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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 34.236.645 von teecee1 am 04.06.08 15:30:02[urlChristopher C.L. Liu]http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=146224&p=irol-governance[/url]
Director
Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd. Chairman

Christopher C.L. Liu has been a director since November 2005. Mr. Liu currently serves as the President and a member of the board of directors of Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd., a Taiwan publicly listed company that manufactures and distributes consumer electronics and home appliances, positions he has held since May 2000 and May 1989, respectively. Mr. Liu is currently a member of the board of directors of the following companies: DigiMedia Technology Co., Ltd., Chairman, since 1997; Realise Technology and Service Co., Ltd., Chairman, since 1999; Ares Tech Co., Ltd., Chairman, since 2004; River Co., Ltd., Chairman, since 2004; Commission of Taiwan Digital Television, since October 2005; Chung Hua Finance and Economic Strategic Association, since 2002; and China Chemical Pharmaceutical Company Limited, since 2004. He also served as Supervisor for the Department of Public Works and Transportation for the city of Austin, Texas from 1985 to 1989. Mr. Liu earned his Master of Civil Engineering degree from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor of Science degree in hydraulic engineering from Feng Chia University in Taiwan.

Man Kit "Thomas" Chow
Director

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Mitsubishi, Samsung Sue Vizio Over Video Patents (Update1)

By David Glovin and Susan Decker

June 3 ([urlBloomberg]http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=a_Sblzm99PEc&refer=japan[/url]) -- Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. and other electronics companies sued television maker Vizio Inc. for refusing to license patents for video- compression technology used in high-definition TVs.

Sony Corp., the world's largest maker of video-game consoles, and Royal Philips Electronics NV, Europe's largest consumer electronics maker, also joined the lawsuit filed yesterday in federal court in Manhattan. Closely held Vizio is accused of violating 15 patents.

``For many years, defendant has had an opportunity to license the patents,'' from individual companies or industry group MPEG LA, according to the complaint. ``Vizio refused.''

The patents are ``essential'' to an industry standard known as MPEG-2, which compresses movies so they can be broadcast and stored on DVDs, according to the complaint. The electronics companies made similar claims in an April lawsuit against Target Corp. over its Trutech-brand TVs.

Vizio, based in Irvine, California, makes high-definition TVs sold by Circuit City Stores Inc., Costco Wholesale Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and other retailers. Jim Noyd, an outside spokesman for Vizio, said the company doesn't comment on pending litigation.

Also suing Vizio were Thomson, the world's largest supplier of set-top boxes; Victor Co. of Japan Ltd., the maker of JVC- brand electronics, and Columbia University of New York. They seek a court order to stop use of their inventions, plus cash compensation.

The case is Mitsubishi Electric v. Vizio, 08-cv-5055, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).

To contact the reporters on this story: David Glovin in New York federal court at dglovin@bloomberg.net; Susan Decker in Washington at sdecker1@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: June 3, 2008 13:48 EDT

Syntax-Brillian Announces Senior Management and Board Changes
Thursday June 5, 9:00 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a leading manufacturer and marketer of LCD HDTVs, digital cameras and consumer electronics products, today announced a series of changes to its senior management and Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors has appointed Greg Rayburn Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective June 4, 2008. Mr. Rayburn will, on an interim basis, replace James Ching Hua Li, who will take an indefinite leave of absence from the Company to address personal issues. Under Board approval granted on June 4, 2008, Mr. Li will be compensated according to the original terms and conditions of his employment agreement during his leave of absence and will continue to serve as a director of the Company.

Mr. Rayburn, 49, was formally appointed Syntax-Brillian’s Interim Chief Operating Officer on April 16, 2008 and is a Senior Managing Director and the Practice Leader of FTI Palladium Partners, the interim management practice of FTI Consulting, Inc. Mr. Rayburn previously served as Chief Executive Officer of International Outsourcing Services, LLC from 2007 to 2008; Chief Executive Officer of Muzak Holdings LLC from 2005 to 2006; Chief Operating Officer of aaiPharma Inc. from 2004 to 2005; Chief Restructuring Officer of WorldCom, Inc. from 2003 to 2004; and Chief Executive Officer of Sunterra Corporation from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Rayburn received his Bachelor of Science degree in business and marketing and his Master of Accounting degree from the University of Alabama.

The terms of the Engagement Letter the Company entered into on April 8, 2008 with FTI Consulting, Inc. providing for Mr. Rayburn’s services as Interim Chief Operating Officer remain unchanged except for the change in his position. This Engagement Letter also provides for the services of other temporary employees to support Mr. Rayburn in his role and in the accomplishment of specific objectives in support of the previously announced operational turnaround plan. The Company will compensate FTI Consulting, Inc. at its standard hourly rates for Mr. Rayburn’s services, and Mr. Rayburn will report directly to the Board of Directors.

The Company also announced the resignation of Man Kit (Thomas) Chow as a director of the Company, effective May 28, 2008, and the resignation of Christopher C.L. Liu as a director of the Company, effective May 30, 2008. The changes are part of Syntax-Brillian’s efforts to refine its corporate governance structure, which includes adjustments to the size of its Board of Directors. The Board will now consist of two executive directors and six independent directors.
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June 5, 2008, 1:31 pm
Syntax-Brillian CEO On Leave To Address Personal Issues
Posted by Eric Savitz

Syntax-Brillian (BRLC), the troubled maker of Olevia brand televisions, this morning announced that CEO James Ching Hua Li will take an indefinite leave of absence “to address personal issues.” Details on what issues he needs to address were not disclosed.

The company said Greg Rayburn as interim CEO. Rayburn, who was named COO in April, is a senior managing director of FTI Palladium Partners, a firm which provides companies with interim executive managers.

The Street is not taking the news very well; BRLC today is down 15 cents, or 20%, to 59 cents.

... extremer Pennystock .... ... es könnte zu weiteren Klagen kommen ... ... so wird das nie was ...

... die nächste MAXFIELD ...

6-Jun-2008

Change in Directors or Principal Officers

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Shih-Jye Cheng
Effective June 5, 2008, Shih-Jye Cheng resigned as a director of our Company.

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Mr. Rayburn, 49, was formally appointed Syntax-Brillian’s Interim Chief Operating Officer on April 16, 2008 and is a Senior Managing Director and the Practice Leader of FTI Palladium Partners, the interim management practice of FTI Consulting, Inc. Mr. Rayburn previously served as Chief Executive Officer of International Outsourcing Services, LLC from 2007 to 2008; Chief Executive Officer of Muzak Holdings LLC from 2005 to 2006; Chief Operating Officer of aaiPharma Inc. from 2004 to 2005; Chief Restructuring Officer of WorldCom, Inc. from 2003 to 2004; and Chief Executive Officer of Sunterra Corporation from 2000 to 2002.
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Sunterra Corporation (SNRR)alt

Jun 16, 00 http://www.prnewswire.com/gh/cnoc/comp/114871.html
17:36 ET Sunterra Corporation Announces Executive Management Changes

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5202/is_2004/ai_n191…

The collapse of Signature Resorts' stock value represented a telling barometer of profound problems, reflecting the financial community's reaction to a company spinning out of control. The severity of the company's problems was not revealed until early 2000, two years after Signature Resorts had changed its name to Sunterra Corporation. In the three years since the major portion of the company's acquisition campaign had ended, annual sales had grown to $500 million, a total derived from the 89 resorts under Sunterra's control at the dawn of the 21st century. Such size had come at a hefty price, however, a price that proved nearly fatal to the company that heralded itself as the largest company of its kind in the world. The scope of its problems--the effect of its acquisition campaign on its financial stability--first became apparent after an in-depth audit in early 2000 discovered that Sunterra would have to write off $43 million in delinquent accounts. From there, the company's situation worsened as the months passed. At the end of its fiscal quarter in March 2000, the company posted an alarming $15.6 million loss, a result that stood in stark contrast to the $10 million profit recorded during the first quarter of 1999. Steven Miller, who was appointed chief executive officer in 1998, was replaced, as the company's board of directors tried to contend with the problems presented to it. In May 2000, the company laid off 12 percent of its workforce, stopped work on several development products, including a partly completed, $22 million headquarters complex in Orlando, and hoped to stave off financial ruin. Sunterra's difficulties proved greater than the measures implemented to correct them, however. The company's infrastructure--its customer service operations, central reservations functions, and its accounting department--had not been able to keep pace with the rapid expansion fueled by acquisitions, exacerbating its debt problems. At the end of May, after defaulting on scheduled loan payments, Sunterra admitted defeat and declared bankruptcy, awash in debt totaling $850 million. The company was delisted by the New York Stock Exchange in the summer, and ended the year with a staggering $376 million loss.

Once under court protection from its creditors, Sunterra focused on reconstituting itself for a return as a participant in the timeshare industry. After several leadership changes, the company found the chief executive officer to spearhead its revival, a former British Army officer, Nicholas J. Benson. Benson was promoted from within the Sunterra organization, having joined the company in 1997 as chief operating officer of its European operations. He was promoted to chief executive officer of the company's international business in January 2000, the post he occupied before the board of directors appointed him as chief executive officer of the entire company in November 2001. Under Benson's guidance, Sunterra reduced the number of properties it owned or managed from 89 to 75 as it worked on developing a reorganization plan to submit to the bankruptcy court. As the plan was being developed, the company announced that it was relocating its headquarters from Orlando to Las Vegas, part of a reorganization that divided the company's operations into two divisions: Sunterra Europe, based in England, and Sunterra USA, based in Las Vegas. After ending 2001 with another loss, $72 million, the company submitted its reorganization plan in January 2002, ready to make a fresh start and to exercise greater financial discipline in the future.

Under Benson's leadership, Sunterra staged an impressive comeback. The company returned to profitability in 2003, achieving financial stability that allowed it to begin rebuilding its portfolio of resorts. By the fall of 2004, Sunterra had regained its pre-Chapter 11 stature, owning or managing more than 90 resorts in 12 countries from which its more than 300,000 owner families could select as their vacation destination. The company's fiscal year ended in September 2004, a year in which sales declined 7 percent to $288 million, but most important, produced another encouraging profit result. For the year, Sunterra collected $21 million in net income, spurring Benson and his management team to continue with their acquisition program.

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WorldCom, Inc.

[urlWorldCom Case Study Update 2006]http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/worldcom-update.html[/url]

by Edward J. Romar, University of Massachusetts-Boston, and Martin Calkins, University of Massachusetts-Boston
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aaiPharma Inc. [urlHistory]http://www.aaipharma.com/aaiportal/COMPANY/History/tabid/259/Default.aspx[/url]
2003
Continued to grow the Pharmaceuticals Division’s product portfolio by launching product line extensions to previously acquired products and acquiring additional pharmaceutical products.

2004
Conducted an inquiry into unusual pharmaceutical product sales activities in the second half of 2003. The inquiry resulted in restatements to the company’s 2002 and 2003 financial statements.

2005
Filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company’s Pharmaceuticals Division.

2006
Emerged from chapter 11 as a privately-held company, and continues to provide global drug development and support services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

Opened a new Phase I clinic in the Research Triangle Park area, North Carolina. The new clinic increased the Company’s Phase 1 capacity in the U.S. and provides clients a flexible, state-of-the-art facility.

Acquired Cvitkovic & Associés Consultants S.A. (CAC), an international contract research organization specializing in oncology drug development and medical consulting. With clinical operations in France, Croatia, Russia, Spain, Argentina, Peru, and the United States, CAC has become the foundation of AAIOncology, a global business unit dedicated to oncology drug development.

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Muzak Holdings LLC

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International Outsourcing Services, LLC

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 34.238.329 von teecee1 am 04.06.08 17:52:17Vizio not worried by patent lawsuit
Rodney Chan and Max Wang, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Friday 6 June 2008]

Vizio, in response to a lawsuit filed by competitors, including Mitsubishi Electric and Samsung Electronics, who accuse it of violating video compression technology patents, has remarked that it does not believe the legal action will have an adverse material impact on its business.

Vizio, a fast growing flat panel TV brand in North America, said in a press release on June 5 that it is aware of a suit filed on June 2, 2008 in a US District Court in Manhattan by several competitors alleging that the company failed to enter into a licensing agreement for MPEG-2 video compression technology.

The company said Vizio's suppliers have licenses for the MPEG-2 patents, and Vizio believes that these licenses extend to Vizio's products.

It said it has notified its suppliers of the lawsuit and expects full support and cooperation by them in the defense of the lawsuit.

In Taiwan, Amtran Technology, a major contract manufacturer of Vizio TVs, declined to comment on the lawsuit, saying it was still trying to understand the case.

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June 6, 2008 Friday

Corinthians: will the S-B Availability

[Reporter Wang珮华/ Taipei] Following the Syntax-Briliian unable to produce results on time, after the crisis facing the city, Kolin (1606) chairman Liu Qilie Syntax-Briliian also resigned as a director of the company Kolin General Manager Li Dunren, a company which is a necessary adjustment process, Kolin and SB relations of cooperation will not change, Kolin will continue to be available to the SB, only by the loan-to-turmoil, shipments may be weaker than expected.

Li Dunren said that because Kolin is SB shareholders, is SB suppliers, lawyers in the proposal, in order to avoid a conflict of interest, to withdraw from the SB of the Board of Trustees, he said, SB upcoming adjustment. SB Kolin is still holding about 7 percent of the shares, investment from the beginning to now has not changed.

Syntax-Briliian is Kolin LCD TV in overseas marketing, distribution partners and is also Kolin export LCD TV's biggest customer, SB by the loan-to-turmoil, LCD TV sales than expected, coupled with China's products were sold to retire, Lead in the fourth quarter and first quarter of this year as scheduled announcement of earnings. SB for the U.S. Nasdaq listed companies, the Nasdaq has been under an ultimatum, the end of July did not produce results, SB will face the fate of the city.

For partners to the financial situation, said Li Dunren, a conservative look at the North American market, in the past, as long as the access road under orders, Kolin on Availability, and now Lagao threshold in addition to orders under the single-pathway must provide letters of credit, Kolin Will be shipped.

As Kolin receivables, up from more than 70% of the SB, corporate and creditor banks are very concerned about Kolin accounts receivable problems, explained Li Dunren, Kolin co-operating with the SB Olevia brand LCD TVs this receivable Accounts may be slower to, but will recover after all, is a prerequisite for continued cooperation, continue to sell.
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Muzak LLC

Columbia -- Muzak LLC and its parent company, Muzak Holdings LLC, are
pleased to announce that Stephen Villa has been named interim Chief
Executive Officer.Villa, 42 years of age, has been a Director and
Chief Operating Officer of Muzak since October 2001 and began his
employment with Muzak in September of 2000 as Chief Financial
Officer. In addition to his new responsibilities as interim Chief
Executive Officer, Villa will continue to serve in his roles as our
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

Villa replaces Greg Rayburn who served as Chief Executive Officer for
approximately one year through an agreement between Muzak Holdings
LLC and FTI Palladium Partners, a division of FTI Consulting, Inc.
Mr. Rayburn is the Senior Managing Director and Practice Leader of
FTI Palladium Partners.

This transition comes on the heels of sequential quarterly periods of
positive cash flow and the successful implementation of initiatives
to achieve more moderate growth levels and enhance client
satisfaction. The Company believes that these recent successes will
serve as a foundation upon which to accelerate current and future
process improvements while continuing to generate positive cash flow.

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/olevia/messages/2339?x…
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Fund Transactions for Syntax-Brillian (BRLC)
Date Updated: 5/27/2008 12:00:00 AM (Updates performed biweekly and monthly)

QUANTITY TYPE SYMBOL FUND NAME

5,900 BUY DTSVX Wilshire Sm Co Val Inv
Wilshire Target
-7,800 SELL VEXPX Vanguard Explorer
Vanguard
22,700 BUY STMSX SEI Instl TAx-Mgd SmCp A
SEI
-2,100 SELL PCVIX Principal Ptr S/V Ins
Principal Investors
-79,728 SELL IWM iShares R2000 Index
Barclays
20,538 BUY IWO iShares R2000 Growth
Barclays

BUY/SELL INFORMATION

sells: 65% buys: 35%

Index Anpassung
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Total Shares of (BRLC) Bought and Sold: 138,766

- 3 fund managers bought a total of 49,138 shares.

- 3 fund managers sold a total of 89,628 shares.

SRS Labs Partners With Syntax-Brillian to Bring 5.1 Surround Sound to New Olevia LCD HDTVs
Wednesday June 11, 8:00 am ET

- New Olevia 2 Series & 6 Series LCD HDTVs to feature SRS TruSurround XT(R)
- Consumers to experience 5.1 virtual surround sound from built-in TV speakers

SANTA ANA, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRS Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: [urlSRSL - News]http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=srsl&d=t[/url]), the industry leader in surround sound, audio and voice technologies, announced today that U.S.-based Syntax-Brillian (Nasdaq: BRLC - News) has licensed SRS TruSurround XT surround sound technology for their 2 Series and 6 Series brand LCD HDTVs.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070322/LATH036LOGO)

Syntax-Brillian, one of the fastest growing TV brands, selected SRS Labs as their audio partner because of the unique and demonstrable features of SRS' advanced sound enrichment technologies. SRS TruSurround XT deployed in Olevia LCD HDTVs processes multichannel audio content found in television shows and movies to create an immersive surround sound experience over the TV's built-in stereo speakers. Olevia LCD HDTV customers will feel as if "phantom" speakers are placed around them, producing an amazing surround sound effect, without the clutter, wires, added expense or complexity of a multi-speaker configuration.

"SRS TruSurround XT is not only easy to integrate into our platform, but, more importantly, provides our customer's with a high-quality, immersive audio experience that matches the rich, vibrant images of our new lineup of Olevia LCD HDTVs that we plan to introduce this Summer," says Sam Miller, Senior Vice President of R&D for Syntax-Brillian. "We're happy to be working with an innovator like SRS Labs and look forward to developing our partnership further in the future."

According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), 76% of all flat panel TVs are used without a separate audio amplification system. Yet, the CEA also found that consumers consider audio to be nearly as important as video in terms of importance in an entertainment system. Further, SRS Labs' MarketTools study found that over 71% of HDTV buyers indicated that "audio quality" was their 3rd most important buying criteria out of a list of 18. By featuring SRS TruSurround XT in Olevia LCD HDTVs, Syntax-Brillian is providing consumers a convenient solution to experience the full extent of the surround sound capabilities built into DVD movies and TV programs.

"We are very excited about our new partnership with Syntax-Brillian. The combination of their leading edge designs and our ability to fine tune and customize our world-class sound enrichment solutions to optimize the overall performance of their Olevia LCD TVs enables us to provide today's demanding AV consumers with the best possible entertainment experience," said Allen Gharapetian, Vice President of Marketing for SRS Labs.

Beginning this Summer 2008, Syntax-Brillian will ship the new 2 Series and its 6 Series Olevia LCD HDTVs with SRS Labs' TruSurround XT to its North American retailers. Olevia LCD HDTVs range in size from 26-inches to 65-inches. (...)

About SRS Labs, Inc.

Founded in 1993, SRS Labs is the industry leader in audio signal processing for consumer electronics. Beginning with the audio technologies originally developed at Hughes Aircraft, SRS Labs holds over 150 worldwide patents and is recognized by the industry as the foremost authority in research and application of human auditory principals. Through partnerships with leading global CE companies, semiconductor manufacturers and software partners, SRS audio, surround sound and voice processing technologies have been included in over one billion electronic products sold worldwide including HDTVs, mobile phones, portable media devices, PCs and automotive entertainment. In fact, SRS Labs is the de-facto standard of HDTV audio processing with nine of the top ten name brand flat panel TVs featuring SRS technology. Additionally, SRS Labs surround sound solutions provide the professional broadcast and recording industries with high-performance production, back-haul, storage, and transmission capability. SRS Labs supports manufacturers worldwide with offices in the US, China, Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. For more information, visit http://www.srslabs.com. (...)
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Sharp Partners With SRS Labs to Include TruSurround XT in AQUOS LCD Models for Asia and Europe
Wednesday June 11, 8:00 am ET

- Sharp will use SRS Labs embedded technology in over 40 AQUOS LCD TV models
- SRS TruSurround XT(R) is the ideal solution for flat panel displays, offering a compelling virtual surround sound experience from small speakers
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SRS Labs and VIZIO Develop Multi-Year Strategic Partnership
Tuesday June 10, 11:00 am ET

- New licensing agreement provides VIZIO access to SRS technologies for VIZIO branded TVs and accessories
- VIZIO is the fastest growing flat panel TV brand is the US with LCD and Plasma models ranging from 20 inches to 60 inches
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Syntax-Brillian Corporation (BRLC) Corporate Event Announcement Notice
Tuesday June 10, 2008 20:42:41 EDT

Jun 10, 2008 (Wall Street Horizon via COMTEX News Network) --

Syntax-Brillian Corporation ([urlBRLC]http://www.quote.com/us/stocks/quote.action?s=BRLC[/url])

Expected next earnings release:
Announcement date: 6/19/2008 - Before Market
Earnings Quarter: Q2
Announcement Status: Unconfirmed

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