Information Freeway Report articles from September 2000

Information Freeway Report archives from September 2000

Foundry Coke.(International Trade Commission)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.usitc.gov In August of 1999, the International Trade Commission (USITC) began an investigation of the foundry coke industries in the United States and China. While the US industry is the older of the two, China is the world's largest...

Annual Franchise List.(Entrepreneur Magazine)
September 1, 2000... www.entrepreneur.com Each year, Entrepreneur magazine ranks the top franchises in the United States. A link at the magazine's web site will take you to the current list as well as recent articles on franchising from the magazine. You can...

Journal Access.(ingenta Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.ingenta.com Ingenta, one of the UK's top web services, provides free access to the abstracts of over 900,000 full text articles from over 2,800 academic and professional journals. You can browse and search the database of articles,...

Indian Apparel Guide.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.apparelresources.com This site has a directory of Indian garment exporters, and fabric and accessory suppliers. The database may be searched by product, company name, region or country exported to. The company profiles include...

Forest News.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.forestworld.com ForestWorld provides daily news and feature articles on the worldwide forest industry. There are also directories of foresters, loggers and sawmills, listings of conferences for industry professionals as well as Sawlog...

From the Editor.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... September -- for many of us it means back to school supplies, cooler temperatures and a return to normal routines. At Washington Researchers, it also means seminars! We are now offering a new portfolio of business intelligence seminars that...

Offline.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... "The Internet can be a business or a medium, but not both." So say authors Al and Laura Ries in The 11 Immutable Laws of Internet Branding a new book from Harperbusiness. The authors assert that you need to choose a purpose for your Internet...

Oregon Business.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.econ.state.or.us The Oregon Economic & Community Development Department has its Doing Business in Oregon guide online. This guide is an excellent resource for any company starting or relocating a business in the state. It provides...

Angolan Oil.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... CNN recently reported that World Airways had started a new air route, linking Houston, Texas with Luanda, Angola to support the emerging petroleum industry in that country. The economy in Angola is highly dependent on the offshore oil sector,...

Farm Commodities Forecasts.(Department of Agriculture)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... http://www.usda.gov/agency/oce/waob/waob.htm The Department of Agriculture forecasts supply and demand for major farm commodities each month for the US and the world. The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report presents...

Japanese Companies.(Daiwa Securities Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.daiwair.co.jp Daiwa Securities's Corporate Information Bank has profiles on Japanese companies, many in English. The type of information provided varies from company to company but usually includes head office, factories and offices,...

Microprocessors.(cpureview.com)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.cpureview.com CPUReview provides articles about and reviews of microprocessors and related hardware. The reviews are arranged by categories, such as software, motherboards, and video cards. Articles are posted by date.

Packaging.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.dotpackaging.com Packaging Magazine, which serves the global packaging industry, has news of the industry at this site. You'll also find feature articles on topics such as business matters, coding and labeling, design and marketing,...

Insurance Updates.(A.M. Best Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.ambest.com BestDay is a daily news publication from A.M. Best Company. The online newspaper tracks breaking developments in the insurance industry worldwide, keeping you current with news and analysis. You'll also find the latest...

Space Research.(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... http//spaceline.usuhs.mil Spaceline is a bibliographic database with information on publications about space and ground-based life sciences research. It was established as a cooperative effort between the National Aeronautics and Space...

Canadian Company Info.(Carlson Online)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Use one of the following sites to find information on Canadian companies. Carlson www.carlsononline.co Carlson Online provides information on Canadian companies, such as contact data, recent press releases, links to the company's web...

Foundation Directory Online.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.fconline.fdncenter.org The Foundation Center has launched another funding research tool to supplement its Foundation Directory Online. The new fee-based service, Foundation Directory Online Plus, combines the directory database with a...

State Information.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.stateline.org If your research requires you to follow developments at the state level, use this site for the latest headline news coming out of each state. Sponsored by the Pew Center on the States at the University of Richmond, the...

Auto Industry.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.ai-online.com This is a good site to keep abreast of the latest news in the automotive industries. You'll find industry news and statistics, an event calendar, new vehicle information, and new products. You can also subscribe to the...

Ohio Steel.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.ohiosteel.org This site has recent news and key statistics on the steel industry in Ohio. The site also tracks government issues. The link to Council Members includes a brief company profile on all members.

Writing Politicians.
September 1, 2000... www.trytel.com/~aberdeen/ Want to write the new President of Mexico? Use this site to locate the mailing address for every country's leader. The listings are alphabetical by country and include phone, fax, e-mail and web addresses when...

Northwest Energy Efficiency.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... http://www.neec.net/ The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council is a business association of more than 70 companies in the Pacific Northwest in the energy efficiency industry. Members include firms that manufacture and provide energy...

Federal Contracting.(website)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.wifcon.com Where in Federal Contracting provides access to acquisition information such as contracting laws, legislation and regulations, and contracting newsletters. Federal contracting is the main part of the site with sub-sites on...

Chemical Industry.(online updates service)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.neis.com Tap into this site for information on the chemical industry, including associations, industry news, stock prices, marketing resources, and web sites for chemical companies.

Access-Hungary.(online news service)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.access-hungary.hu Use this site to follow news from Hungary. You'll find news highlights from Hungary Around the Clock, a daily business newspaper in English, political and economic analysis from the weekly HVG, the weekly Forex Report...

Green Book.(marketing research information)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.greenbook.org The Green Book, published by the New York Chapter of the American Marketing Association, is an excellent guide to marketing research companies and services worldwide. There are thousands of companies listed and you can...

Indonesia Internet.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Reports from both International Data Corporation and Boston Consulting Group predict that Indonesia's Interact use will increase dramatically over the next several years. At the end of 1999, there were 45 licensed Interact Service Providers...

NRC Research Press.(National Research Council Canada)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.nrc.ca/cisti/journals/rp/rp_jour_e.html Individual articles published by the Research Press of National Research Council Canada are now accessible on a pay-per-view basis at the NRC web site. The Press publishes journals on topics such...

E-Commerce.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.ecommercebusinessdaily.com E-Commerce Business is a bi-weekly magazine that covers all aspects of e-commerce including news, interviews with CEOs, and case studies on how companies are implementing e-commerce. The magazine's web site...

Medical Devices.(monthly magazine)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 2000... www.devicelink.com Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry is a monthly magazine for manufacturers of medical devices. It covers news and analysis of industry trends, products and services, and regulatory and legislative issues. The...

Trademarks.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.ggmark.com While the Patent and Trademark Office is a good source for patent and trademark applications, this site gives you more information about trademarks. You can find out exactly what a trademark is, how it should be used and how...

Germany.(business web site)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.business-in-germany.de For information on doing business in Germany, check out this web site. You'll find investment support programs, links to statistical data, and information on trade fairs.

Executive Compensation.(web site)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.ecomponline.com This site is strictly for finding compensation data for executives. You can search by company name, ticker symbol, state, sector or industry. You'll be presented with the executive's name, base salary, bonus and any...

Company Reports.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Designed for investors who are looking for stock data, this site will provide researchers with a great deal of company information. Search by company name or ticker symbol and you'll be presented with a company report that includes capital...

Irish Businesses.(business web site)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... http://ireland.iol.ie/~aidanh/business/index.html This is a guide to Irish businesses on the Internet. There are over 1400 companies listed, arranged alphabeticatically as well as 80 categories. Clicking on the company will take you to the...

Chain Store Age.(retail industry web site)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.chainstoreage.com An online service for the retail industry, this site provides the latest sector news, developments in technology within retailing, a weekly sales index, store sales by month comparisons, and a list of special reports...

Manufacturing in Mexico.(business web site)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.mexicool.com If you're planning to manufacture your products in Mexico, consult the In-Bond Industry Guide at this site, under the Business Center icon. The guide will tell you what's necessary to set up an in-bond company, what...

Brazil Privatization.(Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social; web site)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.bndes.gov.br.enligh/ BNDES is the federal agency in Brazil that manages the Brazilian Privatization Program. The agency's web site has a list of federal and state programs, arranged by industry as well as several recent reports. You'll...

Product News.(industrial products web site)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.productnew.com This is an online product news and information source for industrial products. There are over 140,000 products listed. You can search by product category or company name and will be presented with information such as a...

Manufacturing News.
September 1, 2000... www.manufacturing.net This site combines a product and supplier database with news of the manufacturing industry. You'll find product information, economic statistics and research developments. The SuperCatalog includes 1.8 million...

Biotech.(Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Center for Biotechnology's web site)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... www.ornl.gov/cbt The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Center for Biotechnology coordinates the lab's biotechnology program, integrating the activities of ORNL divisions and other institutions. The Center's web site lists key areas of...

PriceWaterhouse Endowment.('Business of Government' journal available online)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... http://endowment.pwcglobal.com The second anniversary issue of The Business of Government, the journal on improving the management of government, is online. This issue focuses on profiles in leadership and includes interviews with...

REST STOP.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Party Time www.greatentertaining.com Here's a site for all your entertaining needs -- just add guests. You'll find ideas for parties for adults and kids, gift ideas, party planning advice, and recipes and menus. The Kids' Parties section...