Newstream.com Digest: Siemens Westinghouse Award Winners Announced, A&E Selects Biography of the Year, Holiday Savings From Nintendo and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists
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Siemens Westinghouse Competition
The winners of the 2002 Siemens Westinghouse Competition were announced in Washington. These top teens edged out more than 1,100 applicants nationwide to win this year's prestigious Siemens Westinghouse competition. A report from Siemens .
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President George W. Bush Selected as A&E Network's
2002 Biography of the Year
A&E Network has selected President George W. Bush as the 2002 BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR. The Network's eighth annual Biography of the Year will premiere on A&E, Monday, Dec. 9, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and will encore on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT. Video and Photo available.
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VIVA VANILLA FOR A CHANGE(tm)!
Ben & Jerry's Debuts Values-Sourced Vanilla
Looking for a new take on the traditional holiday pie a la mode? Check out Ben & Jerry's newest ice cream flavor, Vanilla For A Change(tm) and satisfy your taste buds while indulging your social conscience!
In the spirit of the season, Ben & Jerry's is offering a full quart of new Vanilla For A Change for just the price of a pint! Sure it's big, but there's more to this vanilla than meets the eye. Vanilla For a Change is made with a special blend that includes vanilla made from beans sourced from family farms in Indonesia.
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Nintendo Brings a `Green' Holiday to Shoppers This Season
To make the holiday season even merrier, Nintendo of America Inc. is offering two, one-week rebate offers to help consumers nationwide save when they purchase Nintendo's popular holiday products.
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Audi Accelerates Bluetooth Adoption Using CSR Silicon
CSR (Cambridge Silicon Radio) today announced that car maker Audi will be using CSR's BlueCore technology to bring Bluetooth technology to the road with the world's first car to be offered with a Bluetooth enabled GSM car phone and a cordless Bluetooth handset. Bluetooth equipped models are rolled out throughout countries supporting the GSM network in Europe and Asia starting December 2002.
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Bluetooth Chipset Leader Is Ready for 3G Cellular Phone Market
CSR (Cambridge Silicon Radio) has announced a further device in its BlueCore2 series of single-chip Bluetooth(tm) solutions for low-cost, high-volume applications. BlueCore2-CDMA is designed solely for mobile handset applications with features aimed at integration simplicity, co-existence, power savings and size reduction.
BlueCore2-CDMA is CSR's first radio-only Bluetooth device and is tailored specifically for connection to the QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) MSM5100(tm) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(tm)) chipset.
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J.D. Power and Associates Reports: FedEx Sweeps Customer Satisfaction
Awards for Small-Package Delivery Service
A new J.D. Power and Associates study released today asked more than 900 shipping managers and other business personnel to rate their small-package delivery service carriers. The study has established a benchmark for customer satisfaction in the small-package delivery service industry.
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Keep Loved Ones Safe From Fire During the Holidays
With Home Safeguard Industries' New Smoke Check Product
Most household fires occur during winter months. Fires caused by faulty lights and dried-out Christmas trees account for even more fire-related accidents and deaths across the country. What can be done to help ward off this dire consequence? One way homeowners can prevent these types of fire disasters is to properly test their smoke detectors on a monthly basis. Now there is a new product called Smoke Check from Home Safeguard Industries LLC designed to be a true and complete test.
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Openservice Introduces Security Threat Manager(tm) Delivering
All-In-One Real-Time Security Correlation Solution
OpenService(tm) Inc. (Open), the leader in network security management software, today introduced Security Threat Manager(tm) to provide organizations with an integrated, easy-to-use network security management solution that enables real-time detection and correlation of blended, high-risk network attacks.
The suite meets the industry's demand for single-vendor threat management solutions to identify the most important threats buried within the data deluge produced by anti-virus, intrusion detection systems (IDS) and firewalls.
Security Threat Manager(tm) ships with pre-defined real-time correlation models, reducing false positive alerts while simultaneously escalating the most serious threats that require immediate attention. Open is also shipping new, integrated Web-based forensic reporting and analysis features suitable for both CSOs and security response teams as part of the solution.
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Mad Catz Launches the MC2 MicroCON Wheel for Xbox, Playstation 2
and Gamecube
Mad Catz Interactive Inc. (AMEX:MCZ) , a leading manufacturer of video game accessories, announced its newest line in racing wheels, the MC2 MicroCON(tm) for Playstation(R)2, Gamecube(tm) and the Xbox(tm) video game system from Microsoft.
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Wincor Nixdorf Announces Two New Kiosks for U.S. Hospitality and
Retail Markets
Wincor Nixdorf Inc., the global leader in open system solutions for the retail and banking industries, today announced two new kiosks for the hospitality and retail markets.
The small-footprint CERTO kiosk, designed for indoor use, can be used for a variety of applications including information kiosk, gift registry, self-service ordering in restaurants or grocery delis, or automated hotel check-in. The innovative Orbiter, with an eye-catching design, is intended for indoor or outdoor use and can handle additional functions including printing movie tickets, coupons and car rental documents.
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Save for Your Child's Education While You Shop!
Paying for your child's college education may seem like one of the biggest financial challenges families face, however, there are effective ways to save, especially during the holidays. Upromise is a free college savings service that helps families earn money back towards an education while making everyday purchases from America's best companies. More than 2 million families are already taking advantage of the successful service. Radio News Feature.
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World's First Commercial Tiltrotor Begins Ground Runs in Texas
Textron Inc. today announced that the Bell/Agusta 609 (BA 609), the world's first commercial tiltrotor aircraft, has begun "ground run" testing in preparation for first flight. The testing of this revolutionary aircraft, jointly developed by Textron's Bell Helicopter unit and Agusta, an AgustaWestland company, is being conducted at Bell's Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas.
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Holiday Gift Ideas for Those Hard to Shop For
It's that time of year again when we all make our lists and brave the crowds, intent on finding just the right gifts for those on our holiday lists. This Consumer Focus looks at a couple of gift ideas that are easy to find, affordable and guaranteed to fit almost everyone. Radio News Feature.
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Expert Advice Helps Consumers Cut Through the Telecom Clutter
Today's marketplace offers consumers many choices in phone services. But as this Consumer Focus shows, choices can also create confusion. Radio News Feature.
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Former Head of Star Systems Services Division Moves
to Genpass Technologies
Genpass Technologies Inc. announced the hiring of Curtis D. Fish as senior vice president of client relations. Fish comes to Genpass after acting as a project consultant for Citicorp and prior to that serving as executive vice president of Star Systems Inc. Fish has more than 20 years experience in the electronic funds transfer (EFT) industry.
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