| Rebates: A real estate rift
When it comes to real estate, the Internet sometimes seems like an electronic money-back coupon. Numerous online real estate brokers now offer both buyers and sellers rebates as an inducement to get their business. It's one of the key strategies that several of the major Web-based services, such as ZipRealty Inc., Lending Tree, and Redfin, are using to try to compete against traditional commission-based real estate brokers. Typically, these online agents will share a portion of the commission they receive in a transaction. ZipRealty, for example, offers customers 20 percent of the commission it receives for using the service. "The savings to the consumer can be substantial," said Mark Sennott, chief executive of Sherborn-based HomeGift Realty Inc. "The buyer or seller of a $400,000 home can get a rebate of as much as $2,100 and still use a top agent from an established real estate company." Sennott's firm rebates 70 percent of the referral fee it receives from the agents to whom it sends customers.
The CNN Wire: Saturday, Aug 4
At least 11 dead in mortar attack on gas station in Baghdad BAGHDAD (CNN) --- Two mortar rounds struck a gas station in a mainly Shiite neighborhood in eastern Baghdad Sunday morning, a spokesman with Iraq's interior ministry said. At least 11 people were killed and 15 others were wounded in the attack, which occurred in Afdhailiya neighborhood at about 8 a.m. (12 a.m. ET), the spokesman said. (Posted 1:48 a.m.) House approves Republican version of FISA bill WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House approved the GOP version of the FISA bill Saturday night by a vote of 227-183, with most Republicans and conservative Democrats supporting the measure. The White House-backed legislation closes what the Bush administration has called critical gaps in U.S.
Teacher charged in sex abuse
A second-year South River High School teacher has been charged with sexually abusing one of his students. Christopher Thomas Newman, 31, of 7956 Castle Dell in Glen Burnie, was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of sex abuse of a minor and two counts of fourth-degree sex offense. He was released on $10,000 bond that afternoon. Bob Mosier, school system spokesman, said Mr. Newman was removed from the classroom in March when the allegations first arose. "His employment with (Anne Arundel County Public Schools) ended the last day of school, June 15," he said. Neither school nor police officials announced the arrest. The Capital was alerted by an anonymous tipster and was able to confirm the charges this morning at the courthouse. According to charging documents, Mr.
Is Sprint the Champion of Mobile WiMAX Growth? Early Adopters Provide the Service Setting for End User Applications and ...
A new report issued by WTRS forecasts that mobile WiMAX will emerge into the early adopter phase of market expansion in the 2008 time frame. Markets for emerging wireless Broadband technologies WiMAX, WiBRO, BPL, and others are updated, contrasted, evaluated and forecast. Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) July 30, 2007 -- A new study, "WTRS Wireless Broadband (WiMAX) Technology Trends Report, Summer 2007" looks closely at the progress of WiMAX and its prospects. Today there is real market opportunity for WiMAX, in both mobile and fixed applications. While HSPA is making inroads in the mobile market, Sprint appears to be single-handedly pushing WiMAX through the early adopter phase of the market. "The impetus for a WiMAX market development and expansion is the growth of services in end user applications that utilize the expanded mobility and high bandwidth that WiMAX affords," said Kirsten West, PhD, principal analyst with WTRS.
Business Objects Announces Integrated Enterprise Performance Management Roadmap
Vancouver, BC, August 7, 2007--(T-Net)--Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ; Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), a leading provider of business intelligence solutions, today announced its advanced new enterprise performance management roadmap in the wake of the completion of its Cartesis acquisition. The company closed the Cartesis acquisition in June.
Business Objects EPM applications will now be fully integrated onto the BusinessObjects(TM) XI platform, and built around the Integrated Data Model (IDM) as the cornerstone for Enterprise Performance Management. Integrating the suite of products onto the IDM provides a complete closed-loop solution which allows managers to better control their business and optimize its performance. The IDM links all finance, compliance and performance management processes and data in a single solution, reducing overall management cycle times, the costs associated with compliance, and drives greater accuracy into the financial reporting and planning process.
IEG Adds Industry Veterans Yowell, Hirsh To Business Development Team
IEG, LLC0--the leading source of sponsorship consulting, valuation, training, research and information--has hired two experienced sales executives to expand the company's ability to bring its unparalleled advice and counsel to a wide array of sponsors, properties and agencies. .
Grid Vendors Show Their Stuff at LinuxWorld
Vendors are using this week's LinuxWorld conference to unveil new grid computing offerings. EnterpriseDB, ServePath and Appistry unveiled products at LinuxWorld and the adjoining Next Generation Data Center conference. EnterpriseDB unveiled GridSQL for EnterpriseDB Advanced Server, which lets OLAP applications leverage clusters of commodity servers while appearing as a single database to applications, which the company said lets enterprises perfrom complex data warehousing and business intelligence tasks for a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. With GridSQL, EnterpriseDB said database performance scales nearly linearly as additional servers are added to the grid. The product also lets DBAs monitor the entire grid from a single console. GridSQL uses grid technology to distribute data and share computing resources at the database layer so existing applications can run unchanged and application developers can create new applications as if they were accessing a single database on a single server.
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