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FedEx software. There is heavy traffic here- 2 million hits a month - and big savings and increased reach for FedEx.

Florida Department of State
www.dos.state.fl.us
The site's legislation news and online voter registration soon will be joined by public access to databases covering corporations, property liens, professional licenses and weapons permits. Residents will also find an index to other state agencies and opportunities to comment on state issues.

Gensym Corp.
G2 HelpLink

www.gensym-support.com
G2 Helplink, a password-protected site that connects customers to the company's help desk, is really a workflow tool that enhances user- vendor collaboration. Features include support- entitlement tracking and support for contract administration.

High plains Publishers Inc.
High Plains Journal

www.hpj.com
The High Plains Journal is an online newspaper as well as a virtual meeting place for Midwest farmers. Features such as Ag Chat, where farmers share advice and report damage from hailstorms and drought, and a classifieds section with 2,500 ads explain the site's appeal to more than 18,000 users.

Individual Inc.
NewsPage

www.newspage.com
Every night, individual Inc.'s NewsPage filters about 20,000 stories from 700 sources to create a personalized business news package for more than 300,000 subscribers.

Industry Innovations Inc.
The Expert Marketplace

expert-market.com
This site's goal is to match consultants with new clients. Users can advertise their consulting needs, even posting anonymously to prevent a barrage of responses, or they can search a free database of 200,000 experts. The site de- livers more than 500,000 page views a month, and, according to parent company Industry Innovations, it makes money.

Intuit Inc.
Quicken Financial Network

www.quicken.com
Intuit's comprehensive Quicken Financial Net- work provides information on personal money matters. By offering services such as BankNOW, stock quotes, retirement plans and smooth TurboTax 1040EZ online calculation, Intuit hopes to turn casual visitors into paying customers.

IPrint Inc.
www.iprint.com
The first Web-only print shop, iPrint lets cus- tomers create and order their own business cards, labels or letterheads. Self-service keeps prices down, and electronic payments ensure lean administration and low transaction costs.

Kaman Music Corp.
www.kamanmusic.com
Visitors can scout the Kaman virtual store, chat with like-minded people, indulge in demos and promotions, or simply listen to instruments that Kaman Sells. The company projects revenues from increased sales and substantial cost sav- ings from reduced catalog mailings.

Leighton & Co.
www.leightonreps.com
Leighton & Co., which represents commercial illustrators, has increased sales and lowered advertising costs by putting art samples online in a format that's easy to navigate.


Marshall Industries
www.marshall.com
Marshall Industries' site displays an impressive assortment of computer hardware and compo- nents. Customers can place orders as well; if your item's not in stock, you'll learn when it's expected. For Marshall, customer support costs are greatly reduced.

Microsoft Corp.
Expedia

expedia.msn.com
Microsoft's travel-site entry generates more than $1 million in weekly transactions, guides users through the hotel-airline reservation maze at no cost and is open 24 hours a day. How does your travel agent compare?

National Association of Printers and
Lithographers
NAOL Profit Connection
www.napl.org
This graphic arts trade group's site offers a private financial benchmarking tool, a searchable data- base of suppliers, industry publications and six industry-specific interactive forums. Additional services are available to dues-paying members.


Nebraska Game and parks Commission
www.ngpc.state.ne.us
What about the Lepisosteus platostomus? The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission hosts this large and informative site on hiking, fishing and wildlife in the state. With more than 8,000 visitors a week - including many from outside the state (and country) - it's the most popular government site in Nebraska.

Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Co.
www.northwesternmutual.com
Content is diverse, including advice on when to start saving for college tuition and the Insur- ance-Speak Glossary, which decodes the indus- try's lingo. For Northwestern, it delivers sales leads and has a reputation as a helpful partner.

Pacific Bell
www.pacbell.com
Pac Bell helps customers match telephone services to their personal and business require- ments by sorting through several scenarios. The site attracts more than 120,000 monthly visi- tors and has sold several thousand products online, mostly outside normal business hours.

Pennington Hardwoods of Indiana
www.aye.net/~pennwood
The user-friendly site lets customers order online, learn about lumber products and calculate trans- port mileage and foreign-currency conversion.


Powell's Books Inc.
www.powells.com
The largest independent bookstore has made its database accessible via the Web, allowing customers to browse through listings for more than 1 million new, used and out-of-print books. Result: a marketplace that extends far beyond the store's Pacific Northwest base and sells 10,000 books a week.


 
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