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Best Buy hopes to make sweet digital music with its purchase of Napster

To expand its digital entertainment portfolio, Best Buy is spending $121 million to buy digital music service Napster Inc. But even with Napster in hand, Best Buy still faces an uphill challenge against market leader Apple`s iTunes.

Posted 09/15/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

Starbucks to roll out in-store Wi-Fi iTunes shopping

If Starbucks store coffee sippers dig that Thelonius Monk tune they just heard they soon will be able to buy and download it wirelessly from Apple’s iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.

Posted 09/12/2007Mark BrohanPost a comment

Nike runs with iTunes to promote its talking running shoe

Nike, Finish Line and iTunes are promoting the Nike+ running shoe, which contains sensors that wirelessly transmit data like running distance and calories burned to an iPod nano. Shoppers who try one on can get a free music download from iTunes.

Posted 08/09/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

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RealNetworks names a new chief for its music business

RealNetworks, creator of digital media software and services, has named Philip W. O`Neil head of Real`s music business, succeeding Dan Sheeran.

Posted 03/05/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

Franklin Covey makes time for content and planning products

Called PlanPlus Online, the new program features an interface to FranklinCovey.com, an internal search engine, a weekly planning tool and an e-mail center.

Posted 11/01/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

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Sigma Micro expands staff with acquisition of Quark Commerce

Along with its acquisition of Quark Inc.’s Quark Commerce web content management application, Sigma Micro LLC gains about 30 new employees and opens a new product development office in northern India.

Posted 07/24/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Sigma Micro buys Quark Commerce technology to expand performance marketing

Sigma Micro, a provider of enterprise software for retailers, has acquired the intellectual property and related assets of Quark Commerce for managing catalog, e-mail and print ad marketing campaigns.

Posted 07/20/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Tower Records launches digital download store

Tower Records’ long-awaited music download store opens online. It features enhanced sound quality and can bundle downloads with traditional music purchases – but it doesn’t download into iPods.

Posted 06/27/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment