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Pierre Wiltzius, director of semiconductor physics research at Lucent Technologies Bell Labs, has been named director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, pending approval of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees at its meeting Sept. 12-13 in Chicago.

ActionPoint, Inc., a developer of software products that transform traditional business documents into digital content compatible with enterprise computing systems and the Internet, announces the appointment of Patrick Edsell, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Edsell is the Chairman, CEO, and President of Spectra-Physics, Inc., a supplier of semiconductor-based lasers and optics.