DALLAS - In his corner office 32 floors above downtown, Blockbuster Inc. CEO James Keyes pulls out his phone and starts up last year's Oscar winner, "Crash," to demonstrate his vision of the movie-rental giant's future.Customers, he said, will someday soon go to kiosks in Blockbuster stores to burn movies onto disks or download them directly to phones or other devices.Technology is usually seen as Blockbuster's enemy. Why would anyone drive to a store when they can order online and have movies mailed to their homes or transmitted straight to their television sets by video-on-demand services?Keyes said store rentals will be an important part of the business for at least five more years. And if Blockbuster can remain the world's biggest movie-rental company during that time, it will be in a stronger position to lead when viewers routinely download films, he said."This is an industry in transition, and a company that hasn't been able to keep up with that change," said Keyes, who became CEO in July.

Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund Reports Record Revenue, EBITDA for 3rd Quarter

Attention Business and Financial Editors:

Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund (Toronto:RBO-UN.TO - News) today announced strong third quarter financial results, including record revenue and EBITDA, for the three months ended September 30, 2007.

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Russian lawmakers ratify deal to restructure Cuba's debt

MOSCOW, November 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's lower house of parliament ratified on Friday an intergovernmental agreement on restructuring Cuba's $166 million post-Soviet debt to Russia.

Under the agreement, the debt will be restructured over a period of ten years, with a four-year grace period and a 5% rate for arrears. The debt is to be repaid in euros.

IIJ Announces Second Quarter Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2008

Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (Nasdaq:IIJI) (Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section: 3774) ("IIJ"), one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 ("FY2007")(1). Highlights of Second Quarter FY2007 Results

-- Revenue totaled JPY 16,294 million ($ 141.7 million), an increase of 16.3% from 2Q06.

-- Operating income was JPY 1,125 million ($9.8 million), an increase of 38.6% from 2Q06.

-- Net income was JPY 2,907 million ($25.3 million), an increase of 37.1% from 2Q06.

-- Today, IIJ's board of directors resolved to pay a cash dividend of JPY 750 per share of common stock for the interim period ended September 30, 2007 (400 American Depository Shares represent 1 share of common stock).