Delivery giant FedEx (nyse: FDX - news - people ) pioneered the use of the technology several years ago, "We started looking at Bluetooth when there were really very few if any manufacturers in the U.S. that manufactured Bluetooth chipsets and radios, " says Ken Pasley, director of wireless systems development for FedEx Services.

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Thus, effective January 1, 2005, and insofar as FedEx is concerned, the list of designated private delivery services was as follows: FedEx Priority Overnight, FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx 2 Day, FedEx International Priority, and FedEx International First.

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Jim Wallace, FedEx's manager of services recruitment in Memphis, Tenn.

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It just so happens that the major package delivery services, UPS and FedEx, do that all the time every day: deliver things to people at their door personally.

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And to me that means seasonal bumps in demand for the shipping and delivery services from United Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx (FDX).

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The other is a drop-ship website where products may come from various locations and arrive at your door with a shipping service like FedEx or UPS. Both may charge a fee for these services in addition to shipping and handling costs.

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FedEx's 2004 purchase of Kinko's, the office services firm, drew criticism, and its revenues are flat.

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