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China oil and natural gas extraction – related services industry, 2012 is valuable for anyone who wants to invest in the oil and natural gas extraction – related services industry, to get Chinese investments; to import into China or export from China, to build factories and take advantage of lower costs in China, to partner with one of the key Chinese corporations, to get market shares as China is boosting its domestic needs; to forecast the future of the world economy as China is leading the way; or to compete in the segment. The report provides in-depth analysis and detailed insight into the oil and natural gas extraction – related services industry, market drivers, key enterprises and their strategies, as well as technologies and investment status, risks and trends.

Data sources: Governmental statistics organizations, market research (monitoring) centers, industry associations and institutions, import and export statistics organizations, and others.

This report is divided into 9 parts 19 chapters as follow:

Part 1 Industry Overview

1 Industry definition and development overview

2 Industry macroscopic environment and its influence analysis

3 Industry international market analysis

4 Industry domestic market analysis

Part 2 Basic indices

5 Analysis of the industry’s scale and condition: 2007-2011

6 Status analysis of gross assets analysis: 2007-2011

Part 3 Economic operation

7 Analysis of gross industrial output: 2007-2011

8 Industry sales income analysis: 2007-2011

9 Industry gross profit analysis

10 Industry import/export analysis in 2011

Part 4 Competition landscape

11 Industry competition landscape analysis

12 Industry key enterprises’ competitive power comparison (top 20)

Part 5 Key enterprises

13 Comparative analysis of the economic indicators of the industry’s key enterprises

Part 6 Business strategy

14. Development bottlenecks and coping strategies in Industry

15 Enterprise development strategy analysis and recommendations in Industry

Part 7 Market investment

16 Comparison and analysis of investment activity coefficient and rate of return on investment in Industry

17 Industry investment environment and risks analysis

Part 8 Technology

18 Status and trends of the newest technology applications in Industry

Part 9 Developments and trends

19 Development trends and operation capacity forecast for 2012-2016

There are more than 150 figures and tables in the report.

Report format: PDF

Knowledge is power. If you want to invest in, import into/from, partner with, or compete against any of the companies in this field, then China oil and natural gas extraction – related services industry, 2012 is required reading.

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Part 1 Industry Overview 1 Industry definition and development overview 1.1 Definition of the industry and its core products 1.2 Industry main characteristics and development history

2 Industry macroscopic environment and its influence analysis

2.1 Current macroeconomic developments and trends

2.2 Industry newest policy and related laws and rules

2.3 Upstream, downstream industry development status

3 Industry international market analysis 3.1 International market development status 3.2 Key countries and regions development levels 3.3 International market movement and development trend analysis

4 Industry domestic market analysis

4.1 Domestic market development status

4.2 Trends in the domestic market

4.3 Sub-industry development status (or main industry development status)

Part 2 Basic indices 5 Analysis of the industry’s scale and condition: 2007-2011 5.1 Number of enterprises in the industry: 2007-2011 5.2 Number of loss-making enterprises in the industry: 2007-2011 5.3 Total loss of the industry: 2007-2011 5.4 Number of personnel employed by the industry: 2007-2011

6 Status analysis of gross assets analysis: 2007-2011

6.1 Status and analysis of gross assets: 2007-2011

6.2 Status and analysis of fixed assets: 2007-2011

6.3 Gross floating asset analysis: 2007-2011

Part 3 Economic operation 7 Analysis of gross industrial output: 2007-2011 7.1 Industry gross output value: 2007-2011 7.2 Distribution of gross industrial output value by geographic area: 2011 7.3 Comparison of the top 20 enterprises (based on highest gross output value)

8 Industry sales income analysis: 2007-2011

8.1 Sales income analysis in 2007-2011

8.2 Regional distribution status of sales income in 2011

8.3 Comparison of the top 20 enterprises (based on highest gross sales revenue) in 2011

9 Industry gross profit analysis 9.1 Gross profit analysis: 2007-2011 9.2 Regional distribution status of gross profit in 2011 9.3 Comparison of the top 20 enterprises (based on highest gross profit) in 2011

10 Industry import/export analysis in 2011

10.1 Import/export monthly status in 2011

10.2 Distribution of import/export Customs and countries in 2011

10.3 Distribution of import/export product categories in 2011

Part 4 Competition landscape 11 Industry competition landscape analysis 11.1 Regional market competition landscape 11.2 Comparison of enterprise’s market share (top 20)

12 Industry key enterprises’ competitive power comparison (top 20)

12.1 Comparison analysis of key enterprises’ total assets

12.2 Comparison analysis of key enterprises’ employees

12.3 Comparison analysis of key enterprises’ yearly revenue

12.4 Comparison analysis of key enterprises’ export turnover value

12.5 Comparison analysis of key enterprises’ total profit

12.6 Comparison analysis and recommendations on key enterprises’ overall competitive power

Part 5 Key enterprises 13 Comparative analysis of the economic indicators of the industry’s key enterprises 13.1 Geographical distribution 13.2 Competition status analysis of company 1 A Enterprise’ basic information B Enterprise’ balance sheet analysis C Enterprise’ business operation analysis D Enterprise’ operating expense and cost analysis E Enterprise’ industrial intermediate inputs and cash flow analysis F Enterprise’ non-operating expenses analysis

13.21 Competition status analysis of company 20 A Enterprise’ basic information B Enterprise’ balance sheet analysis C Enterprise’ business operation analysis D Enterprise’ operating expense and cost analysis E Enterprise’ industrial intermediate inputs and cash flow analysis F Enterprise’ non-operating expenses analysis

Part 6 Business strategy

14. Development bottlenecks and coping strategies in Industry

14.1 Development bottlenecks

14.2 Coping strategies

15 Enterprise development strategy analysis and recommendations in Industry 15.1 Enterprise business strategy analysis and recommendations 15.2 Marketing strategy, analysis, and recommendations

Part 7 Market investment

16 Comparison and analysis of investment activity coefficient and rate of return on investment in Industry

16.1 Industry activity coefficient comparison and analysis

16.2 Comparison and analysis on industry rate of return on investment

17 Industry investment environment and risks analysis 17.1 Investment environment analysis 17.2 Investment risks analysis 17.3 Investment recommendations

Part 8 Technology

18 Status and trends of the newest technology applications in Industry

18.1 Status of the newest technology applications

18.2 Trends of the newest technology applications

Part 9 Developments and trends 19 Development trends and operation capacity forecast for 2012-2016 19.1 Development trends 19.2 Operation capacity forecast for 2012-2016

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Tap the screen again to call up a layer of controls. Find the icon in the center of the screen that looks like an arrow encircling the number 30, and tap it to jump back 30 seconds in the audiobook or podcast.
You can also increase or decrease the narrator’s reading speed by tapping the 1X, 2X or 1/2X button on the right side of the screen. Podcasts have other screen icons as well, including an envelope button to send the show’s link to a friend, and separate buttons to “like” or comment about the episode on Apple’s Ping social network.

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Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

LifeCubby.me, the unique and comprehensive online portfolio that is fast becoming the children’s biography tool of choice for parents and teachers, today announced a free mobile app for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users.

LifeCubby Journal app is available for download at the iTunes App Store. LifeCubby Journal enables parents and teachers to easily upload photos, documentation and other data in real time to their children’s and students’ biography portfolios, known as “cubbies,” on Lifecubby.me.

“We’re committed to ensuring LifeCubby.me is convenient, secure and easy to use so it can be an everyday part of life for parents and teachers. It’s all about giving them a great tool to chronicle children’s lives and create a living history of achievements, goals and milestones,” said Susan Testaguzza, founder of LifeCubby.me. “LifeCubby Journal app empowers parents and teachers to access the world of LifeCubby.me anywhere and anytime.”

LifeCubby Journal for Apple devices complements a similar app that LifeCubby.me released earlier for Android tablet devices and phones.

LifeCubby.me is the world’s foremost online application where parents and teachers track a child’s biographical information from birth to adulthood, creating a fully encompassing portfolio for each child. LifeCubby.me is widely used by teachers in preschools, childcare centers and day care centers in addition to parents everywhere.

Parents store information in their child’s cubby and grant others access to share in creating the child’s biographies through inviting “cubby pals.”

LifeCubby.me is a unique online children’s portfolio that serves as a simple and convenient tool for parents and teachers to chronicle all aspects of a child’s life and set goals for the child’s future. It offers collaboration in a safe and secure environment that is unmatched, and it is free to use. For more information, visit http://www.lifecubby.me

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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC and LONDON —
KIT digital, Inc. (NASDAQ: KITD), a premium cloud-based software solutions and technology services provider for multiscreen video management and delivery, deployed Irish broadcaster RTÉ’s “RTÉ Player” app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. KIT digital is also involved in the ongoing development of RTÉ Connected Device apps. RTÉ is leveraging KIT digital’s Connected Device Framework and software platform to bring its programming alive in mobile and connected environments, giving viewers greater choice in how they access RTÉ content.

Launched worldwide, the iOS app allows iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch users to stream RTÉ programming for up to 21 days after transmission using a Wi-Fi or 3G network, as well as watch selected live shows from RTÉ One, RTÉ Two and RTÉ News Now. KIT digital was selected based on its ability to deliver an enhanced user experience as well as the tier-one reliability of its software, which meets the demands of a modern broadcaster.

“The response to the RTÉ Player has been fantastic, demonstrating the benefit of matching great programming with the latest technology,” said Frances Jarvis, KIT digital’s regional managing director for EMEA. “The app has already been downloaded 200,000 times and 18% of all RTÉ Player streams are now delivered via iOS. As KIT digital’s first Connected Device Framework deployment for RTÉ, we are extremely pleased to see consumers not just downloading the app but using it regularly. We look forward to continued innovation with RTÉ.”

Michael Lisovskiy, design production manager of RTÉ Digital, commented: “With the launch of the new app, RTÉ Player has now become more accessible than ever. Our multiplatform service provides excellent content and now offers the best user experience for iPhone, iPod and iPad owners. KIT digital delivered the reliability and technical expertise we needed. We will continue to innovate and provide best-in-class applications that support multiple platforms and allow our viewers to enjoy our premium content literally anytime and anywhere.”

About KIT digital, Inc.

KIT digital (NASDAQ: KITD) is a premium provider of end-to-end video management software and related services. The KIT Video Platform, the company’s cloud-based video asset management system, enables enterprise, media entertainment and network operator clients to produce, manage and deliver multiscreen socially-enabled video experiences to audiences wherever they are. KIT digital services nearly 2,500 clients in 50+ countries including some of the world’s biggest brands, such as Airbus, The Associated Press, ATT, BBC, Bristol-Myers Squibb, BSkyB, Disney-ABC, FedEx, Google, HP, Mediaset, MTV, News Corp, Telecom Argentina, Telefonica O2, Universal Studios, Verizon, Vodafone and Volkswagen. KIT digital maintains executive offices in New York and its operational headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, with offices in 21 countries around the world. Visit the company at www.kitd.com or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KITdigital.

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About 60 Turkic-speaking Uighurs from China’s northwestern Xinjiang province protested outside the hotel where Xi was staying in the Turkish capital on the last leg of a trip that also took him to the United States and Ireland.

Xi, almost sure to succeed Hu Jintao as Chinese president in just over a year, praised Turkey‘s growing role in trying to resolve issues such as the Iranian nuclear dispute and Middle East conflicts.

In the United States, he was feted by officials eager to see China import more from the United States but in Turkey he was greeted by demonstrations by Uighur activists.

Waving the flag of East Turkestan, pale blue with a white star and crescent, the protesters burnt a Chinese flag and a poster of Xi before police moved in to disperse them.

Rights groups accuse China of abuses during a crackdown after Uighur riots in 2009 and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan then described the events as a “genocide”. Turkey is home to thousands of Uighurs who have fled Xinjiang since the Chinese Communists took over the region in 1949.

Xi said China had made great strides to raise the living standards of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang.

Turkey and China are at either end of a political and economic axis stretching along the old silk road though Central Asia, Iran and Afghanistan. Both have strong, sometimes competing economic interests in the region.

Turkey, now the world’s 16th biggest economy and only second to China in growth last year, has projected itself as a stable Muslim democracy, making it a key player at a time of turmoil and unrest in the Middle East.

“A member of the G20 with a growing economy and an important country in the Middle East, Turkey has for a long time tried to bring stability and development to the region and played an active role in trying to solve ‘hot’ issues,” Xi told Turkey’s Sabah newspaper listing Afghanistan, the Iranian nuclear and Middle East peace efforts.

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Turkey has sought to mediate between the West and Iran in a dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme and has broadly shared China’s opposition to stronger sanctions against Tehran.

But on Syria their positions have been sharply at odds.

While Turkey has taken a leading role in pressuring Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to step down, China, along with Russia, this month blocked a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that backed an Arab plan urging him to quit.

China has also not decided whether to accept an invitation to discuss Syria with other world powers this week in Tunisia, a meeting Turkey’s foreign minister will attend and Ankara hopes will keep up pressure for Assad to step down.

Xi met President Abdullah Gul on Tuesday and signed seven bilateral economic agreements.

The central banks of Turkey and China signed a three-year currency swap agreement worth $1.6 billion which will be effective for three years, both sides said. The two countries could discuss extending its maturity after that.

China has signed a series of bilateral currency agreements with foreign countries as part of efforts to promote the use of the yuan in cross-boarder trade and investment.

The Turkish energy ministry also said China’s Avic International and Turkey’s Hema Endustri, a Turkish engineering manufacturing company, will sign a $1 billion deal for power plant and coal production equipment.

Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said the agreement could lead to cooperation with China on building Turkey’s first nuclear power plant.

Xi later travelled to Istanbul to meet Erdogan, who is recovering from surgery at home there. On Wednesday, Xi attends a business forum in Istanbul, where he is likely to be assailed by exporters eager to try to bridge a gaping trade gap.

China is Turkey’s 15th biggest export market with nearly $2.5 billion of Turkish goods sold there last year, a rise of 8.7 percent. But some $21.6 billion worth of Chinese goods were imported to Turkey in 2011, up 26 percent from 2010.

(Additional reporting by Jon Hemming, Orhan Coskun and Jonathon Burch; Writing by Jon Hemming; Editing by Maria Golovnina)

Article source: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/uighur-protests-chinas-xi-visits-turkey-160727009.html

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Sony’s PS Vita is the first portable game to come with two joysticks; on the screen, apps are represented by playful bubblelike icons.

This week I tested the newest gaming device that tries to do many of the things a smartphone does, short of making phone calls: Sony’s PlayStation Vita. It has front- and back-facing cameras; a Web browser; a store for downloading movies, TV shows and games; a music player; and an optional ATT 3G network connection. This spring, Sony plans to add its own music-streaming service, Facebook, Skype and Foursquare. Netflix, Flickr and Twitter apps are slated to work on the device on Wednesday, when it’s available in stores. All these features are still secondary to the main reason a person might plunk down $299 (3G and Wi-Fi capable) or $249 (Wi-Fi) for this device: gaming.

Sony’s PS Vita is the latest move by a portable-game maker to gain some ground back from smartphones. Nintendo’s 3DS, which I reviewed last March, now has a Netflix app and other smartphone characteristics. The company also plans to add Hulu Plus to the 3DS later this year.

Not surprisingly, I found the PS Vita did best with games and pretty well with the programs over which it seemed to have the most control. Other features seemed like they were added just for the sake of adding them and didn’t work nearly as well.

The PS Vita’s pre-loaded Near app has a whimsical interface that showed 28 people near me who were signed into the PlayStation Network. The PS Store was easy to navigate and clearly displayed details about each downloadable item. But the Web browser can’t play Flash and only partially supports HTML 5, which will make it impossible to see content on many websites.

It lacks an email program, so users are limited to sending things via the PlayStation Network to people using PlayStation. Photos I took with the device could only be sent this way and a workaround of hooking my PS Vita into a PS3 or a PC to offload photos seemed antiquated.

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The device’s rear touch pad, lets users control games with fingers on the back.

The PS Vita embraces multi-touch gestures on its responsive, bright screen. A peeling-back gesture reveals the home screen and can be used to close any program. A bubble in the top right can be tapped to see download progress or device notifications, and swipes up, down, left and right help users navigate around screens. Playful bubblelike icons represent all apps.

The design of the PS Vita is obviously related to its predecessor, the PlayStation Portable. It has game controllers that flank the right and left sides of its 5-inch touch-screen, and its top right and left corners double as buttons. At 7.2 inches by 3.3 inches, the PS Vita looks like it could eat an iPod Touch for lunch. Its 3G model weighs twice as much as the iPhone 4S.

This is the first portable gaming device to have two joysticks instead of one. Sony says the “dual analog sticks” offer better gaming. When I played “Uncharted: Golden Abyss,” the right joystick adjusted my vantage point and the left moved my character.

People can control games using their fingers on the screen or—in a novel twist—on the back of the device. A rear touch pad lets fingers operate from where they naturally rest when holding the PS Vita. I played Sony Computer Entertainment America’s $30 “Little Deviants” game by rolling a ball-shaped creature through mazes, controlling where the ball moved with my fingers touching the back of the PS Vita. While playing the $40 EA Sports “FIFA Soccer” game, I used the touch pad to aim and shoot the ball. I found the touch pad so sensitive that it was hard to use, but this might get easier over time.

In the $50 “Uncharted: Golden Abyss” game, I guided the main character up a wall by moving my finger on the touch screen rather than using multidirectional buttons. Likewise, I balanced my character as he walked across a plank of wood using the PS Vita’s built-in motion sensor; aiming a gun works with the motion sensors rather than a joystick.

Plenty of PS Vita games are geared toward the serious gamer, with 21 of the 26 games launching with the PS Vita costing $30 or more. (These can be downloaded through the PlayStation Store or bought as PS Vita Cards at retailers.) “Uncharted: Golden Abyss” comes with a 43-page digital instruction manual, which I had to read to get anywhere in the game. There are 275 PlayStation Portable games playable on the PS Vita and available for download, and pricing for those starts at 99 cents.

(Games for Nintendo’s $170 3DS portable gaming device range from $2 to $40 apiece. The most expensive game you can buy for Apple’s $499 iPad is the $17 “Final Fantasy III” game by Square Enix.)

Wirelessly downloading content from the PS Store only works in Wi-Fi, but the 3G model can download files smaller than 20 megabytes over 3G. I downloaded a demo mode for one game from the PS Store and 26 minutes later, it was on my PS Vita. Downloading a movie was harder: I used a $25 gift card and bought the $14.99 standard-definition (HD wasn’t available) version of the movie “Tower Heist,” but an estimate told me that it would take over 3,000 minutes to download, and I gave up shortly after the download started.

Battery life is estimated at three to five hours for gaming without network features in use. I played in shorter intervals and didn’t have any trouble with battery life.

At times, the PS Vita seemed a bit slow to respond. As I initially set up my PlayStation Network account for use in “Friends,” a built-in social-networking app for interacting with other PS Vita and PlayStation 3 users, I waited several seconds. A polite “Please wait” message appeared far too often.

Gamers will like the PS Vita’s double joysticks, while non-gamers will feel more comfortable with its motion and touch controls. But instead of competing with smartphones, this device should stick to what it knows: games.

Write to Katherine Boehret at katherine.boehret@wsj.com

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Finnleo is proud to introduce new products to the Entertainment System options: The iPod Locker and SaunaTone Sound System.

The iPod Locker is a waterproof docking station for an iPod/iPhone and includes an auxiliary input for other MP3 players. When used with an iPod or iPhone, the remote control allows a bather to control the volume, song selection, mode, and several other functions from across the sauna room. When installed at or below 35″ from the floor, the iPod is kept within temperatures acceptable for operation. Because the unit is waterproof, water can be poured over the sauna rocks, without needing to concern one’s self with possible damage to the iPod.

For rich quality sound in the sauna, the SaunaTone Sound System accomplishes the task through an “invisible” transducer speaker system. By resonating the music through the wood, a surround sound is created without unsightly speakers or complicated wiring. Keith Raisanen, President of Finnleo, said, “The Finnleo iPod Locker and SaunaTone Sound System seamlessly integrate two great forms of relaxation: sauna bathing and listening to music.”

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The Socket CHS 7Ci is a 1D imager-based barcode reader that can decode both printed barcodes and barcodes displayed on device screens. It features a special authentication chip to enable two-way communications with Apple devices, making SDK support for Apple iOS possible.

“For sales force automation or field service, most of our customers only need to scan 1D barcodes,” said Lasse Styner Rostock, CEO of nSales, a mobile software developer that has deployed iOS applications with a 2D version of the CHS. “We welcome the new Socket CHS 7Ci as an economical option that will enable more of our customers to optimize their deployment of our iPad applications with high-performance barcode scanning.”

“Apple developers need a barcode scanner that supports two-way communications with iOS devices in order to enable data parsing, binary data, and other advanced features in their applications,” said Mike Gifford, executive vice president at Socket Mobile. “With the new Socket CHS 7Ci barcode scanner and our updated SocketScan 10 Software Development Kit, Apple developers can better target the vast majority of business barcode applications, which only involve 1D barcodes, while also offering a lower cost solution.”

Besides Apple iOS, the CHS 7Ci is also compatible with the Android, BlackBerry and Windows operating systems. Developers who want to customize an iOS application for the CHS 7Ci must use version 10.0.8 or later of the SocketScan 10 SDK. To learn more, please visit the SDK webpage.

Pricing and Availability
The CHS 7Ci is expected to be available for purchase in Q2 2012 following certification by Apple at an MSRP of $260. Samples will be available to select customers in March; to request one, please complete the online form: http://www.socketmobile.com/contact/sales

About Socket Mobile, Inc.
With 20 years of experience in the Automatic Identification and Data Capture market, Socket makes mobile computing and productivity work. The company offers a family of handheld computers and an extensive portfolio of AIDC peripherals designed specifically for business mobility deployments and to enable productivity increases and drive operational efficiencies in healthcare, hospitality and other vertical markets. The company also offers OEM solutions for the mobile device market. Socket is headquartered in Newark, Calif. and can be reached at +1-510-933-3000 or www.socketmobile.com. Follow Socket Mobile on Twitter @socketmobile and subscribe to sockettalk.socketmobile.com, the company’s official blog.

Socket and Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner are trademarks or registered trademarks of Socket Mobile. All other trademarks and trade names contained herein may be those of their respective owners.

© 2012, Socket Mobile, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, iPad, iPhone and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Article source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Socket-Mobile-Introduces-Low-iw-3957960343.html

CHICAGO, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Seven Summits Research issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for EBAY, M, NVLS, ZION, and DLPH.

To see what our analysts have discovered about these stocks read the Seven Summits Strategic Investments’ PriceWatch Alerts at http://www.iotogo.com/s/022112A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)

Today’s PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY – News), Macy’s (NYSE: M), Novellus Systems (Nasdaq: NVLS – News), Zions Bancorp. (Nasdaq: ZION – News), and Delphi Automotive (NYSE: DLPH – News).

In today’s unsure markets these brief PriceWatch Alerts contain concise, detailed strategies for each covered stock and include position protection tactics designed to potentially defend investors from unexpected market shifts. While other market reports only provide stock news and opinion, we offer strategies that position investments against uncertainty and increase chances of making a profit, even if a stock goes down.

“Our PriceWatch Alerts go beyond other market reports. Along with a brief concise overview, each PriceWatch Alert provides useful strategies, which ensure potential investments are protected with basic hedging techniques,” says Reid Stratton, Seven Summits Senior Analyst. “These brief company reports contain information that can benefit expert and novice investors who want to stay ahead of the market.” 

For essential information on stocks poised to move go to: http://www.iotogo.com/s/022112A for Seven Summits Strategic Investments’ PriceWatch Alerts.

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Gearheads could find the going a bit easier on eBay Inc., thanks to the online marketplace’s announcement today that it will buy WHI Solutions, which provides software and digital catalog technology for auto parts distributions and retailers.

EBay declines to say how much WHI will cost. But the acquisition will improve the buying and selling experience at eBay Motors, which sells not only used cars and car parts, but equipment for boats, trucks and motorcycles, according to a blog today from a company spokesman.

“EBay plans to expand its catalog—from auto replacement parts to specialty equipment—to meet the needs of the eBay customer,” writes Richard Brewer-Hay, eBay’s senior manager, social media. “In addition to the catalog benefits for eBay Motors buyers, sellers will also enjoy a better experience with an easier way to list inventory, with automatically populating listing fields including description, image and vehicle application data using WHI’s catalog of millions of SKUs.”

EBay says that it will absorb into eBay Motors not only WHI’s technology, but its employees and clients. WHI’s offices will remain in New York, New Jersey and Los Angeles.

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