Ayala's LiveIt Unit Acquires US BPO Firm
E-Commerce Times - Business process outsourcing company Integreon Managed Solutions has been acquired by LiveIt Solutions, the BPO unit of Ayala. Fred Ayala, LiveIt's chief executive officer, told reporters on Thursday that the company bought Los Angeles-based

Hedge Funds: A Looming Disaster?
E-Commerce Times - Hedge funds should become transparent. Unfortunately, today the activities of hedge funds are quite opaque in that the managers are not forced to reveal that much about their owners, investment strategies and financial soundness. Back in November of

Jupiter Spot Changes Color
E-Commerce Times - The small spot on Jupiter has changed from pale white to red over the last year, scientists have observed. Both the small spot and the larger reddish one are actually fierce storms in Jupiter's atmosphere. Scientists aren't quite sure what's

Microsoft Says Vista on Track for EU Release
E-Commerce Times - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes that Microsoft planned to launch Windows Vista worldwide simultaneously. A worldwide launch would include at least two markets -- Europe and South Korea -- where regulators

Report: Video Game Sales Soar in September
E-Commerce Times - New data from the NPD Group shows that video game sales jumped by a whopping 38 percent compared with the year-ago period in the month of September. Total video game sales were US$777 million for the month, up from $563 million in September of last