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Taking Care of Business to Business In addition to launching the new 5.0 version of its website, Brown Paper Tickets is lowering service fees, making them flat fees with no credit card fees or hidden charges. SESAC, the nation's fastest growing performing rights organization, is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Ektron Inc. capped 2009 with yearly sales growth of over 38%, as well as recognition in Gartner's "Magic Quadrants" for Web Content Management and Social Software in the Workplace. hundreds of kids with hearing instruments at their Super Bowl "Super Hear" Mission in Miami. Armed Forces Entertainment will host its "Top Billing Down Under" tour in March, taking ACMusic Top New Female Vocalist nominee, Julie Roberts, to Australia to entertain troops. BMI has launched a new version of its online affiliation process and increased member benefits with exclusive offers from Sonicbids, JBL, Dell and more. Brandstack instantly connects logo buyers with an international net- work of designers who create logos and brands for immediate down- load. At SXSW 2010, Brandstack will launch Upstack for agencies and enterprise. The Starkey Hearing Foundation teamed with Jordin Sparks to fit Hawai'i, in partnership with Worldsound, will spread the Tungle.me, the free scheduling application, recently announced the launch of Tungle.me personal scheduling pages, including sup- port for Lotus Notes and available for iPhone and BlackBerry. iScript.com® offers screenwriters professional voice readings of scripts. The ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO will be held at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, April 22-24, 2010. Gowalla, a location-based social networking service based in Austin, recently raised $8.4 million in a ven- ture capital round led by Greylock Partners. Use Gowalla via the SXSW Tools section of SXSW.com. AFM recently filed comments with the FCC stating its position that the Internet remain open, neutral and free, while allowing for the protec- tion of copyrighted content. aloha spirit with stands at both SXSW Trade Shows, all made pos- sible with the support of the state's departments of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. A major festival in late May will also be announced at SXSW. Sled Island 2010 returns to Calgary June 30 - July 3 with guest cura- tors King Khan, Quintron and Miss Pussycat. This year's inaugural, week-long Sled Island Film - Festival of Festivals will lead up to the music festival. 8 SXSW ORLD / F EBRUAR Y 2010

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