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The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (NYSE: BSC) is the parent company of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., a leading global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm. Since 1923, Bear Stearns has helped corporations, institutions, governments and individuals reach their financial objectives.
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Indy Racing League (IRL) is the premier open-wheel racing division of automotive sports in North America, known especially for its Indianapolis 500 race. "In our racing series, we're always using state-of-the-art technology to deliver information to our teams and fan base," says Jon Koskey, Director of Timing and Scoring for Indy Racing League. Of critical importance, is the real-time scoring information that the league delivers to race teams, IRL officials and car manufacturers.
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Microsoft's TechEd conference is the largest annual conference for introducing IT professionals and developers to currently shipping and near-term Microsoft technologies. Designed for those who build, deploy or operate solutions based on Microsoft technologies, TechEd helps hands-on professionals, consultants and managers learn what's possible today and evaluate technologies to consider for the future.
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Crate & Barrel is a chain of American retail stores, based in Northbrook, Illinois, specializing in housewares, furniture (indoor and out), and home accessories. Gordon and Carole Segal opened the first store in 1962, on Wells Street in the then-bohemian Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Today there are over 145 stores in the United States. Crate & Barrel has two sister stores. CB2 is geared toward young adults, and The Land of Nod is for children.
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Art.com, Inc. opened its virtual doors in 1995, and over that time, has helped over 4 million customers decorate their walls from the world’s large collection of art imagery. Thier selection of over 400,000 images includes nearly every imaginable topic, from art reproductions to decorative prints to specialty posters. Their value-added services, including custom framing, mounting, and canvas transfers, allow customers to enhance their image of choice in a multitude of original ways.
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Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH), a FORTUNE 500*, diversified chemical company provides innovative products, services and solutions to customers around the globe. Ashland has sales and operations in the United States and in more than 100 countries worldwide. Their operations include four divisions: Ashland Performance Materials, Ashland Distribution, Valvoline and Ashland Water Technologies.
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Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) is a global healthcare company that, through its subsidiaries assists healthcare professionals and their patients with treatment of complex medical conditions including hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, trauma and other conditions. With 2006 sales of $10.4 billion, and approximately 45,000 employees, Baxter applies its expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to make a meaningful difference in patients' lives.
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Brandes Investment Partners® is a leading investment advisory firm, managing equity and fixed income assets for institutional and private clients worldwide. Since our inception in 1974, we have applied the value investing approach to security selection pioneered by Benjamin Graham. Among the first investment firms to bring a global perspective to value investing, we manage a variety of investment strategies.
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Chicago-based money manager with approximately $158 billion in institutional asset portfolios under management, as well as $122 billion in UBS Private Banking mutual fund assets. For its clients, which include the world's largest corporations and government pension plans, the firm invests across the global financial markets.
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BroadView provides leading edge dynamic visual communications to educate and engage customers and employees. They have a background as TV journalists and offer consultancy, production and delivery.
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Click Commerce solutions support the unique business processes of multiple industry segments such as manufacturing, aerospace and defense, high-tech, financial services, healthcare and higher education, and more. Click Commerce enables corporations including Alaska Airlines, BASF, Citibank, Delphi, Eastman Kodak Company, Jabil Global Services, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Pier 1, Ryder, and Verizon to coordinate and optimize business processes, accelerate revenue, lower costs, and improve customer service.
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CNA is the 7th largest U.S. commercial insurer and the 13th largest U.S. property & casualty insurer. We provide insurance protection to more than 1 million businesses and professionals in the U.S. and internationally. Our products and services are sold by highly professional independent agents and brokers. Headquartered in Chicago, CNA has offices throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. Beyond who we are as a company, CNA stands for its focus on customers, values and financial strength.
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From their origins as a publisher of computer and technology news and information, they have broadened their scope to cover a world transformed by technology. Today,their brands span the digital lifestyle, entertainment, and business categories. With each new brand they add to their network, their mission remains the same: to build on the collective wisdom and passion of users, marketers, and their own people to create richer and more authentic content experiences.
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Today, Follett generates more than $2 billion in annual sales by providing a wide range of educational tools and services that fuel the learning process and spark the imaginations of anyone with a thirst for knowledge. In fact, through thier five business units, they touch the lives of millions of students ranging from adults taking classes on college campuses and in cyberspace to grade school children surfing the Internet in their school library.
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FTD uses a nationwide network of florists to deliver fresh flower arrangements right to your door, often in the same day. They are passionate about flowers and dedicated to delivering the best customer service in the florist industry.
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GradeBeam is the premier construction communication system used by thousands of construction companies across North America. GradeBeam’s tools allow users to efficiently enter project information and broadcast private notices via fax & E-Mail within minutes. GradeBeam users organize their preferred subcontractor’s qualifications & projects online while accessing GradeBeam’s Directory of updated subcontractor & supplier information. GradeBeam can load subcontractors to the database and connect any blueprinting company to automate project communication & document distribution. PLUS, subcontractors can review project information, download documents, respond to invitations and order plans online.
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Multi-line property/casualty group that includes Insurance Company of the West, Explorer Insurance Company, and Independence Casualty & Surety Company.
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Motorola is a global communications leader, powered by, and driving, seamless mobility. Motorola is revolutionizing broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks – bringing cutting-edge technologies into your everyday life, with style.
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For more than 100 years, Chicago-based USG has been a leader in producing innovative products and systems to build the environments in which we live, work and play. As the inventor of wallboard and mineral wool ceiling tile, USG created North America's building materials industry. Thier products are used in everything from major commercial developments and residential housing to simple home improvements. Thier flagship brands include SHEETROCK® Brand gypsum panels and DUROCK® Brand cement board, which are recognized around the world.
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