| Samsung Offices, Chairman’s Home Raided
Two prosecutors and investigators went in early morning and secured memos, letters, files stored in personal computers and documents on the group�s management. After finishing around 1 p.m., they brought the documents and laptop computers to their office and began analyzing them. Assistant prosecutor Yoon Jeong-seok said, �We did not confiscate boxes of materials like other investigations into companies. It was a normal search.� Former Samsung attorney Kim Yong-chul was also summoned for the third time to testify in the case. The whistle blower of the scandal presented a memo containing content related to suspicions that the Lee family bought expensive artwork.
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LinkShare to Accelerate M-Commerce in United States
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- LinkShare, a leading pay-per-action marketing network, announced today the first tool for tracking pay per action (PPA) transactions for mobile commerce, and 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLWS) , the world's largest florist and a leading multi-channel retailer, will debut the technology. Advertisers who join LinkShare's global network of mobile publishers will, for the first time, be able to reach mobile consumers, track their m-commerce transactions and compensate their publisher partners on a pay-per-action basis. "1-800-FLOWERS.COM is going live with LinkShare's m-commerce tracking because we want to reach our customers whenever and wherever they go," said Vibhav Prasad, senior director of web merchandising at 1-800-FLOWERS.COM. "The mobile customer is often the first to try new services, therefore, LinkShare is helping us enhance our mobile distribution just as we move into the busy holiday season." "Our customers live, work and play in a world without boundaries," said Steve Denton, president of LinkShare.
IntelliSearch Offers Safe Haven to ex-Mondosoft Customers
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- IntelliSearch announced today the worldwide availability of its "Switch and Save" Migration Program designed to help ex-Mondosoft customers move to IntelliSearch Enterprise and IntelliSearch SITE. In the wake of the recent Mondosoft bankruptcy, the IntelliSearch Migration Program represents a safe haven for affected ex-Mondosoft customers. The new migration program enables ex-Mondosoft customers to exchange their enterprise licenses of the Mondosoft products MondoSearch and Ontolica against an equal number of enterprise licenses of the IntelliSearch Enterprise and IntelliSearch SITE first year subscription fees. In addition to gaining more functionality for no upfront cost, customers who migrate to IntelliSearch will save up to 100% on first year subscription fees.
Competition hits Carphone’s broadband
Carphone triggered a broadband price war when it launched a service last summer that was "free" to consumers subscribing to its TalkTalk £20.99 phone calls package. The move marked the latest in a series of steps by Carphone to transform itself from a simple mobile phone retailer into a leading home communications player. However, the "free" idea has been widely emulated by rivals. In addition, although the broadband market is fiercely competitive, new players are entering it: O2, Britain’s biggest mobile operator, announced plans last week to extend into the fixed-line internet domain. .
Verizon's Small- and Medium-Sized Business Customers Get a More Robust ...
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- For a modern small business, a Web site offers the power of a Yellow Pages ad, the timeliness of a newspaper ad and the convenience of a catalog with an online checkout counter. That's why Verizon now offers an improved Web hosting experience for small businesses at great prices. "Now more than ever, a business of any size cannot afford to do business without a Web site," said Alan J. Lough, director of business broadband services for Verizon. "We make it easy for small and medium-sized businesses to create an online presence. We'll handle the technical aspects, and we provide the Internet infrastructure to host their Web sites so they can focus on their business." Industry intelligence indicates the demand for Web hosting and related services is expected to grow at an annual rate of nearly 20 percent for the next three years, to more than $3 billion in 2009.
Internet Copyright Alliance to Presidential Candidates: How Will You ...
Everyone talks about religious zealotry and the evil crusaders from this side or that side but the true horror of the world comes from the religion of economics.Everything is supply and demand. Food, water, resources, hell, even people. Big business, no matter which one it is, loves it when there is more workers. The more workers their are the less they have to pay them, simple supply and demand.I could name dozens of companies without having to pull out hardly any research that have put a value on human life. Ford factored the cost of a recall vs the number of lawsuits from death and the average payout of these lawsuits. They calculated it would cost more for the recall so they didn't do it!They care about one thing, money...well two, power as well. .
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