Newstream.com Digest: Satellite Radio in Your Car, The Importance of Golf in Business, and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists
NEW YORK--June 26, 2002--Some of you may remember staying home and watching television and having four maybe five choices -- then along came cable and satellite and five choices became one hundred. Now a similar revolution is coming to your automobile. A report from General Motors .
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From the Boardroom to the Back Nine
A new study by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. to support its new Starwood Golf Vacations program finds that virtually all executives believe that golf is an essential business tool and most say that behavior on the golf course is typically indicative of behavior in business -- which might be a bit scary considering that the vast majority of execs also admit to cheating on the links. Get video now.
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Diesel Engines: America's Solution to Guzzling Gas
Half of all American vacationers on the road this summer are driving gas-guzzling SUVs and pick-up trucks, according to a new survey. These vehicles burn high amounts of fuel which not only puts a dent in the drivers wallet, but also increases the country's dependence on foreign oil. There is one alternative, however, for drivers of big vehicles to consider: diesel engines.
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Penton's Internet World UK and Co-located Events Throw Light on
Returned Industry Optimism
Attracting over 11,500 senior-level visitors, 150 members of the press and showcasing 300 of the world's leading business and technology companies, Penton Technology Media's "June Cluster" has confirmed its position as the UK's most successful business event of the year.
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Applied Materials Announces New SEMVision G2 System for Sub-100nm
In-line Defect Review and Classification
Applied Materials, Inc. today introduced its latest defect review system, the SEMVision(TM) G2, for nanometer-generation semiconductor manufacturing. The system extends the technology of the company's market-leading SEMVision system, which is currently used by virtually every major chipmaker worldwide, with advanced capability for rapidly imaging and analyzing defects as small as 80nm.
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Antigenics' CEO Wins NYC Biotech Entrepreneur of The Year
Antigenics Inc. today announced that Ernst & Young has awarded the company's chairman and chief executive officer, Garo H. Armen, Ph.D., New York City Biotechnology Entrepreneur of the Year. Dr. Armen was selected as one of 38 regional entrepreneurs who were honored at Ernst & Young's celebration banquet last night in New York. The award honors entrepreneurs for sound financial performance and other criteria such as social responsibility, quality of management and workplace culture.
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From The Boardroom To The Back Nine
The art of the deal isn't always born in the boardroom. A new survey reveals what you didn't know about the importance of golf in business.
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