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Antigua Doesn't See Settlement With US Over WTO Plan To Let It Ignore US Copyrights

The back and forth battle between the US and Antigua is long and involved. You can read the background if you want, but the short version is that the US suddenly claimed that Antigua-based online gambling sites were in violation of US anti-gambling laws. Antigua took offense at this, and noted that it appeared to violate free trade agreements between the two countries, most specifically because the US still allowed certainly types of domestic online gambling. The issue went to the WTO multiple times, and every time Antigua won -- and every time the US ignored the decision. At one point, the US pretended it won the ruling, and another time it announced that it was simply, unilaterally, changing its trade agreement with Antigua.

Hybris Announces its Presence in US Market at Internet Retailer 2008

A Strategic Partnership With Arvato Systems and the Win of Major US Customers Signal the Entry of Multi-Channel e-Commerce Vendor Hybris Into the US Market CHICAGO (CNW) - Hybris, http://www.hybris.com, a leading multi-channel communication and commerce software vendor, today announced its entry into the US market by exhibiting at the Internet Retailer 2008 event in Chicago (IRCE 08) where it will be exhibiting with Arvato Systems at booth number 711. This follows a US partnership agreement made between Hybris and Arvato Systems and the company gaining its first US-only customer wins.

New web site planned to trade US biofuels in eBay fashion

A company that specializes in online casinos announced this week it was taking a gamble on the US biofuels industry by launching a new web site devoted to the buying and selling of ethanol and biodiesel. USBiofuelsExchange.com (US-BX) opened Tuesday to "pre-register" producers, resellers and buyers, according to a statement from Diamond I, a development-stage company seeking to change its name to US BioFuels Exchange Inc. The official launch will probably take place later this summer after beta-testing, said James Kaufman, managing director of US-BX, in an interview. The site will seek to level the playing field for biofuels producers in the US, he said, noting "long-standing arrangements" between big producers and buyers have posed "constraints" for smaller players without the clout to lock in those sorts of deals.

Panacea gets US Patent nod for `Thank God`

Panacea Biotec has been granted a patent from US Patent & Trademark Office for their product Thank God (Euphorbia Prostrata) for effective management of hemorrhoids and piles. With this, the company is looking forward to launch this product in high potential market of US and EU. As per current industry trends, the total potential of anti-hernorrhoids and piles market in US and EU is between US$500-600mn.

Joytoto USA, Inc. Announces Its First Downloadable Online Game for US Distribution

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Joytoto USA, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: JYTO.OB), has announced that it will release its first downloadable online game in the United States, "Pang Pang Terrible", through its US web distribution portal http://www.playolive.com, sometime during the third quarter of 2008. Joytoto USA's CEO, Michael Cho, says "We are very excited about our first downloadable online game release, as it demonstrates our commitment to the US online gaming market and the growing demand of the US consumer. The company continues to commit a substantial amount of time and resources to the US online gaming market".

US titanium-dioxide market to top $2 billion in '09 on nanotech

US exports of titanium dioxide -- the naturally occurring oxide of titanium -- will grow by 21% to $1.5 billion this year, and could top $2 billion next year, as the commodity rebounds on strong sales of nanotechnology-based products, according to market reseach firm SBI. These nano-based products containing the material include self-cleaning windows and fabrics and pollution-busting paints, according to SBI's new report entitled The US Market for Titanium Dioxide. The new technology coupled with a wide range of uses will drive the US market for titanium dioxide, with the market jumping to $2.2 billion in 2009 and $2.3 billion by 2012. What's more, the market for the material's current uses -- including paints, printing inks, plastic and paper products, food, cosmetics, ceramics and rubber -- "are keeping export levels robust," the report

US To Get EU Private Citizen Data

An anonymous reader writes "In a case of 'all your data are belong to us,' the US government is close to coming to an agreement with the EU that allows it to get private citizen data on EU citizens to 'look for suspicious activity.' So, now we know what step three is: set up a security agency in the US to resell otherwise unavailable data."

Cognex Claims US Patent Violation against MVTec and Fuji

Cognex, a US corporation, has filed a complaint against MVTec Software GmbH, a German company, MVTec LLC, the US sales and support center of MVTec Software in Boston, MA, and Fuji America Corporation, a US subsidiary of Fuji Machine Mfg. The complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Boston, USA.

Nanotech Tools Demand to reach $2.7 billion(US) in 2013

The US market for nanotech tools is projected to increase nearly 30 percent per year through 2008 to $900 million(US)and then triple again to $2.7 billion(US) in 2013. Nanotech tools represent a key segment of the emerging nanotechnology business, allowing for the visualization, measurement, manipulation, fabrication, production, simulation and testing of matter in the nanoscale range -- approximately 0.1-100 nanometers. Such tools are indispensible to the large-scale commercial realization of nanotechnology materials, devices and other products. As the focus of the nanotechnology business increasingly shifts away from basic research and toward the development of practical, commercially viable products, the demand for associated tools will be urgent.

Cognex Claims US Patent Violation against MVTec and Fuji

MUNICH, Germany - Cognex, a US corporation, has filed a complaint against MVTec Software GmbH, a German company, MVTec LLC, the US sales and support center of MVTec Software in Boston, MA, and Fuji America Corporation, a US subsidiary of Fuji Machine Mfg. The complaint was filed in the Unite

Cognex Claims US Patent Violation against MVTec and Fuji

MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2008--Cognex, a US corporation, has filed a complaint against MVTec Software GmbH, a German company, MVTec LLC, the US sales and support center of MVTec Software in Boston, MA, and Fuji America Corporation, a US subsidiary of Fuji Machine Mfg. The complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Boston, USA.

ID Theft In US Continues Apace Despite Data Breach Laws

4roddas points out an article at Techworld about the continued scourge of identify theft in the US, which begins: "Over the past five years, 43 US states have adopted data breach notification laws, but has all of this legislation actually cut down on identity theft? Not according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University who have published (PDF) a state-by-state analysis of data supplied by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). 'There doesn't seem to be any evidence that the laws actually reduce identity theft,' said Sasha Romanosky, a Ph.D student at Carnegie Mellon who is one of the paper's authors. Since 1999 the FTC has invited identity theft victims to log information about their cases on its Web site. The data are then made accessible to law enforcement, which uses the information to help analyze crime trends.

Hybris Announces its Presence in US Market at Internet Retailer 2008

CHICAGO, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Hybris, http://www.hybris.com, a leading multi-channel communication and commerce software vendor, today announced its entry into the US market by exhibiting at the Internet Retailer 2008 event in Chicago (IRCE 08) where it will be exhibiting with Arvato Systems at booth number 711. This follows a US partnership agreement made between Hybris and Arvato Systems and the company gaining its first US-only customer wins.

US troops abandon Afghan outpost

US and Afghan troops have abandoned a remote village in eastern Afghanistan where militants killed nine US soldiers and wounded a dozen more on Sunday.

US retailer to sell boxed version Ubuntu Linux

US consumers who want to try Ubuntu Linux but are intimidated by the idea of downloading and installing it themselves now have a less stressful option -- they can walk into their local Best Buy store and pick up a boxed version with support for US$19.99.

US Secretary of State Rice defends torture at Google event

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself compelled on Thursday to defend the Bush administration’s use of waterboarding—a potentially fatal method of induced drowning used to break the resistance of detainees—claiming that America was in a “different place” in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, while insisting that the government’s actions were consistent with US law and international treaties.

US Court Disconnects Canadian Domain Name Scammers

coondoggie writes "A US District Court today ordered a halt to the illegal practice of Canadian companies who the Federal Trade Commission said deceptively posed as domain name registrars and sent bogus bills to thousands of US small businesses and nonprofit organizations for their annual 'Website Address Listing.' The FTC said many of the businesses believed they would lose their Web site addresses unless they paid the bill, so they paid but in most cases the defendants did not provide domain registration services, did not provide the 'search optimization' services it claimed to provide, and bilked small businesses and nonprofits out of millions of dollars."

US soldiers 'found dead in Iraq'

The bodies of two US soldiers missing in Iraq for more than a year have been found, the US military has confirmed.

US Court forces Google to hand over You Tube log

Google is currently facing an antitrust investigation by the US Department of Justice. This is only the beginning, as Google's legal worries seem endless with a US court today ordering them to immediately release information related to the videos broadcasted on YouTube.

US Amazon.com Website Down For Over 1 Hour

CorporalKlinger writes "CNET News is reporting that Amazon's US website, Amazon.com, has been unreachable since 10:30 AM PDT today. As of posting, visiting www.amazon.com produces an 'Http/1.1 Service Unavailable' message. According to CNET, "Based on last quarter's revenue of $4.13 billion, a full-scale global outage would cost Amazon more than $31,000 per minute on average." Some of Amazon's international websites still appear to be working, and some pages on the US Amazon.com site load if accessed using HTTPS instead of HTTP."

US helicopters collide in mid-air

At least six people died in a mid-air collision between two medical helicopters in the US state of Arizona, a US aviation official has said.

US Retail E-Commerce: Slower But Still Steady Growth

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)-- Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1ecd2e/us_retail_ecommerce) has announced the addition of eMarketer's new report "US Retail E-Commerce: Slower But Still Steady Growth" to their offering. Although consumers are reacting to the economic downturn by spending less, this will create more of a hardship for retail stores than for e-tailers. A drop in new online buyers--an inevitable sign of the maturation of the online retail channel--will contribute most to the decline of e-commerce sales growth. The US Retail E-Commerce report charts and analyzes the factors that are contributing to the changing dynamics in online sales. Consumers are reacting to the economic slowdown by cutting back on discretionary spending.

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