Microsoft and Bank One form three year services partnership
Microsoft Corp and Bank One unveil a three year strategic alliance to develop and promote on line services for consumers and small to mid sized businesses. The 30 million deal centers on the .NET platform MSN network and the MSN Advantage Marketing Program to reach new customers and enhance banking services.
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Microsoft
Bank One
Seattle
Microsoft Corp
Steve Ballmer
Bob Wisse
MSN
Bank
Tom Kelly
Bill Gates
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Cambridge University
England
United Airlines mechanics authorize strike vote
United Airlines mechanics representing 15,000 workers voted 99 percent in favor of a potential strike after two years without a contract. A cooling-off period expires Dec 21, with a presidential emergency board to extend another 60 days if needed.
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Chicago
United Airlines
Frank Larkin
United Mechanics
United
Joe Hopkins
Hopkins
Bush Administration
Presidential Emergency Board
Vivendi Invests in Echostar to Expand US Distribution Reach
Paris based Vivendi Universal will invest 1.5 billion dollars in Echostar Communications, creating five new basic and niche channels on the DISH Network and integrating Vivendi technology. The eight year alliance includes a 10 percent Echostar stake and board membership for Vivendi chief Jean Marie Messier.
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Paris
Vivendi Universal
EchoStar Communications
Vivendi
United States
U.S
Universal Studios
EchoStar
Dish Network
Denver
Littleton
Colo
Hughes Electronics
Jean-Marie Messier
Messier
Holiday sales slide at malls and department stores
Retailers face weak week with mall specialty store sales down 4.6 percent and overall Thanksgiving-to-now declines. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi projects flat December sales as shoppers respond to discounts while warm weather dampens Sam’s Club results. Music video and home goods rise, but jewelry and apparel slide with broad declines across categories. Hanukkah earlier this year shifts gift purchases, while experts adjust forecasts for a softer holiday season.
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International Council of Shopping Centers
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd
Bank
Mike Niemira
TeleCheck Services Inc
Ira Silver
TeleCheck
Hanukkah
Shopping Center Council
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International Council of Shopping Center
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