Cemax-Icon plans initial public offering

One of the industry's most promising PACS companies is planningto go public. Cemax-Icon of Fremont, CA, is laying the groundworkfor issuing an initial public offering in the next several months.Company officials aren't saying much about the offering, in deferenceto the "quiet period" required by the Securities andExchange Commission before IPOs. They have confirmed that a prospectusfor the offering is being developed and should be available nextmonth.