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...back. Software maker Roxio, which bought the Napster name and assets for $5.3 million last November, will launch by the end of the year a new Napster service that offers consumers a monthly subscription plan or a pay-per-song download fee--a combination that's an industry first. The company even signed Napster creator Shawn Fanning as a consultant. While pricing has not been announced, "Napster will be much more comprehensive than anything else that is out there," promises Roxio CEO Chris Gorog...
...frilly, really inexpensive. I couldn't wear that to work. The good-quality clothes didn't exist, and they didn't have clothes to wear out, because you were expected to just stay at home." She started a tiny catalog business selling suits made by a New Hampshire sample maker out of fabric Matthias bought retail. The first catalog brought in $3,000 in sales. Last year the enterprise, which now includes 1,000 stores in three price ranges (Motherhood, Mimi Maternity and A Pea in the Pod), grossed half a billion dollars...
Like many German companies, Glashütte Döbern, a maker of fine crystal glassware, has had a tough couple of years. Following the 9/11 terror attacks, orders slumped from the United States, its largest market. But business is finally starting to sparkle again at this 35-year-old company, which employs 130 people at its factory in the eastern German state of Brandenburg. Orders are up not only domestically and from the U.S., but also from France, Spain, Britain - even China. Instead of closing for its annual vacation in July and August, the company went on three shifts...
...mill college grad with little idea of what to do next. He tagged along with a friend visiting a call center. The recruiter there asked if he would interview for a job, and he scribbled out a r?sum? on the spot. His first task was troubleshooting for U.S. computer-maker customers over the phone, working all night in New Delhi to help Americans with their PCs during the day. Since then, Kedia moved to a similar company and has been promoted twice to manager. His salary has quadrupled to $6,200 annually?a treasure in a country where...
...rising number of young consumers in India is providing one of the few hot markets in a sluggish world economy. U.S. telecom-equipment maker Motorola says sales of its mobile phones in India increased 200% in the first six months over the same period last year. Tearing a strategy page from its very successful China playbook, Motorola targets youngsters with cheap phones. In June Motorola joined up with Bharti to offer phones at $64? an offer it claims is the cheapest in India. "The attitude of the young generation is to enjoy life and spend money," says Pramod Saxena, president...