Newstream.com Digest: The Latest in Digital Photography, Red Cross & Duracell Offer Free Disaster Preparedness Guidebooks

Business Wire, March 3, 2003

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003

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The Latest in Digital Photography Makes Sharing Pictures a Snap

The best minds in photography are gathering in Las Vegas this week to show off their most innovative products. The boom in digital photography is the focus of the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) Convention and Trade Show. In fact, PMA predicts that 12.8 million digital cameras will be sold in the USA in 2003 -- a 36 percent increase from last year. Get video now.

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Two-Thirds of Households Not Prepared for Terrorism or Disaster,

Duracell/Harris Interactive Survey Shows

To address the alarming preparedness findings, Red Cross chapters and Duracell began making available more than 100,000 free safety guidebooks for households, one of the most comprehensive disaster preparedness guidebooks produced to date for households. Video available.

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And the Oscar(R) Goes to...Alias|Wavefront

Alias|Wavefront(tm), an SGI (NYSE:SGI) company, was awarded an Oscar at the Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on March 1, 2003 for its development of Maya(R) software, the professional 3D animation and effects package.

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Sticky Fashion Sense Could Win One High School Couple $5,000

As the 2003 prom season rolls in, high school students across North America will be thinking about dresses, corsages, cummerbunds and duct tape. For one lucky couple, attending prom "ducked" out in creative duct tape formalwear could result in both a memorable and profitable experience. By adorning themselves in stylishly "sticky" fashions, high school students will be eligible to participate in the third annual Duck(R) brand Stuck at Prom(tm) contest, with the chance to win $2,500 each for college.

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Hot Wheels(R) Racing Introduces Luxury Rides, Custom Motor Coaches

Representing Today's Top Drivers

The flag is up for the 2003 NASCAR(R) season as the teams and drivers begin the grueling, yearlong trek from city to city. While the drivers pilot high-tech racing machines on the track, their rides on the road are motor coaches of pure luxury.

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Infonet Congratulates Team Alinghi on America's Cup Win

Team Alinghi became the first European team to win the America's Cup in 152 years. Infonet Services Corporation, a leading provider of global communications services, is a main sponsor of the team and provided Internet technology for the Alinghi coordinators.

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Merlot in May 2003 Adds a Food Focus

Merlot in May, the largest public Merlot focused wine tasting in the U.S. will take place on May 16, 2003 at host winery Sterling Vineyards, in Calistoga, Calif. Winery registration has begun for the 4th annual tasting and organizers expect over 125 Merlot producers from all over the globe to participate this year.

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Dell Offers Versatility, Value, and Style With Two New Inspiron

Notebook Computers

For consumers and small business customers who demand portable performance at an outstanding price, Dell today introduced two new notebook computers, the wireless-ready Inspiron(tm) 5100 and the Inspiron 1100.

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SanDisk Unveils World's Fastest 1 Gigabyte Compactflash Card

SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK) today announced a 1 gigabyte (GB) SanDisk Ultra(tm) CompactFlash(R) card with a sustained write speed of up to 6 megabyte (MB) per second and sustained read speed of 9MB/sec., making it the fastest and largest capacity Type I CompactFlash card. In addition, SanDisk introduced the SanDisk Ultra(tm) SD card line to its family of high-speed film cards specifically designed for digital cameras.

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