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Deals of the Hour / August 9, 2010, 9:41 am

Polycom, Microsoft Forge Tighter UC Channel Ties

Polycom and Microsoft expanded their existing unified communications relationship and will now partner on both product development and marketing around Polycom end points and Microsoft's new Communications Server 14. The ... (Source: CRN 2010-08-09T14:13:11Z)

Sandra Bullock Wins Teen Choice Award for The Blind Side

role in The Blind Side Sunday night at the Teen Choice Awards. Although she didn't walk the blue carpet, Bullock did take the stage to accept the award. "I don't know if you should bring attention to this. Some things ... (Source: Transworld News 2010-08-09T15:10:27Z)

Eni's Italian asset sale on hold

The sale of these assets is on "hold," said Bernini, who was speaking on a conference to discuss Eni's second-quarter results. At the end of April, Eni Chief Executive Officer Paolo Scaroni said he expected the sale of ... (Source: Upstream Online 2010-07-28T16:21:57Z)

Three Days to Revolution

Rage is born of desperation; it is incubated and nurtured by ignorance and neglect. It's fathered by the unfeeling and uncaring, the safe and secure. Its mother is the destitute and hungry, the needy, those ... (Source: DAILY KOS 2010-08-09T16:00:34Z)

Polycom signs UC solutions deal with Microsoft

Aug 09, 2010 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Unified communications (UC) solutions provider Polycom Inc (NASDAQ: PLCM) announced today that it has signed a multi-year global agreement with Microsoft Corp ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-08-09T16:00:34Z)

'Winter's Bone' director excited and unnerved by awards talk

Awards talk is warming "Winter's Bone," opening today in Reno, and hot on the track of a Grand Jury prize from the Sundance Film Festival and predictions of a best actress Oscar nomination for lead Jennifer ... (Source: Reno Gazette 2010-08-05T23:57:45Z)

Pistons still interested in Tracy McGrady, but no offer yet

The Pistons' interest in free-agent swingman Tracy McGrady is real, but he hasn't been offered a contract. If the Pistons are to offer McGrady a deal, it would be the veterans' minimum ($1.2 million ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-08-09T16:14:53Z)

Sandra Bullock Gets Down With Betty White at Teen Choice Awards

Sandra Bullock attended the 2010 Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles yesterday and she seemed to be in great spirits when she walked on stage to accept the award for choice movie actress in a drama for her role in The ... (Source: Hollyscoop.com 2010-08-09T12:54:27Z)

Gas Plus buying Padana Energia from Eni

HOUSTON, Aug. 9-- Gas Plus SpA, Milan, has agreed to buy 100% interest in Padana Energia SpA, which holds exploration and development rights in northern Italy, from Eni. Gas Plus will pay €175 million and as much as ... (Source: Oil & Gas Journal 2010-08-09T16:07:43Z)

Deal reached on BP's $20B fund

The Justice Department said Monday that negotiations with BP to create a $20 billion claims fund for Gulf Coast residents have finished. "We are pleased that BP made an initial contribution and has taken an important ... (Source: Politico.com 2010-08-09T15:31:56Z)

Former Knoxville actress Patricia Neal dies

The distinctive husky voice that brought majesty to the written word - scripts on Broadway and television and Hollywood films - has been silenced. Iconic Academy Award-winning actress Patricia Neal, 84, who ... (Source: Knoxville News Sentinel 2010-08-09T10:16:58Z)

VeriSign Closes Sale Of Its Authentication Services Business To Symantec For Approx ...

(RTTNews) - Internet infrastructure services proivder VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN: News ) said it completed the sale of its Authentication Services business to Symantec Corp. (SYMC: News ) for approximately $1.28 billion in ... (Source: RTT News 2010-08-09T15:10:27Z)

MOVIE REVIEW: Teen perseveres through hardships in 'Winter's Bone'

Growing up is hard to do, even under the best of circumstances. And these are hardly the best of circumstances for Ree Dolly, the implacable — and unforgettable — teenage heroine of "Winter's Bone ... (Source: North Little Rock Times 2010-08-06T14:59:42Z)

DOJ: Negotiations done on $20B fund

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and BP announced Monday that they have finished negotiations to implement a $20 billion fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill and that BP has made a $3 billion initial deposit ... (Source: Baton Rouge Advocate 2010-08-09T15:24:46Z)

U.S. Economy Improving, More Stimulus Isn't the Answer, Rubin, O'Neill Say

The U.S. economy will improve slowly and another round of fiscal stimulus likely wouldn't be effective, former Treasury secretaries Paul O'Neill and Robert Rubin said. Rubin, who served under Democratic ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-07T22:00:51Z)

A McGrady deal with Pistons could lead to trade later

Tracy McGrady isn't a Piston yet. But there is a possibility the one-time superstar could come to Motown with the hopes of rejuvenating a career that once seemed destined to end in the Hall of Fame. But fans ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-08-09T01:55:53Z)

Foxwoods lights its name on Broadway

The former Hilton Theatre in New York's Times Square is now the Foxwoods Theatre after the Connecticut resort casino obtained the naming rights of the 14-year-old facility on Broadway's historic 42 nd Street. The terms ... (Source: Hartford Business 2010-08-09T16:07:43Z)

Live Nation and Foxwoods Resort Casino sign theater naming rights deal

PRESS RELEASE: "Live Nation and Foxwoods Resort Casino Announce Naming Agreement for New York's Broadway Theatre - 'Foxwoods Theatre'" NEW YORK, NY (BUSINESS WIRE) August 9, 2010 - Foxwoods Resort Casino ... (Source: Ticket News 2010-08-09T14:27:30Z)

VeriSign's Sale of Authentication Services Business to Symantec Closes

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced today the completion of the sale of its Authentication Services business to Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) for approximately $1.28 billion in cash subject to adjustments related to ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-09T14:34:40Z)

Monday's NBA Update: Bulls forward seeks long-term deal; Detroit wavers on signing ...

News and notes from around the NBA on Monday: Tracy McGrady: Some sources indicate that the swingman is nearing a deal with the Detroit Pistons, while other reports say that things are not as close as thought to be ... (Source: Recordpub 2010-08-09T16:07:43Z)

Symantec Corp. Closes Buyout Of VeriSign's Identity And Authentication Business ...

(RTTNews) - Symantec Corp. (SYMC) Monday said it completed its acquisition of VeriSign's (VRSN: News ) identity and authentication business, which includes the Secure Sockets Layer and Code Signing Certificate Services ... (Source: RTT News 2010-08-09T14:41:49Z)

Polycom Inks Multi-yr, Strategic Global Deal With Microsoft For End-to-End Unified ...

(RTTNews) - Polycom Inc. (PLCM: News ) has signed a multi-year, strategic global agreement with Microsoft Corp. (MSFT: News ) to deliver integrated end-to-end unified communications or UC and to improve customers ... (Source: RTT News 2010-08-09T07:10:51Z)

Damiani, Eni, Fiat, Gas Plus, Stefanel: Italian Stock Preview

Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may be active in Italian trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are from the previous close. Italy's benchmark FTSE MIB Index dropped for a ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-09T05:44:57Z)

Patricia Neal Dies; Found Refuge at Connecticut Abbey

Sad news about the death Sunday of Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress Patricia Neal at the age of 83 at Edgartown, Mass. on Martha's Vineyard. A year after she won her Oscar for "Hud," she had three strokes but ... (Source: Hartford Courant (blog) 2010-08-09T12:25:49Z)

Two former Treasury chiefs wary of another stimulus

WASHINGTON -- The economy will improve slowly, and another round of fiscal stimulus probably wouldn't be effective, former Treasury secretaries Paul O'Neill and Robert Rubin said. Rubin, who served under Democratic ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-08-09T03:57:35Z)

Sandra Bullock Wins Teen Choice Award, Dances With Betty White

Sandra Bullock, in leather pants and a t-shirt, made a surprise appearance Sunday night at the Teen Choice Awards, picking up Best Actress and doing a booty dance with Betty White, seen below. "I don't know if you should ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-08-09T11:50:01Z)

Foxwoods inks naming rights deal for Broadway theater

T he Hilton Theatre on Broadway's historic 42nd Street in New York's Times Square has been renamed the Foxwoods Theatre. Foxwoods Resort Casino and Live Nation have reached a multi-year agreement that ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-08-09T15:10:27Z)

BP Puts $3 Billion into Oil Spill Compensation Fund

Last month, BP promised to set up a $20 billion dollar fund to compensate victims of the oil spill. BP has made the promise to President Obama, but negotiations have still been going on, and no money had been ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-08-09T15:39:05Z)

Director keeps true to Ozarks in 'Winter's Bone'

Smack dab in the middle of summer comes "Winter's Bone," a mystery set in the Ozarks where teenager Ree Dolly searches for her drug-dealing father on the lam. Winter's Bone is the second full-length feature directed by ... (Source: Times Union 2010-08-05T05:06:45Z)

Patricia Neal dead at 84

Patricia Neal dies at 84. Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal died at the age of 84 on Sunday. Neal had lung cancer and died at home in Edgartown, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard. Neal was an award-winning Broadway ... (Source: Examiner 2010-08-09T12:47:17Z)

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