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o Sales of Macs, iPods Help Apple Soar Past Wall Street Estimates
o Altnet Pursues Patent Licenses from File-Sharing Firms
o Hong Kong Makes First Arrest of Alleged Movie File-Swapper
o Napster Sees 50% Subscriber Jump, Lowers Cost of U.K. Downloads
o Report: Yahoo, MSN Search Engines Gaining on Industry Leader Google
o Samsung to Provide Memory Chips for Sony PSP Handheld Game
o Google Releases Scaled Down Version of Corporate Search Appliance
o Digital Video Systems Gets OK to Keep Listing on SmallCap

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o Briefly Noted: XM Satellite Radio, SunnComm - Universal Music Group, AOL - Emmitt Smith, Hauppauge Digital, International Game Developers Association - Quality of Life Summit, Majesco - "Infected," ScanSoft - "Mario Party 6," Blue Frog Mobile - Alcon Entertainment, Infinium Labs' Phantom - "vaporware"
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--COO/CEO - Baltimore- Washington Metro Area
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--Tech Global Venture Congress 2005 - Jan. 27-28
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o Sales of Macs, iPods Help Apple Soar Past Wall Street Estimates

Cupertino, Calif. -- Brisk sales of its Macintosh computers and iPod digital music players helped Apple beat the street on Wednesday, as the company reported a net profit of $295 million, or $0.70 per share, up from $63 million, or $0.17 per share, a year ago. Revenue, as well, showed dramatic improvement, rising 74% to $3.49 billion. Analysts, on average, had predicted earnings per share of $0.49 and revenue of $3.18 billion, according to Thomson First Call. Apple said that shipments of its Macs and iPods rose 26% and 525%, respectively, over the year-ago quarter. In anticipation of the news, investors sent company shares up more than 1% in Wednesday's trading.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050112/sfw092_1.html 
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o Altnet Pursues Patent Licenses from File-Sharing Firms

Sherman Oaks, Calif. -- Altnet, a provider of secure file-sharing services that piggyback on the Kazaa peer-to-peer network, has sent letters to fellow file-sharing software providers LimeWire, BearShare and Mashboxx, seeking licensing fees for their alleged use of patented Altnet technology. The Altnet technology in question concerns "hashes," or alphanumeric codes assigned to label individual song or media files on P2P networks. "No lawsuits have been filed at this time, but this is placing companies on notice that their software uses (Altnet's) patented technology. If they wish to continue using it, then they need to obtain a license," Altnet counsel Larry Hadley told CNET News.com. Altnet has sued the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and several anti-piracy firms, which it claims infringed its patents in the process of their monitoring of file-sharing services for copyright infringement. Some recipients of the letters from Altnet told The Washington Post they are negotiating with other file-sharing providers to pool resources for a legal challenge to Altnet's patents.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5343-2005Jan12.html
http://tinyurl.com/3mnn2 
http://www.altnet.com 
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o Hong Kong Makes First Arrest of Alleged Movie File-Swapper

Hong Kong -- Authorities in Hong Kong have made their first arrest of an Internet file-swapper, a 38-year-old man who is alleged to have violated copyright laws by uploading movies including "Daredevil," "Red Planet" and "Miss Congeniality" onto the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network, the Associated Press reported. The unidentified suspect has not been charged, and investigations are still ongoing, Agnes Law, a spokeswoman for Hong Kong's Customs and Excise Department, told AP. Hong Kong law calls for penalties of up to four years in prison and a $6,400 fine for copyright infringement convictions. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) last month launched an international legal campaign against independent server operators for file-sharing services including BitTorrent and eDonkey, resulting in arrests and seizures of equipment in France, Finland and Holland.
http://tinyurl.com/3vj4g
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o Napster Sees 50% Subscriber Jump, Lowers Cost of U.K. Downloads

Los Angeles -- The Napster digital music service announced on Thursday that its subscriber base increased by 50% during its recent financial quarter, which included the holiday shopping period. The company ended the year with 270,000 subscribers, including 44,000 paid subscribers from its university digital music programs. Los Angeles-based Napster expects substantial subscriber growth in 2005, driven by new features like Napster To Go, which will allow users to download Napster's entire catalog to supported portable devices while they remain subscribed to the service. The company has also cut the price of songs and albums purchased from its U.K. online store, to match the prices at Apple's U.K. iTunes Store. The price for Napster downloads in the U.K. was lowered by 38 cents, to $1.49 per track, while album prices dropped by $3.83 to $14.97 each. Yesterday, the company was sued by SightSound Technologies, which asked a judge for an injunction against Napster while the court examines a claim that Napster has infringed on SightSound's patents on the process of selling audio and video over the Internet.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050113/sfth026_1.html 
http://www.napster.com 
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o Report: Yahoo, MSN Search Engines Gaining on Industry Leader Google

San Mateo, Calif. -- The search engines offered on Yahoo and Microsoft's MSN are closing the gap between themselves and search leader Google, according to a report from Keynote Systems. The survey of 2,000 consumers found that second-place Yahoo's new expanded local search and search results page, as well as third-place MSN's recent separation of sponsored results from its Web search results, contributed to their respective gains in popularity. Since its last study, Keynote said that Yahoo has boosted the number of users who said they would consider the site as their primary search engine by more than 20%, and MSN by almost 30%. The study also ranked Ask Jeeves as the fourth most-popular and Lycos the fifth most-popular Internet search engines. "Google is the king of customer experience in the search engine industry, but Yahoo, MSN and Ask Jeeves are improving," said Keynote director of research and public services Bonny Brown. "Given the open nature of the Web, as these sites continue to improve the user experience, they will undoubtedly begin to attract more users and improve user loyalty. Obviously this will impact the advertising side of the business." Piper Jaffray predicts the search engine industry will generate $8.9 billion in revenues by 2007, up from $2.6 billion in 2003.
http://www.keynote.com/news_events/releases_2005/05jan13.html
http://tinyurl.com/52dvm 
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o Samsung to Provide Memory Chips for Sony PSP Handheld Game

Seoul, Korea -- Korea's Samsung Electronics announced on Thursday that it will serve as a supplier of memory chips for Sony's PSP handheld gaming system, which is available in Japan and due to launch in the U.S. and Europe in March. Sony has admitted that problems in procuring some parts for the PSP, such as chips, has limited the quantities it will be able to ship at launch. Sony shipped 510,000 PSP units for the device's launch in Japan, and expects to ship a total of 3 million PSPs worldwide by March 31. By contrast, rival Nintendo plans to ship 5 million of its new DS handheld game systems by the same deadline.
http://www.samsung.com/PressCenter/PressRelease/index.asp
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=6267 
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o Google Releases Scaled Down Version of Corporate Search Appliance

Mountain View, Calif. -- Google on Thursday began selling a scaled down version of its search appliance that lets businesses use the company's search technology to comb through their internal documents and files. The $4,995 Google Mini search appliance allows small to medium-sized businesses to search up to 50,000 documents. By comparison, Google's larger corporate search appliance costs $30,000 and can search over 100,000 documents. Mountain View, Calif.-based Google said initial customers of the new product include weekly news magazine The Nation, the law firm of Brown Rudnick and DeAnza College.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/mini.html  ____________________________________________

o Digital Video Systems Gets OK to Keep Listing on SmallCap

Palo Alto, Calif. -- Digital Video Systems, a developer of digital video technologies, said on Wednesday that it has received the green light to continue listing its stock on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. The company had appealed a delisting notice that it received in October. According to the market's Listing Qualifications Panel, DVS will be required to provide evidence that shareholders have approved of warrants issued to directors and consultants, as well as a reverse stock split. The company must also have its stock close at $1 per share or higher for 10 straight trading days. "We are pleased with the Panel's decision and that we are on the road toward maintaining our listing status," said Tom Spanier, the chairman and CEO of Digital Video Systems.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050112/sfw032_1.html 
http://www.dvsystems.com 

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www.digitalmusicforum.com

Digital Music Forum is the premier event for music industry decision-makers focused on business models and legal issues impacting music. The annual event brings together decision-makers from records labels, music publishers, producers and distributors, technology companies, wireless companies, rights organizations, industry bodies, radio, advertising, attorneys, artists investors and venture capitalists to examine the role of digital technologies in the future of music.

PANEL TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • THE STATE OF THE DIGITAL UNION: The Outlook for Online & Mobile Music Markets
  • LAWYERS, GEEKS & MONEY: The Clash Between Technology & Copyright Law
  • THE ONLINE MUSIC MARKET: Competition, Business Models & Courting Consumers in a Crowded Market
  • THE MOBILE MUSIC MARKET: What Does the Future Hold for this Booming Market?

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(Washington) Shares of XM Satellite Radio were up more than 3% on Thursday after investment firm Bear Stearns speculated about possible video services that could be offered by the company based on a patent that it filed late last month. The firm said that the application covers technologies such as legal downloading, buy-it-now buttons and removable storage. "Maybe more interesting, the application also covers video and other digital media," Bear Stearns said, calling it a "potential road map for the tremendous future of satellite radio." While Bear Sterns said that any announcement about the technologies is probably some time away, it also speculated that rival Sirius Satellite Radio "is probably not far behind."
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(Phoenix, Ariz.) SunnComm International, a developer of CD copy-protection technology, announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement with major record label Universal Music Group, whereby UMG may elect at some point to use its MediaMax copy-protection scheme. Should the label implement SunnComm's anti-piracy technology, the company would receive a royalty from UMG. Arizona-based SunnComm's CD protections are currently being used by major label Sony BMG and some 25 others.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050113/135100_1.html 
http://www.sunncomm.com

(Dulles, Va.) America Online said on Thursday that it has signed Arizona Cardinals running back Emmitt Smith to provide AOL members with content on the just-concluded NFL regular season, upcoming playoffs and Super Bowl. As part of the agreement, Smith will provide a weekly commentary on AOL Sports' live daily radio program, "The Show."
http://www.aol.com

(Orlando, Fla.) Hauppauge Digital, a developer of digital video products, on Thursday introduced its MediaMVP network media player. New York-based Hauppauge said the device allows PC-based music, video and photos to be displayed anywhere in the home over a home local area network. The system includes a remote control, and requires a separate receiver unit for each display or audio amplifier connected to the network.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050113/cgth036_1.html 
http://www.hauppauge.com

(San Francisco) The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) said on Thursday that the quality of life issues for workers in the game development industry will be the focus of an upcoming summit, to be held on March 8 during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The issue was recently brought to the forefront when the spouse of an Electronic Arts employee published a rant detailing the endless weeks of long hours that many face in the game industry, often without overtime compensation. The IGDA summit will focus on labor relations theory, the current state of quality of life within the industry, case studies on successfully implemented practices and a discussion on how to overcome the issues preventing a better quality of life.
http://www.igda.org/summit

(Edison, N.J.) Video game publisher Majesco said on Thursday that it signed an agreement with developer Planet Moon Studios to release three of the studio's titles for Sony's upcoming PSP handheld gaming system. The first title, "Infected," will support the PSP's Wi-Fi capabilities when it ships in the fall.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050113/135434_1.html 
http://www.majescogames.com 
http://www.planetmoon.com

(Peabody, Mass.) ScanSoft, a developer of imaging, speech and language software, said on Thursday that Nintendo used its speech recognition software in the GameCube title, "Mario Party 6." The game allows players to use their voices and a Mic controller included with the title to, among other things, answer quiz questions or bark orders at their racing character for motivation.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050113/135199_1.html 
http://www.scansoft.com

(Seattle) Mobile entertainment publisher Blue Frog Mobile said on Thursday that it has partnered with Alcon Entertainment to develop mobile products for the production company's upcoming film, "Racing Stripes." Branded products will include wallpapers and ringtones featuring the voice of characters from the movie, such as David Spade and Snoop Dogg.
http://www.corp.bluefrogmobile.com 
http://www.racingstripesmovie.com

(Sarasota, Fla.) Infinium Labs, the developer of a PC-based broadband gaming system, reaffirmed on Thursday that it plans to launch its Phantom Game Service in the second quarter of 2005. The long-delayed device was recently named Wired News' "Vaporware" product of the year, an award voted on by readers to acknowledge technology products that are touted in the press by their makers, but fail to come to market as promised. "Infinium Labs' Phantom is the quintessential textbook definition of vaporware. This undelivered product has been lingering around for years now.... The company has been surrounded by a cloud of lawsuits, website revamps and even a stock scandal. A website with a large cult following has even sprung up to follow the story," wrote one Wired News reader.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050113/nyth044_1.html
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66195,00.html
http://www.whereisphantom.com 
http://www.phantom.net 
 
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> Black Duck Software Presents Open Source Best Practices for the Enterprise

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Making a bad hiring decision can cost you tremendously - in time required to manage that person (and managing the person out) as well as in lost sales, missed marketing results, and under-performing alliances. Come to this interactive session with a panelist of acclaimed speakers who have been featured on CNN, in the Wall St. Journal, Newsweek, and hundreds of other journals on how to hire the best. This is also a great opportunity to network with your fellow executives. Visit NETSEA (http://www.netsea.org) for more information - register today. Send inquiries to ssao@netsea.org
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> Account Executive - Inside Sales

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> Channel Manager

Netezza is looking a for high energy individual to recruit, manage and expand relationships with System Integrators, Independent Software Vendors and Complementary Technology partners. The ideal candidate has a technical background with experience in channel management, business development, and/or consulting for technology companies focused on the Business Intelligence, Database and/or Storage markets. Send resumes to rrobinson@netezza.com
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> eNaugural.com - The Presidential Hi-Tech Inaugural Ball Jan 20, 2005

The eNaugural.com Ball is the Presidential Inaugural Ball for the Hi-tech community. This spectacular celebration brings together key industry leaders, elected officials and the media to honor and celebrate the overwhelming, positive impact of the new digital age on virtually every aspect of American life. This exciting gala is webcast live to the world, and archived for later viewing on the web. Go to http://www.enaugural.com for more info.
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