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In The Valley, Scars That Could Last A Long Time (BusinessWeek)
In Silicon Valley, stock options are the coin of the realm, used to seal the deal with prized recruits and say ``thanks'' to executives for a boffo year. But lately options fever has a new meaning in the Valley.

The Rapture Set to Storm North America (Pitchfork)
Whoo! Alright - Yeah...Uh Huh. The Rapture have finally announced their first North American tour since 2004. Get yourself into it, people.

Appriss eyes further expansion, might add 70 jobs (BizJournals)
Appriss Inc., a Louisville-based company that made a name for itself with the crime victim notification system VINE, is growing in its hometown once again.

Cinepolis Cinema Chain Adopts DTS Digital Booking System (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.----DTS, Inc. announces that Cinepolis, the largest cinema circuit outside of the US, has chosen DTS Digital Booking System for the in-house exhibition management of its chain, comprising more than 1,400 screens throughout central America.

Computer Associates Seen Posting 9% EPS Growth For Q2 (Forbes)
The software company is scheduled to report second-quarter results tomorrow.

Microsoft set for flat profit, 10% sales rise (Market Watch)
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software company, is expected Thursday report that its quarterly profit came in little changed from a year ago as it continues to invest in key new and upcoming products, with revenue rising just more than 10%, according to analysts' forecasts.

Most IT-enabled Small Business (Computing.co.uk)
Jim Mortleman, Computing , Thursday 26 October 2006 at 00:00:00 This award shows how IT is fundamental to the success of small businesses BroadSkill IT training and data solutions firm BroadSkill works hard to practise what it preaches, making optimum use of the technology it promotes to customers.... > Read the full article