| Toy retailer entertains web upgrade
Independent toy retailer The Entertainer has completed a website refresh and contracted ecommerce specialist Escalate Retail to provide a software suite for the back-end. The implementation cost just over 400,000, including overall hosting, development and license costs, in the first year but since the system went live in October 2007, one of the retailer's sites, thetoyshop.com, has increased sales by 147 per cent, according to The Entertainer's online marketing and ecommerce manager Richard Bewley. silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the R&L newsletter today! The system replaces a bespoke implementation made before thetoyshop.com and The Entertainer's other brand Gadgetshop were acquired, which was deemed too inflexible to be able to cope with the peaks and troughs of traffic.
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Between the Lines Latest Post | Last 10 Posts | Archives EIC Podcast: iPhone and business; Mix '08 wrap; Facebook's new hire Posted in: General Software Infrastructure Web Technology Podcasts Between the Lines podcast Apple Google Microsoft iPhone Social networking Telecommunications Facebook This week we launch a newly constituted podcast called EIC squared, which to most folks will be the same as our Between the Lines podcast with a different acronym. In other words, Dan Farber and I, are reconvening our weekly podcasts with a new moniker to reflect that the two of us have new gigs. Dan is editor-in-chief at News.com and I took over for Dan at ZDNet. In this installment, we examine the iPhone's impact in the enterprise, the potential ROI and the importance of Web applications in making Apple a player in corporate America.
Keeping your heart healthy at every age
As a certified EMS worker, Jeff Schaffer knows a lot about the heart. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, Schaffer travels with emergency crews from three states. He teaches CPR, gives lectures on heart health, and talks to school kids about firefighting and ambulance work. His father died from a heart attack at 61. So you would think when he began to have chest pains while teaching a CPR class, 15 years ago, Schaffer would have gone to the doctor. But he didn't. He ignored his own advice. Despite his vomiting and nausea, Schaffer admits, he was in denial. "I just blew it off and said it couldn't happen to me." Schaffer finally went to the ER, but not until after having symptoms for two days. At 39, Schaffer was indeed having a heart attack. His doctors said he was lucky to be alive. The ironic part of this story is even though Schaffer knew all the symptoms of a cardiac event he never thought about his own heart.
Justice Federal Credit Union Goes Live with Fortent's Hosted Anti ...
NEW YORK, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Justice Federal Credit Union (www.justicefcu.org) has gone "live" with Fortent's hosted anti-money laundering (AML) solution throughout its operations, Fortent announced today. Justice FCU provides financial services to more than 45,000 employees of the U.S. Department of Justice, Homeland Security, and law enforcement associations nationwide. Designed as a lower-cost alternative for financial institutions with up to $70 billion in assets, Fortent Hosted AML employs the same Fortent technology that is endorsed by the American Bankers Association and is used by larger multinational institutions around the world. The hosted offering provides rapid implementation of Fortent's transaction monitoring application to financial services companies looking to accelerate their compliance cost savings and reduce IT overheads.
To Be in Favour of Peace Is Not Anti-Israeli
The MSM press in the US censors(yes, I said CENSOR) any news of the ongoing debate in Israel about the actions of the Israeli government. I told someone the other day that it was a nasty rumor that fervent Israeli zionists supporters owned all American media. Upon reflection, it sometimes seems that way, but it really is not (?). However, intense pressure threatening Advertising boycotts by corporate and private interests if any even neutral story let alone a pro-palestinian or anti-Israeli news release about the conflict is contemplated, forces many outlets to pull such items - strongly resembling censorship. .
Farah seeks loophole
WESTS Tigers' hooker Robbie Farah is considering flying halfway around the world for a game of football that could ruin his dream of playing State of Origin for NSW. The Tigers yesterday gave Farah permission to play for Lebanon this Wednesday in a World Cup qualifying match against Samoa in England. Should he play, he will be barred from turning out for Australia and NSW for two years. Farah was yesterday told of the controversial eligibility ruling moments after booking his flight to the UK. Farah last night said that he would travel to the UK in the hope that an exception can be made. "I found out yesterday that the Tigers would let me play,'' Farah said. "I messaged a few of the boys and told them I would be on the plane. "I was pretty happy, but then I was told about this rule.
Boutique hotel shines in Bodrum
Tucked away atop a hill a five-minute drive from Bodrum's center is a modest yet luxurious boutique hotel. Having bucked the declining tourism trend in the area both in 2006 (only the hotel's second season) and early into the summer of 2007, The Butterfly may have struck a business model for accommodation that can withstand any blows to the area's tourism industry a model that makes it stand out from the majority of Bodrum's other hotels and bed and breakfasts. Bookings have doubled every year since opening, said Patrick Hembrough, joint-owner of The Butterfly. Even more interesting, the hotel has not spent any money on formal advertising. The Butterfly opened in its current form and location about two-and-a-half years ago. In its first season, almost all of their clientele discovered The Butterfly via the hotel's Web site.
Israel Warns of Disaster in Gaza
Fifteen rockets and a mortar round also landed closer to the Gaza-Israel border, causing no injuries. Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai told Army Radio that because of the militants' attacks, Israel had "no other choice" but to launch a massive military operation in the Gaza Strip. .
Cary private equity fund pours money into film and TV projects
While the Triangle is hardly Tinseltown, local residents are throwing a surprisingly respectable amount of money at film and TV entertainment projects. One such investor is 43-year-old Dale Scales, co-managing director of a small private equity fund put together by Cary's OBX Capital Group, whose other managing director is Reed Clevenger. Scales' fund totals $33 million and invests in a variety of ventures, from technology to manufacturing to entertainment. One project is "Bar Starz," a $9 million film that's fully funded by OBX Capital and is co-produced by Scales and his company. .
Briefs: Roddick faces Nadal in a quarterfinal
Alou idled: Mets left fielder Moises Alou will have surgery for a hernia and miss the start of the season and possibly as much as 4-6 weeks. • Robinson honored: Jackie Robinson was one of 12 former players and coaches elected for induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. UCLA's only four-sport athlete played baseball for the Bruins in 1940 after two seasons at Pasadena (Calif.) Junior College. He broke major league baseball's color barrier when he made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Notable:NASCAR docks Edwards 100 points NASCAR has cracked down on Carl Edwards for a failed inspection following his victory at Las Vegas Motorspeedway. Edwards was docked 100 points. He also was stripped of the 10 bonus points he earned toward the championship chase.
Why we need the wealthy to go shopping
Sales dropped 10 percent in October and November from the year-ago period, according to president Jeff Landis. He noted that 20 percent of his clients, who include commodity traders and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, delayed buying suits for fall. "I consider them a leading economic indicator," said Landis. He's taken more aggressive measures like increasing calls to clients to get them in the store, but hasn't laid off anyone. "I'm not at the point of panic," he said. Overall, the super wealthy -- consumers with a net worth of more than $10 million -- are still splurging on $1 million boats, $10 million diamond jewelry and other luxuries, according to Milton Pedraza, chief executive of the Luxury Institute, a research institute based in New York.
Ghana happy to host CNN Awards- Minister
Accra, Feb. 27, GNA - Mrs. Oboshie Sai Cofie, Minister of Information and National Orientation on Wednesday expressed her enthusiasm about the choice of Ghana to host the 2008 edition of the CNN African Journalist of the Year Awards. "We are proud to be hosting this year's event because it is another achievement after the Golden Jubilee celebrations". Speaking during a courtesy call on her Ministry by the organisers of the Awards, she said the occasion would serve as a platform for journalists in the country to enhance their skills and service delivery and also serve as an opportunity for the nation to market itself to the business community in the world. Giving the genesis of the Awards, Maggie Eales, Turner/CNN Senior Vice President said the concept was developed by Edward Boateng, Managing Director of Global Media Alliance, one of the organisers of the event when he felt that African journalists needed to be commended for their contributions towards the growth of the continent.
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