Consumer Advocacy and Information

Franchising boom in Philippines seen despite food and fuel crises (Manila Bulletin)

20 May 2008

Franchising will continue to flourish despite the ongoing global crises on food and fuel, according to the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA), which is briskly preparing for its 16th Philippine International Franchise Conference & Expo in July this year.

SOA Consortium and CIO Magazine Announce Judges for SOA Case Study Contest (Centre Daily Times)

20 May 2008

The SOA Consortium(TM) and CIO magazine have announced the expert panel of judges who will be reviewing entries to the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Case Study Contest. The contest is open to organizations of all sizes, including government agencies that have successfully delivered business or mission value using an SOA approach. For more information and to submit a case study, visit ...

Charter Web tracking legal, consumer protection officials say (The Capital Times)

20 May 2008

Wisconsin consumer protection officials say Charter Communications' controversial planned test program under which it will track the browsing habits of its high-speed Internet customers in order to send them targeted ads is legal. Charter next month plans to begin pilot tests of the program in four markets outside Wisconsin, but has no plans to expand beyond those markets. Two prominent ...