US green-lights Sony BMG merger

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EC green lights Infineon state aid

EC green lights Infineon state aid 07/14/2004 06:54 AM
Portuguese hand-out

NASA green lights robotic Hubble fix

NASA green lights robotic Hubble fix 08/11/2004 06:43 AM
$1bn rescue mission in three years

Microsoft Green Lights Dev Tests For
Indigo

Microsoft Green Lights Dev Tests For
Indigo 03/17/2005 03:28 AM

Nvidia Green Lights the Quadro FX 4000
Chip

Nvidia Green Lights the Quadro FX 4000
Chip 04/19/2004 05:44 PM

Nvidia green lights Quadro FX 4000 chip

Nvidia green lights Quadro FX 4000 chip 04/19/2004 09:44 AM
Whips up Gelato software renderer for movie biz

Competition watchdog green-lights
Telstra bundling plan

Competition watchdog green-lights
Telstra bundling plan 07/12/2004 12:44 AM
ZDNet Australia Jul 12 2004 4:33AM GMT

Sony/BMG merger gets the nod

Sony/BMG merger gets the nod 07/20/2004 04:50 AM
Regulators let it lie

Other News: Sony-BMG Merger

Other News: Sony-BMG Merger 08/06/2004 10:00 AM
Sony and BMG merge mammoth music companies.

Sony and BMG merger backed by EU

Sony and BMG merger backed by EU 07/20/2004 02:53 AM
The European Union gives the green light to the planned merger between music giants Sony and BMG.

EU OK on Sony, BMG merger likely in July

EU OK on Sony, BMG merger likely in July 06/19/2004 01:33 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Fri Jun 18, 01:34 pm GMT

FTC clears way for Sony-BMG merger

FTC clears way for Sony-BMG merger 07/28/2004 06:23 PM

Other News: Apple vs. Sony-BMG Merger

Other News: Apple vs. Sony-BMG Merger 02/13/2004 11:54 AM
Apple doesn't think that a Sony-BMG merger would exactly help the problem of a few media mammoths monopolizing the music market.

Sony and BMG merger faces probe

Sony and BMG merger faces probe 02/12/2004 12:44 PM
The European Commission announces that it is to investigate the planned merger between music giants Sony and BMG.

EC Approves Unconditionally Sony-BMG
Merger

EC Approves Unconditionally Sony-BMG
Merger 07/21/2004 04:20 PM

Apple, others discuss proposed Sony-BMG
merger

Apple, others discuss proposed Sony-BMG
merger 06/16/2004 08:13 AM
Apple appeared before an EU Commission -- at the Commission's request -- to comment on the proposed merger of Sony Corp...

Federal Trade Commission OKs Sony-BMG
merger

Federal Trade Commission OKs Sony-BMG
merger 07/28/2004 11:27 PM
CNET News.com Jul 29 2004 2:47AM GMT

Sony Aims to Tune Out Music Merger Risk

Sony Aims to Tune Out Music Merger Risk 11/07/2003 05:31 AM
Boston Globe Nov 7 2003 4:39AM ET

Sources: EU antitrust chief decides to
approve Sony, BMG music merger

Sources: EU antitrust chief decides to
approve Sony, BMG music merger 06/17/2004 05:46 PM
San Jose Mercury News Jun 17 2004 9:37PM GMT

Lights? Not quite

Lights? Not quite 12/28/2004 09:09 AM
USA Today Dec 28 2004 1:19PM GMT

Where Was FERC When the Lights Went Out?

Where Was FERC When the Lights Went Out? 08/06/2004 09:40 AM

SF Chronicle: Death Star' trader admits manipulating California market. The Enron Corp. energy trader who devised the notorious "Death Star'' scheme to bill California for fictitious electricity pleaded guilty in a San Francisco court to a federal fraud charge and admitted plotting to manipulate the market during the state's energy crisis.

Who else should be indicted? An e-mail correspondent this morning points to one of the worst offenders in this scandal: the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where inaction in the face of utter sleaze is a way of life. Instead of helping California and the other states that got screwed by the bandits at Enron and other energy companies, FERC has consistently stiffed the victims, offering a tidbit here and there but essentially doing nothing serious. FERC keeps insisting that it's on the case. We'll need some actual evidence one of these days.

Bryght lights

Bryght lights 09/01/2004 12:02 PM

Roland Tanglao reports......

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What is Bryght? Bryght is all of the following:

1. "The Salesforce.com of community content"
2. Content Management System + Community Blogging System + Email + DNS + Domain Name Registration + much more (see our features page for more details)
3. A hosted website service for communities, corporations, organizations and individuals built using the open source Drupal system.

What is the relationship between Bryght and StreamLine? None, other than the fact that I work on both :-) !

Seriously, StreamLine continues to resell Blogware blogs to individuals and Bryght is focused solely on hosted Drupal sites (with domains, email and DNS as well).

Why Blogware blogs? Because Blogware is still the best individual hosted blog service out there.
Why Bryght? Because Bryght is the best hosted website service for communities.

Think Blinky Lights

Think Blinky Lights 12/08/2003 03:38 PM
It's that time of year I usually fire up xsnow on my sparc console and stare at the swirling...

and those bright lights

and those bright lights 04/01/2005 02:42 PM
Just after 9 Wednesday morning, we said goodbye to Felix The Bear. He left us peacefully and quietly, surrounded by...

Too many Christmas lights?

Too many Christmas lights? 12/10/2003 07:56 PM
Is there such a thing as too many Christmas lights? I love seeing lavish displays of lights at Christmas time. Some folks like a few old-fashioned Christmas lights and some like to deck the halls in a blaze of glory (this one boasts 700,000 lights). And how much does it cost to run a fabulous display?

Last One Out, Turn Off the Lights...

Last One Out, Turn Off the Lights... 06/11/2004 04:05 PM

Gateway to consolidate Midwestern facilities: With this, Gateway is leaving Sioux Falls completely. This is too bad, as Gateway is a child of South Dakota.

Gateway will close its Sioux Falls, S.D., facility this month, as part of its plan to return to profitability.

Here's a statistic for you: in the last four years, Gateway has reduced their workforce by 91%, from 24,000 workers worldwide in 2000 to just 2,000 workers after this latest round of layoffs.

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Campaigns rev up as soon as lights go
down (USATODAY.com)

Campaigns rev up as soon as lights go
down (USATODAY.com) 09/03/2004 06:49 AM
USATODAY.com - The general election campaign roared to life Thursday night less than an hour after President Bush's acceptance speech here at the Republican convention. Bush was to head for the crucial state of Pennsylvania shortly after the balloons dropped in Madison Square Garden, and Democrat John Kerry held a midnight rally in Ohio.

Control TiVo, Lights With Your PSP

Control TiVo, Lights With Your PSP 04/19/2005 08:47 AM

Myriad hacks are emerging for the PSP as eager tweakers have their way with the black box. Add to the list the ability to control your home automation system (and TiVo) wirelessly. Liquidice explains:

I now have the ability to turn my lights on and off. [I] have full control (Play, Stop, Pause, Menu) of my DVD player, TIVO, and High Def TV, all wirelessly from my PSP. ... I put an image map on [some] graphics and created some HTML pages which are hosted on my WACI NX server. The links are crafted so that when the PSP highlights and clicks on a spot on the image map, it instructs the WACI NX server to send an IR signal to my A/V equipment or triggers it's relays to cut power on the lights.

While he doesn't have step-by-step instructions, he explains his methodologies pretty clearly, and mentions that an official Sony web browser for the PSP will make things much simpler.

(#gizmodo frequenter AMIB points out (with some sass, it's noted) that the PSP isn't so spectacular in this feat because all the heavy lifting is handled by the home automation web server. A valid point, by way of saying any device or code that can make a GET request to a web server can accomplish the same thing.)

P SP Home Control 1.0 [psphacks via PVRblog ]

Welcome to Ugly Christmas Lights.com!

Welcome to Ugly Christmas Lights.com! 12/25/2003 08:07 AM
UGLY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. COM .. and then you have these

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Show lights up Paralympics

Show lights up Paralympics 09/17/2004 06:21 PM
The XII Paralympics begins in Athens, after a spectacular opening ceremony.

Red traffic lights in Naples

Red traffic lights in Naples 06/05/2004 03:58 AM

I heard from one of our hosts last night that when driving in Naples, "there are three kinds of red lights. Some you must stop at or you will die. Some provide advice to be careful. Others are merely decoration." Seriously though, I have never seen so many drivers completely ignore traffic lights in my life.

NYC Lights Design Competition

NYC Lights Design Competition 01/07/2004 02:02 PM
New York City Lights Design Competition (via Gothamist). What are the existing examples of urban illumination that impress? Are there unused designs or interesting ideas from art and movies floating around?

Lights in Plague Park

Lights in Plague Park 12/02/2003 01:26 AM
Plague Park has a rather unusual collection of lights hanging from a tree. In the darkness they look like...

Lights, camera, technology

Lights, camera, technology 04/19/2004 07:07 PM
CNET Apr 19 2004 11:15PM GMT

Texting lights up Glasto

Texting lights up Glasto 06/26/2004 02:20 PM
Techzonez Jun 26 2004 5:12PM GMT

Sun Lights Up U.K. Servers, Desktops

Sun Lights Up U.K. Servers, Desktops 12/08/2003 10:33 AM
Systems vendor's low-cost office software line makes more headway against rivals as the company signs Britain's Office of Government Commerce to a five-year deal.

More Northern Lights photos

More Northern Lights photos 12/30/2003 12:09 AM
OK, I thought my pictures were pretty cool albeit a little dark and grainy, but check out these photos over at Yahoo....

EV-DO lights up mobile data

EV-DO lights up mobile data 08/02/2004 08:00 AM
The light at the end of the tunnel to 3G mobile data services in the U.S. is getting brighter as technology that builds on Code Division Multiple Access networks comes into view.

Turn off the lights when you leave.

Turn off the lights when you leave. 07/24/2004 06:16 PM
The end of the light bulb? E. Fred Schubert, a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute "claims to have invented a 99-percent efficient reflector that promises to speed the replacement of light bulbs with LEDs." According to researchers, this could happen within the next five years. The current prototype is bankrolled by the ARPA and The National Science Foundation "recently award Schubert's team a $210,000 grant to create in three years a commercial version of his patented omnidirectional reflector."

"Schubert claimed that lighting accounts for 25 percent of U.S. electrical energy consumption. Since white LEDs emit more light per dollar and generate less unwanted heat, they are potentially a major energy saver." (see EE Times link)

Meanwhile, some of the oldtimers seem to be pretty refractory.

PPC FAQ: iPAQ Notification Lights

PPC FAQ: iPAQ Notification Lights 01/04/2004 01:39 AM

Grok Description matches for US green-lights Sony BMG merger
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Finding "Mom And Pop" Mac Dealers?

Finding "Mom And Pop" Mac Dealers? 02/16/2004 10:34 AM

Dealers Cash In on Hybrids

Dealers Cash In on Hybrids 06/25/2004 11:48 AM
But will your hybrid auto save you money?

Apple Dealers Sound Off About DJs

Apple Dealers Sound Off About DJs 11/13/2003 04:18 AM
Apple dealers are frustrated by the vendor's decision to sell its products at David Jones stores, but believe their 'specialist knowledge' will give them the upper hand when competing with the mass market retailer. By Byron Connolly (CRN via MyAppleMenu)

Must-attend event for dealers

Must-attend event for dealers 04/03/2005 09:38 PM
Computer Weekly Apr 4 2005 12:22AM GMT

Can i Know the dealers in Chennai for
this product

Can i Know the dealers in Chennai for
this product 09/11/2004 08:58 AM
TechTree Sep 11 2004 11:51AM GMT

Car Dealers Feel Net Effect

Car Dealers Feel Net Effect 06/11/2004 04:55 AM
Auto dealers have been forced to deal with a new animal -- the Web shopper -- and are changing their sales strategies to compete. By John Gartner.

Apple Dealers Swap Lawyers

Apple Dealers Swap Lawyers 12/27/2004 11:14 AM

New attorneys with a background in franchisee litigation have been hired to press a suit by Apple computer dealers who claim the Cupertino-based Apple Computer Inc., is trying to drive them out of business by opening its own chain of stores. By Robert Mullins, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal

Comparing Microsoft to Drug Dealers

Comparing Microsoft to Drug Dealers 09/12/2004 02:41 PM

Many people have recently compared the fact that Microsoft supplies licenses for its software for free or very cheaply to educational institutes to drug dealers who give the first serving of drugs free of charge. While there is a similarity, this comparison is very misleading.

Dell To Sell Unbranded PCs Through
Dealers

Dell To Sell Unbranded PCs Through
Dealers 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
In a major about-face, computer giant Dell has announced it will begin selling unbranded PCs through small business dealers in an attempt to capture a greater proportion of white-box sales. Dell spokesperson Amy King told NewsFactor that CEO Michael Dell has set an initial goal for his company's white-box initiative: 1 percent of Dell's total revenue.

AMD dealers up Athlon 64 3400+ ante

AMD dealers up Athlon 64 3400+ ante 01/02/2004 09:35 AM

HP gets tough with grey market dealers

HP gets tough with grey market dealers 12/10/2003 11:33 AM
The Register Dec 10 2003 10:25AM ET

Independent dealers press on with
lawsuit against Apple

Independent dealers press on with
lawsuit against Apple 12/28/2004 05:39 PM
Independent Apple retailers could be assigned a trial date next month in their lawsuit filed against Apple Computer alleging unfair trade practices. Thomas Santos, president of MacAdams Computing, a San Francisco-based Apple retailer, said the trial date could be named as early as January 25, 2005, according to a report by CRN today. The lawsuit involves six independent retailers who claim Apple intentionally withheld adequate inventory from them in order to stock up Apple's own retail outlets and online store. The lawsuit also charges Apple with underpricing its retail partners, denying warranty claims made by certain retailers and poaching customers from retailers, said Santos.

Is Apple Giving Independent Dealers The
Boot?

Is Apple Giving Independent Dealers The
Boot? 11/14/2003 11:27 AM
We will have gained the world and lost our souls in the process, but that's the way it is in the changing retail world. By Gene Steinberg (Mac Night Owl via MyAppleMenu)

this is not fare on dealers part if the
govt is charging kst

this is not fare on dealers part if the
govt is charging kst 08/18/2004 01:32 AM
TechTree Aug 18 2004 5:47AM GMT

Car Dealers Slowly Understanding What
The Internet Means

Car Dealers Slowly Understanding What
The Internet Means 06/11/2004 12:55 PM
Last time I bought a car, I went through Car Buying Tips in great detail and ended up getting a price well below invoice and significantly lower than what Edmund's called the "true market value" - which they claim is what you should pay. Best of all, the process went very quickly when dealing with the dealer (mostly via the internet) - because I was informed and didn't need to be bothered with various tricks. While I may not have brought in as much money directly from the car, I also didn't waste their time. It appears that more car dealers are beginning to recognize that the informed customer isn't always a bad customer. They're willing to pay a reasonable price and they don't need to be worked on for wasteful hours. What's most amusing about this article, though, is that there are now two types of dealers. The showroom dealers who like finding uninformed suckers and pushing the hard sell on them for hours at a time, and those who prefer to just get hot leads off the internet, sell more cars, and make more commissions (often based on number of vehicles sold - and not for how much).

I am convinced that the Congressional
offices are full of dealers and hos.

I am convinced that the Congressional
offices are full of dealers and hos. 05/19/2004 11:57 AM
The sensationally sordid Staff Ass sex scandal. Young DC congressional staff assistant starts juicy blog. (edited cache). Blog describes carryings on with many men, including a married Bush appointee who pays her for sex. Washington's most amusing and best read new blogger, Wonkette, links to it, picking out choice quotes. Within hours, the blog is gone, the girl is fired. Now another blogger outs the girl's boss as a Republican Senator. Fun!

Why auto dealers need manufacturers to
generate online sales

Why auto dealers need manufacturers to
generate online sales 08/13/2004 05:49 PM
InternetRetailer.com Aug 13 2004 9:46PM GMT

Apple Dealers Deny iPod's "Dirty Secret"

Apple Dealers Deny iPod's "Dirty Secret" 04/09/2004 04:09 PM
"We're having trouble because customers are loving this stuff to death. The battery is designed to operate at medium quality setting." By Sarah Stokely, ARN (via MyAppleMenu)

BSA urges dealers to spill beans on
dodgy rivals

BSA urges dealers to spill beans on
dodgy rivals 11/17/2003 09:13 AM
Computer Weekly Nov 17 2003 8:13AM ET

Sprint, Cisco team to deliver IP
platform for automakers, dealers

Sprint, Cisco team to deliver IP
platform for automakers, dealers 11/14/2003 05:13 PM
The two companies are selling the infrastructure for communications between the dealers and auto manufacturers.

Shocker: More People Prefer Online Car
Sales To Dealing With Dealers

Shocker: More People Prefer Online Car
Sales To Dealing With Dealers 04/11/2005 03:31 PM
Can you possibly imagine that people wouldn't like going in to car dealers and buying cars from a profession that seems to be defined by its own sleaze? Indeed, it appears that the less sleaze-inducing internet route for buying cars is picking up steam -- with plenty of car purchases originating online. Also, person-to-person car sales have been increasing as the internet has aided that process, and cut out the need for dealers to broker those types of sales. Meanwhile, fewer people seem to be going to the old newspaper classified section to find out about car deals, as it just doesn't seem efficient any more. The car sellers are looking elsewhere and car buyers prefer going online and avoiding dealers as much as possible as well.

Car dealers and manufacturers risk
losing online sales, Forrester says

Car dealers and manufacturers risk
losing online sales, Forrester says 08/13/2004 05:49 PM
InternetRetailer.com Aug 13 2004 9:45PM GMT

Edmunds.com Identifies Car Dealers Best
Equipped to Serve Internet Users

Edmunds.com Identifies Car Dealers Best
Equipped to Serve Internet Users 04/07/2005 02:34 PM
PR Newswire via Wards Apr 7 2005 6:39PM GMT

CallCommand Releases New Technology to
Protect Dealers from Cell Phone DNC
Violations

CallCommand Releases New Technology to
Protect Dealers from Cell Phone DNC
Violations 06/17/2005 03:17 PM
The recent furor concerning telemarketing to cell phone numbers has left many auto dealers vulnerable and confused about how to handle the controversial issue of marketing to customer cell phone numbers. CallCommand™, a leading provider of web-based communication solutions to automotive retailers nationwide, has released a new technological upgrade to its suite of solutions, with enhanced features that enable dealers to recognize if the telephone number is a cell phone number or a landline, offering a simple solution to protect dealers from calling these numbers without express customer approval. [PRWEB Jun 15, 2005]

Scrap Metal Dealers Steal 150-Year-Old
Iron Bridge (Reuters)

Scrap Metal Dealers Steal 150-Year-Old
Iron Bridge (Reuters) 08/27/2004 01:59 PM
Reuters - Six scrap metal dealers have been arrested for stealing an Austro-Hungarian-era 13-meter-long iron bridge, Bosnian police said Friday .

CallCommand Provides Free Turnkey
DNC/OFAC Solution to all US Chrysler
Group and Honda Dealers

CallCommand Provides Free Turnkey
DNC/OFAC Solution to all US Chrysler
Group and Honda Dealers 02/01/2005 08:49 PM
In response to increased awareness within the automotive industry for the need to comply with Federal and State Do Not Call (DNC) legislation, and the lack of comprehensive solutions for dealers, CallCommand™, a leading provider of web-based communication solutions to automotive retailers nationwide, today announced the release of CallScan Lite, a free version of its comprehensive DNC/OFAC solution, CallScan, to all US Chrysler Group and Honda dealers at NADA 2005 in New Orleans, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2005. [PRWEB Jan 28, 2005]

Equipment Manufacturers, Dealers &
Distributors Provided Free Registration
to National Lease Funding Source
Showcase

Equipment Manufacturers, Dealers &
Distributors Provided Free Registration
to National Lease Funding Source
Showcase 07/19/2004 02:38 AM
With Interest Rates on the Rise, Access to Alternative Equipment Lease Funding Sources Has Never Been More Important [PRWEB Jul 19, 2004]

CRM for the Office Furniture Dealer:
Explore CFD Manager-The CRM tool built
specifically for furniture dealers

CRM for the Office Furniture Dealer:
Explore CFD Manager-The CRM tool built
specifically for furniture dealers 06/25/2004 02:16 AM
CFD Manager, the CRM tool built specifically for the Office Furniture Dealer industry, is beginning to prove itself as a useful asset to furniture dealers only a couple of months after its initial release. Technology Advisors will host two web seminars on July 22 and August 5 to discuss the benefits of CRM to the Office Furniture Dealer and examine a case study on how one dealer is already reaping the rewards. [PRWEB Jun 25, 2004]

F.B.I.'s Reach Into Financial Records Is
Set to Grow; House and Senate would
significantly expand the F.B.I.'s power
to demand financial records, without a
judge's approval, from car dealers,
travel agents, pawnbrokers and many
other businesses 11/13

F.B.I.'s Reach Into Financial Records Is
Set to Grow; House and Senate would
significantly expand the F.B.I.'s power
to demand financial records, without a
judge's approval, from car dealers,
travel agents, pawnbrokers and many
other businesses 11/13 11/14/2003 01:20 AM

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Need Memory? Come to the Memory Dealers

Need Memory? Come to the Memory Dealers 05/21/2004 06:57 AM
Ad - http://www.memorydealers.com May 21 2004 11:57AM GMT

US green-lights Sony BMG merger

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