Some interesting news excerpts. . . .
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Navidec's Auto Web Sites Generating One Purchase Request Every Three Minutes Automotive Network Generates More Than 10.5 Million Page Views in Last 30 Days
DENVER, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Auto buyers visiting Navidec Inc.'s (Nasdaq: NVDC) network of online auto buying web sites submitted more than 14,000 purchase requests for new or used vehicles in the past 30 days. In addition to processing one purchase request every three minutes, the company's automotive web sites generated more than 10.5 million page views in the same period.
Navidec's network of automotive web sites include USWheels.com -- the national network of regionally based auto buying web sites, CarWizard.com, LeaseSource.com, CBS.CarWizard.com. Additionally, the company provides automotive content to Internet portals including Excite, Netscape Netcenter and WebCrawler.
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Potential momos with gaps include SSMK, FNHC, PGNS, CATP
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FOCUS Enhancements' FS402 NTSC/PAL Digital Video Co-Processor Receives Macrovision Revision 7 Certification
WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1999--FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCSE) announced today that the newest version of its proprietary NTSC/PAL digital video co-processor technology has been awarded Macrovision Revision 7 compliancy certification.
The FOCUScan(tm) FS402 chip has been tested and certified by Macrovision to fully meet Revision 7 specifications for copy protection of devices with DVD video capabilities. The Macrovision 7 certification ensures that any DVD video device in which the FS402 is incorporated will support DVD anti-copy encoding. The new FOCUScan(tm) FS402 (multiple patents pending) co-processor has several new features never before available in a low-cost ASIC, raising the bar in video quality standards for integrated appliances, network computers, PC motherboards, PC add-on graphic cards, cable and video scan conversion set-top boxes, televisions, and large screen computer monitors.
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WinStar Obtains Nationwide Spectrum Grant in UK
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MARCH 23, 1999-- Grant Includes London, Fourth-Largest
International Market Targeted By WinStar
Nationwide Spectrum Covers 55 Million Pops
WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (NASDAQ:WCII) announced today that it has been granted a nationwide grant of spectrum in the 38 GHz band in the United Kingdom, including London, WinStar's fourth-largest targeted international market. WinStar has now been granted spectrum in three of its top four targeted international markets. The Company plans to launch service in London later this year.
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MF: Giant-screen projection technology maker Imax Corp. (Nasdaq:IMAX - news) , upgraded to the "recommended" list from "trading buy" at Goldman, Sachs & Co., thanked the Academy for a move of $3 1/2 to $19 1/4 today.
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Remember what I have been saying about CHRZ? I said last week this was getting shorted, but was a great software company BEYOND Y2K. . .looks like some short covering yesterday.
Information technology services company Computer Horizons Corp. (Nasdaq:CHRZ - news) , which today said it is "comfortable" with Wall Street's $0.29 EPS estimate for Q1, moved up $1 1/16 to $11 11/16...
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NUT [Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co.] was upgraded by HSBC. . .remember I said this was my FAVORITE dividend paying stock. . .and that the weather had not hurt them like they origianlly anticipated. |
