This article brings out details about "business method" patents that are patents relating to the creation and distribution of "digital goods." Digital goods can comprise any product or service that can be turned into bits and bytes. Commerce in digital goods is the quintessence of commerce using the Internet. Although...
It is now almost three years since the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided the State Street case. There, the court sought to lay to rest the "business method" exception to patentability. The decision, however, as has been noted many times, had the opposite effect: more...
INTRODUCTION A Geographical Information System GIS is a computer based system which integrates the data input; data storage and management, data manipulation and analysis and data output for both spatial and attribute data to support decision-making activities Malczewski (5). After over 40 years of development, GIS have been...
PARLIAMENTARY rules should be changed to allow Lord Mandelson to appear before the House of Commons to be questioned about his work as Business Secretary, an MPs' report said today. Following Lord Mandelson's surprise appointment last month, there has been no Cabinet-level minister in the Department for Business,...
Eli Weiss has joined Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, a Garden City intellectual property law firm, as an associate. Prior to joining the firm, Weiss worked as a patent attorney for Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J. Earlier in his career, Weiss was an electrical engineer for Applied Physics...
Provides Online Processing of Credit Cards in Mexico and Brazil MINNEAPOLIS -- Netgiro Systems, a leading global payment service provider and business unit of Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRIV), announced it has expanded its payment offering into Latin America. The company is now supporting the online processing of domestic...
During the busy and stressful holiday season,events and parties blur over each other as the season passes. But one ofthe easiest methods for hosting a memorable party is also one of thisyear's hottest trends -- personalizing the partyto your guests . Tailoring menus, beverage selections and décor to...
POWAY, Calif. -- Daylight Solutions, Inc., a leading manufacturer of molecular detection and illumination solutions in the mid-infrared, announced today that the company has been awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research SBIR award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA. This award will be used to advance...
Embedded Market Forecasters Hail Benefits of Formal Methods and Tools such as Model-Driven Development and Esterel Technologies SCADE Suite[TM] for Critical Application Development in Mil/Aero, Industrial, Transportation and Medical Applications BOSTON -- Embedded Market ForecastersEMF, the premier market intelligence and advisory firm in the global embedded industry and...
Byline: By TONY HETHERINGTON Q: I was recently charged more than pounds 22 for using my credit card to book a holiday. How is it that travel companies are the only businesses to charge the customer for using this method of payment? A.B.H. A: For many...
MyECheck Inc. (OTCBB: MYEC), anelectronic transaction processor and provider of alternative paymentsolutions, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with aFortune 500 Real Estate Company and will be providing the Company with itscomprehensive suite of electronic check processing services. This agreement allows the Fortune 500 Real Estate...
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD DIGITALK, a communications platform and applications vendor, announced on 18 November that Focus Spirit, a provider of prepaid services in Malaysia, have migrated their existing service network to the DIGITALK Multiservice Platform. The company said that in addition to supporting...
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. announced today a pending change to its Global Realty Majors Portfolio Index GRM effective at the close of business on November 21, 2008. Component change: Deletion and Replacement Index Name: ...
LOS ANGELES -- Thought Convergence, Inc.'s Aftermarket.com has released 100 noteworthy domain names to be featured in the simultaneous live and online auction, taking place at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under, Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:30 AM AEST UTC/GMT +10 hours (Nov. 19, 2008, 2:30 PM PST). Featured domains include Saws.com, BusinessFirms.com,...
BLUEFIELD, Va. -- First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCBC) (www.fcbinc.com) announces that it completed its acquisition of Coddle Creek Financial Corp. of Mooreseville, North Carolina, on November 14, 2008, after the close of business. Coddle Creek, with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Moorseville Savings Bank SSB, added three office locations in Mooresville, Cornelius,...
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In this release Brazilian premium fashion retail company Le Lis Blanc (Le Lis Blanc Deux Comercio e Confeccao de Roupas S.A.) - Bovespa ticker LLIS3 - reports for third quarter 2008 (3Q08) and January-September 2008 (9M08). Financial and operational information is by...
iN Control Security iCS (PINKSHEETS: INCL)again this week strengthens its Director portfolio by announcing BrianDempsey as Director of International Business Development. Mr. Dempseybrings over 29 years in the global financial marketplace, having heldbusiness development and management consulting positions for such notableglobal finance organizations as Barclay's Bank, the Royal Bank of...
BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- With the fall of the US housing market, concurrent with the credit and lending crisis, many first-time homeowners, as well as business owners, are looking to alternative forms of building to gain more value for their dollar. With the higher costs of...
TugLink Provides Access to the Hidden Job Market STAMFORD, Conn. -- TugLink.com is a fast growing peer-to-peer job referral exchange. Networking was always recognized as the most effective job search method. Now when businesses announce mass layoffs and hiring freezes, it's more critical than ever. TugLink has taken...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/09a263/green_mountain_cof) has announced the addition of the "Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Case Study: Strategies that Help Ethical Coffee Go Mainstream" company profile to their offering. This report on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters forms part of a series of case studies, which explores...
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