Microsoft has signed a global business process outsourcing partnership with arvato AG, one of the world’s largest internationally networked media and communication services providers.

The five-year agreement – which sees Microsoft consolidating operational activities for several key business lines previously handled by multiple suppliers with one vendor – commences in January 2010.Arvato will support this business globally from their operations based in Dublin, Singapore, Reno (Nevada) Fargo (North Dakota), Manila and Buenos Aires.

In its new role as a key global business process outsourcing partner, arvato will manage services for Microsoft Dynamics (formerly known as Microsoft Business Solutions), Commercial Operations, Services and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) divisions.
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Motorola, Inc. has broadened its enterprise mobility portfolio to better enable retailers to streamline operations, increase sales, improve customer loyalty and gain competitive advantage. With new mobile computing, voice and RFID solutions, Motorola is empowering store associates with access to better information to make better decisions – ultimately transforming the customer experience.

“Motorola is committed to delivering the future of retail today by helping retailers forge new connections with customers,” said Frank Riso, senior director of retail, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions. “With our diverse portfolio of enterprise solutions, Motorola enables retail associates to work smarter, improve productivity, stay connected and give customers the shopping experience they want.”

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Donations Via Mobile Phone See Massive Growth, Single Touch Now Powers a New Way to Donate to Charities – Following the disaster in Haiti, mobile donation programs are seeing a dramatic increase in usage. Donations via text message continue to be popular and now donations via voice calls to Mobile Dialing Codes (MDCs) are seeing tremendous growth due to their ease of use and convenience. Single Touch Systems (OTC Bulletin Board: SITO) provides the platform for mobile giving via Charity Call™, where AT&T subscribers dial #505 and select a charity or cause of their choice and simply make a one-time donation of $25.  Callers can select the cause ‘International Humanitarian Relief’ to make a donation.

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Mophie,  popular iPhone and iPod accessory and battery add-on maker, will unveil at Consumer Electronic Show  in Las Vegas this month its iPhone credit card reader and third-party app .

Accessory, named “Credit Card Reader” along with a complimentary third party processing application will allow iPhone users to accept credit payments by swiping their credit cards through a special casing attached to their mobile phone.

The device, which will turn any iPhone into a credit card reader, will be a direct competitor to Square, which is developed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.

Mophie’s credit card reader will compete with other electronic payment solutions such as Swipe ($0.99 on iTunes App Store), VeriFone’s PAYware Mobile, Intuit’s GoPayment and Square.