Copyright 1993 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
PR Newswire
July 7, 1993, Wednesday
SECTION: Financial News
DISTRIBUTION: TO BUSINESS EDITOR
LENGTH: 497 words
HEADLINE: TOMAHAWK II SIGNS EXCLUSIVE LICENSING
AGREEMENT FOR ADVANCED AUTOMATED DOCUMENT SCANNING AND CONVERSION SYSTEMS
DATELINE: BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., July 7
BODY:
TomaHawk II, Inc. (Alberta: TKC) announced it has signed a
software licensing agreement with Audre Recognition Systems Inc. (AMEX: ARS).
The agreement will make TomaHawk the exclusive Minority Business Enterprise
authorized to use Audre Recognition Systems advanced automatic conversion
image- scanning system as a service bureau. A certain number of
Federal contracts have a minority set-aside of up to 5 percent where
Minority Business Enterprises have the privilege of non-competitive bids.
"We found AUDRE's automated conversion image-scanning technology to be unmatched
in the industry," said David Smoot, chairman and CEO of TomaHawk. "We entered
into the pact with AUDRE in keeping with our commitment to provide the most
advanced technology available, emphasizing fast, low-cost delivery through our
service bureaus and on- site programs."
Audre Recognition has recently announced a software licensing agreement with
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) that expands its exclusive presence on the Department
of Defense's Automated Document Management and Publishing System (ADMAPS) as the
raster to vector subcontractor. With its most powerful UNIX-based information
conversion technology, including a Neural Network to convert scanned images of
alphanumeric information to ASCII, AUDRE provides the most comprehensive and
cost effective conversion system available.
"We are excited about the potential this agreement has for us and our new
partner," stated Thomas F. Casey, chairman and CEO of AUDRE. "TomaHawk is
bringing our cost-effective information conversion to sectors of government and
business that would otherwise be required to use more expensive conventional
conversion methods to access their paper-based information."
Audre Recognition Systems Inc. (AMEX: ARS) designs, develops and markets a line
of proprietary applied intelligence-based software systems. AUDRE's products are
used to convert engineering drawings, technical publications and maps into
computer-intelligent formats.
TomaHawk is a Native American company publicly traded on the
Alberta Securities Exchange under the symbol TKC. The company performs automated
document scanning and conversion at its various service bureaus or at the
customer's facility when it may not be appropriate for documents to be removed.
Under the direction of David Smoot, its founder and CEO, who pioneered
software financing, the company offers a full range of financing options to
businesses acquiring computer software, consulting, systems integration,
maintenance and other computer-related products or services. TomaHawk has an
agreement with one of the nation's largest investment banking firms to
introduce Native American tribes to the firm which will offer them a full
range of asset allocation benefits. CONTACT: David P. Smoot of
TomaHawk II, Inc., 708-541-6900, or William H. Roberts of Cameron Towey
Central, 513-469-0202, for TomaHawk II, Inc.
Copyright 1995 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
March 12, 1995, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section 1; Page 54; Column 1; Society Desk
LENGTH: 190 words
HEADLINE: WEDDINGS;
Lynn E. Berman, Miles H. Grody
BODY:
Lynn Ellen Berman, a daughter of Sandra Postweiler of Evanston, Ill., and Marvin
Berman of Glencoe, Ill., is to be married today on St. Thomas to Miles Harlan
Grody, a son of Dr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Grody of Philadelphia. Rabbi Brad
Boxman is to officiate at the Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas, the United
States Virgin Islands.
The bride, 32, graduated from the University of Illinois. She is the manager of
the Chicago office of Jetset Tours, a travel agency. Her father is a partner in
Kiesler & Berman, a Chicago law firm. The bride is a stepdaughter of Ray
Postweiler and Betty Berman.
The bridegroom, 38, graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University,
where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received a law degree and a master's
in anthropology from Yale University. Mr. Grody, who was formerly the outside
council for economic development to the Navajo Nation in Window Rock, Ariz.,
is the chief operating officer of Tomahawk II Inc., a document
scanning company in Buffalo Grove, Ill. His father is a clinical professor of
gynecologic surgery at the Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia.
Copyright 1993 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
PR Newswire
July 6, 1993, Tuesday
SECTION: Financial News
DISTRIBUTION: TO BUSINESS EDITOR
LENGTH: 360 words
HEADLINE: AUDRE SIGNS LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH TOMAHAWK
DATELINE: SAN DIEGO, July 6
BODY:
Audre Recognition Systems Inc. (AMEX: ARS) announced it has signed a licensing
agreement with TomaHawk II, Inc., whereby TomaHawk is granted
the exclusive right as a "Minority Business Enterprise" to function as a service
bureau using AUDRE's products. In order for TomaHawk to maintain its
exclusivity under the agreement, TomaHawk is required to purchase a minimum of
$10 million in AUDRE products during the 30 months of the agreement. As of April
30, 1993, TomaHawk has purchased in excess of $800,000 in AUDRE software and
peripheral equipment.
"We are committed to AUDRE's state of the art information
conversion technology," said David Smoot, chairman and CEO of TomaHawk. "We
found the capabilities of AUDRE's conversion system to be unmatched in
the industry. AUDRE's software has given us an advantage in the marketplace and
is helping to establish TomaHawk as a leader in the field of document
conversion." TomaHawk II, Inc., with conversion centers
and offices across the U.S., is a Native American firm providing
information conversion services to both government and private industry.
"We are excited about the potential this agreement has for us and our new
partner," stated Thomas F. Casey, chairman and CEO of AUDRE. "TomaHawk is
bringing cost-effective information conversion to sectors of government and
business that would otherwise be required to use more expensive conventional
conversion methods to access their paper-based information. This is one more
example of how AUDRE's information conversion software contributes to improving
productivity in the electronic workplace."
AUDRE, a 10-year-old concern, is a leader in the field of automated information
conversion. The company designs, develops and markets a line of proprietary
applied intelligence-based software systems. AUDRE's products are used to
convert engineering drawings, technical publications and maps into
computer-intelligent formats. CONTACT: J.W. (Bill) Harvey, v.p., corporate
communications, AUDRE, Inc., 619-451-2260, or Bill Roberts, investor relations,
Cameron Towey Central, 513-469-0202, for AUDRE, Inc.