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Web protocol assists website privacy.

Apr 23, 2002 (E-Commerce Today

ABIX via COMTEX) -- The US-based World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommends web sites adopt a standard for privacy practices. W3C has approved the "Platform for Privacy Preferences", a set of standards designed to assist verification of the privacy practices of web sites. Once this is installed on a web page and a user's computer, the protocol will allow customisation of software to check site's privacy statements. Tim Berners-Lee, director of W3C, says the software will alert users if their information will be used for marketing. As well, users can customise their site contact to allow for receipt of notices from companies.

Publication Date: 19 April 2002

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Tripp Lite's New Reseller Partner Program to Develop Sales and Business Relations

CHICAGO, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Tripp Lite, a world leader in power protection manufacturing, announces the institution of a Reseller Partner Program to provide better service, discounts and support to resellers.

The recently established Reseller Partner Program promotes close interaction between Tripp Lite and its resellers to increase sales and saturation of Tripp Lite products into new markets. Tripp Lite will provide resellers with sales training, aggressive promotional support and more to help them reach these goals.

"We are in a position to provide the support resellers need to grow their businesses and sales of Tripp Lite products in Canadian markets," said John Eboli, Vice President of Sales for Tripp Lite Canada. "By working closely together, we can enhance brand awareness and increase overall visibility for both the reseller and Tripp Lite."

Tripp Lite is cultivating the new Reseller Partner Program by developing a base of Canadian resellers and working with them to determine ways to grow their businesses and sales of Tripp Lite. In addition, Tripp Lite has designed additional programs to support the Reseller Partner Program, including more intensive product promotions, reseller training, support and help in closing sales. The Reseller Partner Program also provides incentives to resellers for increasing their Tripp Lite business.

To take advantage of the program, resellers should contact Tripp Lite Canada at 416-661-6090 or Tripp Lite's World Headquarters at 773-869-1234.

Tripp Lite has built a reputation as a world leader in power protection solutions by providing enhanced service and innovative products for more than 75 years. Tripp Lite is headquartered in Chicago, IL and maintains a global presence with fully staffed offices worldwide.

Tripp Lite manufactures more than 300 different power products, including SmartPro(R), DataCenter(TM), Unison(R), Internet Office(TM), OmniSmart(TM), BC Personal(R) and BC Pro(R) UPS lines; PowerAlert(R) Advanced Network Monitoring Software; Isobar(R) Premium Surge Suppressors; Super Series Surge Suppressors; Network Dataline Protectors; and Line Conditioners.

Additional information about Tripp Lite and its products can be found on the PowerZone(TM), Tripp Lite's web site, at www.tripplite.com or by contacting Tripp Lite Canada at 1122 Finch Avenue West; Building D, Unit 4; Downsview, ON M3J 3J5; Tel: 416-661-6090.

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Facebook guru picks NZ to win Technology Why billionaire likes NZ.

Facebook billionaire Peter Thiel is known for picking winners _ so it's comforting to hear he's betting on New Zealand.

The country has an entrepreneurial flavour that Thiel finds appealing, and a business environment that suits him.

``There's a lot of incredibly talented people in New Zealand,'' said the American technology investor.

``You look around and you see the small businesses and it's very entrepreneurial. It's not dominated by [long traditions] that say `this is the way you have to do things'.

``New Zealand has some very interesting opportunities and it's also a place that's pleasant to spend some time in.''

Thiel's love affair with New Zealand began 18 years ago after an adventure tourism trip to Queenstown, but lately his trips have been a mix of business and pleasure.

In October 2010, the Californian invested $4 million in Xero's online accounting software through his local capital firm, Valar Ventures.

The 43-year-old also sits on Xero's advisory board with Trade Me founder Sam Morgan, and his involvement is believed to have doubled the company's share price.

In his second round of local investment, Thiel put an undisclosed amount in January into Pacific Fibre, the company planning to build a second submarine internet cable to Australia and the United States.

In April, he donated $1 million to help people affected by the Christchurch earthquake.

Thiel is also dipping into the New Zealand property market and after buying in Parnell he is looking at a Queenstown purchase.

Although he praises New Zealand's entrepreneurial culture, he thinks he can offer the ``Silicon Valley'' perspective the country lacks.

``Technology is fundamentally a globally competitive business where you have to try to do something that's the best in the world.

``It's very different from a lot of other businesses where it's good enough to be the best [locally].''

But Thiel stopped short of giving specific advice to Kiwi companies wanting to crack the US market.

``All great companies are unique. Every successful tech company is doing something that's not been done before, so you can't come up with a good [formula for success],'' he said.

``The formula is that there is no formula.''

Although many of the country's best and brightest are going to Australia to take advantage of its larger economy, Thiel thinks New Zealand has more to offer.

``Australia is a sort of strange developed country where it's all about exporting commodities to China. Talented people in Australia don't really need to try that hard.

``It seems like it's a plus, but I don't know if it is in the long term. I think New Zealand is more attractive on the tech side than Australia would be.''

Thiel warned that if tech entrepreneurs wanted to prosper, they should not idolise profit _ despite his own net worth of around US$1.5 billion.

``In the most successful companies, there tends to be some idea of how they can change the world or make the world a better place.

``The really successful companies are typically not the sort who tried to make money ... there has to be a compelling vision of how [the company] is going to change the world.''

Thiel's own pursuits have certainly made their mark; he was the first outsider to invest in Facebook, putting US$500,000 into the fledgling company in 2004.

Now with more than 750 million members, Facebook is the world's most popular social network and is worth upwards of US$80 billion.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg reportedly still turns to Thiel for advice and his shareholding is thought be worth more than US$1 billion.

In the early days, he knew Zuckerberg was on to going a good thing, he said, but there was no way of predicting Facebook would become one of the biggest companies of the Web 2.0 era.

``It had all the ingredients. The engineering team was good on it, it was growing very fast and it only needed money to buy more computers because so many people wanted to use the service.

``It was all very positive but the question of how far it was going to go was not obvious at the time. We thought it would probably scale into the entire US college market.''

Thiel was already a multimillionaire when he took a gamble on Facebook.

In 1998, he co-founded PayPal, an internet service which enables web users to buy goods without revealing their credit card details directly to the seller.

It was bought by internet auction site eBay for US$1.5 billion four years later, and Thiel pocketed US$55 million in the deal.

Having seen the rise and fall of the tech sector before, he disagrees with those worrying it is geared up for another crash.

``No moment in history happens twice. There are obviously superficial similarities, but I do think it's very different from the 1990s because people have been extremely sceptical of the resurgence of technology right the way through,'' he said.

Despite making his fortune through web-based technology, Thiel sees the future of his industry being off-screen in the ``real world'' of everyday life.

``The kinds of things we're interested in is computing interfacing with the rest of the world _ robotics is one version, there's bioinformatics and biology. The self-driving car's not quite there yet, but it seems like it's very close.

``To my mind the last decade has been simply about copying things that work and not enough of trying to do new things. I think there is a great need for us to do some new things.''

And it's the prospect of doing something exciting and new that keeps Thiel coming back for more, though he admits he probably spends too much time in the office.

``I probably do work too hard. The resolution every year for the last five or six is to do less ... it ends up being pretty all-encompassing.

``But it's always a little bit new, it's never a cookie-cutter process, it always has this exciting component.''

Rob clinches Sherlock role.

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. The 'Iron Man' star is reportedly in final talks with bosses at Warner Bros. to take on the role of the fictional British detective in a film adapted from Lionel Wigram's comic book based on the novels and short stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A source said: "After the success of 'Iron Man', Robert wanted to choose a movie which would keep him in the public eye, and thinks Guy Ritchie's new Sherlock Holmes film is the perfect vehicle for him. He is in final negotiations now, but he basically just needs to sign on the dotted line and then he's done." Robert was first approached to take the role when he visited his wife Susan, who works for film producer Joel Silver, and was shown a preliminary script for Guy's movie.

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Twitter user leaks details of 13 super injunctions.(News)

Byline: Daily Mail Reporter

ANOTHER defiant twitter user has published details of 13 alleged super-injunctions.

The anonymous tweeter uploaded the list yesterday morning, including links to court documents, names of those alleged to be involved and even their addresses.

It appeared just hours after Twitter, based in California, caved in to a legal challenge and agreed to release the personal details of five account holders to find an anonymous British blogger.

The latest list is reportedly not entirely accurate - leading to fears that innocent people's reputations could be tarnished.

It was later removed, but not before attracting more than 500 followers within ten hours.

The information was later repeated countless times on Twitter and across the internet. Legal experts have warned the whole existence of celebrity injunctions is in jeopardy after millions read blogs and Twitter pages in recent weeks claiming to reveal details.

This most recent Twitter claim comes just weeks after another Twitter user who claimed to have outed several names behind the orders attracted more than 100,000 followers within a couple of days.

The discussion spilled over on to Facebook, which has more than 250million users.

Meanwhile, the town hall which forced Twitter to unmask a blogger who criticised councillors and officials has spent more than two years fighting its case in the U.S. courts, it was revealed yesterday.

South Tyneside Council used taxpayers' money to hire one of the biggest U.S. law firms and employed lawyers to make applications to California courts.

John Hemming, the LibDem MP who has campaigned against privacy injunctions, declared: 'In a world where we are short of money to pay for public services, this is a misuse of public funds.'

NYU'S RED BURNS TO BE HONORED WITH A WEBBY AWARD FOR SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT.

NEW YORK -- The following information was released by New York University:

Red Burns, professor, chief collaborations officer, and founder of the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, has been awarded a Special Achievement Webby Award by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The presentation will be made at the 15th Annual Webby Awards Gala June 13, 2011 in New York City at Hammerstein Ballroom.

Burns is being honored for her influential role as the founder of ITP, as a pioneer in the interactive media world, as a researcher uniting the worlds of science and art, as an educator, and as a true visionary. The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and the mobile Web. The Academy, who nominate and select the Webby Award winners, comprises Web industry experts, including Internet co-inventor Vint Cerf, Arianna Huffington, Federated Media founder John Battelle and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone.

"This year's Webby Winners exemplify the type of profound effect the Internet is having on popular culture and the world at large," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of the Webby Awards. "From Arcade Fire's reinvention of the music video format with The Wilderness Downtown, or the New York Times coverage of revolution in Egypt and the Middle East, the Internet is the driving force of change in the world today."