USA News and Online Reviews

Study: Over two-thirds of employees use IM at work
SC Magazine, UK - 15 hours agoThe research, conducted by Chronicle Solutions, found that unmonitored technologies such as instant messenger (IM), MSN messenger and web based email are ...
Source: www.scmagazine.com

New study: How to get high search engine rankings on Google, Yahoo ...
Press World (press release), Russia - Oct 29, 2006... Inbound links are also very important in the ranking algorithm of MSN. However, the order is different. MSN analyzes inbound links ...
Source: web-sites-internet.press-world.com

Instant Messenger boom on 3
Easier, UK - 10 hours agoSince launching mobile MSN Instant Messenger (now called 'Windows Live Messenger') this summer, 3 has seen over 100 million instant messages sent since 1 August ...
Source: www.easier.com

MSN Belgium Drops Some Newspapers, Negotiating On Inclusion After ...
Search Engine Watch - Oct 17, 2006Earlier, we touched on the fact that Copiepresse was threatening to go after MSN for carrying Belgian newspapers in the way it went after Google. ...
Source: blog.searchenginewatch.com

MSN adCenter Introduces EU Outreach Representative to WMW
Search Engine Roundtable - Oct 2, 2006The use of forums and blogs as a platform for customer outreach and communication is common practice by Search Engines such as MSN, Google, Yahoo, and Ask. ...
Source: www.seroundtable.com

Yahoo! Beats MSN for IM; Dogpile Leads Search Engines
Submit Express (press release), CA - Oct 20, 2006... Customer Satisfaction Study. MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger, respectively, follow Yahoo! in the rankings. Among customers who ...
Source: www.submitexpress.com

MSN creates microsites for Diwali and Eid
agencyfaqs.com, India - Oct 19, 2006MSN India has joined in the festivities and gone that extra mile to make it more fun for its users by having a Diwali and Eid website, http://www.msnspecials.in ...
Source: newmedia.agencyfaqs.com

USA TODAY and ABC News' Good Morning America to Reveal the Seven New Wonders of the World 
MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- In an unprecedented global event, USA TODAY is teaming up with ABC News' Good Morning America to take readers and viewers to the Seven New Wonders of the World, as chosen by a panel of top international experts.
Source: www.broadcastnewsroom.com

DGAP-News: S.A.G. Solarstrom AG: Sluggish demand has negative effect on result 
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Source: www.financial.de

Valeo Raytheon Blind Spot Detection System Selected as "2007 Automotive News PACE Award" Finalist 
Valeo Raytheon Systems today announced that its Blind Spot Detection system has been selected as a finalist for the 2007 Automotive News PACE Awards in the Product Innovation category. The system is expected to contribute to reducing collisions with unseen vehicles during lane change manoeuvres. Vehicles equipped with this system will be available in North America and Europe during 2007.
Source: www.sys-con.com

Louisiana-Lafayette (3-2) At Florida Atlantic (2-4) 
FACTS & STATS: Site: Lockhart Stadium (20,500) -- Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Television: ESPN2. Home Record: ULL 2-0, FAU 1-0. Away Record: ULL 1-2, FAU 1-4. Neutral Record: ULL 0-0, FAU 0-0. Conference Record: ULL 0-0, FAU 1-0. Series Record: Florida Atlantic leads, 1-0.
Source: www.wftv.com

Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Florida Atlantic 0 
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Drew Edmiston's two field goals were all Louisiana-Lafayette needed to defeat Florida Atlantic 6-to-zero tonight. Louisiana-Lafayette (4-2, 1-0 in...
Source: www.fox10tv.com

Michigan looking to avoid No. 2 curse 
Beware, Michigan. The No. 2 ranking has been more curse than blessing this season. Florida became the fourth team to lose while ranked No. 2 last week, falling 27-17 to Auburn, the previous No. 2 that lost a week earlier to Arkansas.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Brawl Damages Images Of Miami, Florida International 
The University of Miami and Florida International University are working to rebuild the images of their football teams after a brutal brawl Saturday.
Source: www.nbc6.net

Harbor Florida 4Q Profit Falls 
Harbor Florida Bancshares Inc., holding company for Florida's Harbor Federal Savings Bank, said Wednesday fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 16 percent on expenses related to the pending sale of the company.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Another Melee, This One at Dartmouth 
Miami and Florida International were not the only college football teams involved in a brawl last weekend. Players from Dartmouth and Holy Cross fought when they lined up for postgame handshakes.
Source: www.nytimes.com

IOL readers boldly go into modern technology
Independent Online, South Africa - Oct 13, 2006Our October 12 poll posed the question Do you feel overwhelmed by modern technology and was prompted by a report that said many families were overloaded ...
Source: www.iol.co.za

IITs ranks number 3 in world's best universities
Hindustan Times, India - 31 minutes agoPTI. The prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have retained their number three rank among the world's 100 best technology universities, where the ...
Source: www.hindustantimes.com

du runs WiMAX tests before its year-end launch
Gulf News, United Arab Emirates - 7 hours ago... After announcing in September that it would build a long-distance wireless broadband network using a technology called WiMAX, CEO Osman Sultan said yesterday ...
Source: www.gulfnews.com

Alan Paau named vice provost for Cornell technology transfer and ...
Ithaca Journal, NY - Oct 13, 2006ITHACA, NY Alan S. Paau, assistant vice chancellor for technology transfer and intellectual property services at the University of California-San Diego ...
Source: www.theithacajournal.com

Ed Killer: Latest technology hits the area
TCPalm, FL - Oct 13, 2006... for that outdoors experience. But not everyone is thrilled by the recent boom in beachside technology. Some surfers grumble that ...
Source: www1.tcpalm.com

APPO, The De Facto Government in Oaxaca, Moves Toward Permanence
The NarcoSphere, NY - 2 hours ago... The daily headlines offer rising and then falling hopes. On Tuesday, October 9 we read that the APPO, teachers and government reached first agreements. ...
Source: www.narconews.com

Decade of ID cards to cost 5.4bn, says government
Silicon.com, UK - 21 hours agoBy David Meyer. The UK's identity cards scheme will cost 5.4bn to set up and run over the next 10 years, according to the government. ...
Source: www.silicon.com

Government grants Bowater $1.39M
Pulp & Paper Canada, Canada - 12 hours agoThrough the Forest Sector Prosperity Fund, the McGuinty government is giving Bowater a $1.39 million grant. The money is intended ...
Source: www.pulpandpapercanada.com

GET RID OF GOVERNMENT, NOT PROGRAMS
Free Market News Network, FL - 8 hours ago... program broadcast on CBN (about which I won't comment), the 600 Club refers to the officious thugs who comprise our federal government, and essentially run our ...
Source: www.freemarketnews.com

Why government cannot collect enough taxes
Manila Standard Today, Philippines - 14 hours ago... Commissioner Jose Mario Bu ag, working hard and trying hard as they both are, continue to be unable to collect the amount of taxes the government had targetted ...
Source: www.manilastandardtoday.com

DENMARK: Danish government invites Muslim ambassadors to discuss ...
Asia Pacific Media Network, CA - 9 hours agoCopenhagen --- Danish government officials on Monday met with ambassadors from Muslim countries to explain the background to a video showing a political youth ...
Source: www.asiamedia.ucla.edu

New Zealand government posts record surplus
Raw Story, MA - 2 hours agoWellington- The New Zealand government posted a record operating surplus of 11.5 billion New Zealand dollars (7.6 billion US dollars) for the 2005-2006 fiscal ...
Source: rawstory.com

LOREX Technology Inc. Announces Appointment of New Chairman of the Board 
LOREX Technology Inc. today announced that Henry Schnurbach, CEO, has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Schnurbach replaces Bernie Klein, who will remain a Board Member of the Company.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Art Technology Expects 3Q Loss 
Art Technology Group Inc., a maker of customer service software for online businesses, on Thursday said it expects to swing to a third-quarter loss and post weaker-than-expected revenue due to delays in licensing deals.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Risk and Reward: Enterprise Risk Management Technology 
Enterprise risk management is as much about a bank's culture as it is about specific technology deployments.
Source: www.banktech.com

Dallas Stars Choose Tickets.com as Exclusive Secondary Market Ticketing Technology Provider 
With the 2006-2007 NHL season kicking off, Tickets.com, a leading provider of integrated ticket solutions, announced today it will be the exclusive secondary market ticketing technology provider to the Dallas Stars. The Stars will utilize Tickets.com innovative online products called 'My Stars Tickets' and 'Replay Ticket Exchange(TM)' to drive the creation of the Stars branded secondary
Source: www5.sys-con.com

Webcast Advisory - The Westaim Corporation investor briefing and iFire Technology update 
The Westaim Corporation will provide a technology update on its iFire Technology Corp. subsidiary via webcast at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday October 18, 2006.
Source: sys-con.com

KEMET Employees Win Top Honor at Capacitor and Resistor Technology Symposium (CARTS) Europe 
GREENVILLE, S.C., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KEMET Corporation ( Nachrichten ) announced today that three KEMET employees have been honored for a technical paper presented at the 2005 Capacitor and Resistor Technology Symposium (CARTS) Europe held in Prague, Czech Republic, in October 2005. Winning papers were selected by the 2005 CARTS Delegates and Program Committee, and awards were
Source: www.finanznachrichten.de

Helped by technology, new Israelis keep old jobs back in the U.S. 
Dr. Orit Wimpfheimer, an Ivy League-trained radiologist, analyzes test results from American hospitals over the Internet. She is among a growing number of American Jews who immigrated to Israel because they were able to earn a U.S. paycheck, thanks to e-mail, Internet and video-conferencing.
Source: www.usatoday.com

Chartwell Technology Inc.'s response to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act 
Chartwell Technology Inc. (TSX:CWH), a leading provider of gaming software systems to the online and remote gaming industry wishes to reiterate its long-standing European market focus and the geographical diversity of its revenue sources given recent regulatory developments in the US.
Source: www.casinocitytimes.com

Konica Minolta developing head-mounted display with holographic technology 
Squinting to watch videos on your cell phone screen kind of sucks the big one, doesn't it. Wearable displays are gaining in favour, especially now that they are keeping the weight down and -- in the case of Konica Minolta's latest innovation -- implementing holographic technology.
Source: www.mobilemag.com

Celebrating good roles for older women 
Although it's better than movies or television, the theater still could use a push in providing more roles that allow actresses over 40 to work on and further develop their craft. And the No Frills Company wants to do the nudging.
Source: news.yahoo.com