May 2007 Archives

You've probably never heard of 27-year-old Seattle-based Robert Alan Soloway.

But he knows you.

He has helped legions of people try to sell you Viagra, miracle weight loss cures, hair regrowing serum, vitamins and Canadian drugs. He's helped people inform you that you won the lottery in countries you've never visited He's the enabler who lets people pretending they are your bank contact you because they just happened to forget your account number and need you to remind them. Oh...and your PIN and your mother's maiden name, while you're at it. He's a partner to millions of faux  rich Nigerian widows and orphans who need YOUR help to get their millions out of the country.

The Spamhaus Project calls him one of the Top 10 worst spammers in the world, to the point where his arrest should actually be noticeable to the rest of us in terms of decreased spam.

And today, he's someone's "special pal" in prison and could be for decades to come. And if that fact doesn't make you smile just a little bit, you're a much more virtuous person than I am.

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Read the full story http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18955115/

Newsweek's Robert Samuelson has written an article viewable on MSNBC today called "Debunking The Great Offshoring Myth." Samuelson points to research that indicates that a very small percentage of U.S. layoffs are due to jobs going to locations like India and China.

Read the full article here

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Interactive Intelligence today posted its first-quarter financials for 2007...with some very impressive results.

The company reported record total revenues of $24.2 million, which represents a 35 percent increase from $17.9 million in the first quarter of 2006.

Said Interactive Intelligence CEO Dr. Donald E. Brown, "Our revenue growth in the quarter outpaced both the market and each of our primary competitors. Sales were solid in all three of our core geographies and our newer offerings gained further momentum by complementing strong sales of our flagship Interaction Center Platform. We continued to invest heavily in development and other areas in order to seize the opportunities we have in the rapidly growing market for IP telephony products.”

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