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IDC Announces First SMB Excellence Awards

Research firm IDC selects 16 companies as recipients of its first awards for excellence in the midmarket space, including Cisco and HP.
– Research firm IDC has handed out 16
awards to companies excelling in the small to midsize business market sector,
including Cisco, IBM and Hewlett-Packard.
In the area of market segmentation and customer targeting, Cisco and Network
Solutions picked up awards for looking at SMB customers in “ne…


Robbie Williams to receive top honour at next year’s Brit awards

Singer Robbie Williams will receive top honour at the 30th Brit awards in London next year.
The star will be honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award and will close the show with a ‘sensational’ live performance at London’’s Earls Court.
The singer, who already holds the record for winning more Brits than any other artist, [...]

T.I. wins big at BET awards

T.I. has had a tough year.
The rapper is currently in an Arkansas jail for a weapons conviction, but that didn’t stop the BET awards from honoring the locked up rapper with two awards. T.I. won the BET award for best collaboration for his song “Live Your Life” with Rihanna, and the album of the year [...]

Four Indians in race for cricket’’s oscars tonight

Four Indian cricketers — Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh are frontrunners at Thursday night’’s ICC awards ceremony.
The sixth LG ICC Awards 2009 will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The function will start at 10 p.m. (IST).
Dhoni and Gambhir have got twin nominations, while Yuvraj Singh and [...]

Four Indians in race for cricket’’s oscars tonight

Four Indian cricketers — Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh are frontrunners at Thursday night’’s ICC awards ceremony.
The sixth LG ICC Awards 2009 will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The function will start at 10 p.m. (IST).
Dhoni and Gambhir have got twin nominations, while Yuvraj Singh and [...]

Miley Cyrus criticizes Kayne West’s unruly behaviour at MTV Awards

Miley Cyrus has lashed out at Kanye West for storming onto the stage during the recently held MTV Video Music Awards.
West had jumped onto the stage and snatched away the microphone from Taylor Swift, while the latter was making an acceptance speech for receiving the Best Female Video.
Although West has apologised to Swift making a [...]

Intel Honors Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy as ‘Star Innovator’ at Schools of Distinction Awards in Washington, D.C.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 15, 2009 – Intel Corporation today named Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy (IMSA) of Aurora, Ill. as the “Star Innovator” among six winners of the 2009 Intel Schools of Distinction Awards.

Janet Jackson plans tribute to MJ at MTV Video Music Awards

American singer Janet Jackson is said to be planning a tribute to her late brother Michael at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on September 13.
Janet, 43, who collaborated with her brother on 1995 track Scream, has promised to be the highlight of the show in New York with a set dedicated to the [...]

Angered Kate Moss storms out of GQ awards

Supermodel Kate Moss stormed out of the GQ Men of the Year Awards shouting profanities, after Irish actor James Nesbitt made a joke at her, which was not taken in good taste.
The British catwalk queen was caught on camera shouting expletives as she interrupted an interview with her friend, singer Lily Allen to reveal she [...]

‘Take That’ among winners of GQ Men Of The Year Awards

Brit pop band ‘Take That’ won the award for Best Band at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, and Jason Orange were presented the award by John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, who revealed that she was a big fan of [...]

Britney Spears “Ultimate Teen Choice Award” Recipient

Pop princess Britney Spears will be honored with the Ultimate Choice prize at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards on Monday night, The Detroit Free-Press has revealed.

The “Toxic” hitmaker has already landed nominations for Best Female Artist, Best Tour, and Best Single, but she’ll walk away from the ceremony a big winner when she is presented [...]

Beyonce Lady GaGa Lead 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations

This just in: Beyonce and Lady GaGa lead the nominations for this year’s MTV Video Music Video Awards, with each songstress earning nine Moonmen nods apiece.

To find out which of the divas will take home trophies on MTV’s biggest night, you’ll have to tune into the 26th Annual Video Music Awards, airing live from New [...]

Miley Cyrus “Party In The USA” Performance 2009 Teen Choice Awards

Miley Cyrus is set to perform her latest single, “Party In The USA,” at The 2009 Teen Choice Awards, hosted by The Jonas Brothers and airing Monday, Aug. 10 @ 8 PM ET/PT.

Dan Dorfman: Not Rain Man, But Scam Man

Internet scams, which are a dime a dozen, easily bilked the online population out of more than $300 million last year.

Rod Shrader: Bringing Chicago Innovation Into the Sunshine

I’m convinced that the Chicago region can play a big part in the nation’s economic recovery, but it won’t be courtesy of one big breakthrough.

Will Smith, wife had steamy limo romp before Oscars 2009

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith and hubby Will Smith had a steamy sex session in the car while on their way to the Academy Awards this year.
In an interview to Shape magazine, Jada revealed, “When you have three kids, you”ve got to take your opportunities when they come,” reports New York Post.
“In a limo, on the [...]

Danielle Radcliffe bags Broadway awards for Equus performance

Danielle Radcliffe bagged two gongs at Broadway.com Audience Awards for his performance in the New York production of Equus.
He won Favorite Leading Actor in a Broadway Play and was also awarded for Favorite Breakthrough Performance, Contactmusic reports.
The Harry Potter star had stripped off for theatre-goers in the Big Apple last year for the [...]

Olbermann Awards “World’s Worst Person” To Pastor Who Admits Praying For Obama’s Death (VIDEO)

Rush Limbaugh took the Bronze in Keith Olbermann’s “Worst Persons in the World” segment for his statement that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s ‘wise latina’ comment was worse than former GOP Senator George Allen’s ‘macaca’ remark.

Jim…

Neil Patrick Harris Primetime Emmys Host 2009

Neil Patrick Harris will host the 61st Primetime Emmys Awards, airing September 20 on CBS, the network announced on Monday.
The gig is one in a string of award hosting gigs for Harris this year; the star of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother won critical acclaim as host of the 2009 Tony and [...]