Edge Cut

Mid-cap IT in the limelight (The Hindu)
Pointers to trading Igate Global , Himmatsingka Siede, Carol Infoservices and Federal Bank were some stocks that witnessed a sharp surge in trading volumes when compared to the weekly average.

Double-Take Software: Solid Smallcap Software IPO (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
Bill Simpson submits: There are 9 deals this week to end the bloated December calendar. With all the aggressive pricings and opens, most of the December IPO crop has not been able to hold initial opens short term.

Hotel Owners Nightmare: Money Left on the Table | By David M. Brudney, ISHC (Hospitality Net)
Hotel Sales departments across the U.S. continue to allow dollars to be left on the table because incoming inquiring phone calls - - calls made by potential clients planning a group function of some type - - are either not being handled promptly or correctly or are being ignored altogether. Why? Because proper handling and follow up procedures are not in place, calls are not returned in a timely ...

Year-End Tax Loss Dogs (Forbes)
It's time to lessen your 2006 tax bill by selling some of your losers. Here's what the pros are doing.

Police test portable fingerprint sensors (San Jose Mercury News)
With a quick imprint of a suspect's two fingers on a handheld device, Columbus police can get instant access to the person's identity without making a trip to the booking office.

Navistar Financial Corporation Implements Oracle(R) Lease Management to Enhance Operational Efficiency (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Oracle today announced that Schaumburg, Ill.-based Navistar Financial Corporation , a wholly owned finance subsidiary of International Truck and Engine Corporation, the operating company of Navistar International Corporation , is implementing Oracle® Lease Management, part of Oracle E-Business Suite, to help automate leasing processes, enhance operational efficiency and create a scalable ...

A short circuit for cellular E911 SECURITY (ZDNet India)
It's very likely that when you call 911 from your cell phone in an emergency, the operator on the other end won't automatically know your location. AMC-Based Evaluation Module COMPONENTS SURF Communications Solutions has announced the SurfRider/AMC-EVM, a complete application development environment comprised of an AMC resource board carrying two Texas Instruments Incorporated's (TI) digital ...