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  2.                             NEWSBYTES NEWS SERVICE
  3.                                        
  4.    Newsbytes is the largest independent computer industry news service in
  5.    the world, published continuously since May, 1983. It is now available
  6.    via the ClariNet electronic publishing network.
  7.    
  8.    It features 30 new computer stories each business day.
  9.    
  10.    Newsbytes has several U.S. and international bureaus including London,
  11.    Brussels, Toronto, Tokyo, Singapore, Moscow, Malaysia, and Sydney,
  12.    Australia, devoted to gathering the day's most significant
  13.    microcomputer, telecommunications and consumer technology news.
  14.    Newsbytes news stories are republished by some 52 magazines,
  15.    newspapers, news sources, and online systems worldwide.
  16.    
  17.    Newsbytes can get important computer industry news to you before any
  18.    of the printed weekly magazines like InfoWorld and PC Week. And it
  19.    isn't advertising supported.
  20.    
  21.    Newsbytes was honored to receive the "Best Online Publication" award
  22.    from the Computer Press Association.
  23.    
  24.    On ClariNet, Newsbytes news stories are published in 8 independent
  25.    newsgroups. These are:
  26.    
  27.    clari.nb.apple
  28.           Newsbytes: Macintosh products, Apple Corp.
  29.    clari.nb.broadcast
  30.           Newsbytes: interactive television, cable TV
  31.    clari.nb.business
  32.           Newsbytes: business and industry news
  33.    clari.nb.chips
  34.           Newsbytes: microprocessors, microcontrollers, RAM
  35.    clari.nb.dos
  36.           Newsbytes: DOS-specific news and products
  37.    clari.nb.education
  38.           Newsbytes: computers in education
  39.    clari.nb.general
  40.           Newsbytes: general news, trade shows
  41.    clari.nb.govt
  42.           Newsbytes: government purchases and programs
  43.    clari.nb.health
  44.           Newsbytes: computers in medicine
  45.    clari.nb.ibm
  46.           Newsbytes: IBM, IBM-specific products, OS/2
  47.    clari.nb.law
  48.           Newsbytes: computer crime, legislation, privacy
  49.    clari.nb.network
  50.           Newsbytes: LAN, WAN, wireless, client/server
  51.    clari.nb.online
  52.           Newsbytes: online services, the Internet, BBSs
  53.    clari.nb.pc
  54.           Newsbytes: hardware, software for PC products
  55.    clari.nb.pda
  56.           Newsbytes: Personal Digital Assistants, handheld computers
  57.    clari.nb.pen
  58.           Newsbytes: pen-based computing devices, software
  59.    clari.nb.supercomputer
  60.           Newsbytes: supercomputers, parallel processing
  61.    clari.nb.telecom
  62.           Newsbytes: telephone, cellular, videoconferencing
  63.    clari.nb.trends
  64.           Newsbytes: new developments and trends
  65.    clari.nb.unix
  66.           Newsbytes: Unix operating systems and software
  67.    clari.nb.windows
  68.           Newsbytes: Windows and Windows NT
  69.  
  70.    In addition, there are several special groups:
  71.    
  72.    clari.nb.editorial
  73.           Newsbytes: editorials and commentaries
  74.    clari.nb.review
  75.           Reviews of new software and hardware
  76.    clari.nb.summary
  77.           A summary of the day's Newsbytes stories
  78.    clari.nb.top
  79.           Top Newsbytes stories
  80.  
  81.    The stories in the special groups, except clari.nb.summary, are
  82.    crossposted from the other groups.
  83.    
  84.     Newsbytes comes from 11 bureaus, and each article contains a keyword
  85.    that identifies the source bureau. This lets you concentrate on the
  86.    geographic regions of interest to you. Also, bulletins, exclusives,
  87.    corrections and editorials are all flagged.
  88.    
  89.    All press releases and inquiries should be directed to the editor in
  90.    chief, Wendy Woods, by mailing to newsbytes@clarinet.com.
  91.    
  92.    ClariNet offers Newsbytes as part of its ClariNews electronic
  93.    newspaper.
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