Award winning developer of innovative high-quality mobile applications and services, i2Telecom International, Inc. announced the appointment of Gary Menees as Vice President of Strategic Sales for i2Telecom International, Inc. and its subsidiary companies. Mr. Menees will focus on developing and maintaining strategic relationships with targeted accounts in the company’s key markets, including enterprise, retail and small/medium business channels.

With a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Memphis, Mr. Menees has more than 18 years of industry experience, developing sales and distribution channels with global distributors, national retailers and wireless operators. He has served as a Sales Manager with Samsung, Vice President of Sales at Sony Ericsson, and Vice President of Consumer Sales with INVISIO. Additionally, he was Director of Sales with WiderThan Americas and Vice President of Sales for the T-Mobile Key Account Team at Lucent Technologies. Most recently, Mr. Menees served as President of the management consulting

With the Rally Nearly Over the Germans are Buying Gold.

The Dow fell another 107 points yesterday. Oil held steady at $70. The dollar fell to $1.38. And gold rose $4 to 932.

What if the rally is over? Could be… It began on 9 March. That makes it more than 3 months old. Most likely, it will continue through the summer. But who knows?

The important thing to remember is this: there can be no major, sustained bull market without one of two things happening.

Either… the mistakes of the Bubble Epoque must be cleared away… allowing for a new era of genuine growth and real prosperity. At best, this would take a few years to achieve. Just imagine how long it will take to restructure GM into a profit-making business again. Just imagine how long it will take consumers to pay down their debts so they can begin to spend again. Just