Partial nudity delays 'Halo 2' for Vista
The game is now expected to hit the stores sometime in the first week of June, due to an "obscure content error," Microsoft says.
Shopping 3.0: Embracing Change in the New E-Commerce Era
Online shopping is the fastest growing multibillion-dollar business in the world. Yet, the customer experience of online shopping is much the same as it was upon creation, more than a decade ago -- essentially an online catalog. Instead of finding ways to excite and entertain shoppers through rich and expressive sensory experiences, they are abandoned, clicking their own way through a maze of Web pages.
Reese optimistic as camp approaches
There's an interesting article today at NorthJersey.com about Jerry Reese's expectations for the Giants as his first training camp as GM nears. Reese, as you might expect, thinks his team will be better than most of the so-called 'experts' have thus far predicted. (Read on Source)
EU Launches Antitrust Investigation of Qualcomm
European Union antitrust regulators are investigating U.S. wireless technologies company Qualcomm for possible abusive business practices, European officials said Monday. Qualcomm, the world's second-largest chipmaker for cell phones, may have violated EU competition rules by refusing to share licensing terms for its mobile phone technology, EU spokesman Jonathan Todd told reporters. EU investigators had upgraded their probe to "priority status" to complete the investigation as soon as possible, he said.
Competitors including Broadcom Corp., NEC Corp., Nokia Corp., LM Ericsson, Panasonic Mobile Communications and Texas Instruments Inc. had previously complained that Qualcomm's royalty fees for next-generation mobile phone chips were too high and thus broke agreements among patent holders to keep costs at a reasonable level. "They claim that Qualcomm is not making the necessary intellectual property rights available ... on conditions that are fair, reasonable and non discriminatory," Todd said.
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Reseller Partnership for Website CRM Applications Firm, SugarCRM, BT
Cupertino, California - (The Hosting News) - April 28, 2008 - Commercial open source customer relationship management (CRM) software firm, SugarCRM, has entered into a new reseller partnership with communications provider, BT.
As part of this new alliance, BTwill offer its 1.2 million business customers SugarCRM's commercial software solutions. SugarCRM offers a robust, web-based interaction management platform, well suited for companies of all sizes in any industry. Matched with BT's industry-leading telephony and other communications solutions, businesses gain a number of competitive advantages, including:
- Visibility into their sales pipeline, with deep reporting and forecasting features.
- A closed loop between sales and marketing teams with strong, yet simple to use marketing automation tools.
- The ability to increase customer satisfaction through industry-leading customer service and support tools.
BT will be offering its customers the full array of SugarCRM software solutions. The offerings include Sugar Professional as well as Sugar Enterprise. Both of these software solutions are available as traditional On-Site deployments, or delivered over the web via the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.
Mr. Murphy added, ''With this announcement we really are changing the way small and medium-sized businesses can think about and buy their business applications, delivering them the benefits of services previously available only to larger companies.''
John Roberts, CEO of SugarCRM remarked, ''The combination of BT's incredible reach in the UK market and SugarCRM's industry-leading CRM solutions makes this a perfect partnership for the UK market. This alliance strengthens our global reach and further exhibits SugarCRM's momentum as a global provider of business applications.''
BT is a provider of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the move; higher-value broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.
SugarCRM is a provider of commercial open source customer relationship management (CRM) software for companies of all sizes. SugarCRM easily adapts to any business environment by offering a more flexible, cost-effective alternative than proprietary applications. SugarCRM's open source architecture allows companies to more easily customize and integrate customer-facing business processes in order to build and maintain more profitable relationships. SugarCRM offers several deployment options, including on-demand, on-site and appliance-based solutions to suit customers' security, integration and configuration needs.
For more information, please visit: www.sugarcrm.com.
India eyes to tap the rising RIM opportunity
Source: sify.com Indian IT service providers are poised to eke out a larger share of the global $28 billion addressable remote infrastructure management (RIM) services in the next five years, on account of cheaper labour and deeper skill-sets, according to a recent report jointly prepared by Nasscom and advisory firm Mckinsey. Indian IT service providers already account [...]
Resistance to Broadband Runs Deep in US: Study
Only 14% of Americans say they are still using dial-up connections to the internet because they have no choice -- 35% say it's too expensive and a hard core 19% nothing would persuade them to upgrade. The findings from the Pew Internet and American Life Project challenge the notion that the slowish spread of high-speed connections is because supply isn't meeting demand.
Nano-sized Electronic Circuit Promises Bright View Of Early Universe
A newly developed nano-sized electronic device is an important step toward helping astronomers see invisible light dating from the creation of the universe. This invisible light makes up 98 percent of the light emitted since the "big bang," and may provide insights into the earliest stages of star and galaxy formation almost 14 billion years ago.
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Expedia Chooses Baynote Social Search to Improve Site Usability
Travel search site Expedia has announced the selection of Baynote to add Social Search to complement its search results. Baynote uses what other searchers find most helpful or most interesting to refine search results. ?Baynote?s Social Search technology is a great fit for Expedia because the collective input from our millions of monthly ... (Read on Source)
Games for the Nintendo Wii: A fantastic concept!
The Nintendo Wii is unique and is offering console game players a new era. Its small, powerful, easy to use and is getting people to exercise by getting them to get out of their seats to move and phy...
Colombo-BT.org, Largest Italian BitTorrent Site, Busted
Music industry calls the site's acception of donations a criminal "get rich quick scheme" - guess they've never heard of server fees and maintenance costs. Today it was announced that Colombo-BT.org, the apparent largest BitTorrent tracker site in Italy, has been shut down by Italian police. Colombo-BT.org is accused of making available more than 390,000 music and 500,000 movie files, including a number of pre-release titles.
Make A Website: Some Beginning Ideas
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How Non-stick Bugs Evade Natural Fly Paper
Most insects landing on the natural fly paper plant, Roridula grogonias, are in for a sticky end. However, mirid bugs that make the sticky plants their homes seem immune to the alluring adhesive. So what protects mirid bugs from R. gorgonias' fatal grasp? Dagmar Voigt and Stansilav Gorb from the Max-Planck Institute for Metals Research have found that the bugs are covered in a thick greasy nonstick coating that shrugs gorgonias glue off.
Working hard for the money, but NOT coming out ahead? Kiss Off Corporate America
For several years, my wife and I worked hard for the money at a job with a full service ad agency. Every year, however, we kept coming out on the short end of the stick: working longer hours, living with more stress, securing less net income to cover our mounting expenses. A recent New York Times article echoed the reality we felt more than a ... (Read on Source)
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Wal-Mart to Cut the Cord on DRM Downloads
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Judiciary Committee Airs 'Preemption By Regulation'
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Data Backup and Storage Solutions For Your Colocated Server
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Foreclosures up 21 percent from year ago
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How the West was lost: Coaching, QB play to blame for division woes - CNN International
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Agent: Chimbonda won't join Lyon
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