Business Wire | December 03, 2007
- Klausner Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has filed patent lawsuits under its visual voicemail patents against Comcast Corporation (CMCSA:NASDAQ), Cablevision Systems Corp.(CVC:NYSE) and eBay Inc.'s Skype (EBAY:NASDAQ) with damages and future royalties estimated at $300 million.
- The patent has already been licensed to various other companies which provide the same visual voice messaging services, including Time Warner's AOL (TWX:NYSE) for its AOL Voicemail services, Vonage Holdings (VG:NYSE) for its Vonage Voicemail Plus services as well as others, under the Klausner Patents.
- Cablevision's Optimum Voicemail, Comcast's Digital Voice Voicemail and eBay's Skype Voicemail each violate Klausner's intellectual property rights by allowing users to selectively retrieve and listen to voice messages via message inbox displays.
Backchannelmedia | December 04, 2007
- Customer Care Call Center and 'Rich Information' From Moulton Logistics
- "The AquaVie system is really the same process that Mother Nature has always used to purify water" says Jim Buell, Group Vice President of Regal Ware Worldwide (RWW), the Aqua Vie marketer.
- "It's called the hydrologic process," said Buell, "and we've captured it in a countertop appliance."
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | December 03, 2007
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission approved the $8.2 billion buyout of the Tribune Co. by a 3-2 vote Friday, a move that will allow the deal to close by the end of the year.
- In approving the deal, the agency granted Tribune Co. a temporary waiver on rules barring ownership of both a newspaper and a broadcast station in the same city in four markets and a permanent waiver for the city of Chicago.
- Tribune Co. is owner of The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, nine other dailies and 23 television stations.
Backchannelmedia | December 04, 2007
- KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Jewelry Television(TM) (JTV) has announced the launch of The Vault (http://www.jtv.com/vault), an unparalleled shopping destination for high quality, luxury gemstones and fine jewelry.
- The Vault, powered by http://www.jtv.com, the 5th largest online retailer of fine jewelry, offers handpicked, one-of-a-kind gemstones; many of which are considered museum quality specimens.
- The Vault is also a destination for those searching for exceptional jewelry pieces.
The Philadelphia Inquirer | December 03, 2007
- Dec. 3--Philadelphia cable giant Comcast Corp. said today it won't seek new spectrum licenses for wireless services at an upcoming FCC auction.
- Google, the Internet search engine giant with a $215 billion market capitalization, said last week that it would participate in the government auction, which is scheduled to begin Jan. 24.
- Google is expected to compete with AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless.
Backchannelmedia | December 04, 2007
- HONG KONG, December 3, 2007 - Impact Products Ltd, the premier supplier of products for the "As Seen on TV" industry, has announced it will seek the coveted ISO 9001 quality management certification.
- With all of the news regarding China recalls, this is a particularly timely certification, said Director of Asian Operations Michael Wowchuk.
- "However, this action is not directly related to recent news," he added.
Business Wire | December 03, 2007
- O2 Media Inc. announces that Gerald Czarnecki will lead the organization as its President and CEO.
- Mr. Czarnecki had previously served as a consultant and then a Managing Director at O2 Media, a multi-channel marketing and production company that is nationally renowned for creating award-winning educational programming and direct response television commercials.
- "Mr. Czarnecki has had a diverse leadership career with hands-on operating experience at every organizational level and in a broad range of industries," said Mark Alfieri, Chairman of O2 Media.
The Fresno Bee | December 02, 2007
- Dec. 2--If a television set is on your holiday shopping list, then you'd better take a few moments to make a list and check it twice.
- That's because there are plenty of options when it comes to buying a new TV: digital, HD, plasma, cable-ready, LCD, wide-screen, flat-screen.
- Just ask Sean Lieder, a manager at Sears in Clovis.