eBook Technologies First to Support New IDPF Content Packaging Standard By PR Newswire LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- eBook Technologies, Inc. (ETI) makes two related announcements regarding IDPF standards. The IDPF (www.idpf.org), formerly the Open eBook Forum (OeBF), is the trade and standards association for the digital publishing industry. ...Read More »

Banking software company sold to private investors for $1.3B By The Associated Press Open Solutions Inc., a software company specializing in products for financial institutions, announced Monday it is being sold to private investors for $1.3 billion. ...Read More »

Microsoft says it plans to give Vista data to McAfee, Symantec By The Associated Press Microsoft Corp. said Monday it would give U.S. security vendors Symantec Corp. and McAfee Inc. some of the information they want to make their products work with Microsoft's new operating system, Vista. ...Read More »

CSS Group Introduces New Service Powered by Network and Systems Monitoring Capabilities From CITTIO's WatchTower By BusinessWire SAN FRANCISCO & FORT WAYNE, Ind., BUSINESS WIRE -- CITTIO Inc., the award-winning innovation leader in Network and Systems Monitoring software, and CSS Group, Inc., a premier Midwestern managed service provider, today announced that CITTIO's WatchTower(R) product will be used in delivering CSS' new, premier network monitoring and management service, NetServ-One Plus. CSS Group has been offering managed technology solutions to a diverse customer ..... ...Read More »

Bitstream Releases Pageflex 5.0 at Graph Expo By BusinessWire CHICAGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ:BITS, www.bitstream.com and www.pageflex.com) announced today that is has shipped the most robust variable data publishing solution available on the market today: Pageflex 5.0. This latest release from the Pageflex product line means that anyone involved with variable data publishing -- from small printers producing stationery and business cards to high-volume shops running ..... ...Read More »

Canon U.S.A. and EFI Announce Next-Generation Fiery-Driven Servers for Canon Customers in High-Quality, High-Volume Professional Print Environments By BusinessWire CHICAGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Canon U.S.A., Inc. and EFI (Nasdaq:EFII), the world leader in digital print servers, superwide format printers and inks, and print management solutions, today announced the Fiery-driven Canon imagePRESS A3000 and imagePRESS A2000 servers designed for the new 70 pages per minute Canon imagePRESS(TM) C7000VP digital color press. The new Fiery-driven Canon servers deliver precision color, consistent ..... ...Read More »

NGC Adds ‘Everyday’ Schools By The Associated Press (Multichannel News) _ More students will get a chance to become an "everyday explorer" with the expansion this year of an in-school program sponsored by National Geographic Channel and its affiliates. ...Read More »

Seeking User-Generated Romance By The Associated Press (Multichannel News) _ Want to give your honey a very special Valentine's Day gift? Hallmark Channel will animate the best viewer-submitted stories of romance and love, and screen them on the network and its online platform in February as part of a new interactive programming initiative. ...Read More »

Freescale Introduces Industry's First 32-Bit, Dual-Core Automotive Microcontrollers with Flexible Low-Power Modes By BusinessWire DETROIT, BUSINESS WIRE -- Today's electronics-laden vehicles contain an unprecedented level of intelligence and connectivity. Accelerating this trend with advances in silicon technology, Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) has introduced a dual-core, 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) family designed to enhance the performance, power efficiency and flexibility of automotive body electronics. The latest additio..... ...Read More »

Chinese city to fine Web surfers in online satire crackdown By The Associated Press The price of Internet satire in China is going up. ...Read More »

Toppan Printing Company America Wins 'Best of Show' in Xerox's Printing Innovation Awards By BusinessWire CHICAGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has presented Toppan Printing Company America Inc. and graphic design student Monica Eun-Kyung Yoon with the "Best of Show" honor in the annual Printing Innovation with Xerox Imaging Awards. The multinational competition recognizes innovation and excellence in digital printing applications. Toppan Printing Company America, a commercial printing company, and Yoon..... ...Read More »

Taiwan government to offer mobile, Internet bill reminders By The Associated Press The age-old argument that the tax bill or traffic fine got lost in the mail is about to become obsolete in Taiwan, where the government plans to send bills and payment reminders by e-mail and mobile phone, an official said on Monday. ...Read More »

Is YouTube, Not U Tube By The Associated Press (Multichannel News) _ Google's announcement earlier this week that it will buy YouTube (www.youtube.com http://www.youtube.com) for $1.65 billion claimed its first casualty. ...Read More »

YouTube surfers overwhelm Toledo tube company's `utube' Web site, forcing shutdown By The Associated Press YouTube's enormous popularity has created a big headache for another "utube" _ a company that sells used machines that make tubes. ...Read More »

Sony MP3 Players Get Noise Cancellation By The Associated Press (TWICE) _ San Diego Sony added active noise cancellation for the first time to a portable audio product with the launch of a pair of flash-memory MP3 players, which will be available in November only through the company's Sony Style stores and sonystyle.com site. ...Read More »

Renderosity Management Changes Bondware, Inc. announced the promotion of Jenifer Carey to VP of the Renderosity division, Clint Hawkins to Renderosity Copyright Agent/Marketplace Manager and Deborah Montique to Renderosity Marketplace Manager. ...Read More »

Hitachi Software Announces StarBoard Software LE Version 2.0 for Mac Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd. today launched the new StarBoard Software LE Version 2.0 for Mac® users. Expanding Hitachi Software’s StarBoard technology applications to a previously untapped user-base, the first U.S. release of StarBoard Software LE Version 2.0 features updated annotation capability, rendering functions and a new pointer-pen tool for lines, arrows and other various shapes. LE Version 2.0 supports an Intel-based Macintosh. ...Read More »

Hitachi Software Revamps StarBoard Interactive Presentation Software with Upgrade to Version 7.1 Hitachi Software today launched StarBoard Software version 7.1, an upgrade to the advanced interactive presentation software that allows presenters and educators to annotate directly on an existing platform program. Announced at Educause 2006, this new upgrade to the StarBoard Software features deferred hand-writing recognition and projector control, providing end-users in the education and corporate markets with an even more powerful and versatile interactive presentation solution. ...Read More »

Mitsubishi Launches DPS Click 5000: New Powerful Solution in High-End Digital Photo Processing Market Providing retailers and professional event photographers with a powerful and affordable system for high-quality digital prints, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc Photo Imaging Division is now shipping the DPS Click 5000 digital photo processing system. Featuring a new user-interface design, the versatile, network capable DPS Click 5000 is highly customizable and can meet the varied needs of the photo processing market. ...Read More »

Yelp Enters the Fashion Scene With Launch of Lifestyle Apparel Line By PR Newswire SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Yelp, Inc. (yelp.com ) a leading urban city guide and popular local review site, today announced the launch of their highly anticipated Yelp Apparel line. The new line will be available online (yelp.com/store ) and is also available in select retail boutiques in Boston, Chicago ...Read More »