AUSTIN, Texas -- High-performance MDS Advertising is among Austin's top dozen creative ad agencies according to results announced Friday in the Austin Business Journal ranking of the top 25 advertising firms in Austin. MDS has been a creative secret weapon for its clients since 1991 when MDS moved to Austin from Los Angeles.

BOONTON, N.J. -- The top 20 cable operators are ramping up to grab a slice of the lucrative small business phone market, a move that could cost incumbent phone companies more than four billion dollars over the next five years, says a new market research report from Insight Research Corp. Incumbent phone companies are expected to loose more than 1.5 million small business phone lines to cable competitors by the close of 2007.

ORLANDO. Fla. -- Direct Hit Media, llc, headquartered in Florida, has created a unique form of targeted advertising; it delivers one of the best one-to-one marketing venues available - the Cart-Vertising(TM) program. How is it done? Advertisements are placed on golf carts within an established network of premium golf courses throughout the United States.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Imagine: You're walking down Market St. approaching Stockton. Your cell phone beeps and you open it to see the cover of the new CD from your favorite Reggaeton artist, Don Omar. A colorful message from Virgin Records across the street scrolls across the screen: "Serena - Welcome to the neighborhood! Come in and pick up this CD and we'll give you 20% off.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Yesterday, a U.S. District Court judge unsealed a class action lawsuit (case #07cv00188) against Internet domain registrar RegisterFly along with the corporation charged with accreditation and oversight of registrars, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"), among others.

LOVELAND, Colo. -- According to the 2007 Call Center Best Practices Benchmarking Reports from leading contact center research firm Centerserve(R), key findings show that customers are the number-one driver of contact center changes. Featuring 250 companies from 51 countries, the reports show that "improving the customer experience" was listed by call center managers as the top priority for their organizations in the coming 12 to 24 months.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Elephant Ventures, a New York City based Digital Marketing and Strategic Services Company added a new member to its executive team in January - Senior Vice President of Business Development, Jannine Salo. Elephant Ventures is proud to welcome Ms. Salo, a dynamic professional who will help guide the Company's continued growth.

BOONTON, N.J. -- Spending on digital rights management (DRM) software and hardware to protect entertainment, commercial software, and other information will exceed $9 billion dollars over the next five years, says a new market research report from Insight Research Corp. By the close of 2007, total worldwide spending on DRM will reach just over $1 billion, and by 2012 business spending is forecasted to grow to nearly $1.9 billion, according to the new research study.

WAYNE, N.J. -- The Ballantine Corporation today announced the release of a free, email marketing course that provides people with direct mail marketing tips that can be applied to their direct mail campaigns. The company, which has been in business for over 40 years, wanted to give something back to the business community; they decided to gather together their resources and knowledge to create this free email course.

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Yankee Chapter of International Association of Business Communicators (Yankee IABC) today announced its spring line-up. These business events run the spectrum from overall communications strategy and planning to the more specific technical strategies around business communications.