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Quad II, an educational consulting service, introduced its Web-based educational Supply-Chain Series.

Noland Co. has created a regional management structure to provide better corporate support and oversight of branch operations.

An unauthorized imitation of Source ASA+ has been discovered and the ASA Center for Advacning Technology is consulting with legal counsel on possible action.

McDonnel & Miller, a unit of ITT Industries, received a National Award for Sustainability in the Pollution Prevention category from Renew America and the President's Council on Sustatinable Development.

AlliedSignal and Honeywell have signed a merger agreement that will create a global technology company with revenues of $25 billion.

The National Association of Whilesaler-Distributors has issued a legal advisory regarding claims by a patent owner that the use of bar-code reading equipment in wholesale distribution and other industries for warehousing, inventory control, distribution and point-of-sale transactions may constitute infringement on its patent.

The anticipated founding group of Supply America Group has been expanded by three companies and now numbers seven.

A draft ergonomics standard released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Adminsitration is being reviewed for its impact on small business.

Tyco International has agreed to purchase Central Sprinkler Corp. in a transaction valued at about $115 million.

Wolverine Tube's Ardmore, Tenn., manufacturing facility received the Silver STAG Award from ITT Hartford Insurance for maintaining an injury-free workplace throughout 1998.