Newstream.com Digest: Spending Time More Productively in Your Vehicle, eMarketer Names Emerging Leaders Among B2B Exchanges
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OnStar Virtual Advisor
Americans spend half a billion hours a week in their vehicles. Time that can now be spent a little more productively with a new service from OnStar. Get more from General Motors' Drive Time.
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eMarketer Names Emerging Leaders Among B2B Exchanges
eMarketer has named the leading benchmark B2B exchanges among three separate categories -- third-party, consortium-led and private exchanges, following the release of its comprehensive eCommerce: B2B Report. The new report estimates worldwide B2B e-commerce will grow to $2.7 trillion by 2004.
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Valentine's Day Marks Launch for New Heart Failure Web Site
Around Valentine's Day, people take time to stop and think about those who are close to their heart. This Valentine's Day a new Web site dedicated to heart failure and its treatments -- Coreginfo.com -- will be launched. The Web site will include information about heart failure risk factors, signs and symptoms, plus tips on living with the condition.
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Food for Thought
Valentine's Day is traditionally a day for love and romance. And according to a recent survey conducted by Tupperware, Americans love to celebrate with food. Seventy-five percent of Americans will be celebrating Valentine's Day this year, and more than half will do so with dinner.
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Polaroid and JoePix.com Form Strategic Marketing Alliance to
Provide Event-Based Digital Photography Solutions
Polaroid Corporation and JoePix.com Inc., the event photography division of PhotoPoint Corp., today announced a strategic marketing alliance to provide digital photography solutions to corporate marketers at sporting events, concerts, festivals, mobile tours and other special events.
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Christopher Lloyd Signs on as Voice of the Villain 'Hacker' in
CYBERCHASE(sm) , A Groundbreaking Animated Series Premiering on
PBS in 2002
Christopher Lloyd, the Emmy Award-winning actor best known for his leading roles on Taxi and in the three Back to the Future films, has joined the cast of CYBERCHASE , an animated series co-produced by Thirteen/WNET New York and Nelvana, as the voice of the dastardly villain Hacker.
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iAsiaWorks Deploys Asia's Most-Advanced Data Center Power Design
iAsiaWorks , a leading provider of hosting services in the Asia-Pacific region, is deploying Asia's most-advanced Internet data center (IDC) power design at three new IDCs in Hong Kong, Seoul, Korea and Taipei, Taiwan.
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Oregon Creative Services Alliance to Connect and Enhance
Portland's Creative Community
The Oregon Creative Services Alliance (OCSA), founded to support and grow Portland's booming creative services industry, today announced its formal entree into the Portland creative community with the unveiling of its new brand identity and the announcement of its 2001 marketing strategy.
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Seeking Financial Advice
Some jobs are probably best left to the pros. Flying an airplane comes to mind, so does washing windows 30 stories above the street. But what about investing? Merrill Lynch examines what people should look for in a financial advisor.
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Five Washington Signatures to be Donated to Mount Vernon During
George Washington's Birthday Ceremony
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company will donate two rare, valuable documents -- one bearing five signatures by George Washington -- to Mount Vernon, Washington's historic home. The donation will take place during Mount Vernon's annual Washington's Birthday Ceremony on Monday, Feb. 19, at 10:15 a.m. on the mansion's bowling green.
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Elumens Corporation Sets the New Standard for 3D Visualization
Elumens Corporation launched an unparalleled developers' tool that will enable OpenGL application developers to generate interactive real-time 3D content for Elumens' VisionStation(R) and VisionDome(R) series of products.
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Largest XML Developer Conference and Expo of the Year to Take
Place Oct. 22-25 at Santa Clara Convention Center, CA
SYS-CON Media announced today that its 2001 XMLEdge International Developer Conference and Expo will take place Oct. 22-25, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, Calif. This year, the exhibit is expected to attract more than 5,000 delegates and over 100 exhibitors, with exhibit floor doubling in size
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Home Sleep Test Improves Diagnosis & Treatment of Sleep Breathing
Problems
Sleep apnea is a major medical problem that has been linked to hypertension, depression, stroke, and daytime fatigue. Now, an innovative home sleep test from SNAP Laboratories offers 50 million U.S. snorers at risk of sleep apnea an easy alternative to hospital testing. Learn more about the only test to analyze snoring patterns and also test for sleep apnea.
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USAA Names Claus to Head Investment Company
USAA announced that Christopher W. Claus, previously senior vice president of investment sales and services at USAA Investment Management Co., will succeed Michael J.C. Roth as president and CEO of the USAA subsidiary.
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