Newstream.com Digest: New Standards in Digital Entertainment and Flat-Panel Monitors, a High-flying Test for Telcom Applications and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists
NEW YORK--July 22, 2002--It's sleek, it's powerful, it has the capacity to download 4,800 songs, or 400 CDs, at lightning-quick speed-and it's PC and Mac compatible. e.Digital Corporation (OTC:EDIG) today announced its new Odyssey 1000(tm) digital jukebox and data storage device, its premier digital audio player. Powered by e.Digital's MicroOS(R) 2.0, the Odyssey 1000 combines the best of e.Digital's digital audio technology into one stellar, feature-packed unit.
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Planar's New Line of Flat-Panel Monitors Sets the Standard for Visual
Performance, Design Innovations, Ease-of-Use
Planar Systems Inc. has launched a new family of ultra-thin desktop monitors that set new standards for price-for-performance, sleek design and ease-of-use, raising the bar in the flat-panel display industry.
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SkyTower Successfully Tests World's First Commercial Telecom
Applications From More Than 65,000 Feet in the Stratosphere
SkyTower Inc., in collaboration with the Japan Ministry of Telecommunications (CRL/TAO) and NASA, successfully completed a series of commercial telecommunications tests -- the world's first from more than 65,000 feet in the stratosphere. The tests, which began three weeks ago, were conducted from Pathfinder-Plus, an unmanned solar-electric aircraft developed by AeroVironment Inc., the parent company of SkyTower.
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Office Depot's "5% Back to Schools" Program Kicks Off Today and Its
New www.school.com Web Site
Office Depot Inc. , the world's largest seller of office products announced that its "5% Back To Schools " program kicks into high gear as teachers, children and parents begin getting ready for another Back To School season.
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Chicago Executives Gather to Prepare for European Pension
Plan Changes
Hewitt Associates' European retirement experts and representatives from the National Foreign Trade Council are sponsoring a conference to help executives at local multinational companies prepare for upcoming changes in European pension provisions. One of the key changes will result in employers having to take more responsibility for employees' pensions.
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Medical Expert Available to Discuss HRT Alternatives
For millions of American women, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has suddenly turned from a health benefit to a potential health risk, following the news of the recent halt of the Women's Health Initiative study of a combination of estrogen and progestin in post-menopausal women.
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Virgin Atlantic Showcases Longest Plane in the World at Farnborough
Airshow
Virgin Atlantic Airways on July 22, 2002, showcased its new aircraft, the Airbus A340-600 at the Farnborough Airshow, England. Virgin Atlantic is the launch customer for the A340-600 which is the longest aircraft in the world at 247ft (75.3m) - 16ft (4.8m) longer than any other commercial plane.
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Forrester Research Introduces The Forrester Wave(tm)
Continuing Forrester's commitment to helping clients understand the technology marketplace and simplify difficult product selections, Forrester Research on July 22, 2002, introduced the Forrester Wave(tm) -- a new standard graphical representation of Forrester's call on vendors, marketplaces, and other emerging technology products and services.
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Detroit Gets a New Look With Rand McNally 2003 Detroit Tri-County &
Vicinity Street Guide
Finding your way around the Motor City just got easier thanks to Rand McNally, the world's premier provider of mapping, routing and travel solutions. The company today announced the release of the 2003 Detroit Tri-County & Vicinity Street Guide, a full color, spiral-bound print atlas bundled with a corresponding digital edition CD-ROM.
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Applied Materials Announces Revolutionary Fixed-Abrasive CMP Solution
Applied Materials Inc. today introduced its revolutionary new Reflexion Fixed-Abrasive Web(tm) CMP (chemical mechanical planarization) system with a unique slurryless process for forming the STI (shallow trench isolation) structures in sub-100nm devices. The system sets a new benchmark for STI planarization by virtually eliminating "dishing" and "erosion" effects that can limit device performance and yield.
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Applied Materials Releases Industry's First Integrated ALD/PVD Copper
Barrier/Seed System
Applied Materials Inc. announces the industry's first integrated Atomic Layer Deposition/Physical Vapor Deposition (ALD/PVD) product, the Endura(R) iCuB/S(tm) Integrated Cu Barrier/Seed system, for depositing the critical barrier and seed layers in 65nm-generation and beyond copper interconnects. Using breakthrough ALD technology, the iCuB/S system provides the key to future copper nano-chips by enabling an ultrathin, conformal tantalum nitride (TaN) barrier layer that is compatible with advanced low K dielectric films.
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Extreme Sports Celebrities and Nintendo 'Play for America'
Three of the hottest extreme sports athletes in America are hanging up their boards and bikes and grabbing their glue sticks, markers, and sequins to participate in Nintendo's "Play for America" sweepstakes. Pro skater Tony Hawk, surfer Kelly Slater, and BMX rider Dave Mirra each are donating a personally decorated Game Boy(R) Advance system to give gamers and extreme sports fans the chance to win!
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Nation's Leading COBRA Compliance Administrator Opens First Nevada
Office in Henderson
CobraPro, the nation's first and most experienced third party COBRA compliance administrator, has opened its first Nevada sales office in Henderson. COBRA is a Federal requirement that affects all companies with 20 or more employees who offer a health plan.
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Kenneth T. Lombard Re-elected President Los Angeles Department of
Water and Power Board
Kenneth T. Lombard was re-elected president of the City of Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners on July 16. He begins his fifth year on the Commission, his third term as president. Prior to his first term as president, Lombard served as vice president. Former Mayor Richard J. Riordan first appointed him to the Commission in 1997.
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Applied Materials' New Eterna System Extends SACVD Technology to
Sub-100nm Manufacturing
Applied Materials Inc. announces its new 300mm SACVD(1) Eterna(tm) system on the company's high-productivity Producer(R) SE platform for depositing BPSG(2)-doped dielectric films. The Eterna system extends Applied Materials' proven SACVD technology to provide the gap fill performance and productivity necessary for sub-100nm device applications.
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