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Stocks trade lower after Microsoft pulls Yahoo bid
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street pulled back Monday as investors digested Microsoft Corp.’s decision to withdraw its bid for Yahoo Inc. and a better-than-expected reading on the service sector.
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ThomasNet Launches ThomasNet's Purchasing Tools(TM) in Partnership with Source One
ThomasNet, the leading online industrial marketplace, today announced the availability of free purchasing tools for ThomasNet users through an exclusive partnership with Source One Management Services, LLC, a leading procurement service provider. Corporate, government and military buyers rely on ThomasNet to search for and purchase everything from printed circuit boards to laboratory equipment ...
Centre Daily Times |
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DRAM, NAND prices to jump in May
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Contract prices for memory, including DRAM and NAND flash, are expected to rise in May despite the downturn in the segments, according to an analyst.
Electronics Supply and Manufacturing |
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Microchip Technology Announces MPLAB(R) Starter Kit for Serial Memory Products
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced the MPLAB(R) Starter Kit for Serial Memory Products (Part # DV243003). Featuring a compact design, the high-speed, easy-to-use kit supports all of Microchip's serial EEPROM devices, including the new UNI/O(TM) family. The single-board kit obtains power from the USB port on a ...
Centre Daily Times |
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db4o First Open Source Object-Oriented Database in the Industry to Support LINQ
db4objects (www.db4o.com), creator of the leading open source object database, has announced that its db4o object database is now optimized for Microsoft's LINQ, making it among the first object-oriented databases in the industry to support this new set of extensions to Microsoft's .NET Framework. With the new support, developers are free to choose an object oriented optimized engine without ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Microsoft drops bid; Yahoo shares plummet
After Saturday's announcement that Microsoft Corp. had withdrawn its proposal to buy Yahoo Inc., shares in Yahoo plummeted more than 15 percent in early Monday trading. (MSFT) (YHOO)
Puget Sound Business Journal |
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Sprite Computers of North Surrey Merges with Express Computers
Vancouver, BC, May 5, 2008--(T-Net)--Express Computers, with locations in South Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford and Chilliwack is merging with Sprite Computers of Surrey, B.C. forming Express Computers – Surrey Central.
T-Net British Columbia |
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Surprise! Another Free Nine Inch Nails Album
Things are on the up and up for fans of Nine Inch Nails: In yet another industry-defying, forward-thinking internet move, Trent Reznor has unveiled The Slip , a brand new 10-track collection available as a free download now via theslip.nin.com . Though hot on the heels of Reznor’s not-totally-free 36-tune collection Ghosts I-IV , which also dropped without warning via the internet, ...
Spin |
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Aras Delivers Version 9 of Advanced Model-Based SOA for Enerprise PLM on the Microsoft Platform
Aras(R), leading Microsoft enterprise open source software solution provider, today announced the immediate availability of Version 9 of the Aras Innovator(R) suite of model-based service-oriented architecture (SOA) solutions for enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Version 9 delivers the first model-based SOA for PLM and includes single-instance multi-language capabilities and support ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Associated Press launches iPhone site
The Associated Press has launched a new iPhone version of its online portal, according to an announcement. The newswire service notes that the site should now be visible by visiting apnews.com, and that it contains not just AP news but material from over 100 media outlets, covering topics such as breaking events, business and entertainment. Publi...
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KeyMark Brings Microsoft and Forrester Research Group to Greenville SC
LIBERTY, S.C.----KeyMark Inc. announced today they will be hosting their first ever Horizons Conference in Greenville SC from 8:30 to Noon on June 12, 2008. The technology conference will feature industry experts from Microsoft and Forrester who will discuss trends in document management technology and system integration capabilities with the Microsoft SharePoint Suite.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Prices Rising on PC Memory
Hynix, Elpida and Samsung look to rebound after DRAM oversupply meant cheaper PCs -- but major headaches for vendors.
InternetNews.com |
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Prices Rising on PC Memory
Hynix, Elpida and Samsung look to rebound after DRAM oversupply meant cheaper PCs -- but major headaches for vendors.
InternetNews.com |
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Prices Rising on PC Memory
Hynix, Elpida and Samsung look to rebound after DRAM oversupply meant cheaper PCs -- but major headaches for vendors.
InternetNews.com |
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Yahoo-Microsoft Rift Leaves Wake Of Angst
A lot of people - especially its stockholders - are worried about the future of Yahoo now that Microsoft has backed away from its offer to buy the company. But Microsoft shareholders also have reason to worry, writes Larry Magid .
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Yahoo shares fall after Microsoft drops bid
Yahoo Inc. stock dropped 20 percent on the opening of trading Monday in the wake of Microsoft Corp.'s withdrawal of a $47.5 billion takeover bid over the weekend. (YHOO) (MSFT) (GOOG)
Sacramento Business Journal |
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Online health records: Convenience vs. privacy
Some day soon, Canadians will have access to free online tools for managing their health information, but plans to store the information on servers south of the border could mean sharing it with the American government.
CBC |
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Egyptians ignore Facebook strike call
(AP:CAIRO, Egypt) Egyptians largely ignored a call by online activists for a general strike Sunday to protest against the government on President Hosni Mubarak's 80th birthday.
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Yahoo's stock slides as U.S. markets open
As expected, Yahoo's stock took a hit after the U.S. financial markets opened Monday morning, as investors react to Microsoft's decision over the weekend to give up on acquiring Yahoo . About an hour after the Nasdaq market opened, Yahoo's shares were trading at US$24.22, down by $4.45 or almost 16 percent, from their close on Friday at $28.67. Yahoo's stock got a boost after Microsoft ...
InfoWorld |
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Yahoo shares dive after Microsoft abandons bid
Yahoo shares plummeted Monday as the Internet giant's future became clouded after Microsoft walked away from a bid rather than pursue a hostile takeover.
TurkishPress.com |
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Changes To Google UK Trademark Policy Will Result In Lawsuits
In the US marketers may use competitors' trademarks as keywords, so long as they don't appear in the ad text itself. Previously Google used a more restrictive policy in the UK, not allowing use of competitors' trademarks at all. Last month the company changed its UK rules to conform to the more liberal US policy. Accordingly, UK marketers are promising to sue when the new policy is ...
Search Engine Land |
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Yahoo stock drops in early trading after Microsoft talks fall apart
Yahoo's shares fell nearly 20 percent in early trading today, off $5.40 to $23.27 as investors offered their first reaction to the weekend's dramatic announcement that Microsoft was dropping its bid for the company. For Yahoo, now what? More coverage Ballmer's letter to Yang Yahoo statement Slideshow: Yahoo retrospective Video
Contra Costa Times |
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-05 16:25 Stocks trade lower after Microsoft pulls Yahoo bid
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street pulled back Monday as investors digested Microsoft Corp.'s decision to withdraw its bid for Yahoo Inc. and oil prices again approached $120 a barrel. The Dow Jones industrial average at times fell more than 100 points.
Interactive Investor |
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How dangerous is computing to your health?
Recently I have seen a spate of articles suggesting the computing lifestyle is hazardous to your health: Laser toner consists of tiny particles which can be inhaled. In fact indoor air is often worse than outdoor air. As buildings are tightened-up to save energy the need for...
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Chinese official denies government hand in cyber attacks
New Delhi, May 5: Chinese officials Monday dismissed as "baseless" reports that their government was involved in cyber warfare targeting Indian computer networks and stressed that such activities were not in sync with the developing trust between the two countries.
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