Death on the Net? Over 60% of Medicines Sold by Online Pharmacies are Fake
The in-depth report examining internet pharmacies and life-saving medicines
purchased online was presented today by the EAASM at the 4th Global Forum
on Pharmaceutical AntiCounterfeiting(TM) in Washington DC.
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Amazon.com Tops BusinessWeek’s 10th Annual InfoTech 100
NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire/ — For the second consecutive year,
Amazon.com tops BusinessWeek’s annual InfoTech 100 ranking of tech’s top
performing companies. In 2007, Amazon.com vaulted from No.23 to No.1, and
the company retains the top spot this year, beating out Apple (No.2),
Nintendo (No.4), and Google (No.11). Read more
Lender’s Success With PriceMyLoan is More Than Just Pricing
COSTA MESA, Calif. and DANBURY, Conn., May 20 /PRNewswire/ — Prysma
Lending Group, a wholesale mortgage lender based in Connecticut, announced
today the results of their successful deployment of the PriceMyLoan (PML)
automated underwriting and loan pricing engine. After two months of use,
PML has significantly lowered Prysma’s production costs and allowed them to
grow in spite of a challenging business environment. Read more
Overstock.com Says ‘Yes’ to New York Consumers, ‘No’ to New York’s New Internet Sales Tax
NEW YORK, May 15 /PRNewswire/ — PR Newswire today voiced its support
for the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposal that would
require domestic and foreign issuers to submit their primary financial
statements and footnotes in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).
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Overstock.com Looks to NeuStar’s UltraDNS for Mission-Critical Infrastructure
STERLING, Va., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NeuStar, Inc. (NYSE:
NSR) today announced that Overstock.com, a popular online closeout
retailer, has chosen NeuStar’s UltraDNS Managed DNS Service to provide
Overstock.com with a global DNS infrastructure that significantly enhances
end-user experience and operational security — and protects revenue in the
highly competitive online retail market.
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Overstock.com Appears on ‘13-day’ Regulation SHO Threshold List for 800 Trading Days
SALT LAKE CITY, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Overstock.com, Inc.
(Nasdaq: OSTK) announces that yesterday marked the 800th trading day that
the company has appeared on the Regulation SHO threshold list (see
http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/aspx/regsho.aspx).
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Cellular South Launches Mobile Banking with BancorpSouth and Firethorn in a Move that Makes ‘Cents’ for Consumers and Businesses
JACKSON, Miss., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Cellular South and BancorpSouth,
Inc. (NYSE: BXS), two Mississippi-based companies who are leaders in the
wireless phone and banking services industries, unveiled a mobile banking
application today that brings the convenience, flexibility and security of
online banking to the wireless phone. Read more
Artfact Launching Live Auction Market for Art, Antiques and Collectibles as eBay Exits
BOSTON, April 17 /PRNewswire/ — Following Tuesday’s announcement by
eBay that it will exit the live online auction business, Artfact today
announced the launch of Artfact Live!, including an online bidding platform
and audio/video broadcast services. Read more
AdBrite Launches Open Targeting Exchange (OTX), Creating Competitive Marketplace for Ad Targeting Technologies
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10 /PRNewswire/ — AdBrite, The Internet’s Ad
Marketplace, today announced the launch of Open Targeting Exchange (OTX),
an open and competitive marketplace for ad targeting technologies.
AdBrite’s OTX system delivers superior yield and advertiser effectiveness
by leveraging multiple targeting methods and algorithms, and allowing them
to compete for the right to match advertisements to publisher web pages. Read more
Stella McCartney Launches E-Commerce in USA
LONDON, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Stella McCartney announced today
the launch of its e-commerce site following the relaunch of its branding
site last month. The new online store is part of the global expansion of
the brand which also just announced the openings of several retail
locations worldwide to accelerate its distribution plans. E-commerce is
exclusive to the US market, and will be followed by UK launch in the UK in
the fall. Read more