The diamond wars have begun; armed with inexpensive, mass-produced gems, two startups are launching an assault on the De Beers cartel. Next up: the computing industry

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Gemesis, Sarasota, Fl, and Apollo Diamond Inc, Boston, MA, have both developed new processes for creating artificial diamonds. The appearance of multicarat, gem-quality synthhetics could threaten the De Beers Group's marketing monopoly, and artificial diamonds also have import ant implications for the computing and semiconductor industries.

Product information, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Marketing procedures, Science & research, South Africa, Gem Diamonds, All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining, Miscellaneous nonmetallic minerals, All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing, Nonmetallic mineral products, not elsewhere classified, Synthetic Diamonds, Research, Industry Overview, Semiconductor industry, Computer industry, Economic aspects, Microcomputer industry, Forecasts and trends, Marketing, Cover Story, Market trend/market analysis, Company marketing practices, Diamond industry, Diamond mining, Diamonds, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., Artificial diamonds, Industry forecasts, Apollo Diamond Inc., Gemesis

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Monk ebusiness

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Details of a successful business venture that sells refill cartridges for printers, started by Father Bernard McCoy to support his abbey, are presented.

Office machines, not elsewhere classified, Organizational history, Analysis, Office equipment and supplies industry, Office equipment industry, Business success, Organization formation, Mccoy, Bernard

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Come to LeBow country

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Tobacco tycoon Bennett LeBow wants to help people wean themselves from nicotine by marketing a genetically modified tobacco.

Health aspects, Usage, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Genetically modified plants, Tobacco industry, Amish, Tobacco farmers, Smoking cessation products, LeBow, Bennett S.

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