Michael Sedge

Dolce Vita Lodging and the United Services Organization (USO) Naples have joined forces to offer online booking for Italian bed-and-breakfast lodgings to US and NATO service members throughout Europe, organization officials announced Tuesday. “The partnership brings to the USO direct access to the most comprehensive database of Italian bed-and-breakfast lodgings on the Web,” said Joseph […]

Those seeking a special place to spend a day, a weekend, or a week-long holiday in the Italian countryside, while saving money, will find the new B&B booking portal, Dolce Vita Lodging, of special interest. “We sought out the finest family-owned and operated B&B lodgings in the Mediterranean peninsula,” says Amanda Cerbone, managing director of […]

ROME — Global media/public relations firm, The Sedge Group, launched its “Success Driven PR” model today after a three-month test period that benefited dotcoms and high-tech companies throughout Europe and North America. “Billions of dollars are spend each year by companies on PR campaigns,” said Group CEO, Michael Sedge. “The success or failure of these […]

PARIS — ILOG (ILOG; Nouveau Marche France) the world’s leading supplier of Java and C++ software components, today announced the launch of a campaign to support e-government projects with advanced technology, based on the successful implementations within state and federal government systems in France, Hong Kong, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, and recently the United Kingdom and […]

MILAN — The Internet and telecommunications service provider, Tiscali Spa, announced that an agreement has been reached to purchase the German ISP, surfEU, which also maintains a share of the markets in Austria, Finland, and Switzerland. This acquisition, according to a company spokesperson, will make Tiscali the third largest ISP in Germany, with nearly 1.8 […]

ROME — PlanetEuro, the Euro-based, electronic trading platform that operates under the theme, “a single currency, a single market and a single platform,” has positioned itself to become a leading player in the E750 billion pan-European trade marketplace, according to industry leaders. “The European Union and the European Central Bank is referring to January 1st, […]

[Rome, Italy] Opera Software, (www.opera.com) the Oslo-based technology company, announced this week that it would be releasing its popular web browser Opera 5.02 for Windows in the Italian language. “The [English language] launch of Opera 5.02 for Windows has been met with enthusiasm in Italy,” said Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software, “and we […]

[Naples, Italy] — The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) named Arrowhead Space & Telecommunications, Inc., (www.arrowheadsat.com) a winner of the largest defense contract ever awareded to a small business for set-aside procurement. The contract, known as the Defense Satellite Transmission Service – Global (DSTS-G), is valued at $2.1 billion over a 10-year period. “The contract […]

[Milan] Sigma Systems, a leading provider of embedded and engineering solutions, has signed a new framework agreement with Ericsson to promote growth in the European telecom and wireless sectors. The agreement, according to a Sigma announcement, represents a continuation of the close cooperation in development and delivery of numerous consulting services to Ericssons various companies […]

[MILAN]British Telecommunications has selected Italian Internet and Telecommunications solutions provider, Etnoteam, for the continued development of its universal, free Internet portal, Infinito, according to an announcement made in Milan. “The Etnoteam Group has been fundamental to our success from the very beginning,” said Paul Minihan, general manager of Infinito, “making an important contribution to the […]

The world’s largest online trading community, eBay, expanded its international operations this week with an Italian-language portal. “We’re very happy to bring eBay to Italy,” said Meg Whitman, president and CEO, eBay Inc. “It is one of the world’s leading Internet markets.” The site will allow Italian users to trade locally, regionally or globally along […]

[ITALY] As the first step of its 2001 expansion strategy, the global event photography company, e-photomail.com, opened their doors to Italy this week, bringing a unique viral marketing model to dot-coms as well as brick and mortar businesses across the Mediterranean peninsula. “Our strategy has always been to grow internally and expand geographically through sound […]