Archive for August, 2005

Thursday, August 11th, 2005

Vivisimo Introduces Affiliate Solutions for Small and Medium-Sized Portals (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Vivisimo , creator of innovative software to search and cluster the world's information, today introduced Vivisimo Affiliate Solutions. Vivisimo Affiliate Solutions are a combination of clustered search results and Sponsored Listings providing portals with a new revenue stream and a differentiated experience for their users.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Aug 2005 12:31:00 GMT

URGENT: Gazprom sells media arm to Gazprombank affiliate (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MOSCOW, August 10 (RIA Novosti) – Russian gas giant Gazprom sold the Gazprom-Media holding to Gazprombank's affiliate. "The Gazprom open joint stock company sold 95.13 % of the Gazprom-Media open joint stock company's shares," a news release from the company said.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:49:53 GMT

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

Another Sprint affiliate files suit (Kansas City Star)
AirGate PCS Inc. became the latest affiliate carrier of Sprint Corp. to file a lawsuit over concerns about the merger with Nextel Communications Inc. AirGate is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alamosa Holdings Inc. , the largest of the carriers that sell Sprint-branded service on their own networks.
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Aug 2005 19:29:52 GMT

Tuesday, August 9th, 2005

Seventh affiliate sues Sprint about merger (BizJournals)
Sprint Corp. has been hit with a seventh lawsuit from one of its wireless affiliates as it prepares to merge with Nextel Communications Inc.
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Aug 2005 20:09:44 GMT

Royals Coach Derek Clancey Promoted to AHL Affiliate Manchester (OurSports Central)
Reading, PA – The Reading Royals, affiliate of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and AHL's Manchester Monarchs, have announced that Head Coach Derek Clancey has accepted an assistant coaching position with the Manchester Monarchs.
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Aug 2005 21:21:28 GMT

Monday, August 8th, 2005

New Fish lefty in right position (Slam! Sports)
Believe it or not, sometimes getting blown out in a baseball game can change a person's life. Back in 2003, Chris Testa, the newest Winnipeg Goldeye, was an outfielder for the South Georgia Waves, a South Atlantic League A-level affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Aug 2005 14:10:19 GMT

Sunday, August 7th, 2005

Fieldstone affiliate selling $958M in notes (BizJournals)
An affiliate of Columbia-based Fieldstone Investment Corp. has securitized and is selling about $958 million worth of notes backed by Fieldstone loans.
Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Aug 2005 16:53:50 GMT

Maverick Venture and affiliate acquire 33% of pump maker World Heart (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (CP) – Maverick Venture Managmeent LLC announced Friday that it and an affiliated company had acquired a combined 33 per cent of the shares of World Heart Corp., as part of that company's latest restructuring.
Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Aug 2005 02:04:00 GMT

Saturday, August 6th, 2005

HEE Corporation Announces Affiliate Marketing Program Launch (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance)
HEE Corporation , which specializes in nutraceuticals for metabolic syndrome, today announced the start of its affiliate marketing program. KowaBunga! Technologies, a provider of private affiliate tracking and management solutions, will supply HEE Corporation with its "MyAffiliate Program" computer software service.
Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:10:52 GMT

Friday, August 5th, 2005

Overstock Auctions Sellers Form Affiliate Website (AuctionBytes)
Sellers who list on Overstock's auction marketplace have created an organization called the "Trusted Overstock Auction Sellers Affiliate" (TOASA). Overstock Auctions sellers must meet certain criteria to join TOASA (http://www.toasa.org/criteria.htm), and member can display a TOASA "Trusted Member" logo in their listings.
Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Aug 2005 11:03:31 GMT

Affiliate Management Software (Search Engine Journal)
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Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:47:17 GMT

Kite Networks, Inc. Announces the Initial Capitalization of $7.5 Million in a New Affiliate Company, Kite Broadband (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Kite Networks, Inc., a Ridgeland, Mississippi-based wireless broadband Internet service provider, announced today that it has completed initial funding in the amount of $7.5 million for a new affiliate company Kite Broadband, LLC as of June 30, 2005.
Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Aug 2005 15:00:00 GMT

Thursday, August 4th, 2005

Kite Networks, Inc. Announces the Initial Capitalization of $7.5 Million in a New Affiliate Company, Kite Broadband (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Kite Networks, Inc., a Ridgeland, Mississippi-based wireless broadband Internet service provider, announced today that it has completed initial funding in the amount of $7.5 million for a new affiliate company Kite Broadband, LLC as of June 30, 2005.
Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Aug 2005 15:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

Another Sprint affiliate suspends suit (Kansas City Star)
Sprint Corp. has arranged another cease-fire in a feud with an affiliate carrier.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Aug 2005 07:16:21 GMT

FGS Inks Key Partnership Deal With European Affiliate Keyvelop (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Faceprint Global Solutions is pleased to announce that it has signed a licensing and distribution agreement with the French company Keyvelop for exclusive use of Keyvelop technology in Canada and Mexico and distribution of the technology in the US, thus cementing a key partnership between the European company and FGS's wholly-owned affiliate, Apometrix, also based in Fresno, California.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:30:00 GMT

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

Broadcaster-control revision postponed (The Japan Times)
The government and the ruling coalition parties have given up trying to pass legislation this Diet session to prevent a foreign company from gaining control of a domestic broadcaster partly through an affiliate in Japan, sources said Monday.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:11:54 GMT

New Flight Flies Non-stop to Dallas (R News)
Rochester travelers can now get a direct flight to “The Lone Star State". Monday’s passengers were the first to take the new American Eagle direct, non-stop flight from Rochester to Dallas/Fort Worth. American Eagle is the regional affiliate of American Airlines.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Aug 2005 22:01:49 GMT

Sprint Settles Suit With Affiliate IPCS (CRM Knowledge Base)
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – It's one step forward and one back for Sprint Corp. as it tries to deal with a mutiny from its affiliates over its pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Aug 2005 14:43:54 GMT