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LexEcon Consulting Group offers free legal support for SMEs to engage in e-transactions 
During the past 15 years, most countries in the world have enacted e-commerce laws based on the UNCITRAL model laws on e-commerce, e-signatures, and the UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

By adopting e-commerce practices, i.e., e-payments as well as electronic communication methods, SMEs worldwide have gained considerable progress in increasing profits and improving... Read More    Add Comment

>>   Law
U.S. Attorney General's Office probe campaign contributions [The Blade, Toledo,  
TMC Net - 11 Hours ago
(Blade (Toledo, OH) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 21--Large campaign contributions from a Northern Ohio businessman and his employees to U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci and U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel have     Add Comment

United States: Resale Pricing Policies Withstand State Scrutiny Again, But Suppliers  
Mondaq - 116 Minutes ago
A recent New York state appeals court decision highlights the need for suppliers to continue exercising caution when adopting and implementing a resale price maintenance policy.    Add Comment

United States: Questions And Answers About FATCA And Foreign Trusts - McDermott  
Mondaq - 116 Minutes ago
The U.S. Treasury Department recently issued proposed regulations interpreting sections of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) commonly referred to as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).    Add Comment

United States: Second Circuit, In Matter Of First Impression In That Circuit, Holds  
Mondaq - 116 Minutes ago
In reporting on Omega S.A. v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 541 F.3d 982 (9th Cir. 2008), affâ??d by an evenly divided Court, Costco Wholesale Corp v. Omega, S.A., 131 S.Ct. 565 (2010).    Add Comment
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>>   Corporate governance
Biocon's corporate governance standards raise alarm 
Economic Times - 4 Hours ago
The termination of the insulin deal with Pfizer and an aggressive accounting policy has shadowed the company's future earnings, the report says.    Add Comment

The Impact of the Corporate Governance Code on Earnings Management â?? Evidence  
European Financial Management - 8 Hours ago
Abstractâ?? This study investigates the impact of the 2002 Chinese Code of Corporate Governance for Listed Companies on earnings manipulations. We find that, in general, the 2002 CODE had a positive effect     Add Comment

NAPF boosts corporate governance team 
Professional Pensions - 2 Hours ago
The National Association of Pension Funds has strengthened its corporate governance team as the â??shareholder springâ?? continues to strike down company pay packages. The appointment comes as rebellious     Add Comment

More directors needed with new Code of Corporate Governance 
Straits Times - 3 Hours ago
Nearly 400 more independent directors will be needed when the new Code of Corporate Governance takes effect in November, a study has found. But this 25 per cent jump in demand for independent directors     Add Comment
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>>   IP and patents
PlumChoice Awarded Patent for Unique Search Method to Enhance Customer Experience 
WVNS - 2 Hours ago
SOURCE PlumChoice New Technology Leverages Profile Statistics to Guide Customers to Relevant Technology Service Solutions BILLERICA, Mass. PlumChoice's newly patented technology is deployed via the company's     Add Comment

Onteco Corporation, ONTC, Announces Pending Additional International Licensing Agreements  
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
PR Newswire MIAMI, May 22, 2012 MIAMI, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --� Onteco Corporation (OTC.QB: "ONTC"), (the "Company", or "Onteco"), announced today that it is in the process of negotiating additional     Add Comment

Charles & Colvard Announces Australian Patent Office Upholds Patent after Re-Examination  
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CTHR), the sole manufacturer of created moissanite gemstones, The Most Brilliant Jewel in the World®, today announced that the Australian Patent     Add Comment

O2Micro Granted Power Regulator Patent 
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
CONTACT: Gary E. Abbott Director of Investor Relations, O2Micro Phone: 408.987.5920, x8888 Email: gary.abbott@o2micro.com
O2Micro Granted Power Regulator Patent GlobeNewswire Yahoo! Finance
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>>   Online legal issues
Research and Markets: Internet and Online Law - The Most Comprehensive Book in the  
CNBC - 114 Minutes ago
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dublin - Research and Markets () has announced the addition of the "Internet and Online Law." subscription to their offering.Internet and Online Law, by an all-star team of legal experts,     Add Comment

We have to be better than piracy: Spotify 
CNET.com.au - 11 Hours ago
Spotify launches today in Australia and New Zealand, delivering 16 million songs to its members. To succeed, the company believes it has to be better and not just better than its direct competitors. "When     Add Comment

Digital Theft of Intangible Property: Go GreenGo Free? 
Law.com - 14 Hours ago
Joseph V. DeMarco, a partner at DeVore & DeMarco, writes that a recent Second Circuit decision, which wrestled with questions about the intangibility of code and whether internal business software can     Add Comment

BitTorrent Inc. Sues Germanyâ??s BitTorrent Co. for Infringement 
Wired News - 14 Hours ago
BitTorrent Inc. of San Francisco, the developer of the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol, claims in a federal lawsuit that a German company is ripping off its intellectual property. San Francisco-based     Add Comment
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>>   Computer security
ICSA Labs Launches Industry-First Program to Test VPN Security Features of Smartphones,  
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
Testing Program Ensures Safer Remote Connections to the Workplace PR Newswire MECHANICSBURG, Pa., May 22, 2012 MECHANICSBURG, Pa., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --� To help millions of enterprise users     Add Comment

Broadridge Taking Leadership Role on Cyber Security and Online Identity Management 
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
Will be a panelist representing the financial services industry at White House discussion on Wednesday, May 23rd PR Newswire LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., May 22, 2012 LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/     Add Comment

12th Annual Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CEIC) Brings Together  
TMC Net - 3 Hours ago
Guidance Software Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID), the World Leader in Digital Investigationsâ?¢, today announced that the 12th annual Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference opened by addressing the solutions     Add Comment

Total Defense Addresses Rampant Cybercrime by Launching Cloud Security Protection  
Yahoo! Finance - 4 Hours ago
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Total Defense, Inc. The widespread use of the Web as a business tool, coupled with an increasingly mobile workforce, has enhanced corporate productivity, but     Add Comment
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>>   Cyberculture
Wizzard Announces Facebook Integration for its Mobile Podcast Apps 
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
Facebook App Center to Promote Distribution and Monetization Wizzard Media (NYSE Amex: WZE), the worldâ??s leading podcast network, today announced Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) support for its popular Apple
Wizzard Announces Facebook Integration for its Mobile Podcast Apps Business Wire Yahoo! Finance
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Facebook scraps its paper stock certificates 
CNN - 2 Hours ago
Facebook included this stock certificate mock-up in its IPO filing, but it no longer plans to issue paper certificates. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Facebook investors hoping for a tangible marker of their
Facebook Scraps Its Paper Stock Certificates 44min KCRA.com
Facebook scraps paper stock certificates CNN Money
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Offensive YouTube Video Attacks AJC, Ambassador Rice 
Digital Journal - 2 Hours ago
djp.ga_fill('300x250-Big-Box-PR'); PR Newswire NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --� AJC condemned a YouTube video that misrepresented the global Jewish advocacy     Add Comment

Facebook: On Day 3, The Slide Continues 
Forbes.com - 102 Minutes ago
Facebook shares are poised for another down day. In pre-market trading Tuesday morning, the social networkâs shares are down $1.06, or 3.1%, to $32.97. That follows yesterdayâs drop of $4.20. The stock     Add Comment
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>>   Domain name
SMIC Employs Mentor Graphics Calibre PERC for Reliability Verification of Multi-Power  
Sympatico - 2 Hours ago
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ:MENT) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC") (NYSE:SMI) (SEHK:0981) today announced that SMIC is using the Calibre® PERC circuit reliability
SMIC Employs Mentor Graphics Calibre ... EFYTimes.com
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INT'L: SMIC Employs Mentor Graphics Calibre PERC for  4 Traders
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Icann reopens gTLD application system after bug fix 
V3.co.uk - 4 Hours ago
Icann has re-opened its branded domain registration system, which was taken offline when it first launched after it emerged that a bug in the system let applicants see who else had applied. The application
ICANN's gTLD application system back in action InfoWorld
ICANN gTLD application system back in action Computerworld UK
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Better Use of Domain Names Critical for Enhanced Revenues, Improved Brand Security,  
TMC Net - 4 Hours ago
] Wilmington, DE, and London, UK, May 22, 2012 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) Corporation Service Company(R) (CSC(R)), a leading global provider of brand protection services, is pleased to announce new resources     Add Comment

Ballot.com Sale Shows Politics Online Is Big Business 
TMC Net - 12 Hours ago
] Ballot.com Sale Shows Politics Online Is "Big Business" Miami, FL, May 21, 2012 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) With only 6 months to go before the 2012 presidential election, candidates, organizations and investors
Ballot.com Sale Shows Politics Online is "Big Business" Yahoo! Finance
Ballot.com Sale Shows Politics Online is "Big Business" GlobeNewswire Yahoo! Finance
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>>   E-commerce
Bocada Announces New Online Store Enabling Easy Acquisition of Bocada Vision 
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
Quest, Veeam, and VMware customers can easily access low-cost license bundles PR Newswire KIRKLAND, Wash., May 22, 2012 KIRKLAND, Wash., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bocada Inc., the world's leading provider
Bocada Announces New Online Store Enabling Easy Acquisition of Bocada Vision PR  Yahoo! Finance
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National Geographic Society Expands Partnership With CafePress Inc. to Power Ecommerce  
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
CONTACT: Media Contact Marc Cowlin Cafe Press 650.655.3039 pr@cafepress.com Elizabeth Nickless National Geographic 202.75.6163 enickles@ngs.org    Add Comment

How Latin America?s e-commerce behemoth finally embraced social 
GigaOm - 7 Hours ago
Not aggressively creating a social strategy years ago with a site like Facebook was one of the biggest mistakes of my career, says Daniel Rabinovich, CTO of Latin American e-commerce pioneer MercadoLibre,     Add Comment

Amer Sports Group Selects PFSweb to Launch a Global eCommerce Solution for its Suunto  
Sys-Con India - 3 Hours ago
PFSweb, Inc. (Nasdaq: PFSW) an international provider of end-to-end e-commerce solutions, announced today the expansion of the customized e-commerce solution for Suunto, a leading designer and manufacturer
PFSWEB, INC.: Amer Sports Group Selects PFSweb to Launch a Global eCommerce Solution  4 Traders
PFSWEB, INC. : Amer Sports Group Selects PFSweb to Launch a Global eCommerce Solution  4 Traders
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