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WSJ calls Microsoft antivirus tool 'spyware'

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...honeycomb tire is 'bulletproof' Take a sneak peek at Black Friday deals Say good-bye to Circuit City WordPerfect co-founder: $1 million for gay marriage ban In the news now Microhoo revisited: A search-only deal? With Yahoo looking...

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CTAM Live: Rogers Readying The Quad Play

www.multichannel.com | Nov 8, 2008

...video provider . At this year’s CTAM Summit, Rogers’ chief strategy officer Mike Lee, who is serving as the conference's co-chair, will talk about that competition and the company’s bundling strategy at a Monday panel session devoted to the triple...

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6612857.html?industryid=47194

The UK Audio Visual Equipment Market: Surviving a 30% fall in sales

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Google strikes book search deal

www.contentagenda.com | Oct 28, 2008

Google strikes book search deal news.bbc.co.uk By BBC News October 28, 2008 The agreement with the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers will resolve...

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BMW builds a luxury hybrid sedan

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

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...association with Relativity Media, of a Sommers Co./Alphaville production. Produced by...Ducsay. Executive producer, Chris Brigham. Co-producers, Lei Qin, Doris Tse, Josette...share the spotlight with an overabundance of co-stars; as the lynchpin of the franchise...

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SmarTrend(R) Opening Bell Comments -- June 12, 2008 - Zibb.com

Oct 12, 2008 (SmarTrend(R) Market Commentary via COMTEX) --

Last Updated: June 12, 2008: 6:55 AM ET---Today, U.S. stock futures are trading higher on news of a $46 billion takeover bid for Anheuser-Busch and hopes of better-than-expected May retail sales figures. Shares of Anheuser-Busch (NYSE:BUD) will receive active trade Thursday after Belgian Brewer InBev made an unsolicited all-cash bid of $65 a share. According to the Wall Street Journal, Citigroup (NYSE:C) will be closing down a $800 million hedge fund its CEO Vikram Pandit co-founded almost one year ago. In commodities news, light sweet crude for July delivery is down $2.14 to $134.24 a barrel in electronic trading. In addition to a government report on retail sales numbers for May, investors will be digesting reports on weekly jobless claims, business inventories and natural gas stocks. At the time of this report, S&P futures are up 7.40 points, Nasdaq futures are up 8.75 points and Dow futures are up 61.00 points. For more information on SmarTrend, Comtex News Network's revolutionary stock analysis application, please go to http://www.mysmartrend.com

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BRIEF-Protective Life says applied for bank holding co status - Zibb.com

, Nov 19, 2008 (Reuters via COMTEX) --

Protective Life Corp:

* Announces application for bank holding company status

* Says filed a bank holding company application with the U.S. federal reserve

board of governors

* Says filed an application for the U.S. treasury department's capital purchase

program under tarp

* Says entered into a letter of intent to acquire bonifay holding co inc and

its subsidiary the bank of bonifay

* Says acquisition subject to various conditions including negotiation of a

definitive agreement and approval of protective's participation in the cpp

((New York Equities Desk; tel: +1 646 223 6000))

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Economy Forcing Students to Broaden Their College Options; Schools Must Be Fast and Friendly to

CHICAGO, Nov 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Speaking at the American Marketing Association's Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education, Liz Brohan, President and Co-CEO of Chicago marketing firm Colman Brohan Davis, today urged colleges to evolve their student acquisition and retention strategies or be left behind in an increasingly competitive landscape. Her comments were made as the poor economy is forcing many prospective students to broaden their options and approach schools they may not originally have considered.

In a presentation titled "Be the First Responder: How to Acquire and Retain More Students," Brohan and her co-presenters, Gina Miller, Vice President, Director of Customer Engagement at Colman Brohan Davis, and Tasha Patterson, Online Marketing Manager for DeVry University, spoke about the need for schools to quickly communicate a positive brand experience from the very first contact with a prospective student.

"A student will typically make initial contact online with several schools," said Brohan. "Response time is a huge differentiator and an important indicator of how much a school cares, and whether the student continues the process. Often, the school that responds the quickest gets the student. It's that simple, but it can be complicated to achieve."

Brohan also noted that to attract and retain students, colleges must deploy systems for fast and personalized response, as well as ongoing student-centric communications for conversion and retention. "In this economy, students are in charge . . . not schools," she said. "A school needs to demonstrate commitment to the student, not the other way around."

Co-presenter Tasha Patterson advised other higher education marketing leaders that delivering timely, consistent and personalized communications is a central success strategy for DeVry. "It's part of making a large school feel like a small one," she said. The presentation outlined approaches to achieving greater responsiveness as well as targeting to ensure better use of marketing budgets.

All colleges need systems in place to maintain a level of constant contact to bring students through the conversion cycle. Customized, automated e-mail is one tool. "In the end, this is about initiating and building lasting and worthwhile relationships," Brohan concluded.

Liz Brohan is President and Co-CEO of Colman Brohan Davis (www.cbdmarketing.com), a Chicago-based brand strategy and integrated marketing firm with sector expertise for higher education clients. Gina Miller is Vice President, Director of Customer Engagement, at Colman Brohan Davis. Tasha Patterson is Online Marketing Manager for DeVry University (www.devry.edu), which serves a diverse and geographically dispersed student population of over 48,000.

SOURCE: Colman Brohan Davis

Colman Brohan Davis 
Jean Ban 
312-661-1050 
jban@cbdmarketing.com

Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Continues to Support Families While Investigation Continues - Zibb.com

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Nov 18, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) --

Peter Kiewit Sons Co. continues to focus the majority of its efforts today on supporting the families of the employees who lost their lives in Sunday's plane crash. At this time, the names on the plane's manifest will not be released, at the request of the families. Kiewit appreciates the support of the media who have withheld name publication out of respect for the families, despite the fact they have been widely reported.

Operations on Kiewit's projects, with the exception of the Plutonic Power run-of-river hydroelectric site, have resumed normal site activities. Work at the Plutonic Power site will resume fully by tomorrow morning. Grief counselors will remain on site at the camp as long as they are needed.

The BC Coroner's Service is at the crash site today and has advised Kiewit that they will be expediting the recovery and return of the bodies to the families.

A further update is anticipated by the end of the day.

SOURCE: Peter Kiewit Sons Co.

Peter Kiewit Sons Co.
Kent Grisham
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(604) 629-5419

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