DISH Network Business Solutions and Flying Colors Delivers the Veterans of Foreign Wars' Training Broadcasts.Business Editors LITTLETON Littleton, city (1990 pop. 33,685), seat of Arapahoe co., N central Colo.; platted 1812, inc. 1890. It is a suburb south of Denver in an irrigated farm area. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2002 The Veterans of Foreign Wars to Roll Out a Business Television Network to Broadcast Training to Their Members Nationwide EchoStar Communications Corporation EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is the parent company of DISH Network and the maintainer of the satellite fleet that provides the signal that DISH Network markets. (Nasdaq:DISH) and its DISH Network See DBS. Business Solutions (DNBS) in conjunction with Flying Colors Noun 1. flying colors - complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors" flying colours success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" Broadcasts today announced the launch of a business television service for The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW See Video for Windows. ). The VFW is committed to delivering community service programs and special projects to its 2.7 million members. The organization will now use the DISH Network platform to distribute training broadcasts to reach more members nationwide. The VFW broadcast its first business television program via DISH Network earlier this summer when 5,000 VFW members participated in a three-hour live training symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. that was delivered to 70 posts and telecast nationally. "The VFW's Business Television Network is an example of how our enterprise applications can be combined with DISH Network's residential service to provide a powerful channel to communicate with members in dispersed dis·perse v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es v.tr. 1. a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd. b. locations," said Polly Polly Biotechnology A Poll Dorset sheep cloned from sheep skin cells, which has a human gene in each cell. See Dolly. Dawkins, vice president of DISH Network Business Solutions. Based on the response from this broadcast, the VFW plans to add a minimum of 70 additional posts to their network by next year. "We have received very positive feedback," says Ray Sisk, national senior vice-commander of the VFW. "We saw an increase in participation, and we attribute this to the convenience of the broadcast that members could access at posts or if they subscribed to DISH Network they could even tune in from home." DNBS and Flying Colors Broadcasts exhibited a booth at the VFW's 103rd national convention in Nashville, Aug. 24-30, at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. More than 15,000 veterans from the Veterans of Foreign Wars are expected to attend this year's convention. "In our business we see lots of valuable content for veterans with little means for distribution," said Constance Chatfield-Taylor, president of Flying Colors Broadcasts. "Perhaps the VFW Television Network will provide the perfect communications platform for reaching veterans nationwide." Businesses interested in providing broadcasts for their company can call DISH Network Business Solutions at 888/624-3474 for more information. About DISH Network Business Solutions and EchoStar DNBS is a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications Corporation. DNBS provides visual communication services that help drive business performance in applications such as corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. , advertising and training. EchoStar and its DISH Network satellite TV system is capable of providing over 500 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming, as well as advanced satellite TV receiver hardware and installation nationwide. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX NDX Index NDX Index (File Name Extension) NDX Northern Document Exchange NDX Index File ). DISH Network currently serves over 7.46 million customers. About Flying Colors Broadcasts Flying Colors Broadcasts, based in Washington, D.C., provides network solutions for corporate clients in the U.S. and around the world. Since 1990, Flying Colors has designed and implemented temporary network distribution of television signals for government and corporate programming. Flying Colors Interactive (a division of Flying Colors Broadcasts) provides clients with broadcast and internet integration services. For more information, contact 800/250-6202 or visit www.flyingcolorsbroadcasts.com and www.flyingcolorsinteractive.com. About The VFW The VFW assists all veterans and their families in obtaining veterans' entitlements and other services. In addition, the organization works for the well being of those serving on active duty, in the National Guard and the reserves. The VFW was founded in 1899. There are 2.7 million members of the VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary auxiliary In grammar, a verb that is subordinate to the main lexical verb in a clause. Auxiliaries can convey distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, person, and number. located in approximately 9,500 Posts worldwide. |
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