This
is a roundup of new and updated resources and services on
the global Internet including: Vodafone offers phone fun
plus ring tones; You think you know Jack? - think again...;
the Northern Dimension debuts on Europa; a site for sound
financial investment advice; Palmpoint's interactive Flash
site; and white papers now available on selected European
Internet topics.
Vodafone Offers Phone Fun Plus Ring Tones
Vodafone has at last started to emulate the mobile phone
ring tone and other information portals on its own Web site,
offering a variety of downloadable ring tones for Nokia and
other mobile phones. To celebrate the launch of the service,
the site is offering an exclusive ring tone programmed by
Boy George, the 80's pop singer. World Wide Web: http://www.vodafone.co.uk/
You Think You Know Jack? - Think Again...
Virtual Publishing Group (VPG) has released "You
Don't Know, Jack: The Tale of a Father... Once
Removed," which is the story of movie star Jack
Nicholson's biological father's family. The e-book, which
will also be launched as a paperback later this year, was
written by Jack's sister and journalist Linda Allen. The
book focuses on the life of Donald Furcillo-Rose,
Nicholson's natural father and includes photos, love
letters, and even the marriage certificate of Don Rose and
June Nicholson from their elopement to Elkton, Maryland.
World Wide Web: http://www.ebooks2go.com/
The Northern Dimension Debuts On Europa
To celebrate the visit this week by the European Union
Troika to the Ukraine, Moldova and Russia, including
Kaliningrad, this site aims to provide information about the
European Union's Northern Dimension initiative, its external
and cross-border policies covering the Baltic Sea region,
Arctic Sea region and Northwest Russia. The site also
testifies to the European Commission's commitment to
increasing the visibility of its policies through the use of
information technology. World Wide Web: http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/north_dim/index.htm
A Site For Sound Financial Investment Advice
As a new financial year looms, investors looking for
information to plan their ISAs and end-of-year investments
can find all of the information they need on this new site.
The portal aims to offer a lot more than just financial
assistance in making investment decisions at the end of the
financial year - it also provides a host of services all
year round including share dealing, mortgages, insurance,
loans and finance. World Wide Web: http://www.ukfinanceguide.co.uk/
Palmpoint's Interactive Flash Site
Built entirely with Flash technology, this site allows
visitors to see a simulation of Palmpoint's software, which
runs on pocket PCs and other mobile Internet devices.
Visitors can "order" merchandise or perform an
inventory count using a Flash pocket PC and then
"transmit" the operations to the main computer at
headquarters, using a cellular Internet connection or an
infrared communication. World Wide Web: http://www.palmpoint.co.il/
White Papers On Selected European Internet Topics
VEO, a member of e-capital investments, has published a
series of white papers on European Internet topics,
including online financial services, online gambling,
e-learning and online music. The firm offers fast track
international business development for firms involved in
activities related to Internet, digital television and other
emerging new media. World Wide Web: http://www.veo.net/pages/about/whitepaper.html