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EU's high court rejects annulment of Sony-BMG merger
The merger between Sony and Bertelsmann Media Group BMG won't be annulled, the EU's highest court has ruled. The European Court of Justice ECJ has set aside an annulment judgement issued by the Court of First Instance in 2006, which followed an appeal by the Independent Music Publishers and...
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arvato systems implements unified communications solution from Nortel and Microsoft
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-15 July 2008-arvato systems implements unified communications solution from Nortel and MicrosoftC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com arvato systems, a subsidiary of Arvato AG, the media and communication services provider of the German Bertelsmann Group, is implementing a unified communications UC solution, enabled by the Innovative Communications Alliance between...
Nortel and Microsoft Unified Communications Solution Delivers Integrated Communications for Arvato Systems
arvato systems, subsidiary ofArvato AG, the media and communication services provider of theGerman Bertelsmann Group, is streamlining its internalcommunications to achieve seamless unified communications UCbetween voice, email, conferencing, video and instant messaging.The successful deployment is enabled by the InnovativeCommunications Alliance between Nortel(1) (TSX: NT)(NYSE: NT)and Microsoft (TSX: MSFT)(NYSE:...
Najafi Companies to Acquire Direct Marketing Unit from Bertelsmann
- Direct Group North America is home to household brands such as 'Book-of-the-Month Club' and 'Columbia House' PHOENIX and GUTERSLOH, Germany, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Najafi Companies, a Phoenix, Arizona-based private investment company, has agreed to acquire the direct-to-consumer business, Direct Group North America, from Bertelsmann AG...
Bertelsmann to sell slumping global book clubs: report
FRANKFURT AFP — Bertelsmann wants to sell its global book clubs because falling sales have convinced the German media group it is time to turn the page on its historic activity, a press report said on Tuesday. A sale could be quick and complete, according to the Financial...
Pope faces lack of faith in Australia: survey
SYDNEY AFP — Australia is one of the least religious nations in the western world, research showed Friday, as the country prepares to host Pope Benedict XVI and Catholic World Youth Day celebrations this month. Most Australians -- 52 percent -- never or very seldom visit a church,...
SAS in Visionaries Quadrant for Enterprise Marketing Management
CARY, N.C. -- SAS today announced it is positioned in the Visionaries quadrant of Gartner's 2008 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Marketing Management.1 "SAS enabled us to put together an excellent campaign management system for the DeutschlandCard," said Dr. Clemens Schaffner, director of business intelligence and member of the...
ImageSpan Inc. Secures $11 Million Financing from Group Led by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments
Series B Funding Will Solidify ImageSpan's Leadership in Digital Content Licensing and Settlement Services SAUSALITO, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- ImageSpan Inc., which provides enabling infrastructure for digital content licensing, today announced that it has closed a second round financing of $11 million from a group led...
/C O R R E C T I O N — ImageSpan Inc./
In the news release, ImageSpan Inc. Secures $11 Million Financing from Group Led by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, issued earlier today by ImageSpan Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the last sentence of the second paragraph should read "Additional funds came from the New York...
Bertelsmann wants to sell Sony BMG stake to Sony
FRANKFURT AFP — German media group Bertelsmann is in talks with Japanese partner Sony on the sale of Bertelsmann's half in their jointly owned music company Sony BMG, a newspaper said Tuesday. Each has owned half of the music publishing firm since 2004, and Sony has an option...
Omniture Expands Sales, Support and Channel Programs for a Growing Base of Customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Omniture, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMTR), a leadingprovider of online business optimization software, today announced thecompany has achieved growth and momentum in Germany, Austria andSwitzerland -- adding new customers, employees and sales and marketingprograms. Continuing to deliver on a vertical market strategy, Omniture saw a rise inonline business optimization projects across the...
Mark Logic and empolis Sign OEM Agreement
Mark Logic® Corporation, provider of theindustry's leading XML content platform, today announced that it hasentered into an OEM partnership with empolis GmbH., a leading provider ofinformation logistics solutions. empolis is a subsidiary of internationalmedia and communication services provider arvato, a corporate division ofBertelsmann. Under the terms of the agreement,...
Internet's Wikipedia to go print in Germany: publisher
BERLIN AFP — German publishing giant Bertelsmann said Wednesday it planned to publish the world's first reference book based on entries from Wikipedia, the popular online encyclopedia. Until now, Wikipedia was best known for compiling writing on thousands of subjects and putting it on the Internet for free...
Miles Electric Vehicles Appoints Kevin Czinger to President/CEO Position
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Miles Electric Vehicles announced today the appointment of Kevin Czinger as President and Chief Executive Officer. "As our Company has grown, we have recognized the need to broaden our management capacity, and I am delighted that Mr. Czinger has agreed to join our team,"...
Media giant Bertelsmann posts sharp drop in profit
FRANKFURT AFP — Bertelsmann, the fifth largest media group in the world and owner of broadcaster RTL, said Tuesday that profit fell sharply last year due to charges linked to problems with its book and DVD sales unit Direct Group. Net profit at Bertelsmann, which is active in...
Media group Bertelsmann posts sharp drop in 2007 profit
FRANKFURT AFP — Bertelsmann, the fifth largest media group in the world and owner of broadcaster RTL, said Tuesday its profit fell sharply last year due to charges for problems with its book and DVD unit Direct Group. Net profit at Bertelsmann, which is active in radio and...
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As America heads towards Super Tuesday, the man who could be its first black president is asked to take a firm stand on a number of issues, including US anti-trust laws designed to protect American industry. Questions have been raised about publishing, and the role of Random House's owner: the...
MUSIC INDUSTRY : SONY-BMG: ADVOCATE-GENERAL ADVISES COURT TO UPHOLD ANNULMENT.
A new episode opened in the lengthy Sony-BMG saga on 13 December. Advocate-General Juliane Kokott of the EU Court of Justice advised the Court to reject the appeal lodged by the two big record companies, Japan's Sony Music and Germany's Bertelsmann, against the Court of First...
Bertelsmann Stiftung: The USA Is Increasingly Losing Its Superpower Image - No More World Power by 2020
The USA is losing its image as a superpower. By 2020China will almost have caught up with the USA in the eyes of theinternational public. In the meantime, according to internationalperception, Russia too will be seen increasingly as an international power.At the same time, awareness of the threats facing the...
Bertelsmann considers selling book clubs
M2 BEST BOOKS-C2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD German media group Bertelsmann has said that it is considering selling its book, DVD and music clubs in countries outside its home market in Germany. The move would be an attempt by the company's new chief executive to focus the...
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