| CallUp Introduces SMS, VMS, UMS Messaging Services at VAS India
Tel Aviv ----July 9. CallUp Net, a leader in creating messaging software and solutions for international telecommunications operators and providers, is one of the key sponsors of VAS India. "CallUp is pleased to announce that we are co-sponsoring VAS India 2005, an international conference organized by Bharat Exhibitions on 8th July 2005 at Le Meridien, New Delhi, India," said David Eshet, CEO of CallUp. "VAS India 2005 international conference will discuss various value-added telecom services (VAS) and solutions in India, such as call centers, telemarketing, customer relationship management (CRM), interactive voice response (IVR), VoIP, SMS, MMS, mobile applications, and sales and distribution of telecom products and services," Eshet said. Over 54 million people in India now own mobile phones, and significant opportunities for content providers are available in this nascent market.
I-Vision launches first-class CRM outsourcing services in Abu Dhabi ...
Established in 2000, IVT provides IT and security solutions. The UAE-based company recently created a division, I-Vision Contact Center, in order to offer outsourced services in the GCC region with a specific focus on serving the IT, banking and telecommunications industries. The new contact centre facility is fully powered by Altitude Software technology. I-Vision currently manages outbound telemarketing campaigns on behalf of a major financial institution in the Middle East, as well as customer service operations for an IT solutions provider in the UAE. The outsourcing company is today able to handle various business campaigns including lead generation, inbound customer service, help-desk, appointment scheduling, market research, surveys as well as client retention. Pioneering CRM Service Provider in the World's richest cityI-Vision is positioned as the first and only provider of inbound and outbound CRM outsourcing services in Abu Dhabi, which is considered to be the richest city in the world by leading international publications such as Fortune.
Woman Sentenced In Telemarketing Fraud
CONCORD, N.H. -- A Canadian woman who pleaded guilty to defrauding elderly Americans in an international telemarketing scheme has been sentenced in federal court in New Hampshire. Rita Kajoyan, 28, of Montreal was sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to repay $900,000. She was one of 15 Canadians indicted in 2002 after an investigation revealed the group defrauded about 80 victims by telling them they had won large lottery prizes but had to prepay Canadian taxes and fees to get the cash. .
Canada's top ballet companies create new Banff program
Canada's top five ballet companies are collaborating on a new summer training program for young dancers at the Banff Centre in Alberta. Dancers from the National Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Alberta Ballet and Ballet British Columbia will be selected for a program to begin in 2008. Dancers Phillip Payne, Natalia Fiorioni and Brett Taylor, left to right, in Butterfly Affect, choreographed by Joe Laughlin, at the Banff Centre for the Arts in 2007. A new training program is to begin this summer.(Don Lee/Banff Centre) The program will put dancers from different companies together to expose them to "a wide range of styles and approaches," according to Sarah Iley, vice-president of programming for the Banff Centre. "It will also give these talented young dancers a tremendous opportunity to collaborate on the development and performance of a new piece," she said.
Rambo's back and there will be blood
A movie should be reviewed on the strength of what it is trying to achieve. There is no doubt Rambo is trying to be more violent than previous instalments in the franchise. After all this is why people have seen these films. It is also more considered than previous instalments in the franchise and gets lost in unpleasant moralising. This is only because the movie critic will ceaselessly pillory the movie if it is not to his own taste and impose moral boundaries on the making of such films. Perhaps someone who doesn't want to see such things should simply not tell others how much he hates it or just say "if you like . His opinion does not matter. Posted 29/01/08 at 3:33 PM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .
Court fines telemarketer $180,000 for making 46 million irritating ...
A California telemarketing firm has agreed to pay a $180,000 fine to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission that it made 46 million illegal calls. The original fine was $3 million all but $180,000 will be suspended based on the defendants' inability to pay. According to the complaint filed by the Department of Justice, since October 1, 2003, Voice-Mail Broadcasting Corporation (VMBC) and its owner, Jesse Crowe, have used automated dialers to “blast" consumers with prerecorded telemarketing pitches, the FTC stated. The calls pitched products from debt-consolidation services to mortgage brokerage services and other retail and financial services. When VMBC's telemarketing calls were answered by consumers rather than answering machines or voicemail systems, VMBC either immediately hung up, leaving consumers with “dead air," or played a prerecorded message.
Senators fine Ray Emery for tardiness
The Ray Emery saga continues. The Ottawa Senators goalie showed up late for practice Monday after spending the all-star break in Las Vegas, and was fined an unspecified amount prior to Tuesday night's game against the hometown New York Islanders. Ottawa Senators goaltender Ray Emery has an 8-7-3 record this season.(Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press) "We're going to fine him," Senators general manager Bryan Murray told the Canadian Press on Tuesday. The collective bargaining agreement has two possible areas the Senators could look at: Page 245 of the CBA states, regarding "rules governing the conduct and conditioning of a player," that "the club may impose a reasonable fine upon the player and deduct the amount thereof from any money due ..." Page 280 of the CBA states, "any player who misses a scheduled practice without a valid and pre-approved permission will be fined" 1/187 (187 regular-season days) of his NHL salary.
Franchisors, brokers join Yahoo Real Estate
YHOO) said Prudential Real Estate Affiliates and Realogy Corp. were among the first to participate in the free service. Other brokerages that will appear on Yahoo Real Estate are Assist 2 Sell, First Team Real Estate, GMAC Real Estate, Help-U-Sell, Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate, Illustrated Properties Real Estate, Intero Real Estate Services, Keller Williams Realty, Keyes Company, Long & Foster Companies, RealEstate.com REALTORS, Real Living, Realty Executives International, Weichert Realtors, and ZipRealty. The company said the new partnerships complement Yahoo Real Estate's existing listings relationships with publishers and aggregators such as Harmon Homes, a division of Homes.com, Homes and Land, ListHub, The Real Estate Book, and Point2 Technologies. In the new program, Yahoo Real Estate will offer franchisors and brokerages interactive marketing services including featured home listings and display advertising.
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