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• Primus Expects Second Quarter Revenues of $4.2 Million

  Seattle-based Primus projects preliminary second quarter 2002 revenues of $4.2 million, with a loss per share in the range of $0.16 to $0.19. Primus is

• WOULD-BE THIEVES POSE AS DO-NOT-CALL WORKERS

  As if telemarketers didn’t have it tough enough right now. The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers that scam artists are posing as agents of

• Pushing the Envelope: A Putting Green? Oooh, Just What We Need!

  Like all the big milestones in life, buying a house gives one a chance to experience the best–and worst–in direct marketing and customer service. The

• SpeechWorks to Lay Off 70 In Cost-Cutting Move

  SpeechWorks International Inc., a speech systems direct marketer, will lay off about 70 employees, or 17% of its workforce, as part of an effort to reduce

• Reed Exhibitions UK Managing Director Dies

  Andrew Roberts, managing director, Reed Exhibitions UK, has died at age 39. He joined Reed Exhibitions UK 16 months ago. “We are all saddened by his sudden

• 24/7 Real Media Obtains $5 Million in Funding

  Sunra Capital Holdings Limited. There is an option to increase the investment by $2 million. Last month, 24/7 Real Media moved its stock listing to the

• More Mail Irradiation Study Needed: US Agency

  Further study is needed to determine if irradiated mail poses a serious health risk to mail handlers, according to the U.S. Office of Compliance. Office

• Kansas Do-Not-Call Law Stalled: Reports

  Kansas residents, expecting the state’s telemarketing do-not-call law to take effect this week, may be in for a surprise. The law passed in May and was

• Trust Fund Set up for Daughter of Jens Runge

  A trust fund has been set up for Mia Sophie, the three-month old daughter of Jens Runge, a vice president at Direct Media Inc., who was murdered June

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