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Creative Loafing Inc., the owner of Washington City Paper , announced this morning that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In a conference call with top company officials, Ben Eason , the company’s CEO, said that the step would allow the six papers in the Creative Loafing portfolio to establish a greater online presence while the company reorganizes its operations.
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CBS web chief jumps to NPR as online editorial director
Dick Meyer, a CBS journalist for 23 years and editorial director of CBSNews.com for nine years, will start work April 7 [2008] as editorial director, NPR Digital Media.
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Congress finally passes broadband data collection bill
Days before recessing for the year, the Senate has at last passed the Broadband Data Improvement Act. It directs the FCC to gather far more detailed (and useful) information about the US broadband market, including better deployment maps and price information. Read More...
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EchoStar Satellite Services Delivers Transponder Solution for SkyWay USA's Broadband Internet Service
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.----EchoStar Corporation and its EchoStar Satellite Services announced today that it has entered into an agreement with SkyWay USA LLC to provide transponder service to support SkyWay USA’s satellite broadband Internet service.
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Sprint deploys WiMAX in Baltimore
Sprint has announced the launch of their 4G XOHM WiMAX mobile broadband commercial service in Baltimore. Customers will be able to choose between daily and month-to-month service options. Currently, subscribers can choose between a US$10 Day Pass, US$25 monthly Home Internet service and US$30 monthly On-the-go service. There is even a US$50 plan currently being [...]
Geek.com |
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Movers roundup: Apple, Sovereign Bancorp
Shares of Apple Inc. plunged to a 52-week low Monday after analysts downgraded the stock because they believe slowing consumer spending will hit its computer business.
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white papers
Managed hosting provider Savvis has rolled out a service that allows (ISVs) independent software vendors to offer their applications in a software-as-a-service model.
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A recipe for anger
A love of blogging and Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) has made a Robert E. Lee High School teacher Public Enemy No. 1 — at least in cyberspace. Jacki Steinhauer has been taking heat publicly and professionally since a local television station brought her blog to folks’ attention.
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CTL Launches Two Sub-$500 Netbooks
The 2go Classmate PC is aimed at the education market, while the IL1A mini-notebook targets consumers and businesspeople.
InformationWeek |
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InfoBlox Upgrades DNS Appliance
The new software rev of makes DNS infrastructures more resistant to cache-poisoning attacks.
InformationWeek |
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On the Light Side: Accepting life in the slow lane
As I acquiesce to my 13-year-old's pleas to use the computer, I reluctantly think, "OK. I'll get off the phone."
The Danville Advocate-Messenger |
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JWT INSIDE Recognized with Ten WebAwards Including Best Intranet Web Site
JWT INSIDE, one of the world's leading recruitment marketing and internal communications companies, was honored with ten of the Web Marketing Association's WebAwards. The WebAwards honor the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all Web site development.
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TiVo Makes the PC Its Second Home
TiVo is teaming up with Nero to bring a new video recording solution to the PC. The companies announced Nero LiquidTV/TiVo PC on Monday. The product will offer TiVo functions from a computer, without the need for a set-top box. The system will be marketed toward both existing TiVo users and families that don't currently have digital video recording devices.
E-Commerce Times |
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Netgear Launches A New Family Of Wireless-N Routers
Netgear today has announced a new family of Wireless-N networking solutions that will make it easy for anyone to upgrade their wireless home network to Wireless-N technology. This new technology supports the simultaneous use of bandwidth running intensive applications such as video streaming, voice-over-IP, online gaming and QoS (quality of service) to ensure the correct prioritization of traffic.
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TiVo Makes the PC Its Second Home
TiVo is teaming up with Nero to bring a new video recording solution to the PC. The companies announced Nero LiquidTV/TiVo PC on Monday. The product will offer TiVo functions from a computer, without the need for a set-top box. The system will be marketed toward both existing TiVo users and families that don't currently have digital video recording devices.
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Wal-Mart Latest To Leave Owners of DRM'd Music In The Lurch
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is doing a new rendition of an old classic The retailer's online music wing has told customers who bought DRM'd tracks from it that come October 9, it will no longer support these tracks, meaning they cannot be backed up or transferred to a new computer. They will, however, play on the computer for which they were originally bought. The solution: Burn your tracks to CDs and ...
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Security Risks Rise as Smartphones Become Smarter
As mobile operating system standardization increases, smartphone security threats become a more serious issue, said a Gartner analyst.
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Enterprises Overpay for Antivirus Software, Says Analyst
Enterprises continue to pay too much for security software, a Gartner analyst said Monday.
PC World |
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NCR eCommerce Managed Hosting Facility Achieves International Information Security Management Certification
DAYTON, Ohio----NCR Corporation today announced its eCommerce Managed Hosting Services facility has achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification recognizing the data center for meeting the International Standards Organization’s exacting specifications for information security management.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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The Dark Side of Virtualization
The value proposition of server virtualization in the data center is compelling. Businesses are consolidating their sprawl of underutilized Windows, Linux and Solaris systems, reaping the benefits of saving precious space and energy. Data center infrastructure capital costs are almost equal to the annualized costs of purchasing and operating IT hardware1 and virtualization is bringing relief on ...
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Noise Filter: Ky. Domain Seizure
September 29, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Last week, we reported that Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear had filed a suit attempting to seize control of 141 domain names associated with online gambling sites. Here, we scour the web for reactions.
Web Host Industry Review |
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Senate Approves Data Collection Bill
The Senate last week approved a bill that would improve the collection of broadband data and dole out $40 million to groups that enact plans to spur high-speed Internet adoption.
PC Magazine |
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Apple Stock Plunges 13.56% as Two Analysts Cut Ratings
Shares in Apple Inc. plunged more than 13% during the morning trading session Monday, as concerns about the credit crisis in the U.S. are beginning to mix with concerns of a slowing economy.
HispanicBusiness.com |
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Bart's Bytes:
Cluttering the inboxes of others with virus hoaxes and urban legends. Hoax is short for hocus, as in hocus-pocus!
Westerly Sun |
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Alameda man faces identity theft charges
A search of a man's laptop computer as part of an identity theft investigation revealed that he was in possession of the personal information of 95 people, including their credit card numbers, police say.
Contra Costa Times |
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