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Beatport favors Authentify to secure online registrations

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authentify.pngAuthentify Inc. announced that Beatport has selected Authentify to secure online registrations at its web store and prevent fraud. The Authentify service will verify the identity of certain users attempting to create new accounts using a real-time authentication method that combines an automated phone call with a web service.

With a global presence in the online music community, Beatport provides over 5,500 new tracks each week for DJs and music lovers, keeping it the most relevant online source of electronic music in the world.

Authentify is providing Beatport with a real-time authentication service that can only be completed by legitimate users attempting to create a new account. The Authentify service uses a hybrid out-of-band system that combines an automated phone call with a web service to protect Beatport.com from criminals attempting to perpetrate identity theft and commit fraud. By requiring that selected users answer an automated phone call in real-time and read-back on-screen information, Authentify virtually eliminates counterfeit registrations.

Originally posted on October 31, 2007 @ 3:00 pm

ePrep launches free online SAT Prep Course

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eprep.pngePrep.com announced the launch of ePrep Express, the latest edition of its ePrep for the SAT study program.
ePrep Express (regularly $149, now FREE) was specifically designed to expose students and their parents to a new and better way to prepare for the SAT.

The logistics of the course are incredibly simple: Students can download, print, and take (offline) up to nine practice sections. After completing each 25, 20, or 15 minute long practice section, students can logon to ePrep.com and: Enter their answers for grading; Watch videos of an expert solving each and every test question; Review recommended subject lessons in math, critical reading, and writing in ePrep’s Study Hall, which is powered by ePrep Analytics; and Build a large and varied working vocabulary with ePrep WordSmith.

Originally posted on October 31, 2007 @ 2:34 pm

Blend Images launches image partner program

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blend.pngBlend Images, the multiethnic stock photography agency, announced that it has initiated an image partner program to aggregate content for its portal, BlendImages.com.

Blend Images has already signed agreements with many international agencies and anticipates further growth of partnerships and content through their image partner initiative. In addition to over 50,000 images, the Blend portal will soon boast over 110,000 hand-picked, ethnically diverse images.

Originally posted on October 31, 2007 @ 8:33 am

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Animal Planet’s Petfinder.com announces Launch of adoptable pet videos

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petvideo.pngAnimal Planet’s Petfinder.com has launched a pet video capability to better match adoptable animals with potential owners.

Petfinder.com members will now be able to post video clips of the more than 260,000 animals listed for adoption. This interactive feature will allow visitors to gain a deeper understanding of pet personality, energy level and temperament – all accessible from the comfort of their own living rooms. The new videos can be viewed on each pet’s Pet Notes pages on the Petfinder.com web site.

Originally posted on October 31, 2007 @ 10:23 am

AOL launches Indian language portals, international Truveo sites

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aol.pngAOL announced the next steps in its ambitious global expansion effort with the launch of new local language versions of the AOL India portal and the launch of Truveo’s popular video search engine serving eight countries, including India.

AOL.in is launching content channels in the Hindi and Tamil languages, improving the breadth of AOL’s offerings at a time when the online audience in India is skyrocketing. The number of Internet users in urban India has grown by 28% in the past year, and about 60% of all active online Indians (30 million) prefer to read in local Indian languages. The Hindi and Tamil language portals will have language sections in News, Cinema and Astrology.

Building on the success of its industry-leading video search engine, Truveo has announced plans to expand its rapidly growing service into several major markets for online video worldwide including France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The Truveo video search engine lets users search and browse through tens of millions of videos from thousands of sources across the web, and reaches more than 40 million users a month in the U.S.

Over the next two months, Truveo will build on this expansion with the launch of video search sites in additional countries including Australia, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Russia and Turkey.

Originally posted on October 31, 2007 @ 2:53 pm