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RFID Technology from WhereNet Providing Safe Harbor for U.S. Commerce
As the nation continues to arm itself internally against what President Bush in his State of the Union address called a war against terror that "is only beginning," high-tech companies like Santa Clara, Calif.-based WhereNet are finding that their products may serve a secondary importance as tools for helping ensure greater homeland security. In the case of WhereNet, that technolgy is RFID real-time tracking, and it's found a home where the Department of Homeland Security is now focusing attention -- on bolstering protection at the nation's busy ocean terminals.
Read more in this report from JeraOne.
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10M Top 10: Trends Upwardly Mobile Sky Tunes 
The buzz: Satellite radio is coming into its own. Helping drive the optimism are deals that add satellite radio access to new cars. The two major satellite players are well positioned in that regard: Sirius technology has been tapped by BMW and XM is allied with GM. Cars aren't the only market for satellite-delivered entertainment. JetBlue Airway has teamed up with XM and News Corp. to provide 100 channels of satellite radio to its menu of in-flight services. 
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