LONDON, – 15 Sep 2010: At the START Summit in London, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced how it is working with Marwell Wildlife, a conservation charity, to help secure a future for Grevy’s zebra, an endangered species with less than 2,500 individuals in the wild.
SUNNYVALE, Calif. & IRVINE, Calif., Sep 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. today announced that Yahoo! Connected TV is now available on several new models of Toshiba 46″-55″ HDTVs, including the WX800 Cinema Series(R) 3D LED. For the first time on Toshiba HDTVs, consumers will be able to access Yahoo! Connected TV to easily interact with high-quality Internet content and services while they watch TV.
*Proven Digital Measurement Veteran to Lead comScore’s Expansion Efforts*
RESTON, VA, September 15, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world today announced that Wolf Allisat is joining the comScore management team as Executive Vice President for international markets. Mr. Allisat will be responsible for overseeing comScore’s international expansion strategy in the European, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions.
*Kindle and Kindle app customers can now download and start reading 10 books — 6 of them previously out of print–including one new novel, in less than 60 seconds*
SEATTLE, Sep 14, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that internationally bestselling author David Morrell is releasing a new, never-before-published, full-length thriller, “The Naked Edge,” along with nine of his previously published books, in electronic book format exclusively in the Kindle Store.
*Nokia Continues to Lead Smartphone Market But Apple and Android Devices are Gaining Fast*
REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 14, 2010 — Millions of fans worldwide are celebrating today’s release of “Halo: Reach,” the newest installment in the Xbox 360 sci-fi saga. (more…)
Delivers Industry’s Broadest Platform Support for Data Security and Compliance Including Support for the Mainframe
ARMONK, N.Y., – 13 Sep 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new software that helps businesses protect customer data and other sensitive information from security breaches. The new software automatically monitors structured data and application usage across the enterprise and immediately alerts management to unusual activity. (more…)
*Scandinavian IT center expects to save $20 million annually by replacing its mainframe technology with Windows platform.*
REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 13, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Skandinavisk Data Center (SDC) is expected to save $20 million annually by moving its core banking system from its mainframe platform to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008. SDC was formed in 1963 and is owned by 150 financial institutions in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Faroe Islands, and is responsible for providing core banking services to these banks across Scandinavia.
