In what may be a trend among authors who wish to stay close to their readers, Bill Caskey, author of Same Game New Rules and many other sales training products, is presenting a one-hour complimentary teleseminar called 'The New Rules Workshop' on 10 August 2007, from 9 - 10am EST. 6 Aug 2007
USA - Auction Sentry Software joined the ranks of Microsoft, Adobe and Corel when it was awarded the People's Choice Award 2007 at the Software Industry Conference in Denver, Colorado. The flagship eBay sniping software product, Auction Sentry Deluxe, was voted Best Vertical Market Program or Utility. Users around the world cast votes for the People's Choice Awards on web sites such Download.com, PC World and Tucows. 6 Aug 2007
USA - QSR magazine, a publication for executives and operators in the foodservice industry, has announced the release the 2007 QSR 50. The report is available in the magazine's August issue and online at www.qsrmagazine.com. 6 Aug 2007
USA - Internet marketing firm, AdAuthority, has launched AVIA (Advanced Verification & Integrity Analysis). Utilising a combination of data cross referencing and patented algorithms, it determines consumer demographics and behavior markers for integrity of incoming marketing data. 6 Aug 2007
Earlier this year Pedro de Gouveia, GM, Salient Strategic Advertising and Design, flew to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to attend the city's world-renowned Carnival festivities. This is what he found. 6 Aug 2007
As Web services applications began to be developed, vendors tried to outline ways to secure information at the application level. "Vendors have developed a broad suite of standards to protect Web services transactions," said Randy Heffner, an analyst with Forrester Research. 6 Aug 2007
Eighteen people involved in an Internet pharmacy could face between three and 20 years in prison for each of the many charges against them, along with millions of dollars in fines, for the illegal sale of prescription drugs. A federal grand jury in San Diego has indicted these individuals, who were involved with Affpower, an online pharmaceutical distribution network. 6 Aug 2007
AmazonFresh is Amazon.com's latest stab at yet another branch of retail: groceries. The service currently serves only the Seattle area and requires an invitation to use. The effort is similar to startups like Webvan.com and Kozmo.com, services that offered to deliver goods in urban areas. Both sank due to high operating costs. 6 Aug 2007
NetFlorist, one of South Africa's leading online gifting services, has just delivered its 500,000th floral arrangement amid a recent upsurge in internet–based orders for floral gifts. 6 Aug 2007
Avon Products, Inc. has announced that it has signed Oscar-winning actress, Reese Witherspoon, as the company's first ever global ambassador. In this newly-established role, Witherspoon will serve as the Honorary Chairman of the Avon Foundation, focusing on breast cancer, domestic violence and emergency relief initiatives, and she will be the spokeswoman for Avon's beauty brands and sales representatives. 3 Aug 2007
Clorets has introduced a new convenient 2-piece pack, aimed at making chewing gum more accessible and affordable for all South Africans. 3 Aug 2007
The lifestyle normally associated with an urban society is fast disappearing from Zimbabwe's once bustling capital, Harare, where rural living standards now apply and the shelves are bare. 3 Aug 2007
Google's mysterious poking around in the wireless communications space is spawning rumors of an advertising-supported smartphone carrying the Google brand. 3 Aug 2007
With session initiation protocol, or SIP, instantaneous collaboration using any device is automatic and device-independent, so call center operators don't have to worry about how their customers and employees connect. Need to move from a phone call to an interactive video? It's effortless, because SIP lets you adapt dynamically. 3 Aug 2007
An elevated level of lead found in the paint of children's toys made in China is forcing Fisher-Price to recall 1 million items. 3 Aug 2007
South African celebrities have embarked on a journey to discover the secrets to anti-ageing in the Aqua Bimini Lifestyle Challenge, a web-based reality-style contest (http://www.health24.com). 3 Aug 2007
Nike South Africa has appointed GGi Communications (GGi) as the company's public relations agency. 3 Aug 2007
Pimping, in the common use of the term, is not a profession traditionally linked with positive ideals, but a new variety of young PIMPs will join South Africa's formal retail sector and become empowered. 2 Aug 2007
As of 1 September 2007, all almonds produced in California will be required to undergo pasteurisation, or at least that is the ruling passed by the Almond Board of California with the backing of the USDA. Raw foodists around the world depend on a reversal of this ruling and followers of the Essene teachings may face giving up one of their staples. 2 Aug 2007
TopTenWholesale, the information superhighway for wholesale suppliers and distributors, have announced the formation of a strategic media partnership with Nielsen Business Media for its upcoming wholesale exhibition. 2 Aug 2007
