Newstream.com Digest: U.S. Postal Service Selects Titan Electron Beam Technology to Sanitize Mail; Hughes Electronics to Merge With EchoStar
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GM's Hughes Electronics to Merge With EchoStar Communications
General Motors Corp. and its subsidiary Hughes Electronics together with EchoStar Communications Corporation , on Oct. 29 announced the signing of definitive agreements that provide for the spin-off of Hughes from GM and the merger of Hughes with EchoStar. Photos Now Available.
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Postal Service Selects Titan to Eradicate Anthrax Threat in U.S. Mail
The Titan Corporation announced that the U.S. Postal Service has selected Titan to provide electron beam systems and services to sanitize mail to eliminate the threat of anthrax contamination.
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High-tech Advancements Changing the Way Home Moviemakers Personalize
Priceless Moments
Thanks to the latest high-tech advancements it's easier than ever to shoot, edit and personalize video content. Inspired home moviemakers armed with the new Microsoft Windows XP, and the Sony VAIO Notebook and camcorder can add special effects, music or narration to give life's memorable moments -- including the World Series -- a whole new spin. Get video now.
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Environmentally Innovative Vehicles Put to the Test During the 2001
Michelin Challenge Bibendum
One of the most diverse fields of environmentally positive automotive technologies ever assembled was poised to compete in the 2001 Michelin Challenge Bibendum, which took place this past weekend at the California Speedway in Fontana, Calif. In addition to eight of the world's top automakers, several universities, independent companies and organizations also had vehicles competing in the events. Video will be available shortly.
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Dell Redefines Easy With Affordable Smartstep(R) 100D
Dell made buying direct even easier today by introducing to U.S. customers the SmartStep 100D, a desktop computer that is a breeze to order, set up, and use. Beginning today, customers can buy the SmartStep 100D for $599. The system includes a monitor, six months of Internet access, speakers, and service and support from the world's No. 1 computer maker.
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EMC Delivers Next Wave of Open Software for Automated Information
Storage
Announcing the broadest array of new software ever developed for information storage management, EMC Corporation formally launched its AutoIS(tm) (Automated Information Storage) strategy, the next major wave of automation, simplification and openness for heterogeneous storage infrastructures.
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Fifteen Group Completes $340 Million Buyout
Miami Beach based Fifteen Group has completed the partnership buyout and recapitalization of a 43-property nationwide multifamily portfolio. The total capitalization was in excess of $340 million, including the assumption of debt. The portfolio properties are located in 16 metropolitan areas across 10 states, with a strong concentration in the major markets of California, Florida, Georgia, Texas and Alabama.
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BlackBooksCentral.com Is the Destination for Readers, Writers and
Lovers of Great Books
BlackBooksCentral.com is an online community showcasing the talents of African-American authors, such as Omar Tyree, Quincy Jones, Zane, Evelyn Palfrey, Sheneska Jackson, Michael Baisden, Nelson George, and Lolita Files. Jointly produced by the marketing department of Simon & Schuster Inc.'s Adult Publishing Group and its online division, SimonSays.com, BlackBooksCentral.com is a source of exclusive content and supplemental information, as well as a place where readers can gather to interact in the distinctive manner that has become a hallmark of the African-American literary community.
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TDK Systems' Bluetooth USB Adapter Brings Laptop and PC Users
Wire-Free Access to Networking, Email and The Internet
TDK Systems Inc. a founding member of the Bluetooth Consortium is announcing the availability of its next wave of cable free products. Get the details here.
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Double-Digit Health Care Cost Increases Expected to Continue in 2002
U.S. employers are expected to be hit again with double-digit health care cost increases in 2002, marking the fourth year in a row of major health care hikes and the highest increase since the early 1990s, according to global management consulting and outsourcing firm Hewitt Associates.
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Nokia 3360 Wireless Phone Now Widely Available in US
Nokia announced the widespread availability of its latest TDMA handset, the Nokia 3360, which was launched earlier this year. As the first entry-level Nokia phone in the U.S. to feature a Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) browser to access the Internet, the Nokia 3360 is able to provide not only news and stock information, but also access to entertaining and socially-enabling mobile Internet sites that feature such content as online games, movie listings and music news.
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J.D. Power and Associates Media Update: Weekly Retail New Vehicle
Sales Rates from PIN Since Sept. 11
J.D. Power and Associates Power Information Network (PIN) releases the following data on weekly new vehicle sales rates compared to the week before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Three charts detailing the data are attached. Download the presentation here.
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Time, and Face Time, Are of the Essence in Managed Care
How much attention should pharmaceutical companies pay to managed care? The vast majority (74%) of managed care pharmacy executives would like to have routine contacts on a quarterly basis, according to The Strategic Advantage: A Competitive View of Managed Care Sales Forces by Scott-Levin, a Quintiles Transnational company .
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HP Unveils Color Printing and Imaging Solutions for Small- and
Medium-sized Businesses
Hewlett-Packard Company has debuted a portfolio of color printing and imaging solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses that allows customers to create powerful business communications materials more easily, creatively and affordably than ever before.
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Suzuki Grand Vitaras Handsomely Reward Cast of MTV's Road Rules
Season Ten
Suzuki Grand Vitara SUVs are the "Handsome Reward" each of the six MTV Road Rules cast members earned after weeks of grueling challenges in Morocco and Spain during the tenth season of the widely popular reality TV show. The brand new four-wheel-drive V6 grand prize Grand Vitaras were presented to the six twenty-something Road Rules cast members in the final two episodes of the season, set to air back-to-back at 7 p.m. Eastern/10 p.m. Pacific Time Oct. 29.
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Genomics Guru to Deliver Keynote at SC2001
Dr. J. Craig Venter is keynote speaker Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Denver at SC2001, the international forum and exhibition on high-performance computing and high-speed data communication. His talk, entitled "Accelerating Discovery through Supercomputing," will be delivered at the Denver Convention Center at 8:30 P.M.
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Noble Foundation Announces the Initiation of the World's First
Complete Legume Genome Sequencing Project -- Video Now In
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation with assistance from The Advanced Center for Genome Technology (ACGT) at the University of Oklahoma will develop the world's first complete legume genome sequence. Video now available.
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Cross Match Technologies Inc., Announces the Release of the
Integrated Identification Console
Cross Match Technologies Inc., a leading global provider of forensic-quality fingerprint and palm print identification solutions, announced the first customer shipments of the Integrated Identification Console. The console can aid the booking station process for law enforcement by combining all of the electronic Live Scan products in one convenient unit.
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Stephanie L. Battle and Kenneth Arroyo Roldan Named President and CEO
of Nation's Leading Diversity Search Firm
Wesley, Brown & Bartle (WB&B), established nearly 30 years ago as the Nation's first diversity executive search firm, announced that Stephanie L. Battle and Kenneth Arroyo Roldan have been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer respectively.
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Kevin Kalkhoven Elected to AMCC's Board of Directors
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. ("AMCC") announced that Kevin Kalkhoven, co-founder of Kalkhoven, Pettit & Levin Ventures LLC and previous chief executive officer of JDS Uniphase Corporation, has been elected to AMCC's board of directors.
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Author and Celebrity Party-Planner, David Tutera, Signs Agreement
with Belvedere and Chopin Polish Luxury Vodka
Millennium Import Company, Minneapolis, announced that author and entertaining expert, David Tutera, has agreed to represent Belvedere and Chopin Polish Luxury Vodkas in media appearances and at special events throughout the United States.
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