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Menrad Optics has launched three new ophthalmic styles in the Davidoff eyewear collection for spring/summer.
Havana styles are believed to be the new trend for men for the current season, according to Menrad. The new style, ‘model 91054,’ is offered in Havana with the mix of colour gradients of red, green and grey.
Described as ‘the modern Dandy,’ the minimised frame for men ‘model 95127,’ is offered in three colour combinations – navy and grey, dark green and petrol, as well as khaki and blue.
Not only for the office, according to Menrad, ‘model 93059’ (pictured) is a combination of wood and metal materials. It is offered in black, navy blue and dark red – each with colour-matching wood temples.
Menrad Optics managing director for the UK and Ireland, Chris Beal, told OT: “Davidoff is a key brand for us at Menrad and we are proud to be able to work in tandem with such an iconic business.”
He added: “Davidoff stands for passion and enjoyment in life and our products reflect this with understated elegance, sophisticated design and perfect craftsmanship combining premium ingredients. A powerful blend for a truly international brand.”
For more information, visit the Menrad website.


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Following the continuous testing and promotion of China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the city of Xiongan has introduced the first hardware wallet for the digital yuan.
Major Bank ABC Creates Digital Yuan Hardware Wallet
The Xiongan Authorities made the announcement on Sunday (Feb. 7, 2021). According to the announcement, the hardware wallet launched in the Xiongan New Area, was created by the Xiongan branch of the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC).
The digital yuan hardware wallet was unveiled to serve the team for the New Year celebration. Residents in Xiongan can use the hardware wallet to gift red envelopes to friends and relatives, as a way of expressing their wishes for the New Year.
Also describing how the new wallet works, Xiongan authorities stated that the digital RMB hardware wallet would support dual offline payments without the use of Internet. Furthermore, the hardware wallet serves both the young and elderly, as elderly residents can use it without mobile phones.
Meanwhile, the Xiongan government is looking to explore more ways to promote the digital yuan, as part of the announcement reads:
“The Management Committee of the Party Working Committee of Xiongan New District will lead the participating financial institutions to devote themselves to the application and promotion of digital renminbi, and actively make more in-depth explorations in the fields of new digital payment carriers, new scenarios, and new models.”
The ABC’s creation of a digital yuan hardware wallet is the latest in the bank’s efforts to enable the trial of China’s CBDC project, also called digital currency/electronic payment (DE/CP).
As reported by BTCManager earlier in January, the Chinese bank introduced digital yuan ATMS in Shenzhen to enable the conversion of fiat into digital RMB. Back in April 2020, the ABC also launched a mobile application that would allow users to test the DE/CP.
Meanwhile, Xiongan was one of the first regions to trial the digital yuan. In April 2020, the Xiongan New Area’s pilot program reportedly involved popular restaurant companies like McDonald’s, Subway, and major coffeehouse chain, Starbucks.
Apart from Xiongan, other Chinese cities have also been involved in CBDC trials. Places like Shenzhen and Suzhou have carried out DE/CP testing by distributing digital RMB through various red packet events.

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Nintendo announced Wednesday that 45 months after the launching of Nintendo Wii in November 2006 the company successfully sold more than 30 million units in the U.S. alone, which automatically ranked the device as the fastest-growing console in gaming history.
Currently the Nintendo Wii, lacking the graphical horsepower of the rival Sony Playstation 3 or Microsoft Xbox 360, marked down its price at $199.99. Because of this, Nintendo Wii spearheaded record holiday sales and numerous instances of shortages early in the console’s life. Nintendo also said that the game console also caught the attention of various audiences, from young to young at heart.
Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing said, “More than any other video game system in history, Wii has expanded the world of video games to new audiences. This milestone is another reminder that people want fun games they can play with others – all at a value-minded price.
Additionally, Wii has been able to lead of the competition for several reasons, that includes its unique motion-sensor input system, the “Wiimote”, and because the consoles features various family- and group-friendly games, such as the bundled Wii Sports, which gives it a more universal appeal. Throw in the Wii Balance Board and tons of third party hardware.
Below is the official announcement of Nintendo:
Today Nintendo announced a huge milestone for Wii – it reached 30 million units sold in the United States alone. This is based on internal figures and no video game system has ever sold so many so quickly in the history of the industry – in fact Wii reached this milestone 15 months faster than the next best-selling console.
Since launching in 2006, the Wii console has expanded the global audience for video games, getting people of all ages and backgrounds off the couch and into the action with a wide variety of inclusive, easy-to-learn motion-control activities. For under $200, consumers not only get the Wii console and a second-generation motion controller – Wii MotionPlus – which brings additional precision to certain games, but “ right-out-of-the-box fun” with the active play titles Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. That’s a great value to consumers!
Additionally, Wii has a strong slate of games on the way for the fall and holiday season. These include Metroid™: Other M on Aug. 31, Samurai Warriors™ 3 on Sept. 27, Kirby’s Epic Yarn™ and Wii Party™ this fall, and Donkey Kong Country™ Returns, FlingSmash™ and PokéPark™ Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure for the holidays. That’s in addition to New Carnival Games from 2K Play in September, NBA JAM from EA Sports in October, GoldenEye 007 from Activision and Just Dance 2 from Ubisoft this fall, and Disney’s Epic Mickey from Disney Interactive Studios and Sonic Colors from SEGA during the holidays.


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Ülker has become a sports locomotive
Ülker’s sponsorship of the National Team, four big football clubs and basketball has distinguished it as the biggest resource for sports.
In 2006, Ülker made the critical decision to contribute more of its resources to Turkish sports. It disbanded its basketball team and began to invest to the tune of 38 million dollars in Turkish football and the Ülkerspor basketball team.
Ülker Corporate Communications Director Zuhal Şeker explained that the move was made with the intention to use the sports investments to become a recognized world brand sports sponsor. As the company which spends the most on Turkish sports, the company’s goal is to reach more consumer groups that are targeted by world companies, by creating a sentimental bond between sports and customers.
QUALITY IS BECOMING A BIGGER CONCERN
Şeker continued by saying, “In reality, we have started out on this path. We have already begun to see positive results. Our basketball clubs were in financial difficulty. When they began to transfer good players, the rivalry among the big three was revived. Last year the average attendance in the play-offs was over 10,000 fans. For 10 million dollars, Beko agreed to put our brand name on their basketball league. NTV bought the broadcasting rights of basketball games for a three year period. Fenerbahçe advanced to the Euroleague quarter finals. Galatasaray Café Crown and Beşiktaş Cola Turka advance to the ULEB semi finals.”
Main sponsor of a National celebration
Main sponsor of the National Team, Ülker, has signed a 5-year agreement. The company sat down at the negotiating table with each of the big four and worked out sponsorship agreements with them. The Beşiktaş club will wear the main sponsor’s advertising on the fronts of its jerseys while Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor players will sport the sponsor’s logo on the sleeves of their uniforms. In cooperation with the Turkish Football Federation, Ülker has begun to organize events to promote the love of football in fans of all ages. The “football village” projects in Van have been developed. In basketball, the company is sponsoring the three big clubs. Fenerbahçe’s sponsor, Ülker, has added its brand name to that of the club. Galatsaray was given the Café Crown brand name. Beşiktaş has begun to be associated with Cola Turka.
Ülker announced its first quarter 2022 financial results
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Ülker announced its 2021 financial results
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A SENIOR APPOINTMENT AT ÜLKER...
A significant change of position has been made in Turkey’s leading food company Ülker. Mustafa Kabakçı, who worked as Marketing Manager of Ülker Bisküvi Business Unit for the last two years, has been appointed as CMO of Ülker. Kabakçı will be responsible for creating and implementing marketing strategies for Godiva’s market series and McVitie’s brands as well as for Ülker brands....CLICK FOR MORE


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Hewlett-Packard unveils a new Unix server that is capable of running 16 processors at once and will be a crucial element in its grand plan to take on IBM.
The HP rp8400 will become the company's principal offering in the midrange Unix/RISC server market and be marketed alongside the rp7400, or N-Class, midsize server, which sports eight processors.
Midrange, though, is almost a misnomer given the new machine's muscle. Although less costly than HP's massive "Superdome" server, the new machine will be capable of running 16 processors at once. Prices start at $124,000, depending on the configuration. A full-featured 16 processor machine can sell for $1.1 million.
HP is promoting both the performance and relatively low price of the system. In terms of performance, the server includes a number of features from Superdome, HP's 32-processor server. Those include partitioning, the ability to effectively divide the server into two or more distinct units. Another feature allows one processor to take over for another in the case of an emergency.
HP will offer a variety of financing and purchasing options to reduce acquisition costs. In a pay-per-use plan, for instance, a corporate buyer would pay 50 percent of the machine's cost up-front and then pay a monthly service fee based on average use. Ultimately, HP believes that corporate customers will "be provisioned as a service," said Duane Zitzner, president of HP's computing systems group.
"In these tough economic times, they (customers) are looking to get the biggest bang for their buck," said Mark Hudson, director of worldwide marketing for HP's business systems.
The new server will primarily be used to run inventory management systems, complex databases or e-commerce applications and will compete against similar products from Sun Microsystems and IBM.
The new model is part of HP's ongoing effort to make itself synonymous with servers. Since becoming the company's CEO two years ago, Carly Fiorina has tried to transform HP from being a technological everyman--with products in hundreds of markets--into an outfit primarily dedicated to providing hardware, software and services for the large computer problems of the corporate world.
The company's bid to acquire Compaq Computer, in fact, has largely been explained by Fiorina and other insiders in terms of how the merger will give HP the technological heft and engineering talent to pursue big, multiyear contracts for business systems.
The server market, though, has been a difficult one for HP lately because of the stagnant economy. In the second quarter of 2001, HP saw its total server revenue decline by 18.9 percent from the same period a year ago to $1.6 billion, according to researcher IDC. That was worse than the 16.2 percent decline in revenue seen in the industry as a whole. IBM saw total server revenues grow by 5.3 percent.
In terms of Unix servers, HP saw shipments grow by 0.4 percent in units but decline by 14.4 percent in terms of revenue. Still, the Unix server industry as a whole declined by 15.9 percent.
The rp8400 comes with up to 16 PA-8700 processors and runs the HP-UX 11i version of the Unix operating system. In the future, HP will also come out with circuit boards that will allow owners to adopt future PA-RISC or Intel Itanium processors.
"With the HP Server rp8400, HP is redefining the industry's midrange UNIX landscape," Duane Zitzner, president of HP Computing Systems, said in a statement.
Last March, HP upgraded the N-Class servers by incorporating the PA-8700 processor in the line for the first time.
One of the key features of the new server is that it uses fewer processors than competing boxes from Sun or IBM. Midrange servers from those companies take up to 24 processors. In the end, this means less floor space, lower energy consumption and lower software costs, because many software makers charge on a per-CPU, said Hudson.
"It is very competitive," said Jean Bozman, an analyst from IDC. "The PA-RISC has been a peformance CPU."


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Hearst hires Microsoft's Stephen Edwards for digital role
Hearst Magazines UK has appointed Microsoft ad executive Stephen Edwards to the new role of group digital sales director.
Stephen Edwards: joins Hearst Magazines UK as group digital sales director
Edwards is a cross-platform solutions specialist at Microsoft and has more than 10 years' experience in digital sales.
He will play a pivotal senior role at Hearst, in line with the media owner's focus on creating innovative cross-media solutions for advertisers and clients.
Edwards will join the magazine company in May, reporting to the newly appointed group revenue director Max Raven.
He will work across the company's portfolio of 20 magazines, 20 websites, 14 mobile sites and more than 150 apps and digital editions, and will develop cross-platform, integrated digital programmes for advertisers and digital agencies.
Edwards joined Microsoft in 2009 as group account director and rose to lead sales relationships with two of Microsoft's biggest agency partners, Group M and Omnicom.
He was promoted to the cross-platform solutions specialist role last year and worked with emerging platforms such as Xbox Live, Skype and Windows 8. He was also the UK sales lead for Windows 8.
Before joining Microsoft, Edwards held roles at Virgin Radio as a strategic accounts director and Titan Outdoor Advertising as group head of premium and digital formats.
Hearst has made several digital announcements recently, including the appointment of Phebe Hunnicutt, who moved from AOL to take up the role of digital director at Elle magazine.
This article was first published on mediaweek.co.uk
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GAA issues warning over All-Ireland tickets
Fans who buy tickets from unapproved vendors run risk of being denied entry to Croke Park
Dublin fans celebrate beating Kerry in the All-Ireland senior championship semi-final at Croke Park. Dozens of tickets for the final this weekend have been placed for sale on websites. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
The GAA has warned fans who buy tickets from touts for this weekend’s All-Ireland football final between Dublin and Mayo that they run the risk of being refused entry to Croke Park.
Dozens of tickets have been placed for sale on websites in recent days.
Prices quoted for tickets on internet auction site Ebay. com vary wildly and range from € 315 for a single ticket in the lower Cusack Stand to more than €3,000 for another single ticket in the same part of the 82,300-capacity ground.
Other prices quoted include €680 for two tickets in the Hogan Stand and €1,200 for pair of premium-level seats. In many cases, sellers disguise the seat number in an attempt to avoid detection.
When contacted yesterday, the GAA said fans should only buy tickets from clubs or county boards and warned those purchased on the internet or from touts could be worthless.
“We would urge them to look at other options as opposed to paying ridiculous amounts for tickets that may not gain them access on the day,” said GAA head of media relations Alan Milton.
The organisation has “actively” cancelled such tickets in the past, “and we will continue to do so”, Mr Milton added.


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City Shuts Down Teen's Hot Dog Vendor Cart
A 13-year-old Holland entrepreneur thought he would be able to sell hot dogs and financially help his family with the purchase of a food cart.
Unfortunately, city zoning officials have shut down his business, based on an ordinance that prohibits competition to brick-and-mortar restaurants from mobile food vendors. The Mackinac Center's own Anne Schieber investigates.
(Editor's note: Since the posting of this video, Doug Johnson, stepfather of Nathan Duszynski, has been arrested.)
Michigan Capitol Confidential is the news source produced by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Michigan Capitol Confidential reports with a free-market news perspective.


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Google introduced RSVP for Calendar invitations in July this year to make Calendar more flexible in hybrid workspace. Google is now adding the functionality of RSVPs in Gmail. With the new RSVP option in Gmail, you can now indicate how you plan to organize the meeting – virtually or in person in a meeting room.
With this update, both the organizer and recipients will see how to other attendees are planning to join the meeting and make decision for themselves. This will also help the attendees what to expect when they join the meeting and brace themselves.
When you select the RSVP option while hosting a meeting, the join method and its details will not be shared to attendees on other platforms like Outlook and Yahoo.
The update is expected to be fully out within 15 days of its initial release date, November 15 for rapid release domains. For scheduled release domains, the update will start the roll out from November 29, 2021.
The update is available for:
- All Google Workspace Users
- G Suite Basic Users
- Business Users


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November has been another busy month.
Christmas will soon be upon us the peak loading week will be the week commencing the 15th of December but customers are already starting to build stocks.
We have had a mention as a “Home grown hero” in the Morrisons Christmas magazine this year.
We held the AGM on the 6th of November at Whaplode Manor. The meeting was well attended and RP Worth won the grower of the year cup.
We staged our annual customer wash up and lunch on the 19th of November.
We had 217 samples on display followed by an excellent lunch at The Blue Bell.
PHOTOGRAPHS from November can be seen in the Gallery section of the website.


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Wine Industry Finds a Companion in a Competitor: Marijuana
Published on 4/14/17
The marijuana industry seems nearly unstoppable as it continues to grow around the United States, but some are concerned it's growth could be a threat to other competing industries. With wine and beer companies running the intoxicating substance industry, should alcohol companies be worried about the up and coming products? Some winemakers see the marijuana industry as less of a competitor and more of a companion. The unique qualities sought after by wine enthusiasts are similar to the unique characteristics possessed by different strains of cannabis, and therefore have attracted many of the same consumers. The high end marijuana industry is already budding and some are even trying to highlight certain climates and locations as preferred growing spots for marijuana just like wine.
“There are different flavors and bouquets to good weed, and different strains that elicit different effects,” he added. “There are real body highs, and real stony highs, and there are highs that are cerebral and ethereal. There are levels of socializing that can be enhanced or inhibited, depending on the strength and the amount you smoke.”
“Our world revolves around intoxicants, but it also revolves around flavor,” he said. “Just as we look at wine, we might look at a bud and dissect its aroma and characteristics.”
Like wine, marijuana is an agricultural product, and where it is grown can determine its character.
“How you grow it really affects the flavor and the high of the pot,” Mr. Coturri said. “If it’s grown in a greenhouse, it’ll be a lot different than if it’s grown in the hills. It thrives in certain soils and with a long growing season.”


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Icahn sues to stop changes to Dell buyout vote
The Dell Inc. buyout drama took another turn Thursday, when activist investor Carl Icahn filed a lawsuit in Delaware to try to counter some decisions of the special committee of the Dell board of directors.
Icahn is suing both the company and the members of its board of directors, attempting to prevent the company from making changes to its buyout process.
The suit, filed in Delaware Chancery Court, comes on the eve of a special shareholders meeting set for Friday morning in Round Rock that could decide the fate of the $24 billion-plus buyout plan by company CEO and founder Michael Dell and his financial ally, Silver Lake Partners.
But there was some doubt that the Friday vote would happen.
CNBC, citing unnamed sources, said Michael Dell and the company board were making progress in talks Thursday about a potential raise in the offer price for the company in return for a change in the voting rules that apply to the approval process. Currently, investors who abstain from voting get their shares counted against the buyout. Michael Dell wants that changed so only those shares actually cast at the shareholders meeting count toward deciding the deal.
The CEO and Silver Lake made a similar proposal last week and tentatively agreed to raise the offer price to $13.75 a share, up 10 cents from the offer price made in early February.
The special committee to Dell’s board turned down that offer Wednesday, but it agreed to a possible delay in the vote and a change in the buyout’s “record date,” which is the cutoff date for eligible new investors to be able to vote their shares for or against the deal.
Icahn’s lawsuit asks the Delaware court to, among other things, prevent the company from changing the record date, which is presently set at June 3. (Like many Fortune 500 companies, Dell Inc. is incorporated in Delaware because of that state’s corporation-friendly laws.)
Dell Inc.’s special committee said changing the record date would enable many voters who bought shares after June 3 to vote their shares for or against the buyout “while giving all shareholders more time to reflect on where their best interests lie in light of the improved offer.”
Some analysts who cover Dell Inc. have said that changing the record date might allow another class of investors, merger arbitrageurs, to vote on the deal. Such investors frequently are willing to settle for making a small profit on an investment close to a buyout. Because of that, they might be more inclined to support the buyout, said analyst Brian Marshall with ISI Group.
Icahn has opposed the buyout for the past four months because he says it undervalues the company. He also has his own plans for increasing shareholder value at Dell if and when he can get control of the board of directors.
Financial experts said a lawsuit from Icahn was almost inevitable.
“You should have seen this coming,” Austin investment adviser Jim Nolen said. “Either Icahn is going to get his way, or he is going to try to make (Dell Inc.) pay through the courts.”
The lawsuit is designed, Nolen said, to give Icahn more leverage on the Dell Inc. board and to set the stage to claim damages if he loses his bid to get control of the company.
Analysts predict Michael Dell’s group will lose the buyout vote if it takes place Friday. Because of that, they expect him to opt for another delay in the process in order to convince some investors to switch their votes and to get more new shareholders eligible to vote in the process.
Other parts of the Icahn lawsuit ask the court to declare that the next Dell Inc. special meeting coincide with an annual meeting where directors can be elected. Icahn has come up his own slate of directors and intends to back them in the next annual meeting, but one hasn’t been scheduled. It also asks the court to declare that the Dell board breached its fiduciary duties by adjourning a special shareholders meeting on July 24 without scheduling an annual meeting of shareholders.
The company responded with a written statement: “The Dell board of directors has at all times sought to maximize value for, and acted in accordance with, its fiduciary duties to Dell stockholders and will continue to do so. We have no further comment on pending litigation.”
Nolen said that Michael Dell might have created problems for himself by agreeing to a relatively onerous buyout process.
“This whole thing was set up to make it look fair and equitable so they wouldn’t get sued, but all these things are backfiring on them,” Nolen said. “I really think (Michael Dell) went into this trying to be fair and open.”
But in making the approval process more complicated, Nolen said that Dell might have created an opening for Icahn to step in and block the deal and then try to gain control of the company. “I think Michael Dell now realizes that he set up his own system that was rigged against him,” Nolen said.
If he gets control of Dell’s board, Icahn proposes to buy about 72 percent of Dell’s shares for $14 a share plus the issuance of warrants that give investors the right to buy Dell stock in the future at $20 a share.
Such a plan is estimated to cost more than $15 billion. Of that amount, more than $10 billion would come from the company’s cash and the sale of its receivables, which are debts that its customers owe to it.


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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has reportedly made its new Windows Phone 8X flagship handset available for purchase in Malaysia, only a few weeks after making it official in the South East Asian market.
The smartphone can be seen listed at Lazada Malaysia with a price tag of RM 1,699 ($556 / 429 Euro) attached to it and with free shipping. The handset also comes with a stereo handset, GSMInsider notes.
For those out of the loop, we should note that HTC’s Windows Phone 8 smartphone arrives on shelves with a 4.3-inch touchscreen display capable of an HD resolution.
Moreover, the mobile phone sports a 1.5GHz dual-core processor inside, along with 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, and a 2.1MP camera on the front for making video calls.


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Neil Andrew Stansfield of Newnham in Northamptonshire was one of three members of the staff of One Food Limited to be prosecuted by Northamptonshire County Council trading standards with the support of the Food Standards Agency (FSA). He received a 27-month sentence.
The company is believed to have sold over £500,000 of product mis-described as organic, a scam which came to the attention of Trading Standards in 2007 when it learned that the company had been receiving regular deliveries of what were suspected to be non-organic ingredients.
Test purchases revealed that salmon described as organic by One Food contained synthetic astaxanthin - an additive that is used in feed for farmed salmon to enhance colour
During the investigation, former employees of the company stated that the company directors made regular purchases of non-organic ingredients from local supermarkets. They also said they had been asked to remove non-organic ingredients from their original packaging to avoid their detection on the company’s premises.
Trading Standards stated that over the period of offending, approximately 28% of the ingredients purchased by the business were not organic. The company ceased trading in March 2008.
After the verdict Nottinghamshire county councillor Andre Gonzalez de Savage said: "It is deeply ironic that the initials of this company - ONE - stood for organic, natural and ethical, when clearly the foods being supplied were anything but.
"The people behind One Food Limited have been responsible for ripping off both consumers and businesses alike and I am very pleased that Trading Standards have pursued this lengthy and often complicated investigation to achieve today’s result.”
The FSA’s head of enforcement Sarah Appleby, added: “I am delighted that justice has been done. The FSA takes all food fraud very seriously and this is a perfect example of the FSA working closely with local authorities to stamp it out.”


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Nvidia lauds record-breaking fourth quarter
Revenues, income rocket
Nvidia last night reported a record quarterly revenenue when it posted the results of Q4 FY2007. The quarter, which ended on 28 January, saw sales rise to $878.9m, up 39 per cent on the year-ago quarter and seven per cent on the previous three-month period.
Net income for the quarter reached $163.5m, up 53.5 per cent sequentially and 66.67 per cent year on year. Earnings per share hit 41 cents. Ignore GAAP rules, which force the inclusion of Nvidia's purchace of iPod chip maker PortalPlayer and other considerations, and the net income would hit $205.6m, with earnings per share of 53 cents.
For the full fiscal year - described by Nvidia as "outstanding" - revenues reached $3.07bn, up 29 per cent on FY2006's $2.38bn. GAAP annual income was $448.8m ($1.15 a share), up 49 per cent.


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UniTeller is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of “Oh My Card!”, a gift card payment platform that has redefined the way Central Americans build loyalty and send gifts to their loved ones.
Since its launch in 2013, OMC has provided a solution on how Corporates remunerate and reward employees, and on how Guatemalans support their loved ones. The OMC multi-brand gift card allows companies to reward their employees through rechargeable and customizable gift cards that are accepted at a large network of retailers in the region.
UniTeller is excited about the synergies that the Oh my Card platform and distribution network will create within its cross-border payment services. We envision solutions that will bring an expanded product portfolio to our remittance customers and business partners.
“The growing demand for P2P cross-border remittance services coincides with the increasing dominance of electronic transactions which will create important synergies with UniTeller.” said Francisco Contreras, CEO of OMC.
“OMC’s products present us with an opportunity to bring another unique element into the equation by offering alternative payment channels” said Oscar Moreno, Head of Global Expansion at UniTeller.
The acquisition of OMC is aligned with UniTeller’s vision to enhance and strengthen its product capabilities to solidify its product portfolio and emerge as a leader in the cross-border payments space.
“At UniTeller, we foresee promising opportunities for growth as we continue to invest in the expansion of our distribution channels and product capabilities. We are committed to making business decisions that facilitate Cross Border Payments not only for Individuals but also for Business around the World. The OMC platform opens a new line of opportunities for UniTeller to enter the commercial and retail payments that can be greatly leveraged for Cross Border Payments” concluded Alberto Guerra, CEO of UniTeller.


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Awards & Media
Our work continues to be recognized for the excellence. Check out the highlights of our achievements and recognitions.
Our work continues to be recognized for the excellence by the highly respected organizations
Phoenix Award 2019
Salesfokuz was recognized with a token of appreciation for being the best sales CRM product of 2019 by Kairali TV.
The International Invention & Innovation Award
Grabbed GOLD MEDAL - from Malaysian Association of Research Scientists at the Malaysia Technology Expo – 2019.
DCB Bank Award
Salesfokuz was awarded for being one of India's Most Innovative Startup at the DCB Bank Innovation Carnival 2019.
The Bizz Awards 2019
Salesfokuz was conferred with The Bizz Awards by World Confederation of Businesses (WORLDCOB) at San Francisco, USA.
Salesfokuz was constantly featured in media whilst making all its marks in the industry.
Forbes India Marquee
The success journey of Skyislimit Technologies gets featured in the recent edition of the prestigious magazine Forbes India Marquee.View PDF
Our captain Mr. Manodh Mohan gets selected as an Incredible Achiever by the Outlook Business.View PDF
Featured in CNBC TV 18
Featured in CNBC TV 18! Only two startups got featured in CNBC TV 18 and we are the one out of it!Read more
The commendable transformation of Skyislimt Technologies and the story of the stalwarts behind it gets featured in Cover Story of Business Connect!Read more
The Tribal Box
The story of hard work and relentless drive for constant progress gets featured in ‘THE TRIBAL BOX’.Read more
The Hindu Metro Plus
Fokuz, our secure video-conferencing app was in the news for quite a lot of time right from its launch. This time it’s in ‘’The Hindu Metro Plus”. Fokuz has marked its presence by being one among the top five applications that were scrutinized and selected from many other similar applications.Read more
The Indian Alert
One among the TOP 10 MOST PROMISING ENTREPRENEURS OF 2020 – 2021! Our captain, Mr. Manodh Mohan is one of the promising entrepreneurs of 2020 -21 listed by The Indian Alert!Read more
The New Indian Express
Achievement of Fokuz featured in the online portal of leading national newspaper “The New Indian Express”Read more
Manoramaonline was one among the leading online news portal to have featured Salesfokuz, its features and leverages to the netizens.Read more
Our CEO Mr. Manodh Mohan was featured in the November episode of Spark Stories, a Youtube channel that features inspiring stories of businesses excelling in their respective industries.Read more
CIO Review featured the inspirational success story of Salesfokuz in their CRM special March 2019 edition.
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The success story of our CEO Manodh Mohan and Skyislimit Technologies gets featured in India Today.Read more
The people, their hard work and the story behind the success of Salesfokuz were featured in the May 2019 edition of Ende Samrambham magazine.
The amazing success story of our captain Mr. Manodh Mohan and Skyislimit Technologies gets featured in Vijayagadha (A handbook for aspiring entrepreneurs)View PDF
Our Founder and CEO Mr. Manodh Mohan has been listed among "The 10 Best Leaders in Enterprise Software 2021" by Swiftnlift Media and Tech LLP. He also got featured on the cover page of the December edition of Swiftnlift Business Magazine.View PDF
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Our captain Mr. Manodh Mohan got featured in FORTUNE INDIA EXCHANGE magazine as one among the LEADING ENTREPRENEURS! The success story of Skyislimit Technologies also got featured in the article!View PDF
The felicitation of Skyislimit Technologies with the “Iconic CRM Solution Provider” award got featured in today’s (15-12-2021) mid-day newspaper!


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In cities around the world, on-demand rides are just a screen touch away. Whether it’s catching a Lyft in Los Angeles or Grab-ing it in Singapore, ridesharing apps have changed the car-hire landscape for good.
The original transport disrupter, Uber, operates in 65 countries and more than 700 cities around the globe. But its reach isn’t all-encompassing. Here is a list of important apps to know when traveling away from home.
The right ridesharing app can save time and frustration later.
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In north Asia, Uber’s broad coverage offers riders options in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, plus India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Plus, it widely covers…


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Turn 10 have released a new trailer today showcasing the amazing in game recording option called Filmspeed, below Turn 10 explains the trailer:
No other racing game approaches the realistic physics and handling and graphic fidelity of Forza Motorsport 5, and all those things in combination are why Forza best delivers the feeling of racing.
We’ve captured game footage the only way a game like Forza Motorsport deserves to be captured … with a camera bolted into the engine block of a McLaren 12C supercar as it blasts past 680 frames printed on aluminum panels at a maximum filming speed of 120mph.
Though this may look like it was computed generated, what you’re watching was shot entirely in-camera.
Forza 5 is due out November 22nd and is exclusive to Xbox One.


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A survey from the American Advertising Federation reports that industry leaders expect online advertising to double by 2007.
The second annual AAF Survey of Industry Leaders on Advertising Trends surveyed 121 leading advertisers, 70 percent of whom have at least 15 years of industry experience.
In 2004, online advertising represented 8.35 percent of average media plan spending, a figure projected to hit 17 percent by 2007. The flip side of that statistic is the number of advertiser media plans that don’t include online spending at all. In 2004, 17.5 percent of advertisers didn’t include online media in their buys, a number projected to fall to 8.5 percent by 2007.
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“Far from the over-hyped promises of the late ’90s, there is now greater clarity about the real benefits of online,” the AAF report states, “including its ability to complement and enhance the use of traditional media and its precision targeting.”
The ability to complement and enhance the use of traditional media was flagged as an online advertising benefit by 95 percent of survey respondents. Meanwhile, 75 percent of respondents agreed they thought advertising has the ability to deliver a return on investment. More precise targeting of fragmented audience was noted as a benefit by 84 percent of respondents, while 62 percent said that new online ad formats grab attention and break though clutter.
Spyware and adware were either opposed or strongly opposed by 60 percent, with only 12 percent recorded as somewhat supportive. None of the respondents indicated strong support for spyware/adware, while slightly less than a third (29 percent) said they were unsure if they supported the tactic or not.
|Benefits of Online Advertising|
|Ability to demonstrate a return on investment||30%||45%||17%||5%||4%|
|New ad formats can break through the clutter and grab attention||23%||39%||30%||7%||2%|
|More precise targeting of fragmented audiences||42%||42%||12%||2%||2%|
|Ability to complement and enhance the use of traditional media||48%||47%||2%||2%||1%|
|Source: 2004 AAF Survey of Industry Leadrs on Advertising Trends|
Other alternatives to the traditional :30 TV spot didn’t fair as well in the survey. The report notes a “healthy skepticism” to all alternatives except product placement. So-called advertainment, such as BMW’s short online films, was rated as ineffective by 11 percent of respondents, while 50 percent called it somewhat effective. SMS (define) messaging, of the type used by AT&T Wireless’ American Idol campaign, was noted as being not effective at all by 17 percent, while 45 percent believe it somewhat effective.
The :30-second spot itself was perceived to be impacted by the rise of the DVR. Seventy-six percent of respondents think DVR ad-skipping technology will have an effect on the TV advertising landscape. Some (21 percent) went so far as to say DVRs will herald the end of the traditional TV spot, and cause a dramatic transformation of the TV advertising paradigm.
As the ball drops on December 31st, make sure your media strategies are stacked with timely resolutions to make the most of 2017.
It probably won't come as a surprise that 2016's Cyber Monday has earned the distinction of being the biggest online sales day in US history.
Black Friday is here, but just how important is the day that has historically been the most watched of the holiday shopping season?
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are right around the corner, but the world's biggest online shopping event, Singles' Day, occurred last Friday, November 11 in China.


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In the latest high-profile prosecution, a subsidiary of ConAgra Foods Inc., agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor violation of the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (FD&C) for an outbreak of salmonellosis that began in 2006 and was traced to contaminated peanut butter. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified more than 700 cases of salmonellosis linked to the outbreak.
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Benugo has announceed that it will roll out science-based carbon labelling for cakes and chilled food in its cafés and restaurants across the UK, expanding to its café and restaurant menus in the new year.
Benugo introduced a carbon labelling pilot in partnership with the Natural History Museum (NHM) in September 2022.
The data and carbon labelling system has been developed and administered by Foodprint from Nutritics, a pioneering, fully automated and award-winning environmental impact scoring system for the hospitality and food service sector. Its labels highlight scoring levels of carbon impact from A-E, with A being the most climate-friendly choice.
Shane Kavanagh, Commercial Director at Benugo, commented, ‘We are delighted to roll out our carbon labelling scheme with Nutritics following a successful pilot scheme in partnership with the NHM earlier this year.
‘We want to give our customers the option of making informed choices to reduce the carbon emissions associated with food purchased from our sites across the UK.
‘Using the Nutritics Foodprint solution enables us to use software we already successfully deploy for our nutritional calculations.
'It allows us to treat carbon in the same way we treat a nutritional value, applying it to every food and drink item for which we have a recipe, helping customers make more sustainable choices, and helping us develop lower carbon food choices across our business.
Stephen Nolan, Nutritics Managing Director, said, ‘After a successful pilot in the NHM in London, we are thrilled to see our Foodprint environmental impact food labels rolling out across a further 40 Benugo sites.
'The climate crisis is the most important issue of our generation and demand for transparency of food information is increasing.
'Recent consumer sentiment research shows that nearly half of the population is trying to make eco-conscious choices when eating out-of-home. Foodprint scores, as presented at COP27, will help consumers understand how their food choices impact the environment.
'We look forward to playing our part in nudging society towards a more sustainable food future.’


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After losing his title as the world’s richest person in December 2022, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again reclaimed the top spot, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. As of Monday, March 1st, Musk’s net worth is estimated at $187.1 billion, surpassing that of Bernard Arnault, CEO of luxury brand LVMH, who has a net worth of $185.3 billion.
Musk’s return to the top of the list comes after a surge in Tesla stock in 2023, which has been steadily climbing since declining sharply last year. In contrast, Arnault’s LVMH has benefited from pent-up demand from the wealthy following the easing of COVID-related shopping and travel restrictions.
Despite his current position, Musk still holds the record for the biggest fortune ever lost by anyone in history. Late last year, Musk’s net worth slid from $340 billion in November 2021 to $137 billion in December 2022, making him the first person to lose $200 billion in wealth. He also had to sell many of his Tesla shares to fund his acquisition of Twitter.
Musk’s brief stint as the second richest person in the world lasted just over two months, after being unseated by Arnault in December. With the recent rally in Tesla stock, however, it seems that Musk has regained his position at the top of the billionaires’ list.
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The trials and tribulations of the Swiss may seem piffling compared with the woes of their eurozone neighbours.
But the franc’s strength, coupled with weak global demand, is hurting the country’s businesses. This from the FT’s Haig Simonian:
Exporters, hoteliers and retailers have howled as the strong currency has hurt sales. Hotel booking have plunged and look set to drop further in the winter season as foreign tourists stay away. Retailers have seen shoppers defecting across the border and exporters say they have retained market share only by slashing margins or even selling at a loss.
The Swiss National Bank’s decision to keep the floor on the franc’s appreciation against the euro constant at Sfr1.20 today will have no doubt disappointed them. Especially when there were many reasons for the central bank to act.
The SNB has instead favoured a wait-and-see approach, hoping that the eurozone turmoil doesn’t worsen and that the franc’s depreciation against the single currency continues of its own accord.
But the central bank suggested that, if the franc does not weaken further against the euro in the coming months, then it is likely to act. Read more


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In the 11 months since Sadiq’s been our mayor, he’s clearly been a man with many plans – neighbourhood improvements, less air pollution, better nightlife: you name it, he's on it. Now, he wants to save London’s street markets.
He’s recruiting experts and business leaders to join the brand new London Markets Board, which will make sure the capital’s range of over 250 markets can grow and are protected from private development or rising prices.
Sadiq said: ‘Markets are deeply woven into the tapestry of English culture and nowhere is that more true than here in London.
‘They are far more than a place to do your shopping — they are places where people meet and talk.
‘I have pledged not just to preserve and protect London’s markets but also to set up our very first London Market Board to help ensure that these spaces thrive for the benefit of local entrepreneurs, small businesses and everybody who visits them.’
Our mayor’s already shown he's got a bit of a soft spot for our favourite fruit and veg traders, after giving Well Street Market a sweet £20,000 to re-launch last year.
He’s also putting together a report on the benefits of street markets that he’ll publish later this year, as well as a handy online map that'll make it easier to find them. What a guy.


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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is diagnosed in over 220,000 women each year in the US. With one in eight of women being diagnosed, there’s a good chance this disease has touched your life in some way. October is about more than raising awareness and looking for a cure. It is about taking steps to prevent and detect breast cancer early. So, what can we do to prevent breast cancer or at the very least reduce our risk?
Working out helps everyone. Be strong for yourself and be strong for others. An active lifestyle promotes overall wellbeing for the body, mind and spirit - great weapons against disease.
An article in Time Magazine reports that recent studies show that active women have a 25% lower chance of developing breast cancer. Regular weekly exercise involving at least 2 ½ hours a week of moderate-intensity, like the Megaformer or even brisk walking has been shown to reduce your risk of breast cancer. Additionally, an NIH:National Cancer Institute report shows that regular exercise and a healthy diet are protective factors for certain types of cancer
Throughout October help stay healthy, support this important cause and do your best to prevent breast cancer.
- LIVE PINK! – Be healthy for yourself and the people around you by staying Mega-Strong
- WEAR PINK! – Receive 10% off your next purchase when you wear pink to class*
- BUY PINK! - Studio 6 Fitness will donate 10% of the sales of all pink merchandise to the National Breast Cancer Foundation to support early detection and prevention initiatives
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Electronics major Panasonic is eyeing a major chunk of the Middle East and Africa markets with a new range of eco-friendly products. Ranging from Viera televisions to Lumix G series cameras the list includes audio visual equipment, air conditioners and air purifiers. And, all of them sport the green tag.
In the product line up are the first ever tropical inverter air-conditioners, which can cool 1.5 times faster than the conventional air conditioners and saves 30 per cent more energy.
Meanwhile, the eco-friendly Viera televisions feature improved picture quality with a cutting-edge design and serve as a smart interactive communication device with easy access to the internet. The company also has plans to launch larger 44 and 55 inch LED TVs.
The Econavi washing machines add to the Panasonic list of eco products, and boast capabilities like reduction in wash time and cut in power consumption by 45 per cent. Further, the devices claim to consume 40 per cent less water.
Going by what the Panasonic top honchos have in mind, the company is going a step ahead in pursuing eco ideas for lifestyles and hopes that their new products will meet the needs of their customers in a more greener way.


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A fair few of these veteran felons had hoped that June’s San Andreas Mercenaries update would help ignite a major resurgence for the game, but unfortunately many were left frustrated by the DLC’s removal of a massive array of vehicles from in-game websites.
Thankfully for those who’ve long had their sights set on the series’ next entry, Take-Two’s latest earnings report has reiterated some financial plans for the near future which could potentially hint at GTA 6’s release window.
Are you hoping GTA 6 will arrive by March 2025?
With the publisher having previously ignited speculation about the release timeline of the game via a press release put out alongside a yearly earnings report back in May, Take-Two Interactive’s latest earnings report has included some similarly lofty projections for the near future.
In the report, which covered the first quarter of the fiscal year ending in March 2024, Take-Two CEO and chairman Strauss Zelnick suggested that the company has high expectations for the fiscal year of 2025, which will run from April 2024 to March 2025.
“We remain confident that we are positioning our business for a significant inflection point in fiscal 2025, which we believe will include new record levels of operating performance,” Zelnick said in a statement released alongside the report (thanks, VGC).
Naturally this comment, much like those included in that May press release, has added more fuel to ongoing speculation that one of reasons behind the publisher’s financial confidence for this period could be that it’ll feature the release of GTA 6.
This has inspired some more speculation from fans regarding when the first official teasers or trailers for the game, which Rockstar confirmed to be in “active development” back in February 2022, could arrive.
Based on the assumption of a gap of around a year between the start of the game’s marketing cycle and its actual release date, one fan on Reddit has predicted that this could happen anytime between now and March 2024.
Obviously, this is still all just conjecture at this point, so it’s definitely best to wait for Take-Two to release official word regarding a release date for the next entry in the GTA series, or a trailer for it, before you get excited.
One thing the publisher has acknowledged is the $50 price point for its recently announced Red Dead Redemption port for PS4 and Nintendo Switch, with Zelnick telling IGN that Take-Two thinks this is “commercially accurate.”
Regardless of what you’d be hoping to see from Rockstar’s next foray into the criminal underworld, make sure to follow us to receive regular updates on GTA 6 and GTA Online as new vehicles and more arrive.


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Rumored Upgraded PS4 Called ‘NEO’, Details Revealed
Details about the so-called PlayStation 4.5/4K are out. For starters, they're calling it the 'NEO'.
April 9, 2016
Microsoft is Ready for Xbox One-PS4 Cross-Play
In a recent interview with Eurogamer, [email protected]'s European boss Agostino Simonetta confirms that they are ready for Xbox One-PS4 cross-play, leaving the ball at Sony's court.
March 23, 2016
Sony Closes Evolution Studios, Developer Behind MotorStorm & DriveClub
Sony has shut down Evolution Studios, the developer behind franchises such as MotorStorm and DriveClub.
March 16, 2016
The Last Guardian and Horizon: Zero Dawn Will Really Come this Year
While not catching us precisely off-guard, Sony's latest announcement during GDC puts The Last Guardian and Horizon: Zero Dawn on track for 2016.
March 14, 2016
Prepare Yourselves: Microsoft To Allow Online Play With PS4, PC
We are truly living in the end of days because Microsoft announced today it will allow cross-platform online play with PS4 and PC, starting with the indie hit Rocket League.
March 1, 2016
You Can Play Uncharted 4 Multiplayer This Weekend, Without PlayStation Plus
Naughty Dog and Sony extend an invitation to all adventurers out there to join the next stress test of Uncharted 4 Multiplayer.
February 22, 2016
What We Know About Hideo Kojima’s Next Project
Hideo Kojima talks in a recent interview at DICE 2016 about his fruitful partnership with Sony and gives hints about what's yet to come.
February 5, 2016
Limited Edition Uncharted 4 Console Announced
Sony has announced a limited edition PlayStation 4 bundle for Naughty Dog’s highly anticipated action game, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End.
November 21, 2015
Sony: PlayStation 4 Can Now Emulate PlayStation 2 Games
Coming in almost under everyone's radar, Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 4 can now emulate PlayStation 2 games, starting with a Star Wars collection alongside Star Wars: Battlefront.
November 18, 2015
Electronic Arts and Virtual Reality Do Not Mix – For Now
A representative from EA has officially stated that, as of this moment, the successful gaming company will not be producing video game hits for this revolutionary platform for gaming… at least not immediately.
November 5, 2015
New PlayStation 4 Stereo Headset launches this December
A brand new PlayStation 4 in ear studio headset will be released this December in various European countries.
October 30, 2015
Sony Announces MatterFall Exclusively for the PlayStation
During their conference at Paris Games Week, the company announced their PlayStation exclusive, Matterfall.
October 9, 2015
Sony Acquires Softkinetic to Further Virtual Reality Development
The race for virtual reality hardware has been going strong for years, and Sony is hoping to tip the scales with their latest acquisition.
October 8, 2015
PlayStation 4 Price Drop Official, Console Now $349.99
The PlayStation 4 officially gets a price drop in the U.S. and Canada on October 9th
October 6, 2015
Will the PlayStation 4 See a Price Drop in the Near Future?
Sony recently announced that the PlayStation 4 will see a price drop in Japan, but will the west see a similar sale?


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The latest iteration of Apple’s iPhone promises to be cheaper and faster than its predecessor, and opens the doors to mobile blogging, gaming, e-commerce and other third-party applications.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs disclosed the features in the new iPhone, to be released July 11, at the Worldwide Developers Conference 2008 yesterday. The handset will run on a 3G network, replacing the slower Edge network, and the phone will sell at a much lower price point, $199 to $299 depending on the model.
Using the iPhone software development kit, released in March, Apple’s partners are creating applications that build off of the iPhone’s easy-to-use interface, GPS technology, and other features. A few of those were on display yesterday, including apps from Loopt, eBay, Sega and MLB.com.
Marketers are sizing up the opportunities to use the iPhone for marketing and advertising.
“What’s going to start evolving is applications for more of a content device, rather than more of a communication device. It opens up applications for advertisers,” said Maria Mandel, senior partner and executive director of Digital Innovation at Ogilvy Interactive.
In partnership with Apple, Loopt will offer a software app to help users locate and make plans with friends using the iPhone’s GPS locator functionality. There are opportunities for local businesses to advertise, or sponsor sessions. TypePad will have a blogging application, and eBay is building an app for users to bid and manage auctions on the go. Other developers building for the device include Sega, the Associated Press, Pangea Software, MLB.com, and Digital Legends Entertainment.
Jobs said over a quarter of a million people downloaded the iPhone software development kit during the first 95 days of the kit’s availability.
Ian Schafer, CEO of Deep Focus, said third-party applications could be supported with advertising, though he suspects that’s not likely to happen on a grand scale.
“The main reason it won’t be used that much [by advertisers] is that these apps are real pieces of software — not just Flash,” he said.
iPhone users show signs of being more voracious in their consumption of mobile data services. According to M:Metrics data released in March, 84.8 percent of iPhone users accessed news Web sites or information through a browser, compared to 58.2 percent of smartphone users. In the same time, 58.5 percent of iPhone users accessed Web search, compared to 37 percent of smartphone users.
“If an additional influx of iPhones hit the market come July, there will be a lot more browsing of sites via the devices. It will do marketers good to ask specifically for advertising those specifically-formatted pages if they want to reach that audience,” said Schafer.
The iPhone’s move to a 3G wireless network will also drive data use. “3G is huge, this is Apple’s big competitive weakness, if you look at any new handset… everybody’s coming out with 3G, faster Web surfing, more content, more content, and more reliable service for calls,” said Susan Cashen, VP of marketing at MyWaves.
Consumers may be able to find more content on the iPhone and other mobile devices, but advertisers need to be aware of the effect constant messaging will have on consumers, warns Augustine Fou, SVP of digital strategy at MRM Worldwide and a professor at New York University. Fou predicted non-traditional formats for mobile ads will become available, for instance video reviews, how-to videos, and other service-oriented content. “In that case the advertisers are not pushing ads at people but providing them with valuable content,” he said.
“Cell phones are personal devices and of all media, it is most ‘vehemently’ a pull channel, where users pull info they want and react violently to info they don’t want,” Fou said.
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The SME Foundation and the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) jointly organized the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Fair-2018 for the sixth time in the capital.
At the National SME Fair 2018, held April 4 to April 8, the participation of women entrepreneurs was higher than men. Of 268 participants, 183, i.e. 68%, were women. The SME Foundation organized this fair for the first time in 2012. At that time, a total of 85 entrepreneurs set up 100 stalls at the fair. Of them, 56 were women while 29 were men.
Official data revealed the participation of women entrepreneurs at the SME fair was 56% in 2013, 74% in 2014, 66% in 2016, and 61.5% in 2017.
Managing Director of the SME Foundation, M Safiqul Islam, said a large number of women entrepreneurs participate in the national SME fair every year as a new class of women entrepreneurs has developed in the country’s SME sector.
He said: "Women entrepreneurs are taking on all kinds of challenges to work in a male-dominated, competitive, and complex economic business environment."
Safiqul urged both the public and private sector to put more effort in increasing the number of women entrepreneurs in the SME sector as they are doing well in business.
"Women entrepreneurs have high potential as they are sincere and committed to their businesses," he added.
Overcoming various obstacles, the country's women entrepreneurs are leading in SME businesses leading to an increase in participants at SME fairs every year.
Tanbin Sweety, housewife, who was looking for suitable work to help her family, is now a successful entrepreneur and running two SME ventures, Sweety Jewelry and Fortune Handicraft, and has changed her fortune as well as her family's.
Sweety, resident of Mymensingh town said: "I started my business making only Tk5,000. But now the total capital of my business is Tk17 lakh. Fifteen workers, most of them women, are working in my factory."
Recently, Sweety took part in the national SME fair in the capital. She said the fair has created a unique opportunity to promote her products among both local and foreign buyers.
"I took part in the fair twice. The customer response was very good. I made a good profit from every fair," she said.
28 year-old Meherunessa Beauty, another SME entrepreneur who also participated in the fair, runs a boutique, Noborupa House, for the last 13 years in Saidpur upazila of Nilphamari district.
Beauty said: "I came to business to support my schoolteacher husband and I am doing quite well now. This fair is helping to promote my business."


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IDC: Huawei world’s second biggest smartphone maker
IDC confirmed that Huawei has become the world’s second biggest smartphone maker ahead of Apple and behind only Samsung, based on first quarter results.
"The overall smartphone market continues to be challenged in almost all areas, yet Huawei was able to grow shipments by 50%, not only signifying a clear number two in terms of market share, but also closing the gap on market leader Samsung,” said Ryan Reith, vice-president of IDC’s mobile device tracker programme.
Huawei was the only top smartphone vendor to grow volumes in Q1. The company had year-over-year growth of 50.3% with volumes of 59.1 million units and a 19% market share. It is now within striking distance of Samsung at the top of the global market.
In China, Huawei continued its positive momentum with a well-rounded portfolio targeting all segments from low to high, said IDC.
Huawei’s high-end models continue to create a strong affiliation for the mid to low-end models, which are supporting the company's overall shipment performance.


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3M has promised to stop making and using harmful "forever chemicals" across its product portfolio by the end of 2025, with the manufacturing giant admitting growing regulatory, consumer and investor concerns over the use of such substances have "increasingly weighed on our business results in recent years."
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used for decades to make a huge range of products — from non-stick frying pans and clothing to mobile phones and packaging — but evidence has continued to mount over their harmful consequences for planetary and human health.
Exposure to PFAS has been linked to a raft of health issues including cancers, low birth weights and cardiovascular problems.
They have gained the nickname forever chemicals due to their hardy nature, as they do not break down easily and have therefore been found in harmful quantities in water, soil, food and even in the human body, prompting calls for their manufacture and use to be banned altogether.
The European Union has already indicated it plans to potentially restrict all PFAS from 2025, while the U.S. is reportedly considering placing limits on the level of such substances permitted in drinking water. Canada, Australia and several Asian nations are also reportedly considering action to curb the use of PFAS.
In a bid to get ahead of looming regulatory restrictions, 3M in late December unveiled its own plan to phase out the use and manufacture of PFAS altogether by 2025, in a move it said was motivated by its growing need to satisfy demands from regulators, consumers and its investors.
The phase-out is expected to cost the company up to $2.3 billion, 3M suggested. Currently, the company generates around $1.3 billion in sales each year from making the chemicals.
However, the firm said it had been prompted to act in view of an "evolving external landscape" that was beginning to see the regulatory walls closing in on PFAS worldwide, as well as increasing customer and consumer appetite for more environmentally sustainable materials and chemicals.
It also cited "the challenges of managing businesses and operations with products based on PFAS," which it said had "increasingly weighed on our business results in recent years."
3M nevertheless argued PFAS would continue to be "essential for modern life and can be safely made and used," but that from now on its own focus would be on "applying our science to improve lives and make the greatest impact for out stakeholders."
Ultimately, though, 3M stressed the move to phase out PFAS was a business decision that would help to "position our company for sustainable growth by optimizing our portfolio, continuing to innovate for our customers and delivering long-term value for our shareholders."
"We have already reduced our use of PFAS over the past three years through ongoing research and development and will continue to innovate new solutions for customers," the company said in a statement.
We have already reduced our use of PFAS over the past 3 years through ongoing research and development and will continue to innovate new solutions for customers.
3M's announcement follows similar pledges to phase-out PFAS substances made by a range of firms including McDonald's and Burger King, as well as U.K. supermarkets such as ASDA and the Co-op.
Laurie Valeriano, executive director of U.S. green group Toxic-Free Future, gave 3M's announcement a cautious welcome, but called on the company and the wider sector to be "transparent and only make the safest products based on green chemistry."
"3M should not get any more chances to pollute drinking water, people and wildlife and must be held accountable for its contamination," she said.
The news comes just weeks after a group of 47 investment firms with $8 trillion of assets under management wrote to the CEOs of the world's largest chemicals firms to voice their concerns over the continued manufacture and use of forever chemicals.
"We encourage you to lead, not be led, by phasing out and substituting these chemicals," the letter stated. "In addition to the financial risks associated with litigation, producers of persistent chemicals face the risk of increased costs associated with reformulating products and modifying processes, which can have significant implications for company performance."


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It’s been a crazy year for Aston Martin Lagonda (LSE: AML) shareholders. The Aston Martin share price has crashed from 175p to a low of 27.5p, before doubling to around 55p. What’s next?
I think that even the company’s biggest fans will admit it faces some problems at the moment. But I can see potential opportunities, too, with fresh funding and new management on board.
Today I want to take a fresh look at this situation. Are Aston Martin shares a bargain, or are shareholders heading for a wipeout?
New money, new management
There’s definitely been some good news for shareholders recently. After Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll took a 20% stake in January, he installed himself as executive chair.
Stroll contributed to a £500m fundraising that’s given the company some breathing room and is now taking steps to shake up Aston Martin’s management. Former boss Andy Palmer left the company on 25 May. Palmer will be replaced by Tobias Moers, who is currently chief executive of Mercedes-AMG.
If you’re not familiar, AMG produces high performance versions of Mercedes-Benz cars. AMG sales have quadrupled since Moers took charge in 2013.
In my view, Moers’ career experience makes him a good hire for Aston Martin. But I think there’s more to it than that.
Aston Martin already has a technical partnership with AMG owner Daimler AG. Meanwhile, Stroll’s Racing Point F1 team uses Mercedes-Benz engines. And from 2021, this team will become the official Aston Martin F1 works team.
Aston already has a history of using AMG engines. I suspect Aston Martin’s partnership with Mercedes will deepen. Mercedes might even buy the British company.
I understand that purists might want to Aston Martin succeed on its own. But technology sharing is the norm these days. Remember that Bugatti, Porsche, Lamborghini, and Bentley are all owned by Volkswagen Group.
I think investors should cheer Merc’s involvement with the British company. It could be good news for Aston’s share price.
Worries, I’ve got a few
Stroll controls a 20% equity stake in Aston Martin, so he faces some of the same risks as smaller shareholders. But Stroll is already a billionaire and this forms part of a bigger project for him, linked to his F1 team.
The reality for small shareholders is that Aston Martin’s finances remain in a pretty shaky condition. At the end of the first quarter, the company reported a net debt/EBITDA leverage ratio of 10.4 times. That’s very high – I usually prefer to see this ratio under 2.5 times.
Of course, earnings have been hit by the coronavirus lockdown. But Aston was already losing money and heavily indebted before this happened.
The Aston Martin share price: my verdict
I think that Aston Martin is in a much better position to succeed than it was six months ago. The launch of the new DBX SUV could boost sales and the business should get a marketing boost from the new James Bond movie later this year.
However, I think equity investors still face a lot of risk due to the group’s high debt levels.
Aston Martin has a great story. But I’d only buy these shares with money I could afford to lose.
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The new Google Sites is open for everyone today.
Almost six months ago, Google announced its web page-maker platform would undergo a renovation. Now that renovation is complete and the “totally rebuilt” version of Google Sites is live worldwide. The company considered everything you had to say about its most-used product by enterprise customers before reintroducing it.
New features for Google Sites include Docs-like creation and editing, Google apps integration, multi-user collaborating, and responsive design to scale to different device sizes.
The video above gives you a clean 90-second look at the new Google Sites.


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In an interview with Mynavi News, Canon executive Kengo Iezuka says that their recently released 600mm f/11 and 800mm f/11 lenses would’ve been impossible to produce for DSLRs. They had planned to attempt these for DLSRs, but due to AF limitations, it couldn’t be done. Their creation only became possible due to the design and capabilities of their new RF mount mirrorless cameras.
Mr Iezuka is one of the executives responsible for the planning of lenses at Canon and also hinted that more such lenses might be on the way, depending on the success of these two. In a world where people typically want primes to be as fast as possible, it could be a tough sell – of course, these do have that budget advantage.


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Samsung is holding an event next week in San Diego and the star of the show is rumored to be the Nexus Prime. Coming along for the ride may be Google which could use this event to launch Android 4.0.
The Android Developer's YouTube Channel posted and then pulled down an "Android ICS launch" event video that'll go live in five days. ICS is short for Ice Cream Sandwich and the October 11th date coincidences with the Samsung Unpacked event.
A dual announcement like this is not surprising. The Nexus Prime is shaping up to be a monster of a phone and Google would be foolish not to showcase its new OS along with this smashing piece of hardware. [CNET]


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However the Statistics Office said the figure represented an increase of just 68 people compared to December 2013.
Most of the visitors (5,681 or 56 per cent) came from New Zealand and 27 per cent (2,790) came from Australia.
Compared to December 2013, the increase was driven mostly by New Zealand tourists (up 386) with a smaller contribution from the US market (up 44).
Declines were spread across the Australian market (down 177), Canadian (down 80) and ‘other’ markets (down 115).
“For the last six months of the year, New Zealand tourism arrivals have not performed as well as we would have hoped (being 292 down on 2013), but the increase in December has brought them back up a little,” MFEM economic advisor James Webb said.
“However, the decline in Australian arrivals over the last six months (down 657 on 2013) is of most concern, as most of the growth in Australian numbers has typically come in the last half of the calendar year.”
“While the December result is encouraging, being the highest December on record, it is likely that we can expect similar slow growth or even declines going forward. Domestic retailers might find that they have to start becoming more competitive, as their customer growth is unlikely to come from an ever-expanding market like it has in the past,” he said.
“As always, destination development, improved productivity, and improving the value for money of tourism services (particularly accommodation) should remain the industry’s focus.”
Tourism Corporation chief executive Halatoa Fua said the Australian market continues to be a key focus for the Cook Islands despite a large drop in November.
“Some key destinations in the South Pacific are noticing a general drop from Australian visitors this year. The Cook Islands continues to build strong relationships with travel trade partners in Australia and the outlook is generally positive.
“The ability to hold visitor numbers from New Zealand is pleasing, given the fierce competition in this market and a reduction in Cook Islanders in New Zealand returning to the islands for holidays.
“Consumers are also being bombarded with deals to other island destinations and national airlines.”- Release


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From sponsored posts without disclaimers to paid-for negative reviews, the relationship between brands and influencers is under renewed scrutiny
Can consumers rely on beauty influencers to be transparent?
Influencers have become the beauty fan’s online best friend. With the ability to advise consumers on the hottest launches, they can offer seemingly unbiased advice on how to achieve the latest make-up look with a familiarity that instantly puts you at ease.
But, lurking behind some of the smiles and niceties, might be something altogether less genuine.
Influencers have become a popular voice for beauty marketers to harness, with budgets for influencer marketing set to increase by 65% over the next 12 months, according to the World Federation of Advertisers.
An early adopter of the marketing practice, the beauty industry has clocked average returns of £8.81 for every £1 spent on influencer-led collaborations, analyst Celebrity Intelligence reveals, bringing with it a 98% efficacy rating on campaigns for 2017.
The combination of an influencer’s authenticity and outreach has paved the way for a number of online personalities – such as Manny MUA, Huda Beauty and Jeffree Star – to develop huge followings and cosmetics brands in their own right.
However, the authenticity of beauty influencers has come under fire in recent months with industry leaders, ...
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The new Hyundai Grand i10 is being offered with some attractive offers this August. The company is offering discounts of up to Rs 25,000 on three variants of the entry-level hatchback namely Magna, Sportz and Asta. Hyundai is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and hence, the special price comes as a part of the same. Under the scheme, the Hyundai Grand i10 can now be yours for a price of Rs 4.99 lakh, while the Sportz and Asta variants are now available at respective prices of Rs 5.49 lakh and Rs 5.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The 20th year celebration offer on the Hyundai Grand i10 is valid till 20th August. The company is offering the aforementioned offers only on the petrol variants of the car.
Out of the total Rs 25,000 discount offered on the three variants of the Hyundai Grand i10, the company is offering Rs 20,000 as the exchange/loyalty bonus while the remaining Rs 5,000 is offered as a special benefit for the Government employees. Apart from this, Hyundai India is also offering 3 years/1,00,000 kilometres warranty on the purchase of Hyundai Grand i10 along with three years of roadside assistance (RSA). Also, the Swacchh Can that Hyundai launched at the Auto Expo 2018 to promote Swacchh Bharat campaign also comes as standard with the entire Grand i10 range.
Watch our Hyundai Grand i10 video review here:
Hyundai Grand i10 is powered by a 1.2-litre petrol engine that is good for churning out respective power and torque outputs of 81 bhp and 114 Nm. On the other hand, the 1.2-litre diesel engine is good for producing 74 bhp of power and 190 Nm of torque. A five-speed manual transmission comes as standard with both the engines while a four-speed automatic gearbox is optional with the petrol mill. Prime features on the Hyundai Grand i10 include rear parking camera, touchscreen infotainment system, automatic climate control, LED DRLs (Daytime Running Lights) and more.
In other news, the all-new Hyundai Grand i10 is set to be launched in India sometime in 2020. The new model will be based on a new platform and existing petrol and diesel engine options will be retained. Hyundai aims to launch eight new products in India in the coming two years and the biggest launch possibly is the all-new Santro that will make its comeback in India this festive season. The new 2018 Santro (AH2) will directly compete with the upcoming Maruti Wagon R and Tata Tiago, once launched before Diwali.


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Infra all the way
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley laid down the Union Budget 2018-19 on February 1, 2018. For the logistics segment, the budget has proven to be neutral yet positive in the long-run. The government’s impetus on increasing the efficiency and modernising of ports and improving the road infrastructure will provide a fillip to the sector. The industry has mix reactions on the Budget, where on one hand they are happy with the allocation to infrastructure, while on the other there is not so much to cheer about, we unravel more, flip over to read.
The logistics industry is getting its desired attention. At the ‘The Assam Global Investor Summit’, the government announced the logistics sector as one of the 12 focus industries in Northeast and Assam in general. On the aviation front, according to the Global Trade Barometer (GTB) from DHL, India’s economy holds the brightest growth prospects of the world’s seven largest economies. CARGOTALK in its cover story reveals the dynamics and evolution of air cargo industry in the last decade and what lies on the road ahead.
On the maritime front, PM Narendra Modi recently dedicated the fourth container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust at the Ground-Breaking Ceremony of Navi Mumbai International Airport. According to him, the Sagarmala project is ushering not only development of ports but also port-led development. It is high time to build a proper system and increase use of Information Technology (IT) in managing business. The application of IT can transform the existing challenges of cargo industry to the advantages of Indian trade. Adoption of IT will aid the movement of cargo in the Indian supply chain.


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Lip service. THG is attracting the wrong kind of attention. At least that’s the view of Matthew Moulding, the founder and chief executive of the group that makes Myprotein, athleisure wear, and helps companies like Coca-Cola sell directly to consumers. On Thursday, the gym enthusiast said the company, which has lost over 85% of its value in 12 months, had received numerous approaches which all failed to reflect its value. THG’s shares rose over 15% on the news.
There’s some logic in holding out. After all, the SoftBank Group-backed company is expected to deliver 198 million pounds of EBITDA in 2022, according to Refinitiv estimates. If the company was valued on the same 14 times multiple as European marketplace Zalando then it would be worth 2.8 billion pounds, more than double its current market value.
However, Thursday’s annual results also suggest that investment spending and interest costs more than offset THG’s 96 million pound operating cash inflow in 2021. Inflating costs could make things worse. Moulding may soon have to alter his expectations. (By Aimee Donnellan)


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The Russian “Promobot” will supply a batch of robocafe with the “Dunyasha” cashier in the United Arab Emirates. The robot will be localized for the local market and possibly put on a burqa or become a man.
In signing an agreement for the supply of “Dunyash” in the United Arab Emirates, “Promobot” signed with the Action to Action companies of the United Arab Emirates at the international exhibition Arab Health.
As part of the contract for 2022-2023, at least five robotic cafes with Dunyasha can be shipped to the United Arab Emirates. The buyer paid for a robot, which cost him $300,000.
“Of course, the robot will have to be localized for the local market. Put on a veil or turn a robot cashier into a man. Soon we will finally decide and make a decision,” said Rami Kabani, director of Action to Action.
Customization of the robot can cost $50,000, Promobot clarified.
“At this stage it is [кастомизация] a key point, since the success of the project in the Middle East market will depend on these characteristics”, explained the company.
According to preliminary calculations, the robot provides income of 40 thousand rubles per day, which will make it possible to recover your purchase in about 1.5 years.
The robot cafe is equipped with a soft serve ice cream freezer, a soda machine, a coffee machine, robotic arms, a self-service terminal and a realistic robot cashier to communicate with the customer.
Promobot introduced the Dunyasha cashier robot in January 2022. It has realistic eyes and skin, and new-type servos help it move its arms smoothly.
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Meeting chaired by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has shown that positions of business
On March 11 in Gorki outside Moscow, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev chairs the meeting on cooperation of agricultural producers, trade organizations and other entities of trading activities. The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Ministers of the Russian Government Igor Shuvalov and Arkady Dvorkovich, heads of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Alexey Ulyukaev, Ministry of Agriculture of Russia Nikolay Fyodorov, heads of the relevant committees of both chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, governors of a number of subjects of the Federation and the Mayor of Moscow city, heads of federal agencies and industry unions and associations of producers and trade. The Retail Companies Association at the meeting was represented by CEO of Magnit retail chain Sergey Galitsky and President of DIXY Group of Companies Ilya Yakubson.
Issues related to state and prospects of development of the consumer market of the country, as well as the initiative on amendments to the Law on trade by Deputies of the state Duma were in the center of attention of the meeting participants.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev firmly outlined the position, according to which the state has no plans to return to the prices regulation in the food market.
Chairman of the ACORT Presidium I.Yakubson commented on the meeting held: "I am pleased with today's meeting. The state represented by the highest officials of the Government reaffirmed its mission to support the self-regulation mechanisms and to facilitate constructive interaction between the parties without strengthening the regulatory and supervisory role.
It is very important that positions of business and government on fundamental matters are coincide. In particular, the inadmissibility of prices and trade margins regulation, the undesirability of excessive administrative pressure, the desire to undertake changes in state regulation of the consumer market in close cooperation with market participants".
In the next six months, industry unions along with MES should develop and implement a number of new solutions on the most pressing issues related to partners’ financial relationship.
"Successful examples of already implemented good practices - penalties restriction, accelerated price consideration and other - confirm the enforceability of this problem", - outlined I. Yakubson.


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WASHINGTON — The cyberseas are getting rougher for Internet pirates as the Justice Dept. has announced an international crackdown.
Operation Site Down involves FBI agents as well as law enforcement officers from 10 other nations, Justice officials said Thursday.
Authorities launched the operation Wednesday morning, conducting more than 90 searches “designed to disrupt and dismantle many of the leading criminal organizations that illegally distribute and trade in copyrighted software, movies, music and games on the Internet,” according to a DOJ statement.
Authorities managed to penetrate an online “warez” group, an underground outfit that uses encrypted chatrooms and secure, overseas servers. Warez groups have proved elusive and difficult to crack.
“By dismantling these networks, the department is striking at the top of the copyright piracy supply chain — a distribution chain that provides the vast majority of the illegal digital content now available online,” U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said in a statement.
“And by penetrating this illegal world of high-technology and intellectual property theft, we have shown that law enforcement can and will find — and we will prosecute — those who try to use the Internet to create piracy networks beyond the reach of law enforcement,” his statement continued.
Seventy of the 90 searches were conducted in the U.S., the remainder in Canada, Israel, France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, the U.K., Germany, Portugal and Australia, per officials. FBI agents arrested four people; foreign authorities arrested an undisclosed number. According to the DOJ, at least eight major online distribution sites were shut down.
Announcement comes on the heels of a Supreme Court decision allowing peer-to-peer distribution networks to be sued if they allow or encourage illegal file-swapping, and comes after another round of recording industry lawsuits against individual downloaders.
The DOJ claimed Operation Site Down, the culmination of three separate FBI undercover investigations, has identified more than 120 leading members of organized online piracy. “Additional targets will be identified and pursued,” it said.
“Early indications are that the impact of this ongoing investigation will be deeply felt as even the most sophisticated online pirates come to realize that they are not anonymous when they engage in these harmful and highly illegal activities,” John G. Malcolm, senior VP of worldwide antipiracy efforts for the Motion Picture Assn. of America, said in a statement.


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Airphil, I-Remit form partnership
Airphil Express, a fast-growing budget airline, has signed a partnership agreement with I-Remit, the largest non-bank Filipino-owned remittance company.
I-Remit will be accepting payments for all Airphil Express domestic and international (Singapore-Manila only) flight bookings.
Airphil Express operates domestic services with more than 23 local flights from Manila alone and international flights.
Through the partnership, Filipinos overseas and foreign passengers may settle their flight booking payments at I-Remit Singapore office starting Friday and, soon, through its partners and affiliates worldwide.
The remittance company has a growing network in 27 countries in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America.
“This collaboration is a product of Airphil Express and I-Remit’s commitment to give additional services especially to our hardworking OFWs,” said Alfredo Herrera, Airphil Express senior vice president for marketing and sales.
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