BRIEFCASE DISNEY ONLINE JOINS AT&T IN PACT.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Disney Online, part of the Walt Disney Internet Group The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) oversees several websites owned by The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries. [1] The division's Disney Online unit operates disney. , announced Tuesday that it has teamed with AT&T for its new AT&T PrePaid Web Cents Service. The service is described as a ``new secure payment alternative for consumer purchases of online digital content.'' Through its AT&T PrePaid Web Cents service, AT&T will manage card production, transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. and the retail supply chain for the Disney prepaid specialty cards, which soon will be available at retail stores nationwide. United Online's new service out WESTLAKE VILLAGE - United Online Inc. announced the availability of a quicker version of its NetZero Internet access See how to access the Internet. software Tuesday. Dubbed ``HiSpeed,'' the $14.95 per month service compresses Web pages to accelerate the loading process, making them available five times faster. Available only to PC users, the service also includes NetZero's Platinum Internet service. BusinessWeek honors WellPoint THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - WellPoint Health Networks Inc. on Tuesday was named the second-best performing company by BusinessWeek magazine's ``BW50'' ranking of public corporations on the S&P 500. The goal of the rankings is ``to capture both the momentum and the sustainability of corporate achievements'' and to ``reward those who keep building on a great record.'' Norway still after teen DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. hacker OSLO, Norway - A Norwegian court will hear the appeal of a teenager's acquittal on charges that he created and circulated online a program that cracks the security codes on DVDs, prosecutors said Tuesday. Erik Moestue of Norway's economic crimes unit said the trial was scheduled for early December in Oslo, the capital. Jon Lech Johansen Jon Lech Johansen (born November 18, 1983 in Harstad, Norway), also known as DVD Jon, is a Norwegian (his father is Norwegian and mother is Polish) who is famous for his work on reverse engineering data formats. , 19, was acquitted of violating Norway's data break-in laws Jan. 7. The Oslo District Court said Johansen could not be convicted of breaking into DVD films he legally owned, or of providing a tool others might use to copy films illegally. SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. may be out of DirecTV deal DALLAS - SBC Communications Inc. has reportedly abandoned a bid to buy the DirecTV unit of General Motors Corp., according to a published report. SBC had no comment on the report Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal, spokesman Larry Solomon said. The San Antonio-based company has continually declined to speak about reports of its interest in DirecTV. General Motors spokesman Jerry Dubrowski refused to comment on the report, which was based on people familiar with the matter. GM and its satellite television subsidiary, Hughes Electronics Corp., have never officially confirmed SBC as a potential suitor SUITOR. One who is a party to a suit or action in court. One who is a party to an action. In its ancient sense, suitor meant one Who was bound to attend the county court, also, one who formed part of the secta. (q.v.) . The announcement would leave News Corp. as one of two companies who still might bid for DirecTV, the nation's No. 2 pay-television provider after Comcast. Sources familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. - which unsuccessfully wooed DirecTV in 2001 - could make a bid for a minority stake in Hughes by next week. Peter Chernin, News' president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , declined to comment Tuesday. |
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