| MaximumASP Development Team Highlighted in Microsoft's Heroes Happen ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - (Business Wire) MaximumASP, a Microsoft Gold Certified Provider of web hosting and managed IT services, is featured in the Microsoft Heroes Happen Here Portrait Book for their significant impact in bringing new technologies to market. "MaximumASP's participation in the 2008 Global Launch Wave is another example of our tight knit relationship with Microsoft," said Chris Morrow, CIO at MaximumASP. "As with previous Microsoft web-related technologies, we will continue to be early adopters, whether that is testing and offering a new product like IIS 7 or SQL Server 2008 in its beta stage, or helping launch a new product to the public as we are now doing with Windows Server 2008." MaximumASP has immediate availability of all four of the new Windows Server 2008 Editions as options in its dedicated server product line-up.
'LINK World' to be a key attraction at Cairo ICT
From its expansive and impressive exhibition platform 'LINK World', LINKdotNET's various business units will be present in full force. This is the company's 12th successive appearance at the show where this year it is also an Official Sponsor and the Bandwidth /WiFi Provider. LINKdotNET is one of the region's largest integrated Internet solution providers, serving as a single link between users and the various aspects of the Internet world. It plays a key role in the development of localized online content and the establishment of specialized portals that cater to regional users. Visitors to LINK World will be able to see the company's offerings spanning Internet connectivity, online advertising, web design and hosting and software development. Karim Beshara, CEO of LINKdotNET says conversation is now turning towards user contribution and personalization of the web, with online advertising serving the dual role of entertainment and marketing.
San Bruno man founds Church of Reality
SAN BRUNO Seconds after Marc Perkel's mind had shifted into a higher state of thinking, he had a revelation: The Church of Reality. Perkel was relaxing alone at home nine years ago when the light bulb went on. "I was smoking a little weed, and I was thinking about religion," said the now 52-year-old realist. "The name kind of popped in my head. But I had a hard time grasping the idea that no one (had) thought about it. Quite frankly, that aspect (has) never gone away." The next morning, The Church of Reality was born. "If it's real, we believe in it," said Perkel, who is self-employed and works in Web hosting and spam filtering. "Anything true will stand up to scrutiny. We're not a faith-based religion. We're doubt-based. The Church of Reality is a new kind of religion." The American Religious Identification Survey, performed in 2001 by the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, found that the non-believer population at that time comprised roughly 14 percent of Americans.
Julian Lennon Invests in MyStore.com
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Today MyStore.com confirmed Julian Lennon, son of Beatles icon John Lennon, is among the group of private investors behind yourStore, LLC. The company owns and operates http://www.mystore.com/, an online marketplace. "In addition to his monetary investment, Julian has contributed some great ideas to the options MyStore.com offers to musicians and artists who want to resell or self distribute their music and art online. As an independent artist himself, Mr. Lennon was an early user of MyStore.com, setting up his own MyStore and linking it to several places he has a presence online including his MySpace page. We are glad to have him involved. He's been a friend for a long time," stated Todd Meagher, the company's CEO. About MyStore: MyStore.com is owned by yourStore, LLC (http://www.yourstore.com/) which is a virtual real estate company and application service provider offering individuals and businesses with FREE online "retail" space and software usage in the form of personalized web stores located within the company's marketplace http://www.mystore.com/ and an e-commerce service provider offering seller support and software services; including web hosting, site design, marketing, fulfillment and inventory and customer management tools.
Will authorized hosting put MySQL on a par with Oracle and DB2?
Although real comparability to Oracle and IBM databases could still be some time away, MySQL's new authorized hosting program might help broaden out the niche for the open source database a lot more quickly. MySQL AB started developing a new program for hosting partners in early 2007, about a year before Sun announced its $1 billion bid to acquire the open source database vendor, said Rich Nigro, MySQL's service provider business manager. Unveiled earlier this week, the new MySQL Authorized Hosting Partner Program gives managed hosting companies using the top-of-the-line Enterprise edition of the MySQL database an option for 24/7 database support directly from MySQL. .
The new science of Obamology
During the Cold War it was crucial to understand the intentions of the Soviet government. This task was complicated by the obsessive secrecy and a lack of objective media in the Soviet Union. One response to this challenge was the creation of a unique field of study: Kremlinology. Sifting through slogans and talking points, Kremlinologists would make educated guesses about the plans of Soviet leaders. In the current presidential campaign, will it be necessary for American voters to develop Obamology skills? Sen. Barack Obama has taken center stage with his engaging personality and stirring rhetoric, but is remarkably coy about the specifics of his agenda. His campaign has posted a lengthy policy statement on its Web site, but it conceals as much as it reveals about the senator's political philosophy.
Spring break slip-ups will cost you
And then there's spring break, those few short weeks from mid-March to mid-April when families visit theme parks or grandma's house and college students whoop it up at beach parties and nightclubs. How you mark the changing of the seasons is up to you. But here are some tips for well-mannered travelers heading out on the road this spring break season. .
Pat Riley's scouting trips show Heat fans it's all about the future
Finally, some good Heat news: Starting next week, Pat Riley will skip some games to scout college players. He says he'll be "flying in and out" at times because the upcoming draft is so important.
He says, "I think, right now, I've got to do that. I need to do that."
This isn't just the proper thing to do, considering his role and the draft's importance. It's also the perfect message to send right now. You know how Mark Twain used to say that everyone talked about the weather but no one did anything about it?
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Your franchise could be at risk
Have you looked at radio-station Web sites lately? Some of them, even in small towns, do a good job of mimicking newspaper Web sites, including newspaper-like photographs of local events as well as daily updates of news, sports and obituaries. The ads look just like the ads on newspaper Web sites, which means those ad dollars are not going to the newspaper.I hate to admit that we were slow in getting our Web site up after my wife and I bought our last newspaper. There was so much to do, a Web site kept getting pushed down our "to-do" list.The wakeup call came when our city government began talking about giving away free business links on the city Web site. That would have made it more difficult for us to sell ads on our Web site. We announced plans for our site in a hurry, and the city, fortunately, dropped its proposal.The fact is that anyone can start a Web site these days for a few hundred bucks, and those newspapers procrastinating about the Internet need to get their own sites up before someone else does, be it a radio station, a chamber of commerce, a tourism group, a high-school journalism class, the computer whiz down the street or some guy you've ticked off with a news story.Your newspaper owns the franchise for news and advertising in your community and probably has done so for 100-150 years.
Teachers leave Houghton for classrooms on Alaskan island
Literally it is right in the middle, but it's also where people go for their recreation," Nikki Lishinski said. Movies are shown there. School carnivals are a big draw. Sometimes, the school has Pizza Hut pizzas flown in for fund-raisers and these command hefty prices. "People will pay $25 for a pizza, easily," Williams said. Crowds come out for high school basketball games, too, though the Sea Parrots have to be creative to find opponents so far from the mainland. "The high school basketball team will play the Coast Guard, they'll play the teachers," Steve Lishinski said. The big rivalry is with the Seal Pups, the team from St. George. "The competitive spirit is definitely there," Steve Lishinski said.
New to Market: Chair puts pooches at eye level with eating owners
Most dog aficionados know that it's hard to get through a meal without Fido sitting next to you, begging with those sad eyes. Through San Antonio-based Good Poochie, you now can bring Fido to eye level with a doggie high chair. Good Poochie owner Debbie Margozewitz said she was newly divorced and had just sent a daughter off to college, leaving two empty spots at the table, so she figured her cocker spaniel Elvis was a part of the family and might as well join her. "He'd sit up at the table with me, but I just couldn't figure out a kosher way for him to be able to eat comfortably without him splattering food every which way," said Margozewitz, who also has a son. "Then it came to me — doggie high chair." About the business: Margozewitz runs the business from her home.
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