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January 13, 2005 --
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o Sales
of Macs, iPods Help Apple Soar Past Wall Street Estimates
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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
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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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
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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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o Briefly Noted: (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."
http://makeashorterlink.com/?N17B34A3A
(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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