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BYOC: Company gives workers unusual laptop leeway
In a nod to how finicky people have become about the gadgets they use, software company Citrix Systems Inc. is rolling out a new program for its workers: BYOC - Bring Your Own Computer. Employees get a $2,100 stipend to buy a laptop and three-year service plan. In exchange for getting a computer with the specs they want - whether it's a wide screen, a light weight or ultra-fast processing - the ...
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Exobox CEO to Be Interviewed on KPRC Radio 950 AM in Houston; Michael Garfield, The High-Tech Texan(R), to Interview ...
Exobox Technologies Corp., an enterprise network and data security development company with proprietary software designed to capitalize upon the growing need for a modern, reliable, efficient, effective and proactive network and data security solution, has accepted an invitation to have its President and CEO, Robert B.
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Transport group supports probe of LTO's IT provider
The president of the Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP) expressed the group’s full support yesterday for the congressional inquiry of the contract between the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and information technology firm Stradcom Corp.
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T-Mobile's 1GB data limit on Android G1 dropped—for now
T-Mobile has decided to lift the soft download cap it had placed on G1 users that would have limited them to 1GB per month before having their data rates throttled—at least for the time being. Read More...
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India Military Faces Manpower Crunch as Economy Booms (Update1)
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Ashok Gowda quit India's army three years ago to build a software business. The reason: The country's economic boom may allow him to earn six times as much in the private sector as he got as a military engineer.
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Computer failure at British control centre grounds flights
London - Airports in southern Britain reported serious delays and cancellations Thursday following a computer failure at a main air traffic control centre, the air traffic control organization (Nats) said. There were a series of flight cancellations ...
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Help pass Senate Bill 1738—The PROTECT Our Children Act
Did you know that an estimated 1 of 3 girls and 1 of 6 boys are sexually violated prior to the age 18? Did you know that there are over 9,000 pedaphiles that make up a society which shares tips on how to molest children and hide it on the Internet?
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Protecting patient privacy the new fashioned way
( Indiana University ) In a study published in the September-October issue of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Jeff Friedlin, D.O., of the Regenstrief Institute Inc. and the Indiana University School of Medicine, writes about the Medical De-identification System (MeDS), a highly accurate and speedy computer software program he has developed and successfully tested for ...
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Oracle's Second-Ever Hardware Product: In the Beginning, There Was The Network Computer
Larry Ellison can be forgiven for sometimes making a mistake, particularly when it comes to marketing new, or not so new, concepts. His statement yesterday that Oracle was unveiling its "first-ever" hardware product is factually challenged by the 1996 launch of the Network Computer, Oracle's real "first-ever" hardware product. The...
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Rage over 'Spore' DRM turns into class action suit
EA has been sued in the Northern District of California over DRM software placed in its evolution simulator game Spore developed by Will Wright and Maxis.
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Drinking Wine From Machines at Time Warner Center's Clo
Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Ryan Sutton visits Clo Wine Bar at the Time Warner Center in New York, which features interactive computer touch screens that let oenophiles call up descriptions of cult, boutique and rare vintages before tasting.
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Breaking news - UK flight delays
There are serious flight disruptions at major UK airports as a result of a computer fault at the UK's main air traffic control centre.
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How PowerTOP, LatencyTOP, and Five-Second Boot Improve Desktop Linux
Arjan van de Ven is a Linux kernel hacker and the author of PowerTOP and LatencyTOP. His goal is to fix problems in the Linux desktop to save power, respond more smoothly, and to run faster. This interview explains how.
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Government Computer News
Government technology executives are turning to virtual systems to lower costs and reduce energy costs, but issues with the technology remain according to a survey which also found companies struggling with service and power consumption issues.
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Motorola USBW100 WiMax Adapter Allows Easy Wireless Upgrade [WiMax]
If you're tempted to buy into WiMax technology but don't want to purchase a whole new computer to partake, this Motorola USB adapter offers WiMax to any laptop with a USB port. Coming in multiple...
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Chattanooga: UTC golfers ranked No. 1 in the nation
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s golf team is ranked No. 1 in the country based on the Golfweek/Sagarin computer ratings released this afternoon.
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Hacker takes down Chamber Web site
The North Platte Telegraph If you attempted to see what was new with the North Platte Chamber of Commerce between late morning and early Wednesday afternoon, you were probably greeted by the images of Turkish symbolism related to one of the world's most notorious hackers.
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Sumog-oy: Gensan's Computer Literacy Program
SO, WHEN Sheep-CLP was born upon the initiative of former Mayor Adelbert W. Antonino in the late '90s, what preoccupied the minds of local officials then was how to prepare the city and its productive forces for effective global engagements, not only to merely survive but to also prevail and dominate, in the end.
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Toshiba Pushes 1.8-Inch Drives to 250 GB
Toshiba has pushed 1.8-inch hard drives - the kind found in media players and ultra-portable notebooks - to the quarter-terabyte mark.
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Tallahassee Ranked Most Secure City in Computer Safety
Tallahassee is listed as one of the nations safest cities in terms of technology.
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Dell, HP look to slash R&D costs for 2009
Worldwide economic crises are beginning to have serious impact within PC builders Dell and HP, claims DigiTimes. The publication cites sources inside Taiwanese channel distributors, who say that both companies are looking to cut back on research and development for notebooks, which usually entails testing the performance and endurance of new parts. Because this is also done by the actual ...
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Senate passes bill to close child porn loophole
WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to a Kansas child pornography case, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill making it clear that images obtained on the Internet do in fact travel across state lines.
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Digium and Skype Collaborate to Bring Skype to Business Phone Systems
Digium(R), creator and primary developer of Asterisk(R), the leading open source telephony platform, and Skype(TM), the leading global Internet communications company, today announced the beta version of Skype For Asterisk, which will allow the integration of Skype functionality into Digium's Asterisk software and enable customers to make, receive and transfer Skype calls from within their ...
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The Best Sales Rep: Your Web Site
Transform your Web site into a sales representative by using these online features.
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Cisco Offers Upgraded Triple-Play UC Portfolio
Cisco this morning unveiled what it's calling a "collaboration portfolio," combining a new release of its Unified Communications (UC) system, its TelePresence video conferencing product offer and a new Web 2.0 application platform. Cisco has pasted the trendy term "social media" on its new release, but...
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