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August 13,
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o Amid
Controversy Over Playboy Interview, Google Begins Accepting IPO Bids
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Report: EU Judge Seeks More Information from
Microsoft
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Online Auction Giant eBay Buys 25% Stake in Craigslist
o Avid
to Acquire Digital Audio Firm M-Audio for $80 Million
o Warner Bros. Acquires "Matrix
Online" Game Developer Monolith
o EU Names Replacement for
Competition Commissioner Mario Monti
o RealNetworks, NBC Olympics
Offer Free Rhapsody Trial, Bjork Exclusive
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Briefly Noted: BBC Technology -
Siemens, Technology firms - new Wi-Fi standard, "DVD Jon" - Apple
AirPort Express hack, Sirius Satellite Radio - XACT Communication,
Atari - "Sid Meier's Pirates" - "Act of War: Direct Action,"
American Library Association - school copyright curriculum, Olympics
training - new technologies
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--Sr. Account Manager for Microsoft Account
--Vice President/GM SAVVIS
--Product Manager
--Sales Directors
--Director of CRM
--Media Buyer - Online
--Strategic Planning Associate
--Java Developers - Northern VA - Fortune 100
--National Sales Manager - Online Advertising
--VPTC Wireless Networking Symposium - Sept. 15
--Affordable Corporate Wireless Email - Register to Win a Free
Treo 600
--New Release: PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook:
2004-2008
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o Amid Controversy Over Playboy
Interview, Google Begins Accepting IPO Bids Washington -- Despite
concerns that a Playboy magazine interview given by its founders may
have violated SEC rules, Internet search giant Google on Friday
morning began accepting bids for its highly anticipated
auction-style initial public offering (IPO). The company said that
it expects to officially price the $3.3 billion IPO next week.
Questions remain, however, about whether a Playboy interview with
company founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin violates the SEC's rules
regarding so-called quiet periods. The article appears in the
magazine's September issue. Google has filed to sell 25.7 million
shares for approximately $108-$135 each in a modified Dutch auction.
https://www.ipo.google.com/press-release-20040812-1.html
http://makeashorterlink.com/?M24542C09
http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/040813/tech_google_sec_1.html
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o Report: EU
Judge Seeks More Information from Microsoft
Brussels -- The Financial Times reported that Bo Vesterdorf,
president of the European Court of First Instance, said he needs
more information from Microsoft respecting the U.S. software giant's
claim that EU sanctions would cause it irreparable damage. Citing
unnamed sources, the Financial Times said Microsoft now has a little
more than a week to provide a list of all the patents, copyrights,
trademarks and trade secrets the company believes to be involved.
The EU ruled last March that Microsoft abused its dominant position
in operating systems. It demanded the company remove Windows
MediaPlayer software from its operating system and share more
information with European rivals. Microsoft has appealed the
decision, and Judge Vesterdorf is currently deliberating whether to
suspend sanctions for the duration of that process. Oral arguments
in Microsoft's request for stay begin at the end of next month. If
Vesterdorf decides in favor of Microsoft, the sanctions will not be
imposed until the conclusion of the appeal process, which analysts
say could take as many as five years.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Y1AC24B09
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o Online
Auction Giant eBay Buys 25% Stake in Craigslist
San Francisco -- Giving it the added strength of a major backer,
craigslist, a provider of classified ad sites in 45 cities, said on
Friday that it has sold a 25% stake in the company to online auction
giant eBay for an undisclosed price. As much as the financial
support, the company said that it will be able to share in eBay's
expertise, resources and creativity. "[eBay CEO] Meg [Whitman] has
helped us preserve the craigslist mission, and I really appreciate
it," said Craig Newmark, craigslist's founder and chairman. "We're
thrilled to have found a shareholder of eBay's stature," said Jim
Buckmaster, the president and CEO of craigslist. Financial terms of
the deal were not disclosed. Craigslist sites include localized
classified listings for jobs, housing, goods and services,
personals, events, and community, as well as a variety of discussion
forums.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040813/135094_1.html
http://www.craigslist.org
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o Avid to
Acquire Digital Audio Firm M-Audio for $80 Million
Tewksbury, Mass. -- Avid Technology, a major provider of video
production technology, has agreed to pay $80 million in cash and 2
million shares of common stock to acquire Irwindale, Calif.-based
M-Audio, a provider of digital audio and MIDI technology for
electronic musicians and audio professionals. The deal also includes
earn-out provisions, based on M-Audio's future financial
performance. Founded in 1988, M-Audio has about 200 employees in the
U.S. and Europe who develop products for the professional and
consumer audio markets. "With this acquisition, we're bolstering our
investment in the home studio market segment, the fastest growing
portion of our audio business, where we achieved roughly 40%
year-over-year growth in Q2 of 2004," said David Krall, CEO of Avid.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040813/135133_1.html
http://www.avid.com
http://www.m-audio.com
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o Warner Bros.
Acquires "Matrix Online" Game Developer Monolith
Los Angeles -- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced that
it has acquired Monolith Productions, the video game developer
currently at work on "The Matrix Online," based on the Warner film
trilogy. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to
close in October, were not disclosed. Warner had already purchased a
20% stake in Kirkland, Wash.-based Monolith last year, in a deal
that included the option to purchase the company outright. Monolith
has also developed "TRON 2.0" and "Aliens Vs. Predator 2," and is
currently at work on "F.E.A.R." for Vivendi Universal Games.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/040812/media_monolith_warnerbros_1.html
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content/dev/3972
http://www.lith.com
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o EU Names
Replacement for Competition Commissioner Mario Monti
Brussels -- The European Union said on Friday that Neelie Kroes, the
former Minister of Transportation for the Netherlands, will replace
Mario Monti as its new competition commissioner. Monti is known for
imposing a number of sanctions on U.S. software giant Microsoft,
including a record fine of more than $600 million. Kroes, 63, has
not yet said what her priorities will be as commissioner and spoke
about the position only in general. "What is expected of the
European antitrust commissioner is that, in an open economy, clear
rules will enable the member states to help create honest
competition," she said. "Honest competition, eventually, leads to
better products and services for consumers." Kroes is a member of
the Dutch Liberal party and has held board positions at Volvo,
Thales, Lucent Technologies, New Skies Satellites and mmO2. In the
Netherlands, Kroes is best known for overseeing the privatization of
the state's post and telecommunications company.
http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/040812130903.c2q6e8ki
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o RealNetworks,
NBC Olympics Offer Free Rhapsody Trial, Bjork Exclusive
Seattle -- RealNetworks announced on Friday that it has partnered
with NBC Olympics to promote its Rhapsody digital music subscription
service. During the games, U.S. users will be offered a free trial
of Rhapsody, both through NBCOlympics.com and Real's website. Each
U.S. athlete was also given a complimentary subscription to
Rhapsody, and the promotion will include athlete-created playlists.
The company also announced that it will offer "Oceania," a song
written by Icelandic pop star Bjork for the Opening Ceremony,
exclusively through Rhapsody until her new album, Medulla, is
released on Aug. 31.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040812/sfth067_1.html
http://musicstore.real.com
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November 19, 2004
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Holdings, Inc.), and David Zaslav (President, NBC Cable). This
year's event is scheduled for November 19, 2004 at NYU's Stern
School of Business and will feature an impressive line-up of
speakers and cutting-edge topics focused on the "Next
Generation" of television.
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Early Bird: $195
(until August 31)
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Phone: 323-822-0936
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o Briefly Noted: (London) BBC
Technology workers voted again to reject the proposed sale of the
interactive TV unit to Siemens, an engineering giant based in
Germany. More than 92% of voters said they opposed the sale, while
more than 53% rejected Siemens' revised contract offer. Bectu, the
union representing BBC Technology workers, cancelled a strike
planned for today and Saturday during the opening of the Olympic
Games, after a threat from BBC lawyers. Bectu said it was still
holding talks with Siemens over a number of employment rights issues
on which the German firm's offer "falls short of the existing BBC
terms and conditions."
http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/bbc/nb0226.html
(Geneva) A group of technology companies from around the world
said they were submitting a plan for a new Wi-Fi standard. Led by
Texas Instruments, Broadcom Corp. and Switzerland-based computer
chipmaker STMicroelectronics, the so-called WWiSE group said their
version of an 802.11n standard would be compatible with the
technology currently in use, but operating at speeds up to 540
megabits per second -- about 10 times the speed of the current
generation. WWiSE said it planned to submit its standard soon to a
task force at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Other companies taking part in the group include Airgo Networks,
Bermai and Conexant Systems Inc.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?G55A21B09
(San Francisco) "DVD Jon," the Norwegian hacker famous for
cracking the encryption technology on DVDs while still a teenager,
has now gone on to crack the encryption on Apple's AirPort Express,
a wireless protocol that streams music between a computer running
iTunes and Apple's wireless router, CNET News.com reported. Jon Lech
Johansen has published the public key for AirPort Express, as well
as JustePort, a program that lets software other than Apple's iTunes
stream music to the AirPort device.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V5C513C09
http://www.nanocrew.net/blog
(New York) Sirius Satellite Radio, a provider of
satellite-delivered digital radio programming, has introduced its
Sirius Xact XTR1 "Stream Jockey," a plug and play satellite radio
receiver that is close in size and shape to a cell phone. The $99
device, manufactured by XACT Communication, may be used in the home
or in the car, along with an optional $59 universal docking station.
A boom box featuring the receiver is also slated to go on sale at a
later time. Sirius said the Home Shopping Network will be the first
to offer the new receiver, during Saturday broadcasts.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040812/nyth162_1.html
http://www.siriusradio.com
(Beverly, Mass.) Video game publisher Atari said on Friday that
Maryland-based Firaxis Games is at work developing "Sid Meier's
Pirates!" for Xbox, scheduled for release in spring 2005. The PC
version of the game, a sequel to the 1987 original, will ship on
Nov. 16. The company also said that Paris-based Eugen Systems is
currently developing "Act of War: Direct Action" for PC, which will
feature a storyline written by military author Dale Brown. The title
will also ship in spring 2005.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040813/135140_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040813/135086_1.html
http://www.firaxis.com
http://www.eugensystems.com
http://www.pirates-game.com
(San Francisco) Wired News reported on Friday that the American
Library Association (ALA) is developing its own copyright-related
curriculum for schools, to counter what it calls the one-sided
nature of anti-piracy education campaigns launched by corporate
concerns like the Motion Picture Association of America and Business
Software Alliance. "There is certainly concern about the fact that
when the content industry talks about copyright and young people in
the same sentence, they are either calling them all crooks or they
are making claims for copyright that far exceed what copyright is
all about," Rick Weingarten, director of information technology
policy for the ALA, told Wired News. Melinda Anderson, a spokeswoman
for the National Education Association, added, "We want to teach
children to be thinking human beings. Not a parrot for some
corporate agenda."
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64543,00.html
http://www.ala.org
(Los Angeles) The Los Angeles Times on Friday reported on how
laptop computers and advances in digital video technology have
revolutionized training for many Olympic sports. Unlike four years
ago, video of athletes may now be instantly uploaded to laptops
connected to servers via Wi-Fi Internet connections, and be
dissected and compared with past performances. "The progress in
technology in the last few years has been exponential," Tanya
Porter, head of performance technology at the U.S. Olympic Training
Center, told The Times. Training for certain sports, such as
sailing, rowing and shooting, is now heavily driven by technology,
likely limiting medals to countries that can afford to equip their
athletes with the latest gear.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-olytech13aug13.story
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Classifieds --
Ad Postings >
Sr. Account Manager for Microsoft Account
JAM Communications, a Washington DC based integrated direct
marketing agency, is seeking an account manager to help direct
the Microsoft relationship. Candidate must have six plus years
of account management experience with a strong understanding
of direct marketing, business-to-business, and government
marketing. College degree required, MBA preferred. More
information about JAM Communications can be found at
http://www.jamagency.com
Send resume w/cover letter to
kyle@jamagency.com
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> Vice President/GM SAVVIS
Federal Systems The VP/GM will be responsible for managing
direct and indirect functional activities within SFS, with a
primary focus on the business and sales initiatives.
Responsible for developing and implementing strategic business
plans for the Gov't Market segment. Responsible for meeting
market segment profit, growth, market penetration, and
customer satisfaction objectives. Require: 15 plus years exp.
selling and supporting high end gov't and commercial business
in the networking, hosting and application services space. 5-8
yrs exp. selling directly to Gov't agencies. Strong financial
skills in managing a P&L. Full Security clearance. BS or BA
Degree in Business Required./M.B.A Preferred. Send resumes to
dloehr@savvis.net
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Product Manager
Leads and executes individual product initiatives within a
business unit. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
required. Graduate degree in business or engineering
preferred. 3-5 years Product Mgmt experience within the
service industry, high tech or advanced CRM applications
preferred. Experience building and managing teams a plus.
Strong project mgmt skills, detail-oriented with solid
analytical skill. Ability to develop business relationships
and partnerships as needed. Travel up to 20% of total time.
Evening or weekend hours may be required. Compensation
negotiable up to $95K. Send resumes to
denise@iconstaff.com
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Sales Directors
A high growth IT Systems Integrator with over 6 years of
success is seeking senior level sales professionals for
commercial and gov't sales. Only candidates who are motivated
by prospecting, qualifying, and closing new business should
apply. To qualify for an interview, you must have 3 yrs or
more successful sales exp. in systems integration and/or
professional services. An understanding of business processes
and an ability to interact with all levels of sr. mgmt and
technical staff is desired. Must possess the ability to
objectively analyze a customer's projected needs and provide a
solution that customers will buy. College degree or higher.
Please send your resume and cover letter to
ron@innovativeexecutivesearch.com
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> Director of CRM
GTSI is a market-leading, $1B, 20+ year successful business.
We have an immediate opening for a Director of CRM to develop
and build CRM as one of the company's long-term core
competencies and key differentiators. The successful candidate
will be a strong proven leader with the ability to develop,
communicate and drive a CRM vision, as well as effectively
manage and be accountable for its implementation. You must
have 5 plus yrs CRM mgmt, 10 plus yrs. total marketing exp,
and a BS degree in Marketing or Business. Government industry
knowledge essential. Please send resume to
careers@gtsi.com
and reference CRM in the subject line.
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> Media Buyer - Online
Our client located southwest of Boston looking for a smart and
experienced marketing professional to serve as a Media
Buyer-Online. The successful candidate will be responsible for
hitting monthly and quarterly visitor and subscriber goals,
work with designer to develop creative for each campaign/ad
unit, set up and administer campaign tracking. Reconcile media
invoices and work with sites to rectify any billing issues.
Require: 2+ years in online media/marketing, BA/BS degree is
reqd. Exp. required with $100,000+ monthly marketing budget.
Very strong excel skills. Some HTML skill reqd. Excellent
written communication; strong organization and analytic
skills. Salary up to $75K. Send resumes to:
denise@iconstaff.com
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> Strategic Planning Associate
BuyerZone.com, the leading b2b e-marketplace for business
purchasing is seeking a Strategic Planning Associate to join
its team and continue its record growth pace. As a Strategic
Planning Associate, you will help identify areas for future
corporate expansion. This includes identifying potential
markets and opportunities for expansion, assessing their
feasibility through both qualitative and quantitative
analyses, and recommending market entry strategies.
Requirements: Recent college graduate with up to 3 years work
exp, preferably with a major in the business, economics or
marketing. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Send
resumes to
jobs@buyerzone.com
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> Java Developers - Northern VA - Fortune 100
Company Fortune 100 company is seeking to hire experienced
Java developers. Multiple openings for candidates with
security clearance. Two openings for candidates without
clearance. Seeking Java developers with 3-5 years of
experience in the salary range of $80 to $90k. The position is
in the Northern Virginia area. Candidates must have J2E, JSP,
Java Beans, Portal & Portlets experience. This is for full
time positions. Referral fees considered. Send resumes to
zkawash@ctww.com
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> National Sales Manager - Online Advertising
goWholesale, a new search engine launched by Liquidity
Services, Inc, has an exciting opportunity. We seek someone
with 5+ years experience in Internet/online/print media sales.
Responsibilities will include leading the execution of the
sales plan and increasing revenue through consistent
prospecting. Proven track record in meeting and exceeding
revenue targets. Benefits include competitive salary plus
attractive bonus structure, 401(k), and health. E-mail resume
to jobs@gowholesale.com
or fax to 202-478-2795
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> VPTC Wireless Networking Symposium
The Virginia Piedmont Technology Council (VPTC) is presenting
a wireless networking conference on September 15, 2004, at the
Doubletree Hotel in Charlottesville, VA. This one-day
statewide event offers information, demonstrations, keynotes,
and workshops dedicated to wireless networking technology -
the benefits, uses, deployment, and the future of the
technology. To register or reserve your exhibit space, visit
http://www.vptcfallsymposium.com Send inquiries to
events@vptc.org
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