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Futures down on global growth concerns, FedEx weighsUS-MARKETS-STOCKS:Futures down on global growth concerns, FedEx weighs
By Angela Moon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures fell on Wednesday on concerns over global economic growth after data suggested weakness in the euro zone's private sector, and economic bellwether FedEx cut its profit forecast.
* FedEx Corp <FDX.N>, the world's second-largest package delivery company, cut its profit outlook for the current quarter, saying weakness in the global economy was hurting demand for overnight international shipments more than anticipated. The announcement was made after the closing bell on Tuesday.
* The euro zone is likely to have slipped back into recession in the current quarter, according to a survey published on Wednesday that showed a seventh month of contraction for the bloc's private sector as new orders dwindled. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), published by Markit, showed the economic rot that began in smaller periphery members of the 17-nation bloc is now taking hold even in Germany, the region's largest and strongest economy.
* China's services sector also grew at its slowest pace in a year in August, even though firms are hiring more workers at higher wages, the HSBC private sector survey showed on Wednesday, following gloomy manufacturing polls earlier in the week.
* In the U.S., the Labor Department releases revised Q2 productivity and unit labor costs at 8:30 a.m. ET (1230 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast productivity to rise 1.8 percent versus a 1.6 percent rise in the preliminary Q2 report.
* Nokia <NOK1V.HE> and Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> will take the wraps off the struggling European company's most powerful smartphone on Wednesday, in what may be their last major shot at winning back a market dominated by Apple <AAPL.O>, Samsung <005930.KS> and Google <GOOG.O>.
* The FBI said on Tuesday there was "no evidence" to support claims that hacking group Anonymous infiltrated an FBI agent's laptop and lifted a file with identification numbers for more than 12 million Apple products. Anonymous affiliate "AntiSec" posted a file on the Internet on Monday that it said contained more than 1 million of the Apple numbers
* Facebook Inc <FB.O> promised not to sell stock to cover a nearly $2 billion tax bill and said it will allow employees to cash in their stock weeks ahead of schedule, moving to soothe nervous investors and its own staff as its share price spirals downward.
* Automakers turned in their best August since before the 2007-09 recession, with U.S. monthly auto sales rising 20 percent from a year ago as consumers with aging vehicles showed more confidence in buying big-ticket items on easier credit terms.
* General Motors Co <GM.N> began initial production of its first ever Chinese-designed car for the Indian market this week, a major step for the U.S. automaker as it tries to scale up in a market where foreign companies have struggled.
* Rupert Murdoch's News Corp <NWSA.O> announced it nominated Alvaro Uribe, former president of Colombia, and Elaine L. Chao, former U.S. labor secretary, to its board.
* U.S. airlines could place hundreds of orders for new jets on top of their recent wave of purchases,- leaving billions of dollars' worth of orders for U.S. manufacturer Boeing Co <BA.N> and European rival Airbus <EAD.PA> still to fight over.
* Capital One Financial Corp <COF.N> said its top stakeholder ING Bank NV <ING.AS> intends to sell all of its stake in the company in a public offering.
* A rally in Apple helped the Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> rise 8.09 points, or 0.26 percent, to 3,075.06, on Tuesday, after the tech giant distributed invitations to an event in San Francisco on September 12, setting the stage for what is widely expected to be the release of the iPhone 5. The Dow and the S&P 500 closed lower on Tuesday.
* S&P 500 futures fell 2.7 points and were below fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures fell 17 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures lost 5.25 points.
(Reporting By Angela Moon; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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“Despite the three-month decline of Apple’s stock price, some analysts are now more confident that the company has some solid operations behind it and will continue to deliver industry-beating growth rates across 2013 and into the following year, even if speculated new products such as ‘Pandora-like radio service’ or long-rumored HDTV set never materialize,” MacNN reports. “There is also some evidence the corporate and enterprise buying of Apple products may snowball in 2013.”
MacNN reports, “Forrester Research is predicting that Apple will have a record year in enterprise sales of Macs and iPads in 2013, estimating a total of $18 billion in corporate sales between the two lines, with the iPad leading the way. Though competition in the ‘business tablet’ space may increase due to efforts from Microsoft and Google to undercut the iPad, in the foreseeable future the iPad remains the best choice for tablets, and retains strong employee preference for them over Android- or Windows-based devices.””
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Judge Bork” for the heads up.]
Forrester Report: Apple will sell $39 billion in Macs and iPads to businesses over next 2 years – January 4, 2013

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By Jonnah Lynne Pante
HP Philippines is bullish on maintaining its positive streak in its local operations as they continue to expand their product range in the country.
Taking familiarity as one of their advantages, HP Philippines has been in the country for decades already. According to HP Philippines Managing Director Pallasena Viswanath, their commitment in the Philippine market will remain strong, as the Philippines is one of the emerging markets in Asia.
“HP has been in the Philippines for many decades already so it has been a very successful venture for HP. We’ve been adding more and more solutions and capabilities as the market has been changing as well. Right now, HP in the Philippines is mirroring every bit of strategy that HP has worldwide. So if there is something available in America in terms of strategy and execution, it’s available in the Philippines as well. We are really focused on our strategy which is like the things about our growth, our future, and our core business,” Viswanath said.
“The Philippine market is one of the most fastest growing economies in Asia. We are engaged here as a local company. We’re committed to the Philippine market,” he added.
With the deployment of 5G currently a hot topic in the local business and tech scene, Viswanath sees this as an opportunity to promote mobility and efficiency.
“With all of these megatrends that are happening, there are challenges that are coming. People have to be more efficient than before. So they need to be having access to information everywhere, and this mobility and access of information is what 5G is going to bring more,” Viswanath mentioned.
Viswanath said that the upcoming 5G technology will complement HP’s line of business as the company has been focusing on the development of their products intended for mobility such as their portable laptops.
“With that, HP is right on track on having our products and solutions which are catering towards the mobile workforce, a mobile consumer, a mobile office personnel, and a mobile student,” he furthered.
Aside from collaborative mobile offerings, HP is also known for their printing specialties. Among the latest under this department that they brought in the country is their 3D printing solutions including the HP Jet Fusion 3D 4200 and the HP Jet Fusion 3D 4210 which will lessen production time and cost.
“HP’s 3D printing ushers in a new era for print in the Philippines with its cutting-edge technology. HP’s leadership to ignite an ecosystem and accelerate 3D printed production-ready applications will transform the future of manufacturing with faster innovation cycles, shorter supply chains and reduced capital costs. This effort is paving way for the fully digital future of global enterprise and industries including healthcare,” Viswanath said.
In a report released by Ponemon Institute, an alarming 88 percent of visual hacking attempts were done successfully resulting to sensitive data breach. The study also found out that it only took 15 minutes to complete 45 percent of the visual hacking attempts.
Recognizing this, HP Philippines integrated an interesting feature on their latest range of laptops intended to combat visual hacking. Dubbed as SureView, this said feature when activated using a function key covers a user’s entire laptop display with a screen filter in such a way that people beside the user won’t be able to see a thing on the screen. This prevents visual hacking by allowing display visibility only to the person in front of the laptop screen.
Viswanath shared that the SureView feature is available in HP’s Elite and Spectre laptop and desktop range.
Aiding in the realization of digital transformation for small and medium-sized enterprises, HP also has a lineup of solutions for the said group.
“We provide small and medium-sized businesses with secured and hassle-free products. We provide them with collaboration solutions which are very easy for them to collaborate and look bigger than what they have,” Viswanath said.
Viswanath also shared about HP’s Device as a Service (DaaS) solution that helps SMB have their own IT infrastructure handled by HP through one product. This one-stop solution from HP promotes IT efficiency, boost employee productivity, all while minimizing operation cost.
“HP started something that is called Device as a Service and it is available here in the Philippines. With this, they can buy infrastructure as a service on a monthly basis. This is also available for SMB customers,” he added.
HP also started the ‘entreHPreneur’ campaign last year with the objective of addressing SMBs particularly startups and freelancers’ tech and innovation needs. Among HP’s partners include PenBrothers and Ideaspace where entreHPreneur hubs are located.


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New FCA initiative offers 0% financing, online purchasing, 1 million meal and mask donation
A new initiative by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles called "Drive Forward" will allow customers to take advantage of low-cost financing, online vehicle purchasing, and several donations to aid the nation.
"We are all one community and we can help during these unprecedented times," said Olivier Francois, Chief Marketing Officer, FCA. "We want to both offer consumers support and assist them financially while we all work hand in hand toward better days. And we'll continue to explore additional opportunities as a company to help as we all navigate our way through this difficult time together."
Today, FCA launched a new Online Retail Experience (ORE). According to a release, "ORE is a digital retailing solution that allows customers to complete the entire vehicle purchase process online and from the comfort of their own homes. Not only can consumers purchase a vehicle off a dealer lot, they can conduct a vehicle trade-in, apply for credit, receive price and payment estimates and review service protection plan options."
Customers can explore the new shopping experience via the company's branded Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram Truck, Fiat, and Alpha Romeo websites. A local dealership works to finalize the sale and deliver the vehicle to the purchaser's home.
FCA is also offering well-qualified buyers zero percent financing for 84 months and no payments for 90 days on select FCA 2019 and 2020 models.
In March, the company announced that they would work to produce 1 million face masks per month to aid first responders and health care workers. Now, FCA has announced that it is donating 1 million meals to school children across North America as well.


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Carlson Rezidor announces the second Radisson Blu hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Rezidor, one of the most dynamic hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announces the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Addis Ababa. The upper upscale property featuring 165 keys is scheduled to welcome the first guests in 2017. It is the second Radisson Blu hotel in Addis Ababa – further strengthening the group’s presence in Ethiopia and in Africa as a whole: Rezidor has the largest pipeline of hotels and rooms under development of any international hotel operator on the continent (source: W Hospitality 2015).
“We are delighted to grow into depth in Addis Ababa and Ethiopia and further contribute to its community. The city and country offer considerable business potential – IMF ranks Ethiopia among the five fastest growing economies in the world”, said Wolfgang M. Neumann, President & CEO of Rezidor. “We thank our partners for their trust in us. This project is in line with our long-term strategy to establish Radisson Blu as the premier upper upscale brand in Africa with a strong network across selected economic hubs and capital cities across the continent”, added Elie Younes, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer of Rezidor.
The Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel is already under construction. It is located on Bole Road, one of the city’s busiest axes, and at 2km from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The international airport is 3km away – it serves as base for Ethiopian Airlines, one of Africa’s most successful carriers. The property is also the closest hotel to the Millennium Convention Center which is Addis Ababa’s largest conference venue. Many Embassies and EU delegation offices are also nearby.
Besides 165 stylish and sophisticated rooms with Radisson Blu signature services such as free high speed internet access, the property will offer an all-day-dining restaurant, a speciality restaurant, a bar, a lobby café and a business class lounge. Business travellers will also benefit from almost 1,000sqm of meetings & events space. A gym and spa will complement the offer.
For further media information please contact:
Christiane Reiter, Senior Director Corporate Communication, Christiane.Reiter@carlsonrezidor.com
Renu Snehi, Senior Director PR, Brand & Marketing Communication, Renu.Snehi@carlsonrezidor.com
About Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel groups and includes more than 1,370 hotels in operation and under development with 220,000 rooms and a footprint spanning 110 countries and territories. The Carlson Rezidor portfolio includes a powerful set of global brands: Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu®, Radisson®, Radisson RED, Park Plaza®, Park Inn® by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM. In most hotels, guests can benefit from Club CarlsonSM, one of the 2015 – 2016 “Top Three Hotel Rewards Programs” as recently ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and its brands employ 85,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., and Brussels, Belgium.
For more information, visit www.carlsonrezidor.com. Connect with Carlson Rezidor on social media: @CarlsonRezidor on Twitter and linkedin.com/company/2364.


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Is Target Cowra changing to Kmart?
Is Target Cowra changing to Kmart?
Kmart Australia & New Zealand Retail Director John Gualtieri, said K-Mart was excited to open its new store in Cowra in September. “We’re taking our 200 most popular Kmart products across kids, home and clothing, and bringing them to life in a new way,” he said.
Is Khub in Cowra Open?
K hub isn’t coming to Cowra. “We are extremely disappointed to confirm that the K hub in Cowra will no longer open as planned,” a spokesperson for K Hub parent company Wesfarmers said. Cowra mayor Bill West described the news as “bitterly disappointing”.
What Target stores are closing in 2021?
Target stores closing in NSW this year:
- Armidale: early-mid 2021.
- Casino Retail Centre: early-mid 2021.
- Cooma: early-mid 2021.
- Cootamundra: early-mid 2021.
- Corowa: early-mid 2021.
- Deniliquin: early-mid 2021.
- Forbes: early-mid 2021.
- Goonellabah: early-mid 2021.
Which Target stores are closing 2022?
It’s official – Target Erina is closing. The store has announced the doors will officially close on May 7 2022 after more than 30 years at the Erina shopping complex. Target was among the first few tenants at Erina Fair when it opened its doors in 1987.
What shops are in Cowra?
- BEELINE BEEWARES. READ MORE.
- COWRA PATCHWORK. READ MORE.
- TONY MOONEY ANTIQUES. read more.
Is Kmart closed Australia Day?
All Kmart stores can trade without restriction on the Australia Day public holiday.
Why is Target shutting down?
In 2020, department store Target announced a massive restructure that would see many of its stores close their doors or convert into Kmart. It came after parent company Wesfarmers deemed the current business model “unsustainable” in May last year.
Does Kmart own Target?
The Kmart Group comprises Kmart, Target and Catch and operates 462 stores across Australia and New Zealand and employs more than 50,000 team members.
Which Target stores are changing to Kmart?
The stores are in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina; Jackson, Wyoming; Scotts Valley, California; Wall, New Jersey; and Auburn, Maine. Though the pandemic was a death knell for many retailers, Target has been in expansion mode.
Who owns Kmart Australia?
WesfarmersKmart Australia / Parent organization
Who Is Target owned by?
Target Corporation (doing business as Target and stylized as target) is an American big box department store chain headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota….Target Corporation.
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What was Target originally called?
Goodfellow Dry Goods
Banker and real estate investor George Draper Dayton incorporated Target in 1902 as Goodfellow Dry Goods. The following year the name was changed to Dayton Dry Goods Company and shortened to Dayton Company in 1911.
Will Kmart come back?
Hedge fund operator Eddie Lampert bought the company’s debt and combined it with Sears. While the deal was worth $11 billion, the company could not make a comeback, and both companies ended up filing for bankruptcy in 2018. In October 2021, shares for Kmart stagnated to less than a cent.
What does the W in BIG W stand for?
Woolworths Limited developed the BIG W brand to provide Australian shoppers with a broad range of general merchandise products in a dedicated one-stop-shop. BIG W’s name reflects the complementary relationship it has with Woolworths Supermarkets and the W stands for Woolworths.
Why is it called Target?
The name “Target” originated from Dayton’s publicity director, Stewart K. Widdess, and was intended to prevent consumers from associating the new discount store chain with the department store. Douglas Dayton, grandson of George Draper Dayton, served as the first president of Target.


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Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Global and regional digital leader LG Electronics has launched biometric notebook computers using advanced fingerprint sensors from AuthenTec, the world leader in fingerprint sensor security. LG has selected AuthenTec's EntréPad 2501A sensor for its M1, P1, S1 and the Red dot Award-winning T1 EXPRESS DUAL notebook models.
The EntréPad sensor supports LG's total security solution for its new range of notebook computers. A fingerprint sensor replaces the need for passwords and PIN numbers. It allows only authorised users to access information stored on the computer by simply sliding their finger across the sensor surface. The fingerprint reader can also be used to encrypt files and folders for an additional layer of security. The biometric scanner also reduces the risk of fraud or identity theft.
"Biometrics is moving quickly from fiction to reality and is being widely incorporated in many electronic devices," says Shaun Michell, IT National Sales Manager, LG Electronics South Africa. "It is considered a reliable solution for protecting the user's identity as it recognises a unique and unalterable feature. By adopting world class technology, we will accelerate our product leadership and introduce products that serve genuine and relevant customer needs."
LG's Express Dual notebook uses AuthenTec's award winning TruePrint technology, the only 'sub-surface' based solution on the market today. TruePrint-based sensors read fingerprints even below the skin's surface and are less affected by common skin complaints that can impair the ability of other sensors to take accurate fingerprint images. AuthenTec has been voted the number one company for fingerprint biometric solutions for three years in a row by international industry analysis and consulting company Frost & Sullivan.
Michell added: "Notebooks with biometric functions are not widely accepted because of the frequent failure of the technology to recognise the user's fingerprint. But it is set to become the preferred method of identification, and it is perfect for those who tend to forget their PIN's and passwords."


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From 2006 to 2010, the foreclosure inventory climbed by nearly 2 million. It then dropped, decreasing the number of vacant homes, but the number of off-market vacant homes did not follow suit. Does Airbnb have anything to do with this trend? HousingWire staffer Kelsey Ramirez explores.
A recent Capital Economics points out that about a third of Airbnb listings are only a single room, not the whole house. Also, for an Airbnb property to be classed as vacant, its owners must have a permanent residence elsewhere, as must those staying there. That excludes homes rented out, for example, only when the owner is on vacation.
“It is interesting to note that since 2010 – the period from which Airbnb saw strong growth – to the second quarter of this year, the number of homes which are classified as occupied by persons who usually live elsewhere has indeed increased by 150,000,” Capital Economics Property Economist Matthew Pointon wrote in the report.
However, total vacancies rose 1.5 million since 2006 primarily due to “other reasons.”
Sounds like the jury is still out.
Is there another reason affecting vacancies that we have yet to uncover? Or, adversely, could homeowners be hesitant to answer truthfully due to the illegality of using Airbnb as a business in some markets?


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DICE will continue to work on fixing Battlefield 4
DICE has stated that they will continue to work on fixing the issues that have been plaguing Battlefield 4 since it launched last October.
They've re-emphasised their commitment to Battlefield 4 after EA announced the Visceral developed Battlefield: Hardline for release later this year.
Troedsson explained in a new blog entry, "I want to be sure you all understand that introducing Hardline in no way means we’re done working on Battlefield 4. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Visceral team is leading the development of Hardline, while the DICE team continues to drive BF4. We are committed to giving you the best BF4 experience possible."
"The games we develop are services," he went on. "We focus on taking care of the games post launch, delivering new content to those of you who want it and always working hard to increase quality of play. We also continue to work hard to keep investing in areas where you tell us you see opportunities for improvements and new features."
"Yes, we’re very excited to partner with Visceral on the development of Battlefield Hardline, but ongoing work to refine and enhance BF4 remains a top priority," Troedsson emphasised.
Battlefield: Hardline is due to be fully unveiled at EA's E3 press briefing on June 9th.
- Telltale gives their Game Of Thrones series final release dates
- Large patch arrives to tackle the matchmaking issues with Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- BioWare looking into a bug stopping banter between party members in Dragon Age: Inquisition
- New Assassin's Creed: Unity patch introduces a new visual bug
- Metal Gear Online will return, reveal coming at The Game Awards 2014
- Ever wanted to know which next-gen console would survive a 15-foot drop?
- New Assassin's Creed: Unity patch is a bit on the large side
- Wonder what Zombie mode looks like for Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare? Here's a trailer
- Xbox 360 Titanfall players getting a massive update next week


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New Orleans chef Micah Martello plans to open a new restaurant at the future White Star Market on Government Street in Baton Rouge.
The restaurant, which will be called Fete au Fete, will feature classic Creole dishes, including red beans and rice, shrimp and grits, and crawfish poutine, according to a news release from White Star Market.
“Having White Star Market without a strong Creole concept seemed almost blasphemous,” owner Clark Gaines said. “Micah is a highly skilled operator as well as a chef, and his wide range of experience I feel will translate into a lot of success here.”
Martello, who grew up in Baton Rouge, also operates a Fete au Fete at the St. Roch Market in New Orleans.
Construction on White Star Market is expected to begin later this spring, with an anticipated opening date in nine to ten months, the news release said.
Other restaurants planned at the White Star Market include:
• Robear Ln., a restaurant and retail store run by Baton Rouge native Jesse Romero of ‘MasterChef’ fame that will feature Louisiana-inspired dishes, particularly meats and dishes popular in the Acadiana area.
• A second location of Jolie Pearl Oyster Bar, featuring a selection of signature oysters, fried oyster and fried shrimp po-boys and some new dishes.
• Gov’t Taco run by a “Food Network Star” finalist Jay Ducote, featuring a wide range of creative tacos.


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Staffordshire based Midlands 3D
recently announced the addition of HP’s Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) industrial 3-D printing capability to the company’s extensive FDM and SLA 3-D printing print bureau service.
The new machine supplied by Leicestershire-based Matsuura Machinery Ltd
, takes its total capacity to over 100 machines — while also adding a second dedicated facility.
Paul Moloney, Midlands 3D’s founder and CEO, said: “Our business has grown significantly by offering cost-effective volume FDM 3-D print manufacturing with our existing range of volume and large format machines; the addition of the HP Multi Jet Fusion printer enables us to deliver this volume capability to a greater range of customers needing strong, accurate nylon parts.
“Midlands 3D has seen growth throughout the pandemic, with an influx of customers looking for ways to remove cost from their existing operations, innovating with new Government-supported investments or simply looking to ‘bounce back’ as the economy starts to rejuvenate.
“We are regularly providing larger and larger orders for clients looking to replace tooling, components or end-use parts with 3-D printed alternatives, and the ability to now use a versatile material such as PA12 with a genuinely efficient production process, ticks even more of the boxes needed.”
Mr Moloney added that opening a new, dedicated facility for its MJF service, Midlands 3D now operates from two sites in Stone, Staffordshire. “The new facility will act as both a showcase for our additive manufacturing capabilities, but also enable customers to come and see the service in operation.”
Joe Bellis, Matsuura Machinery’s additive manufacturing sales manager, said: “We are delighted that Midlands 3D has chosen to invest in the HP MJF 5200 3-D printer after visiting our additive facility and evaluating the entire range of HP MJF 3-D printers.
“The 5200 printer enables them to scale up production and transition from FDM to MJF seamlessly. The addition of HP MJF technology complements and expands their current additive manufacturing offering, accommodating a broader range of applications, from prototypes to full production.”


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Watch specialist Marcello de Marco introduces a one-of-a-kind, custom-built watch, featuring one of the most complex movements ever produced
‘This platinum vintage minute-repeating timepiece with bracelet represents one of the rarest combinations in the field of watchmaking,’ says Christie’s watch specialist Marcello de Marco, introducing an exceptionally rare Audemars Piguet watch, which is set to be a highlight of the Rare Watches sale in Geneva on 14 November.
Since its foundation, Audemars Piguet has been one of the most highly regarded watch manufacturers in the world, known both for its focus on quality and the complexity of its movements. ‘What’s incredible about this watch,’ de Marco continues, ‘is that it’s unique — custom-built to the original owner’s specifications in 1960.’
The watch is a ‘minute repeater’, harking back to a time before electricity when, to tell the time in darkness, the wearer could choose to hear the time as a set of chimes. Although the need for such a complication has long since passed, it retains a poetry and technical intricacy that continues to be highly sought-after by collectors today.
‘It is one of the most complicated movements watch manufacturers can produce,’ adds Thomas Perazzi, Head of Watches at Christie’s Switzerland, who describes this model as a ‘real rarity’. Indeed, between 1892 and 1992, only seven minute-repeating timepieces left the Audemars Piguet workshop — just two of which were cased in platinum.
When this watch was made, Audemars Piguet had ceased production of the miniature chiming movements necessary for minute repeaters, and lacked some vital components. They acquired an ébauche by makers LeCoultre & Cie, which had the peculiarity of having a ‘secret’ number (3185), engraved on the mainplate and hidden by a bridge — a feature that adds to this model’s rarity.
Another factor that makes this timepiece unique is that it is the only Audemars wristwatch from the post-war era to feature a bracelet. Perazzi explains how in 1983, the owner who first commissioned the piece returned it to Audemars Piguet, asking for it to be made more understated and masculine. ‘The makers fitted an elegant polished sloped bezel,’ says Perazzi, ‘which emphasises the size of the watch, and a new platinum bracelet — reference 573 — made by Jean-Pierre Ecoffey, one of the era’s leading case and bracelet makers.’
Since then the watch’s continued existence has been a matter of speculation until the spring of 2016, when descendants of the original owner consigned it for sale. Such is its importance that Audemars Piguet has included it prominently in a forthcoming publication, Audemars Piguet Miniature Chiming Watches, 1882-2002, a copy of which is offered with this lot.
‘The importance and rarity of this wristwatch cannot be overstated,’ says Perazzi, who explains that it is the first time that Christie’s specialists have seen something like it. ‘From a market point of view, the condition of the piece is like new. We believe its original owner hardly wore it; there’s no sign of polishing and no scratches.’
‘It really it remarkable,’ adds de Marco. ‘The rarity and condition of the timepiece are such that it could be displayed in a museum. Certainly, it would be a highlight of any personal collection.’


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Reporters also asked Marchionne in a conference call when he felt Chrysler would be profitable. The Fiat/Chrysler CEO pointed out that he didn't feel such speculation was a good idea considering the fact that Chrysler has yet to have a post-bankruptcy board meeting. Good point. Chrysler's board of directors will be meeting on July 29.
Marchionne did, however, say that Chrysler would "generate healthy profit margins" once US auto sales hit 13-14 million units per year; something he doesn't expect to happen before 2011.
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A majority of people wish to make technology an integral part of their lives by upgrading their conventional homes into smart ones. In order to make this happen, a number of smart home appliances are available in the market. Adding to this, every few days a new one comes out in the market to lure the gizmo freaks. One such gadget is the Google Home Mini smart speaker. As it belongs to the Google clan, anticipation about it is higher than other brands. The official announcement of this smart speaker was made this Wednesday. Even though its shipment hasn’t begun yet, there are rumors that the company may have to recall it.
When the concept of a smart speaker was first introduced, people were a little wary about it. This is because the smart assistant feels like someone is constantly listening to you. But after Amazon Echo’s success, the smart speaker became an intriguing concept. Now a number of people want to try their hand on it. The Google Home Mini is one of them. This smart speaker comes in a quirky design that too at an affordable price. At $50, a majority of the population can think of owning it. But before its shipment, some bug issues popped up.
Google Home Mini accused of eavesdropping
As the bug issues have been recognized before the shipment began, it will save the tech giant the trouble of recalling the device from the consumer. Initially, when the concept of a smart assistant came up, there was a constant fear that such a device may accidentally record one’s private conversations. It seems that the fear has come true. Google Home Mini was apparently recording conversations without the knowledge of the user. This took place in a number of devices handed out to reporters at its press event.
As this internal flaw has been tracked down by the tech giant, it is working on it on an immediate basis. This is in order to make the device ready for shipment by 19th October this year. The bug was discovered when one of the reporters came across his voice recordings in the Google activity account page. On tallying the time of these recordings, it was further noted that the wake-up term was not used. Google was notified about the same and is working on it. After this incident, a sale of the Google Home Mini will be tricky.


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Softlogic Group company, Odel PLC turned a net profit of Rs. 17.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 (4Q’15) from a net loss of Rs.3.2 million incurred a year ago, the interim results released to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) showed.
The Earnings Per Share (EPS) rose to 7 cents from negative 1 cent a year ago. The Odel share ended 30 cents or 1.4 percent higher at Rs.21.80 on Monday’s close. The top line slipped by 0.9 percent year-on-year (yoy) to Rs. 1.12 billion and cost of sales too declined by 0.4 percent yoy to Rs.702.5 million leaving with a gross profit of Rs.422.2 million, down 1.7 percent from the corresponding quarter last year.
March was the second consecutive quarter Odel PLC demonstrated a positive performance since it was acquired by Softlogic group in September 2014.
For the quarter ended December 31,2014 (3Q’15), the first full quarter after the acquisition, the company more than doubled its net profits to Rs.106.2 million largely supported by higher gross margins.
The post-consolidation performance demonstrates that synergies have started to come in to play since the immediate aftermath of the acquisition by Softlogic. In September 2014, the Softlogic group acquired 45 percent stake in Odel PLC in a Rs.2.6 billion cash deal before purchasing 47.46 percent held by Parkson Retail Asia Limited for Rs.2.8 billion during the mandatory offer.
As at March 31, 2015 Softlogic group companies collectively held 93.4 percent stake in Odel PLC, slightly above CSE’s free float requirement of 10 percent to be maintained by a Diri Savi Board listed company.'
Meanwhile for the financial year ended March 31, 2015 (FY 2014/15) the Odel group posted a net profit of Rs.161.8 million, down 16 percent.
The EPS dropped to 59 cents from 71 cents.
The revenue grew by 6.5 percent to Rs.4.9 billion while the cost of sales grew by 4 percent to Rs. 2.9 billion. The gross profit rose 9.6 percent to Rs.1.9 billion.
Notably the other incomes declined by 52 percent to Rs. 107.6 million.
Meanwhile the finance cost reduced by 17 percent to Rs.99.6 million. But both the short and long term borrowings rose by Rs.391 million during the year to Rs. 1.4 billion.
On March 20, 2015 Odel PLC acquired all issued shared of Softlogic Brands (Pvt) Limited for Rs.2.1 billion and recognized an intangible assets worth Rs.609 million for brands acquired and the goodwill of the acquiree.
As of March 31, 2015 Dr. T. Senthilverl held 3.1 percent stake in Odel PLC.


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Samsung has been a name among Android manufacturers for many years, dating back to its massive success with the original Galaxy S smartphone in 2010. But as of late, Samsung, with its high-priced devices and lessening market share, has slipped in the earnings department as well as shareholder trust. This should be no news to anyone, but Samsung's upcoming earnings report due out Thursday October 29, looks to have a positive side. Samsung is expected to make a profit. Yes, for the first time in two years, Samsung looks to not lose money in its various manufacturing departments. The company is expected to announce a profit of 6 trillion Korean won, that's $5.3 billion USD converted, as well as a total revenue of 51 trillion won, roughly short of $44.5 billion USD. Those are a 42% and 7.1% increases respectively over the previous year's numbers, but what has that all got to do with Android? Quite a bit.
Samsung manufactures processors, the Exynos line, as well as semiconductors, DRAM, and AMOLED display panels, all of which can be used in their and other companies' smartphones and tablets. Previously, we've seen Samsung fall short in Asia's race to be top seller simply because according to consumers, their $700+ smartphone is just as good as a sub-$300 device from another OEM which might not use any of Samsung's parts. And, even though Samsung's 2015 flagship lineup was twice the size it typically is, featuring edged variants launching alongside the traditional Galaxy S and Galaxy Note devices, Samsung's profit looks to come a little from that, but not quite.
Samsung's typical release for their fall flagships, the Galaxy Note of the year, falls during IFA in Berlin at the beginning of September. Days later, Apple announces whichever revised device they will sell until that time next year. That's undercutting exclusive market attention, as well as advertising time. This year, Samsung opted to launch in August, giving the company's fall flagships a month of primetime before being taken head-to-head with the likes of Cupertino's best. But that's not all that helped Samsung this year. Samsung also launched Samsung Pay, its answer to Apple Pay, and alternative to Google's Android Pay and LG' rumoured 'G Pay'. Samsung Pay launched initially in South Korea, followed by the United States, and since launch, it's gotten a million users in Korea as well as a growing total in America. But it's just another wallet app you can substitute, or altogether not use, yes? Yes, but not entirely. Samsung Pay is pre-installed in some of the newer updates to their Galaxy line's firmware, and that helps. The fact that it only comes on a Galaxy also keeps the product in the family, rather than letting someone use Samsung Pay on an HTC One A9, once it comes out. But, like all speculation, the official report which is due out on Thursday will tell the whole story.


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Lawsuit alleges Apple deliberately crippled iPhone 3G
Apple is being sued by a disgruntled iPhone owner that alleges the company deliberately hamstrung performance in 3G handsets when they upgraded them to the iOS 4 operating system to improve sales of the iPhone 4.
In a civil case brought at the County Court of San Diego, Bianca Wofford claimed the company turned her handset into a paperwieght and that she couldn’t revert to an older version of the operating system to fix the problems.
“Apple has falsely, intentionally and repeatedly represented that iOS 4, was a significant upgrade for the functionality of all iPhone devices, when in fact, the installation and use of the iOS 4 on iPhone 3G resulted in the opposite – a device with little more use than a paper weight,” Wofford alleged in the suit.
According to her complaint, the move was an intentional effort to boost sales of the iPhone 4, which went on sale about two weeks earlier.
“This whole situation was created to be a consumer Catch 22 by Apple in order for the company to promote sales of its just released iPhone 4 and cause consumers to simply abandon the earlier 3G and 3GS platforms,” the complaint read.
Apple has yet to return a request for comment.


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Valve has announced that they are delaying the launch of Portal 2 to next year. The game was expected to arrive later this year.
The company said that they have no choice but to delay the launch. The idea is to make the game even better than they had originally planned.
Portal has been a major success for the company. The sequel would be launched on Windows Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3.
The company has however still promised a surprise for their fans that would be revealed this month.


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It started with Stranger Things and Love, Death, and Robots, and now, Pup Academy has become the latest Netflix show that is getting into NFTs. This new NFT initiative is being put together by Air Bud Entertainment and Zigazoo and will be launched on Zigazoo’s own platform, a child-focused social media site.
NFTs For Kids?
As per the official announcement, the Flow Blockchain-based assets, called ‘fan passes’ will be a first for Zigazoo and will focus on teaching kids about technology and blockchain. By using fun characters that they are familiar with, this NFT project aims to be entertaining as well as educational.
The site also allows users to leverage the existing charters to create their own content such as songs or videos. While there are platforms all over the internet to learn about tech and blockchain, this is one that is specially geared towards children’s needs.
As Robert Vince, CEO of Air Bud Entertainment explains, this initiative was created to serve children and parents, making sure both have a safe place to learn.
“Parents look to Air Bud Entertainment releases to offer them the opportunity to co-view with their children. The Zigazoo platform allows us a great new way to extend our brand’s mission of connecting families to celebrate universal themes of friendship and teamwork,” he said.
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China's New Energy Heavy Trucks Grew Despite an Overall Slump
New energy heavy-duty truck sales in China jumped by 1300 percent year on year to 2283 units in January, 2022. XCMG climbed up to the first place with 484 new energy heavy-duty truck sales in January. SAIC Hongyan showed a very strong sales increase in February mainly driven by the 1000-unit purchase order from Jiafeng Stone and NDT. SINOTRUK is expected to launch 12 new products in 2022 alone, including tractor head, dumping truck and cargo truck and more powered by pure electric, hydrogen fuel, and hybrid.
Additionally, enterprises in the new energy industry chain have rushed to layout in the domain of new energy heavy-duty trucks. On February 23, CATL and SANY publicly announced that Fu Ning Line, China’s first highway route for electric heavy duty truck, was officially put into operation. Meanwhile, CATL will work with Fujian Provincial Expressway Group to jointly create a high-speed power exchange network in Fujian Province.
“The development of new energy passenger car in China is in full swing, but the development of new energy commercial vehicles has just begun.” Fan Xianjun, president of Geely Commercial Vehicle Group, told the reporter. The global commercial industry reformation has allotted a time-window for the adjustment of the automotive industry chain and the expansion of the ecosystem, building new tracks for the future.
Globally speaking, Volvo truck will take electric heavy-duty trucks as its main business while developing natural gas and hybrid heavy-duty trucks. Its full line of heavy-duty electric trucks has begun trial sales in Europe last year and will start mass production in 2022. Daimler, Volvo and Volkswagen's TRATON Group announced the formation of a joint venture to lay out a commercial vehicle charging and energy replenishment network in 2021. Meanwhile, Daimler and Volvo entered into a collaboration to develop hydrogen fuel cell technology for heavy-duty trucks. Startup firms keep on popping up everywhere in commercial vehicle industry, such as Tesla unveiled the Semi-tractor and Cybertruck pickup truck, and EV startup Rivian constructed the smart sustainable supply chain system for Amazon.
Sales of Hydrogen powered heavy-duty trucks in China are estimated to reach 3500 units in 2022. The strong growth in China’s commercial vehicle market in the past few years has enabled more international giants rush to layout in commercial vehicles.
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Texas Roadhouse leaders predict slight increase in 2014 food costs
Texas Roadhouse officials have predicted a single digit rise in food costs for 2014, and said they would wait until later in the year before deciding whether a menu price increase is warranted.
In 2013, prices for one of the steakhouse chain’s main commodities, beef, were up 13 percent to 14 percent from the preceding year. To deal with rising food costs, the company instituted a 1.5 percent menu price increase at its restaurants in December.
Price Cooper, CFO of the Louisville-based restaurant business, said the company has locked in 2014 prices on 35 to 40 percent of its food supply already.
There is a chance Texas Roadhouse’s cost of goods actually could come in flat or slightly down this year compared to 2013, if food cost inflation is low enough, he said.
The year will mark the Louisville-based steakhouse chain’s 21st year in business.
“We’re really happy now that we’re finally legal,” Scott Colosi, president of Texas Roadhouse, stated during a conference call to discuss the earnings.
During the first seven weeks of this year, Texas Roadhouse has seen a 1 percent increase in same store sales compared to the same period a year prior, according to the company’s fourth quarter and year-end earnings release. Company officials attributed the small increase to inclement weather and expect those sales to pick up.
“Our sales have started off a little soft this year,” Colosi said.
Texas Roadhouse also plans to maintain the pace of new store openings. In 2013, 30 new locations — mostly company-owned — opened. In its earnings release, officials said another 25 to 30 restaurants are expected to open this year.
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Transport and Infrastructure Minister M. Cahit Turhan, "Geographic advantages of the Istanbul Airport, the Eurasia Tunnel, the Marmaray, Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge as supporting the giant transportation and infrastructure investments in Turkey, logistics is also very important element is the e-commerce ecosystem regional and are part of a global actor . " said.
Minister Turhan, the first phase of the Izmir-based e-commerce activities planned to be implemented at the meeting organized by the PTT at the Izmir Chamber of Commerce for the promotion of the new generation e-marketplace “PttTRade Smart E-Marketplace” that enables buyers and sellers to trade internationally.I epttavm.coHe said that the platform was put into service in 2012 and 6 million products of more than 500 suppliers are exhibited on the platform.
In the course of changing world trade environment in which to develop e-commerce in terms of Turkey's economic goals of this portal Turhan said that the functioning of utmost importance, he said:
The digital world not only changes our habits with the opportunities it offers, but also moves forward at a pace that can replace conventional commerce. Now, both social life and commercial life are somehow shaped over the internet. On the one hand, the Internet changes and transforms the perceptions and habits of individuals on consumption, on the other hand, it offers great opportunities for transactions, especially SMEs, to develop their marketing, culture and strategies in opening up to the world.
E-commerce with ptttrade.com
PTT, which was not indifferent to all these developments, was opened today. I ptttrade.co Turhan stated that he aims to bring a new breath to e-commerce transactions with this platform. Of course, we aim to be the most comprehensive and widest platform in this field in our country with the new markets it will create. said.
Turhan, Turkey's telling that the target of 2023 billion pounds of e-commerce in 350, "I ptttrade.co" un said that he believes will make a significant contribution to the realization of this objective.
Turkey's geographical position, Turhan stated that an important place in international trade, continued as follows:
“Turkey, which supports its geographical advantages with huge transportation and infrastructure investments such as Istanbul Airport, Eurasia Tunnel, Marmaray and Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, is a regional and global actor in the e-commerce ecosystem, where logistics is also a very important element. Our country is a candidate to play a leading role in the e-commerce sector in its region with its geographical location, trained human resources, innovative transportation and infrastructure solutions, as well as the applications required by the digital age. Today, Ptt TRade Smart E-Marketplace will be one of the most up-to-date steps taken by Turkey in e-commerce, where digital solutions are used effectively in the main components such as logistics, storage, supply and delivery.”
Coming soon with 5G
Turhan, Turkey in 2017 showing 37 percent increase over the previous year, e-commerce volume by specifying that reached 42,2 billion pounds, "We know, however, E-total retail market trade ratio remained below the developing country with 4,1 percent. I believe that this difference will be closed with the services provided by our ministry's information and communication infrastructures. ” He spoke in the form.
Informing that the number of broadband subscribers reached 72 million with investments and the number of mobile band subscribers reached 80 million, Turhan said, “5G is coming soon. We aim to increase the fixed broadband subscriber density target to 30 percent. We will increase the mobile broadband subscriber density to 100 percent. Fiber cable length is 81 thousand 300 kilometers today, we will increase this to 4 thousand kilometers in the next 338 years. ” used expressions.
Turhan stated that internet usage rates are at 73 levels, and that:
Our people are more and more inclined to shop online. The number of people shopping online in 2018 has exceeded 17 million 325 thousand, an increase of 5 percent compared to the previous year. In our country, 10 out of 8 households have internet access. Communication opportunities to households, which was around 2017 percent in 80, increased to 2018 percent in 84. All this gives clear ideas about the future of internet shopping and e-commerce. Undoubtedly, our dynamic structure, which is prone to trade and integrated with the world, will be more proactive in e-commerce in the coming years.


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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on Feb. 17 began the ugly task of carrying out her grim orders from the board of directors and vocal investors: to trim back the Internet pioneer’s operations—including the full-time employee head count by 15 percent—in the view of declining revenue.
As a result, about 1,700 of the company’s 11,000 full-time employees eventually will lose their jobs over the next several months at the 22-year-old Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Web services provider. Revenue has been declining slowly for several years, although the company remains in the black.
Mayer said during Yahoo’s earnings call Feb. 2 that the company also will close an unspecified number of business units and company projects to control costs. In an earlier move, Yahoo shut down its video portal on Jan. 3.
Re/Code and several other media outlets reported Feb. 17 that the company is currently cutting back, consolidating and reorganizing its digital magazine franchise. Since Mayer’s move from Google to the CEO job in 2012, Yahoo had invested substantial capital and effort into attracting top editors and writers for online publications focusing on travel, real estate, parenting, apparel, beauty, food and technology, among others.
Yahoo Food is closing, Eater.com reported. The relatively new magazine, which debuted two years ago, published both original and syndicated content and sometimes included stories from Eater.com itself.
Politico reported that Yahoo Tech’s top editor, Dan Tynan, has left the company and that the tech vertical was being incorporated into its larger news unit. Politico said that Yahoo’s marquee tech reviewer, David Pogue, formerly of The New York Times, will stay in his job.
There was no word on how the layoffs would affect Yahoo Sports, which has contracts with Comcast Sports Network to provide analysis and perspectives from its sports reporters and columnists.


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|Producing steel billets at a factory in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
On July 18, 2016, the Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) decided to take the global safeguard measure on steel billets and long steel products imported into Vietnam. The measure is applied for four years, from March 22, 2016 to March 21, 2020.
On May 31 this year, the TRAV, an agency of the MoIT, issued an announcement asking domestic companies that want to seek a sunset review of the safeguard measure to submit dossiers.
In July, four steel companies submitted sufficient documents, the TRAV said, adding that within 30 days since the dossier reception, it will verify those documents to submit them to the MoIT minister for consideration of whether or not the sunset review will be conducted.
The TRAV has also called on other domestic businesses to provide relevant information to serve the verification.
Data of the MoIT show that Vietnam imported 4.97 billion USD worth of steel products in the first half of 2019, up 0.8 percent from the same period last year. The biggest steel exporters to the country were China, the Republic of Korea and Japan.


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MORAGA, CA – Nov. 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Game developer Spinapse announced the release of Christmas Quest, a new brand of entertainment software that combines scavenger hunt strategy with quiz show competition. Designed for the entire family, Christmas Quest explores the history, traditions, and funny quirks of Christmas celebrations around the world. The mix of game play, fun facts, and offbeat humor are designed to appeal to adults as well as trigger-happy kids.
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| From: Time and Space Toys
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 30, 2005 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — After presumed discarded for several decades, Rudolph and Santa, the original puppet characters from the classic 1964 television special, ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,’ have been discovered and will be revealed to the public this weekend in Pittsburgh, announced Time and Space Toys today. The stop motion puppets, stars of the longest running holiday special in television history, brought instant fame to production team Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass and became icons of American pop culture.
| From: Ornament Collectors
MIDLAND, MI – Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — People who collect Christmas ornaments for fun or profit all ask the same thing every year, what should I buy? There is no scientific formula or recipe to follow, but there are some guidelines you can follow, say the owners of Ornament Collectors.
Engate Offers Reputation-Based Connection Management Technology to Solution Providers and Equipment Manufacturers
| From: Engate Technology Corp.
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| From: Two Guys With Flys Publications
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| From: Powered By Video, Inc.
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| From: The How2 Group
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| From: Management Dynamics, Inc.
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| From: LiveRepair.com, Inc.
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| From: Your Real Estate Market LLC
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| From: InnocentEnglish.com
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| From: Tellus Venture Associates
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| From: MoonLite Vision, Inc.
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| From: Lumen Software
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| From: TeleManagement Technologies Inc.
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| From: Six Degrees Black LLC
ATLANTA, GA – Nov. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Six Degrees Black LLC today announced the launch of SixDegreesBlack.com, a ‘Black’ oriented social networking website based on the ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ theory – that anyone on earth can be connected to anyone else through a chain of people that includes no more than five links.
Quantum3D and Seaweed Systems Sign Joint Marketing Agreement for Collaboration in Safety-Critical Visual Computing Application Arena
| From: Seaweed Systems, Inc.
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| From: Russell Software Solutions
FORT MYERS, FL – Oct. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Russell Software Solutions, a Florida-based software development company specializing in application solutions for the home office and personal use market, today announced the launch of Home Data Bank, a desktop application for organizing family finances and personal property, putting everything a family will need to rebuild after a crisis, right at their fingertips.
| From: LiveRepair.com, Inc.
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| From: Future Information Research Management (FIRM)
NEW YORK, NY – Oct. 19 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — FIRM, the world’s leading provider of software for Enterprise Insight Management (EIM) and Market Research (MR), today announced the successful release of Confirmit 10 on the company’s ASP environments. Version 10 of Confirmit is expected to deliver significant customer value with new powerful features across management reporting and analytics, community portals, respondent experience, and multi-channel measurement.
| From: Respondus, Inc.
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Atreus Systems Receives INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Magazine’s ‘INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence’ Award for 2005
| From: Atreus Systems, Inc.
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| From: Solid Oak Software, Inc.
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Atreus Enables Service Providers to Generate New Revenue with Business Trunking Provisioning Solution
| From: Atreus Systems, Inc.
OTTAWA, Ontario – Oct. 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Atreus Systems(TM), the premier supplier of VoIP and advanced IP service provisioning software, today announced that it has extended its Multi-Service Provisioning solution to include support for Business Trunking. By streamlining and simplifying the provisioning process for Business Trunking services, Atreus allows providers to sign up new customers quickly and cost effectively while generating significant follow-on revenue by automating the provisioning of a wide variety of value-added IP services from a single system.
| From: Future Information Research Management
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A $25 billion valuation for a three-year-old startup that had less than $1 billion in revenue last year is a stretch even if that company is Groupon.
True, the Chicago-based company has pretty much transformed the world of online shopping during the last three years by pioneering the use of daily deals for members in cities and towns around the U.S. and elsewhere. It has put a new twist on digital commerce and established a lead in the market where everyone wants to be local online advertising. Even better, it has a clear business plan and generates cash. Unlike many a startup that has backed into its business model.
When it passed on an opportunity to sell itself to Google for $6 billion, its decision appeared to make a lot of sense. Google CEO Eric Schmidt was said to have been prepared to pay up to $10 billion.
Now, it appears the company is headed for an IPO sometime this year with a valuation of $25 billion, according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek, which broke news of the plan. What could possibly justify such a valuation? At the moment, its a stretch, even for Groupon.
Its a good market now there are similar companies like Priceline out there that have outrageous valuations which help to support the notion that Groupon could be bargain at such a crazy valuation, says analyst Sucharita Mulpuru of Forrester Research. Priceline.com shares are trading at $452.19, up 86 percent over the last 52-weeks. The company has a trailing PE of 42.9 The truth, though, is that there is very little history that the company (Groupon) has around its growth rate, and the past rate of growth has come through acquisition. Its just not sustainable, she said.
Yes, Groupon has plenty going for it. Since the Google offer was made in December, Groupon has doubled its users to 70 million and boosted the number of markets where it operates to 500 from 300, according to Bloomberg. The company, led by 30-year-old-founder Andrew Mason, had $760 million in revenue last year, up from $33 million in 2009, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Yet, with a valuation of 30 times last years revenue, Groupon is expensive, indeed. Like Twitter and Facebook, its valuation is driven by the arrival of Internet Bubble 2.0, which encompasses many obscure startups, as well as a few well-known Internet giants. Twitter is now valued at $7.7 billion, twice as much as the $3.7 billion valuation it commanded only in December. Facebooks valuation has climbed to $75 billion in the private market, up from a then-astonishing $50 billion in January. Its not just the valuations that are alarming its the pace. The market doesnt know that much more about these companies now than it did just a few months ago. Groupon is now being valued in the same way.
Google, in comparison, is valued at $190 billion. But it has $29 billion in profits. And Google went public at a valuation of about 23 times trailing revenue.
A Groupon IPO will generate a fortune for early investors. The company was founded in 2008 with $1 million in seed money from Masons former boss, entrepreneur Eric Lefkovsky. It has raised venture capital from Accel, Battery Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, and Digital Sky Technologies, which has invested in Facebook.
Later stage investors should be mindful of the companys challenges, though. For starters, it already faces plenty of competition, including rival LivingSocial, which counts Amazon among its investors.
There is a deeper challenge, though. A Rice University study found last fall that consumers generally are happier with Groupon than are the businesses that use its platform to offer discounts. Groupon promotions were profitable for 66 percent of the businesses surveyed for the study, but they were unprofitable for 32 percent. More than 40 percent of the respondents indicated they would not run such a promotion again, the Rice study said.
Says Mulpuru: Businesses aren't enamored of the current approach, which is a 50-50 split off a 50 percent-off or more offer. Those margins will go down over time especially for the attractive businesses.
And she says the competition already significant could become much more serious. Living Social and the other Groupon clones aren't the only threat there's the threat of businesses offering these deals themselves, or other players like media companies getting in to the business successfully, Mulpuru says.The hope is that there are enough investors tolerant of risk to give Groupon a try, or at least enough people who think they can persuade others that Groupon is worth the valuation to at least cash out before reality sets in.
Whether the company grows into its valuation isnt an issue for early investors, as long as they can realize a profit. But for later investors especially those in an IPO the strength of the long-term case for Groupon matters a lot.


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British Lung Foundation appoints agencies for asbestos push
The British Lung Foundation has appointed integrated agency Targetbase Claydon Heely and media agency Mike Colling & Co to handle a high-profile national asbestos awareness campaign, after a pitch.
British Lung Foundation: readies asbestos push
The two agencies pitched together as part of a team led by marketing consultants Bottom Line Ideas (BLI).
There were no incumbent agencies working for the charity.
The campaign kicks off with a 30-second TV ad on Monday (26 March) and comes ahead of Easter weekend, the traditional start of the DIY season.
The educational campaign urges amateur DIYers to "Take 5 and stay alive" by explaining the risks associated with asbestos in the home. The campaign includes online advertising, advertorials and social media.
Charlotte Guiver, fundraising & marketing director for the British Lung foundation, said: "Many people think asbestos is a thing of the past but this hidden killer is still lurking in many British homes.
"This core campaign idea is simple, memorable and hard to ignore. Most importantly, it could be a life saver."
Ian Prager, board planning director at Mike Colling & Co, said: "We are delighted to be involved in such an important project and believe our integrated approach will generate a considerable number of people seeking life saving information".
It is the British Lung Foundation's first big push to raise awareness of asbestos since it launched Mesothelioma Day in July 2010.
This article was first published on campaignlive.co.uk
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