Royal Mail, CENEX, PostEurop and FuelCellEurope Team Up on …Fuel Cell Today (press release), UKRoyal Mail, the postal operating authority for the United Kingdom is working with CENEX, PostEurop, the association of European public postal operators, and FuelCellEurope, the European association of fuel cell developers to develop a universal design … More: continued here
First Post Royal Mail – a privatisation too far?First Post, UKRoyal Mail has been in state hands ever since Charles II set up a national postal delivery service. Now Labour wants to privatise it Did Thatcher try to do so, too? No, even she balked at the idea of interfering with such an entrenched part of…
PRESS DIGEST – Wall Street Journal – March 23ReutersEBay Inc's (EBAY.O) Skype Internet phone unit, on the hunt for new sources of revenue, is making a push into the corporate market. On Monday, Skype plans to announce a version of its Internet calling software that connects to corporate phone systems. … More: continued here
US Post Office is still reliableChicago Daily Herald, ILThank you for the balanced story written by Ted Cox concerning adjustments to mail delivery routes underway in Des Plaines, the result of declining mail volume. However, I'm perplexed by the headline. The article made it clear our Des Plaines customers … More: continued here
End of the road as the rural postbus ‘no longer viable’WalesOnline, United KingdomFor more than 40 years, postbuses, which carry passengers alongside mail, have provided a travel lifeline for remote British communities. But many routes have been abandoned in Royal Mail efficiency drives, and Wales’ last three postbuses are due to … More: continued here
Create Post Office bank, group urges governmentAberdeen Press and Journal, UKBy Alan Jones The post office network will not survive any more closures and urgently needs more government support to increase services and secure the future of branches, ministers were told today. The National Federation of Sub-Postmasters (NFSP) … More: continued here
Norwich's postal service has improvedNorwich Evening News, UKNationally only 85pc of first class letters were delivered on time in 2007/08, which Royal Mail bosses blamed on summer strikes by postal workers over pay. Following a 9pc fall, the firm failed to meet its targets in all postcodes in the East of … More: continued here
FYI: Repair woes prompt Postal Service to pull stamp machinesLufkin Daily News, TXBy The Lufkin Daily News Q: What happened to the stamp vending machines at the post office located at the Loop and Old Union? A: The machines were removed because the equipment was old and obsolete making it difficult to make repairs, according to…
Stock-Option Repricing Wave Lets Workers Sidestep Crash of 2008BloombergBy Ian King and Connie Guglielmo March 23 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and dozens of other companies are asking shareholders to do something for employees that investors can’t do for themselves: sidestep the worst market crash … More: continued here
Reuters Skype targets corporate market: reportReuters(Reuters) – EBay unit Skype on Monday plans to announce a version of its Internet calling software that connects to corporate phone systems, the Wall Street Journal said. The new software, called Skype for SIP, is expected to allow employees to make …Skype targets businesses with new serviceCNET NewsSkype Now…