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Both SugarCRM and Microsoft have undertaken new efforts to boost CRM sales amidst the flagging economy.
SugarCRM yesterday released a new low-cost, on-demand CRM option for less than $10 per user per month and slashed prices on its other two on-demand offerings, just a day after Microsoft offered new financing options for its CRM and ERP product lines.
It's clear that on-demand -- or Software as a Service (SaaS) -- CRM is seeing increased pressure on pricing in the wake of the worldwide recession. Microsoft itself increased the SaaS CRM pricing pressure when it first released its Dynamics Live CRM applications at promotional prices of $39 per user per month for its Professional Edition and $59 per user per month for its Enterprise Edition.
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SugarCRM's new offering is SugarExpress, a step up from its free open source application. It includes SugarCRM's core sales service and marketing features, plug-ins for Microsoft Office and access to SugarCRM support. Additionally, it offers a "Module Builder" to create custom modules and "Cloud Connectors" to integrate with third-party data services like Jigsaw and Hoover's. It sells for an annual subscription of $499 for up to five users, or $799 for up to 10 users. SugarCRM also reduced the price on its Professional Edition from $40 per user per month to $30 and on its Enterprise Edition to $50 per user per month.
SugarCRM also simplified its pricing by offering all customers a subscription model regardless of whether the application is housed on-premise in a company's own data center or by SugarCRM. Customers get access to SugarCRM's OpenCloud and a download key to deploy in-house.
"In a post-crash environment, we said, 'How can we make things easier and simpler?'" Roberts said. "We said, 'Let's merge them into one product.'"
Customers can, for example, do testing and requirements on site and deploy applications on demand or vice versa, Roberts said. Others may use SugarCRM's servers for backup and disaster recovery.
While most companies will be able to strike a deal when purchasing a set of SaaS CRM subscriptions, the new pricing structure should spur interest, and cloud-based deployments are becoming more popular than ever, according to Denis Pombriant, managing principal of Stoughton, Mass.-based Beagle Research.
"If you're a big consumer of on-demand applications, then you're probably going to negotiate a contract with your supplier, and that's going to vary from published list price," he said. "But if you're smaller and the choice is build a data center or pay $50, $60, $70 per month, it's sort of a no-brainer."
Pombriant also welcomed the marriage of open source and cloud computing.
"Having cloud computing penetrate open source is a big deal because it gets everybody involved," he said. "We're in a paradigm shift increasingly away from data center-based applications. We're beginning a transition out of that -- it's too expensive, too labor intensive, too time consuming. What Sugar's doing is pretty smart. They're saying, 'We're leaving the door open. We're providing you with a clear path.'"
Indeed, Roberts acknowledged that many customers still are hesitant about on-demand and may never want to have their data hosted off-site because of regulations or their own concerns about ownership and security. But SugarCRM's evolution has allowed the company to offer both options. There are now 60,000 servers running SugarCRM code, and the company has data centers in Munich, Cupertino and Shanghai.
"As we go into the new year, we have critical mass," Roberts said. "Now we can converge them together. We're doing this mostly because we can."
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Why PETA's Foie Gras Lawsuit May Signal the End of California's Ban
PETA's lawsuit against a small California restaurant comes out of frustration that the state's foie gras ban isn't being enforced. But that's because the ban is unenforceable.
Earlier this week the animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Hot's Kitchen, a popular Hermosa Beach restaurant, for violating the state's consumer protection laws by continuing to sell foie gras after the state's ban on the sale of the product took effect in July.
Hot's, along with other plaintiffs in Canada and New York, sued the state of California in July—seeking repeal of the ban shortly after it went into effect. And Hot's, like a few others, as I noted in July, has given away free foie gras to customers who continue to demand it even after the ban took effect.
PETA views Hot's foie gras giveaway as something else, accusing the restaurant of selling foie gras in violation of the state's ban.
This controversy mirrors the lawful "duck-easy" protests that took place under Chicago's short-lived foie gras ban five years ago, a subject I covered in some detail for Doublethink magazine in 2007. (Note that Chef Didier Durand, who's featured prominently in the article as owner of Cyrano's restaurant in Chicago and a leader of the anti-ban movement in the city, is currently chairman of the board of Keep Food Legal, the nonprofit I lead.)
In its lawsuit, PETA alleges specifically that Hot's Kitchen's "'THE' Burger" is skirting the state ban because Hot's serves it "with a complimentary side of foie gras."
The group also alleges that it knows Hot's is selling the burger—rather than giving it away—both because PETA sent agents to the restaurant who it claims purchased the THE Burger and because the THE Burger costs more than other hamburgers on the Hot's menu.
"I think PETA has a decent argument that the increment in price implies that a sale has been made," says Jeffrey Dermer, a California attorney who is familiar with the ban and foie gras lawsuits in the state and who neither supports the ban nor is representing any of the parties involved.
PETA's argument here is certainly a better one, in my opinion, than its widely (and hilariously) panned suit earlier this year that claimed killer whales should be protected as people under the 13th Amendment.
But while PETA's argument in the Hot's case might pass the laugh test, its price-increment argument appears only to go so far.
After all, Hot's THE Burger is demonstrably different than other Hot's burgers—even apart from the free side of foie gras. Just look at the menu. THE Burger is the only Hot's burger that comes with whole grain mustard. Other burgers come with plain or Dijon mustard. I'd gamble that whole grain mustard is fancier, costlier, and more desirable than other Hot's mustards. Perhaps Hot's even makes that whole grain mustard from scratch while buying the other mustards in prepared form from food-service suppliers.
THE Burger also comes with "balsamic thyme onions." Other less costly burgers come simply with "onion," "red onion," or "grilled onion." As with the whole grain mustard, the inclusion of balsamic thyme onions hints not just at the cost of added ingredients but of added preparation time (another cost) required on the part of the kitchen staff.
For all these added ingredients, time, care, and preparation, PETA reveals in its lawsuit that Hot's charges as little as $1.50 more for its THE Burger than it does for the "next-most expensive hamburgers on its menu." If PETA is correct that Hot's is charging money for its serving of foie gras—rather than giving the foie gras away for free, as the restaurant claims—I challenge anyone to show me any restaurant menu in America that charges so little for a side of foie gras. (Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia, for example, sells a foie gras and truffle oil topping for its burgers for an additional $10.)
PETA may not like or understand the way Hot's chooses to price its food. But in the same way we need not comprehend why everything appears to have added value these days because everything in the world is now collectible, we also need not understand why a business charges what it does for a product it sells. If on the other hand we want to understand, we can consult an economic model. In any case, neither PETA nor California law has or should have anything to say about how much a restaurant charges for a hamburger.
While I expect these and a few other noteworthy particulars will doom PETA's case, this suit will lay bare a larger truth that I and a few others have long argued about California's foie gras ban: It's so vague as to be unenforceable in any manner that comports with constitutional requirements of due process.
After all, why hasn't some governmental unit brought even one enforcement action in the state? Why isn't Hermosa Beach enforcing the foie gras ban against Hot's Kitchen?
In the suit, a copy of which is here, PETA claims it couldn't "persuade" Hermosa Beach police to care—the group says HBPD has "a lot on their plates"—at least not enough to enforce the state ban.
Besides the sheer foolhardiness of the ban, I argue the lack of enforcement is due to the fact the foie gras law doesn't provide a city or any other governmental unit in the state with any clear trigger that would precipitate enforcement under the ban.
Rob Black, the executive director of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, tells me by email that he had not seen a copy of PETA's lawsuit but says "the ban has created a great deal of confusion about what is and is not covered under the law—from down feathers, to duck breasts to what constitutes 'force feeding' under the law."
"I have no idea—and no reasonable way of knowing—how much food any of the ducks [my] products come from consumed during their lifetimes," says Hot's owner Sean Chaney, in a declaration filed in September on behalf of Hot's Kitchen, that explains rather succinctly a central—and, I would argue, fatal—problem with the law. That is, the law impossibly requires sellers in California to know all of the conditions under which birds are raised in other states and countries.
PETA must know this. After all, the group included as an attachment to the lawsuit it filed this week this very declaration from Chaney.
Even the California state office in charge of defending the ban in court—in the lawsuit brought by Hot's and others in July—admits the state isn't paying much attention to how the foie gras ban is working in practice.
Lydia Gledhill, a spokeswoman for California Attorney General Kamala Harris, the state's top lawyer, told Reuters that her office "wasn't formally tracking the law's enforcement."
While I find the foie gras ban to be illegal as currently written, if the California legislature had intended to prohibit restaurants from giving away foie gras, it could have done so and the law would be no more illegal than it currently is. But the legislature did not do that. Likewise, if the legislature had intended to ban the consumption of foie gras—which even PETA acknowledges in its lawsuit is not the purpose of the law—it could have done so. But it did not.
I'm confident that the foolish and unconstitutional foie gras ban that California legislators passed will remain on the books for just a little while longer. No lawsuit in support of the ban—by PETA or anyone else—will change that fact. Instead, this lawsuit, like any others, may just hasten the law's rightful defeat.
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Foie Gras? how gauche.
All the cool chefs serve marrow bone
Why not both?
Well, this *is* CA, so any comment regarding the constitution is pretty much worthless.
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Don't bans cost money to implement? In that case, "No, fuck you. Cut spending."
OT: Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher murders girlfriend and then kills self at Arrowhead Stadium.
He shot himself in the head right in front of coach Romeo Crennel and GM Scott Pioli.
Before turning the gun on himself, Belcher thanked Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli and Romeo Crennel for all they had done for him, police spokesman Darin Snapp said.
I'd have to take that as a mixed message.
"The Panthers have been told to fly to KC for a regular game. "
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I thought the last three paragraphs were kind of inappropriate when it described the Chiefs struggles. I highly doubt a normal, sane person would kill himself, his girlfriend, and orphan his 3 month old kid because he was being paid a lot of money to be a on a bad team.
Yeah, that pissed me off. Sorry, ESPN, but there's a bigger issue here than that the Chiefs are having a shitty season. Some things are, in point of fact, more important than sports.
Gasp! Around here they would surgically remove your Y chromosome for blaspheming that way. And in public too!
If this is in any way linked to concussions, holy fucking shit is that bad PR for the NFL.
I mean, the guy was 25, so I'm more thinking an undiagnosed mental illness, but it says something that you still wonder, whenever an NFL guy does stuff like this, "Was it head trauma?"
Tragic. This story is so depressing. Why the hell can't people sort out their problems non-violently? This stuff makes me angry/sad.
Anyhow, fuck PETA. Fuck California. Fuck Michigan.
Shitty, pointless, terrible things happen. All the time. Best get used to it. I'm not trying to be callous, it's just the way it is.
I know. My brother-in-law killed himself under very similar conditions. This episode just triggered an emotional response.
I live about a mile from Arrowhead Stadium. Shit is crazy.
Wholly mackeral! You were within range if he had missed!
Don't bans cost money to implement?
They pay for themselves. Consider marijuana for instance. The payoff is huge.
Some things are, in point of fact, more important than sports.
If this is true, why do "political analysts" all model themselves after shitty play-by-play announcers?
I will defer to my esteemed colleague Epi for this one.
Because politics is sports for the TEAMs. That's exactly what it is for them. Tribal warfare by proxy, bitches!
Why can't we be like those Canadians and settle their differences via lacrosse?
What are you, a pussy? Curling.
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"The Panthers have been told to fly to KC for a regular game. "
Uh huh.THE SHOW MUST GO ON
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What a weak article--Linnekin's argument is all over the map and lost the whole while. Obviously the restaurant is breaking the law. They charge more for the burger with the side of foie gras because that burger comes with "whole grain mustard?!" The law is unconstitutional because it does not include a rigorous definition of forced feeding?
Maybe Linnekin does not think that laws regarding animal cruelty are a legitimate function of government. If so, let him make that argument.
Yeah, and I'll bet that restaurant owner probably also thinks he should get to decide what to pay his employees rather than the government. How evil is that?
Almost as evil as allowing people to choose their own health insurance in a free, competitive market of insurers.
Spokanite: Linnekin argues that the ban is too vague, which conflicts with due process and enforcement principles. Yes, you cannot have a ban on something without a clear definition of what is being banned. Otherwise no one knows if they're breaking the law. This is a fairly clear enforcement issue.
Linnekin's argument is all over the map and lost the whole while.
Well, when you write a vague, unenforceable, unconstitutional law, it can result in more than one flaw, any one of which renders the law invalid. You seem to think that pointing out some of those many flaws is being "all over the map."
Obviously the restaurant is breaking the law.
Not obvious to me.
regarding animal cruelty are a legitimate function of government.
This, of course, isn't a law about animal cruelty. Its a law about what you are allowed to eat.
Plus, its by no means clear that modern production of foie gras involves cruelty (in the context of the modern food industry, at least).
Each feeding takes only a few seconds and the pressure applied has been studied to be non-injurious to the duck. A funnel is inserted down the duck's esophagus, which deposits food as it is drawn out of the esophagus. Ducks do not have a gag reflex, throat or stomach, and the esophagus serves as a holding area for the feed while it is digested. The duck's esophagus, as with any waterfowl such as the blue heron, which is able to swallow large, live fish, is expandable and pliable. For these reasons, the feeding is not harmful to the animal, as proven by scientific studies.
Based on the current Supreme Court interpretation of the commerce clause, it is unconstitutional. California's foie gras ban has a net effect, in the aggregate, on interstate commerce, therefore unconstitutional.
It isn't a libertarian argument, to be sure, but PETA is filled with progressive fuckers, and I think it is only fair to use their same logic against them.
Right, but you can't simultaneously argue that this law is unconstitutional, because the feds have the right to regulate interstate commerce, and that a federal broccoli ban would be unconstitutional.
politics is sports for the TEAMs.
Speaking of which, as I was flipping through the channels, MSNBC star library-paste-eater Melissa Harris Perry was doing the intro to her show, and made it plainly obvious in the forty five seconds I watched that the whole thing was going to be about how the entire "fiscal cliff" debate should be based on We Won, Suckahs!
She was explicitly basing the show on The Godfather "offer they can't refuse" meme.
Circling the drain, we are.
Browsing the HuffPo article on the murder-suicide I saw no less than 4 comments complaining about cuts to state mental health programs. Yeah, because clearly if those evil austerity Republicans hadn't have cut mental health programs this highly-paid athlete would have gotten the health care he needed and this wouldn't have happened. Fuckin' morons.
They're pinkos. I'd be surprised if they didn't trail off into some other gem of progressive dumbfuckery in a completely illogical way.
And the guns, yup, they aren't forgetting that a gun was involved.
Hoplophobic, submissive prohibitionist assholes tend to be on the lookout for weapons to bitch about.
That gun killed him. We should charge it with murder in the first degree.
Yeah, an online comment on one of our local news sites was something like "So, how's that second amendment working out?" What. The. Fuck?
The amazing thing is that this guy most likely supported Obama and everything he is attempting to do including taking away gun ownership. This is because OTHER people shouldn't be allowed to own a firearm.
The Second Amendment would have worked out just fine if his girlfriend had chosen to exercise her right to keep and bear arms.
And the guns, yup
They must be really confused by that love triangle or whatever it was in Wyoming. Apparently, the guy managed to murder two other people and then off himself without a gun.
It's clear that bow control is needed.
The story I read on it all but called it an "assault bow".
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Haven't heard of foie gras before this article. Now i'm tempted to try some.
It's not that great. The only reason I'd buy it is to piss off those PETA assholes.
Almost the same reason that I now go to Chik-Fil-A every now and then.
Foie gras prepared from the fat little livers of PETA members is rumored to be exceptionally delicate and delicious.
I don't know how I feel about this. I hate PETA and their idiotic ideas of how we should solve issues, but I have to side with the idea behind the ban. Many people don't know how foie gras is made.
Basically, they gavage the duck full of corn (which they don't eat naturally 'nor like) until it's fat. Then they slaughter. For those whom don't know what gavaging is, it's when they forcefully shove unwanted food down their throat, which I'm sure is really fun.
I'm one to accept that animals are to be eaten by, which unfortunately includes slaughtering; however, I don't accept that the animals should be treated inhumanly either. Veal's another delicacy people gobble up that is inhumane as well. It's basically a baby cow thrown in a extremely small cage with a blanket thrown on top for a few years to stunt grow and keep it pale, then slaughtered.
It simply stuns me how we can be a caring humane society when we perform such acts on living creatures. If you're going to slaughter them, at least let them live without suffering.
It simply stuns me how we can be a caring humane society when we perform such acts on living creatures. If you're going to slaughter them, at least let them live without suffering.
You make the mistake of thinking that libertarians are capable of empathizing with others. They aren't. Their ideology is applied autism. They worship Mammon and the Self.
"You make the mistake of thinking that libertarians are capable of empathizing with others. They aren't. Their ideology is applied autism. They worship Mammon and the Self."
Where is your proof of this. If you cannot show specific examples then you are simply spewing unfounded bias.
Where is your proof of this. If you cannot show specific examples then you are simply spewing unfounded bias.
Look at any number of comments on this site in which the idea of labor making a living wage is enough to throw lolberts into a screaming fit.
Because nothing says "I empathize with others" like forcing them to do what you think they should do, regardless.
Ever see the footage of Orcas "playing" with a seal before they kill it? Or, watch your cat w/ a chipmunk or bird? We're still just animals even though we like to pretend we're different. I agree w/ you, it's inhumane...so I don't consume it. No need to ban, just live your life.
I agree w/ you, it's inhumane...so I don't consume it. No need to ban, just live your life.
I wonder how the ducks feel about just "living your life."
It's a duck, when it can vocalize those feelings we'll talk. Look I get the whole humane arguement I really do. As a hunter I'm constantly reminding the younger hunters about ethical shot selection and humane killing.
The problem you have is that there is obviously a market for this, and for veal, and for shark fin soup, ivory, whale meat, dog, horse meat, tiger penis...etc. But your right, the government will fix it and make it all better!
Unconstitutional? Tenth Amendment, you blithering dolt. You might disagree with the law, but that doesn't make it unconstitutional.
Sometimes you jsut have to roll with it dude.
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I live in California and didn't know about this ban that was signed into law by Arnold Schwarzenegger over eight years ago.
This seems to be another case where a very small percentage of the population convinces liberal elected politicians to enact legislation to limit the majority. The majority doesn't think that such a ban doesn't apply to them but what happens when they move from the foie gras in the burger to the beef in the burger.
I highly doubt a normal, sane person would kill himself.
I agree that PETA is wasting money and energy in legal actions. I'd recommend direct action if they want to eliminate these practices. A short, sharp shock. A masked mob laying waste to a foie gras restaurant should send a strong message. Stronger at any rate than years in court arguing over obscure technicalities.
I certainly understand your position that foie gras should not be banned, but this is no different than a side of fries - both are being sold. Businesses sell goods and services; restaurants sell food.
This business is selling foie gras.
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I still have every Ninja Turtle from when I was a kid, I once took a 16 hour bus ride to Pittsburgh just to try out for College Jeopardy, I can speak five languages, I one day plan to run for political office, & I have 150 Playstation games – four of these five are true, can you guess which ones? (I'll give you a hint: I don't even own a Playstation). Let me start by saying I travel between DC & NYC frequently, so if you're up in NYC it wouldn't be too hard for us to get together. Anyhow, I graduated from Syracuse in 2005 & now work in politics. I've worked all over the country on different campaigns (13 cities in 6 years), however I'm glad to be in one spot for a little while. Inadvertently, I have only ever worked for female candidates and elected officials, but now have an even deeper respect for everything a woman can do. In the last few years, I've decided I'm tired of over thinking things & I'm just going to experience life a lot more. Two years ago, I took a 10 day trip to Italy, Croatia, & Greece and got on the plane only one week after thinking about going on vacation. Last year, I traveled to Peru with just 6 days advance notice. I wonder what's on the docket for this year... How about some other random info? I like: Hanging out with friends & family, traveling, learning about new cultures & languages, the Yankees, the Syracuse Orange, movies & TV, good music, funny people, making people laugh, political & entertainment news, snow, sun, newspapers, my DVR, speeding, New York pizza & bagels, a glass of wine, a cold beer, & smart, opinionated women who look naturally beautiful. I dislike: Speeding tickets (I speed a lot), the taste of orange juice right after brushing my teeth, people who argue with no point, & the smell of those nasty sausage dogs sold on the streets of New York & Hollywood after the bars close (you never see those guys during the day, just regular hot dog vendors). Oh, and all the Ninja Turtles are boxed away in the basement so no worries, my room isn't covered in action figures. Remember how I said I like smart women earlier?


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More Support for Linux—ObjectShare Announces VisualWorks 3.0
United States, January 11, 1999ObjectShare, Inc. (NASDAQ:OBJS) the premier provider of component solutions for internet computing, today announced that the VisualWorks software development tools will join the growing market for the Linux operating system. VisualWorks for Linux provides programmers with the first complete and robust toolset for the creation of internet applications that are dynamic, portable and powerful. VisualWorks has been available as a non-commercial product on the Linux platform since September of 1998.
"We are excited to provide VisualWorks to the Linux market," said James Smith, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at ObjectShare. "We have seen tremendous interest in our non-commercial product and a huge demand that this product be made available for commercial use. We feel this presents a great opportunity for us to capture a key position in the fastest growing operating system market and that VisualWorks will provide Linux with the necessary tools to create robust network software applications."
According to a recent study from International Data Corporation, market share for Linux rose from 6.8 percent to an estimated 17.2 percent of server operating system shipments. Utilizing VisualWorks, Linux developers can develop and instantly deploy their applications to any of eleven supported platforms. "We are elated with the release of VisualWorks to the Linux community," said Travis Griggs, technical lead with Key Technology.
"We took the new version of our main product line's software written in VisualWorks for NT and ported it to a Linux box in less than 10 minutes. This system comprises 500+ classes, and includes a highly customized user interface built especially for touch screen systems. The system ran without a hitch. From Win32 to X-Windows, in a matter of minutes and it ran even faster!"
"Linux as a viable option for the enterprise is quickly gaining momentum," said Bob Young, CEO, Red Hat, Inc. "The availability of robust, enterprise development tools for Linux, such as VisualWorks, gives developers proven tools to build mission critical Linux applications. We are seeing a real surge in demand for just these types of tools."
Linux is a freely distributable, cooperatively-developed POSIX-based, multi-user, multi-tasking operating system used worldwide. Linux is used as a high value, fully-functional UNIX? implementation for applications ranging from Internet Servers to reliable workgroup computing. ObjectShare will premier VisualWorks 3.0 for Linux at the first annual Linux World Conference and Exposition, March 1-4, 1999, in San Jose, California. For more information about the conference please go to www.linuxworldexpo.com. ObjectShare will be in exhibit spaces 2027 and 2029.
Pricing and availability
VisualWorks 3.0 for Linux will be available in a commercial edition in the first quarter of 1999, supporting Red Hat Linux 5.x on the Intel processors. Special introductory pricing of $495 will be offered for a limited time for development licenses on Linux. Deployment licenses for the Linux version will also be available from ObjectShare.
About VisualWorks
VisualWorks is a powerful object-oriented application development environment for building state-of-the-art internet computing applications that are completely portable across Windows, Macintosh and most UNIX platforms. VisualWorks developers benefit from an integrated development environment, that includes a powerful suite of development tools, such as the ObjectLens for bridging between relational databases and objects, the GUI interface painter and the proven ANSI compliant VisualWorks Smalltalk language. VisualWorks applications are easy to maintain enable rapid development and allow dynamic response to changes in your business. VisualWorks Non-Commercial is available as a free download from ObjectShare's web site. The VisualWorks product suite includes add-ons enabling deployment to the Web, development of distributed applications, interfaces to legacy code, creation and access of COM components and flexible access to relational databases.
About ObjectShare, Inc.
Founded in 1983, ObjectShare, Inc. (NASDAQ: OBJS) is the premier provider of object-oriented component solutions for internet computing. With complete support for industry standards using Java or Smalltalk, the company offers development environments, frameworks, along with consulting, education and support services worldwide. Headquartered in Irvine, California, the company also maintains offices in Sunnyvale, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. For more information about ObjectShare, please call 1-800-759-7272 or 949-833-1122 or visit http://www.objectshare.com
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Calle 63 #517 por 66-A y 68. Col Centro., Merida, Yucatan. Mexico.Hostal Casa Nico is the perfect place to meet other travelers worldwide. Located close to a number of historic sites including; House of Montejo Merida Museum of Anthropology Monumento � la Patria (1956) Palacio de Gobierno (1892) Catedral de San Ildefonso (1598), first in the continental Americas. Barrio y Capilla de Santa Luc�a (1575) Please note: Check in time. 15.00pm Check out time. 12.00 pm Cancellation policy is 2 day before arrival We accept only cash on arrival...
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C 55 # 512 x 64 y 62 CentroHello travelling friend: In these new times, knowing other parts of the world can be very important for many people and when perceivethe nesesity of this, we worked hard to offero the best place to lodge and service that an hostel can give. Welcome to Santa Lucia Hostel which has characteristics of a hostel but looks like a hotel!! only Santa Lucia Hostel offers comfort, beautiful outer spaces, great location, excellent service, air conditioning at night and good prices in one hostel....
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Calle 51 # 488 por 54 y 56 centro, cp 97000 MerodaOnce a colonial house, Hotel Del Peregrino has been completely remodeled in the traditional Yucatan style, featuring high ceilings and restored mosaic tiles. All of our lovely rooms come with mini-split air conditioning, ceiling fan, 21� cable television, free WIFI, security box, off-site swimming pool, guest computer, relaxing four person Jacuzzi located on our beautiful terrace and much more. Centrally located in the historic district of Merida, Mexico, this colonial hotel is near a...
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Montejo No. 1 X 49 Centro*American Breakfast included! *Kids are not Allowed. Located in the heart of Merida, Yucatan (which is also known popularly as �the White City�), Casa San Angel is a magnificent historic hotel and previous home of the illustrious scientist
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SmartFolio portfolio optimization software
by CI Staff
Product Update: SmartFolio
Developing and maintaining a properly diversified portfolio is essential but not easy to do. SmartFolio, a portfolio optimization tool, offers tips on finding an asset allocation mix that suits your investment goals. It details the market's return history, forecasts future returns, and analyzes the risk of your investment portfolio based on volatility, value-at-risk and the probability of a shortfall.
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The program offers a video tutorial which we highly recommend viewing—it's short and helps you get a better feel for the program. The tutorial was made using Excel 2007, so you may have to adjust to a slightly different layout or search a bit for some of the buttons if you are using an older version of Excel. We used Excel 2002 and had minimal issues finding the correct buttons and tools.
When using SmartFolio, the first step is to create a new Smartbook, add your securities, and download current and historical price data so you can create a portfolio. One portfolio can be created per Smartbook, but you can create numerous Smartbooks. After you have created your portfolio, you will see a Summary Table that includes statistical information for the portfolio under various scenarios. Statistics include return, risk and performance measures.
The program performs analyses based on two models. The first is called the Analytical Model and it performs an analysis of your portfolio under the assumptions of the random walk theory. The second model, the Historical Model, runs an analysis of the portfolio using available historical data. The results are listed in the summary table.
The portfolio optimization tools will give you suggestions for the best asset allocations based on various inputs. You can decide what time interval to use (you can use all available data or specify a date range) and choose an estimation method. The default setting is "maximum-likelihood," which estimates expected returns and covariance. If you want to use the other methods, you should refer to the Help section for a more detailed analysis of the mathematical models and theory behind each method.
Next, run the simulation. You can choose to use either the Analytical or Historical models mentioned above. The outcome of the analysis will depend on objective factors like budget and trading constraints, and also subjective factors like risk averseness and investment goals. You can also opt to use worst-case scenarios for estimated data points and set any trading constraints such as no short sales and minimum and maximum weights in certain asset groups.
You can also create a graph of the efficient frontier—a line from a risk-reward graph that is comprised of optimal portfolios. The optimal portfolios plotted along the curve have the highest potential returns possible for the given amount of risk. You can also analyze the probability of falling short of your goal based on your investment horizon and your target excess growth rate over the risk-free rate.
SmartFolio is a sophisticated program with a lot of flexibility and power. It is not essential that you be a mathematician to understand the outputs, but it would be wise to read the help manual and watch the tutorial in order to get the most use of it.
System Requirements: Windows XP and Excel 2003/XP/2000/2007; Internet connection.
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Craftsman details invite you to approach the porch covered front door. The two-story foyer provides a view from the front door to the family room's two-story fireplace wall. The expansive kitchen area features a command center, perfect for a family computer. A coffered ceiling in the family room helps warm the volume area. A sweeping staircase open to this area takes you to the second floor overlook of both foyer and family room.
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13406 E. Philadelphia St. Whittier, CA 90608
Click here for a downloadable Campus Map. Commencement will be taking place in Whittier College's Memorial Stadium.
General parking on campus is limited, with many of the lots a considerable distance from the stadium; carpooling is strongly recommended. Please make note that parking will not be available in the Athletic Center or Memorial Stadium lots to the general public, reserved for handicap and VIP parking. Our Campus Safety officers will be directing guests and traffic before, during and after the ceremony.
Shuttle service to the ceremony will be available from the Mendenhall parking lot at the corner of Philadelphia Street and Painter Avenue and from the Science Building parking lot at the corner of Earlham Drive and Guilford Way. Return shuttles will be available after the ceremony.
Due to space limitations, motor homes and limousines will not be allowed to park on campus.
Click here for information about disability parking and accomodations.
Below are four local-area hotels recommended by Whittier College. Please note that price listings are not confirmed, but rather reflect average nightly rates. During major Whittier College events such as Commencement, special discounted rates* may be arranged, available on a first-come, first-served basis. When reserving accommodations mention "Whittier College Commencement" to receive these rates:
*Please note that AAA, Senior, and Internet rates may be lower than those listed.
1311 Sycamore Dr., Norwalk, CA 90650
This hotel is approximately six miles from campus.
7320 Greenleaf Ave., Whittier, CA 90602
This hotel is located in Uptown Whittier, less than one mile from campus.
14125 E. Whittier Blvd., Whittier, CA 90605
This hotel is approximately two miles from campus.
14299 Firestone Blvd., La Mirada, CA 90638
This hotel is approximately seven miles from campus. Complimentary Shuttle Service to and from campus is available upon request.
You have a number of choices when flying into Southern California. While there are a number of smaller airports, most people use the following airports because of the wide range of international airlines and most U.S. domestic carriers: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Burbank (BUR), Long Beach (LGB), and Ontario (ONT). Airport (LAX), Burbank (BUR), Long Beach (LGB), and Ontario (ONT). See below for directions to Whittier College from local airports.
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HUNTINGTON - One of the major differences between Wiffle Ball and baseball is that the Wiffle Ball itself, which is made of hollow plastic with holes perforating the surface, can catch wind easily, sending it flying in unpredictable directions.
That's part of the fun for the couple dozen men and one woman involved in Huntington's Wiffle Ball League. Six teams - The Pink Penguins, Terrorhawks, Holy Balls, Beaver Fever, Welfare Warriors and Maroon - make up the only league left in the state after ones in Wheeling, Flatwoods and Hurricane disbanded.
Josh Smith of South Charleston was the league commissioner in Hurricane but let it fade out after 10 years. The sport was often compromised because there were only two fields available, and they were often overtaken by softball, T-ball or other sports.
"Wiffle Ball isn't very popular in West Virginia. It's mainly a New England and Midwest sport, where the populations are heavier," Smith said. "It was invented in 1953 in Connecticut - so it tended to stay around there for the most part - in suburban areas. Not in very rural or urban areas. So it's very difficult to get it here because in this state - you have Charleston and Huntington, but it's not somewhere like Philadelphia. But it's a good middle."
Huntington, he said, has more interest and resources to maintain a Wiffle Ball league. That influenced his decision to start up the league just last year.
"There's not enough people in Hurricane for this to work. Most of my friends were down here. There are lots of people here, and it's one of the biggest metros in the state," said Smith, 26. "My friend and co-commissioner Greg Sowards showed me this park, and I said this was perfect."
The league plays at St. Cloud Commons community park in Huntington. Two games are played simultaneously three times each Tuesday evening: 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Adults from ages 18 to 62 swing shiny, yellow bats and round the bases for 12 weeks during the summer.
Smith said each team captain helps guide a team of about three to five people total. Smith and Sowards each contributed about $200 to get the league started, and each person contributes $25 to go toward the balls, bats, rope, fencing, Web address - huntingtonwiffle.blogspot.com - and tripods for the cameras.
"When we first started last year, I knew everybody in some way or another," Smith said. "But now, there are probably half I didn't know before they joined the league ... We put up some fliers and word of mouth, and I started getting emails."
Their reasons for joining vary.
Smith has played baseball for eight years when he was a kid. When he was 13 years old and a shortstop, he was practicing with his brother. Another player tried to steal second base, and the ball was thrown a little too high.
"I looked up, saw the sun, and got hit in the face. Lost about a pint of blood," Smith said. "Something I took for granted was not being afraid of the ball. I couldn't shake it. I played for two more years and rode the bench because I kept having some sort of flashback to getting hit in the face."
Wiffle Ball allows Smith to still enjoy the sport without the trauma he experienced previously.
"I've been hit in the face a lot, and it doesn't hurt," he said laughing.
Other team members simply like the thrill of a sport that harkens back to their younger days - but with less risk for injury on worn bones.
Another guy runs a Huntington kickball league and loves "off the wall sports," Smith said.


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Louis Vuitton
Type | Division of holding company (LVMH) |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1854 |
Founder(s) | Louis Vuitton |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Key people | Yves Carcelle[1] (Chairman & CEO) Kim Jones (lead designer of menswear) |
Products | Luxury goods |
Revenue | €3.2 billion (2012)[2] |
Parent | LVMH |
Website | louisvuitton.com |
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Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton (/ˈluːiː vwiːˈtɒn/; French: [lwi vɥiˈtɔ̃]), or shortened to LV, is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, sunglasses, and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses; it sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end department stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website.[3][4] For six consecutive years (2006–2012) Louis Vuitton has been named the world's most valuable luxury brand. Its 2012 valuation was 25.9 billion USD.[5]
Founding to World War II[edit]
The Louis Vuitton label was founded by Vuitton in 1854 on Rue Neuve des Capucines in Paris, France.[6] Louis Vuitton had observed that the HJ Cave Osilite[7] trunk could be easily stacked and in 1858, Vuitton introduced his flat-bottom trunks with trianon canvas, making them lightweight and airtight.[6] Before the introduction of Vuitton's trunks, rounded-top trunks were used, generally to promote water run off, and thus could not be stacked. It was Vuitton's gray Trianon canvas flat trunk that allowed the ability to stack with ease for voyages. Many other luggagemakers imitated LV's style and design.[4]
In 1857, the company participated in the universal exhibition in Paris.[6] To protect against the duplication of his look, Vuitton changed the Trianon design to a beige and brown stripes design in 1876.[4] By 1885, the company opened its first store in London on Oxford Street.[6] Soon thereafter, due to the continuing imitation of his look, in 1888, Vuitton created the Damier Canvas pattern, which bore a logo that reads "marque L. Vuitton déposée", which translates into "L. Vuitton registered trademark". In 1892, Louis Vuitton died, and the company's management passed to his son.[4][6]
After the death of his father, Georges Vuitton began a campaign to build the company into a worldwide corporation, exhibiting the company's products at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. In 1896, the company launched the signature Monogram Canvas and made the worldwide patents on it.[4][6] Its graphic symbols, including quatrefoils and flowers (as well as the LV monogram), were based on the trend of using Japanese and Oriental designs in the late Victorian era. The patents later proved to be successful in stopping counterfeiting. In this same year, Georges traveled to the United States, where he toured cities such as New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago, selling Vuitton products. In 1901, the Louis Vuitton Company introduced the Steamer Bag, a smaller piece of luggage designed to be kept inside Vuitton luggage trunks.
By 1913, the Louis Vuitton Building opened on the Champs-Elysees. It was the largest travel-goods store in the world at the time. Stores also opened in New York, Bombay, Washington, London, Alexandria, and Buenos Aires as World War I began. Afterwards, in 1930, the Keepall bag was introduced. During 1932, LV introduced the Noé bag. This bag was originally made for champagne vintners to transport bottles. Soon thereafter, the Louis Vuitton Speedy bag was introduced (both are still manufactured today).[6] In 1936 Georges Vuitton died, and his son, Gaston-Louis Vuitton, assumed control of the company.[6]
During World War II, Louis Vuitton collaborated with the Nazis during the German occupation of France. The French book Louis Vuitton, A French Saga, authored by French journalist Stephanie Bonvicini and published by Paris-based Editions Fayard[8] tells how members of the Vuitton family actively aided the puppet government led by Marshal Philippe Pétain and increased their wealth from their business affairs with the Germans. The family set up a factory dedicated to producing artifacts glorifying Pétain, including more than 2,500 busts.
Caroline Babulle, a spokeswoman for the publisher, Fayard, said: "They have not contested anything in the book, but they are trying to bury it by pretending it doesn't exist."[9] Responding to the book's release in 2004, a spokesman for LVMH said: "This is ancient history. The book covers a period when it was family-run and long before it became part of LVMH. We are diverse, tolerant and all the things a modern company should be."[9] An LVMH spokesman told the satirical magazine Le Canard Enchainé: "We don't deny the facts, but regrettably the author has exaggerated the Vichy episode. We haven't put any pressure on anyone. If the journalists want to censor themselves, then that suits us fine." That publication was the only French periodical to mention the book, LVMH is the country's biggest advertiser in the press.[9]
1945 through 2000[edit]
During this period, Louis Vuitton began to incorporate leather into most of its products, which ranged from small purses and wallets to larger pieces of luggage. In order to broaden its line, the company revamped its signature Monogram Canvas in 1959[6] to make it more supple, allowing it to be used for purses, bags, and wallets. It is believed that in the 1920s, counterfeiting returned as a greater issue to continue on into the 21st century.[4] In 1966, the Papillon was launched (a cylindrical bag that is still popular today). By 1977 with annual revenue up to 70 million Francs ($14.27 million US$).[10] A year later, the label opened its first stores in Japan: in Tokyo and Osaka. In 1983, the company joined with America's Cup to form the Louis Vuitton Cup, a preliminary competition (known as an eliminatory regatta) for the yacht race. Louis Vuitton later expanded its presence in Asia with the opening of a store in Taipei, Taiwan in 1983 and Seoul, South Korea in 1984. In the following year, 1985, the Epi leather line was introduced.[6]
1987 saw the creation of LVMH.[6] Moët et Chandon and Hennessy, leading manufacturers of champagne and cognac, merged respectively with Louis Vuitton to form the luxury goods conglomerate. Profits for 1988 were reported to have been up by 49% more than in 1987. By 1989, Louis Vuitton came to operate 130 stores worldwide.[6] Entering the 1990s, Yves Carcelle was named president of LV, and in 1992, his brand opened its first Chinese location at the Palace Hotel in Beijing. Further products became introduced such as the Taiga leather line in 1993, and the literature collection of Voyager Avec... in 1994. In 1996, the celebration of the Centennial of the Monogram Canvas was held in seven cities worldwide.[6]
In 1997, Louis Vuitton made Marc Jacobs its Artistic Director.[11] In March of the following year, he designed and introduced the company's first "prêt-à-porter" line of clothing for men and women. Also in this year products introduced included the Monogram Vernis line, the LV scrapbooks, and the Louis Vuitton City Guide.[6]
The last events in the 20th century were the release of the mini monogram line in 1999, the opening of the first store in Africa in Marrakech, Morocco in 2000, and finally the auction at the International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, where the vanity case "amfAR" designed by Sharon Stone was sold with the proceeds going to The Foundation for AIDS Research (also in 2000).[6]
2001 to 2011[edit]
By 2001, Stephen Sprouse, in collaboration with Marc Jacobs, designed a limited-edition line of Vuitton bags[6] that featured graffiti written over the monogram pattern. The graffiti read Louis Vuitton and, on certain bags, the name of the bag (such as Keepall and Speedy). Certain pieces, which featured the graffiti without the Monogram Canvas background, were only available on Louis Vuitton's V.I.P. customer list. Jacobs also created the charm bracelet, the first ever piece of jewelry from LV, within the same year.[6]
In 2002, the Tambour watch collection was introduced.[6] During this year, the LV building in Tokyo's Ginza district was opened, and the brand collaborated with Bob Wilson[disambiguation needed] for its Christmas windows sceneography. In 2003, Takashi Murakami,[6] in collaboration with Marc Jacobs, masterminded the new Monogram Multicolore canvas range of handbags and accessories. This range included the monograms of the standard Monogram Canvas, but in 33 different colors on either a white or black background. (The classic canvas features gold monograms on a brown background.) Murakami also created the Cherry Blossom pattern, in which smiling cartoon faces in the middle of pink and yellow flowers were sporadically placed atop the Monogram Canvas. This pattern appeared on a limited number of pieces. The production of this limited-edition run was discontinued in June 2003. Within 2003, the stores in Moscow, Russia and in New Delhi, India were opened, the Utah and Suhali leather lines were released, and the 20th anniversary of the LV Cup was held.[6]
In 2004, Louis Vuitton celebrated its 150th anniversary. The brand also inaugurated stores in New York City (on Fifth Avenue), São Paulo, Mexico City, Cancun and Johannesburg. It also opened its first global store in Shanghai. By 2005, Louis Vuitton reopened its Champs-Élysées store in Paris designed by the American Architect Eric Carlson (reputed to be the largest and most successful LV store in the world), and released the Speedy watch collection. In 2006, LV held the inauguration of the Espace Louis Vuitton on its 7th floor.[6] In 2008, Louis Vuitton released the Damier Graphite canvas. The canvas features the classic Damier pattern but in black and grey, giving it a masculine look and urban feel.
In 2010, Louis Vuitton opened what it described as their most luxurious store in London.[12]
In early 2011, Louis Vuitton hired Kim Jones as its "Men Ready-to-wear Studio and Style Director". Essentially, he became the lead designer of menswear while working under the company-wide artistic directorship of Marc Jacobs.[13]
On 17 September 2011, Louis Vuitton opened its very first Island Maison (island mansion) in Singapore, the first 'maison' to be opened in South-east Asia.
2012 to present[edit]
As of September 2013[update], the company hired Darren Spaziani to lead its accessory collection.[14]
On November 4, 2013, the company confirmed that Nicolas Ghesquière had been hired to replace Marc Jacobs as artistic director of women's collections. Ghesquière's first line for the company will be shown in Paris in March 2014.[15]
The Louis Vuitton brand and the famous LV monogram are among the world's most valuable brands.[16] According to a Millward Brown 2010 study, Louis Vuitton is the world's 29th most valuable brand, right after Gillette and before Wells Fargo. The brand itself is estimated to be worth over USD $19 billion.[17] For the sixth consecutive year, Louis Vuitton still at number one of ten most powerful brand published by the Millward Brown Optimor's 2011 BrandZ study with value of $24.3 billion. It was more than double value from the second rank.[18]
Louis Vuitton is one of the most counterfeited brands in the fashion world due to its image as a status symbol.[16] Ironically, the signature Monogram Canvas was created to prevent counterfeiting.[19] In 2004, Louis Vuitton fakes accounted for 18% of counterfeit accessories seized in the European Union.[20]
The company takes counterfeiting seriously, and employs a team of lawyers and special investigation agencies, actively pursuing offenders through the courts worldwide, and allocating about half of its budget of communications to counteract counterfeiting of its goods.[4] LVMH (Vuitton's parent company) further confirmed this by stating: "Some 60 people at various levels of responsibility working full-time on anti-counterfeiting in collaboration with a wide network of outside investigators and a team of lawyers."[21] In a further effort, the company closely controls the distribution of its products.[4] Until the 1980s, Vuitton products were widely sold in department stores (e.g., Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue). Today, Vuitton products are primarily available at authentic Louis Vuitton boutiques,[4] with a small number of exceptions. These boutiques are commonly found in upscale shopping districts or inside luxury department stores. The boutiques within department stores operate independently from the department and have their own LV managers and employees. LV has recently launched an online store, through its main website, as an authorized channel to market its products.[22]
Since the 19th century, manufacture of Louis Vuitton goods have not changed: Luggage is still made by hand.[4] Contemporary Fashion gives a preview of the creation of the LV trunks: "The craftsmen line up the leather and canvas, tapping in the tiny nails one by one and securing the five-letter solid pick-proof brass locks with an individual handmade key, designed to allow the traveler to have only one key for all of his or her luggage. The wooden frames of each trunk are made of 30-year-old poplar that has been allowed to dry for at least four years. Each trunk has a serial number and can take up to 60 hours to make, and a suitcase as many as 15 hours."[4]
Iconic bags of Louis Vuitton include the Speedy bag and Neverfull bags. Each season Louis Vuitton produces rare, limited edition bags that are generally only available by reservation through larger Louis Vuitton stores.
Many of the company's products utilize the signature brown Damier and Monogram Canvas materials, both of which were first used in the late 19th century. All of the company's products exhibit the eponymous LV initials. The company markets its product through its own stores located throughout the world, which allows it to control product quality and pricing. It also allows LV to prevent counterfeit products entering its distribution channels. In addition, the company distributes its products through the company's own website, LouisVuitton.com.[4]
Louis Vuitton opened its first airport store at Seoul Incheon International airport towards the end of 2011.[23]
Advertising campaigns[edit]
The Louis Vuitton company carefully cultivates a celebrity following and has used famous models, musicians, and actors such as Keith Richards, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Sean Connery, Hayden Christensen and most recently Angelina Jolie in its marketing campaigns. Breaking from their usual traditions of employing supermodels and celebrities to advertise their products, on 2 August 2007, the company announced that the former USSR leader Mikhail Gorbachev[22] would appear in an ad campaign along with Steffi Graf, Selena Gomez, and Catherine Deneuve. Many rappers, most notably Kanye West, Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa have mentioned the company in certain songs.
The company commonly uses print ads in magazines and billboards in cosmopolitan cities. Louis Vuitton Posters by Razzia (artist) were popular in the 1980s. It previously relied on selected press for its advertising campaigns (frequently involving prestigious stars like Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Gisele Bündchen and Catherine Deneuve) shot by Annie Leibovitz. However, Antoine Arnault, director of the communication department, has recently decided to enter the world of television and cinema: The commercial (90 seconds) is exploring the theme "Where will life take you?" and is translated into 13 different languages. This is the first Vuitton commercial ad ever and was directed by renowned French ad director Bruno Aveillan.[24]
Controversy and disputes[edit]
Britney Spears video[edit]
On 19 November 2007 Louis Vuitton, in further efforts to prevent counterfeiting, successfully sued Britney Spears for violating counterfeiting laws. A part of the music video for the song "Do Somethin'" shows fingers tapping on the dashboard of a hot pink Hummer with what looks like Louis Vuitton's "Cherry Blossom" design bearing the LV logo. Britney Spears herself was not found liable, but a civil court in Paris ordered Sony BMG and MTV Online to stop showing the video. They were also fined €80,000 to each group. An anonymous spokesperson for LVMH stated that the video constituted an "attack" on Louis Vuitton's brands and its luxury image.[25]
Special Collaborations[edit]
Louis Vuitton has had many collaborations with prominent artists and designers. Takashi Murakami created special edition collections, such as the Monogramouflage Collection, which debuted in 2008, and a previous collection, released in 2002, which featured some of his artwork. The creations were "painted" over the traditional monogram canvas, which brought a radical new twist to the timeless design. Marc Jacobs also commemorated a previous collaboration, designed by Steven Sprouse. This collection, originally released in 2001, featured bold print that looked like graffiti, over the traditional canvas. It came in dark green, peach, and white. The recreation of the collab used the same idea, but gave it a new twist using bold colors, like hot pink, neon green, and orange, that also glow in the dark. This recreated version of the graffiti collection was finally released in 2009 to much fanfare. Most recently, Jacobs teamed up with Yayoi Kusama, a respected Japanese artist (who sold one of her paintings for 5.1 Million Dollars (A record for a woman)) to created the "Infitinetly Kusama" Collection, which features bold colors of dots over the vernis leather or the monogram canvas. These pieces come in black with white dots, red with white dots, and yellow with black dots. It was released July 2012.
Simple Living[edit]
On 13 February 2007, Louis Vuitton sent a Cease and desist order to Danish art student Nadia Plesner for using an image of a bag that allegedly infringed Louis Vuitton's intellectual property rights. Plesner had created a satirical illustration, "Simple Living", depicting a malnourished child holding a designer dog and a designer bag, and used it on T-shirts and posters to raise funds for the charity "Divest for Darfur".[26] On 25 March the court ruled in favour of LV that the image was a clear infringement of copyright.[27] Despite the ruling, Plesner continued to use the image, arguing artistic freedom, and posted copies of the Cease and desist order on her website. On 15 April 2008, Louis Vuitton notified Plesner of the lawsuit being brought against her. Louis Vuitton demanded $7,500 (5,000 Euro) for each day Plesner continues to sell the "Simple Living" products, $7,500 for each day the original Cease and desist letter is published on her website and $7,500 a day for using the name "Louis Vuitton" on her website, plus legal and enforcement costs.[28]
An LVMH spokeswoman interviewed by New York Magazine said that Louis Vuitton were forced to take legal action when Plesner did not respond to their original request to remove the contested image, nor to the subsequent Cease and desist order.[27] In October 2008, Louis Vuitton declared that the company had dropped its lawsuit[29] but have since reopened it along with a new €205,000 claim due to a painting by the same artist.[30] In May 2011, the court in The Hague found in favour of Plesner's right to freedom of expression.[31]
Craftsmen advertisements[edit]
In May 2010, the British Advertising Standards Authority banned two of the company's advertising spots, depicting craftsmen at work on its products, for being in breach of its 'Truthfulness clause'. The ASA said that the evidence supplied by Louis Vuitton fell short of what was needed to prove the products were made by hand. The ASA said that the two adverts would lead consumers to interpret that Louis Vuitton bags and wallets were almost entirely hand-crafted, when they were predominantly created by machine.[32]
The ASA stated: 'We noted that we had not seen documentation that detailed the entire production process for Louis Vuitton products or that showed the proportion of their manufacture that was carried out by hand or by machine. Vuitton denied that their production was automated, arguing that over 100 stages were involved in the making of each bag; they however admitted that sewing machines had been used in production process.'[32]
Checker pattern chair in Hong Kong Barber shop[edit]
In February 2013, Louis Vuitton issued a complaint against the owner of a barber shop in Hong Kong for allegedly violating its intellectual property rights in relation to a stool using fabric coating that is similar to the checker pattern in Louis Vuitton's handbags. According to the Hong Kong based Apple Daily newspaper, the company was seeking a compensation of HK$25,000 (around USD3,200) and the publication of an apology in the form of newspaper advertisement. The owner had sourced basic furniture and equipment from the PRC for starting his shop. Facing this accusation, the barber shop owner said he had no means to tackle Louis Vuitton and may have to close down his shop which has been operating for 1 year in a remote local district on Hong Kong Island. The controversy had caused tremendous concern on Hong Kong news forums and viral protest on Facebook pages.[33]
S-Lock copyright in Hong Kong[edit]
In another legal warning dated back to Sep 2012, Louis Vuitton had filed complaints against two small retail shops in Hong Kong for allegedly violating its intellectual property rights in relation to the "S-Lock" design for Louis Vuitton's handbags. According to the Hong Kong based Apple Daily newspaper, the company was seeking a compensation of HK$40,000 (around USD5,000) and a public apology in the newspaper. The shopkeeper refused to pay, and Louis Vuitton demanded further damages up to HKD150,000 in February 2013. The shop claimed to have sourced 2 such handbags from Japan at around HK$120, which it retailed at HK$220. In the case of the other small-shop selling 2 handbags, they argued with Louis Vuitton that the designs were different, and got LV's demand reduced to HKD5,000 (around USD640). The owner refused to pay and said they were ready to face LV in court. [34]
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- ^ "Louis Vuitton". Retrieved 9 Sep 2011.
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- ^ Roberts, Andrew. "Louis Vuitton Tops Hermes As World's Most Valuable Luxury Brand". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Timeline". Louis Vuitton. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- ^ "A large suitcase of coffee colour leather, with leather straps and with black and claret paited owner's stripes, monogrammed R.F., the interior fitted with a tray and labelled H.J. Cave and Sons 'Osilite' trademark-31.5 x 18 x 11in. (80 x 46 x 26cm.); another matching smaller case-29 x 17 x 10in. (74 x 43 x 25.5cm.); and a smaller lightweight case, the interior labelled as above-24 x 13.75 x 6in. (61 x 35 x 15cm.), 1930s (3)". Christies.com. 2000-01-25. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Fayard".
- ^ a b c Willsher, Kim (3 June 2004). "Louis Vuitton's links with Vichy regime exposed, The Guardian, June 3, 2004.". London. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "1977 Exchange Rates". Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ "Marc Jacobs". Louis Vuitton. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ Zenner, Brittany. "Insidelux.com". Insidelux.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ White, Belinda. "Kim Jones takes the helm at Louis Vuitton menswear". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ Socha, Miles (24 September 2013). "Louis Vuitton Taps Accessories Designer Darren Spaziani". WWD. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ Socha, Miles (4 November 2013). "Louis Vuitton Confirms Nicolas Ghesquière Hire". WWD. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Louis Vuitton Logo: Design and History". FamousLogos.net. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "Millwardbrown.com". Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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- ^ "Art Student Nadia Plesner's Giant Louis Vuitton Copyright Suit". New York. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Louis Vuitton Tried to Prevent the Nadia Plesner Lawsuit". New York. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Masnick, Mike (25 April 2008). "Louis Vuitton Sues Darfur Fundraiser; Seems Unclear On The Concept Of Trademark". Techdirt. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Beck, Cecilie (27 October 2008). "Beck: Franske hyklere". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Stiernstedt, Jenny (9 March 2011). "Målade en väska – ska böta 1.820.000". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 May 2011.
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- ^ "Louis Vuitton sues Hong Kong Barber shop for a checkered stool". Apple Daily (Hong Kong). 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
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