AUSTEC <AIL.S> COMPLETE PURCHASE OF PRIVATE FIRM
Austec International Ltd said
its North American unit, Austec Inc, completed the purchase of
privately-held Ryan-McFarland Corp for an undisclosed sum.
    The company said the two units combined are expected to
have net revenues of about 25 mln dlrs in 1987.
    Ryan-McFarlnad develops COBOL and FORTRAN language
compilers for the micro, mini and mainframe computer markets.
    Austec International is based in Melbourne, Australia.
Ryan-McFarland is located in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.
 Reuter
