IndustrySafe Safety Software 2008 Event Schedule

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IndustrySafe Safety Software is pleased to announce its calendar of events for 2008. IndustrySafe Safety Software provides organizations with incident tracking, OSHA reporting, inspections, training, hazards,corrective actions and more.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) February 22, 2008 — IndustrySafe Safety Software (www.industrysafe.com) is pleased to announce its calendar of events for 2008. IndustrySafe Safety Management Software provides organizations with web-based safety data management tools including incident tracking, OSHA recordkeeping, and OSHA logs, inspections, training, hazards, behavioral based safety, claims, corrective actions and more.

IndustrySafe will be exhibiting at three of the largest national safety conferences including the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) National Show in Las Vegas in June 2008, the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association (VPPPA) National Conference in Anaheim in August 2008, and the National Safety Council (NSC) Expo in Anaheim in September 2008.

At these trade shows, the IndustrySafe Sales Team will demonstrate the feature and functionality of the easy to use safety software, including incident tracking, OSHA recordkeeping, safety training tracking, inspections, and the safety dashboard. New features for IndustrySafe Release 3.06 will also be displayed at the conferences. Enhancements to the Safety Dashboard, OSHA recordkeeping, and safety training tracking among others are included in the 3.06 Release.

"We look forward to these conferences as an opportunity to meet with new and existing clients and to review enhancements to IndustrySafe. We pride ourselves on our ability to listen to our customers." states President, Kenneth A. Korach. IndustrySafe Safety Software experts will also be speaking at the ASSE National Conference on key safety performance indicators and safety management software.

About IndustrySafe
IndustrySafe Safety Software is a web-based safety data management product developed by TRA so organizations can track incidents, corrective actions, OSHA reporting, training, claims, inspections, hazards, behavioral based safety, and more. IndustrySafe clients include leaders in manufacturing, construction, government, and transportation.

More information about IndustrySafe Safety Software is available at www.industrysafe.com

Ethoca Joins Merchant Risk Council as Signature Sponsor

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Vice President, Steve Frook, to present on Collaborating to Defeat Internet Fraud at 6th Annual MRC Conference.

Dublin, Ireland and Seattle, WA (PRWEB) February 22, 2008 — Ethoca, the leader in collaborative fraud management, announced today that it has joined the Merchant Risk Council (MRC) as a Signature Sponsor. The MRC is the retail industry's leading trade association dedicated to preventing online fraud and promoting secure e-commerce in global online payments.

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"One of the goals of the Merchant Risk Council is to foster collaboration between online businesses to prevent online fraud, and make the Internet the preferred place to shop and conduct business," said Andre Edelbrock, Ethoca's President & CEO. "As the provider of the leading global anti-fraud network for collaboration, Ethoca absolutely supports the MRC's mission, and is privileged to join as a Signature Sponsor."

The MRC and its mission continue to grow in importance as e-commerce continually expands its footprint in the overall economy. According to the National Retail Foundation, online sales in the US totaled $259 billion in 2007, growing 18% over 2006. The US Census Bureau estimates that ecommerce sales now constitute 3.4% of all retail sales. Although mainstream acceptance of online shopping has taken off in recent years, numerous studies continue to show that consumer fears of online shopping safety and fraud are limiting the speed of growth, despite the obvious convenience and time-saving factors.

"The MRC is pleased to welcome Ethoca as a Signature Sponsor member," said Tom Donlea, Executive Director, Merchant Risk Council. "Ethoca's solutions and commitment to collaborative fraud management complement the MRC's mission to prevent online fraud and promote secure e-commerce."

Ethoca VP, Steve Frook to present at MRC Annual Conference

Steve Frook, Ethoca VP, is scheduled to present at the 6th Annual Merchant Risk Council Conference being held in Las Vegas, March 4-6, 2008. Mr. Frook's talk titled "Collaborating to Defeat Internet Fraud: Better Information Equals Higher Profit" will discuss the practice of "experience sharing" as a technique to more accurately assess transaction risk. By working together to create a more complete picture of their collective payment fraud experiences, merchants have the opportunity to sharply curtail the need for manual reviews to dramatically reduce labor costs, increase the level of process automation to lower operational expense, safely accept a large percentage of the orders that are falsely rejected to increase revenues and profitability, and create a better customer experience for improved loyalty. He will also describe how such a collaborative system is implemented in Ethoca's global fraud-fighting network.

About The Merchant Risk Council
The Merchant Risk Council (MRC), the retail industry's leading trade association for preventing online fraud and promoting secure e-commerce, is dedicated to working with merchants and law enforcement to make the Internet a safer place to do business. The MRC's mission is to foster a secure e-commerce environment and ensure the Internet is a safe and preferred place to shop and do business. The MRC is made up of more than 7,500 members including 120 of the world's largest Internet retailers who account for approximately 15 percent of all e-commerce revenue.

The MRC Board of Directors and Advisors consists of leading industry professionals, e-commerce retailers, solution providers, and financial institutions and includes representatives from Expedia, Adobe Systems, Neiman Marcus Direct, Apple, BestBuy.com, CyberSource, Discover Network, Microsoft, Visa Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Chase Paymentech, Gap Inc. Direct, iovation, Neopets/MTV Networks, T-Mobile USA, Inc., The 41st Parameter, and Trustwave. The MRC headquarters are in Seattle, Washington. To learn more about the MRC, visit: www.merchantriskcouncil.org

About Ethoca Limited (www.ethoca.com)
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with offices in Toronto, Canada, Ethoca is the leader in collaborative fraud management. Ethoca enables businesses operating in any customer-not-present environment (i.e., business by internet, phone, fax or mail) to make more informed decisions about their customer transactions by sharing transaction experience data in a way that is secure, automated, effective and ethical. Businesses submit transaction data to Ethoca and can use summary history and analysis based on the collaborative data of Ethoca's clients to gauge the fraud-risk associated with any given transaction.

Ethoca's community includes a number of leading and recognized companies and payment and fraud solution provider partners from around the world.

Ethoca's clients increase profits by finding the optimal balance between allowed transactions and fraud-risk levels, and fraud management costs. Ethoca's use of independent third-party business process and data integrity audits ensures that the privacy and security of data is maintained. For more information about Ethoca visit www.ethoca.com.

Ethoca(TM) is a registered trademark of Ethoca Limited.

British Company Develops Self Destruct Technology for Sensitive Laptop Data

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Virtuity UK has developed an intelligent security technology that can block access and even destroy data if a laptop is moved from its designated space. Backstopp constantly monitors the electronic "heartbeat" of a laptop to determine its location. If the laptop is moved from its allowed zone the software steps in to remove sensitive data.

Sheffield, England (PRWEB) February 21, 2008 — A British company has developed an intelligent security technology that can block access and even destroy data if a laptop is moved from its designated space. Backstopp, from technology company, Virtuity, constantly monitors the electronic "heartbeat" of a laptop to determine its location. If the laptop is moved from its allowed zone the software steps in to remove sensitive data.

The development, which is designed to be used in conjunction with encryption software, will allow easier access to data for authorised personnel whilst providing another layer of protection from data theft. The comprehensive system can provide an at-a-glance report of which laptops contain what data, and their level of security.

Backstopp can utilise any wireless communication, such as WiFi, to locate laptops. The PCs can also be tagged with RFID chips to monitor movement when switched off – companies may wish to limit a laptop's movement to one desk, one floor or one building within a facility, for example.

If a laptop owner reports it missing to the control centre, or the control centre concludes that the machine is "at risk", such as being moved through a stairwell, the system seeks out the digital heartbeat and sends the "self destruct" message. Meanwhile the software on the laptop can use any in-built webcam to start taking a series of photographs to help with identification of the culprit, uploading the images as soon as any network becomes available. The system is completely invisible to the thief.

With prices starting at £10 a laptop per month, the new system is set to become an essential add-on security measure for companies and government departments. Data should continue to be encrypted in any case, says Virtuity, with BackStopp being used to bring a firm conclusion to any laptop loss.

"There are millions of laptops out there that contain valuable data," commented Dean Bates, CTO of Virtuity. "The vast majority are not stolen for their data, but the ultimate recipient will often come across the data and use it for criminal purposes. This solution prevents that illicit use."

About Virtuity:
Virtuity is a young technology company delivering IT asset management services in a clear and centralised way through its unique vITILhub which brings together a diverse portfolio of tools and services from different vendors to ensure that IT investment is focused on best practice, asset optimisation, issue resolution, security and deployment. The hub is a great way to enable IT departments to support the whole organisation more effectively. Backstopp is the latest addition to that portfolio and represents a substantial development of new IPR for the company.

Contacts for information:
Peter Linton
Media Link
0118 984 3386
peter @ medialink.co.uk

or

Dean Bates
Virtuity Limited
0203 0040 752
dean.bates @ backstopp.com

HP Survey Reveals Top U.S. Small Business Marketing Challenges

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PALO ALTO, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) February 21, 2008 — Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of all small businesses said they lacked full confidence in their marketing decisions, according to the results of a U.S. survey released today by HP. Furthermore, nearly half (46 percent) said they did not have general marketing expertise and 60 percent felt their small business marketing could be more effective.

The survey, conducted by International Communications Research (ICR), also found that only 33 percent of small businesses had created marketing collateral and a mere 27 percent had designed an official company logo. On average, small businesses expect to grow 27 percent over the next two years. Unsurprisingly considering this anticipated growth, the desire to reach new customers was cited as the primary reason (61 percent) small businesses are seeking more effective marketing strategies.

Other major survey findings include:

  • 46 percent of small businesses were not satisfied with the time currently spent on marketing their companies.
  • 27 percent rated their current marketing efforts as highly effective.
  • Only 18 percent of small businesses felt they were capable of creating in-house marketing collateral.
  • The top two reasons cited by small businesses as to why they would want to create marketing collateral in-house are reducing costs (39 percent) and convenience/speed (33 percent).

In an effort to help small businesses with their marketing and branding efforts, HP recently launched the “What do you have to say?” Small Business Contest. Prizes include a Logoworks by HP “Start Up Package” to help refresh or create their brand image and a printing package to print professional-quality marketing collateral in-house.

The contest runs through Feb. 28, 2008. To submit an entry and for more details on terms and conditions of the contest, visit www.hp.com/go/brandcontest.

Methodology

The study was conducted in ICR’s SmallBizEXCEL Omnibus, a national monthly telephone omnibus service. The SmallBizEXCEL survey consisted of a standard set of introductory questions supplemented by a changing series of questions on various topics, as contracted by HP.

For the survey, ICR completed 500 interviews with a broad sample of small business owners and managers over a two week period. Targets were established based on the number of employees, type of business and region. In the end, the results are balanced by these three variables to reflect the competitive marketplace of small businesses.

About HP

HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers – from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world’s largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $107.7 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2008. More information about HP (NYSE:HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.

New Web Site for Password Storage: Never Forget Your Password Again

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Ever lose a password? How about create a password that’s far too simple just so you can remember it? NeedMyPassword.com, a new Web site launched January 2008, promises to put an end to these security problems.

(PRWEB) February 21, 2008 — Ever lose a password? How about create a password that’s far too simple just so you can remember it? NeedMyPassword.com, a new Web site launched January 2008, promises to put an end to these security problems, bringing together simplicity and security by offering users a safe place to store confidential personal information on just about anything from passwords to credit cards.

“Identity theft now affects millions of people. I want to take those little scraps of paper and yellow post-it notes with passwords scratched across them and protect them once and for all,” said Brian Pedone, the company’s founder and CEO. “A lot of people are storing their passwords in insecure places, and NeedMyPassword.com is so simple that it can help put an end to that sort of thing,” he noted.

Signing up is free and takes a little less than a minute. “People don’t need clunky software to store passwords anymore or insecure text files,” said Pedone, jokingly adding, “Just don’t forget your password to NeedMyPassword!” To make sure that doesn’t happen, the system uses personal questions rather than passwords.

With identity theft on the rise and information more priceless than ever, NeedMyPassword.com brings a free, simple service to consumers. For further information or to access the service, visit www.NeedMyPassword.com to sign up for a free account.

Contact:
Brian Pedone
(570) 242–6913
www.needmypassword.com

Business Insurance Now Announces New Blog Providing Essential Information for Entrepreneurs

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On the rise to becoming one of the top providers of insurance to small business owners and entrepreneurs, Business Insurance Now has announced the arrival of their new blog providing customers with more than just quality business insurance products.

Allen, TX (PRWEB) February 21, 2008 — Business Insurance Now has recently launched a new blog to provide small business owners and young entrepreneurs with knowledgeable information on improving their business. The company has quickly climbed to the top of their industry due to their complete commitment to the customer and their offerings of multi-faceted business insurance coverage.

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Business Insurance Now has rapidly built their status as the insurance provider that not only supplies small businesses with quality insurance coverage, but also assists in their success as well. The company's recent launch of the "BIN Digest", a blog dedicated to helping small business owners and entrepreneurs, has changed the way information is provided for small business insurance providers across the country. Now, entrepreneurs have a one stop information source for all of their insurance needs and small business questions.

Exclusive information on improving small businesses from the "BIN Digest" as well as high quality insurance coverage can be viewed at www.BusinessInsuranceNow.com. The blog is updated on a regular basis and includes expert knowledge on topics such as financing small businesses, efficient small business software and tools, and other helpful business tips for developing a small business.

About Business Insurance Now:
Business Insurance Now is an Internet-based small business insurance provider that offers owners and entrepreneurs a quick and knowledgeable all-in-one shopping experience for liability and property insurance. They are proud to adhere to an ongoing pledge to their customers, while providing them with everything they need to create a successful small business.

Lately Business Insurance Now has maintained this commitment by giving even more back to their customers through their new blog the "BIN Digest". Now, not only do they provide outstanding small business insurance, but they also supply expert information on ways to advance a small business.

Further information about Business Insurance Now can be found at www.BusinessInsuranceNow.com.

Free 2008 Small Business Tax Help at MoreBusiness.com

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MoreBusiness.com releases a new center featuring tips and tricks on preparing small business taxes. Visitors can learn about small business tax deductions, view a 12-point tax to-do checklist and access useful forms, links and tax tools.

Rockville, MD (PRWEB) February 21, 2008 — Tax season is here, and it is time for entrepreneurs to gather their 2007 financial information and pay their state and federal dues. Entrepreneurial hub MoreBusiness.com would like to help with this process, adding a new tax planning center to its repertoire of small business resources.

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Catered specifically to the small business owner's tax needs, the center is divided into several sections, including: tax preparation, cut your taxes, quick forms, important IRS links and useful tools. The 2008 Small Business Tax Guide can be found at: http://www.morebusiness.com/small-business-tax-help-2008.

Entrepreneurs can read tax-saving articles such as, "How to Write Off Your Startup Costs" to learn and review unconventional facts that can often be overlooked. For example, every business owner with less than $50,000 in startup or organizational expenses is entitled to a $5,000 write off entitlement. And in "10 Major Tax Deductions You Can Pocket," visitors can learn about how to financially manage having children as employees.

"In just ten minutes, visitors can quickly learn information about the popularly sought-after small business tax breaks, how to apply for a tax extension, or even how to prepare their business to maximize small business tax credits for next year," CEO Raj Khera comments. "Our goal is to alleviate tax season stresses by providing a collection of resources available for free to the small business community."

The material provided in the 2008 Small Business Tax Guide is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute tax or legal advice. Visitors should consult their tax professional for specific issues related to their situation.

About MoreBusiness.com:
MoreBusiness.com is an award-winning web site filled with sample business plans, marketing plans, templates, sample contracts and business agreements to help entrepreneurs start and grow a small business. MoreBusiness.com is part of a series of sites run by Khera Communications Inc., which includes email marketing service, MailerMailer, and discussion group management tool, DiscussThis.

Canonical to Resell IBM DB2 Express-C as Software, Virtual Appliances

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For the First Time Ubuntu Users Can Purchase Annual Support Contracts

London (PRWEB) February 21, 2008 — Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, today announced the availability of IBM DB2 Express-C 9.5 as software through the Ubuntu Partner Repository and as a virtual appliance running on VMware.

Canonical is also making an annual support contract for IBM DB2 Express-C available to its users through shop.canonical.com. This announcement marks the first time that Ubuntu users will be able to buy an annual subscription service directly from the company.

IBM DB2 Express-C is a no-charge edition of the DB2 database server. Ideal for small businesses and multi-branch companies, DB2 Express-C can be setup quickly, is easy-to-use, and includes self-managing capabilities. It also embodies all of the core features of the more scalable DB2 editions, including the revolutionary pureXML technology for powering a new breed of Web 2.0 and SOA based solutions.

"IBM DB2 Express-C is a great example of how we are bringing business-class applications to the Ubuntu community. Users have more access than ever before to the tools they need," said Mark Murphy, alliances manager, Canonical. "Allowing for the purchase of annual subscriptions directly from Canonical is also part of a larger commitment to mid-size enterprises that we will continue to build upon this year."

"Our relationship with Canonical demonstrates IBM's commitment to helping small to mid-sized companies achieve competitive advantage through data management innovations. There's a shift underway in the database software market as our partners and clients increasingly choose IBM," said Inhi Cho, vice president, IBM Data Management Marketing. "IBM DB2 Express-C provides a fast, secure, reliable, and scalable data server to help clients increase their performance now and as their businesses grow."

"Fourth Millennium Technologies has been active in bringing Linux to the forefront of database systems since we implemented the first commercial clustered DB2 system on Linux in 2001," said James Sobieski, president, Fourth Millennium Technologies. "Using the DB2 Express-C Ubuntu Virtual Appliance will help our customers implement a proven Linux-based database system faster, easier and using fewer resources than before. Many of our Linux customers have expressed a strong interest in the Virtual Appliance and we expect demand to only grow."

Availability
DB2 Express-C 9.5 software is available immediately through the Add/Remove function in Ubuntu and as a virtual appliance from www.ubuntu.com/ibm/db2. Combined subscriptions of IBM and Canonical support are available for Ubuntu users through shop.canonical.com for $3,750 per year. Subscriptions include:

– IBM 24/7 award winning worldwide customer support
– Fixpacks, maintenance releases, upgrade protection
– Clustering for High Availability and Disaster Recovery
– Data Replication to and from other DB2 data sources
– Higher resource limits for greater scalability (i.e. up to 4 cores on 2 sockets, and 4GB memory)

About Canonical Ltd and Ubuntu
Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, is a global organization headquartered in Europe committed to the development, distribution and support of open source software products and communities. World-class 24×7 commercial support for Ubuntu is available through Canonical's global support team and partners. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users around the world. Ubuntu will always be free to download, free to use and free to distribute to others. With these goals in mind, Ubuntu aims to be the most widely used Linux system, and is the centre of a global open source software ecosystem. For more information visit www.canonical.com or www.ubuntu.com.

Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu and their associated logos are all registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd.

Contact: Bill Baker, Baker Communications Group, 860-350-9100, wbaker @ bakercg.com

Episode 15 – The One Stop Shop

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This week we talk to a provider and learn how we can specialize and still be the primary source of products and services for our customers.

TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10
Intro 1:19
Billboard 1:37

News and Comment segment 4:22
SCO announced a plan to use a $100 million cash investment to pull the company out of bankruptcy and go private. For many in the Linux world, this means SCO has risen from the dead for one more fright like the monster in a B horror movie.

The Force Field is conducting a Trivia Contest during the months of February and March. If you are a regular listener of The Force Field podcast, you now have the chance to take your knowledge of the show and win prizes! All you have to do is listen to the podcast, log into The Force Field web site at theforcefield.net, click on The Force Field Podcast Trivia Contest link on the right sidebar and answer the ten trivia questions. If you answer all ten questions correctly you will be entered into a drawing to win a 1GB USB flash drive or an Nvidia partnerForce T-shirt! Enter The Force Field podcast Trivia Contest today and win! Contest ends March 31, 2008.

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Microsoft announced a bid to buy Yahoo! February 1st. Yahoo! Initially rejected the offer but according to an article in The New York Post their board is now split on it, with some board members in favor of the purchase and Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang and other board members against it. If the purchase is ultimately approved it would put both companies in a better position to compete with Google.

Commercial Break 1:00
Totally Cool Tech Podcast Promo :30

Caffination Podcast promo :30

Intro to Interview 1:5
If you offer IT solutions you know that it is difficult, if not impossible to have all the answers for all the questions from every one of your customers. Yet it is expected. The question is, do you want to know a lot about a few things or do you want to know a little about everything? Do you want sell and support a few products and services to your customers or offer an entire suite of solutions?

One Provider who does both is Todd Hughes, and he thinks you can too – by networking with your competitors.

This week we’re going to talk to Todd and learn how we can both specialize and diversify our portfolios of products and services to meet the needs of our customers and profit from it all. We will learn how to collaborate with our competitors to be both a specialist and a general service provider and create our niche in the IT industry as The One Stop Shop.

Todd Hughes Interview 18:48

Wrap up and Close :46

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BRT to Pull HD-DVD Lines from Pressing Plant, Not Waiting for Toshiba Announcement

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Blue Ray Technologies multi-format disc pressing plant will drop its HD-DVD lines, founder Erick Hansen says not waiting for Toshiba to throw in towel in format war. Makes statement to Toshiba and High Definition fans: "Not a loss for Toshiba, but a victory for consumers."

Spokane, WA (PRWEB) February 18, 2008 — The only indie multi-format high definition disc pressing plant, Blue Ray Technologies, will drop its HD-DVD lines without waiting for the widely-reported and anticipated announcement of Toshiba's retreat from HD-DVD.

"This is a victory for the consumers, who can now move in to the stunning high def disc world and build collections with confidence," said industry expert Erick Hansen, a DVD pioneer and chairman of Blue Ray Technologies. "Toshiba can take heart in that there is no shame: it was a battle well-fought and that they have several adaptable technologies and backup plans."

In fact, no orders had come in to the full-service disc manufacturer for HD-DVDs, even partial orders along with Blu-ray clients looking to service both markets, since November. The indie film companies that BRT serves had seen the death of the HD-DVD format long before last week's announcement that Walmart, Blockbuster and Netflix were dropping the format – and even before Warner Bros. announced in January at the CES show they were going Blu-ray only.

"This week we will dismantle our HD-DVD lines and will be adding new equipment to bolster our Blue-ray manufacturing," said Hansen explaining, "Despite our name and preference, we always offered HD-DVDs as a service to our customers. Now we will reconfigure part of that equipment to make DVDs and CDs," said Hansen. "The indie film companies moved quicker than the studios and gradually stopped mixed orders in favor of Blu-ray late last year."

Hansen explained "They preferred the larger capacity and full 1080p quality of the Blu-ray discs going forward. We saw this but since I have been saying HD-DVD was DOA for four years, we still had to wait for the industry to catch up to the inevitable. HD-DVD is dead, all that is left is the burial."

He said "We are waiting this week for the other shoes to drop from Universal and Paramount/DreamWorks, the last studios to support HD-DVD over Blu-ray — and word from Microsoft, who used the now-obsolete format as an add-on to their Xbox game console."

More info at www.blueraytechnologies.com.

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