July 14 Max Your ROI - p4

Google Inc has been named as one of the world's 100 largest companies, based on stock market value. According to the latest version of the FT Global 500 rankings, the Mountain View, California-based company has risen from 279th place to 95th as the result of the rise in its share price that has given the company a market capitalization of approximately $80.9bn.

Google is reportedly coming out with an online payment system. CEO Eric Schmidt acknowledges some kind of electronic payment system is in the works but told the Associated Press: "We do not intend to offer a person-to-person, stored-value payments system.

A NURSE has told how she uncovered Dr Jayant Patel's chequered history almost a year before the "Dr Death" scandal erupted but never told authorities. Michelle Hunter today said that a simple internet Google search performed mid-last year found that Indian-trained Dr Patel - who has been linked to up to 90 deaths at Bundaberg Base Hospital - was guilty of medical negligence in the United States.

According to a new study released yesterday by LogicaCMG, mobile content will expand to a $9 billion industry in 2006. The survey of 4,000 users in four global markets indicated the percentage of wireless phone owners who download content will triple from 20 to 60 percent in the next year. Ringtones, games and music will continue to be the most popular content, although users are also interested in getting news, sports and video clips on their handsets. But operators looking to cash in on the content boom should make it easier for consumers to purchase and share files, LogicaCMG warned.