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Newport Corp. is launching an on-line order tracking system that enables customers to enter an order number and zip code to obtain the status of a purchase order, including the delivery date, or a tracking number for a link to a shipper's tracking system. Newport said it will eventually add features to the system such as e-mail notification of shipment status. For a demonstration, visit: www.newport.com/trackorder. Enter order number 872838, then zip code 95054. Newport, based in Irvine, Calif., makes precision components and automated assembly, measurement and test equipment used in the aerospace, fiber optic communications, health care and semiconductor manufacturing industries and by researchers.