Business Researchers Network articles from December 2002

Business Researchers Network archives from December 2002

Quarterly info on Singapore companies.(new requirement on Singapore Exchange)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... As of January 1, 2003, all listed companies on the Singapore Exchange with a market capitalization of at least 20 million Singapore dollars (U.S. $11.23 million) are required to furnish quarterly reports. Smaller companies have an additional...

South Korean financial disclosure.(accounting reform bill from South Korea's Securities and Futures Commission)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... South Korea's Securities and Futures Commission has instituted an accounting reform bill that it hopes to see enacted in early 2003. A key feature of the bill, which is modeled after the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act, is that chief executive officers...

Source for internet market analysis/statistics: http://cyberatlas.internet.com/.
December 1, 2002... CyberAtlas provides data and market analyses relating to e-commerce and Internet use from a wide range of sources. BRN's recent visit found items on the cost of spam to corporations, an analysis 2002 Christmas e-commerce sales, travel industry...

Background on top chief technology officers: http://www.infoworld.com/cto/ct25ctos.html.
December 1, 2002... InfoWorld, at the above link, offers profiles and commentary on the achievements of its selection of the 25 most influential CTOs for the past year. Included are execs from industry, government, and nonprofit organizations.

United Airlines restructuring information: http://www.pd-ual.com/.
December 1, 2002... You can access documents relating to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring of UAL Corporation at the above link. Included are the Notice of Commencement, credit agreements, petitions, motions, orders, agendas, court dockets, list of debtors,...

Which states get the most R&D dollars? http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/infbrief/nsf03303/start.htm.
December 1, 2002... California topped the list of states receiving federal research and development dollars in 2000, with $55.093 million, well ahead of second-pace Michigan with $18.892 million, as shown in a National Science Foundation (NSF) InfoBrief, available...

Around-the-world statistical sources.
December 1, 2002... The following compilation provides Web, physical, and e-mail addresses for the primary sources for statistical data in countries throughout the world. Wherever available, we've steered you to English-language Web addresses. Albania ...

Life Insurance Fact Book 2002: http://www.acli.com/ACLI/ About+ACLI+nonmember/Industry+Facts/FB02.htm.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) has recently issued its annual reference, Life Insurers Fact Book 2002, available in pdf form at the above link, provides information on trends and statistics for the life insurance industry. Topics...

Uncovering product production capacity.(recommendations)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Knowing how to uncover information concerning your target company's production capacity for a particular product can lead to valuable intelligence and have significant implications for your own company's production and marketing plans. If...

Barbie denied Russian visa.(Russian Ministry of Education thinks Barbie makes small girls "pretentious, indifferent, and sexually aware," thus bars the doll)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... In order to rebuild a system of stringent control over the quality of toys, a special agency has been created within the Russian Ministry of Education with the duty to test all toys and computer games for their social, psychological, and...

Facing an antitrust investigation? http://www.ftc.gov/be/ftcbebp.pdf.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... A brief report by the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) Bureau of Economics provides a description of best practices for interaction between the Bureau of Economics and outside parties and their economic and financial consultants in antitrust...

Research reports from Kentucky Legislature: http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/ Lrcpubs/research_reports.htm.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The Kentucky Legislature issues periodic research reports, available in pdf form at the above link. The documents include a literature search, a compilation and analysis of data and information on the topic, as well as recommendations for...

FCC unsolicited phone and fax citations: http://www.fcc.gov/ eb/tcd/eabydate.html.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... You can learn who has been cited by the Federal Communications Commission for making unsolicited phone and fax promotions at the above link. Prerecorded calls are unlawful when placed to a residential telephone line unless: the call is for...

Future of retail electronic payments systems: http://www.federalreserve.gov/ pubs/staffstudies/2000-present/ss175.pdf.(study by the Federal Reserve Board)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Electronic payments have become a prominent feature of the U.S. economic landscape, as consumers, businesses, and governments have increasingly used electronic instruments to make retail payments. A new study the Federal Reserve Board, The...

Free video presentations from Cato Institute: http://www.freetrade.org/ realmedia/realmedia.html.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies videotapes its presentations and makes them available for viewing at the above link. Included are dozens of policy forums, book forums, and conference presentations from 1998 to present.

Germany's progress after unification.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Two newly issued reports by the Goethe Institute focus on strides made in Germany in the 12 years since unification. The State of German Unity in Economic and Social Terms, Order Code 720QSO0816, examines the achievements and remaining...

Outlook for the Robotics Industry: http://www.robotics.org/ public/articles/articlesdetails.cfm?id=912.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The Robotic Industries Association has issued its 2003 Robotics Industry Outlook, available at the above link. It indicates that many executives in the robot manufacturing business are hopeful that the slow pace of sales will be a thing of the...

Research by Minnesota House: http://www.house.mn/hrd/hrd.htm.(website for Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The House Research Department is the nonpartisan research and legal services office of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Its website, at the above link, provides the full text of their studies and briefs. Select from topics such as...

Track the Middle Eastern steel industry: http://www.mesteel.com.
December 1, 2002... MESteel, at the above link, is an online marketplace for the Middle East steel industry. You can track who's buying and selling steel products, find company information, post questions on the message board, or e-mail or chat with a targeted...

Video Market Briefing: United Arab Emirates: http://www.globalspeak.com/affiliate/usatrade/usatra de.asp#shortBriefs.
December 1, 2002... A 13-minute video, Market Brief: United Arab Emirates, discusses opportunities in that Gulf state. The presentation is by Nancy Charles-Parker, U.S. Counselor for Commercial Affairs in Abu Dhabi and Doug Barry, Director of Communications,...

The Campaign Against Child Labor: http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/media/ reports/iclp/Advancing2/advance2.pdf.
December 1, 2002... Advancing the Campaign Against Child Labor: Addressing the Worst Forms of Child Labor, 47 pages, available at the above link, examines some action strategies related to efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, some issues in...

Evaluating employee attitudes.
December 1, 2002... Locating quantities of objective data on the attitudes of your target company's labor and mid-level employees toward that company will likely be difficult, but start by collecting as much as you can. * Check local newspapers in the...

Daily merger and acquisition news: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/mergersdaily/.
December 1, 2002... MergersDaily is an e-mail list publication, at the above link, for investment bankers, entrepreneurs, individual and institutional investors, principals, brokers, and other corporate dealmakers who are interested in mergers, acquisitions,...

Japan's FY2003 economic outlook: http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/ policy/2002/1219mitousi_e.html.
December 1, 2002... Fiscal 2002 Economic and Fiscal Management and the Japanese Economy, available at the above link, is the Japan government-formulated plan for getting the economy into a full-fledged recovery path driven by private-sector demand and through...

Leveraging Unstructured Information: http://www.kmworld.com/publications/whitepapers/BCI2/venkata.pdf.
December 1, 2002... Leveraging Unstructured Information to Enhance Business Intelligence is a brief white paper from the January 2003 issue of KMWorld and available at the above link. It uses two examples of corporate executives--a product manager responsible for...

New York Business Agenda for 2003: http://www.bcnys.org/03b2b.htm.
December 1, 2002... The Business Council of New York State, Inc., has published Back to Business: an Agenda for New York State/2003, available at the above link. The Council's recommendations focus of six priorities: tame spending, strengthen the foundations...

Australia's Foreign and Trade Policy: http://www.dfat.gov.au/ini/.
December 1, 2002... In the National Interest: Australia's Foreign and Trade Policy, available at the above link, looks forward 15 years to the forces which are most likely to influence Australia's external environment, and to the policy implications which flow...

Importance of Small Firms in the U.K.: http://www.tuc.org.uk/ em_research/tuc-6012-f0.pdf.
December 1, 2002... A new report by the United Kingdom's Trades Union Congress, Small Firms--Myths and Realities, is available at the above link. It estimates the number of people working in small firms in Britain, shows how and why the share of employment in...

Health of the pharmaceutical industry: http://cms.hhs.gov/ reports/hcimu/hcimu_01102003.pdf.
December 1, 2002... The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a report on the financial stability and performance of the pharmaceutical industry, available at the above link. The report summarizes research gathered from major investment...

Newspapers in Maine.
December 1, 2002... When you're seeking company or industry intelligence, local sources ("small ponds") are often superior to those of broader scope. And if your target is headquartered, or has facilities in, Maine, you might like to try one or more of the online...

Taiwan's biotech & pharmaceutical industries: http://www.biotecheast.com/.
December 1, 2002... BiotechEast, at the above link, provides information on Taiwan's biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Use this site to access up-to-date industry news and analysis, company information and profiles, upcoming events, and details of...

Take a lunch break in Austria: http://www.cico.tv/austriaorg/index.html.
December 1, 2002... Eating at your desk today? Click on the link above take one--or more--video tours of Austrian cities. Assuming you have a high-speed Internet connection, resolution is great, and if you don't understand the language, worry not; most tours...

Massachusetts HMO Rate Analysis: http://www.state.ma.us/ dhcfp/pages/pdf/hmo_2002.pdf.
December 1, 2002... The Massachusetts HMO Rate Analysis (2002), 72 pages, released December 2002, is available at the above link. It presents information from seven Massachusetts health insurers: Aetna/US HealthCare, CIGNA, Fallon Community Health Plan, Harvard...

Ooops! http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/doe/inadvertent8.html.
December 1, 2002... The just released Eighth Report on Inadvertent Releases of Restricted-Data and Formerly Restricted Dam under Executive Order 12958, available at the above link, show that, for the period covered by the report, 10,568 pages in 166 documents were...