1.   Another outside director is Graham V. Sherren, chief executive of Centaur Communications Ltd., a British business magazine publisher in which Culbro has a substantial stake.

2.   Last summer, potential bidders for Ziff Communications were thought to include the British-Dutch business publisher Reed Elsevier P.L.C. and K-III Communications.

3.   Steve Forbes, the business publisher, praised the Republican field for its depth and breadth.

4.   Another is Ken Glueck, vice president of the business software publisher Oracle.

5.   An industry group representing Microsoft and other business software publishers said Friday it is offering amnesty for software pirates if they come forward this month.