| Archive for: December, 2007
Dana Gardner's BriefingsDirect Latest Post | Last 10 Posts | Archives A logistics and shipping carol: How online retailers Alibris and QVC ramp up for holiday peak delivery Posted in: IT Management Software Infrastructure Web Technology Web Services search Internet datacenters management Read a full transcript. Sponsor: UPS. Santa used to get months to check his list and prepare for peak season, but for online and television retailers such as Alibris and QVC they need to take orders the make deliveries in a matter of days. The volume and complexity of online shipping and logistics continues to skyrocket, even as customer expectations grow more exacting. Shoppers routinely place gift orders on Dec. 21, and expect the goods on the stoop two days later.
Broadcom and Samsung Accelerate Worldwide Deployment of 3G Cellular ...
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it has expanded its relationship with Samsung Electronics to include advanced 3G cellular solutions for a new series of Samsung mobile handsets that are now available. Broadcom launched its first generation 3G cellular baseband technology with Samsung over a year ago with the SGH-Z220, and the new handsets leverage the companies' prior joint investment. The new Samsung 3G mobile phones are now shipping to leading cellular operators in multiple countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and elsewhere. Advanced Broadcom(R) silicon and software solutions helped the new Samsung SGH-J750 and SGH-A401 3G phones achieve an unprecedented level of affordability and compact modern design, while delivering longer battery life.
EDS Significantly Expands Global SAP Consulting Practice
PLANO, Texas, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EDS, a leading global technology services provider, today announced an expanded relationship with SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) , the world's leading provider of business software, whereby SAP will support EDS in the strategic expansion of its global SAP application-based consulting practice. By collaborating with SAP on client engagement training and techniques that will drive the long-term growth of its consulting practice, EDS will further enhance its existing SAP capabilities and bring end-to-end SAP consulting and systems integration to the market by early 2008. Additionally, EDS will work closely with SAP's Global Partner and Ecosystem Group for market penetration and value-added customer offerings. SAP will see an increase in SAP consultants and systems integrators into the global marketplace to help fulfill the current demand for SAP applications.
Pimp and Pros Pitch Paul for Prez
That, of course, is Ron Paul, the Libertarian GOP hopeful (and prohibitive underdog), who has procured the ass-istance of perhaps the most famous legal brothel in the world -- Northern Nevada's BunnyRanch -- and its proprietor, Dennis Hof. In fact, TMZ has obtained an appeal from Hof to American voters, which Hof hopes will, as he puts it, "lubricate Ron Paul's path to the White House."Unfortunately, Paul isn't on board with the program, because when we called his campaign manager to ask about the pimp support, he didn't sound too happy about it.Mark Elam says that Congressman Paul "didn't solicit" Hof and his hoes -- certainly not their business, nor their political support. He tells us that, to his knowledge, Hof and Rep. Paul haven't met, nor does Paul sanction any form of prostitution. As the libertarian-leaning candidate, Paul has been vocal in his support of states' rights, which, naturally, are amenable to the BunnyRanch and its business.
Sovereign will take $1.6B in charges for bad auto loans, bank takeover
Sovereign replaced Sidhu with Joseph Campanelli in October 2006.
"Revenue and deposit growth have been less than expected'' at Sovereign's New York Metro business, the bank said in the statement.
Sovereign fell 58 cents, or 5.4 percent, to $10.10 in early New York Stock Exchange composite trading. The lender fell about 61 percent in the past year.
Sovereign is expected to announce complete fourth-quarter results Jan. 23. .
Nine Inch Nails follows Radiohead and dumps label
Industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails has followed Radiohead's lead and dumped its record label, but analysts say it is too early to call the end of the industry as we know it. Lead singer Trent Reznor wrote on the band's website: "As of right now Nine Inch Nails is a totally free agent, free of any recording contract with any label. "I have been under recording contracts for 18 years and have watched the business radically mutate from one thing to something inherently very different and it gives me great pleasure to be able to finally have a direct relationship with the audience as I see fit and appropriate." .
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