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New realities?

Falling oil prices and sliding interest rates pose a potentialshock to this nation's economic, social and political fabric as greator greater than any events during the past decade. For better orworse, we're facing changes as signficant as any since we wereconfronted by the 1970s energy crisis and the Vietnam War.

If the prices of fuel and money continue to stay low or decline,the changes will reverberate not just through the economy. They willaffect where and how we live, work and play. More basically, theywill affect our view of the world and how we regard ourselves inrelation to each other and to the resources and environment of planetEarth. For …

New findings from National Cheng-Kung University in the area of cancer vaccines described.(Report)

"The high burden of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and Subsequent cervical cancer in the presence of screening in Taiwan suggests the need for further prevention strategies. Epidemiology and screening practices vary considerably between countries, and specific analyses are required to estimate the impact of HPV vaccination," scientists writing in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer report (see also Cancer Vaccines).

"This study adapted a computer-based health economic model to Taiwan to project the clinical impact of the introduction of a prophylactic vaccine against persistent HPV 16/18 infection on cervical disease. A Markov model based oil the natural …

Motion Filed in MCA Case to Disburse Monies to Certain Creditors.

Several Other Developments Also Announced

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A motion has been filed in U.S. Bankruptcy court to allow the Conservator of MCA Financial Corp. to disburse $6.5 million to certain MCA creditors. B. N. Bahadur, Conservator of MCA and CEO of BBK, Ltd., a leading turnaround and revitalization company, made the announcement today.

These funds represent monies collected by MCA between January 29, 1999, through March 31, 1999. If the motion is approved, these funds will be disbursed to governmental agencies, including FHLMC, FHMA, GNMA, MSHDA, Chase Bank and other secured creditors. No hearing date has yet been set to determine when these monies will be disbursed. Monies collected beginning April 1, 1999, would be disbursed as they come in through ordinary business processes.

Bahadur announced several other MCA developments, including:

* A motion was filed to approve the sale of certain residential properties and related mortgage notes. This portfolio has approximately 280 properties owned by MCA affiliates and Detroit Revitalization, Inc. If the motion is approved, these properties are scheduled to be auctioned on June 1, 1999;

* Pursuant to an order of the bankruptcy court, MCA has transferred MSHDA loans to MSHDA's designated servicer. This includes approximately 600 loans valued at approximately $30 million.

* A plan is in place to vacate MCA's Southfield, Mich., building by May 31, 1999; and,

* The "Section 341" meeting on April 28 to address creditor's issues was constructive and "lightly attended" by creditors;

On January 28, 1999, Bahadur was named Conservator of MCA by Patrick McQueen, Financial Institutions Bureau Commissioner for the State of Michigan. The order allows the Conservator to do "all things necessary" in the best interests of the general public to oversee and manage the assets of approximately 11,000 mortgages and land contracts valued at $536 million.

A toll-free phoneline has been established to provide up-to-date information on the MCA situation. The number for the phoneline is 1-800-688-4398. It operates during regular business hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. The Internet web site includes copies of the Financial Institutions Bureau order naming Bahadur as Conservator, as well as previously released information. The address of the site is www.aeg1.com/bbk/mca.htm.

B. N. Bahadur, CEO of BBK and a Certified Turnaround Professional, is a nationally recognized management, financial and turnaround consultant. He is a member of the Turnaround Management Association, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Credit Management.

BBK offers a complete range of corporate turnaround and revitalization services for companies in all industries. The company has provided turnaround management and revitalization services for more than 500 companies throughout North America, including the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Bedford Rolls Out Wire-Line Demand Report.(Report)

The abrupt drop in home phone line demand has led several telecom companies to adopt new business to stabilize revenues, and keep their dividends strong, according to a release from Bedford.

The Bedford Report examines the outlook for companies in the Telecom sector and provides equity research on Frontier Communications and Windstream Corporation.

Windstream Corporation has been working to transition its business more towards broadband in hopes of cashing in on the growing levels of mobile data consumption. Most companies in the telecom industry are seeing a shift away from wire-line communications. While this does not necessarily pertain to internet access, consumers are looking to their mobile phones as their primary connection as opposed to old fashioned "wall connections."

Presently Windstream pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share for a hefty yield of around 7.6 percent.

Frontier pays an annual dividend of $0.75 for a massive yield of around 9.2 percent. The company says that it plans to hold the dividend steady for the next two years while they fully integrate their recently acquired wirelines. As of the most recent quarter Frontier had 5.6 million access lines -- up from 2.1 million a year earlier.

Yahoo recently announced that, later this year, Frontier customers will be upgraded to a co-branded Frontier-Yahoo email experience powered by Yahoo Mail.

The Bedford Report provides market research.

Report information:

bedfordreport.com/FTR

bedfordreport.com/WIN

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On the Beach: British Travellers are the Most Internet Savvy in Europe.

A recent report from Ipsos, a market research company, has pegged Brits as the group most likely to book their holidays online. Their research found that 71 per cent use the web to make arrangements for their trips - this figure stands well above the European average of 57 per cent. In light of these numbers On the Beach, one of the UK's leading online travel agencies, has hailed British tourists as the most internet savvy group in Europe.

Ipsos released these figures in a report entitled: Intentions and Concerns of Europeans in relation to holidays. The company surveyed over 3,500 Europeans on a wide variety of travel related issues.

Alistair Daly, Marketing Director of On the Beach, comments: "Since the dawn of the internet era Brits have been quick to adopt new technology and new ways of doing things. This has arguably accelerated over the past few years as people are discovering that the internet is by far the easiest way to book their trips, whether they are looking for a last minute holiday or a thoroughly planned trip."

Daly continues: "At On the Beach we provide our customers with a wide variety of holiday options that they can access in a matter of minutes - it has really never been so easy to plan a trip away, whether it's a holiday to Alicante, the Canary Islands or Turkey. We expect that next year even more Brits will be using the internet for all their travel needs."

Keywords: Advertising, Marketing, On the Beach, Technology.

This article was prepared by Marketing Weekly News editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Marketing Weekly News via VerticalNews.com.

CTI Group Reports First Quarter 2011 Results.(Financial report)

CTI Group (Holdings) Inc. (OTCBB: CTIG), an international provider of electronic invoice processing and management (EIM), enterprise communications management software and services solutions, and carrier class voice over internet protocol (VoIP) management applications, reported results for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2011 increased to $4,116,366 as compared to revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2010 of $3,940,057. The Company reported a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2011 of ($342,516) or ($0.01) per share as compared to a net loss of ($223,131) or ($0.01) per share for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was primarily attributable to the increase in sales in VoIP and Telemanagement segments and the increased net loss in the three months ended March 31, 2011 was primarily due to increased costs incurred in the Telemanagement segment during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Commenting on the results, John Birbeck, CTI Group's President and CEO, stated, "We emerged from the challenges faced in 2010 prepared for growth. We are encouraged by increased revenues and especially an approximate $6 million order received from a large European telecommunications company we disclosed previously. This $6 million order has been paid in advance and has greatly improved the liquidity of CTI. We are encouraged that this new order will provide us with the momentum needed to make 2011 a good year for CTI."

The Company's hosted VoIP applications provide business telephone facilities in a hosted, distributed telecoms environment while creating new revenue opportunities for service providers through the delivery of compelling value added services. CTI Group's new products include emPulse, a real-time web-based communications management and analysis solution, and the award-winning SmartRecord[R], which enables service providers to selectively intercept and record any communications on behalf of their hosted and managed service customers. Specifically engineered to seamlessly integrate with the service provider's evolving online eBusiness strategy, these business applications provide enterprise customers with customized access to their provider's eBusiness portal and their complex service invoices.

The Proteus[R] suite of products is used by companies, institutions and government agencies to track communications activity and to control costs associated with operating communications networks. Proteus[R] performs functions of call accounting, cost allocation, client bill-back, analyses of trunk traffic and calling and usage patterns, toll fraud detection, directory services, and integrates with SmartRecord[R] as well as with other private branch exchange peripheral products.

The EIM suite of products includes: Analysis 7, for complete on-line customer care and bill management of mobile, fixed line and data services; SplitBill to enable users to automate Business vs Personal use; and Dynamic Reports, which is a "push" analysis, billing and advertising medium for mobile, data and fixed line, targeting the consumer and SMB markets. CTI's EIM products enable telecoms companies to replace their costly paper billing systems with on-line self-care systems that empower their customers.

About CTI Group - CTI Group (Holdings) Inc. is an international provider of online bill management solutions, enterprise communications management software and services solutions, and carrier class voice over internet protocol (VoIP) management applications. CTI Group's Analysis 7, SmartBill[R], SmartRecord[R] and Proteus[R] product suites offer a full array of solutions for traffic analysis, post-billing call analysis, customer care and call recording. CTI Group's products are used by some of the top service providers in North America and the United Kingdom, and play a trusted role in managing telephony costs at major corporations internationally. Headquartered in Indianapolis, CTI Group maintains overseas offices in London and Blackburn, UK. For more information, please visit CTI Group's website at www.ctigroup.com.

Keywords: Advertising, CTI Group (Holdings) Inc., CTI Group Holdings Inc., Internet Protocols, Software, Telecommunications, World Wide Web.

This article was prepared by Telecommunications Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Telecommunications Weekly via VerticalNews.com.

Grab those vanishing power deals.(News)

Byline: Lauren Thompson

HOUSEHOLDS are being urged to snap up a cheap energy tariff as more suppliers are expected to increase prices.

Last week, Scottish Power scrapped its cheapest online plan and replaced it with one [pounds sterling]53 a year more expensive for the average home, while E.ON increased its best deal by [pounds sterling]59 per year.

It means British Gas WebSaver 11 is currently the cheapest online tar- iff, at an average of [pounds sterling]895 per year -- the only supplier to stay under the [pounds sterling]900 mark.

Online tariffs -- where you input your meter readings and pay your bills using the internet -- are the cheapest way to pay for your gas and electricity.

Deals are withdrawn only for new customers; people already on the tariff continue to pay the same price for their energy.

emma Bush, from comparison website uswitch, says: 'online energy prices are creeping up as a result of volatility in the wholesale energy market. There are still some competitive plans out there, but there is no guarantee they will be around for long. This is a last call to sign up to one now.' Experts say that energy firms might be gearing up to increase prices across the board as soon as next month.

Mark Todd, at comparison website Energyhelpline, says: 'A major price rise of around 15pc is expected between August and November, but suppliers are thought to be consid- ering smaller spring price adjustments even before then.' Mr Todd says instability in the Middle East and North Africa, the Japanese nuclear catastrophe and surging demand from China and India are all putting pressure on wholesale prices, which, in turn, could be passed on to consumers.

Gas wholesale prices have increased by a massive 75 pc in the past 12 months, according to analyst ICIS Heren.

All energy suppliers must now give customers 30 days' notice before increasing prices, following an order from regulator Ofgem that came into effect last week.

Previously, suppliers did not have to tell their customers that prices had increased until three months after the event. 'At least people will be given a month's warning when prices increase now,' says Mr Todd.

Apart from British Gas at [pounds sterling]895, the cheapest online plans are with npower at [pounds sterling]960 a year and E.ON at [pounds sterling]965 a year.