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Music industry betting on 'ringle' format (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - As the recording industry wakes up from its summer slumber and starts thinking about what will motivate the consumer for the holiday selling season, the major labels are getting ready to launch the "ringle," which combines the mostly defunct single format with ringtones.

As Mortgage Industry Adjusts to Credit Crunch, So Do Borrowers (Washington Post) - Mortgages are complicated, and lending markets are in flux right now, but savvy, well-positioned consumers can still get the loans they need to buy, build or refinance a home. They just need to pay attention to what's going on, says David Reed, a lending veteran based in Texas and co-author of "Mortgage Confidential." To find out more about what's going on in the mortgage industry, The Post's ...

Industry needs to do more for hairdressers (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - The hairdressing industry needs to do more to protect its workers from injury, the Department of Labour says.

Virtualizaton: Research Reports Industry's Sales For Virtualization Technology Up 67% (DataStorage-DataStorageConnection) - Operating system virtualization software Virtuozzo from SWsoft is growing fastest among all vendors -- 98 percent -- in the hot overall market for virtualization technology, according to industry analyst firm IDC. The worldwide industry sales of virtualization software experienced a 67 percent growth rate from 2004 to 2005 - with revenues topping $560M.

RFID And Bar Code Readers: Trakkers Unveils 'mi', The Industry's First Handheld Lead Capture Unit With Integrated ... (DataCollectionOnline) - Trakkers, LLC, a leading provider of lead retrieval equipment to the trade show industry, announces the availability of the industry's first hand-held, lightweight, battery operated unit with 3 different built-in readers to support magnetic cards, RFID technology, and both 2D and 1D barcodes. The "mi" offers users greater wireless flexibility by eliminating the need for multiple readers for ...

PCI Security: ScanAlert Partners With SWsoft To Deliver Data Security Services To Web Hosting Industry (RetailSolutionsOnline) - Recently, ScanAlert announced that it has partnered with SWsoft to deliver HACKER SAFE certification and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) validation services to web hosting clients and their ecommerce merchants.

North American Foods blends top potato industry talent to deliver superior products (AG Weekly) - IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP BUSINESS WIRE)—Jul. 27, 2007—RD Offutt Company and United II Potato Growers of Idaho, Inc. have formed North American Foods, LLC. The new company, resulting from the contribution of certain assets of the companies unites the industry’s top talent from field to shelf.

Hairdressing industry not cutting it (Scoop.co.nz) - A new report into health and safety management practices in the hairdressing industry shows an awareness of health risks but says more needs to be done to protect workers from injury, says the Department of Labour.

Flurry of deals carves up a Canadian industry (The Globe and Mail) - Canada's nascent wind power business has caught the attention of foreign players, who have been steadily buying up domestic companies as the industry consolidates into fewer and fewer hands.

Rudd to host industry round table (Adelaide Now) - FEDERAL Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd today hosts a national round table to discuss the future of Australia's manufacturing industry.