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Google Doubles Gmail Service E-Mail Storage to 2GB
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Sony PSP Selling Briskly in First Week, But
Retailers Not Sold Out
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Appeals Court Declines Review of $65 Million Sex.com Domain Verdict
o HP
and Dell Express Indifference to European Stripped-Down Windows
o Mobile Carriers Balk at
Anti-piracy Software Fees, May Seek Alternative
o Thomson Acquires Digital
Watermarking Developer MediaSec
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Briefly Noted: HP - iPod, XM
Satellite Radio, Orange U.K. - mobile music services, RealNetworks -
Meredith Corporation, Mad Catz - Boonty, KOEI - "Dynasty Warriors
5," Federal Election Commission - bloggers
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--Director, Digital Media
--VP, Customer Acquisition - TotalVid
--Outside Sales Manager - Digital Distribution of PC Games
--Product Marketing Professionals!
--Business Development Manager
--Manager, Traffic Engineering and Provisioning - Silver
Spring, MD
--Principal - Project Manager
--Marketing Researcher
--IT Director
--XML Consultants And Sales Professionals
--Talented Software Developer
--Senior Level Technology Media Relations Pros
--3rd Annual Homeland Security Contracting Forum - May 5-6,
2005
--Strategic Communications Group Offers Blog Relations Counsel
--PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2004-2008
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o Google Doubles Gmail Service E-Mail
Storage to 2GB
Mountain View, Calif. -- With the cost of online storage space
dropping rapidly, search engine giant Google plans to double the
storage capacity for users of its free e-mail service, Gmail, from
1GB to 2GB -- and plans to increase that capacity daily. Gmail
product management director Georges Harik said that the company is
boosting storage for the one-year-old service, which will remain in
beta testing for the immediate future, as some heavy users approach
the 1GB limit. "People have been asking us what happens when we
reach the 1 gigabyte limit," Harik told reporters. "One gigabyte did
seem like a lot, but it turns out there are a lot of heavy users of
mail. They send attachments, share photos. It all adds up… We want
to move away from a fixed amount of storage." Google launched the
e-mail storage race a year ago with Gmail, which at 1GB quadrupled
the average 10MB offerings of competing free services like Yahoo and
Hotmail. Yahoo said last week that it will soon increase the storage
for its free e-mail users to 1GB
http://tinyurl.com/64qlu
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-google1apr01.story
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/11284499.htm
http://www.gmail.com
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o Sony PSP
Selling Briskly in First Week, But Retailers Not Sold Out
Los Angeles -- Sony's new PSP (PlayStation Portable) handheld
video game console sold well during its first week of availability
at North American retailers, but analysts note the device did not
sell out at an impressive number of outlets, Reuters reported.
Gartner analyst P.J. McNealy estimated that 575,000 were sold during
the week, leaving another 300,000 of Sony's initial shipment still
on store shelves, while American Technology Research said just 50 of
150 retailers it surveyed this week were sold out of the PSP. Sony
delayed its planned PSP launch date in Europe as it strove to supply
1 million units for the North American launch. "The PlayStation
Portable (PSP) has been solid but not spectacular," McNealy said in
a note. "We believe that the PSP launch, while not the blow-out
event expected, will be considered successful as retailers continue
to sell through existing inventory levels."
http://tinyurl.com/4hzmq
http://www.us.playstation.com/psp.aspx
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o Appeals Court
Declines Review of $65 Million Sex.com Domain Verdict
San Francisco -- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has
rejected an appeal of a $65 million judgment against Stephen Cohen,
who was ruled to have stolen the domain name Sex.com from its
rightful owner and profited some $40 million over five years, USA
Today reported. Gary Kremen bought the rights to Sex.com in 1994
from registrar Network Solutions, which then in 1995 turned the
domain over to Cohen, after he claimed in a forged letter than
Kremen approved of the exchange. Kremen sued, and in 2001 a court
ruled in his favor and returned the domain, along with $65 million
in damages. Following the ruling, Cohen fled the country and remains
a fugitive. He has still not paid Kremen, who says he now makes
about $8 million a year in ad revenue from Sex.com. Cohen told USA
Today this week that he plans to appeal last week's ruling from the
9th Circuit to the Supreme Court.
http://tinyurl.com/3shbs
http://www.sex.com
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o HP and
Dell Express Indifference to European Stripped-Down Windows
Brussels -- HP and Dell Inc., two of the largest PC makers in the
world, have thrown a recent EU ruling against Microsoft into
question after they expressed indifference to the stripped-down
version of the Windows operating system, due to hit stores within
weeks. In a recent interview with Dow Jones Newswires, Dell said it
had no plans to offer Windows XP Home and Professional Edition N --
which come without Microsoft's Media Player -- at all. HP said it
might offer the versions, but added that it did not expect them to
be in great demand, as there is no price difference between versions
with Media Player and those without. Because Windows Media Player is
a free download from Microsoft's website, many pundits argue that it
makes little sense to sell the N version more cheaply. The European
Commission said it was still considering pricing issue and that it
could fine Microsoft if it decides the software maker has acted in
bad faith.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?B66F51BCA
http://makeashorterlink.com/?E2F921B78
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o Mobile
Carriers Balk at Anti-piracy Software Fees, May Seek Alternative
Amsterdam -- A consortium of mobile network operators has
threatened to abandon the current standard for cell phone
anti-piracy software, arguing that licensing and royalty fees are
too high, Reuters reported. The GSM Association of mobile operators
-- which includes Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and NTT DoCoMo --
objects to the Open Mobile Alliance's (OMA) $1 per phone fee and per
transaction cut of the price of each downloaded song, game or movie
clip. The OMA's anti-piracy standard is based on patents owned by
firms including InterTrust and ContentGuard, which are represented
in licensing negotiations by MPEG LA. "The GSM Association believes
that members not only view the 'per device' fee, as proposed by MPEG
LA, as unreasonable and excessive but they also consider the 'per
transaction' fee as unworkable in the market," the group said in a
statement. While the statement puts pressure on the patent holders,
a move by the GSM Association to abandon the OMA standard and choose
other digital rights management software would likely run into the
problem that any such software would still have to rely on the same
patents held by MPEG LA.
http://tinyurl.com/43tqp
http://www.gsmworld.com
http://www.mpegla.com
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o Thomson
Acquires Digital Watermarking Developer MediaSec
Paris -- Thomson, a France-based provider of equipment and services
to the broadcast and media industries, announced this week that it
has acquired MediaSec Technologies, a German developer of digital
watermarking and copy detection technologies. Financial terms of the
deal were not disclosed. MediaSec's technology embeds invisible and
inaudible digital watermarks into media files like video, images or
audio, so that the files may be tracked and authenticated by
copyright holders. Thomson, which also this week acquired Inventel
-- a provider of voice and data services to telecoms and ISPs --
said that MediaSec will be integrated in its software and technology
solutions business unit. "MediaSec's portfolio of patents and
software products will be adapted to the needs of the Media &
Entertainment industries and complement Thomson's existing content
protection offer," said Thomson senior executive vice president
Jean-Charles Hourcade. Thomson, along with partners Microsoft and
Time Warner, also recently acquired joint ownership of digital
rights management firm ContentGuard.
http://tinyurl.com/5d9hb
http://www.thomson.net
http://www.mediasec.com
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>DMW Events:
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.
KEYNOTES:
John Smedley - President, Sony Online Entertainment
Mitch Lasky - Chairman and CEO, JAMDAT
Mobile
FEATURED INTERVIEW:
Scott Hunter Smith - Director, Global Brand Team,
The
Coca-Cola Company
Jason Ford - GM, Wireless Games
& Entertainment,
Sprint
Paul Schaut - CEO,
Tira Wireless
PANELISTS:
Eric Albert - Director,
Business Development, Gameloft
Jeff Anderson - President &
CEO, Turbine Entertainment
John Batter - General
Manager, Electronic Arts Mobile
Matthew Bellows - General
Manager, Floodgate Entertainment
George Borkowski - Head of
IP & Tech Practice, MS&K
Jill Braff - Vice President,
Marketing, Sorrent
Erica Chriss - Director,
Business Development, Digital Chocolate
Greg Costikyan - Games
Researcher, Nokia Research Center
Mueez Deen - Director, DRAM
& Graphics, Samsung Semiconductor
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 Litvack - IP Lit
Partner, MS&K / Formerly of the MPAA
Victor Penev - Vice
President, Online, Playboy International
Craig Piddle -
Director of
Marketing, BioWare Corp.
Adeo Ressi - CEO & Founder,
GameTrust
Richard Roberts - Vice
President, Licensing, Atari
Don Ryan - General Manager,
Microsoft Game Studios
Mika Salmi - CEO,
AtomShockwave
Paul Schaut - CEO, Tira
Wireless
Dan Scherlis, CEO,
Etherplay
Ned Sherman - CEO,
Digital Media Wire
Brian Taptich - Dir., Mrktg
& Bus. Dev., EA Sports & EA Games Online
Rob Tercek - EVP & Chief
Strategy Officer, MFORMA Group
Margaret Wallace -
Co-Founder & CEO, Skunk Studios
Mike Yuen - Director, Gaming
Group, QUALCOMM
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
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o Briefly Noted: (Palo Alto,
Calif.) PC maker HP plans to introduce the first computer to sport a
built-in cradle for Apple's iPod digital music player, CNET News.com
reported. The HP Media Center m7000 desktop PC will not function as
a battery charger for the iPod, but rather allow the device to rest
snugly in its own dock on top of the computer. HP also markets an
HP-branded version of the iPod; the company sold 321,000 of the
devices in the fourth quarter of 2004.
http://tinyurl.com/5qfds
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=hpq
(Washington, DC) XM Satellite Radio, a provider of satellite
radio services, said on Friday that it added more than 540,000 new
net subscribers during the first quarter, raising its total to 3.77
million subscribers. The figures represents a 68% increase in new
net subscribers compared with a year ago.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050401/dcf053.html
http://www.xmradio.com
(London) European wireless network operator Orange this week
introduced a new line digital music-focused handsets and services in
the U.K., as part of its larger "Great for Music" promotional
campaign. The three phones -- the Nokia 6680 and 3230, and Sony
Ericsson K300i -- were already on the market, but under Orange's
plan they will come bundled with the Orange Music Player and a
remixing application called Fireplayer. The company has also
launched wireless services to allow consumers to download music to
their phones and buy concert tickets.
http://www.orange.co.uk
(Seattle) RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery technology,
said on Friday that it has partnered with publisher Meredith
Corporation, to offer casual online games from its RealArcade
service on Meredith magazine websites, for titles such as Better
Homes and Gardens, Ladies' Home Journal and American Baby. Meredith
said the sites reach a combined 8 million unique visitors monthly.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050331/sfth020.html
http://www.meredith.com
http://www.realarcade.com
(New York) Video game accessories manufacturer Mad Catz said this
week that it has signed an agreement with downloadable games
publisher Boonty, to launch a game sales channel on its
GameShark.com consumer website. The multi-year agreement gives Mad
Catz the rights to sell hundreds of titles -- from publishers
including Ubisoft, Atari and Wild Tangent -- through Boonty, which
has created more than 70 branded downloadable game channels for
clients like Yahoo, T-Online and Wanadoo.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050331/315797.html
http://www.madcatz.com
http://www.gameshark.com
http://www.boonty.com
(Burlingame, Calif.) Japanese video game publisher KOEI on Friday
shipped its "Dynasty Warriors 5" title for PlayStation 2 to North
American retailers. The game, which was released in Japan last
month, was developed by KOEI's internal Omega Force team.
http://www.koei.com
(San Francisco) Wired News on Friday reported on a meeting of a
panel of experts at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, who gathered to
discuss the Federal Election Commission's (FEC) oversight of
political bloggers in connection with campaign finance laws. After
being prompted by a federal court to examine whether blogs and their
relationships should be overseen by the FEC, the agency came back
with proposed rules that would outlaw paid campaign ads on blogs,
but asked for public comment on other grey areas. These issues
include whether blogs should be considered in the same way as the
traditional news media, which is exempt from FEC oversight; whether
payments from campaigns to bloggers constitute an "ad"; and whether
there should be additional disclosure by blogs of their campaign
affiliations.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,67086,00.html
http://www.fec.gov
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> Director, Digital Media
Leads team of web developers, system administrators, audio
production staff and multi-media designers who create and
maintain Web and mobile applications for NPR. Responsible for
technical aspects of npr.org's back-end applications and
front-end interfaces. Director serves on IT governance
operations committee and helps set strategy for emerging
digital asset management systems. Also responsible for
hardware and software decisions and selected vendors as well
as all processes and technical standards. Should be
experienced manager able to motivate a growing team. Advanced
degree in computer science preferred with 10-15 years
technology experience, last five or more years in a senior
management position. Experience managing 250,000+ page 24x7
Web operation with mobile and rich media apps. Apply to
employment@npr.org or
fax to (202) 513-3047.
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> VP, Customer Acquisition -- TotalVid
TotalVid.com is the leading video download store for
enthusiast consumers in the action-sports, travel, motorsports
and anime categories. Candidate will direct both consumer
acquisition and retention marketing efforts including paid
search, affiliate, banner, as well as targeted offline
advertising and PR. Qualified candidates will have a minimum
5-7 years experience marketing e-commerce or subscription
services. Send inquiries to Karl Quist at
jobs@totalvid.com
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> Outside Sales Manager - Digital Distribution of PC Games
Outside sales for Trymedia, the world's largest digital
distribution provider of PC games and DRM technology. Increase
distribution of digital PC game catalog, technology, and
services to large web sites, portals, ISPs, online networks,
and cable providers. Manage entire sales cycle for warm and
cold leads. Light travel. Experience: 2 years Internet sales
creating affiliate networks. Selling content aggregation and
fully managed services in digital media. Strong Rolodex. Email
salesjobs@trymedia.com
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> Product Marketing Professionals!
Associate Product Managers, Product Managers, Product
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Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), the marketer and
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Principals only please. EOE. Attn: Human Resources (Jobcode:
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> Business Development Manager
This position with the Loudoun County Department of Economic
Development Business Investment Team will proactively function
as a Business Ambassador to market Loudoun County as a favored
business location. Requires any combination of education and
exp. equivalent to Bachelor's degree in business, marketing,
or public administration or related field, and at least three
years related professional exp. working with business, civic
and elected leaders. This position requires the ability to
work non-standard hours to include early mornings, evenings
and weekends (Hiring Range: $38,965 - $58,447/yr) Apply
immediately Ref # 05-299. Email resumes to
hr@loudoun.gov For more
info, visit
http://www.loudoun.gov or call Human Resources: (703)
777-0213.EOE.
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> Manager, Traffic Engineering and Provisioning - Silver
Spring, MD
Discovery Communications, Inc., the leading global real-world
media company with an exciting array of TV networks such as
Discovery Channel, has an opening for a process oriented
manager with min. ten years exp., including exp. managing
engineering teams; operational exp. with a range of network
and security equipment and internetworking protocols,
including OSPF, BGP, and DNS. Apply at
http://corporate.discovery.com/careers/careers.html; Job
Req#2001. EOE. Apply online at
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> Principal - Project Manager
Using the VALID methodology, the Principal ensures that
projects and tasks are clearly delineated and that milestones
are met in a timely manner in order to deliver projects on
schedule. Require: Project work plan development and project
estimation skills. Strong written and verbal communication
skills. Systems Development project management skills
including initiation, envision, design/build and deployment
requirement phase experience as well as requirements
definition, tracking, testing and defect tracking experience.
Coaching and mentoring. New opportunity and business
development. Send resumes to
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> Marketing Researcher
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) seeks a
researcher to develop and maintain a database of companies,
conduct research on firms and business markets. Individual
must have a BA, be proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Access
software, a self-starter, well organized, and with strong
written and oral communication skills. Salary $38,000 -
$46,000 based on experience. See
http://www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org for more details or e-
mail resumes with cover letter to
resumes@fceda.org by
March 31, 2005
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> IT Director
NMS seeks IT Director w/ 8-15 (w/5 plus personnel mgmt) years
IT project mgmt/implementation experience. Requirements:
Experience developing initiatives/projects that support
strategic business objectives; implement IT projects, display
measurable business value, build app. development team and
SDLC process; understanding of internet search/web tech,
online forums, Blogs, MS app. development, JAVA programming,
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> Talented Software Developer
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> Senior Level Technology Media Relations Pros
The SheaHedges Group is seeking people from a range of
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These candidates must have 8 plus years of experience. Agency
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flair for verbal and written communication. Please e-mail all
resumes to
rkouba@sheahedges.com
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5 Top DHS and DOE CIO's and other insiders confirmed include:
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US-VISIT Program, (which awarded a contract worth up to $10
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