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*	12/31/97	During December, the database grows with 2 additions plus 4 updates. And, don't forget to check out the current Where Are They Now? for missing KAI Alums you can help us locate.
	12/13/97	Another of the lawsuits resulting from the KAI fraud has been settled. The suit against Coopers & Lybrand has been settled for $2,150,000, with the lawyers getting 1/3 plus expenses. Coopers "affirmatively denies wrongdoing of any kind whatsoever" but "considers it desirable to dismiss the actions to avoid further expense and litigation".
*	12/1/97	During November, the database changes with 5 updates. And, don't forget to check out the current Where Are They Now? for missing KAI Alums you can help us locate.
	11/26/97	The November 26 edition of the Boston Globe had an article about new accounting rules impacting primarily companies which do large software contracts involving custom development work. Near the end of the article is the following: "Although the accounting industry plays down the fiscal irregularities that have repeatedly hit the software industry, there is little doubt that loose bookkeeping practices have been a problem. ... Companies such as Kurzweil Applied Intelligence Inc. ... of Waltham, ... now defunct, have become case studies in how not to keep books." The staff of the Kurzweil Alumni News hopes that Kurzweil AI will be remembered for other accomplishments. If you're interested, here's the complete article.
*	11/6/97	The "Welcome" page has been split, with the information about the L&H buyout on a new page: The End of Kurzweil AI.
*	11/1/97	During October, the database grows with 3 additions plus 6 updates. And, don't forget to check out the current Where Are They Now? for missing KAI Alums you can help us locate.
*	10/2/97	A profile is added for Amy (Kubin) Papazian.
*	10/1/97	During September, the database changes with 2 updates. And, don't forget to check out the current Where Are They Now? for missing KAI Alums you can help us locate.
	9/29/97	The reunion scheduled for October 4 had to be cancelled. We will re-schedule it for the Spring of 1998.
*	9/5/97	A profile is added for Norma Leger.
*	9/1/97	During August, the database grows with 2 new registrations and 10 updates. And, don't forget to check out the current Where Are They Now? for missing KAI Alums you can help us locate.
*	8/15/97	The First Annual Kurzweil Alumni Reunion has been scheduled for October 4, 1997! A copy of the invitation which was mailed to all registered alumni has been posted.
	8/5/97	A review from the July 21, 1997 issue of InformationWeek of Kurzweil, Verbex, Creative Labs, IBM and Dragon products.
	8/2/97	The July 31 Boston Globe includes a column by Hiawatha Bray on his testing of IBM's and Dragon's continuous speech recognizers, and mentions his earlier review of Kurzweil Voice.
*	8/1/97	During July, the database changes with 3 updates. And, don't forget to check out the current Where Are They Now? for missing KAI Alums you can help us locate.
*	8/1/97	Based on comments from many of you, the staff of the Kurzweil Alumni News (both of us) have sent out an e-mail questionnaire to determine if there is sufficient interest in a reunion in early October. You can also fill out the questionnaire on-line, if you are a registered Kurzweil Alumni News member.
*	7/1/97	During June, the database grows with 1 new registration and 1 update. And, don't forget to check out the current Where Are They Now? for missing KAI Alums you can help us locate.
	6/30/97	The Lernout and Hauspie Press Release announcing the completion of the merger.
	6/28/97	The Merger Summary from the Proxy statement has been posted.
	6/27/97	At 4:30 PM EDT today, Kurzweil AI ceased to exist as a separate company. See the e-mail message from Tom Doherty on our Welcome Page.
	6/24/97	The History of the KAI - L&H Merger from the KAI Annual Meeting Proxy Statement has been added.
	6/22/97	The FY 1998 Q1 10-Q quarterly report as filed with the SEC Edgar database has been added to the newsletter.
	6/15/97	>From the July 1997 Scientific American: Stupid Computer Tricks: How Virtual Reality, Speech Recognition and Other Good Ideas Can Hurt Business
	6/14/97	Kurzweil AI Releases First Quarter Results The Kurzweil AI press release.
	6/14/97	The 10-K has been updated based on the May 29 amendment. The new information is mostly about Officers and Directors. The 10-K Table of Contents, with a list of all the sections, has also been updated.
	6/13/97	Consumer Reports publishes a not very flattering review of VoicePad and VoiceType in their July issue.
*	6/3/97	During May, the database grows with 2 new registrations and 7 updates. And, don't forget to check out the current Where Are They Now? for missing KAI Alums you can help us locate.
	5/9/97	A copy of Lernout & Hauspie's 13-D filing reporting ownership of KAI stock. Note: The file is about 38K bytes, and will take several minutes to download.
	5/7/97	A copy of the S-8 filing registering 700,000 shares of stock is now available.
*	5/3/97	A profile is added for Chuck Bunting.
*	5/3/97	During April, the database grows with 4 new registrations and 1 update. And, don't forget to check out the current Where Are They Now? for missing KAI Alums you can help us locate.
	5/3/97	Portions of the 10-K have been extracted. See the 10-K Table of Contents for a list of all the sections. The 10-K is an annual report which provides a comprehensive overview of the company for the past year. The filing is due 90 days after the close of the company's fiscal year, and contains such information as company history, organization, nature of business, equity, holdings, earnings per share, subsidiaries, and other pertinent financial information
	5/1/97	The Complete 10-K for year ending January 1997. Portions of the text will be extracted and available soon. CAUTION: This file is 215,727 bytes, and will typically take about 10 minutes to download.
	4/25/97	The Summary of the Kurzweil AI 8-K filing which details the agreement with Lernout & Hauspie is now available.
	4/15/97	Kurzweil AI Purchased by Lernout & Hauspie! Lernout & Hauspie Press Release Kurzweil AI Press Release Boston Globe Story
*	4/11/97	During March, the database grows with 5 new registrations and 4 updates. And, don't forget to check out the current Where Are They Now? for missing KAI Alums you can help us locate.
	3/20/97	A very nice Review of KCR EM by a physician from the Pennsylvania Chapter American College of Emergency Physicians.
	3/18/97	Kurzweil AI and Link announce availability of Kurzweil Clinical Reporter for invasive cardiology with DataLINK
*	3/10/97	A profile is added for Elizabeth Belton.
*	3/8/97	A profile is added for Allison (Gerber) Weisman.
*	2/28/97	During February, the database grows with 14 new registrations and 3 updates. And, don't forget to check out the current Where Are They Now? for missing KAI Alums you can help us locate.
	2/21/97	Kurzweil introduces Kurzweil Clinical Reporter 1.1 for Windows 95 and Windows NT
	2/16/97	Due to some extra work by "Mack", the host for our site, we now have much more sophisticated processing of the registration form. This change should solve all the problems that people have encountered trying to register. Your browser no longer needs to be set up for e-mail, because that is now handled by the server. When you register, you will now either get: --   confirmation that the information has been accepted --   a message that the required fields are not filled in --   or a message about some other error This change allows users of Microsoft Internet Explorer to register with the form.
	2/14/97	We have confirmed that Microsoft Internet Explorer doesn't have the facilities to use the Registration form, so have added notes that users of that browser need to register with the e-mail form.
*	2/6/97	A profile is added for Roxane Brocato.
*	1/31/97	During January, the database grows with eleven new registrations and nine updates. And, don't forget to check out the current Where Are They Now? for missing KAI Alums you can help us locate.
*	1/30/97	A profile is added for Frank Evan.
*	1/26/97	Pat Peabody and Steve Rothman have started a project to locate unregistered former employees, so the database will hopefully be growing during the next few weeks. Check Where Are They Now? for a list of the missing.
*	1/24/97	Mabyn Martin files a report on her trip to Austrailia.
*	1/14/97	A profile is added for Clark Kegley.
*	1/2/97	A profile is added for Keith Belton.
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