It is human nature to pick the easiest path in life. Big business works very much the same way, which is not surprising as it is essentially made up of people. When buying out smaller companies, these bigger businesses choose the ones which will be easiest to assimilate into their group.

A new unified communications solution for Microsoft Hosted Messaging and Collaboration platform is now available from Ensim and Fenestrae.

Reporter As Lightning Rod: As an American journalist in Iraq, staff writer Howard LaFranchi says he has learned what it means to be a lightening rod. "Far from being reluctant to talk,

If you think that business is the prerogative of the high and mighty, and the only association you get with the word "business" is oil and stock then we`ve got news for you!

Japan`s space agency on Monday completed the first successful test of a prototype jet that can fly at twice the speed of sound. A breakthrough in supersonic flight could help Japan leap ahead in the aerospace field.

While emphasizing that Wal-Mart?s main customer target remains the so-called ?rural? base, Wal-Mart?s Vice Chairman John B. Menzer said in a conference on Tuesday that Wal-Mart is seeing positive results since it began to offer products geared toward blacks, Hispanics, baby-boomers and even high-income customers.

Global Silver partner of the year The RAM Group reaches Gold

Ecuador is preparing for a second-round-vote after no candidate managed to receive the minimal percentage of Ecuador`s 9 million voters

The Vietnamese gave Chavez military honors as he traveled to the only Asian stop on his world tour of countries that have, or have had, bad relations with Washington, his declared enemy - though America claims to have no desire for a fight with Caracas.

DDL Testing Services recruits a new package engineer to help grow DDL West and further serve the Californian medical device package, material and product testing industry.

Western Washington and Central Washington universities will begin establishing some new football rivalries in 2006.Both have been admitted as football-only members to the North Central Conference, one of the nation"s most prestigious NCAA Division II alignments.

FedEx is announcing a rate increase for overnight shipping which will be in effect at the start of next year. Rates will increase by 3.5 percent, the largest rate increase since 2001. The net increase for customers is the largest since 2001. - Thu, 6 Oct 2005 15:31:00 GMT

In true Hollywood style, Oprah Winfrey officially opened her custom-built girl?s school in Henley-on-Klip, just out of Johannesburg, South Africa

Why is it that American`s are so drawn into award shows? Is it because Hollywood and the entertainment industry is so ground into them that they must find out who the top winners are? Or is it more because, like most other nations, Americans like to see who`s wearing what and, most importantly, who can pull off the newest fashion trends.

Bank of America will make it possible for the more than 200 apartments it owns to become available to house displaced families in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Texas.