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Contact Texaco at http://www.texaco.com/tlc Texaco Lubricants company's home page links company to consumers via the Internet Worldwide Web.


HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 1995--Cruising on the Internet doesn't require gasoline or motor oil, but Texaco has opened a station for its lubricants products and services with the establishment of the Texaco Lubricants Company (TLC TLC total lung capacity; thin-layer chromatography.

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) home page on the Internet Worldwide Web.

Through the TLC home page at the Internet address There are two kinds of addresses that are widely used on the Internet. One is a person's e-mail address, and the other is the address of a Web site, which is known as a URL. Following is an explanation of Internet e-mail addresses only. For more on URLs, see URL and Internet domain name. : http://www.texaco.com/tlc, customers can be connected with information about the company's complete line of lubricant products and services. Information on special programs such as the Texaco/Havoline-sponsored motorsports teams also will be available, and the interactive program also offers a one stop information source for answers to lubrication lubrication, introduction of a substance between the contact surfaces of moving parts to reduce friction and to dissipate heat. A lubricant may be oil, grease, graphite, or any substance—gas, liquid, semisolid, or solid—that permits free action of  related questions.

One unique feature of the TLC home page is the Xpress Lube locator. Clicking on the Xpress Lube locator flashes a United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  map onto the computer screen. The user chooses a state, and a list of Texaco oil change facilities in that state appears. In addition to this interactive locator, the TLC home page will hold the users attention by displaying color photos of Texaco/Havoline-sponsored Indy Car and NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla.  race cars and product photos of the company's newest entry into the antifreeze antifreeze, substance added to a solvent to lower its freezing point. The solution formed is called an antifreeze mixture. Antifreeze is typically added to water in the cooling system of an internal-combustion engine so that it may be cooled below the freezing point  market: Texaco Long Life AntiFreeze/Coolant.

"From Fire Chief and Milton Berle Milton Berle (July 12, 1908 - March 27, 2002) was an Emmy-winning American comedian who was born Milton Berlinger. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948-1955), he was the first major star of television.  to Havoline Formula3 and Mario Andretti, Texaco has long been known for its expertise in reaching the marketplace with the right message at the right time. The newest tool for any savvy marketer is the Internet and we are pleased to be one of the pioneering energy companies to reach customers through this global computer network," said S. Shariq Yosufzai, President of Texaco Lubricants Company.

At the home page, both consumers and industrial customers have easy access to information about TLC. Users can choose from a menu of items which includes: customer service, the Xpress Lube locator, automotive products, agricultural products, commercial and industrial lubricants products, racing information, coolant coolant (kōō´lnt),
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 products, Havoline Formula3, and Texaco Fluid Management, a lubrication maintenance system. Whether the question is which type of gear oil is used in a backhoe or what grade of motor oil is used in a car engine, the answer is available through the TLC home page on the Internet.

Yosufzai continued, "Texaco Lubricants Company is marketing products on a global scale and a home page on the Internet will allow us to reach customers worldwide. Other benefits afforded to TLC from this innovative technology will be the ability to rapidly deploy marketing campaigns, conduct cost effective market research and collect customer input, as well as improve customer service."

In addition to TLC information, a Texaco Inc. home page also has been established at http://www.Texaco.com. for access to Texaco's 1994 Annual Report; current press releases; informati n on the Texaco- sponsored Metropolitan Opera radio Metropolitan Opera Radio is an all-opera radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 85 and DISH Network channel 6085. It carries live broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera's current 2006-07 season on four evenings each week during the season in addition to archived broadcasts  broadcasts; and customer and shareholder services information.

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