Saturday, July 21, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Lennon's glasses for sale in Web auction
A pair of round, gold-rimmed sunglasses worn by Beatle John Lennon that set a fashion trend has come up for auction at a British Web site with bidding said to be as high as $1.5 million.
The glasses, put up for bid late last week at Web site 991.com, belonged to Japanese television producer Junishi Yore who was a translator for the Beatles in 1966.
Yore's account of the glasses' authenticity is on the Web site.
Several media reports said the bidding was frenzied, with prices rising into the millions, but 991.com sales marketing director John Warner declined to confirm a figure saying the auction was secret. Bidding is set to end on July 31.
"I think it's fair to say this has created a bit of a stir," said Warner about the auction of Lennon's glasses.
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The glasses come with Yore's handwritten note saying he got them when the Beatle was on tour in Japan. Lennon befriended Yore and before the two parted, they exchanged gifts. Lennon gave Yore his glasses, and Yore gave Lennon copper cups.
Lennon was often photographed in his round, wire-rimmed glasses, and the image became iconic for young men and women of his generation who adopted the same look.
When Lennon was murdered outside his New York apartment in 1980, Yore pushed the lenses from the sunglasses in accordance with a Japanese tradition that calls for the glass to be displaced so that the soul can see in the afterlife.
Story Copyright © 2007 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Monday, July 09, 2007
Google to buy Email Security Company
Update : Google said on Monday it has agreed to acquire e-mail security company Postini for $625 million expanding its package of online applications to compete with Microsoft's Office software.
Postini supplies security and encryption services, protecting instant messaging, e-mail and other communications to more than 35,000 businesses and 10 million users worldwide. Google said the deal could enable it provide organizations with more hosted services similar to its Google Apps package, which includes its e-mail service Gmail, Calendar, and Talk, its messaging service.
Google has been expanding its range of services from Web search and advertising to include popular software applications for businesses, such as word processing, putting it in direct competition with Microsoft's Office package of applications.
Google said its Google Apps has been adopted by more than 100,000 businesses to date.
"With this transaction, we're reinforcing our commitment to delivering compelling hosted applications to businesses of all sizes," said Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt in a statement.
Google said Postini will become a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal is expected to close by the end of the third quarter.
Story Copyright © 2007 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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