Microsoft Pushes Ad Model for Silverlight Web Video Michael Learmonth, Advertising Age
October 31, 2008

To address the growing consumer need for storage in the home, Seagate (NYSE: STX) today announced the Maxtor® Central Axis™ network drive, a network storage drive that can be used by the whole family.

Microsoft launches Windows Azure for the cloud Paul Krill, New York Times
October 27, 2008

Making a major move in the SaaS space, Microsoft introduced its operating system for the cloud, Windows Azure, at the company's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles on Monday morning.

Zeba® Improves Key Nutrient Uptake In Plants Zeba.com
October 2008

Although Zeba may be first thought of as a water management tool, new research is confirming its role in transporting key nutrients to crops.

Samsung's 8-megapixel Pixon gets official, ships in mid-October Darren Murph, Engaget
September 29, 2008

Samsung was content with teasing us all weekend long, but it has finally seen fit to officially reveal its next 8-megapixel handset, the Pixon. Boasting a 3.2-inch touchscreen, 13.8-millimeter thin design and an inbuilt camera with Auto Focus, face detection and geotagging, the handset clearly emphasizes the importance of taking a few photos each and everyday.

SUPERVALU Launches Its New Exclusive Culinary Circle™ Brand of Premium Foods MSN Money
September 3, 2008

At a time when consumers are increasingly looking for ways to stretch their food budgets without sacrificing quality and taste, SUPERVALU SVU today announced the launch of its new Culinary Circle™ brand of premium food lovers' foods.

MTV Rebrands HD Music channel as Palladia Vlada Gelman, TVWeek
August 12, 2008

MTV Networks' high-definition music channel MHD will change its name to Palladia effective Sept. 1.

Wal-Mart sees Marketside as $10bn chain London Financial Times
August 7, 2008

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, says the new small Marketside grocery stores it is to launch this autumn could expand to a chain of more than 1,000 stores, delivering $10bn-plus in annual sales.

Coke, Cargill Launch Stevia-based Sweetener (Truvia) Lauren Shepherd, Business Week
July 9, 2008

Consumers looking for a guilt-free way to satisfy a sweet tooth now have another option.

Stacking the Deck (SmartStax) Pamela Henderson Smith, Agweb.com
July 3, 2008

The seed industry is calling it an eight gene stack. You'll likely call it SmartStax—that's the trade name for the new combination that is being heralded as the product that could one day reduce refuge requirements in corn.

White Rocket Wine Company Unearths a Treasure in Geode for Millennial Generation Chardonnay Drinkers Mark Feinberg, Press Release
June 26, 2008

White Rocket Wine Company is launching Geode, a new-generation,super-premium Chardonnay fusing timeless quality and contemporarystyle in a strikingly sophisticated package targeted to savvy young wine consumers. Geode is crafted from vineyards in Santa BarbaraCounty, a classic growing region whose stellar Chardonnays a reuniversally recognized for superior quality. With its warm, inviting label, aura of earthy energy andpromise of rich, pure flavor, Geodebeckons wine lovers to "discover the treasure within."

Seagate's New Central Axis™ Network Storage... June 25, 2008

To address the growing consumer need for storage in the home, Seagate (NYSE: STX) today announced the Maxtor® Central Axis™ network drive, a network storage drive that can be used by the whole family.

Wal-Mart Plans Fall Opening for Marketside Stores Nicole Maestri, Reuters
June 25, 2008

Wal-Mart Stores Inc has launched the website for Marketside, the small, community grocery store concept that the discount retailer is developing, and it plans to open the first locations this fall.

Intel to Re-enter Mobile Market (Atom) Chris Nuttall and Paul Taylor, Financial Times
June 2, 2008

Intel is poised to re-enter the mobile phone market as operators earn a greater portion of their revenues from data and internet access, said Paul Otellini, the company's chief executive.

Constellation Brands Renames Vintas Premium-Wine Unit (VineOne) Chris Rauber, SF Business Times
March 11, 2008

Constellation Wines U.S., a unit of giant Constellation Brands with major San Francisco Bay Area operations, has been doing a lot of buying, selling and restructuring in recent months. Now, it's been forced to do some renaming, due to a potential conflict over the name "Vintas," which it said in January would be the moniker for its new premium and super-premium wine unit.