You've got mail, and it won't fit in your old mailbox; so inventors devise new ones, even climate controlled, to handle bulky packages

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Inventors are scrambling to devise special mail boxes or 'portals' to handle merchandise ordered via the Internet for consumers who are away from home during the day. These mail boxes, some of which are climate controlled (for those who grocery shop online), come in many shapes and sizes. Some are designed to attach to a home and would be purchased by consumers and others would be rentable for a monthly charge. These portals would remain separate from regular mail boxes. Development of the portals is being encouraged by retailers on the Web. Holiday Internet orders are expected to double in 1999 and the portals can double as receptacles for catalog orders, which are also at an all-time high. The issues surrounding various portal designs that have yet to be adequately addressed are those of maintenance, security and liability.

Product development, Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified, Container Leasing, Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing, Innovations, Forecasts and trends, Equipment and supplies, Industry trend, Online shopping, Container industry, Lease and rental services industry, Lease and rental services, Cargo leasing, Mailboxes

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Pest-control companies plan campaign

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Currently about 17% of the US homeowners use pest control services, a market share the industry would like to increase. So they are uniting now to raise funds for 2000 advertising that might have a humorous bent. An industry spokesperson said they would like to come up with a campaign that would do for them what the white mustache did for the milk industry.

Marketing procedures, Company Planning/Goals, Disinfecting & pest control services, Pest Control Services, Exterminating and Pest Control Services, Marketing, Abstract, Pest control services industry

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So far, cyber cafes fail to deliver on their initial buzz; e-mail and the Web are everywhere, and many venues are too low tech

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Cybercafes, although seemingly a thing of the future, already exist abundantly throughout the United States. Unfortunately, the technology behind the equipment doesn't seem up to par and the proliferation of cheaper PC's and laptops, make the cybercafe almost useless.

Telegraph & other communications, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Services information, Electronic Mail Services, Services, Internet, Online services, Internet services, Email, Internet/Web technology application, Technology application, Cybercafes

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