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Microsoft Corp. signed an agreement with Pulse Data International Ltd. that will provide the visually impaired with easy access to thousands of new and existing electronic books. Pulse Data, a specialist in enabling access to information for the visually impaired, will collaborate with Microsoft in delivering a blind-friendly interface for eBooks created for Microsoft Reader. […]

[Berlin, GERMANY] Yesterday the Frankfurt district court dismissed the action of the Deutsche Bahn AG against an online connection agency for people traveling by train. Judge Bernhard Seyderhelm ruled that the special deal offered by Kartenfuchs.de, which joins train users together and gives them access to cheaper group rates, does not pose a threat to […]

IFILMpro has unveiled search directory specifically designed for entertainment professionals and enthusiasts, announced IFILM CEO, Kevin Wendle. In addition, the company has launched SpecMarket, a script recommendation service for agents, managers, and development executives. IFILMpro also introduced a variety of new enhancements including an updated look, more comprehensive tracking services, and new online commerce functionality […]

A senior Engage executive sought to shore up partner and customer confidence during a visit to Hong Kong Thursday, and said the company still expected profitability by the end of its fiscal year. Daniel Jaye, chief technology officer and co-founder of the Andover, Massachusetts-based advertising and marketing solutions company said “We are resetting expectations going […]

Akamai Technologies Inc. and IBM Friday revealed that IBM will offer Akamai’s streaming media services to IBM’s Web hosting customers worldwide. Earlier this year, IBM Global Services agreed to remarket Akamai’s FreeFlow service for high-speed Web content delivery. With today’s announcement, IBM Web hosting customers will now also have access to the service, designed to […]

LuckySurf.com will use its private-labeled Web lottery to drive repeat traffic to AltaVista’s European properties, through terms of a deal announced Thursday. Visitors to AltaVista’s UK site will be able to enter into a free, daily chance at winning $1 million, or other prizes. Players pick seven numbers out of 50 and validate their entry […]

Bidpath Corporation, a platform and e-infrastructure solution provider for the traditional auction industry, announced the release of Version 2.0 of its auction-enabling technology, featuring the Live Auction component. The New live Auction technology allows Internet bidders to participate in traditional auctions in real time. Online bidders can now interact with onsite bidders and the auctioneer […]

GEO Interactive Media Group Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have co-developed the MPEG4 streaming video cell phone based on GEO’s patented Emblaze A2 video ASIC chip. Deliveries of the new Samsung Video Cell Phone are scheduled to begin first in Asia and Europe, with United States market deliveries to follow. The new cell phone […]

Vingage Corporation Wednesday announced it has extended its support for streaming video formats within mobile devices to the Palm OS through a licensing agreement with Firepad, Inc. “Our vision is to support the delivery of IP video to any type of device from low bandwidth mobile products to high bandwidth home set top devices,” said […]

[Berlin, GERMANY] The “MAP – Multimedia-Arbeitsplatz der Zukunft” (“Multimedia Workplace of the Future”) project was kicked off yesterday in Berlin with a press conference with Siegmar Mosdorf, the Parliamentary State Secretary for the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. With MAP, the Ministry of Economics wants to present a model project for more effectiveness […]

Emeryville-based Utility.com announced this week the completion of its third round of venture financing, raising over $22 million. Gaz de France, one of Europe’s largest gas companies, led the deal. Recently named the “Best-Performing Utility Web Site in the World” by Andersen Consulting, Utility.com is attempting to put the energy and telecommunications industries online through […]

New Edge Networks, a Vancouver, Washington-based wholesale broadband DSL provider in small, midsize and semi-rural markets, today announced it is eliminating 135 jobs companywide in a proactive step to stay on a path to profitability and stretch a new cash infusion through much of next year. About 100 of the jobs eliminated today are at […]