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Cingular Wireless LLC has won $1.1 million in damages in a lawsuit against a data broker it alleged had unlawfully accessed and used some of its customer records.

Google Maps has integrated click-to-call technology into its local listings, allowing businesses that have signed up for a listing through the Google Local Business Center to reach customers the moment they're looking for a product or service in their neighborhood.

Fisher Investments, the global money management firm, with $32 billion in accounts and 16,000 clients, is unique in its high-stakes field for its use of direct mail, sending more than 30 million pieces a year.

Industrial distributor W. W. Grainger will acquire two direct marketing businesses through its Lab Safety Supply subsidiary, the company announced Friday

This week, Meet the Broker features Patricia Coe, a senior account executive in the list brokerage division at Kroll Direct Marketing.

The Reader's Digest Association Inc., operator of the world's largest-circulation magazine as well as a direct-marketing business, has agreed to be acquired by a private equity firm.

Marketing technology concern J.L. Halsey yesterday reported a net loss of $445,000 on revenue of $8.4 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2006, compared to a profit of $526,000 on revenue of $3.5 million for the same period a year ago.

Next Generation Media Corp., the parent company of direct mailer and franchisor United Marketing Solutions, reported drops in both revenue and earnings for third-quarter 2007.

The U.S. Postal Service reported a net income of $900 million for the 2006 fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Its total revenues were $72.8 billion, while total expenses were $71.9 billion, according to figures released at the postal Board of Governors meeting.

Lab Safety Supply (LSS) of Chicago has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of direct marketers Inspection Equipment Inc. and Construction Book Express Inc., both based in Hauppauge, NY.