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A standard bearer for the clever country

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Standards Australia International Ltd. (SAIL), formerly Standards Australia, has expanded its services to the Internet with great success. Developing standards and dealing in intellectual property, SAIL sold its risk management system to Britain's National Health Service (NHS) after NHS saw it on the Internet. SAIL's chief executive Ross Wraight says the company's goal is to further exploit the Internet. Fifteen percent of the company's documents are being purchased on the Internet, generating $1 million a year in revenue.

United Kingdom, Health Care, Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Professional Organizations, Standards Committees, Statistical Data Included, Planning, Health care industry, Medical care, Contracts, Intellectual property, United Kingdom. National Health Service, Wraight, Ross, Standards Australia International Ltd.

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From one kind of site to another

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Four real estate agents have formed an alliance and have agreed to use the same world wide web site on the Internet to showcase and sell properties. L.J. Hooker, Ray White, Century 21, and Raine and Horne are using www.propertypage.com.au. There are 33,000 property listings on the site from 2800 offices. The advantage to a shared site is that Internet users are more likely to search for a keyword like "property" than a company name.

Real estate agents and managers, Real Estate Agents & Brokers, Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Marketing, Real estate agents, Real estate industry, Web sites (World Wide Web), Information services, Web sites, Electronic commerce, E-commerce, Consortia, Century 21, L.J. Hooker, Ray White, Raine and Horn

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Internet use soars as homes log online

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Internet use is growing in Australia, yet certain groups such as women and older people are reluctant to take advantage of it. Domestic users have increased from 27 per cent to 41 per cent of homes, with strong interest in online shopping and online banking.

Online services, Internet services, Home banking, Home banking services

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