SAP rubber-stamps ISVsCRN – UK, UK –3 hours agoBusiness applications vendor SAP has announced its Enabled by SAP Business One designation as an expansion to its solution partner programme. … More: continued here

Lord Mandelson has heightened speculation that he backs part-privatisation of the Royal Mail as he faced his first grilling from MPs as business secretary. More: continued here

Chancellor Alistair Darling to press bank chiefs on small businessesTimes Online, UK –7 minutes agoThe Business Secretary also raised doubts over the future of Royal Mail. He said indications from the independent Hooper review into the postal market … More: continued here

EBay has issued a global ban on the sale of elephant ivory by January 1, 2009. The move was celebrated by International Fund for Animal Welfare. More: continued here

Direct Traffic Media Physical mail bolsters marketing strategies says surveyDirect Traffic Media, UK –6 hours agoConducted on behalf of Royal Mail, the survey found that physical mail can help with branding and company reputation, as 58 per cent of those questioned … More: continued here

Resaca studies renaming post officeCalhoun Times,  United States –4 minutes agoEfforts to name the Resaca Post Office in memory of Lance Corporal Cody Warren stalled at the Resaca City Council meeting last week. … More: continued here

BBC News Post Office confirms 24 closuresBBC News, UK –4 hours agoThe Post Office has also confirmed the downgrading of services at a further 32 branches across the area. Dumfriesshire MP David Mundell described the …Post Office closing 24 branchesThe Press AssociationTwo city post offices saved but one more added to hit …

BBC News EBay to ban sales of ivory goodsBBC News, UK –1 hour agoEBay has announced a worldwide ban on the sale of ivory products on its auction websites from next year. An eBay spokesman said the move was the best way to …eBay bans ivory sales ahead of damning reportCTV.caeBay in …

DEQ joins probe of train and Post Office incidentsBiloxi Sun Herald,  USA –12 minutes ago… the probe of unrelated incidents this morning including a train derailment in Stone County and a suspicious item at the Pass Christian Post Office. … More: continued here

Sports marketing firm puts Nascar sponsorship up for sale on eBayBrand Republic, UK –3 hours agoThe sale, which is not yet listed on eBay, will be an interesting opportunity for other Nascar sponsors, such as Budweiser and AT&T, to see what brands are …Historic Pairing of NASCAR and eBay Taking PlaceInternational Business …