Sprint Nextel Corp. is intensifying its focus on the fast-growing market for prepaid cell phone service with a $483 million deal to buy Virgin Mobile USA Inc.The acquisition announced Tuesday calls for Sprint to pay $5.50 in stock for each

IBM Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to acquire SPSS Inc., a Chicago-based company that makes software to help businesses spot future trends as well as shifts in consumer patterns and behavior, for $1.2 billion.Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM said the acquisition of

Dawn Pabst hates the wait for a pizza delivery. So after she orders a pepperoni pizza from the Domino's Web site, she never waits.She tracks.The Air Force technician from Las Vegas tracks the second-by-second status of her pizza via colorful,

Verizon Wireless has reaffirmed that it will be offering the Palm Pre early next year, which would end Sprint's exclusivity for the new smartphone.On Monday, according to news reports, Verizon Chief Operating Officer Dennis Strigl confirmed in a conference call

The international environmental group Greenpeace grabbed the attention of Hewlett-Packard executives and the public Tuesday in Palo Alto, Calif., with the message "Hazardous Materials" drawn with children's finger paint over 11,500 square feet. Employees Tuesday were greeted with the oversized

Hannover, Germany, July 28, 2009 -- The big news from the 2009 IPA Proofing RoundUP is that not only did the HELIOS WebShare proofing solution pass all 24 color proofing tests, but that it did so using a standard color

Jerusalem, Israel, July 29, 2009 -- DBSophic, a developer of innovative software solutions for database performance optimization, today announced the launch of its new Trace Analyzer tool for Microsoft SQL Server. This innovative tool, which can be downloaded from the

Shawnee, KS, July 29, 2009 -- Rise Display, a provider of integrated solutions for both Video and LED digital signage, announces that Aloft(sm) Hotels, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.'s (NYSE:HOT) new lifestyle brand, has incorporated LED tickers from Rise

SUMMIT, N.J., July 29, 2009 -- In an effort to address the rising demand among businesses for a more comprehensive, cost-effective IT services support solution, TheAdmins, a value-added reseller (VAR) providing virtualization, application delivery, data security, network infrastructure and storage/business

Agiliance Inc., a leader in integrated Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), today announced that it has entered into a joint business relationship with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") which calls for the joint marketing, sales and delivery of solutions that help to

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Have you ever noticed how every airplane flight you get in is completely full, and some are even so overbooked they start asking for volunteers to change flights? Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could do the same in your

The other day I was conducting an educational workshop for folks interested in becoming Duct Tape Marketing Coaches. At one point I talked about presenting workshops as the primary way that coaches acquired customers and that it was an essential

Marketing podcast with Andrew Lock (Click to listen, right click and Save As to download - subscribe now via iTunesFor this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast I spoke with unconventional marketer Andrew Lock of Help My Business Sucks!

The Google Local Business Center is a must visit for business in general, but certainly for businesses attempting to attract customer in their local community. As you may know, Google allows you to add your business to a directory and

Thousands of rioting steel workers have brought an end to the proposed sale of a majority stake in the state-owned Tonghua and Steel Group. The workers fought with police, and beat to death a senior executive from the company that