Friday, January 20, 2006 A recently created Danish clothing company is selling on the internet T-shirts in order to support the clandestine radio station of the Colombian guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the graphical workshop of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In fact the money will be…
Payment pending; Canadian recording industry set for six billion penalties?
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 A report published last week in the Toronto Star by Professor Michael Geist of Canada’s University of Ottawa claims a copyright case under the Class Proceedings Act of 1992 may see the country’s largest players in the music industry facing upwards of C$6 billion in penalties. The case is being led…
An Independent Business Finance Specialist Is A Good Job These Days
More On This Topic: Wealth Management Crm Best Crm For Wealth Management An Independent Business Finance Specialist is a Good Job these days by Pic Grants The corporate world is seen as being cold and unfeeling but there are still those people and companies around which try to offer a valuable service or assistance without…
IBM and Cisco in attempt to create a universal platform for communications software development
Friday, March 9, 2007 IBM and Cisco have announced the development of a new platform, based on Eclipse and OSGi (Open Services Gateway initiative), which should unite all communication and collaboration software developers under a single platform. Before the UC2 (Unified Communication and Collaboration) the unified communication has suffered because of a lack of a…
Oracle to acquire Siebel for USD 5.85bn
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 US-based Oracle Corporation announced earlier today that they are buying rival US-based Siebel Systems for $10.66 USD per share. Siebel shareholders have the option to receive the $10.66 per share in cash or in Oracle stock. This deal is valued at approximately $5.85 billion USD. Siebel Systems’ Board of Directors has…
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More On This Topic: Business Coaching Canberra Business Coaching Programs Investment Property Home Loans by Singh Finance If you are committed to growing your wealth, investing in property is one of the options available to you. Whether you are a new investor, seasoned investor or a high net worth investor, investing in real estate property…
BT’s Lalani smashes through the £1m salary barrier
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 After a pay rise of over 40% last year, BT’s chief financial officer, Hanif Lalani, has become one of the very few UK financial directors whose remuneration exceeds £1 million. Said to be endowed with an ‘enterpreneurial spirit’, Lalani has been a key contributor to BT plc, whose core strategy in…
Why Shampoos Could Be The Most Dangerous Cosmetic Products?
By Katia Chabalina Cosmetic and medical products that get in contact with our skin are absorbed through the skin, get in the blood stream and can accumulate in high quantities in different parts of our bodies. The absorption of substances from outside the skin to positions beneath the skin, including entrance to the blood stream,…
In depth: Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal controversy
Friday, May 26, 2006 Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel…
European Union to fund scheme to reduce aircraft emissions and noise pollution
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 The European Union (EU) has announced plans to fund a private-public scheme dubbed “Clean Sky” to reduce aircraft emissions and noise pollution in European aircraft. Officials claim that the project will have large-scale economic benefits, will reduce jet engine carbon emissions by 20 to 40 percent and will therefore offset the…