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FundsXpress and Coremetrics Provide Detailed Analysis of Consumer Behavior Helps Banks

FundsXpress, a provider of Internet-based financial services, and Coremetrics, a provider of hosted Web analytics and precision marketing solutions, announced a partnership to integrate detailed analysis of consumer behavior with online banking, bill pay, and other key channel solutions for financial institutions.

Microsoft Great Plains eCommerce: Overview for Developer

Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains was designed back in the early 1990s as the first graphical ERP/accounting system for mid-size businesses.

Cluelesstrain: Bloggers Attack New York Times

Welcome to the Cluelesstrain, a weekly post on things that will just make you scratch your head. While it will be a Thursday feature, here’s a sneak-peak into what the Cluelesstrain will bring …

Blogs in the Communications Mix

Recently, I wrote that it was all about content, and that no matter how great the content is, unless it is being pushed out in a way for people to read, it’s not going to matter.

Dell One of First To Include Dual-Core

Dell’s workstation and consumer desktop lines will be among the first to include the enhanced performance enabled by Intel’s new dual-core processor technology.

Shell and Bechtel Selling InterGen

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has formed a joint venture with AIG Highstar Capital II, L.P. to purchase InterGen N.V. and 10 of its power plants from Shell Generating (Holding) B.V. and Bechtel Enterprises Energy B.V.

GM Disappointed With $1.1 Billion Loss

General Motors reported that consolidated net income for the first quarter of 2005, including special items, was a loss of $1.1 billion, or $1.95 per share.

Yahoo Profits Soar

Reuters reports that Yahoo’s quarterly results were much better than expected. “It looks like search revenue was particularly strong for Yahoo …

AMD Dual-Core Opteron Prices Revealed

As Intel and AMD prepare to clash over the dual-core processor throne, information concerning each party’s dual-core entry continues to eek out.

Microsoft’s Boss To Blogger Robert Scoble Moves To Skype

Via Constantin Basturea, news that Robert Scoble’s boss at Microsoft, Lenn Pryor, is leaving the company to join Skype.

Bextra Bombs Pfizer during the 1Q

Pfizer released their first quarter earnings and those earnings plummeted 87% largely due to the Food and Drug Administration booting Bextra from the market place because of concerns with drug connected to heart attacks and skin problems. The world’s largest drug manufacturer claimed this and other charges played the main role in its significant earnings drop.

Doral Financial Restates Floating Rate IO Valuation Related Earnings

Salomon Levis, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Doral Financial, announced that after consulting with various financial institutions and other firms with experience in valuation issues, the Company has…

Blog SEO Power Continues To Grow

Business world. That two word phrase, when entered into the Google search interface box, gives back 461 million returns.

Wells Fargo Posts Profit Increase

Wells Fargo & Company reported record diluted earnings per common share of $1.08 for first quarter 2005, compared with $1.03 in first quarter 2004, up 5 percent.

A Look At Search Engine Click Fraud

I’m not sure how much steam is left in the click fraud story, but it continues to be the hottest topic in search.

Martha Stewart Gets Her Own Radio Channel

SIRIUS Satellite Radio and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia announced an exclusive four-year agreement to create and launch a Martha Stewart-branded satellite radio channel.

Blueprint Ethics Code For The Profession

One thing I’ve frequently commented about in this blog is ethics in the communication profession. Or, rather, about the lack of an authoritative and cohesive voice that speaks on ethics on behalf of the profession.

Hospitals Adopt RSS

The New York Presbyterian Medical Center, which saved my life back in 1982, is embracing RSS in an innovative way.

Dell Still Top Dog in PC Sales despite losing ground in 1st Quarter

The European PC market drove up sales for the 1st quarter. Industry leader Dell led the way although their growth dropped below 20% for the first time in 3 years according to a new report from Gartner.

Adobe Buys Macromedia, Two Platform Strategy

Adobe acquired Macromedia for $3.4 billion in stock. What’s interesting about this deal is how the combined company has two web platforms, .pdf and Flash, and neither are web friendly.

Sony Pictures Turns To Microsoft

At the National Association of Broadcasters convention, NAB2005, Microsoft announced that Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is implementing the Microsoft Connected Services Framework.

GE Commercial Finance To Acquire BCIFD

GE Commercial Finance has agreed to acquire Bombardier Capital’s Inventory Finance Division (BCIFD).