AT&T PULLS PLUG ON TIGER
Loss to shareholders of companies associated with Tiger at up to $12 billionAT&T has dropped embattled golfer Tiger Woods, according to a statement from the telecom giant. "We are ending our sponsorship agreement with Tiger…
Month: December 2009
UTstarcom Inc. Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million Penalty for Acts of Foreign Bribery
UTstarcom Inc. Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million Penalty for Acts of Foreign Bribery in China UTStarcom Inc. (UTSI) has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice, agreeing to pay a $1.5 million fine…
Major International Hacker Pleads Guilty for Massive Attack
Major International Hacker Pleads Guilty for Massive Attack on U.S. Retail and Banking Networks--Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to hack into computer networks supporting major American retail and financial organizations,…
Obama Receives Ocean Credit in New NRDC Review of 1st Year Green Record
Sarah Chasis's Blog Sarah Chasis Today, NRDC released an assessment of President Obama’s environmental record in his first year in office. One of the issues where he has made progress is in reviving our threatened…
Collecta Real-time Search: MySpace Edition
Collecta Offers First Real-time Window into the Vibrancy of MySpace Collecta’s Site Search Platform captures the unique essence of what’s happening right now through real-time streaming results that reveal the community’s innermost thoughts, emotions, images,…
Iran Must End Slide Into Bloodshed
Amnesty International has condemned the “wholly avoidable” deaths of up to 15 people in Iran during the ‘Ashoura religious commemorations. The organization called on the authorities to ensure that those attending funerals and commemorations in…
m62 Urges Presenters to Prioritise Information in Sales Presentations
m62 visualcommunications, the global leader in presentation effectiveness, today urges presenters to choose the information they include in a presentation carefully, to minimise the risk of overloading their audience.With only a certain amount of time…
2009 OSCAR® NOMINATION BALLOTS MAILED TO 5,777 ACADEMY VOTERS
— Nomination ballots for the 82nd Academy Awards® were mailed today to the 5,777 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m.…
W-9 Simplified: Federal Tax ID Number Database simplifies Tax Forms
Need a Federal Tax ID number or EIN Number for your W9 Form or tax return, but can’t get a timely response? Maybe you need to verify the for profit status of a potential customer,…
Astronauts Aboard the Space Station Talk With Troops in Iraq
Astronauts Aboard the Space Station Talk With Troops in Iraq; Brave Men and Women on Both Sides of the Holiday Hookup Are Far From Home -- Some U.S. forces in Iraq will get the chance…