| BabyUniverse Completes Board of Directors
DENVER, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BabyUniverse, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIDS) , a leading eCommerce, eContent and new media company that provides comprehensive online resources for growing families, today announced its new board of directors. The new members include: Lauren Krueger, Edward Ulbrich, John Schaefer, Frank Rosales and Pam Abrams. "Our new board members bring a wealth of knowledge and a broad new perspective to BabyUniverse," said John Textor, Chairman of the Board of Directors for BabyUniverse. "With experience in retail, digital media, advertising, and parenting content, they provide great depth in our core areas: eContent and eCommerce." To reinforce its commitment to families, BabyUniverse is changing its name to The Parent Company. The change is expected to take effect in 30 days.
The Year in Tech: Top 2007 News and Trends
What follows is a roundup of 2007's top tech news highlights, from Windows Vista to data breaches to a digital green movement that inspired a company called NHC to make an environmentally responsible MP3 player that Al Gore might jam out to. For many people, 2007 kicked off with a disappointment--Microsoft's much-anticipated release of Windows Vista. The OS itself wasn't bad--in fact, --but upgrading from an XP environment proved nightmarish for a lot of users. Starting in January,consumers could purchase Windows Vista. But anyone who bought a laptop or desktop PC in late 2006 was automatically enrolled in the , entitling them to a free upgrade from XP to Vista. Unfortunately, many Express customers discovered that there was nothing "express" about the upgrade.
LinkShare Lead Advantage Goes Live with New Customers
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- LinkShare, a leading pay-per-action marketing network, announced the debut of LinkShare Lead Advantage and several of the service's first customers, including Credit Solutions of America and Global Travel International. LinkShare Lead Advantage is a new service offering that delivers high- quality targeted leads and new customers to advertisers through LinkShare's global lead generation network. "This new service enables our customers to develop, implement and manage their lead generation campaigns with a focus on driving results, while managing the risks and complexities across multiple online marketing channels," said Steve Denton, LinkShare's President. "Lead generation is one of the fastest growing segments of online marketing, but advertisers are discovering quality matters as much as volume." "LinkShare designed Lead Advantage to target, track and optimize leads in a way that delivers those that are most likely to convert for our customers, in whatever vertical they work in," said Kelli Beougher, Vice President, LinkShare Lead Advantage.
Itron ''OpenWay'' Chosen for Southern California Edison's SmartConnect ...
The company is the world's leading provider of metering, data collection and software solutions, with nearly 8,000 utilities worldwide relying on our technology to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Itron delivers industry leading solutions for electricity, gas and water utilities by offering meters; data collection and communication systems, including automated meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure; meter data management and utility software applications; as well as comprehensive project management, installation and consulting services. To know more, start here: www.itron.com.
About Southern California Edison
An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison is the largest electric utility in California, serving a population of more than 13 million via 4.8 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within central, coastal and Southern California.
Friday wild card
Digital imagery devices, both still and video motion cameras, are commonplace. They are so prevalent, their applications so varied, that we have somewhat become desensitized to their near omnipresence. Recognizing that there are undesirable applications for digital imagery devices, the ramblin' wrecks from Georgia Tech have begun to develop a device that will detect and then block digital imagery devices. Question: If you had to venture a guess, how much time each week do you spend on security or other cameras? .
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