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Focuses on International Technology Corp.'s purchase of Jellinek Schwartz & Connolly Inc. Terms of the purchase; Total worth of revenue by Jellinek Schwartz for 1997.

Focuses on Global Associates Ltd.'s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Total assets and liabilities of the company; Estimated number of creditors of the company; Company background.

Focuses on the World Congress on Information Technology at the George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia on June 21-24, 1998. Contact information.

Presents news relevant to high technology firms in the metropolitan area of Washington D.C. for the week of January 16, 1998. Appointment of Carl Stevens to replace Bill Walton as president of ITC Learning Corp.; Management reorganization at Autometric Inc.; Approval of the name change of CD Max Inc. to Imark Technologies Inc.; Private placement of Reston Internet with General Electric Capital Services.

Profiles Philip Odeen, president of BDM International Inc. Academic background; Information on his involvement in the company; Work ethic; Experience as former aide of government officials.

Reports on developments in the high technology industries in Washington, D.C. for the week ended January 15, 1998. Contract to build health care management data by DynCorp for the state of Alabama; Legal victory of NSI over the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Opening of a branch office of Baltimore, Maryland-based Macintosh service provider Mac Medics Inc.

Presents developments in the high technology industries in the Washington Metropolitan Area for the week of January 2-8, 1998. Criticism of Virginia officials by legislators concerning laws on electronic commerce; Iridium LLC's $1 billion secured credit line with a syndicate of investors; Election of VSE Corp. senior vice president Peter Vander Myde as chairman of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.

Reports on developments related to high technology in the Washington Metropolitan Area as of December 26, 1997. Includes merger of the Telecommunications Industry Association of Arlington and the Multimedia Telecommunications Association; Staff expansion of Proxicom Inc.; Capital infusion for V-One Corp.

Reports on business developments in Washington, D.C. as of December 25, 1997. Includes ThunderWave Inc.'s museum gig; Merger of Bethesda Softworks and XL Translab; Expansion of Ciena Corp.

Reports on GSE Power Systems Inc.'s acquisition of RNI Technologies Inc. Terms of agreement; Resolution of a legal dispute.

Presents news updates in technology. Why BDM International Incorporated is branching into the commercial health care business; Conference System offered by Coherent Communications Incorporated and Motorola Corporation; Stocks bought by the ITC Learning Corporation.

Presents technology-related news in the Washington Metropolitan Area as of December 5, 1997. Includes PathNet Inc.'s effort to raise more than $350 million in capital; Orbital Sciences Corp.'s acquisition of Ashtech Inc.

Reports on World Information Technology and Services Alliance's move to locate its worldwide headquarters in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Total number of information technology associations comprising the organization; Organization's plan to add two permanent staff positions at the new office.

Profiles David W. Thompson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Orbital Sciences Corp. His interest in building model rockets; How his founded company started; Challenges faced by Orbital; How Thompson started the company. INSET: Snapshot..

Presents several topics about the high technology industries in Washington. Partnerships of Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) and the High Tech Council of Maryland with Greater Washington Board of Trade; Acquisition of iStar Internet by Herndon's PSINet Inc.; Merging of Up Inc. of Herndon with Analysis & Technology Inc.

Reports on developments related to technology in the United States as of November 27, 1997. Includes the organization of the Technology Council by technology companies in Alexandria, Virginia; Reorganization of Ace Comm's operations; Opening of a conference center by the American Electronics Association.

Reports on the partnership of PSINet Inc. with WorldPay Ltd. and NatWest Bank in its goal to launch an online service supporting multiple foreign currencies. Mechanics of the system; Number of currencies supported by the system; Service charges.

Reports on business news developments in the United States relevant to technology, as of November 20, 1997. Venture capital investments for Net2000 Group telecommunications firm; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's call for Bell Atlantic to settle a lawsuit alleging discriminatory policies at the firm; Death of Herbert J. Miller, majority owner of Social and Scientific Systems Inc.

Reports on technological developments in the Washington Metropolitan Areas as of November 13, 1997. Includes acquisition programs of PSINet Inc. and Transaction Network Services Inc; Acquisition of Metro Telecommunications Services by Harbour Capital Corp.; Appointment of renowned Reagan administration economist Arthur Laffer as adviser of Net.Capitol Inc.

Provides information on a research and manufacturing facility opened by Fuisz Technologies. Nature of business of Fuisz Technologies; Number of employees to be hired at the facility; Revenues of the company.

Presents several news on the technology industry in the United States. How Oracle Corp. will use building complexes in Bethesda, Maryland and Herndon, Virginia; Several winners of the Fast 50 awards in Virginia and Maryland; Local offices established by Vision Factory and CompInfo; Provision of Year 200 software conversion projects by Germantown's Century Services to Washington Gas company.

Reports on developments concerning the high technology industry in Washington Region as of October 24, 1997. CAIS Internet's decision to break in the long-distance telephone business; Retirement of Thomas J. Wynne as LCI International Inc.'s president and chief operating officer; Star Technologies of Sterling's acquisition of Curran Data Technologies.

Focuses on the Bureau of National Affairs Inc.'s purchase of the Institute of Management and Administration Inc., a newspaper publisher based in New York. Value of the transaction; Business operations of each firm.

Reports on developments concerning technology in the Washington Metropolitan Area as of October 17, 1997. Includes Microsoft Corp.'s Career Expo in Reston, Fairfax County in Virginia; AT&T's launching of AT&T Wireless communications service in the Baltimore/Washington area.

Presents information related to international technology industries/business enterprises. Northern Virginia Technology Council's (NTVC) program to register more voters in the technology industry; Telecommuting center of Fairfax for federal employees; International Roaming service of the American Personal Communications (APC).

Presents information on the class-action case, Citizens for Uniform Taxation versus Northport Public School District, in which the plaintiffs claimed a provision of Proposal A. Effects of the plaintiffs' claim; Indication that the case was dismissed.

Announces plans for the construction of a 30,000-foot-building to expand the Research Triangle Institute's (RTI) existing office space at the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. Background on the non-profit contract research firm; Plans for the building construction; Employment at the RTI.

Focuses on the use of personal communication service (PCS) systems for business purposes. Integration of telephone and pager; Advantages of PCS over cellular telephones; How the PCS works.

Reports that Media Exchange International has closed on a $1 million venture capital and has launched its Web site.

Reports on the opening of Teletrac Inc.'s sales office in an existing building in Vienna, Northern Virginia.

Reports on an infusion of $1 million in venture capital into Media Exchange International Inc.

Reports on an agreement between LearnScape Corp. and Blue Atlas Interactive LLC to make software products that can be delivered on CD-ROM, the Internet and corporate intranets.

Reports on Noise Cancellation Technologies Inc.'s sales, revenues and loses in 1997.

Highlights private consulting firm NetResponse Inc.'s hosting of a videoconference regarding Social Security issues.

Reports on CoreStaff Inc.'s purchase of LCT Inc., a privately held information management and technology consulting company.

Highlights the meeting of high-tech entrepreneurs at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. to discuss ways on how to take advantage of the Internet marketplace. Capital for the Women's Connection Online Inc.; Websites and Internet services from Proxicom Inc.

Reports on efforts initiated by Montgomery County and Prince George County, Maryland for incentive funds for the technology industry. Amount of recommended economic fund; Equity infusion or working capital for companies; Recommendation for an initial investment of $3 million.

Reports on the completion of the merger of Telecommunications Industry Association and MultiMedia Telecommunications Association. Terms of agreement; Background of the two organizations.

Summarizes results of a survey conducted by Cap Gemini America on how mid-sized and large technology firms are coping with the year 2000 computer crisis. Ratio of companies who will have their systems year 2000 compliant before the end of 1998; Ratio of employers who underestimated year 200 compliance costs; Percent of firms who will be discussing computer problems in annual reports with shareholders.

Reports on GSE Power Systems Inc.'s agreement to buy RNI Technologies Inc. to resolve their legal dispute. Positive and mutually beneficial settlement of the litigation; Strengthening of GSE's position in the power plant simulator business.