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We use it to browse the internet, watch a video, or connect with friends, the smartphone is an important part of the consumer's lives. Coined by Google as "The Mobile Movement", the increasing use of...
JCM First Venture has teamed up with Tech Go Green, a 501c3
non-profit organization that promotes sustainable practices for businesses and the community. Both organizations are working...
By Scott Mayerowitz AP Airlines WriterNew York February 8, 2011 (AP)Business travel, slowed by recession and the shame of bailouts, makes a comeback.
U.S. companies are forecast to spend 5 percent...
Operators use the new touch-screen tablet to boost wine sales
January 12, 2011 | By James ScarpaA few restaurants have had their
wine lists on hand-held computers for years. But only with the...
The wildest week in consumer electronics is getting underway as the Consumer Electronics Show sets up in Las Vegas. Officially, the show floor is open from Thursday through Sunday, but I'll be...
(CNN) -- Did the tech news ever stop this year?
In January, the world met a gadget called the iPad. In late December, federal regulators implemented groundbreaking rules for how the internet works....
NRF: Black Friday Weekend Sees Bigger Crowds, $45 Billion in Spending - Number of Thanksgiving Day, Early Bird Shoppers Soar - Washington, November 28, 2010 – With one of the biggest shopping...
SHANGHAI — The Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Shanghai's Zhabei-Daning neighborhood serves as the focal point of an outdoor mall that could exist anywhere in the USA.
Foreign-brand stores such as...
JCM First Venture's ChargeAll device would be a great compliment to existing pay per electrical charge outlets in various airports. The convenience of an 8 in 1 charger allows travelers to ...
Search engine marketing and optimization are two essential strategies for hotel companies seeking to gain more business from their websites. A new tool from the Cornell Center for Hospitality...
(MONEY Magazine) -- Remember when getting a free travel upgrade was
as easy as walking up to the counter with your biggest smile? Now
that airlines have pared back flights, and rental car agencies...
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The U.S. hotel industry reported increases in all three key performance metrics during summer 2010, according to data from STR.
Overall, summer occupancy rose 6.8 percent to...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- California will bid
to host the 2020 World Expo in Silicon Valley near San Franscisco,
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Office said on Sunday.
The announcement...
CHICAGO—Chinese companies have for years puzzled over how to break out of low-profit manufacturing for Western companies and expand into the U.S. market with their own brands. Jack Yang thinks he has...
Antwerp gem dealers roll out trade incentives to capture expanding middle class as purchases slow in U.S. and Europe.This city's diamond district is recovering some of the shine it lost during...
The World Expo that begins May 1 promises to be nothing less than a coming-out party for Shanghai, China's commercial and financial capital. Following the lead of Beijing for the Olympics, Shanghai,...
BEIJING — The World Bank raised its China growth forecast this year to 9.5 percent from 9 percent on Wednesday but said Beijing needs to cool inflation and possible bubbles in real estate prices....
According to Wikipedia, the term emerging markets is used to describe a nation's social or business activity in the process of rapid growth and industrialization. Currently, there are approximately...
The Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA) is a broad-based trade association that represents 16 group purchasing organizations, including for-profit and not-for-profit corporations,...
In collaboration with Breaking Development ( http://breakingd.com ), this new Drupal based web platform will be the central hub for information regarding all JCM First Venture company...
Ben Bernanke is quoted below: "I think all of our efforts, so far -- have produced results. We're buying about $500 billion in -- mortgages -- in package and securities by -- the G.S.E.s, Fannie Mae...
In an op-ed piece published in the Wall Street Journal, a university professor opines on the next, or rather on-going, financial crisis. With an estimated deficit of approximately $12 trillion, the...
With an economy targeted to grow at 8% this year, China has been posterized as the leader for global economic growth. As this country develops a middle class and begins to transform into a consumer...