Pay88, Inc. reported yesterday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Qianbao Technology will act as a distributor for Alibaba.com Limited (HKSE: 1688.HK). Pay88 already has an established network of users in Southwestern China where the distribution for Alibaba will occur.

Pay88, Inc. is a rapidly growing digital technology company and the leading reseller of internet game time in China. Alibaba.com Limited (HKSE: 1688.HK) is the world’s largest marketplace for global trade and the leader in business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce. The agreement will enable Pay88 to expand products in its current distribution pipeline while opening new geographic markets up to Alibaba.

Guo Fan, Chairman and President of Pay88, commented on the new agreement saying, “Pay88’s diverse distribution channels and strong presence in Chongqing and the southwest regions of China offer a unique opportunity to utilize the strengths of both companies.”

Tao Fan, COO of Pay88, added, “As a result of this new relationship, Qianbao Technology will

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DataCall Technologies is all about realizing the full potential of digital signage. Digital Signage has taken off in a big way all across the country, and the world, with spending for the new technology expected to top $1.6 billion in North America alone this year, up 24% from last year. Moreover, there are no indications that this growth will slow. That’s because of the tremendous advantages afforded by transitioning to this new way of displaying information.

Digital signage replaces old fashioned static signs with digital technology, offering a whole new range of communication possibilities. Besides providing displays that are bright and eye-catching, both day and night, it adds an entirely new dimension, the dimension of time. Most traditional signs are limited to one fixed message, with expensive and problematic mechanical signs sometimes offering two or three. But digital signs offer a

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Siemens AG (SI) has targeted orders worth more than 6 billion Euros for intelligent power networks (Smart Grids) over the next five fiscal years. The company is already a leading international supplier of Smart Grids and continues to strengthen this position.

Intelligent power grids, or smart grids, are based on the conventional power grids which transport electricity from large power plants to individual households. However, digital technology allows individual households or businesses to manage their electricity more efficiently, allowing them to receive, or deliver back to the grid, electricity from other sources like wind or solar power facilities, or even from batteries in electric cars.

According to studies, more than a billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions could be abated with intelligent power networks by 2020. Smart Grids are essential for integrating renewable power sources into power networks and for ensuring stable power supplies from solar and

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Diversified utility Duke Energy (DUK), the 3rd largest electric utility in the U.S., announced a three-year partnership with Cisco Systems (CSCO), the world's largest network communications company, to co-develop an advanced modern electric "smart grid."

What is a Smart-Grid?

"Smart-grids" deliver electricity from suppliers to consumers using digital technology to save energy, reduce costs and increase reliability. Many global governments are promoting such a modernized electricity network as a means of increasing energy independence and reducing global warming issues.

An electricity grid is not a single entity but an aggregate of multiple networks and multiple power generation companies with multiple operators employing varying levels of communication and coordination, most of which are manually controlled.

Smart grids increase the connectivity, automation and coordination between suppliers, consumers and networks, which perform either long distance transmission or local

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As technology advances and evolves, it is becoming apparent that it is starting to control the user instead of the user controlling it. The often talked about “Crackberry” may be a case in point. Developing a technology where the user can access it to make life more enjoyable and efficient, rather than addictive and ultimately limiting, is a solid way to find profit. Ideas that approach technology from this standpoint are increasingly finding favor and, if they can take hold in an ever changing consumer landscape, becoming incredibly profitable.

PNI Digital Media Inc., a transaction based digital media company, works to provide retailers and other commercial operations digital platforms to capture customer revenue through digital means. The company offers many digital options to its customers but is best known for its digital photo processing and ordering systems.

From a general point of view, the company sells retailers and other commercial operations a

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The markets are truly scary right now. Global credit has all but frozen. Stocks around the world are tumbling. And to make matters worse, governments and central banks are trying to 'fix' the problem with massive interventions.

But for investors with "a clear head and a keen eye for opportunity" boldness can pay big dividends.

Taipan Daily editor Justice Litle says there are five proven strategies for building wealth... regardless of whether the bulls or the bears are in charge. 

ICOP Digital (ICOP) is a maker of advanced security, surveillance and communications technology used by law enforcement agencies across the United States. As video surveillance technology evolves from analog to digital technology, the industry is expected to grow to $46 billion in sales by 2013. ICOP’s first product was an in-car video system for law enforcement agencies designed to deliver higher quality audio and video. The company’s flagship product is the Model 20/20 and is used by police officers in 49 states.

Kansas-based ICOP is planning an ambitious expansion into markets away from law enforcement, such as public transit systems, banks and schools. In fact, in June ICOP began shipping some of its surveillance products for use in transit and school buses and rail systems. Diversification in its customer base is critical for ICOP as most of its law enforcement customers rely on grants to purchase ICOP products. If grants by

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OpenTV Corp. (OPTV) to Unveil Digital Evolution and its Position in the Market at the International Broadcaster Conference OpenTV (Nasdaq: OPTV) provides advanced digital television solutions to consumers of digital content worldwide. The company’s software has been integrated in more than 111 million devices around the world, and enables enhanced program guides, video-on-demand, personal video recording, enhanced television, interactive and addressable advertising and a variety of enhanced television applications.

As digital technology continues to evolve at a rapid place, OpenTV has set out to inform viewers of the future of the industry at the International Broadcaster Conference (IBC) at the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from September 12 to 16, 2008. Here, the company will highlight its innovations designed to enhance user experience and what the OpenTV is doing to remain a leader in the market.

“Television and technology are our passions,” Ben Bennett, OpenTV’s CEO stated in the

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