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Main Stories
o Musicians File Brief Supporting Grokster in Supreme Court Appeal
o Illinois Lawmakers Seek Ban on Sale of Violent Video Games to Minors
o Cablevision to Shutter VOOM High-Definition Satellite TV Service
o Ubisoft Signs Golfer Singh, Will Enter Sports Video Game Market
o Online TV Distributor Brightcove Raises $5.5 Million in First Round
o Convicted Oscar "Screener" Pirate Found Dead in Jail Cell

> DMW Announcements:
--Digital Music Forum - March 2, 2005
--Games & Mobile Forum - April 21, 2005

> Featured Advertisement:
--Billboard Music & Money Symposium - March 3, 2005
 

o Briefly Noted: TiVo - new patents, Sony - U.S. PSP shipment, Sony Ericsson - Walkman phone, Top Cow Productions - "City of Heroes," "The Matrix Online" - theatrical trailers, Sirius Satellite Radio - Volvo, Creative, Alpine - HD Radio, MediaBay - Simon & Schuster, Jitterbug, Electronic Arts, 2K Sports, Atari, DVD TV series - music licensing obstacles, South by Southwest - online listening
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--3rd Annual Homeland Security Contracting Forum - May 5-6, 2005 
--PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2004-2008
 


o Musicians File Brief Supporting Grokster in Supreme Court Appeal

Washington -- In stark contrast to the efforts of much of the recording industry to shut down file-sharing networks, a number of musicians have filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing that, while they don't endorse copyright infringement, file-sharing is a viable means of distribution for many artists, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Artists including Steve Winwood, rapper Chuck D and the band Heart signed on to the legal brief, which supports file-sharing services Grokster and Streamcast Networks in a Supreme Court appeal brought against the company by the major record labels. Lower courts have ruled that file-sharing software providers are not liable for any copyright infringement committed by users of their software; the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the appeal on March 29. "Musicians are not universally united in opposition to peer-to-peer file sharing" the court filing reads. "To the contrary, many musicians find peer-to-peer technology . . . allows them easily to reach a worldwide online audience. And to many musicians, the benefits of this . . . strongly outweigh the risks of copyright infringement."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61254-2005Feb28.html 
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o Illinois Lawmakers Seek Ban on Sale of Violent Video Games to Minors

Springfield, Ill. -- Two Illinois state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would ban the sale of violent and sexually explicit video games to minors, punishing retailers who violate the ban with fines of between $1,000 and $5,000. State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia and State Sen. Deanna Demuzio, both Democrats, will sponsor bills in the Illinois state House and Senate, respectively. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has also pushed for the legislation. "As a society, we've agreed that children do not have a right to certain things that pose a risk to their health or development: things like cigarettes, alcohol, and pornography," said Blagojevich. "We know violent and sexually explicit video games pose a direct risk to kids, so we should make every effort to keep them out of kids' hands." Although similar bills have been struck down on First Amendment grounds by courts in Washington state, St. Louis County, Mo. and the city of Indianapolis, efforts to ban the sale of violent games to minors are also progressing in California, D.C., Georgia, Michigan, Missouri and Pennsylvania. The proposed Illinois legislation would define violent games as "those that include realistic depictions of human-on-human violence in which the player kills, injures, or otherwise causes serious physical harm to another human, including but not limited to depictions of death, dismemberment, amputation, decapitation, maiming, disfigurement, mutilation of body parts, or rape."
http://tinyurl.com/457gj 
http://tinyurl.com/3w2dy 
http://www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php?channel=6&id=93170
http://www.safegamesillinois.org 
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o Cablevision to Shutter VOOM High-Definition Satellite TV Service

Bethpage, N.Y. -- Cable TV provider Cablevision has announced that it will shut down its VOOM high-definition satellite TV service in 30 days, having failed to reach an agreement with Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan, who had been negotiating to buy VOOM's assets. Dolan issued his own press release later in the day, announcing that he plans to try to maintain VOOM's service for its 46,000 subscribers nationwide. New York-based Cablevision announced in December that it would sell the VOOM satellite to DISH Network parent company EchoStar Communications for $200 million. Dolan then attempted to purchase VOOM's assets, but the Feb. 28 deadline to have completed a deal passed yesterday.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050228/286239_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050301/cablevision_voom_4.html 
http://www.voom.com 
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o Ubisoft Signs Golfer Singh, Will Enter Sports Video Game Market

San Francisco -- In a bid to challenge the market dominated by Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive, French video game publisher Ubisoft has announced that it plans to develop a series of sports titles. The company has signed an exclusive licensing deal with PGA Tour pro golfer Vijay Singh, to produce a game that will compete with EA's "Tiger Woods PGA Tour" franchise. Ubisoft has also acquired the sports assets of Microsoft Game Studios, including the source code to titles such as "NHL Rivals," "NFL Fever," "NBA Inside Drive" and "MLB Inside Pitch." Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Interestingly, Ubisoft has been a rumored takeover target for Electronic Arts, which recently purchased a 20% stake in the company.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z21C5249A 
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o Online TV Distributor Brightcove Raises $5.5 Million in First Round

Cambridge, Mass. -- Brightcove, a developer of online TV and video distribution technology, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $5.5 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by General Catalyst partners and Accel Partners. Massachusetts-based Brightcove will provide an online service that offers video publishers -- such as video bloggers and broadcast and video-on-demand providers -- an Internet distribution channel for their products. "We are working towards a world where television and video production and distribution are much more democratized and where a creative spark, a camera, and a computer are all it takes to put television programming before the eyes of the consumer," said Brightcove founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire. Allaire was previously chief technology officer for Macromedia. Brightcove said the funding will be used for product and service development, business development, recruiting and general operations.
http://www.brightcove.com 
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o Convicted Oscar "Screener" Pirate Found Dead in Jail Cell

Los Angeles -- The Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday that a man awaiting sentencing after being convicted on federal charges of Internet movie piracy has been found dead in his jail cell. Authorities told the Times that Russell Sprague, 52, may have died of a heart attack; an autopsy is scheduled for today. Sprague faced up to three years in prison for copying and posting online a number of films up for Oscars last year from the "screener" versions sent out by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences to Oscars voters. Sprague was also ordered to pay Columbia Pictures over $300,000 in damages. Actor Carmine Caridi, the Oscar voter and initial recipient of the screeners obtained by Sprague, was expelled by the Academy but not charged with any crime in connection with the prosecution of Sprague. "It's so sad," Sprague's attorney Anthony Brooklier told the Times. "He was upbeat. He had already served nine months. He may have only been looking at a maximum of eight more months."
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-sprague1mar01,1,1187795.story 

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5th Annual Digital Music Forum
March 2, 2005 | New York City
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.

FEATURED INTERVIEWS

Shawn Fanning - Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Snocap
interviewed by
Chris Anderson - Editor-in-Chief, Wired

Mike Conte - General Manager, MSN Marketplaces, Microsoft
interviewed by Paul Brindley - Managing Director, MusicAlly

KEYNOTES
Terry McBride
- Founder & CEO, Nettwerk Productions
David Goldberg - VP & General Manager, Music, Yahoo!

PANELISTS
Craig Palmer
- President & CEO, Gracenote

Brad Duea - President, Napster
Jeffrey Bronikowski - VP, Bus. Dev., eLabs, Universal Music Group
Ted Cohen - SVP, Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Music
Thomas Gewecke - SVP, Digital Business Group, Sony BMG
Mike Gaumond
- VP & General Manager, Motorola Media Solutions
Brian Garrity
- Senior Editor, Billboard
Shahid Khan
- Managing Director, BearingPoint
David Kusek
- VP, Berklee Media, Berklee College of Music
Gerd Leonhard - CEO, ThinkAndLink / Sr Advisor to Sony Net Servcies
Phil Corwin - Partner, Butera & Andrews
Martin J. Elgison - Partner, Intellectual Property, Alston & Bird
Mark Levy
- Vice President, Content, InfoSpace Mobile
Steve Marks - General Counsel, RIAA
Jim DeLong
- Senior Fellow, The Progress & Freedom Foundation
Adam Eisgrau
, Executive Director, P2P United
Jonathan Potter - Executive Director, Digital Media Association
Gary Cohen - President, MusicNow
Peter Diemer
- VP Sales & Marketing, Musicrypt, Inc
David Card
- VP & Senior Analyst, Jupiter Research
John Kilcullen - President & Publisher, Billboard
Ned Sherman - CEO & Co-Founder, Digital Media Wire
Nancy Beaton - GM, Wireless Music & Personalization, Sprint
Don Teague - VP of Sales & Marketing, PaymentOne
Mike Rich -Vice President, Product Integration, America Online, Inc.
Thomas Ryan
- Senior VP, Mobile Development, EMI Music
Richard Conlon - VP, Marketing & Business Dev, Media Licensing, BMI

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?

For more information click here
To register click here.

REGISTRATION
Registration rate: $395
Register online at http://kb.digitalmediawire.com/register.php?eventid=1092

Phone registration: 323-822-0936


 



3rd Annual Games & Mobile Forum
April 21, 2005 | New York City
www.gamesandmobile.com

Games & Mobile Forum is the leading executive forum focused on online and mobile games. The annual event brings together decision-makers from online and mobile game publishers, developers, marketers, retailers, content creators, technology providers, advertisers, investment bankers, lawyers and venture capitalists.

FEATURED INTERVIEW:

Scott Hunter Smith - Director, Global Brand Team, The Coca-Cola Company

KEYNOTES:
John Smedley - President, Sony Online Entertainment
Mitch Lasky  - Chairman and CEO, JAMDAT Mobile

PANELISTS:
Eric Albert - Director, Business Development, Gameloft
Matthew Bellows - VP, Mobile Entertainment, GameSpot, CNET Networks
Jill Braff - Vice President, Marketing, Sorrent  
Kenny Dinkin - Vice President & Executive Producer, PlayFirst
Anders Evju - Vice President & GM, North America, Digital Bridges
Eric Goldberg - Managing Director, Crossover Technologies
Daniel Hart - VP, Online Games Strategy and Operations, MTV Networks
Mark Jacobstein - President & COO, Digital Chocolate
Victor Penev - Vice President, Online, Playboy International
Don Ryan - Studio Manager, Microsoft's Zone.com
Mika Salmi - CEO, AtomShockwave
Ned Sherman - CEO, Digital Media Wire
Craig Priddle - Director, Marketing, BioWare Corp.
Brian Taptich - Dir., Marketing & Bus. Dev., EA Sports & EA Games Online
Eric Zimmerman - Co-Founder & CEO, gameLab

PANEL TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • ONLINE GAMES: The State of the Industry
  • ONLINE GAMES: Developers' & Publishers' Roundtable
  • MOBILE GAMES: The State of the Industry
  • MOBILE GAMES: Developers & Publishers Roundtable

For more information click here
To register click here.

REGISTRATION
Pre-registration rate: $295 (until March 31st)
Registration rate: $395 (after March 31st)

Register online at: http://kb.digitalmediawire.com/register.php?eventid=1093

Phone registration: 323-822-0936


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> Featured Advertisement:
                                           
> Billboard Music & Money Symposium - March 3, 2005

 

The 4th annual Music & Money Symposium will take place Thursday, March 3, at The St. Regis Hotel in the heart of midtown Manhattan. As in past years, The Symposium will attract thought leaders from the music, legal, management and Wall Street communities for a thorough examination of trends and opportunities in music and digital entertainment.

This year's Symposium will include a candid, one-on-one discussion between Loeb & Loeb co-chairman John Frankenheimer and Sony BMG Music Entertainment CEO Andrew Lack. These two giants of the biz will explore the challenge of merging Sony and BMG, while providing an aerial view of music's future. Additionally, the event will feature all-star panel discussions that will explore a host of crucial topics and networking opportunities such as a breakfast, lunch and cocktail hour.

For more information and to register online, please visit: www.billboardevents.com or contact Kelly at kpeppers@billboard.com or (646) 654-4643.

Attendees of the Digital Music Forum will receive 25% off the registration rate for the Billboard Music & Money Symposium.
 

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o Briefly Noted:

(Alviso, Calif.) TiVo, a provider of digital video recorder software and services, announced on Tuesday that it has been granted eight new domestic and foreign patents, covering aspects of its digital video recorder software and hardware design. In addition to new foreign patents in Japan and China, TiVo was granted new U.S. patents for technology including a system that compensates for a user's reaction time when the user stops fast-forwarding or rewinding recorded material; and an on-screen bar that visually indicates the length of a recorded program and the user's current position in the stored program. TiVo now claims a total of 70 patents, and said it has an additional 106 patent applications pending.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050301/sftu022_1.html 
http://tinyurl.com/633mh 
http://www.tivo.com

(Foster City, Calif.) Sony Computer Entertainment America announced on Tuesday that it has increased the initial launch shipment for its PSP (PlayStation Portable) handheld gaming system in North America to one million units. The device will go on sale on March 24 for $249. The company said that it has shipped 1.18 million PSPs in Japan since launching there on Dec. 12, 2004, and added that it is still in line to ship a total of 3 million PSPs worldwide by March 31.
http://www.us.playstation.com

(Stockholm) Cell phone maker Sony Ericsson on Tuesday introduced a new handset model that will sport the Walkman brand and contain a digital music player in addition to a 2-megapixel autofocus camera. The Walkman phone will feature 512MB of storage, support transfer of MP3 and AAC music files from a PC, and integration with Sony's Connect online music store. The Sony Ericsson W800 is scheduled to ship in the second half of 2005. Fellow handset makers Nokia and Motorola have also recently introduced phones with embedded music players, with Motorola the first to offer a phone that supports Apple's iTunes software.
http://tinyurl.com/4ubv7 
http://tinyurl.com/5r99y

(Santa Monica, Calif.) Comic book publisher Top Cow Productions announced that it has signed an agreement with video game developer Cryptic Studios and publisher NCsoft to create a line of comic books based on their "City of Heroes" massively multiplayer online game. Writer Mark Waid ("X-Men," "Fantastic Four") and artist David Nakayama will create the comic, which will be distributed to the over 200,000 "City of Heroes" online subscribers, in addition to in comic book stores nationwide. NCsoft has been sued by another comic publisher, Marvel, over "City of Heroes" because of the alleged similarities between the user-created superheroes that populate the online game and Marvel's own stable of characters, such as the "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four."
http://www.topcow.com 
http://www.cityofheroes.com 
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/12/1515240&tid=153

(Burbank, Calif.) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) and development partner Sega said on Tuesday that they have launched several theatrical trailers for their "The Matrix Online" massively multiplayer online game, which will launch on March 22. "The trailer hints at how 'The Matrix Online' story will unfold as the tentative peace between Zion, the Machines and the Exiles begins to unravel," WBIE said of the title, which is being developed by Kirkland, Wash.-based Monolith Productions in conjunction with the Wachowski Brothers, creators of the "Matrix" film trilogy.
http://www.lith.com 
http://www.thematrixonline.com

(New York) Sirius Satellite Radio announced on Tuesday that automaker Volvo will offer Sirius receivers as a dealer-installed accessory on its 2005 model year S80, S60, V70 and XC70 vehicles. The deal is expected to expand to additional Volvo models in the near future.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050301/nytu068_1.html 
http://www.siriusradio.com

(Milpitas, Calif.) Consumer electronics maker Creative on Tuesday introduced a new pricing scheme for its hard drive-based Zen Micro line of MP3 players. The Zen Micro 4GB player will now sell for $179, while the 5GB model will cost $229 and the 6GB model $249. Previously, the players sold for $229, $249 and $299, respectively.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050301/sftu098_1.html 
http://www.us.creative.com

(Columbia, Md.) iBiquity Digital, a developer of digital radio broadcast technology, said on Tuesday that car audio manufacturer Alpine has confirmed that its DVA-9965 car stereo with an embedded HD Radio tuner will ship to retailers in August. The Alpine HD Radio head unit also supports playback of DVD, CD, MP3 and WMA formats. Recently, broadcasters committed to transitioning 2,000 radio stations to the HD Radio format, which allows them to transmit a digital signal alongside their traditional AM/FM signals.
http://www.alpine-usa.com

(Cedar Knolls, N.J.) MediaBay, a provider of spoken word audio content, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with publisher Simon & Schuster to offer downloads of audiobooks through the MSN Music service in the U.S. Simon & Schuster titles to be offered by MediaBay on MSN include Bob Dylan's "Chronicles: Volume One," performed by Sean Penn, as well as works by Stephen King, Dan Brown and Michael Moore.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050301/nytu071_1.html 
http://www.simonsays.com 
http://www.mediabay.com

(West Hollywood, Calif.) Jitterbug, an online audio book rental company founded in 2002 by Ryan Azevedo and L.A. Auto Show owner Lisa Kaz, on Tuesday announced the launch of its service with 5,000 available titles. Jitterbug offers unlimited rentals for $19.95 per month, with one audiobook out at a time; other options allow for two audiobooks ($24.95) or five or more audiobooks ($39.95) to be rented at a time. Similar to Netflix's online DVD rental service, West Hollywood, Calif.-based Jitterbug's service provides postage-paid return envelopes for rented audiobooks.
http://www.jitterbug.com

(Redwood City, Calif.) Video game publisher Electronic Arts on Tuesday shipped its "Fight Night Round 2" title for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube to retailers. Developed by EA Chicago, the title features online play for both PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Redwood City, Calif.-based EA has also shipped the latest expansion pack in its "The Sims" franchise. "The Sims 2 University" allows PC players to take their characters and live out their college fantasies.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050301/15429_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050228/285892_1.html 
http://www.fightnightround2.com

(New York) 2K Sports, the sports game publishing label of Take-Two Interactive, on Tuesday released its "Major League Baseball 2K5" title for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The game was developed by Take-Two's Visual Concepts studio.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050301/15426_1.html 
http://www.2ksports.com

(Beverly, Mass.) Video game publisher Atari announced on Tuesday that its "Act of War: Direct Action" PC title has gone gold, and will ship to retailers on March 15. Developed by Eugen Systems, the game features a script penned by New York Times best-selling author Dale Brown.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050301/nytu045_1.html 
http://www.atari.com/actofwar

(San Francisco) Wired News on Tuesday reported on the difficulty of bringing some popular TV shows, to DVD in light of the prohibitively high costs of licensing featured music. Shows like "WKRP in Cincinnati," which contain countless performances because the show is set in a radio station, may never be released in their original form on DVD, while DVD releases of series such as "Married With Children," "Northern Exposure" and "Quantum Leap" have had segments of their original music replaced with less expensively-licensed tunes. The producers of some series, including "Moonlighting" and "Freaks & Geeks," delayed their DVD releases and spent large sums in order to make sure that all of the original music heard on TV is present on DVD.
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,66696,00.html

(Austin, Texas) An Austin-based blogger has compiled a single webpage that contains links to MP3 files of songs from 726 of the bands performing at this year's South by Southwest music festival in Austin. The files are all hosted on the official SXSW.com website, which itself offers a streaming music player featuring songs from artists scheduled to perform at the festival. This year's South by Southwest Music Festival runs from March 16-20 and will feature a total of over 1,300 acts.
http://www.moletiemedia.net/php 
http://2005.sxsw.com/player/player.php 
 
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> Solution Developer

Solution Developer responsible for building a wide range of business solutions, using the CorasWorks Suite of modular components that are "snapped" together within the Microsoft SharePoint environment. Must be able to work successfully with business and technical people, demonstrate a solid understanding of Microsoft technologies, have proven experience architecting and designing business solutions, and be able to work independently. Please submit resume to careers@corasworks.net, or view more info online at: http://www.corasworks.net/CompanyInfo/Employment/index.html
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> Project Lead, Strategic Alliances

Leads USATODAY.com marketing distribution efforts by identifying new strategic and tactical opportunities for partnerships or platforms that will significantly expand the reach of USATODAY.com content. College degree required with 2-3 years of prior experience in online marketing, specifically in a partner, affiliate or alliance marketing capacity. For more info, visit http://www.usatoday.com Email: jobs@usatoday.com (SA-PT in Subject line)
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> Interactive And Email Marketing Production Manager

The Lift Network (http://www.theliftnetwork.com), an interactive and branding marketing agency is looking for a production manager to manage production team and multiple client deliverables. Require: at least 2 years managing a diverse team of online production backgrounds. At least 2 years as producer, project manager, or production manager in an online advertising/marketing environment. Excellent communication and organizational skills. Ability to interface with clients. Ability to perform well under pressure. Expert knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint. Visio a plus. Web production experience using HTML, PhotoShop, Homesite.Creative and conceptual skills a plus. Send resumes to info@theliftnetwork.com
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> Storefront Usability Engineer

A DC based firm is seeking a Storefront Usability Manager. The Storefront Usability Manager will prioritize and write requirements, and interact with engineering team. The successful candidate will have 5-10 years experience in a marketing / technical environment and should be able to understand technology and collaborate with engineering staff and must have exposure to working in a mid to large-scale e-commerce environment. This is a hands on role not a director or VP level position. Please submit your resume to mmolinas@hirestrategy.com or view this position on the web at, http://www.hirestrategy.com/quicklinks/hire246.asp
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> Online Marketing Manager

We are currently seeking an Online Marketing Manager to manage Search Engine Marketing Channel and perform Marketing Analysis. Require: 3 plus years on- line marketing experience, with specific, in-depth experience in paid search marketing, Excellent relationship management skills, Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills, Attention to detail, analytics/problem solving ability, ability to learn quickly, Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel (familiarity with Access and/or SQL a plus). Undergraduate degree. Marketing or Business preferred, MBA a plus. Please send a resume and cover letter to jobs@buyerzone.com
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> Vice President of Sales

Blue Canopy, a pioneer in aligning Business and Information Technology is looking to hire a VP of Sales. The primary responsibilities of this position are to drive marketing and selling of strategic sourcing engagements and assist in the continued development of Blue Canopy's sourcing solutions. Qualifications: 10 plus years experience selling strategic sourcing consulting services, extensive practical experience in structuring and execution of outsourcing engagements, and ability to present at a board room level or group of senior executives. Send resumes to vpsalesposition@bluecanopy.com
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> Technical Marketing Manager

As a Technical Marketing Manager, you will serve as an internal subject matter expert on our XML Business Integration Portfolio, responsible for a wide variety of strategic and tactical marketing activities. Require: Degree level qualification in a technology or marketing related discipline is a plus, Min. 7 plus years exp. in a solution marketing role with a technology company Demonstrated understanding of solution marketing and positioning, Knowledge of the software technology sales and purchase processes, Experience working in a team-based environment, strong formal and informal presentation skills. Send resumes to maureen.brennan@softwareagusa.com
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> Director, Product Management/Marketing

This is a key role reporting to the Sr. VP of Products. You will be a vital player in helping define and execute the overall product business strategy. Require: Significant exp. in financial services, online fraud management, or information security technologies. At least 8 years hands-on exp. with all aspects of Product Management and Product Marketing of internet/enterprise software and service products. Proven ability to define and manage enterprise software products, including API's, operating environments, etc. Entrepreneurial drive and small company experience mixed with the knowledge of how to grow organizations and businesses. Send resumes to jobs@quova.com
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> Senior Manager, Business Development Digital Media

We are looking for Senior Managers within our Business Development, Digital Media area in Products and Services. We need qualified candidates in 3 functional areas, to include messaging, Digital Media (games, ringtones, music) and in our boost area. Must have previous digital media experience in some capacity. Must have previous business development, product management, or partnership experience within the telecommunications and wireless industries. Positions located in Reston, VA. Send resumes here.
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> Account Manager

Axis Marketing & PR (www.axismarketingpr.com) is a San Francisco based PR boutique specializing in the mobile technology and consumer industry. To date, Axis Marketing & PR has represented industry leading brands across the technology sector as well as some of the industry's leading-edge conferences, trade shows and industry affinity groups. Axis is looking for an experienced and talented Account Manager with a passion and drive for commitment and hard work in a fast paced agency. Contact: info@axismarketingpr.com
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> Sr. Information Architect

As a member of our User Experience community, you would work with our strategy, creative, and technology teams to create smart, innovative solutions for our clients. Qualifications: 5 plus years exp. developing interactive products. 2-3 years exp. as an information architect, interaction designer, or experience designer. Demonstrated expertise in consumer or B2B eCommerce, software application interfaces, and/or interactive marketing. Experience leading and/or observing user research and usability testing and translating results into design decisions. Degree in a related field, such as technical communications, human-computer interaction, visual design, graphic design, or industrial design. Submit a resume, cover letter, and sample URLs via email.
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> Director of Sector Marketing - Media & Technology

Duties include: growth strategy development, research and analysis, marketing and selling strategy/execution, business analysis and reporting, sales tools, Training, and In-cycle support, communications program development and execution, budget management Corporate planning. Skills: 5 plus years exp. working as a mgmt. consultant. MBA preferred; Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Sciences degree required, Detail-oriented, with ability to manage multiple projects, teams and vendors, Strong marketing communications skills (written and verbal), Strong interpersonal skills, Advanced skills in Excel-based modeling and PowerPoint presentations. Send resumes to denise@iconstaff.com
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> 3rd Annual Homeland Security Contracting Forum - May 5-6, 2005

5 Top DHS and DOE CIO's and other insiders confirmed include: Steve Cooper, CIO, Dept. of Homeland Security; Charles Armstrong, CIO, Border Security, DHS; Scott Hastings, CIO, The US-VISIT Program, (which awarded a contract worth up to $10 billion to Accenture), DHS and others. Panel Topics include: DHS Contracting Opportunities, Next Generation Homeland Security and DOD Technologies: Small-Medium Sized Business Opportunities, Homeland Security Contract and Grant Winners: How Your Firm Can Secure DHS Business and more. May 5-6, 2005. Hyatt Crystal City, Arlington VA. For more info or to register visit - http://www.potomactechwire.com/homelandconference2005.html
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> PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2004-2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2004-2008 is the leading global entertainment and media industry forecast, including in-depth global analyses and five-year growth projections for 14 industry segments covering every major global region. The complete 550-page book, is available in print or electronic format. The 50 page "Global Overview" (available in print or electronic format)or any of the 14 individual industry segment chapters (electronic format only) can be purchased separately for $95. For sample content and to order, click here.
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