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  Aptimus Inc., an online advertising network has received notice from NASDAQ that it can resume trading.

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  The Seattle chapter of the Direct Marketing Association will hold its annual DMA World conference April 6 at the Washington Athletic Club in Seattle. Author and opt-in marketing pioneer Erman Roman will deliver the keynote address.

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  Staples Inc. has named CEO Ron Sargent chairman of its board of directors.

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  Scotts Valley, CA-based e-mail filtering firm SurfControl has named John Murphy vice president of marketing. The next International Direct Marketing Fair will held May 9-11, 2006 at Earls Court 2 in London.

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  After a 24-year career with the U.S. Postal Service, Deputy Postmaster General John M. Nolan will retire in May.

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  Verizon opened a new call center yesterday with an advanced fiber optic network in Hampton, VA. The center will provide customer service for consumer and business broadband service customers. Verizon expects to fully staff the center with 180 employees by the end of March. Verizon plans to open similar centers in Syracuse, NY; Providence, R.I. and Thousand Oaks, CA.

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  John A. Greco, Jr., president of the Direct Marketing Association, will be a keynote speaker at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s CMO Summit 2005 on March 16 in Boston. …

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  SimplySoles, a Washington, DC-based women’s shoe cataloger founded last year has expanded and launched a Web site. The owner of the venture is Kassandra Rempel.

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  RR Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago, has named Glenn R. Richter as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective April 1

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  Macy’s has officially launched THISIT.com (www.thisit.com), a new commercial Web site aimed at juniors. …