology, said the transaction will help it cut costs and allow it to distribute its PCs to the
U.S. market.

''We are approaching the critical mass called for in our business plan, which will allow us to drive down
costs and concentrate on the higher margin businesses of providing services and solutions,'' Jacob Agam,
IAT's chairman, said in a statement.

''This transaction will allow ATEC to expand its markets both domestically and abroad,'' Surinder Rametra,
ATEC's chairman, stated in a press release. ''As IAT continues to participate in the ongoing consolidation of
the PC and PC networking market in Europe, ATEC will be able to provide its expertise in Year 2000
compliance as well as provide distribution for IAT's lines of high quality PC's and multimedia products.''

As part of the agreement, Rametra will stay on as a consultant to IAT for a period of three years from the
closing of the transaction.

ATEC had said in March that is was seeking a partner and it hired First Colonial to advise the company on
potential mergers.

IAT also announced it intends to apply for the listing of its common stock on the German Neuer Market in
the near term.

IAT shares currently trade on NASDAQ's National Market System, as well as the Frankfurt, Berlin,
Dusseldorf, and Stuttgart Exchanges.

Shares in ATEC were trading up 1-3/4 on Nasdaq at 1500 EDT/ 1900 GMT. IAT was trading off 2 at
11-3/4.