International Business News - Digital http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible, and post it on the Internet for all to see, Israeli authorities said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117225-mideast-israel-digital-scrolls.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/ancient-dead-sea-scrolls-to-go-online.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/ancient-dead-sea-scrolls-to-go-online.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:46:14 EDT The Digital Media Association, an industry group that promotes the legal online content business, spent $382,361 lobbying the federal government in the second quarter, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/digital-media-assn-spent-382k-lobbying-in-2q.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:23:23 EDT Digital Ally Inc., which produces digital technology products for law enforcement and other uses, said Friday it received an additional order from the West Virginia State Police for 229 of its digital rearview mirror systems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/digital-ally-receives-order-for-229-mirror-systems.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:48:45 EDT Shares of Digital River Inc. rose Thursday after the software e-commerce enabler beat Wall Street's expectations for second-quarter results. Investors pushed shares up $1.29, or 3.3 percent, to $40.30 in midday trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/digital-river-shares-rise-as-2q-results-beat-view.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:37:56 EDT Digital River Inc., which helps companies sell software as Internet downloads, boosted its full-year guidance Wednesday despite some reservations about the economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/digital-river-boosts-2008-outlook.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:18:45 EDT Digital River Inc., which helps companies sell software as Internet downloads, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit fell 9 percent even as revenue improved, as its results were hurt by rising costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/digital-river-2q-profit-slips-9-percent-costs-up.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:14:25 EDT Shares of Western Digital Corp. declined Friday after the hard disk drive maker gave a disappointing forecast for its fiscal first quarter, citing a difficult pricing environment and weaker demand from an "extraordinary" year-ago period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/western-digital-tumbles-after-outlook-disappoints.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:49:29 EDT Hard disk drive maker Western Digital Corp. said Thursday its revenue surged in its fiscal fourth quarter, bringing its profit nearly even with a year-ago period that included a hefty tax benefit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/western-digital-4q-profit-nearly-flat-sales-surge.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:32:21 EDT Mitch Albom has a new book out--well, not really a book, but a commencement speech in book form. And not in traditional book form, but as an e-book, published exclusively through Amazon.com's Kindle reader. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93248-albom-kindle.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/digital-albom-commencement-speech-through-kindle.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/digital-albom-commencement-speech-through-kindle.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:41:19 EDT Digital Realty Trust Inc., which owns and manages technology-related real estate, said Wednesday it priced a public stock offering of 5 million shares at $38.42, for total proceeds of about $183.9 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/digital-realty-trust-prices-stock-offering.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:12:45 EDT Germany's annual Bayreuth opera festival is going digital, streaming video and audio of its opening performance of "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg" live via the Internet. The catch is the price--$77. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/83529-germany-online-opera.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/bayreuths-wagner-festival-will-offer-opera-online.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/bayreuths-wagner-festival-will-offer-opera-online.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:27:34 EDT Industry conditions seem to be improving for hard disk drive maker Western Digital Corp., a Robert W. Baird analyst said Friday, raising his target price on the company's shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/analyst-conditions-improving-for-western-digital.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:50:18 EDT The chief executive and president of hard drive maker Western Digital Corp. sold 18,168 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/western-digital-ceo-sells-shares.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:52:37 EDT A senior vice president of Digital Realty Trust Inc., which owns and manages technology-related real estate, exercised options for 30,153 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/digital-realty-senior-vp-exercises-options.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:46:22 EDT Some Americans are finding the government-issued coupons used to help pay for digital television converter boxes are expiring before they can be redeemed, House lawmakers said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/tv-converter-box-coupons-expiring-before-use.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:37:21 EDT E-commerce software service company Digital River Inc. on Tuesday said it expanded its e-commerce deal with Eastman Kodak Co., launching a new online store for sales of Kodak document scanners in the U.S. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/digital-river-kodak-expand-e-commerce-deal.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:33:26 EDT Among the premarket stories for Tuesday, June 10, from AP Financial News: WASHINGTON (AP)--House lawmakers on Tuesday will examine the country's progress in getting ready for the transition from analog to digital television. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/premarket-roundup-digital-tv-lehman-brothers.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:55:56 EDT House lawmakers on Tuesday will examine the country's progress in getting ready for the transition from analog to digital television. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin and others will testify before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on broadcasters' preparations for the Feb. 18 switch as well as plans for the Wilmington, N.C., TV market to be the first to make the flip. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/ahead-of-the-bell-digital-tv.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:09:09 EDT The Digital Media Association spent $286,301 in the first quarter to lobby on legislation to create a new royalty system for online audio and video. The trade organization, which represents webcasters and digital music and movie companies including Amazon.com Inc., Yahoo Inc., Time Warner Inc.'s America Online and RealNetworks Inc., lobbied for legislation intended to improve federal efforts to halt piracy and counterfeiting of American-owned intellectual property, including artistic work. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/digital-media-assn-spent-286-301-to-lobby-in-1q.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:54:03 EDT The pen, once mightier than the sword, has been getting trounced by the keyboard in the computer era. Now and then there's a push toward "pen-based computing" that doesn't get very far. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/64222-tech-test-digital-pens.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/review-finally-a-useful-digital-pen.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/review-finally-a-useful-digital-pen.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:00:37 EDT