51.   On Tuesday, Liberate announced the formation of an alliance that includes some of the largest makers of chips and television software.

52.   On Wednesday, the Swiss authorities announced the formation of two new investigative panels.

53.   Payzant also announced the formation of a parent mediation center.

54.   Palmer announced the formation of two new divisions, the computer systems division, to be run by Enrico Pesatori, and the components division, under Charles Christ.

55.   Ratcliffe announced formation of a Diversity Action Council on Thursday, co-chaired by Juanita Baranco, another African-American board member.

56.   Separately, two other Conley executives, Jean Hamilton and Kuo Hsieh, announced formation of a new company, Lexias Inc., based in New York.

57.   She said she received several enthusiastic calls Thursday as soon as she announced the formation of her company.

58.   She is announcing the formation of her exploratory committee on Wednesday in Des Moines, according to Joyce Campbell, a spokeswoman.

59.   Smith also announced the formation of a committee on racing integrity and drug testing.

60.   So Black is about to announce formation of The Interactive Bureau for the design and development of interactive editorial products, particularly for the on-line market.