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Verint to Acquire Vovici Creating Category Leader in Voice of the Customer Solutions Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:22PMMELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Expanding on its Voice of the Customer (VoC) Analytics platform, Verint® Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire, upon closing, Vovici™, an industry leader in enterprise feedback management (EFM) solutions. This combination will create a new category leader in enterprise solutions designed for chief customer ...
Debt Hopes Trigger Dow's Best Day of 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:21PMWall Street cheered progress on the debt ceiling negotiations, upbeat corporate earnings and positive housing data, propelling the Dow to its best daily performance this year.
Bear run continues on Qatar Exchange; index drops 0.7% Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:21PMBy Santhosh V Perumal Business Reporter Strong selling by foreign retail and institutions extended the bearish phase in Qatar Exchange to a the third day and its key index closed below the 8,400 mark yesterday.
FIS Announces Second Quarter Results Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:21PMJACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FIS™ (NYSE:FIS), the world’s largest provider of banking and payments technology, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. GAAP Results Revenue from continuing operations increased 13.4% to $1.44 billion in the second quarter of 2011, compared to $1.27 billion in the second quarter of 2010. GAAP net earnings from continuing ...
Apple trade show returns to UK in 2012 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:18PMApple Expo, a trade/consumer event for the Apple community, will take place in London next May.
Waste Connections Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:16PMFOLSOM, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 19, 2011) - Waste Connections, Inc. ( NYSE : WCN )
Corning Bringing High-Speed Fiber Connections To PCs, Tablets Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:16PMCorning has spent years producing optical fiber for telecommunications networks. Typically, those pricy networks reached only as far as a user’s office building or local data center. But the New York glass maker says one of its next steps will be to bring that technology inside consumers’ homes to provide high-speed connections between gadgets.
Analyst: Innovation, pricing key to tobacco growth Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:15PMRaising prices and introducing new products, especially varieties of smokeless tobacco, remain key growth strategies for tobacco companies as smokers worldwide increasingly face tax hikes, smoking bans, health concerns and social stigma, research firm Euromonitor International said Tuesday.
Altera Announces Second Quarter Results Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:15PMAltera Corporation today announced second quarter sales of $548.4 million, up 2 percent from the first quarter of 2011 and up 17 percent from the second quarter of 2010. Second quarter net income was $214.6 million, $0.65 per diluted share, compared with net income of $224.1 million, $0.68 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2011 and $180.6 million, $0.58 per diluted share, in the second ...
Chit Chat with Leslie Stratmoen: 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:52AMJoin News Director/Host Leslie Stratmoen for Chit Chat weekday mornings on KVOW 1450 AM. The Wyoming Association of Broadcasters has chosen the show as one of the top two in the state for three years running.
Borders seeks approval to close stores Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:51AMThere will be no storybook ending for Borders. The 40-year-old book seller could start shuttering its 399 remaining stores as early as Friday.
J.P. MORGAN SEC.LTD UK Regulatory Announcement: Form 8.5 Charter International Plc - Amendment Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:50AMLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMENDMENT THIS REFLECTS AN INCREASE IN THE TOTAL Sale from 805,110 to 1,005,110 FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Name of exempt principal trader: J.P. Morgan Securities ltd. (b) Name of offeror ...
J.P. MORGAN SEC.LTD UK Regulatory Announcement: Form 8.5 Misys Plc - Amendment Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:50AMLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMENDMENT AMENDED THE TOTAL PURCHASES FROM 320,526 TO 920,526 FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Name of exempt principal trader: J.P. Morgan Securities ltd. (b) Name of offeror/offeree in ...
Cause of Telegent’s spectacular fall: China dunnit Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:49AMTelegent, still left with $60 – 70 million in the bank, will “phase out” of the current analog mobile TV chip business but will “restart in a completely different market,” according to industry sources. View the full article HERE .
Mattituck-Laurel: Movie night to benefit library; yard sale for Costa Rica-bound students Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:47AMLast week I wished Shannan Rehm and Kevin Maida a happy life together as they prepared to exchange vows on July 16. The day arrived and it was perfect for a wedding. Shannan was regal in a strapless cream-colored gown that billowed like clouds behind her as she walked down the aisle on her father’s [...]
Is Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Serving Double Talk To The Press? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:44AMGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) seems to believe its Investor Relations Department can double talk the press and no one will ever notice.
City's outdoor markets are ripe for good selection, good times Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:44AMMatt Sorensen stands behind a table full of herbs for sale at the Ski Run Farmers Market on Friday. From the freshest greens to a cowboy hat made from a beer bottle box, South Lake Tahoe's outdoor markets have it all.
In wake of son's death, his mother seeks justice Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:43AMThe North Platte Telegraph Thanks in part to a complaint filed by a North Platte mother, a Colorado doctor accused of running a "pill mill" in a Denver suburb has been arrested and charged with more than 50 federal counts of distributing drugs outside the scope of his professional practice.
Cisco to eliminate 6,500 jobs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:41AMCisco Systems said Monday that it will eliminate 6,500 jobs as part of a broad overhaul aimed at making the company more efficient and more profitable, after months of disappointing financial results.
Employment: Casino managers tasked with upping productivity Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:06AMWhat state law (NRS 608.018) says on compensation for overtime, requirements, exceptions: 1. An employer shall pay 1.5 times an employee's regular wage rate whenever an employee who receives compensation for employment at a rate less than 1.5 times the minimum rate prescribed pursuant to NRS 608.250 works: (a) More than 40 hours in any scheduled week of work; or (b) More than eight hours in any ...
News of the World should serve as cautionary example Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:06AMBy: The News of the World, Britain's best-selling Sunday tabloid according to the Guardian, printed its final copy July 10 after reports of corruption, bad business and illegal activity forever smeared the paper with a reputation for unethical and criminal...
Storytellers: For 30 years, Walt Danley quietly closing the big deals Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:05AMWalt Danley can drive down almost any street in Paradise Valley and tick off the name of who lives there, what it last sold for, any major renovations done to it and its current value.
Global Piracy & Counterfeiting Consultants Urges Drug Makers And Manufacturers To Get Aggressive About Global ... Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:04AMThe Global Piracy & Counterfeiting Consultants is urging legitimate pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers of most types, along with tobacco companies to get real serious about global counterfeiting, and piracy. The group says, "Global counterfeiting, or piracy of products is getting worse, and having a conference, or depending on the US government, or the EU to do something about it-is an ...
Duart Cap.Management - Form 8.3 - MWB Business Exchange Plc Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:03AMDuart Cap.Management - Form 8.3 - MWB Business Exchange Plc
Diane Mastrull: Bucks businessman finds success in search-engine optimization Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:03AMLance Bachmann entered the working world when consumers relied on thick, softbound books filled with yellow pages to find businesses they needed. Remember that?
Nimble Joins Google Apps Marketplace Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:01AMSANTA MONICA, CA--(Marketwire - 07/18/11) - Nimble announced today that its award-winning Social Business platform for small businesses is now available in the Google Apps Marketplace. By unifying the very best contact management, social networking, and sales and marketing tools into one simple and affordable web-based solution, Nimble is the only app designed to help small companies turn ...
The no-experience resume for college grads Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:03AMGraduates face unique challenges when entering the job market for the first time. Find out how to overcome them.
Pennington's Serenity Medical Spa offers inner peace through outer upkeep (VIDEO) Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:56AMSerenity Medical Spa owner Dr. Sharon Gertzman says the greatest benefit her practice offers is the confidence it affords its patients.
Collectibles: What's the value of your family treasures in today's market and how to care for them Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:48AMOften less is better when it comes to cleaning.
Polycom: Is The Stock Of This Videoconferencing Leader Overheating? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:42AMAnalysts haven't factored in the possibility of a slowdown in Polycom's rapid growth as the stock's
Special Report: Inside Rebekah Brooks' News of the World Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:36AMLONDON (Reuters) - "It was the kind of place you get out of and you never want to go back again." That's how one former reporter describes the News of the World newsroom under editor Rebekah Brooks, the ferociously ambitious titian-haired executive who ran Britain's top-selling Sunday tabloid from 2000 to 2003.
Rezoning back on county agenda Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:30AMThe North Platte Telegraph A proposal to rezone the Lincoln County commissioners' districts is on the agenda for Monday's meeting, after being tabled last week.
100 years on the rails Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:28AMNot many businesses last long enough to celebrate 100 years, and if they do they’re sometimes viewed as out-dated or antique. Rob Himoto, president of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad, fights that stereotype all of the time.
The boom in Bihar sounds more like a whimper Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:25AMA visionary reformer has turned the Indian state of Bihar into a model miracle. Or so the official story goes. But if you go there, what you find remains squalid and miserable. It's a lesson often lost in talk of rising economies: If you start at almost zero, a 50-per-cent increase in wealth can still leave you in desperate poverty
Metal thieves target fire hydrants, manhole covers Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:23AMYou may want to be careful driving or walking along the streets of the Eastern Municipal Water District lest you discover the hard way that a manhole cover is missing.
Apple iCloud could reduce demand for memory market Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:18AMAlthough the iPhone has increased the uptake of flash memory, Apple’s newly launched iCloud storage service could cause demand for the memory to weaken in the future.
RainbowVision ‘Is Not Going Under’ Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:51AMLGBT retirement community open after filing for Chapter 11
Scandalized Britain ponders press reform Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:50AMCHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press LONDON Britain has been transfixed by the phone hacking scandal that has shaken its media world. But will it really change the nation's press? Much depends on the shelf life of the outcry over alleged skullduggery by journalists working for British papers owned by Rupert Murdoch, who closed a newspaper, dropped a major business deal and agreed to testify ...
HOF predicts a big induction weekend Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:48AMCOOPERSTOWN _ Next weekend in Cooperstown, the National Baseball Hall of Fame will induct former star players Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar and former general manager Pat Gillick.
Langley companies get federal help for upgrades Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:39AMThree Langley companies are benefiting from Canada's Economic Action Plan. The federal government’s AgriProcessing Initiative recently provided support to three Langley companies: Freybe Gourmet Foods, Made-Rite Meat Products, and Sugarplum Desserts.
Ashlee’s Consignment Boutique celebrates two years Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:31AMYou can buy designer duds for a fraction of the original price, By LInda SMith Hancharick
Nandini Sundar and others vs state of Chhattisgarh Ram Jethmalani and others vs Union of India and others: Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:27AMIn a priceless, only-in-India moment at the 20th anniversary of economic reforms, it’s the anti-reform group that’s stealing the show.
Hacking: News International CEO steps down Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:27AMLondon, July 15 : Following the controversy on Murdochs trying to hack former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's personal information, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of News International, the British subsidiary of News Corporation, stepped down from her post on Friday.
Bucks County's oldest hardware store an anchor in Newtown Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:22AMIn these days of Facebook and Twitter, e-mails and texts, a simple 3-by-10-inch bumper sticker is helping Bucks County's oldest hardware store stay afloat.
Minn. leaders make deal to end government shutdown Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:34PMMinnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and top Republicans agreed Thursday to end a budget impasse that prompted the longest state...
Loopholes allow spice sales in stores Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:33PMRenee Camarillo lived through a parent's worst nightmare on July 4 when she discovered two of her children and two of their friends overdosed on a synthetic drug and had to be rushed to the hospital.
Lawyer Indicted, Offshore Accounts, Groupon, Data Breaches: Compliance Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:29PMTheodore L. Freedman, a former bankruptcy partner with the international law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, was indicted yesterday for understating his income by $2.1 million from 2001 to 2004.
Deal to end Minn.shutdown Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:28PMST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and top Republicans struck a deal Thursday to end a budget impasse that prompted the state government to shut down, with the Democratic governor giving up on raising taxes. The agreement came after a three-hour negotiating session that follow...
Minn. governor relents; deal to end government shutdown Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:25PMMinnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and top Republicans agreed Thursday to end a budget impasse that prompted the longest state government shutdown in recent history, after the Democratic governor surrendered on his hope to raise taxes. Mr. Dayton said the state government would be back in business "very soon," but he didn't say exactly when.
NBA: Answering questions about Sixers' newest owner Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:25PMBarring something really awful in Joshua Harris’ closet, the 76ers are going to have a new majority owner in the coming months.