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FREE DOWNLOADSGroup certifies programs OK to download NEW YORK - An organization that monitors Web site privacy and e-mail practices for businesses has certified eight computer programs as consumer-friendly and non-invasive. The list includes Save 4.0 from WhenU.com, a company that previously drew criticisms for its software distribution methods but has more recently pledged changes. TRUSTe's Trusted Download Program is designed to help companies like Time Warner Inc.'s AOL, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) make decisions about where to advertise and with whom to partner. Yahoo, which has been accused in the past of benefiting from adware companies with questionable installation practices, has said the certifications could prove useful in determining whether to make Yahoo's search results available to other companies as a component of their toolbars and other software products. Independent technicians hired by TRUSTe review software used for advertising or tracking user behavior. Certified adware and other software must obtain consent before downloading, be easy to uninstall and cannot modify computer settings to cause damage or harm. In unveiling the initial list of eight programs Thursday, TRUSTe said all applicants had made changes to software behavior or disclosure to receive certification. The organization said it turned down a number of applicants and is reviewing another dozen, although it did not name them. Besides Save 4.0, the certified programs are CamFrog Video Chat 3.81 from Camshare LLC, Coupon Bar 5.0 and Coupon Printer 5.0 from Coupons Inc., Crawler Toolbar 4.2 from Crawler LLC, Illumio 1.2.73 from Tacit Software Inc., MostFun 1.0 from NeoEdge, and Vomba 1.2.0.0 from Vomba Network Inc.
Chrysler announces 13,000 job cuts AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - In the next three years, 13,000 Chrysler workers will lose their jobs under a wrenching restructuring announced Wednesday that eventually may lead to a DaimlerChrysler divorce. The Chrysler unit of the German-American automaker announced its long-awaited plan at its Auburn Hills headquarters, saying it would cut 16 percent of the U.S. division's worldwide work force, a move it hoped would return its U.S. operations to profitability next year. The plan was announced only hours after Chrysler's parent, DaimlerChrysler AG, said it was considering "far-reaching strategic options with partners" for Chrysler and that "no option is being excluded" as it reported a 40 percent drop in companywide profit for the fourth quarter. DaimlerChrysler's U.S. shares rose nearly 7 percent by early afternoon. The plan calls for closing the company's Newark, Del., assembly plant, and reducing shifts at plants in Warren, Mich., and St. Louis. A parts distribution center near Cleveland also will be closed, and reductions could occur at other plants that make components for those factories. Under the plan, 11,000 production workers — 9,000 in the U.S. and 2,000 in Canada — will lose their jobs over the next three years, and 2,000 salaried jobs also will be cut — 1,000 this year and 1,000 in 2008. "Today's action by DaimlerChrysler is devastating news for thousands of workers, their families and their communities," United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger and Vice President General Holiefield said in a joint statement. "While Chrysler Group's recent losses are not the fault of UAW members, they will suffer because of the reductions announced today." The job losses are the latest in a yearlong series of devastating cuts in the ailing domestic auto industry, which likely will lose more than 100,000 jobs in all. "We believe that this represents a solid plan to return to profitability and lay the groundwork for a solid future," Chrysler CEO Tom LaSorda said at a news conference. DaimlerChrysler Chairman Dieter Zetsche said the company was looking into "further strategic options with partners" for Chrysler, but he would not give details about what has been discussed for the ailing U.S. operation. "In this regard we do not exclude any option in order to find the best solution for both the Chrysler Group and DaimlerChrysler," Zetsche said. Analyst Georg Stuerzer with UniCredit, when asked if the wording in the statement was a sign that the company was mulling a spinoff of Chrysler, said, "the impression was right. This is what people are thinking it could mean." He added that the restructuring could be the first step, likely followed by a push by DaimlerChrysler to find a partner with which to operate the Chrysler unit, or even find a suitable buyer for it. Bank of America auto analyst Ron Tadross said in a note to investors that DaimlerChrysler "did not rule out disposing of its money-losing Chrysler division." Tadross said he "would not be surprised if there is good interest in Chrysler. We see Chrysler as a decent business, at least relative to the other U.S. domestic manufacturers."
Dean Almuwalld, who works in painting on the Newark plant's assembly line and has worked at the plant for 13 years, learned its future from news reports. "I'll take a transfer," the 33-year-old said as he walked into the local United Auto Workers hall. Almuwalld said he has relatives in Detroit. "I've got family there, so I'm ready to go." The Warren truck plant, with 3,313 hourly employees, makes the Dodge Ram and Dakota pickups, which saw sales decline last year. Chrysler plans to eliminate a shift there this year. Harbert Jones said he likely would keep his job at the Warren plant. Still, he said, these are "terrible times" for his fellow Chrysler workers. "It's going to mean a lot of hard times for people working in the plant," said Jones, who has worked at the suburban Detroit facility for 22 years. The other plant to lose a shift is the St. Louis South assembly plant, which makes Chrysler and Dodge minivans. It has 2,850 workers and will lose the shift in 2008. The Cleveland-area parts distribution center, which employs 95, will close sometime this year, Chrysler said. LaSorda said after the plant cuts, Chrysler will be using 100 percent of its factory capacity going into 2008. He also said the company will double production of four-cylinder engines at its new Dundee, Mich., plant, and it also plans to build a new V-6 engine at a plant location to be announced later. Directory: files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Integer programming and game theory files -> 4 Integer Programming files -> Bpa vehicle Window Repair Scenario #1 task: Procure vehicle window relacement. Objective files -> Pop Warner History files -> North Carolina Inclusion Initiative Mapping Where Children with ieps are Being Served Purpose files -> Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Program Data: Standard 1 Exhibit 4d files -> Hanban – asia society confucius classrooms network 2010 request for proposal files -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations Download 1.35 Mb. Share with your friends:
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