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o Streaming 3-D Developer RealityWave Raises $1.1 Million
o Digital Asset Management Firm Sunhawk Acquires A.N.N., Changes Name
o Thomson Corporation to Buy NewsEdge for $43 Million
o Briefly Noted: Universal Music Group - Laugh.com, WorldGate iTV patent,
Web 3D Consortium, SRS Labs patent, Motorola - Think Outside, Playboy.com,
UMG's GetMusic, TechTV - BBC, SoCal DVD makers, CD protections, HSX
"spread betting"
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Director of Sales, Sr. Director of Q/A

> Events/Services: "SHORTSPAN Film & Video Festival - Pacific Northwest
Tour," "Free Web Demonstration"

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o Streaming 3-D Developer RealityWave Raises $1.1 Million

Cambridge, Mass. - RealityWave, a developer of streaming 3-D technology
for the visualization of complex data, has raised $1.1 million through the
issuance of convertible debt to Echelon Ventures. The company's software
enables design teams to share large sets of data -- such as 3D models --
over any network connection. Massachusetts-based RealityWave's clients
include Autodesk, Tecnomatix, Bentley Systems, Centric Software and
Hitachi-Zosen. RealityWave will use the funds for further expansion into
the areas of design, manufacturing and construction collaboration.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.080601/212182047
http://www.realitywave.com
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o Digital Asset Management Firm Sunhawk Acquires A.N.N., Changes Name

Agoura Hills, Calif. -- Sunhawk.com Corporation, a provider of digital
asset management, online publishing and copyright protection technology,
announced on Tuesday that it has completed the acquisition of A.N.N.
Automation, a provider of digital media management services. Agoura
Hills-based Sunhawk.com also said its shareholders have approved its
proposal to change the company's name to Stardrive Solutions. Under the
terms of the acquisition, A.N.N. shareholders have received around 2.4
million shares of Stardrive Solutions stock. The company says over 20,000
journalists worldwide use its services.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010806/lam119.html
http://www.sunhawk.com
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o Thomson Corporation to Buy NewsEdge for $43 Million

Burlington, Mass. -- Toronto's Thomson Corp. said on Tuesday that it has
agreed to buy Burlington-based NewsEdge, a provider of real-time news and
information products and services, for $43 million in cash. NewsEdge's
current management team will continue to run the company. Under the deal,
a newly formed Thomson subsidiary will pay $2.30 per share for all
outstanding stock of NewsEdge. Thomson said that it plans to align
NewsEdge with The Dialog Corporation, a provider of online information
services for business, science, engineering, finance and legal
professionals. The deal is expected to close before the end of the year.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010807/2189.html
http://www.newsedge.com
http://www.thomson.com
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o Briefly Noted:

(Santa Monica, Calif.) Universal Music Group said on Tuesday that it has
licensed "substantially all" of the content from its comedy albums to
comedy site Laugh.com for on-demand streaming. The deal gives Pacific
Grove, Calif.-based Laugh.com access to recordings by comedians including
Richard Pryor, Dennis Leary, The Jerky Boys and Redd Foxx.
http://www.prnmedia.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=107&STORY=/www/story/08-07-2001/0001549769&EDATE=
http://www.laugh.com

(Trevose, Pa.) WorldGate, a developer of interactive television
technology, announced on Tuesday that it has been granted a patent from
the U.S. Patent Office for digital image encoding technology that delivers
content such as Web pages over cable TV systems. The method uses MPEG
broadcast encoding, and the company claims it helps conserve both
bandwidth and set-top box processing power. Pennsylvania-based WorldGate
has 50 other patent claims pending in the interactive TV space, including
technology related to middleware, enhanced television and interactive
advertising.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010807/2371.html
http://www.wgate.com

(Ordina, Calif.) The Web 3D Consortium, a non-profit promoting open
standards for the use of 3-D technology on the Web and TV, announced on
Tuesday that it has adopted a successor to VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling
Language), the current standard for 3-D graphics on the Web. The new
standard is called X3D (Extensible 3D), and in addition to improving on
the technology of VRML, the Web 3D Consortium is working to make X3D the
core of the MPEG-4 standard's ongoing 3D integration activities. The X3D
standard has gained industry support from 3-D software companies like
Blaxxun, Nexternet, OpenWorlds and ParallelGraphics.
http://www.web3d.org/x3d

(Santa Ana, Calif.) SRS Labs, a developer of audio enhancement
technologies, said on Tuesday that it has been granted a patent by the
U.S. Patent Office for its TruBass technology that gives listeners the
perception of deep, rich bass sounds. Santa Ana-based SRS Labs said
TruBass works with the original source sounds to create the perception of
bass lower than the normal capabilities of any size speaker. Microsoft has
licensed TruBass for its Windows Media Player; the technology is also used
by Hitachi in a plasma TV and by Marantz in one of their audio amplifiers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010807/latu055.html
http://www.srslabs.com/technologies/trubass.html

(Schaumburg, Ill.) Motorola announced that it has partnered with mobile
device maker Think Outside to release what it says is the first
collapsible, full-size keyboard for mobile phones. The keyboard -- which
will retail for $99 -- can be folded from a normal desktop keyboard size
to dimensions of 3 1/2" x 5" x 3/4".
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010806/hsm034.html
http://www.idenstore.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry16?V1=332996&PN=1&SP=10023&xid=34196
&V5=11028898&S1=&S2=&S3=&S4=&S5=&V2=&V3=&V4=
http://www.thinkoutside.com

(New York) Playboy.com said on Tuesday that it has signed a two-year
agreement with Korea Telecom Hitel to create its second international
website. The Korean-language site will offer original editorial content
and focus on streaming video. The site -- which is scheduled to launch in
the fall -- will benefit from Korea Telecom Hitel's traffic from over
5,000 sites and 2,300 online communities in the country.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010806/cgm036.html
http://www.playboy.com

(New York) Universal Music Group's online destination GetMusic announced
on Tuesday the premiere of its interactive hip-hop program, "The Fab 5
Freddy Show." The daily-updated streaming video show will feature
celebrity interviews, hip-hop news, politics, music, fashion, history and
gossip, and will be hosted by Fab 5 Freddy, the original host of MTV's
influential "Yo! MTV Raps" program.
http://www.getmusic.com/shows/f5fs/index.html

(San Francisco) Twenty-four hour technology news and information channel
TechTV said on Tuesday that it has acquired the rights to broadcast 75
episodes of the BBC's half-hour science and technology magazine program
"Tomorrow's World." San Francisco-based TechTV will put the program in its
fall prime time lineup.
http://www.techtv.com

(Los Angeles) The Los Angeles Times recently reported on the proliferation
of DVD manufacturers in the Southern California region. Currently, about
one in five of the 730 million DVDs sold worldwide last year were produced
in and around Los Angeles.
http://latimes.com/business/la-000063848aug06.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dbusiness

(San Francisco) CNET reported Tuesday on the growing controversy
surrounding some major labels' announcements that they have begun testing
anti-copying technology on commercial CD releases. The tremendous growth
of file-sharing and Napster are due in part to the widespread availability
of perfect digital music files, contained on the CDs sold in stores
worldwide. As a means of combating this phenomenon, the labels have begun
to test technologies from Macrovision and SunnComm that purport to be able
to distort the file that results from copying CDs onto a PC.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6774448.html?tag=tp_pr

(San Francisco) Wired News offered a feature story on Tuesday that catches
up with Hollywood Stock Exchange, the Los Angeles-based virtual stock
exchange for movies, music and celebrities that was acquired by U.K.-based
wagering firm Cantor Fitzgerald. Cantor now offers "spread betting" -- a
form of wagering not legal in the U.S. -- where users can place actual
monetary wagers on the box office performance of movies.
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,45846,00.html
http://www.hsx.com
http://www.cantorindex.co.uk/movies/index.cfm

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> Maxim Online, Jr. Web Designer - New York City

Must have experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, Fireworks, and
understand multiple browser and platform issues. Responsibilities include:
designing marketing contests and advertorial projects; designing party
pages to promote magazine events; designing banners to promote marketing
and editorial projects; and maintaining subscription pages throughout the
Maxim website.
Send resumes & URLs to: maximonlinejobs@hotmail.com
http://www.maximonline.com
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> CNET Networks, Editor at Large - San Francisco

This newsroom leader is expected to write an average of 1-3 stories per
day if needed, and on a more analytical & exclusive basis than the average
reporter's assignment. Other duties include proposing and writing Special
Reports, news analyses, features and investigative stories. This position
also plays a key role at budget meetings, performs editing functions as
needed and serves as a mentor for less experienced reporters.
Send resumes to: careers@cnet.com and seanl@cnet.com
http://www.cnet.com
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> Mapcom Systems, Senior Sales Director - Richmond, VA

Small and growing software company seeks Senior Sales Director with
telecom background to develop and maintain overall sales plan. Position
requires 7+ yrs. sales exp., extensive knowledge of telecom industry
products and services, as well as exceptional communication, phone and
presentation skills. Knowledge of facilities management, GIS mapping,
client billing, work order management or customer relationship software
products desired. Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred.
EOE.
Send resume, letter and salary history to jobs@mapcom.com
http://www.mapcom.com
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> H2O Networks, Director of Sales - New York City

Must have the ability to sell products & services ranging from a twenty
thousand dollar fixed price solution sale to a several hundred thousand
dollar integrated services sale. Background in Web Development,
Advertising, Affinity Marketing, Agency experience or other related fields
is a necessity. Ideal candidate will have a network of contacts that can
be leveraged to effect immediate sales. Steady commission possible.
Send resumes to: jon@h2onetworks.net
http://www.h2onetworks.net
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> Aether Systems, Sr. Director of Quality Assurance - McLean, VA

Provide leadership and mentoring in component-based, mobile and wireless
enterprise-wide software development environment. Proven track record to
lead several QA teams in various geographic locations. Member of core
development team responsible for Object Oriented, iterative, use-case
driven rapid software development. Manage 60+ and integrate QA initiatives
throughout the development organization.
Send resumes to rcronin@aethersystems.com
http://www.aethersystems.com

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> 9th Annual SHORTSPAN Film & Video Festival - Pacific Northwest Tour: Aug. 3-13

SHORT MOVIES! Dreamspan presents the 9TH Annual Short Attention Span Film & Video Festival. Shortspan is a non-stop two hour program of ALL NEW
two-minute-or-shorter films, including Michael Moore's "Testify," Canadian
David Weir's collaboration with Douglas Coupland, "Night Shift"-- and 57
more shorts! The tour kicks off in the Pacific Northwest and will travel
to 30 North American cities! Pac NW tour dates are:

VANCOUVER, B.C.: The Blinding Light Cinema - August 3rd and 4th - 8:30PM
SEATTLE, WA: 911 Media Arts Center - August 9th and 10th - 8PM
PORTLAND, OR: Northwest Film Center - August 12th and 13th - 7:30PM
http://www.dreamspan.com/shortspan
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> Free Web Demonstration: Learn How A Federal Agency Saved $36 Million

Leading organizations are saving millions by more effectively managing
their company's diversified operations and scarce resources. With Pacific
Edge Software's project portfolio management solution, you'll get a clear
snapshot of your business, enabling you to balance strategic and tactical
requirements, so you can make informed business decisions. For more
information on how you can better manage your business, please visit
http://www.pacificedge.com/campaigns/digitalmedia
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