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The TV recording site TVCatchup.com has had its service suspended after complaints from the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Channel Five. TVCatchup launched in trial last year, allowing users to record offline TV shows, watch them online and share copies with other members. The UK-focused site immediately attracted the concern of broadcasters, which have invested millions of pounds in their own web TV catch-up services. A note posted on the site over the weekend said the web hosting company terminated the TV service on February 15, and that management assumed this was as a result of requests from broadcasters.
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Q4 in Latin America for DirecTV DirecTV Latin America achieved net subscriber additions of 199,000 in the quarter, a jump the company attributed to strong customer growth in Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina.
Microsoft in a twist over SaaSy Office deal
A UK hosting company is offering Microsoft Office for £4.99 (around $10) a month with no contract commitment, and Microsoft doesn't like it — even though it seems Microsoft approved the arrangement. Launched last week by popular web hosting provider Fasthosts, the service uses streaming technology to download the application to the customer's PC, where it runs for as long as the customer continues to pay their subscription. The headline-grabbing £4.99-a-month price point ('less than a fiver' we Brits would say) is "for any household that has a user engaged in educational activities (such as school, college, night classes etc)", and includes the 2007 versions of Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Business users pay £14.99. Both prices are before UK VAT (sales tax) of 17.5%, which most businesses reclaim but private individuals cannot.
Sun turns to Neil Diamond for Amazon utility 'killer'
Here's Sun Microsystems. Ahead of the curve with utility computing? Check. Interested in gaining the business of today's internet companies? Big check. Full of server-side software skills? Check. Behind Amazon.com of all companies in actually putting these things together as a product or service companies can buy? Yep. Sun's mysterious failure to address the potentially meaty market for renting a web infrastructure to fledgling businesses appears on course for a correction. The company plans to unveil a project code-named Caroline in the next couple of months, offering a "hosting platform for development and delivery of dynamically scalable Internet-based services". .
Tegrity Achieves Record Sales, Customer Acquisition and Retention in ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Tegrity, provider of the leading Web 2.0 Class Capture System to the higher education market, announced today that once again, it has exceeded aggressive goals for sales, customer acquisition - increasing customer acquisition more than 50 percent - and maintaining customer retention levels close to 100 percent during 2007. The company credits its exclusive focus on the higher education market as well as its continuing program of product enhancements around its unique, easy-to-use Web 2.0 solution for the strong gains. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070430/NEM020logo ) Tegrity attributes its success to increased awareness, acceptance of its award-winning technology, continued investment in product development and focused sales and marketing programs in 2007, which included hosting the first-annual Tegrity User Group conference in San Francisco.
Julian Lennon Invests in MyStore.com
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Today MyStore.com confirmed Julian Lennon, son of Beatles icon John Lennon, is among the group of private investors behind yourStore, LLC. The company owns and operates http://www.mystore.com/, an online marketplace. "In addition to his monetary investment, Julian has contributed some great ideas to the options MyStore.com offers to musicians and artists who want to resell or self distribute their music and art online. As an independent artist himself, Mr. Lennon was an early user of MyStore.com, setting up his own MyStore and linking it to several places he has a presence online including his MySpace page. We are glad to have him involved. He's been a friend for a long time," stated Todd Meagher, the company's CEO. About MyStore: MyStore.com is owned by yourStore, LLC (http://www.yourstore.com/) which is a virtual real estate company and application service provider offering individuals and businesses with FREE online "retail" space and software usage in the form of personalized web stores located within the company's marketplace http://www.mystore.com/ and an e-commerce service provider offering seller support and software services; including web hosting, site design, marketing, fulfillment and inventory and customer management tools.
French high court thumps Google Video
A French high court has added some extra spice to the legal debate over online video sharing. In mid-October, the High Court of the First Instance of Paris issued a ruling against Google Video after it was sued by a Paris-based film company called Zadig Productions. Naturally, Zadig was peeved that Google was hosting one of its films, and the court slapped the web giant for copyright infringement. .
Maya Production Leads in Israel Website Design, Marketing
Tel Aviv-----January 27.......Maya Production Israel, Israel's leading website design and development organization announced today that it is expanding their services both in website design, creative and production for Israel. Maya Production and Website Development Services Israel is also offering the most potent Internet marketing, search engine optimization and web promotion solutions through it's partnership with Leyden Communications Israel. The Maya / Leyden team has demonstrated that they can design new websites and place them at the top of the Google, Yahoo and MSN search engines. Maya Production Israel is a full service Web design company and also offers hosting services. Going into 2005, Maya Website Production Israel is currently offering 12 months of free hosting to all clients who purchase new websites.
Auction Services and Phil Mortensen Auctions Inc. Introduce Cutting ...
For the first time in the auction industry, Auctionservices.com will use virtual salespeople in designing and hosting a client's website. This new tool has been proven to attract customers, increase sales and retain interest in company services, according to Rick Romanus Sr., President and CEO of Auction Services, Inc. Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) September 13, 2006 -- For the first time in the auction industry, Auctionservices.com will use virtual salespeople in designing and hosting a client's website. This new tool has been proven to attract customers, increase sales and retain interest in company services, according to Rick Romanus Sr., President and CEO of Auction Services, Inc. "We are delighted to offer this innovative video and audio messaging capability," noted Romanus.
MyWebGrocer.com expands with new appointments in sales and development
MyWebGrocer.com is expanding with the appointment of two new sales representatives to the team. The company, which provides e-commerce and Internet marketing solutions to grocery retailers, has more than 80 retail grocery chain clients for services including web site design and hosting, e-mail, online circulars and other e-commerce operations. Rob Rice, who joins the company in a sales and business development role, will be focusing on the New England and the Tri-State area encompassed by New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. He brings more than 19 years of experience in the grocery field to his new role, including 13 years of experience in retail grocery, customer relationship management, and sales of software, technology, analysis, direct mail and related data processing solutions.
ARI 1Q profit, revenue rises
ARI Network Services Inc. reported Monday that it recorded increases in both profit and revenue for the fiscal first quarter. ARI (OTCBB: ARIS) posted net income for the quarter ended Oct. 31 of $243,000, or 4 cents per share, compared with $225,000, or 3 cents per share, for the same period a year ago. Revenue for the Milwaukee provider of electronic parts catalogs and marketing services increased 21 percent to $4.2 million from $3.5 million. ARI chairman and CEO Brian Dearing said the marketing services business continued to drive revenue growth. About 45 percent of the revenue growth was because of the acquisition of OC-Net Inc., a Cypress, Calif. company that provides Web hosting and e-commerce services, in January 2007. .
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