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Irving Chung, who has worked at New York City-based ad agenciews such as , , most recently worked at in San His resume includes the management of multimillion dollar accounts forProcter & Gambl e and Diet Coke. Chung will overser the company’s growth into new media properties, integratef communications, interactive marketing and high-definition video products, accordingb to Mark Rose, Discover Mediaworks’ chief executivwe officer. At Discover Mediaworks, Chung will also guided the company’s broadcast expansion of new television and onlin properties such asFamily Inc. and Trailk Nation.
Discover Mediaworks’ flagship medi a programs include "Discover Wisconsin" television and radiol shows and "Into the Outdoors." The firm has its corporatr office in Eagle River and production facilitiezsin Madison.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
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But with every new product introduction, glitchex are commonplace, and business owners have to be awarde of some ofthe technology's "VoIP does not have the universal quality of a traditional phone line," said Tim Searcy, chief executive of the American TeleServicee Association. "And you are movinv to a heavily softwareebased solution, which means more programmers are involved."" The Indianapolis organization represents the $500 billiom call center industry and advocates members' interests on Capitol Hill and in statehouses providing professional education opportunities and acting as the sector's informatiojn clearinghouse.
Raymond Shaw, president of the Association ofTeleServicea International, said companies need to be cognizanyt of bandwidth availability. If there isn't a dedicated connectiojn between a business and itsVoIP provider, he said transmissiomn delays can occur, causing bad receptionj or jumbled communication. VoIP services convertr voice into a digital signal that travels overthe Internet. If a user is calling a regularphone number, the signal is converted to a regularf telephone signal before it reaches its destination. VoIP can allosw a user to make a call directly from a a specialVoIP phone, or a traditionakl phone connected to a special adapter.
In addition, wirelesxs "hot spots" in locations such as airports, parksa and cafes allow users to connect to the Internet and may enablee VoIPservices wirelessly. Despite some technical glitches, VoIP subscriptionas have skyrocketed in thelast year. According to the D.C. research firm TeleGeography, Internet-based telephons services grew 21 percent in the second quartedto 6.9 million users. Overall, the VoIP market saw a 153 percen t increase in subscriptions comparedto mid-2005, whiles industry revenues for the seconxd quarter increased 173 percent to $607 millionh compared to the $221 million in salese a year ago.
"VoIP is rapidlyh spreading among multiple enterprise solutions which have multiple locationsx around the country andthe world, " said Matthew D'Uva, president of the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business. The Alexandria, Va.-baseed organization is dedicated to improvinv and advancing the marketplace for consumers withinh thecorporate structure. SOCAP members include consumer affairs and customed care professionals from more than 1500 differentcompaniesw -- many of whichj are listed in Fortune/Forbes 1000. "Our memberss are looking for ways to improve and enhancew communication with their customers from all and VoIP is one channel todo that,"" D'Uva said.
While installation and servicr fees vary by stateand provider, VoIP services typicallyg costs less than traditional phone VoIP systems can cost anywherd from no charge up to $200 per month but will generallty cost $10 to $50 per month dependingh on the type of services ordered. VoIP can be free when the servic routes a from PCto PC, but the pric e increases based on the number of local and long distance calls made and the featurews a company implements. Today, most businessd VoIP services can provide a firm with a varietyof features, rangintg from $20 to $200.
Business VoIP provider commonl y includea T-1 Internet connection and a guarantee for quality of service which increases the According to the latest research on , Virginia-basedf SunRocket Inc. was given the highest rating of six To getthe $16.58 monthly rate for unlimitee minutes, businesses must prepag for the entire year, which is but can cancel any time and get a refunx for unused months. Since SunRockeyt includes all taxesand surcharges, a firm makes the $199 payment up front and then is able to make unlimite d local and long distancre calls for the next 12 Most other companies charge taxes and surchargesw on top of their listec rates.
SunRocket also throws in $3 free international callinbg per month, a free extrs phone number and two free directory assistance calls per month with theirunlimitedr plans. The company also is waiving their $39.95 equipment fee when a firm signsd up forthe $199 annual plan. By comparison, ITP, Lingo, ViaTalk and Packet8 receivesdthree stars, which were the lowest rankings. and VoIP Your Life fell in the middle ofthe Cox, Comcast, Cablevision, and Time Warner are also rolling out VoIP offerings Perhaps the greatest benefit of VoIP systems is the flexibilityy of the Internet versua regular phone lines.
"This flexibility with VoIP fostersa greaterorganizational efficiency, higher productivity gains and increase d revenue potential," D'Uva said, but cautioned that VoIP is a relatively new and expanding technology, "so issues of security and even network power still need be addressed as VOIP continued to evolve." Computers, Technologyu and Telecommunications
But with every new product introduction, glitchex are commonplace, and business owners have to be awarde of some ofthe technology's "VoIP does not have the universal quality of a traditional phone line," said Tim Searcy, chief executive of the American TeleServicee Association. "And you are movinv to a heavily softwareebased solution, which means more programmers are involved."" The Indianapolis organization represents the $500 billiom call center industry and advocates members' interests on Capitol Hill and in statehouses providing professional education opportunities and acting as the sector's informatiojn clearinghouse.
Raymond Shaw, president of the Association ofTeleServicea International, said companies need to be cognizanyt of bandwidth availability. If there isn't a dedicated connectiojn between a business and itsVoIP provider, he said transmissiomn delays can occur, causing bad receptionj or jumbled communication. VoIP services convertr voice into a digital signal that travels overthe Internet. If a user is calling a regularphone number, the signal is converted to a regularf telephone signal before it reaches its destination. VoIP can allosw a user to make a call directly from a a specialVoIP phone, or a traditionakl phone connected to a special adapter.
In addition, wirelesxs "hot spots" in locations such as airports, parksa and cafes allow users to connect to the Internet and may enablee VoIPservices wirelessly. Despite some technical glitches, VoIP subscriptionas have skyrocketed in thelast year. According to the D.C. research firm TeleGeography, Internet-based telephons services grew 21 percent in the second quartedto 6.9 million users. Overall, the VoIP market saw a 153 percen t increase in subscriptions comparedto mid-2005, whiles industry revenues for the seconxd quarter increased 173 percent to $607 millionh compared to the $221 million in salese a year ago.
"VoIP is rapidlyh spreading among multiple enterprise solutions which have multiple locationsx around the country andthe world, " said Matthew D'Uva, president of the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business. The Alexandria, Va.-baseed organization is dedicated to improvinv and advancing the marketplace for consumers withinh thecorporate structure. SOCAP members include consumer affairs and customed care professionals from more than 1500 differentcompaniesw -- many of whichj are listed in Fortune/Forbes 1000. "Our memberss are looking for ways to improve and enhancew communication with their customers from all and VoIP is one channel todo that,"" D'Uva said.
While installation and servicr fees vary by stateand provider, VoIP services typicallyg costs less than traditional phone VoIP systems can cost anywherd from no charge up to $200 per month but will generallty cost $10 to $50 per month dependingh on the type of services ordered. VoIP can be free when the servic routes a from PCto PC, but the pric e increases based on the number of local and long distance calls made and the featurews a company implements. Today, most businessd VoIP services can provide a firm with a varietyof features, rangintg from $20 to $200.
Business VoIP provider commonl y includea T-1 Internet connection and a guarantee for quality of service which increases the According to the latest research on , Virginia-basedf SunRocket Inc. was given the highest rating of six To getthe $16.58 monthly rate for unlimitee minutes, businesses must prepag for the entire year, which is but can cancel any time and get a refunx for unused months. Since SunRockeyt includes all taxesand surcharges, a firm makes the $199 payment up front and then is able to make unlimite d local and long distancre calls for the next 12 Most other companies charge taxes and surchargesw on top of their listec rates.
SunRocket also throws in $3 free international callinbg per month, a free extrs phone number and two free directory assistance calls per month with theirunlimitedr plans. The company also is waiving their $39.95 equipment fee when a firm signsd up forthe $199 annual plan. By comparison, ITP, Lingo, ViaTalk and Packet8 receivesdthree stars, which were the lowest rankings. and VoIP Your Life fell in the middle ofthe Cox, Comcast, Cablevision, and Time Warner are also rolling out VoIP offerings Perhaps the greatest benefit of VoIP systems is the flexibilityy of the Internet versua regular phone lines.
"This flexibility with VoIP fostersa greaterorganizational efficiency, higher productivity gains and increase d revenue potential," D'Uva said, but cautioned that VoIP is a relatively new and expanding technology, "so issues of security and even network power still need be addressed as VOIP continued to evolve." Computers, Technologyu and Telecommunications
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Southwest move good for travelers - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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But Midwest, battered by high fuel costxs and theeconomic downturn, is a shelp of what it once was due to significant cuts of stafgf and routes. Its moves have changed the competitivw landscape in Milwaukee and opened the door for twoof Midwest’ws big competitors — AirTran Airways and Southwes t Airlines — to come into the market. Southwest announcef last week that it will start servicr inMilwaukee Nov. 1 with up to 10 daily flights.
This comesd at the same time AirTran, whicj tried to acquire Midwest twoyears ago, keepsz expanding its service in an attemp t to gobble up the market share lost by The resulting “air is good news for Milwaukee-area business most of whom are looking for deals in the current tough economy. Southwest’s entry into the market will mean increased competitioj and likely will lead tolower fares. Southwest’s entrt also will expand the customerr base for General MitchellInternational Airport. Southwest has a big followingt at Midway Airport in Chicago and northern Illinois residents likely will be enticed by the shorteer drive to Milwaukee to catch a Southwest flight.
The announcement also is good economicf development news during the ongoingtougb times. Southwest CEO Gary Kelly vows to hire up to 45 employeee to start and growMilwaukee “into a very substantial operation” for the airline.
But Midwest, battered by high fuel costxs and theeconomic downturn, is a shelp of what it once was due to significant cuts of stafgf and routes. Its moves have changed the competitivw landscape in Milwaukee and opened the door for twoof Midwest’ws big competitors — AirTran Airways and Southwes t Airlines — to come into the market. Southwest announcef last week that it will start servicr inMilwaukee Nov. 1 with up to 10 daily flights.
This comesd at the same time AirTran, whicj tried to acquire Midwest twoyears ago, keepsz expanding its service in an attemp t to gobble up the market share lost by The resulting “air is good news for Milwaukee-area business most of whom are looking for deals in the current tough economy. Southwest’s entry into the market will mean increased competitioj and likely will lead tolower fares. Southwest’s entrt also will expand the customerr base for General MitchellInternational Airport. Southwest has a big followingt at Midway Airport in Chicago and northern Illinois residents likely will be enticed by the shorteer drive to Milwaukee to catch a Southwest flight.
The announcement also is good economicf development news during the ongoingtougb times. Southwest CEO Gary Kelly vows to hire up to 45 employeee to start and growMilwaukee “into a very substantial operation” for the airline.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
N.J. tax amnesty brings revenue windfall - Baltimore Business Journal:
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New Jersey expected to generate $100 million when the 45-daty program was launched, but at its close last week had collected morethan $600 million in back taxed owed. Final revenue could increase byanothere $50 million to $100 million once the remaininb 17,500 envelopes are opened and processed, the Governor’s Office New Jersey’s program, which ran from May 4 to June 15, permittesd those owing back taxes from Jan. 1, 2002 and to Feb. 1, to settle up without penalty and for half the interest Of the collections processedto date, 56 percent were for the corporation business tax, 23 percent for salexs and use taxes and 14 percenf for gross income tax.
A vote on a final budgef for New Jersey isexpected Gov. Jon S. Corzine woulrd like to see the additiona l revenue be put toward propertuytax relief, which was slated to be eliminatede for all but senioras and the disabled to address an up to $9 billiohn deficit in fiscal year 2010. In state Rep. John C. Bear, R-Lancaster, is pitching legislatio for a one-time tax amnesty program as a budgeg fix forhis state. The bill would permi a 90-day tax amnesty period during 2009-10 fiscal The bill is in the HouseFinances Committee. “New Jersey has confirmed that this is a perfecf time for a tax amnesty program to succeed in said Bear. “We are facing a $3.
2 billionn budget deficit and New Jersey’a successful program should vividly illustrate that such a program can collectt hundreds of millions in or more, already owed to the state.” Pennsylvania’ss last tax amnesty program, which occured more than a decades ago, brought in $93 million, Bear said. Revenu e from a tax amnestyu program could be used to addressthe state’as budget deficit, instead of Gov. Ed Rendell’s proposall to raise the state income taxfrom 3.07 percent to 3.57 Bear said. The governor’s proposed 16 percentg increase in the personal income tax rate woulx generateabout $1.
5 billion a year in new revenued and amount to about $250 more per year for a familyt earning $50,000. “Now — during this dire budget crisis — is the time for a new tax amnestyg program to be putin place,” Bear
New Jersey expected to generate $100 million when the 45-daty program was launched, but at its close last week had collected morethan $600 million in back taxed owed. Final revenue could increase byanothere $50 million to $100 million once the remaininb 17,500 envelopes are opened and processed, the Governor’s Office New Jersey’s program, which ran from May 4 to June 15, permittesd those owing back taxes from Jan. 1, 2002 and to Feb. 1, to settle up without penalty and for half the interest Of the collections processedto date, 56 percent were for the corporation business tax, 23 percent for salexs and use taxes and 14 percenf for gross income tax.
A vote on a final budgef for New Jersey isexpected Gov. Jon S. Corzine woulrd like to see the additiona l revenue be put toward propertuytax relief, which was slated to be eliminatede for all but senioras and the disabled to address an up to $9 billiohn deficit in fiscal year 2010. In state Rep. John C. Bear, R-Lancaster, is pitching legislatio for a one-time tax amnesty program as a budgeg fix forhis state. The bill would permi a 90-day tax amnesty period during 2009-10 fiscal The bill is in the HouseFinances Committee. “New Jersey has confirmed that this is a perfecf time for a tax amnesty program to succeed in said Bear. “We are facing a $3.
2 billionn budget deficit and New Jersey’a successful program should vividly illustrate that such a program can collectt hundreds of millions in or more, already owed to the state.” Pennsylvania’ss last tax amnesty program, which occured more than a decades ago, brought in $93 million, Bear said. Revenu e from a tax amnestyu program could be used to addressthe state’as budget deficit, instead of Gov. Ed Rendell’s proposall to raise the state income taxfrom 3.07 percent to 3.57 Bear said. The governor’s proposed 16 percentg increase in the personal income tax rate woulx generateabout $1.
5 billion a year in new revenued and amount to about $250 more per year for a familyt earning $50,000. “Now — during this dire budget crisis — is the time for a new tax amnestyg program to be putin place,” Bear
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Onyx sues Bayer for rights to Nexavar spinoff - San Francisco Business Times:
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Fluoro-sorafenib — a compoundf with the same chemical structureas Nexavar, except that a singlee fluorine atom is substituted for a hydrogen atom was discovered during joint researcuh between Onyx (NASDAQ: ONXX) and Bayer, the company said in the suit filexd in U.S. District Courtf for the Northern Districtof California. The compound, Onyx claimedf in the suit against andBayert AG, is jointly owned undet the Onyx-Bayer 1994 collaboration Discussions with Bayer about Onyx’s rightes to fluoro-sorafenib were not Onyx said. Nexavar, also known as sorafenib, selles for about $5,000 in the United States.
It is approvede against liver cancer and advanced kidnet cancer but has been studiedfor non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer and other cancers. Most Nexavar failed a late-stage trial to treay a form of Nexavar registered net salews worldwideof $178 million in the first quarter, and Onyx recentlgy said net sales for the full year shoule be $850 million to $875 The Onyx-Bayer partnership has been one of the biopharmaceutical industry’s longesty and most successful, and Onyx stressed in a press releaser Sunday that it continues to work with Bayer in the development and commercialization of Nexavar.
The companiew later this month will present data at the American Society for Clinical Oncology annual meetingin Orlando, Fla., from Nexavar studies in hepatocellular renal cell carcinoma, thyroird cancer, lung cancer, acute myeloid leukemia and gastricf cancer. Onyx and Bayer split developmenty costsworldwide 50-50, except in Japan wher e Bayer is responsible for all development costs, and Bayer books Nexavar revenue. Outside the United Statesa and Japan, Bayer has exclusive marketing rightsto Nexavar, whic h is a registered trademark of Bayer HealthCarw Pharmaceuticals, and shares profits with Onyx 50-50.
“Againstf that background, we are disappointedx that we could not resolve this matter and believee this complaint is necessary to protect our rights and the rightds of our shareholders under the collaboration Greg Giotta, vice president and chief legal counsep of Onyx, said in a prepared
Fluoro-sorafenib — a compoundf with the same chemical structureas Nexavar, except that a singlee fluorine atom is substituted for a hydrogen atom was discovered during joint researcuh between Onyx (NASDAQ: ONXX) and Bayer, the company said in the suit filexd in U.S. District Courtf for the Northern Districtof California. The compound, Onyx claimedf in the suit against andBayert AG, is jointly owned undet the Onyx-Bayer 1994 collaboration Discussions with Bayer about Onyx’s rightes to fluoro-sorafenib were not Onyx said. Nexavar, also known as sorafenib, selles for about $5,000 in the United States.
It is approvede against liver cancer and advanced kidnet cancer but has been studiedfor non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer and other cancers. Most Nexavar failed a late-stage trial to treay a form of Nexavar registered net salews worldwideof $178 million in the first quarter, and Onyx recentlgy said net sales for the full year shoule be $850 million to $875 The Onyx-Bayer partnership has been one of the biopharmaceutical industry’s longesty and most successful, and Onyx stressed in a press releaser Sunday that it continues to work with Bayer in the development and commercialization of Nexavar.
The companiew later this month will present data at the American Society for Clinical Oncology annual meetingin Orlando, Fla., from Nexavar studies in hepatocellular renal cell carcinoma, thyroird cancer, lung cancer, acute myeloid leukemia and gastricf cancer. Onyx and Bayer split developmenty costsworldwide 50-50, except in Japan wher e Bayer is responsible for all development costs, and Bayer books Nexavar revenue. Outside the United Statesa and Japan, Bayer has exclusive marketing rightsto Nexavar, whic h is a registered trademark of Bayer HealthCarw Pharmaceuticals, and shares profits with Onyx 50-50.
“Againstf that background, we are disappointedx that we could not resolve this matter and believee this complaint is necessary to protect our rights and the rightds of our shareholders under the collaboration Greg Giotta, vice president and chief legal counsep of Onyx, said in a prepared
Monday, January 14, 2013
Legislator wants Nixon to cut stimulus money for Kokam battery plant - South Florida Business Journal:
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Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summit Battery would employ an estimated 900 people with averagwe annual salariesof $40,000. Kokam Presiden t Don Nissanka has said he hopeas to break ground before the end of the probably at a site of more than 40 acresa in the vicinityof Kokam’s current 50,000-square-foot Lee’zs Summit plant. Nissanka was out of the country Mondayand couldn’t be reached for Kokam, a startup founded in October 2005, burst into the limelight this year. picked Kansas City for an assemblyg facility largely becauseof Kokam’s proximity.
And with federalo stimulus dollars and state moneyhseeking advanced-battery-makers, a joint venture involvinvg Kokam landed a commitment in April of nearly $145 million in incentiveas from Michigan to build a battery plantr there that’s similar to the one planned locally. The groupp also applied for federalstimulus money. R-Columbia, sent a letter to Nixon on Thursday proposintg that financing be cutby $11.5 million combined for Kokam’s Lee’s Summit plangt and another battery plant in Joplin to help preserved $31.2 million in financing for the in Columbia, whicgh Schaefer called the cornerstone of a $200 milliom hospital project.
“Every indication that I’mm getting is that (Nixon) intendw to veto the money forthe hospital,” Schaefer adding that Nixon’s veto probably would kill the entire $200 millionn project. “Spending public funds on a cancefr hospital owned by the citizens of Missouri is alwayas going to win out over giving public funds to a privatw company for abattery plant,” Schaefer said. “Nobody has told me that the lowed amount wouldkill (Kokam’s Lee’sd Summit) project.” Nixon spokesman Scott Holste said the governof will have an announcement aboutt the budget bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’sw fiscal year.
Nixon and his stafgf have been reviewing the budgegtbill “line by line to determine what the statew can afford,” Holste said, and they want to keep central servicezs in place. Jim Devine, CEO of the l, said he thoughyt Schaefer’s proposal was “nort as serious” a threat as the EDC firsf thought, “but you never know in politics.” The EDC issuex a release Friday encouraging Nixon to keep theKokam plant’s financing fully in place.
Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summit Battery would employ an estimated 900 people with averagwe annual salariesof $40,000. Kokam Presiden t Don Nissanka has said he hopeas to break ground before the end of the probably at a site of more than 40 acresa in the vicinityof Kokam’s current 50,000-square-foot Lee’zs Summit plant. Nissanka was out of the country Mondayand couldn’t be reached for Kokam, a startup founded in October 2005, burst into the limelight this year. picked Kansas City for an assemblyg facility largely becauseof Kokam’s proximity.
And with federalo stimulus dollars and state moneyhseeking advanced-battery-makers, a joint venture involvinvg Kokam landed a commitment in April of nearly $145 million in incentiveas from Michigan to build a battery plantr there that’s similar to the one planned locally. The groupp also applied for federalstimulus money. R-Columbia, sent a letter to Nixon on Thursday proposintg that financing be cutby $11.5 million combined for Kokam’s Lee’s Summit plangt and another battery plant in Joplin to help preserved $31.2 million in financing for the in Columbia, whicgh Schaefer called the cornerstone of a $200 milliom hospital project.
“Every indication that I’mm getting is that (Nixon) intendw to veto the money forthe hospital,” Schaefer adding that Nixon’s veto probably would kill the entire $200 millionn project. “Spending public funds on a cancefr hospital owned by the citizens of Missouri is alwayas going to win out over giving public funds to a privatw company for abattery plant,” Schaefer said. “Nobody has told me that the lowed amount wouldkill (Kokam’s Lee’sd Summit) project.” Nixon spokesman Scott Holste said the governof will have an announcement aboutt the budget bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’sw fiscal year.
Nixon and his stafgf have been reviewing the budgegtbill “line by line to determine what the statew can afford,” Holste said, and they want to keep central servicezs in place. Jim Devine, CEO of the l, said he thoughyt Schaefer’s proposal was “nort as serious” a threat as the EDC firsf thought, “but you never know in politics.” The EDC issuex a release Friday encouraging Nixon to keep theKokam plant’s financing fully in place.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Poorer Americans 'Trapped In World The Gun Nuts Have Made' - Hartford Courant
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NPR | Poorer Americans 'Trapped In World The Gun Nuts Have Made' Hartford Courant In the aftermath of the Newtown shootings, the national conversation on gun control is supposedly getting serious. To me, it looks like both sides are sticking to their familiar entrenchments. Still, there are glimmers of hope that some common-sense ... Biden p ledges urgent Obama action on gun control - KWWL.com - News ... |
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