http://www.newsbooster.com/newsbooster.com RSS Feed120http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40091/CBB-I-tæt-samarbejde-med-Mobilcash.htmSnart kan flere hundredetusind kunder i CBB sende penge til hinanden og købe produkter via telefonen. Let sikkert & mobilt Det er faktisk meget simpelt at betale med mobilcash. Tag din mobil frem og send en SMS som du plejer og du har total kontrol på dine penge. Eksempelvis, du står på en cafe og din ven betaler. I stedet for at fumle efter mønter taster du bare det beløb ind du skylder. Del en restaurant regning mm. Send penge til venner og familie. Betal regninger, kontingenter Betal for varer og tjenester på Internettet eller i print medier Et klik væk fra mere sjov Alle med en mobiltelefon kan oprette sig hos Mobilcash. Du starter med at oprette din egen gratis Mobilcash-konto. Det er en hurtig registrering på 3 skridt. Efter det er du klar til at opleve en verden fuld af sjov og muligheder og meget nemmere tilgang til dine penge. 23-02-2008 13:35:54http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40090/SIPA---Bulgarian-property-sector-to-post-even-growth-in-2008.htmBulgaria ranks third in the world in terms of property price growth in 2007. Average sale real estate prices rose by 36 per cent last year, whereas rentals posted a more modest mark-up of 6 to 7 per cent nationwide, reaching 10 per cent in Sofia, Deyan Kavrukov, head of Bluehouse equity fund and a former partner at Equest, said in an interview with public television channel BNT. The significant increase is propelled by a number of factors: ** steady domestic demand ** robust investment growth ** a rise in mortgage lending, which has been increasing by almost 100 per cent annually over the last years ** GDP growth ** considerable foreign demand for local property ”The happy-go-lucky times of striking exorbitant profits out of property deals on Bulgarian market are gone for two years now,” Kavrukov noted and added that currently the most attractive real estate sectors are residential and office ones. Housing developments enjoy the most stable demand, particularly in Sofia, which is a result of the steadfast internal migration towards the capital, the hefty foreign and domestic demand and the interest of Bulgarians working abroad and willing to invest in a residential unit in their home country. Kavrukov said that office segment still makes a lucrative investment. There is a large demand for office areas in Sofia. Supply, however, has started to catch up with demand. Currently, the capital city absorbs 50-60 000 sq m of office space a year. Almost 150 000 sq m of new units are launched in Sofia alone every year. Even if the annual absorption rate increases to 70-80 000 sq m, there still will be a tangible vacancy, aggravated by the fact that Bulgaria lost a significant number of potential tenants in the face of large international companies, which chose Bucharest for their South-East expansion. Kavrukov explained that on they opted for Romania because on one hand its market is larger, which makes it a better option for an office relocation. On the other hand, Romania introduced tax reforms in favour of business earlier than Bulgaria. Moreover, its construction and zoning regulations are more flexible and work faster than Bulgarian ones. Bulgarian real estate market has shifted towards maturity and in the years ahead we are unlikely to witness abrupt price rises, the realtor said. 23-02-2008 13:24:08http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40089/Betal-med-mobiltelefonen-Opret-en-Mobilcash-konto-helt-gratis!.htmMobilcash skaber frihed til dig! Mobilcash er et gratis alternativ til de betalingsmetoder du kender i dag. Vi giver dig simpelthen magten over dine penge tilbage. Ved at oprette en gratis Mobilcash-konto giver vi dig muligheden for at bruge din mobil til at shoppe, når du vil - hvor du vil. Mobilcash kan bruges af alle bankforbindelser og størstedelen af teleoperatørere, så alle med en mobiltelefon kan være med. men du kan få endnu mere ud af Mobilcash. Vi hos mobilcash arbejder hele tiden for at finde nye måder at gøre penge mindre komplicerede, så du kan nyde livet på dine præmisser. Hav det sjovt! Let sikkert & mobilt Det er faktisk meget simpelt at betale med mobilcash. Tag din mobil frem og send en SMS som du plejer og du har total kontrol på dine penge. Eksempelvis, du står på en cafe og din ven betaler. I stedet for at fumle efter mønter taster du bare det beløb ind du skylder. -Del en restaurant regning mm. -Send penge til venner og familie. -Betal regninger, kontingenter -Betal for varer og tjenester på Internettet eller i print medier -Send og modtag penge fra venner og bekendte Du kan sende penge til hvem du ønsker. Alt du har brug for er deres mobiltelefonnummer. De behøver ikke engang at have en Mobilcash-konto i forvejen. 23-02-2008 12:53:10http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40088/World’s-largest-Sand-Sculpture-Festival-closes-to-public-on-Sunday.htmThe fifth International Sand Sculpture Festival (FIESA), closes to the public next Sunday, in Algarve, Portugal, after four months of exhibition on 35 thousand tons of sand, sculpted in monuments and allusive scenes to the theme of this edition, “Wonders of the World”. This year FIESA received an increase number of visitors in relation to the previous years, organization officially requested to Guiness book to be included as the largest sand sculptures event of the world, for the amount of used sand and exhibition area. The Festival consists of an integrated group of sand sculptures that occupy an area of 15.000 m2, and the heights reaching up to twenty meters, in monuments like the Pyramids of Gizé, the Torre Eiffel and Empire State Building. The sculptures have been constructed in one month by sixty sculptors; whom some are award winners in the world scale.The sculptures were only made with sand and water, ending for solidifying with the help of the sun. This Festival presents a new concept to the public in every year and has caused a great impact and received about 620 thousand people from different ages and nationalities, in its five editions. FIESA also includes different artistic activities in parallel, like sand sculpture activities for all ages, a sand stage prepared specially for happenings, musical activities, and concerts. The closing party, on Sunday, will begin on the sand stage, from 21:00 o'clock, with Dj´s and fire juggling and fire will be set on sand sculptures in the reserved area, symbolizing the closing of this fifth edition, the demolition of the sculptures will begin Tuesday. For more information: fiesa@prosandart.com ProSandArt, Organização de Eventos Culturais Morada: Areias de Pêra, caixa n.º 10-V 8365 - 201 Pêra Tel./Fax: 282 317 084 : Tm: 969 459 259/71 02-10-2007 17:01:29http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40087/Subcategory-Copy-of-Be-on-the-lookout-for-late-season-corn-soybean-diseases.htmDean Malvick University of Minnesota Extension plant pathologist 9/12/2007, 1:02 PM CDT Corn Not only have the hot and dry conditions and hail affected corn yields in Minnesota this year, these conditions have also favored development of ear rots. Reports of ear rots have been coming in from several different areas, and the quality of grain that comes off these affected fields may be reduced. Several different types of ear rots occur in Minnesota, and all are not equally important. Aspergillus ear rot and Fusarium ear rot may be of particular importance this year due to the hot and dry conditions in much of Minnesota. Aspergillus ear rot, caused by the fungus Aspergillus flavis, could be an important problem in some areas this year. This disease is typically uncommon in Minnesota in years of more normal temperatures and moisture, but can become common under high temperatures and low soil moisture. Patches of green to yellow spores form on or between kernels. 22-09-2007 08:46:33http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40086/Incredible-Discoveries.htmEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Incredible Discoveries today announced, they have secured overseas television distribution for one of their newest product discoveries, The Didi Car. Incredible Discoveries is a leading DRTV company with multi-channel distribution services, who partners with all types of manufacturers to bring products to market. The Didi Car, an award-winning kid powered riding car, will have its infomercial featured internationally thanks to Incredible Discoveries’ strategic alliance with Interglobal International Ltd, a leading service company in the Electronic Retailing Industry. “We are delighted that the Didi Car will be receiving international distribution through Interglobal,” said Doug Campbell, Vice President of Funding for Incredible Discoveries. “This company is one of the largest and most respected international distributors of U.S. produced infomercials and home shopping products. With clients such as Nautilus, Interglobal, has the talent and expertise to introduce the Didi Car to millions of children overseas.” The Didi Car, which was featured in Time Magazine, is an exciting car-like toy that operates by a child’s own motion — no pedals, no batteries, no motors. Kids simply sit, lean and roll; their own movements magically power the car’s mobility. About Interglobal: Interglobal International Ltd. offers complete outsourced International sales services to US product developers and show producers of spot, infomercial and home shopping products. Strategically positioned geographically to communicate at all times with the international market place, Interglobal has worldwide offices in the UK, U.S. and Latin America providing “on the ground” sales support to a network of the leading and most professional international customers. About Incredible Discoveries: Incredible Discoveries (www.IncredibleDiscoveries.com), a division of Immediate Capital Group, is a fully integrated production and investment partnership company that introduces new products to consumers through infomercial development and management. ID offers funding opportunities for selected product manufacturers, in addition to multi-channel distribution options through their strategic partnerships with leading national and international retail distribution firms, catalog and credit card insert distribution firms and the country’s highest rated live shopping networks. ID hosts a team of dynamic professionals with years of direct response ingenuity and expertise. Their fresh innovative approach has lead to successful products launches including the Black &Decker “Infrawave Speed Oven,” the Magic Juice Filter and the Didi Car.26-09-2007 13:26:44http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40085/Wood-and-Furniture-news.htmBy Jeanne Bonner Of the Morning Call Classical music fills the airy, sun-filled second floor of a former factory in Emmaus where custom-built wooden furniture stands in various stages of construction. An industrial-size sliding table saw sits in the middle of the room, not far from a thick supply of wood panels. Tony O'Malley moved his woodworking business to the building, on Furnace Street, a year ago. He specializes in customized built-in bookcases and other cabinetry. At his 4,500-square-foot studio last week, O'Malley, 48, was completing a white wooden window seat for a customer's sewing room. Lifting the bench revealed a spacious storage area. He also was finishing a desk that he built by special request for a client who had purchased built-ins. O'Malley built his first pieces in college because he needed furniture for his apartment. He worked professionally as a furniture and cabinet-maker in from mid-1980s to the early '90s. From 1994 to 1999, O'Malley worked at Rodale in Emmaus as an editor in the publisher's woodworking book division. When it was sold, O'Malley continued to write freelance articles on woodworking. He exhibited pieces at the Philadelphia Furniture and Furnishings Show in 2000, including a solid cherry and walnut desk. But he found the field of custom furniture crowded and competitive. Constructing built-ins for homes is a more specialized niche with fewer practitioners. In 2001, he began dedicating himself to building customized built-in bookcases. O'Malley is expanding his business. Begun in 2001, it outgrew a home shop last year. He has hired a part-time employee and may add more staff. Sales have grown 15 percent to 20 percent per year over the last five years. Some of the common items he has built in the last few years include floor-to-ceiling bookcases for home libraries and corner cupboards. O'Malley's built-in pieces begin at about $5,000. His biggest project was a solid wood fireplace surround with an over-mantle that consisted of bookcases on either side of a hearth. He built it for $30,000 for a New Hope homeowner. He uses a combination of solid and veneered wood for his projects. He recently came upon wooden planks made of old-growth Douglas fir trees that were salvaged from J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown. O'Malley made several pieces from the rare wood, including a desk. The bulk of his customers have come from outside of the Valley in areas such as northern New Jersey and Manhattan. Clients typically find O'Malley on the Internet. Before he begins construction, the Emmaus resident visits a customer's home, discusses the process of making built-ins, and draws up detailed architectural drawings of the final product. ''I make sure they know what we are doing together,'' said O'Malley, who grew up in Philadelphia. The visit to the home allows O'Malley to inspect the existing walls and accents such as crown molding that will accommodate the built-in piece. He must blend architectural styles. ''The key about built-ins is it takes certain skills to make it look like [the piece] wants to be there,'' he said. The careful and comprehensive planning process helps avert unsatisfied customers. He only completes 15 to 20 projects a year, largely because the work is time-consuming. A typical project can take several weeks to construct, and it's not uncommon for O'Malley to spend a week or more installing a built-in. ''The most gratifying thing is being able to start with nothing except an idea and a customer who wants it, and take it full-circle,'' O'Malley said. 26-09-2007 13:07:20http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40084/Wind-May-Generate-30-Percent-of-Electricity-by-2030.htm"At good locations wind can compete with the cost of both coal and gas-fired power," the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Greenpeace said in the study. The two said that wind, which now accounts for 0.8 percent of the world's electricity supply, was expanding faster than other renewable energies such as solar, geothermal or tidal power in a shift from fossil fuels. "Wind energy could provide as much as 29 percent of the world's electricity needs by 2030, given the political will to promote its large scale development paired with far-reaching energy efficiency measures," the report said. GWEC says it represents more than 1,500 companies and other groups in more than 50 nations. Corporate members include General Electric, Shell, Vestas and Siemens. Many countries are seeking non-polluting energy sources because of high oil prices and concerns about global warming, widely blamed on burning fossil fuels in power plants, factories and cars. The report, to be released at a conference in Adelaide, Australia, said that wind was the most attractive alternative energy since it was free and available in all nations. Solar power is a non-starter in the Arctic in winter, for instance.22-09-2007 11:29:43http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40083/Bouygues-UKs-5-margin-fuels-expansion-plans.htmBouygues UK is looking to double its annual turnover to £200m in the next three years and the plan is to achieve the transformation organically. Pascal Minault, managing director, made it clear that Bouygues has no desire to grow through acquisition. Globally, Bouygues has an annual construction turnover of £14bn. In the UK, the group’s total turnover runs close to £500m as a result of contributions from four operations: Bouygues UK, which is mostly involved in building; Ecovert FM, established on the back of PFI wins in the UK; Colas, the road surfacing specialist contractor; and ETDE, an M&E operation. "Based on the size of Bouygues UK’s orderbook and the volume of work we have at the pre-bidding stage, we should get to £200m," said Minault. "The organic route is a good way of growing in that it is less risky. The downside is that it takes time. "But it excites our own peo-ple when they are told they must grow their business." Minault said that Bouygues UK makes a 5% profit margin. Asked if this is the result of such a strong focus on PFI work, he replied: "No, not as such." He goes on to list three main reasons: "First, it’s because we have a strong internal technical procurement team. Second, we’ve been able to build on Bouygues Construction’s global capability. Third, we are efficient when it comes to design and procurement." Bouygues Construction, the global parent, has invested heavily in an R&D project looking into whole-life costings. Every element, such as radiators and floor coverings, for example, is put under the microscope and different technical options are compared under such headings as price of construction, price of maintenance, expected life, cost of removal and cost of replacement.22-09-2007 11:27:34http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40082/The-XP-alternative-for-Vista-PCs.htmPublished: September 21, 2007, 12:11 PM PDT update While Microsoft is still pushing Vista hard, the company is quietly allowing PC makers to offer a "downgrade" option to buyers that get machines with the new operating system but want to switch to Windows XP. The program applies only to Windows Vista Business and Ultimate versions, and it is up to PC makers to decide how, if at all, they want to make XP available. Fujitsu has been among the most aggressive, starting last month to include an XP disc in the box with its laptops and tablets. "That's going to help out small- and medium-size businesses," Fujitsu marketing manager Brandon Farris told CNET News.com. Hewlett-Packard also started a program in August for many of its business models. "For business desktops, workstations and select business notebooks and tablet PCs, customers can configure their systems to include the XP Pro restore disc for little or no charge," HP spokeswoman Tiffany Smith said in an e-mail. She said it was too soon to gauge how high customer interest has been. "Since we've only been offering (it) for about a month, we don't really have anything to share on demand." A Microsoft representative confirmed there were changes made over the summer to make it easier for customers to downgrade to XP. Under Microsoft's licensing terms for Vista, buyers of Vista Business and Vista Ultimate Edition have always had the right to downgrade to XP, but in practice this could be challenging. In June, Microsoft changed its practices to allow computer makers that sell pre-activated Vista machines to order Windows XP discs that could be included inside the box with PCs, or shipped to customers without requiring additional activation. Microsoft noted in a statement that neither it nor the PC makers are "obligated to supply earlier versions to end users under the end user licensing terms." While there is always resistance by some to move to a new22-09-2007 11:25:20http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40081/Top-100-global-chemical-companies.htmNIGEL DAVIS/LONDON THE CHEMICAL industry enjoyed another great year in 2006. Demand improved almost across the board. Companies fought with the rocketing oil price and its impact on feedstock and energy costs, but the battle was largely won. Higher costs were passed on to customers down most product chains. Cash flowed freely as companies capitalized on a third successive year of growth. The good times are reflected in the annual ICIS analysis of the financial performances of the Top 100 global chemical producers. The data for 2006 - and for the Japanese majors for fiscal 2006/07 - show sales increasing and profits climbing with them. The year did not necessarily feel that good for market players in July and August, when when first-half problems, coupled with a record-high oil price hit most businesses hard. But still-buoyant demand, particularly from developing Asia, and also from a resurgent Europe, helped keep supply/demand balances tight. That tightness was reflected in better second-half performance. There were pockets of underperformance, as might be expected in a group of such diverse companies and markets. For most firms, however, the trick will be to match 2006 performance in 2007. The Top 100 numbers tell the tale for 2006 as a whole. Sales for the leading 20 chemical firms were 14% higher operating profits were up by 6%. Companies used cash to pay down debt, reward shareholders and expand. Net profits for the top 20 were, on average, 8% higher than in 2005. The ICIS listing includes the major chemical firms and the oil companies' chemical offshoots. Corporate data are given to ensure that as much information as possible can be included in the listing and comparisons with earlier years made easily.22-09-2007 11:22:54http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40080/BCD-Travel-Lowers-Projected-Airfare-Hikes.htmThe new projected airfare increases are lower than the 6 percent and 10 percent published fare hike, and 5 percent to 7 percent corporate fare hike predicted by executives from BCD's consulting subsidiary Advito in July. Advito vice president for the Americas Bob Brindley cited a projected softening in demand as a reason for the deviation from Advito's previous predictions, as well as an increase in corporate discounts and the March 2008 launch of the E.U.-U.S. Open Skies agreement which has made the international market more competitive. "You have the potential if demand softens and we are seeing it soften that carriers will start discounting aggressively again," Brindley said. Airline capacity limitations are going to fuel higher fare increases than Advito's current projections, according to Dale Eastlund, director of air solutions for Carlson Wagonlit Travel's CWT Solutions Group consultancy. "Based on the fact that capacity has continued to be constrained on the domestic side, carriers are not looking at adding capacity domestically, and we are probably looking at a 4 percent to 7 percent increase for published fares domestically," he said. "In the international sector, there is some capacity growth out there. However, demand for a lot of the business class travel continues to grow. Based on what we've looked at in 2006 and 2007, published business class airfare went up between 15 to 20 percent and we are probably looking at somewhere in the double digits again."22-09-2007 11:20:52http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40079/Sharp-Pioneer-deal-signals-electronics-shakeout.htmTOKYO (Reuters) - This week's capital alliance between Sharp Corp. will likely kick-start further realignment in Japan's overcrowded electronics sector, which needs to pool resources to survive. Japan's electronics conglomerates have sprawling business portfolios, spreading their resources across everything from microchips to flat-panel TVs, mobile phones, rice cookers, nuclear power plants and prefabricated homes. The business model worked well during Japan's rapid economic expansion of the 1960s and 1970s, but now looks outdated as global leaders like Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research) and Intel (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) gain their edge by focusing on a few products and leveraging scale. Even Sharp, which has risen to become one of the world's top makers of flat TVs and is considered relatively well positioned in the sector, is about half as efficient as Nokia, with an operating profit margin of just 6 percent. "More than 10 firms are still making TVs in Japan ... Little progress has been made in the field of selecting and focusing on core businesses," said Hiroshi Motoki, chief investment officer at AIG Global Investment. "It is a serious problem that the competitiveness of this sector is slipping due to lack of focus. Consolidation is just about the only way for Japanese electronics makers to survive." CHIPS AND PHONES Analysts say the chip and mobile-phone sectors are among the most ripe for a shake-out. Continued22-09-2007 11:19:43http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40078/Applicants-making-wild-claims-to-get-a-job.htmHow far would you go to land that dream job? Would you claim to have worked for the Pope? Or try to hide the fact that you've been in prison? Four out of ten people would lie on their CV if they thought that they could get away with it. And some completely fabricate career experience. Steve Bailey, managing director of online employment screening service backgroundchecking.com, gives the example of a candidate for a senior management position with a voluntary organisation who faked a reference from the Vatican. Another applicant gave the Army as a reference, hoping that they would forget that he was Awol. 'Needless to say, the Military Police told us he would be out of circulation for several months,' says Bailey. The screening company found that 42% of workers claim to know individuals who have falsified information on CVs or application forms. 'Once we discovered a finance director had not completed his professional qualifications, yet he was signing off the company accounts,' says Bailey. Recently a top executive at InterContinental Hotels was forced to resign after it was discovered that he had never graduated from institutions where he claimed to have gained degrees.22-09-2007 08:52:50http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40077/EBays-Bid-to-Win-Back-Buyers.htmy Catherine Holahan Time was, small-business owner Evan Prytherch considered eBay (EBAY) capable of performing e-commerce magic. Prytherch would list his entire music-accessory inventory on the auction Web site and within days it all seemed to disappear. Sold. But in recent years, much of that magic is gone, Prytherch says. Shoppers are simply not buying all the inventory anymore. Some items languish without a single bidder. Many shoppers opt for other sites including Amazon.com (AMZN), use sophisticated search engines such as Google (GOOG) and Yahoo! (YHOO), or head to store sites directly. Now eBay is making the biggest effort in its 12-year history to recapture the magic—and bring back the buyers. The company is completely revamping its flagship site, making it easier for shoppers to find and purchase items and discover goods they never knew they had to have. "We are more focused on buyers than we have ever been before," says John Donahoe, president of eBay's Marketplaces, the division that oversees eBay's core shopping business. "What do they really want and need?" eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman alluded to the changes during a June conference, but company executives outlined specifics in interviews with BusinessWeek this month. Shopping Logistics For starters, the site has a new photocentric view that recreates the feel of window shopping, but on the Web. A search for, say, a pair of needle-nose pliers returns a wall of thumbnail-size images of said tool for sale. Scrolling over the photos calls up larger images, complete with brief captions featuring the current price and minutes left in the auction. The new feature is being introduced on a category-by-category basis for existing users and all at once for many new registrants. The aim is for most changes to be available to the majority of users by the yearend shopping seas22-09-2007 08:51:21http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40076/The-Venice-Biennale.htmby Barbara A. MacAdam The Venice Biennale Through November 21 Like the ubiquitous fairs that clog New York’s streets every summer, each proffering the same goods, the world’s proliferating art fairs and biennales tend to dole out similar fare to an apparently insatiable audience. The 52nd Venice Biennale, curated by Robert Storr, dean of the Yale School of Art, is, for the most part, an exception to that trend. Certainly the show he conceived, “Think with the Senses—Feel with the Mind: Art in the Present Tense,” set in the Arsenale and the Italian pavilion at the Giardini, is a barometer of the moment. But this exhibition within the larger biennale is more interested in ideas than in giving the public what it demands. It reflects the esthetic, conceptual, and political concerns of artists today—and the view is rather melancholic. What this biennale lacks in excitement it makes up for in thoughtfulness. Storr sets the stage for his investigation of the senses in the Arsenale, with Luca Buvoli’s funky installation A Very Beautiful Day After Tomorrow (2007). Its title is based on the words of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, author of the 1909 Futurist Manifesto. The carnivalesque atmosphere, with cutouts of planes and abstract shapes, along with documentary footage and a video of aphasia victims reading haltingly from the manifesto, riffs on the Futurist movement’s optimism, political naiveté, and faith in early Fascism. 22-09-2007 08:48:19http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40075/Be-on-the-lookout-for-late-season-corn-soybean-diseases.htm9/12/2007, 1:02 PM CDT Corn Not only have the hot and dry conditions and hail affected corn yields in Minnesota this year, these conditions have also favored development of ear rots. Reports of ear rots have been coming in from several different areas, and the quality of grain that comes off these affected fields may be reduced. Several different types of ear rots occur in Minnesota, and all are not equally important. Aspergillus ear rot and Fusarium ear rot may be of particular importance this year due to the hot and dry conditions in much of Minnesota. Aspergillus ear rot, caused by the fungus Aspergillus flavis, could be an important problem in some areas this year. This disease is typically uncommon in Minnesota in years of more normal temperatures and moisture, but can become common under high temperatures and low soil moisture. Patches of green to yellow spores form on or between kernels.22-09-2007 08:46:33http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40074/Pentagon-Contract-Announcement.htmMcDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $145,154,211 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N68936-02-C-0043) for continued system configuration set support for the F/A-18 A/B/C/D/E/F and EA-18G weapons system for the Navy and Marine Corps. In addition, this modification provides for unique Foreign Military Sales variants for the governments of Canada, Australia, Spain, Kuwait, Switzerland, Finland and Malaysia. This contract also provides for studies and analysis related to avionics integration and acquisition product activities such as integration and testing. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. (95 percent) and in China Lake, Calif. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in January 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity.22-09-2007 08:44:34http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40073/ANALYSIS-Thiams-race-to-the-Pru-hotseat.htmDavid Jetuah, Accountancy Age, 21 Sep 2007 ADVERTISEMENTPrudential announced today that Tidjane Thiam would be taking over as FD from Philip Broadley in April next year. "Tidjane who?", might be the obvious question, but be under no illusions, Thiam is one of the golden boys of finance and hotly tipped to graduate to the ultimate appointment of blue-chip CEO in the future. In November 2002, the Ivory Coast-born executive joined Aviva as group strategy and development director, being given responsibility for Aviva's European operations by 2006 before taking executive control of the division in May 2007. But this meteoric rise pales into relative insignifance when you delve deeper into his background. He managed to ride out a coup in the late 90's to further his career after excelling in various disciplines. Born on 29 July, 1962 Thiam holds engineering degrees from the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, from which he graduated top of his class, and an MBA from INSEAD, one of the world’s leading and largest graduate business schools. He began his professional career in 1986 in Paris as an international consultant with McKinsey. From 1986 to 1994 he worked successively in Paris, New York and several European Union countries. In 1989 he took a one-year sabbatical from McKinsey with the World Bank in Washington, D.C. to participate in the Young Professionals Program. In 1994 Thiam was called back to his country to become the first Ivorian CEO of the National Bureau for Technical Studies and Development, reporting directly to the President and the Prime Minister. In 1998 Tidjane Thiam was selected to be one of the annual 100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in Davos.22-09-2007 08:42:40http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40072/Lufthansa-To-Expand-US.htmLufthansa plans to offer 5.7 percent more seating capacity on its global flight network for the winter season, boosted by increases on US and Asian routes. Lufthansa will lift available capacity on international routes by 6.5 percent and on European services by 4 percent in the winter schedule, which runs from October 28 to March 29, it said on Friday. "We are enlarging our long-haul route network, with the focus on America and Asia," said Karl Ulrich Garnadt, board member of Lufthansa's passenger airline. "In Europe, we are further expanding our route network to Eastern Europe and simultaneously raising frequencies on several routes to business destinations," he added. The winter timetable will include 13,272 scheduled flights, 2.9 percent more than in the year-earlier period, Lufthansa said, with new routes planned to Orlando, Karachi and Lahore. (Reuters)21-09-2007 21:41:59http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40071/Airbus-COO-Sees-Strong-Euro-Hurting-Recovery.htmAirbus's chief operating officer said the rise in the euro to above USD$1.4 meant the European plane maker might have to find another billion euros in savings under a restructuring plan drawn up with the euro at USD$1.35. "If the euro remained durably at USD$1.45, that would mean we had to find one billion euros in additional savings under Power 8," Fabrice Bregier told BFM radio on Friday. Bregier joins a chorus of French industrialists, such as the chief executive of PSA Peugeot Citroen, who are concerned the euro's rise to record highs is hurting exports and could lead to job cuts in European manufacturing. Critics say France is late in making structural adjustments to become more competitive. Power 8 is a restructuring plan put in place by Airbus after the European group was hit by costly delays in its A380 super jumbo plane program last year. It needed to slash costs to remain competitive against rival Boeing. When the euro was at USD$1.35, this was already a 35 percent rise since levels of USD$0.88 in the year 2000. The Power 8 plan will see the sale or closure of several sites in the four countries where Airbus is based as well as more than 10,000 job cuts at its own operations and suppliers. Bregier added that Airbus, which currently buys 50 percent of its supplies in the dollar zone, would have to increase that proportion for new programs such as the A350 plane. And if the euro remained high this would "not allow us to invest in new projects," Bregier said. On Wednesday, US manufacturer Honeywell International signed a contract worth potentially USD$16 billion for the supply of auxiliary power systems, pressurization and climate-control systems for the A350.21-09-2007 21:39:44http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40070/DoubleClick-News.htmNBC TEAMS WITH DOUBLECLICK RICH MEDIA AND VIDEO’S INNOVATION LAB TO LAUNCH BREAKTHROUGH AD EXECUTIONS FOR FALL TV LINEUP DoubleClick’s Rich Media and Video Team and Innovation Lab Take NBC’s Fall Online Campaigns to the Next Level Starting With the New “BIONIC WOMAN” New York, NY, 8/6/2007 - DoubleClick Inc., the premier provider of digital marketing technology and services, today announced that it is working with NBC on new cutting-edge online ad campaigns to support the promotion of NBC's upcoming fall line-up of programming. These new campaigns utilize the latest in creative online ad executions and represent an extension of the three-year relationship between DoubleClick and NBC. DoubleClick Rich Media and Video's Innovation Lab, a brain trust within DoubleClick that brings groundbreaking video and rich media technologies to life, developed two new Rich Media innovations - Video Button and Alpha Channel Video - which were successfully implemented to promote several shows featured in NBC's spring line-up and will remain in focus for the upcoming fall line-ups. "As a DoubleClick client, NBC is realizing the benefits of integrated campaign reporting while maintaining innovative collaborations with the DoubleClick team with which we're accustomed to working," said Kevin Holden, Senior Director, NBC Digital Advertising. "This continues to be a mutually beneficial relationship that has allowed us to deliver cutting-edge creative campaigns."21-09-2007 21:33:57http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40069/Internet-Advertising-on-MSN-Yahoo.htmThursday, 03 May 2007 Internet Advertising on MSN-Yahoo? The latest word on Internet advertising consolidation: Rumors has it that Microsoft is putting together a $50 Billion bid for Yahoo, the number two player in the Internet advertising space. Besides making a lot of Yahoo investors richer, this may have great impact on the landscape of online ads. An MSN-Yahoo combined market share would reach 38.4 percent, but still trail behind Google’s strong 48.3% market dominance. The MSN-Yahoo merger would mean better technology expertise from Microsoft and better media expertise from Yahoo. The combined strengths of the two will be an awakening for Google, whose performance continues to surpass analyst expectations. Yahoo has never really been viewed as a technology company and this combination can provide the company with the technical strength needed to properly challenge Google. Recently Internet advertising companies have been gobbled up as competition stiffens. Google is buying DoubleClick and Yahoo is taking in the remainder of Right Media that it doesn’t already own. 24/7 Real Media, ValueClick, and aQuantive are also on the acquisition radar.21-09-2007 21:30:40http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40068/AMERICAN-EXPRESS-AND-JSC-KAZKOMMERTSBANK.htmNew Cards Offer Consumers Innovative Benefits ALMATY, September 18, 2007 -- JSC "Kazkommertsbank" today announced the launch of the American Express® Gold Card and The Platinum Card® from American Express in Kazakhstan. The new cards, available in Kazakhstani tenge or US dollar denominations, have been designed to meet the needs of a wide range of local consumers who seek a card product that can support their financial and lifestyle needs. Kazkommertsbank is the exclusive issuer of American Express Cards in the market and is also responsible for signing new merchants in Kazakhstan to accept American Express Cards. Yermek Shamuratov, Managing Director of JSC "Kazkommertsbank" commenting on the launch of the first American Express cards in Kazakhstan said: "Stability, guarantees, quality are our day-to-day values, and we are pleased to partner with American Express to create card products that provide financial flexibility as well as features never before seen in this market." "We are extremely proud to partner with Kazkommertsbank to offer these innovative card products in the Kazakhstani market," said Debra Davies, Vice President and General Manager, American Express. "The financial and lifestyle needs of consumers in this market have been evolving rapidly in recent years, and these American Express Cards are deigned to meet the needs of Kazakhstani consumers when they are shopping at home or traveling abroad." The new American Express Cards launched today provide a number of benefits and services that are new to the Kazakhstani market as well as several core benefits associated with the American Express brand and products around the world.21-09-2007 21:25:29http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40067/NASDAQ-Announces-Sale-of-Its-Remaining-53-Million.htmNEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) ('NASDAQ') today announced the disposal by its wholly owned subsidiary Nightingale Acquisition Limited of 5,324,529 shares in the London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "LSE") through a market book-built sale process at a price of 18.00 pounds per share. This sale represents the balance of the NASDAQ group interests in LSE shares held following the disposal of 56.0 million shares announced on 20 September 2007. The aggregate sale value of today's transaction is 95,841,522.00 pounds. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Information set forth in this communication contains forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. NASDAQ cautions readers that any forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the sale transaction. Additional risks and factors are identified in NASDAQ's filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including its Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 which is available on NASDAQ's website at http://www.nasdaq.com and the SEC's website at SEC's website at www.sec.gov. NASDAQ undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information.21-09-2007 21:17:58http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40066/Nokia-6301-Makes-Wi-Fi-and-GSM-Calls.htmWith a sleek stainless steel design, the Nokia 6301 launched today offering consumers seamless voice and data mobility across GSM cellular and WLAN networks via Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology. With UMA technology, consumers can use GSM or broadband Internet-connected WLAN networks for mobile services, ensuring excellent coverage and sound quality, even in areas where mobile phone reception has previously been poor. Orange will be one of the first operators to offer the Nokia 6301, as part of its Unik/Unique portfolio. The Nokia 6301 is an evolution of the modern monoblock design. Weighing a mere 93 grams and measuring less than 13.1 mm thin, the 6301 is constructed of quality materials. To accompany the UMA technology, the Nokia 6301 also offers consumers a modern suite of features, including a 2.0-megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom and full screen viewfinder. The clean lines and recessed buttons of the 6301 are highlighted by a stainless steel frame with hand-hugging curves. In addition, the Nokia 6301 includes: - 2-inch QVGA screen - USB/PC Synchronization - Internal user memory of 30 MB and 128 MB in-box microSD card, with support for up to 4 GB microSD cards - Voice dialing, voice commands and voice recording - MP3 player, FM radio - Integrated handsfree speaker The Nokia 6301 has a talk-time of up to 3.5 hours and a standby time of up to 14 days, and is expected to begin shipping to select markets in Europe during the fourth quarter of 2007 with an estimated retail price of 230 euros before subsidies or taxes. - Nokia 6301 Makes Wi-Fi and GSM Calls Photo ... [Continue reading Nokia 6301 Makes Wi-Fi and GSM Calls] 21-09-2007 21:16:24http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40065/The-new-BMW-1-Series-Coupé.htmBMW is extending the 1 Series line-up in the UK with a new model consisting of a brace of high performance twin-turbocharged engines and a diesel capable of a frugal 58.9mpg. The new BMW 1 Series Coupé goes on sale in the UK in November and will be available in 120d, 123d and 135i guises. The 135i marks the first time a twin-turbo petrol engine has powered a 1 Series, while the launch of the 123d heralds the introduction of the world’s most powerful production four-cylinder diesel engine. The flagship of the range is the BMW 135i with its 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged petrol powerplant. Offering 306hp from its light alloy and magnesium straight-six engine, the 135i is capable of accelerating from zero to 62mph in 5.3 seconds before going on to an electronically-limited top speed of 155mph. Peak torque of 400Nm from just 1,300rpm through to 5,000rpm ensures smooth yet rapid progress and in-gear flexibility. Courtesy of High Precision Direct Injection for the most efficient burn of fuel mix and Bi-VANOS variable valve technology combined with lightweight engineering principles, the BMW 135i is capable of frugal motoring while maintaining its top end performance. The 2,979cc engine posts a 30.7mpg figure on the combined cycle and a CO2 emissions figure of 220g/km. BMW’s EfficientDynamics programme seeks to boost engine performance while at the same time cut fuel consumption and emissions. Second generation High Precision Direct Injection and Brake Energy Regeneration are both elements of EfficientDynamics deployed on the 135i Coupé21-09-2007 21:14:21http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40064/DaimlerChrysler-Approves-Share-Buyback-Program.htmStuttgart, Germany, August 29, 2007 DaimlerChrysler (stock-exchange abbreviation DAI) today decided on a share buyback program. In exercise of the authorization granted by the Annual Meeting of April 4, 2007, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board approved a program for the company to acquire its own shares. This is a logical step to take in view of the high net liquidity in the industrial business as well as the good prospects for earnings and cash flows in all divisions. Following the structural and strategic realignment of the core business, this decision will also optimize the company’s capital structure and make it more efficient. The share buyback program will be executed through the stock exchange. Nearly 10% of the outstanding shares will be acquired for an amount of up to EUR 7.5 billion in exercise of the authorization granted by the Annual Meeting of April 4, 2007. This will fully utilize the volume authorized by the Annual Meeting. By the end of this year, treasury shares are to be acquired in a volume of approximately EUR 3.5 billion. By the end of August 2008, the acquisition of additional shares in a volume of up to approximately EUR 4 billion is planned, provided that the earnings situation is in line with expectations for full-year 2007. The period of the buyback program is limited until the end of August 2008. The shares bought back are to be cancelled at a later date without any reduction in the capital stock.21-09-2007 21:12:20http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40063/Fujitsu-signs-a-contract-with-Norfolk-Constabulary-to-provide-the-Force-with-a-new-Operational-Data-Warehouse.htmChristine Thompson, information management business manager at Norfolk Constabulary, commented: “We chose Fujitsu because it has access to more resources than the competition and put together the most persuasive tender document. This was backed up with a proven track record which gave us confidence in the company and their ability to deliver.” Fujitsu’s strategy in its work in data warehousing with Police Forces across the UK is to extract important data from the many disparate information systems used by individual police forces in order to consolidate and improve its quality, thus improving Forces’ ability to respond to the national policing requirements that emerged from the Bichard enquiry1. These requirements include the Management of Police Information (MoPI) standards to help Forces to meet common standards for police information management through a statutory Code of Practice and associated guidance, and ultimately the provision of data to the Police National Database, which will provide a single access point for searching across all of the Forces’ main operational information systems. Andy Sowden, head of police business at Fujitsu Services says “This is an important project for us and one which will provide Norfolk Constabulary with a framework that will be able to cope with continued change - both at a local and a national level - and the many information requirements that will come their way in th 40064 True 3 NULL 21-09-2007 21:12:20 DaimlerChrysler Approves Share Buyback Program DaimlerChrysler Approves Share Buyback Program of up to EUR 7.5 Billion within One Year Stuttgart, Germany, August 29, 2007 DaimlerChrysler (stock-exchange abbreviation DAI) today decided on a share buyback program. In exercise of the authorization granted by the Annual Meeting of April 4, 2007, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board approved a program for the company to acquire its own shares. This is a logical step to take in view of the high net liquidity in the industrial business as well as the good prospects for earnings and cash flows in all divisions. Following the structural and strategic realignment of the core business, this decision will also optimize the company’s capital structure and make it more efficient. The share buyback program will be executed through the stock exchange. Nearly 10% of the outstanding shares will be acquired for an amount of up to EUR 7.5 billion in exercise of the authorization granted by the Annual Meeting of April 4, 2007. This will fully utilize the volume authorized by the Annual Meeting. By the end of this year, treasury shares are to be acquired in a volume of approximately EUR 3.5 billion. By the end of August 2008, the acquisition of additional shares in a volume of up to approximately EUR 4 billion is planned, provided that the earnings situation is in line with expectations for full-year 2007. The period of the buyback program is limited until the end of August 2008. The shares bought back are to be cancelled at a later date without any reduction in the capital stock.20-09-2007 11:30:22http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40062/Nässjö-–-a-logistics-hub-in-Scandinavia.htmEverything is based on cooperation. About 300 stakeholders from the business community, Nässjö municipality, and a number of public bodies stand behind Nässjö Näringsliv AB. We build strong networks and work with the local business community to achieve good growth. Through this collaboration you avoid unnecessary bureaucracy and long, drawn-out processes. Establishment of businesses is just one small part of our operation. The primary task of Nässjö Näringsliv AB is to help existing enterprises to grow. As one of our participating companies you are just as important during each phase of the company’s development. Our motto is to give good advice quickly, conveniently, and confidentially. In relation to its population, Nässjö is a significant logistics hub that is on the move. The construction of the Högland Terminal further strengthened Nässjö as a logistics center. About 30,000 people live in Nässjö municipality, with another 250,000 on the Småland highlands and in the Jönköping region, about 55 km from Nässjö. Within two and a half hours you can reach both Stockholm and Copenhagen by train. Nässjö in the vanguard for logistics professorship Nässjö has established a logistics chair in cooperation with the International School of Economics in Jönköping. The initiative has strengthened the region’s enterprises, which have received considerable expertise. Nässjö’s visionary approach has contributed to the formation of CeLS (Center for Logistics and Supply Chain Management) at the International School of Economics and Jönköping University School of Engineering.13-09-2007 12:51:18http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40061/Lassennet-–-a-communications-company-with-a-heart.htmLassen.net implement creative cutting-edge PR strategies to keep our clients ahead of the competition. Unlike other agencies, we are pro-active and constantly research, identify, suggest and implement new avenues for enhancing the corporate image of our clients. We are perhaps the only agency with collaborations and tie-ups with most of the major media houses in Scandinavia, ensuring you, the client, extensive coverage at all times. Lassen.net offer our services throughout Scandinavia and internationally. At lassen.net, we work with all kinds of clients, large and small, in a whole range of commercial sectors - development organizations, public sector, the pharmaceuticals industry, IT, etc. Multi-discipline team Dedicated to providing consultancy, technical and marketing services for start-ups and small to medium sized companies, we offer our clients a one-stop, cost-effective "House of Skills" unmatched elsewhere in the marketplace. At lassen.net, we provide communication services and extensive networks in Denmark, The Sound region and UK. At lassen.net, we wish to enhance our position as one of the leading consultancies in our sector. Our mission is to provide top quality consultancy services – each and every time. What characterizes us is that every assignment is undertaken by involved, creative individuals with many years of management and practical experience in the corporate sectors we deal with. At lassen.net, the client is our closest service partner The services and solutions we provide are always immediately applicable to daily routines. At the partners we work with, we stress that all solutions are specially designed in close consultation with management and staff. Our approach is always informal and untraditional.11-09-2007 17:11:40http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40060/New-leading-business-search-engine--BusinessGlobecom.htmLassen.net implement creative cutting-edge PR strategies to keep our clients ahead of the competition. Unlike other agencies, we are pro-active and constantly research, identify, suggest and implement new avenues for enhancing the corporate image of our clients. We are perhaps the only agency with collaborations and tie-ups with most of the major media houses in Scandinavia, ensuring you, the client, extensive coverage at all times. Lassen.net offer our services throughout Scandinavia and internationally. At lassen.net, we work with all kinds of clients, large and small, in a whole range of commercial sectors - development organizations, public sector, the pharmaceuticals industry, IT, etc. Multi-discipline team Dedicated to providing consultancy, technical and marketing services for start-ups and small to medium sized companies, we offer our clients a one-stop, cost-effective "House of Skills" unmatched elsewhere in the marketplace. At lassen.net, we provide communication services and extensive networks in Denmark, The Sound region and UK. At lassen.net, we wish to enhance our position as one of the leading consultancies in our sector. Our mission is to provide top quality consultancy services – each and every time. What characterizes us is that every assignment is undertaken by involved, creative individuals with many years of management and practical experience in the corporate sectors we deal with. At lassen.net, the client is our closest service partner The services and solutions we provide are always immediately applicable to daily routines. At the partners we work with, we stress that all solutions are specially designed in close consultation with management and staff. Our approach is always informal and untraditional. Our main aim is for us to help our clients become ev 40062 True 4 NULL 13-09-2007 12:51:18 Nässjö – a logistics hub in Scandinavia www.nnab.se If you want to establish your business in Nässjö, you’ve come to the right place. At Nässjö Näringsliv AB we work proactively to bring exciting new businesses to the municipality. Our unique, patented OneDoor method conveniently enables you as an entrepreneur to get started opening your business. Everything is based on cooperation. About 300 stakeholders from the business community, Nässjö municipality, and a number of public bodies stand behind Nässjö Näringsliv AB. We build strong networks and work with the local business community to achieve good growth. Through this collaboration you avoid unnecessary bureaucracy and long, drawn-out processes. Establishment of businesses is just one small part of our operation. The primary task of Nässjö Näringsliv AB is to help existing enterprises to grow. As one of our participating companies you are just as important during each phase of the company’s development. Our motto is to give good advice quickly, conveniently, and confidentially. In relation to its population, Nässjö is a significant logistics hub that is on the move. The construction of the Högland Terminal further strengthened Nässjö as a logistics center. About 30,000 people live in Nässjö municipality, with another 250,000 on the Småland highlands and in the Jönköping region, about 55 km from Nässjö. Within two and a half hours you can reach both Stockholm and Copenhagen by train. Nässjö in the vanguard for logistics professorship Nässjö has established a logistics chair in cooperation with the International School of Economics in Jönköping. The initiative has strengthened the region’s enterprises, which have received considerable expertise. Nässjö’s visionary approach has contributed to the formation of CeLS (Center for Logistics and Supply Chain Management) at the International School of Economics and Jönköping University School of Engineering.08-09-2007 17:41:21http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40059/World-Series-of-Poker--Online-poker-Poker-news-World-Cup.htmSep 08, 2007 Emblaze Productions and Full Tilt Poker recently announced a three year deal to produce seasons two-four of the popular European television series Million Dollar Cash Game. The show pits several of the world's top poker pros... more WSOPE, Event 1 - £2,500 HORSE: Kirk Morrison Grabs Early Lead Sep 07, 2007 The first ever World Series of Poker Europe tournament kicked off in London on Thursday with 105 of the top names in poker competing to claim the first-ever WSOP bracelet awarded outside the US. Many of the competitors in the £2,500 HORSE... more Wingows Poker to Host $5000 PokerNews Cup Freeroll – US Players Welcome! Sep 07, 2007 There's one more $5000 PokerNews Cup Australia Freeroll at Wingows Poker, qualifying is easy as pie and it's open to US players as well – join today! more France Receives Deadline Extension from European Commission Sep 07, 2007 The European Commission, under the auspices of the European Union, recently extended the deadline that it had originally given France to revise its online gambling legislation. The French government will now have until October 29th, 2007... more Poker, Pomp and Circumstance – The World Series of Poker Europe Launches in London Sep 07, 2007 For nearly 40 years, the World Series of Poker handed out gold bracelets in the Las Vegas desert. For all but the last three of those years, these coveted symbols of poker excellence were handed out in a place known as 'Benny's Bullpen'... more Women's Poker Spotlight, September 6th - Beth Shak, Rising Poker Star Sep 06, 2007 Beth Shak caught the poker nation's eye at the final table at this year's WSOP Event #28, No-Limit Hold'em. Beth's exceptional playing couldn't have been more noticeable with one exception -- she shared the final table with Phil Hellmuth... more 'Bluffbot 2.0' Wins No-Limit Computer Poker Showdown at AI08-09-2007 17:17:24http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40058/Paris-Hilton-hot-news.htmParis Hilton News - MLive.com, MI - Aug 31, 2007 By RYAN NAKASHIMA and RAQUEL MARIA DILLON AP LAS VEGAS (AP) ? Three years ago, as Paris Hilton was about to turn 24, the celebutante got a sense of her ... Celebs who dress us Paris Hilton News - The Age, Australia - 17 hours ago ... knock-off of those denim shorts Kate Moss was wearing in Who last month, or that maxi dress Paris Hilton was sporting in Famous a couple of weeks back. ... James Blunt duets with Paris Hilton Paris Hilton News - Soundgenerator.com, UK - Aug 31, 2007 Socialite and occasional pop star Paris Hilton shared the stage with James Blunt, one her favourite singers, over the weekend for a special performance of ... Paris Hilton? Please, Denny, just...don't Paris Hilton News - Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Aug 31, 2007 Well, she couldn?t get her hooks into Kasey Kahne after meeting him at Les Duex in Los Angeles so is Paris Hilton going after Denny Hamlin now? ... Paris Hilton: 'Nicole Richie Ruined Her Life, Lindsay Destined To ... Paris Hilton News - Post Chronicle - Aug 30, 2007 Paris Hilton's tongue has definitely gotten away from her this time! According to a report, Paris thinks Nicole Richie's life is a mess and Lindsay Lohan is ... Paris and Nicky Hilton back on the club scene again in Las Vegas Paris Hilton News - Product Reviews, UK - Aug 30, 2007 While Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton we dancing to the beat other partygoers were going nuts, Paris was pleasing fans by taking time out to shake their hands ... Paris Hilton home did not appraise for the sale price Paris Hilton News - Product Reviews, UK - Aug 30, 2007 We know that Paris Hilton has wanted to sell her house, well she has had a bit of a setback as her home did not appraise for the sale price. ... Sorry, Paris. It takes talent to be a real bad girl, says Frances ... Paris Hilton News - Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 8 hours ago08-09-2007 16:55:59http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40057/Disney-Raises-The-Bar-On-Electronics-For-Tweens-With-Innovative-New-Video-Cam-LCD-TVs-And-iPod-Compatible-Speakers.htmGLENDALE, Calif. — August 13, 2007 — Disney Consumer Products is raising the bar on innovative electronics for tweens with its new fall line-up, which boasts creative designs, real-world features and a sprinkle of Disney magic. New offerings for fall include the easy-to-use Disney Flix Video Cam, high-quality iPod compatible speakers and the debut of the first line of Disney LCD TVs. Products are inspired by some of Disney's most popular franchises, including Disney Princess, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Disney Channel's High School Musical and Hannah Montana. "We are seeing kids and tweens quickly follow the adult market in terms of technology. Gone are the days of boxy TVs and CD players. This year, kids will be looking for flat screen TVs and iPod compatible speaker docks with great sound, and our new line is very much on the forefront of this trend," said Chris Heatherly, VP of global electronics for Disney Consumer Products. Designed by Disney, the new Fall 2007 line-up includes: The Disney Flix Video Cam is an easy and fun to use compact handheld video camera boasting real-world features and functionality. It comes bundled with a great add-on: Disney Director software lets kids shoot and star in their own Disney movie. Software includes storyboards, sound effects, film footage, music and character voices from popular Disney films and TV shows. Kids can simply connect the camera to their PC to use the software and film their favorite scenes (SRP $99.99). The Disney Flix Video Cam comes bundled with High School Musical Disney Director software. Additional Disney Director software titles can be purchased separately and include Cinderella and Pirates of the Caribbean (SRP $14.99 each). Available in four attractive styles that kids and tweens will love, the new Dis08-09-2007 16:23:38http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40055/Audi-A4-more-images-and-details.htmIt appears the damn is beginning to burst with news on the new Audi A4, as Motor Authority is hosting more images (watermarked, boo!) of the four-door sedan we showed you yesterday. Now we can see the new A4 (we think it will be a 2008 model, but you never know until Audi says so) from all angles, and it's apparent that while the sedan does take a few styling cues from the new A5, those do not include the coupe's undulating character line that bends up and over the fenders. The A4's character line runs straight down the car's sides and dips down to meet the headlights. Up front, however, the A4 will have a pair of lower grilles housing fog lamps, which make the front end look very similar to the A5. It also appears that the headlights may have optional LEDs, similar to the all-LED lamps of the R8. Though the new A4 may look similar to the model it's replacing, some significant work has gone on underneath the sheetmetal to move the engine farther back, which both improves weight distribution and allowed the designer's to reduce the front overhang. Available engines will include a smattering of petrol and diesel options, the base motor being a 1.8TFSI and the top end mill a 265-hp 3.2L FSI V6. Transmission choices for now are limited to a six-speed manual, tiptronic auto and CVT, with the DSG expected to be made available later. Meanwhile, the interior appears to be typical Audi, if you like that sort of thing. While no doubt impeccable to the touch, we're getting a bit tired of Audi's traditional interior design. Click the Read link to visit Motor Authority for more details. We're going to wait until Audi releases the official details and images to go hog wild analyzing the new A4. [Source: Audi]30-08-2007 12:57:17http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40053/Ny-forbedret-søgemaskine-over-danske-websites.htmEn af de væsentlige forbedringer er at Orbis webcrawler frasorterer private og irelevante websider fra og samtidig viser søgeresultatets relevans. "Der kommer mange nye søgemaskiner til, men de fleste har i mange tilfælde ikke har serverkapacitet til konstant at opdaterer information fra alle websiderne, mens Orbis opdaterer alle websiderne en gang i døgnet, så man altid har adgang til de nyeste informationer. siger Rasmus Refer der står bag Orbis. I modsætning til Google PageRank, er søgeresultaterne på Orbis primært opbygget efter brugernes adfærd. På Orbis.dk er der indekseret over 300.000 danske websites. 09-08-2007 19:29:16http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40052/Masterseek-bliver-ny-co-sponsor-for-Team-CSC.htmMasterseek er den største og mest globale business-to-business søgemekanisme på nettet, som forbinder over 45 millioner virksomheder med kunder og samarbejdspartnere i mere end 75 lande. ”Vi er meget glade for at blive sponsor for det mest prestigiøse og professionelle cykelhold i verden. Holdet har nogle veldefinerede værdier, som vi tror på og som afspejler en professionel virksomhed. I vores dialog med holdet har vi mødt en passion og respekt for, hvad der skal til for at blive de bedste i verden, og det ligger i forlængelse af vores egne ambitioner på vores område. Vi glæder os til de næste tre uger og til vores samarbejde i det hele taget”, udtaler Robert P. Perz, som er administrerende direktør i Masterseek Corp. ”Vi har fået en spændende og meget engageret ny sponsor med Masterseek, og vi glæder os til at starte Tour'en med en ny samarbejdspartner ombord. De næste tre uger skal holdet ud at vise publikum og sponsorer det, som vi er bedst til, og jeg er enormt og stolt og glad for, at det bliver med en ny co-sponsor. Jeg ser meget frem til samarbejdet med Masterseek”, udtaler Bjarne Riis, om kontrakten med Masterseek, der foreløbig gælder for 2007.05-07-2007 11:22:15http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40051/Audi-RS-4-Cabriolet-Coming-to-the-US-for-2008-Model-Year.htmThe RS 4 Cabriolet shares the same high-revving 4.2 V8 FSI engine found in the RS 4 sedan. It produces 420 hp at 7,800 rpm and 317 ft-lbs. of torque at 5,500 rpm. Like the sedan, the Cabriolet will only be available with a six-speed manual and quattro® all-wheel drive featuring the asymmetrical dynamic torque split. Like the sedan, the Cabriolet will have 19” RS 4-style alloy wheels with 255/35/19 performance tires, a four-link front and trapezoidal-link rear sport-tuned suspension with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC), and 14.4” front and 12.8” rear brake rotors. The RS 4 sedan also gets some new and unique features for 2008. Two new option packages, the Titanium package and Audi exclusive package, will be available. The $750 Titanium package consists of titanium colored 19” RS 4-style alloy wheels, black front grille, black side window moldings, black interior headliner, and piano black interior trim. The $3,800 Audi exclusive package has Crimson red leather seat centers (black leather side bolsters and head rests) and door trim, contrasting red seat piping, red stitching on the shift boot and steering wheel, piano black interior trim, carpeted floor mats with RS 4 logo and contrasting piping, and Audi exclusive badging. Sirius satellite radio and Bluetooth will become standard equipment on the RS 4 sedan.04-07-2007 15:49:25http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40050/Fiat-says-Cinquecento-will-become-the-iPod-of-cars.htmFiat is launching a new version of the three-door Cinquecento -- which means "500" in Italian -- at a ceremony in its hometown of Turin on Wednesday, with the car making its comeback after going out of production in the 1970s. Fiat's chief executive says he wants to emulate Apple by making its cars as stylish as the U.S. company's computers and electronic gadgets, including the mass-selling iPod portable music player. "I want Fiat to become the Apple of cars," Sergio Marchionne told La Stampa newspaper in an interview published on Wednesday. "And the Cinquecento will be our iPod," he said, referring to Apple's hugely successful iPod. Like the Mini or the Volkswagen Beetle, the Cinquecento is an icon. For Italians, it epitomizes the economic boom that their country enjoyed after the Second World War. Cheap and efficient, it gradually replaced the scooter for millions of people whose living standards improved dramatically during the 1950s and 1960s. After 18 years on the road the Cinquecento went out of production in 1975. Marchionne said he was working to make Fiat a nimble automaker after a successful restructuring.04-07-2007 15:47:52http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40049/YouTube-visits-larger-than-rivals-combined-survey.htmDean Malvick University of Minnesota Extension plant pathologist 9/12/2007, 1:02 PM CDT Corn Not only have the hot and dry conditions and hail affected corn yields in Minnesota this year, these conditions have also favored development of ear rots. Reports of ear rots have been coming in from several different areas, and the quality of grain that comes off these affected fields may be reduced. Several different types of ear rots occur in Minnesota, and all are not equally important. Aspergillus ear rot and Fusarium ear rot may be of particular importance this year due to the hot and dry conditions in much of Minnesota. Aspergillus ear rot, caused by the fungus Aspergillus flavis, could be an important problem in some areas this year. This disease is typically uncommon in Minnesota in years of more normal temperatures and moisture, but can become common under high temperatures and low soil moisture. Patches of green to yellow spores form on or between kernels. 04-07-2007 15:40:59http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40048/Google-acquires-Web-calling-service-GrandCentral.htmFinancial terms were not disclosed. Grand Central of Fremont, California is one of dozens of innovative companies that are taking advantage of Web-based software to allow consumers and businesses to make voice calls over the Internet while also working with regular phones. GrandCentral was founded in late 2005 by Craig Walker and Vincent Paquet, who worked together while running Web-calling pioneer Dialpad Communications. Google's biggest rival, Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research), acquired Dialpad in June 2005. "You get a single phone number that forwards to all of your phones, giving you one number for life," Walker and Paquet said in a statement on GrandCentral's Web site confirming the deal. EBay Inc. (EBAY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) unit Skype, a pioneer in the Internet phone market, has signed up more than 200 million users for its free or low-cost phone services globally. Newer names in the field include venture-backed firms Jajah, Jangl, Jaxtr and Rebtel, which together have signed up millions of users in just the past year. The idea for GrandCentral was borne out of Walker's frustration upon landing at a local airport and realizing he needed to check three voicemail mail boxes -- one for his cell phone, another for work and one for his Blackberry phone. "If you have multiple phone numbers (e.g., home, work, cell), you get one phone number that you can set to ring all, some, or none of your phones," Wesley Chan, a Google product manager, said in a blog post on his company's Web site. 40049 True 13 NULL 04-07-2007 15:40:59 YouTube visits larger than rivals combined: survey www.youtube.com SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - YouTube, which has had to pull copyrighted videos off its site after legal attacks by some big media franchises, has enjoyed a surge in U.S. audience share that leaves it far larger than the next 64 video-sharing sites combined, a survey found. The U.S. market share of visits to YouTube, which Google Inc. bought for $1.65 billion last November, rose 70 percent from January through May, online audience measurement firm Hitwise Inc. said in the survey published on Wednesday. By contrast, visits to the next 64 largest sites tracked by Hitwise rose only 8 percent during 2007's first five months. "As of May 2007, YouTube's market share was 50 percent greater than those 64 sites combined," Hitwise research director LeeAnn Prescott said in a summary of her firm's data. YouTube's share of the U.S. online video market was 60.2 percent in May, according to Hitwise. Its closest rival, News Corp.'s MySpace Videos site, had 16.08 percent of market share, the survey of Web surfing habits showed. YouTube's sister site, Google Video, held 7.81 percent, while Yahoo Inc. had 2.77 percent and Microsoft Corp.'s MSN, 2.09 percent, according to the study. Start-up Metacafe ranked No. 8 in U.S. visitors to video sites with 1.07 percent, Time Warner's AOL Media had 0.94 percent and Veoh was No. 10 at 0.86 percent, Hitwise said. Viacom Inc. filed a copyright infringement suit against YouTube in March seeking more than $1 billion in damages and demanded that YouTube take down thousands of segments from its popular programs, including The Daily Show with John Stewart, The Colbert Report and South Park. A separate suit was filed in early May by plaintiffs including English soccer's Premier League. Both suits argue YouTube encourages massive copyright infringement to boost the site's traffic in the hopes of generating advertising sales.04-07-2007 15:39:39http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40047/Facebook-makeover-adds-partners-with-facelift.htmThe social network giant announced a major makeover Thursday, revealing dozens of new partners to embed a dizzying array of applications -- known as widgets -- into the site from such companies as Amazon, Microsoft Corp. and Warner Bros. Records. In a separate announcement Thursday, CBS Corp. unveiled an expansion to its CBS Interactive Audience Network, adding a slew of new partners, too. Facebook, the sixth-most-visited Web site in the U.S., unveiled the new plan at its F8 conference in San Francisco. Among the 65 inaugural developers that will contribute widgets to the site include Amazon, which would allow Facebook users to write and exhibit book reviews directly on their profile pages along with a link to purchase the book. Content applications already signed up for Facebook include such sites as uPlayMe and CollegeHumor, which will enable sharing and showcasing of their programs. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg described the overhaul as a "social operating system." The strategy is in stark contrast to the only social network bigger than Facebook in the U.S., MySpace, which has been more guarded about allowing widgets on its site. But while MySpace's 67 million users dwarf Facebook's 24 million users, Facebook is growing faster. In addition, CBS' CIAN is adding a batch of new partners, including Dave Networks, Goowycq Media, Meevee and VideoEgg. In addition, the network will allow existing partners to incorporate community-building applications to its content. Among partners CBS already named to the network for syndicating content are Microsoft, CNET Networks and Joost.04-07-2007 15:37:55http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40046/Web-video-attracting-broad-band-of-users.htmIn March, seven of every 10 Internet users in the U.S. streamed at least one video online, with the average "streamer" viewing 55 videos during the month, according to digital measurement service comScore. Such audience statistics clearly announce the arrival of online video as a mass medium worthy of attention, according to observers. And it is why media and entertainment giants are pushing into the Internet video space aggressively these days. For example, CBS said in April that it will partner with AOL, Microsoft Corp., Comcast Corp., Joost and others to distribute its videos all over the Web. Shortly thereafter, NBC Universal partnered with News Corp., CNET Networks, Comcast Corp. and others to do likewise. The 126.6 million U.S. streamers in March, according to comScore, each watched an average 145 minutes of online video during the month. The biggest beneficiary was Google Inc., whose sites streamed 1.2 billion videos out of the total 7 billion streamed by Americans in March, or 16.7% of all online videos initiated, comScore says. Credit Google's $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube for the vast majority (1.1 billion) of those. In second place were sites owned by Yahoo Inc., which streamed 434 million videos, followed by News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media (421 million), Viacom Digital (260 million) and the Time Warner network (222 million). Walt Disney Co. sites operated by Disney Online, ABC.com and ESPN streamed 237 million videos. ComScore separates them, which is why Disney isn't No. 5 on the list of biggest providers. Now that videos on computer screens are a mass medium, some are banking that broadband content on TV screens will be the next big thing.04-07-2007 15:36:46http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40045/Huntsman-gets-$6-bln-approach-from-Apollo.htmHuntsman, whose products are used in paints, footwear and cleaning products, said the new proposal was from Apollo's Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc and was worth $27.25 per share. On June 26, privately owned Dutch chemicals maker Basell (BASL.UL: Quote, Profile, Research) said it had agreed to buy Huntsman for $5.6 billion excluding debt, or $25.25 per share, in a bid to strengthen its position as a global chemicals group. Huntsman shares, at $18.90 before news of the Basell deal, closed at $24.40 on Tuesday. U.S. markets are closed for a holiday on Wednesday. Basell, which would not comment on Apollo's offer, is entitled to a $200 million break-up fee from Huntsman if it walks away from the deal, Huntsman said, adding Hexion had offered to fund $100 million of this payment and has funding in place for its proposed acquisition. HSBC analyst Hassan Ahmed said at the time of the Basell deal that it represented great value for Huntsman shareholders as it valued the firm at about 8.6 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). Basell, owned by privately-held U.S. industrial group Access Industries, is a leading producer of polypropylene used in textiles, reusable containers and laboratory equipment. Its bid for Huntsman is worth $9.6 billion including debt. Access itself is run by Len Blavatnik, a U.S. businessman of Russian origin estimated by Forbes to be the world's 40th richest person in 2006 with a $7.0 billion fortune. Entities controlled by private-equity fund MatlinPatterson and the Huntsman family, who collectively own 57 percent of Huntsman's common stock, have agreed to the deal with Basell.04-07-2007 15:33:26http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40044/Blackstone-to-buy-Hilton-for-$20-billion.htmUnder terms of deal, Blackstone will pay $47.50 per share in cash, a 32 percent premium to Tuesday's closing price, for one of the most prominent global hotel brand names. Ahead of the post-close announcement, shares of Hilton had risen 6.4 percent to close at $36.05 on the New York Stock Exchange. Options volatility and volume in Hilton stock was well above average before the close of trade on Tuesday, said Paul Foster, an options strategist at theflyonthewall.com. Blackstone, which raised $4.1 billion in an initial public offering late last month, said it intends to invest in the Hilton properties and brands globally to grow the business. The hotel industry is enjoying a multiyear boom as robust demand has allowed hoteliers to steadily raise rates. The upbeat market environment, supported by limited construction of new hotels, has made lodging assets hot commodities. Hilton is worth $20.1 billion, based on 424 million shares on a diluted basis at the end of March, at the price Blackstone is paying. Hilton reported more than $7 billion of debt during its January-March quarterly results. A spokesman for Blackstone said the group was not revealing the debt and equity breakdown of the deal at this stage. Many investors think the notoriously cyclical U.S. hotel industry has more room to grow and could provide risk-adjusted returns that outperform other asset classes, according to Thomas Callahan, an analyst with hospitality industry tracking firm PKF Consulting in San Francisco.04-07-2007 15:32:01http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40043/Nokia-6086-Launched-on-T-Mobiles-Home-Wi-Fi-Calling-Service.htmNokia today unveiled the Nokia 6086 phone as part of the new T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service, which launched nationwide today. With the ability to connect to a home Wi-Fi connection or thousands of T-Mobile HotSpots across the country, the Nokia 6086 phone paired with T-Mobile HotSpot @Home delivers wireless coverage in an easy-to-use package. While at home, customers can enjoy mobile coverage and unlimited nationwide calling over a home Wi-Fi network. They also receive the same benefits at all of T-Mobile's HotSpot locations across the country while on-the-go. When leaving home or a T-Mobile HotSpot, calls intuitively transfer onto T-Mobile's G/GPRS/EDGE wireless network. Along with the ability to use both G and Wi-Fi networks, the Nokia 6086 phone offers a wide range of features including an integrated camera and video recorder, Bluetooth wireless technology, and a microSD card slot for storing up to 2 GB of images, videos, digital music tracks and other mobile content. Additionally, the Nokia 6086 phone is myFaves enabled, allowing customers to effortlessly stay in touch with their 'fave' five. 04-07-2007 15:19:13http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40042/iPhone-will-be-3G-enabled-when-it-launches-in-Europe.htmApple’s latest departure into mobile, the iPhone, will more than likely be 3G-enabled by the time it launches in Europe later this year and could be timed to coincide with the opening of European iTunes video stores and a follow-up 3G device in the US. Irish mobile content expert Stephen McCormack, CEO of Wild Wave, speculates that when the much coveted iPhone comes to Europe before Christmas this year it would be a relatively simple matter for Apple to configure the device to be able to handle 3G. When the 3.5?-sized device launched in the States last week it did so as a 2.75G device, capable of GPRS and EDGE data transmission. The omission of 3G led many in the mobile industry to speculate that it would have limited success in Europe, where 3G is now standard and operators are already providing “over the air” music download services. However, McCormack believes that Apple could have gone with 3G from day one and that it was of political necessity when the company was in negotiations with AT&T to go with the 2.75G option. “It will be 3G by the time they launch the device in Europe,” he predicts. “When buying the circuit boards in Asia, if buying an actual phone chip, most will offer 3G and Wi-Fi as standard. When Apple was doing the deal with AT&T it is possible it didn’t want to deal with music over the air as it would have created a conflict with AT&T’s existing music download services. “It is likely the compromise was to allow for building in side loading from iTunes via your PC or Mac rather than downloading via the mobile network.” McCormack’s Wild Wave Technologies has worked with the local mobile industry to repackage Irish film products for consumption over 3G networks and lately has branched into Asia. The company has been at the spearhead of putting products on the Joost internet TV platform, launched earlier this year by the founders of Skype and Kazaa. There has been a lot of speculation as to wh 40043 True 28 NULL 04-07-2007 15:19:13 Nokia 6086 Launched on T-Mobile's Home Wi-Fi Calling Service www.businessglobe.com/id/153342/Nokia-Home-Communications-Ltd.htm Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:10 pm Nokia today unveiled the Nokia 6086 phone as part of the new T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service, which launched nationwide today. With the ability to connect to a home Wi-Fi connection or thousands of T-Mobile HotSpots across the country, the Nokia 6086 phone paired with T-Mobile HotSpot @Home delivers wireless coverage in an easy-to-use package. While at home, customers can enjoy mobile coverage and unlimited nationwide calling over a home Wi-Fi network. They also receive the same benefits at all of T-Mobile's HotSpot locations across the country while on-the-go. When leaving home or a T-Mobile HotSpot, calls intuitively transfer onto T-Mobile's G/GPRS/EDGE wireless network. Along with the ability to use both G and Wi-Fi networks, the Nokia 6086 phone offers a wide range of features including an integrated camera and video recorder, Bluetooth wireless technology, and a microSD card slot for storing up to 2 GB of images, videos, digital music tracks and other mobile content. Additionally, the Nokia 6086 phone is myFaves enabled, allowing customers to effortlessly stay in touch with their 'fave' five. 04-07-2007 15:10:11http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40041/A-new-generation-of-job-application.htmJobfoxter is updated every second! Even if you are not searching Jobfoxter is working “live” for you. Finding a new job will never be the same again. Jobfoxter gives you fast, easy and free access to almost every job in the world. You can search NOW, anonymously without logins or other inconveniences. Try to search with our beta version now with 100, 000 jobs in the USA and the United Kingdom. Coming soon! Jobfoxter with 30 million jobs worldwide! Jobfoxter – the next generation of job database Most of us need a job. Our mission is to make it quicker and easier to find the right job. We combine advanced crawler technology and search functions to make this possible. This is all built on a strong hardware platform and made freely available on the internet to everyone. What is Jobfoxter? Access to all available jobs worldwide, totally free. Jobfoxter gives you and your friends the opportunity to quickly and easily find the right job. It’s free to search and build up your own job list or favourites and all the jobs in the world are recorded free 24 hours a day. Who is behind Jobfoxter? Rasmus Refer has been working on the idea behind Jobfoxter for several years and, due to his background in search technology as ideas man at Masterseek.com among others, it has been possible to develop Jobfoxter.com within the last year. Skilled programmers have been working hard to get the technology in place and the multitude of information that will be updated daily is now ready for public launch in a beta version. Jobfoxter is a global firm with its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark.04-07-2007 15:02:55http://www.newsbooster.com/news/40040/Perfect-Position-for-Masterseekcom-Based-on-Traffic-and-Content.htmCOPENHAGEN, DENMARK Masterseek.com's international web presence has reached an important milestone by being rated as a PageRank(TM) 7 site. Google PageRank(TM) is a system for ranking web pages based on quality, relevancy and other important criteria. The higher the PageRank, the better the position on Google when users are doing searches. This creates more visitors from Google to Masterseek.com "In order to be one of the most important professional services on the Internet, we are very glad to obtain this high ranking on Google PageRank (TM)," says CEO Robert P. Perz. "We cannot at this stage expect the audience to know the brand 'Masterseek,' but a combination of high-ranking, high-traffic and quality content is really picking up for us right now which shows us that new visitors looking for business-related content click on our links," Mr. Perz continues. Not only the ranking on Google(TM), but also other issues like converting the high level of traffic into revenues are continuously increasing on Masterseek.com. On MSN.com, Masterseek.com also gets a top placement when searching for, e.g., "Business Search Engine." Revenues picking up! While offering all searches for free for the B2B audiences, Masterseek.com now also generates revenues from online sign-ups -- converting visitors into customers -- and through media placements, e.g. AdWords. Also to be mentioned are the professional services, where companies can acquire datablocks containing company information highly segmented by "area," "country," "revenues," "number of employees," etc. "We are actually very impressed by the market response to our products," Robert Perz says and continues: "We know which parameters can be used in order to accelerate our online sales and we are right now in negotiation with sales forces for the English language-based countries." Free services At this time, any company can choose among several04-07-2007 14:58:22