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Newstream.com Digest: New Logitech Web Cameras, `Lilo & Stitch' Video/DVD Release Date and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

Business Wire, August 26, 2002

Business/Feature Editors & High-Tech/Entertainment Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2002

World Firefighter Games to Coincide

With Start of America's Cup Series

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New Logitech(R) QuickCam(R) Web Cameras Zoom Ahead

With Added Functionality

Logitech (Nasdaq:LOGI) (SWX:LOGN) (SWX:LOGZ) today announced the new Fall 2002 lineup of its popular QuickCam Web cameras -- QuickCam(R) Pro 4000 and QuickCam(R) Zoom. These cameras enable high-quality video instant messaging and let users capture premium videos and still images on the PC.

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Send-Off Ceremony for Team Dennis Conner and Stars & Stripes

Announcement of ACE's Sponsorship of New York Firefighters

to World Firefighter Games in New Zealand

Conner and the Stars & Stripes team, sponsored by ACE, a global insurance company, on Sunday, Aug. 25, left for New Zealand to begin preparations for the Louis Vuitton Challenger Series, which begins on Oct. 22. Once in New Zealand, the firefighters and their guests will also join the Stars & Stripes team as they begin the first leg of the America's Cup competition. Comments from Dennis Conner now available.

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Sell Your Vehicle With Trusted Kelley Blue Book Seal

Kelley Blue Book, the trusted resource for used and new car information, invites consumers to use its name and seal to help sell their vehicles. As of Aug. 26, consumers can log on to www.kbb.com, research the suggested private party Blue Book value of their vehicle and then quickly and easily print a personalized "FOR SALE" sign with the recognized Kelley logo.

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Northwest International Trade Corridor & Smart Border Crossing

Program Deploys TransCore System in Support

of Homeland Security Initiatives

TransCore announced today it has completed the first-of-its-kind freight management system that demonstrates a secure chain of custody for containerized freight. Shipping containers are sealed at the factory in Japan and as containers enter a U.S. port the system verifies the integrity of electronic seals and begins monitoring freight as it travels over U.S. Interstates in commercial vehicles and passes between the United States and Canada.

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Disney's Animated Box-Office Sensation Comes to Disney DVD and Video:

LILO & STITCH

LILO & STITCH, Disney's animated feature masterpiece, is available for the first time ever on Disney DVD and video on Dec. 3 from Walt Disney Home Entertainment. This worldwide box-office sensation is presented on Disney DVD loaded with fun-for-everyone bonus features.

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Metro Atlanta "Pulls" Together Over $30,000 for United Way

Over $30,000 was raised for United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta over the weekend as 32 company teams competed for the gold in UPS' 3rd annual Tug-A-Plane event.

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Wicked Winter Refreshment with Pete's Wicked Sampler

Looking for a little variety? Pete's Brewing Company is introducing a package that is going to mix things up this winter. Pete's Wicked Winter Sampler offers an assortment of award-winning beers, including Pete's Wicked Ale, Pete's Wicked Winter Brew, Pete's Wicked Strawberry Blonde, Pete's Wicked Helles Lager and Pete's Wicked Red Rush. Available in stores throughout the winter, the Pete's Wicked Winter Sampler 12-pack is perfect for discriminating beer lovers.

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World Discovers Key Player in Entertainment Industry Is a Plumber

The entertainer is Mario and he is King of the "A" List. This moneymaking celebrity plans to raise the high-bar once again as his new game, Super Mario Sunshine(tm) for NINTENDO GAMECUBE(tm) launches on Aug. 26 for a suggested retail price of $49.95.

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New Company, Swingtide, Launched to Manage XML Proliferation, Protect

Quality of Online Business

Three veteran entrepreneurs formally launched a new software company -- called Swingtide -- to protect, measure and maximize companies' Quality of Business(tm) (QoB(tm)) amid the proliferation of XML (eXtensible Markup Language). Swingtide's announcement follows nine months of in-depth consultations with Fortune 1000 executives that culminated in a recent summit on the "double-edged sword" reality of XML today.

 

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