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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 27th Nov 2005 15:24 UTC
Burton Smith, a longtime supercomputer designer and chief scientist at Cray, has resigned to take a position at Microsoft. Microsoft announced two weeks ago that it planned to introduce a new version of its Windows software for scientific and engineering users, and that Smith would be involved.
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Theories stoking Microsoft-Yahoo fire
With shareholders up in arms, Yahoo has been trying to raise doubts about the legitimacy of Microsoft's last bid by pointing out that it was not submitted in writing.
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Isn't It a Site!
YYY The new Cypress Gardens Adventure Park Web site is as colorful as its petunias. Every page has full color photos, and if that's not enough, click on the quot photo gallery quot for 30 more images of activities and events, including the famous Southern Belles. Video clips of rides and shows will come later. It has other links to restaurants, upcoming...
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Isn't It a Site!
The new Cypress Gardens Adventure Park Web site is as colorful as its petunias. Every page has full color photos, and if that's not enough, click on the quot photo gallery quot for 30 more images of activities and events, including the famous Southern Belles. Video clips of rides and shows will come later. It has other links to restaurants, upcoming...
The Lakeland Ledger |
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Wireless Sensor Networks: Solutions and Market Opportunities
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Wireless Sensor Networks: Solutions and Market Opportunities" to their offering.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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A SHORT course in learning how to surf the worldwide web is due to start on Thursday afternoons at Penarth Library.
The course will introduce would-be surfers to safe use of the internet and how to make the most of this vast world-wide resource. Very basic computer skills are required and participants will soon be gaining access to a world of information at their fingertips. Contact 2070 1569 for more details.
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Convicted criminals in Siberia meet their relatives on Internet
KRASNOYARSK, May 7 (Itar-Tass) - An Internet Center has been opened at the Krasnoyarsk branch of the Federal Service for Execution of Sentences to enable prisoners to meet their relatives on- line on the Internet.
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Jasabel to Choose Montreal elearning Software
NetMarketingSolution.com, the Montreal Internet marketing firm, will provide an elearning software application, called GlobeMeeting, to Jasabel, a training organization specialized in productivity. (PRWeb May 7, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/elearning/software/prweb922364.htm
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Investor plots Yahoo mutiny after bid bust
SAN FRANCISCO – After fending off months of threats by Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc.’s directors still will have to fight for their jobs as the company’s own irate shareholders plot a mutiny.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Four Rhode Island Girls' Myspace Popularity Lands Them US touring Deal and International Recognizance
Whoever said progress is a slow progress was not talking about these four Rhode Island chicks. Discovered by an internet fashion pioneer, Natasha Luigui, Jessica Pineda, Stephanie Goncalves, and Taylor Hope Mims are going international with their image. Traveling the United States this summer, they are soon to be featured on some of Europe's most famous sneaker and street wear world wide web ...
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Surfing on the move still some distance away
WiMAX offers several advantages over Wi-Fi, say BSNL officials, explaining why they have pitched for the former to bring wireless broadband to Goa.
The Times of India |
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Latest Issue
Throughout the summer (June-September), Computer Music readers can avail themselves of a 35% discount on discoDSP's flagship soft synth, Discovery Pro.
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Latest Issue
Throughout the summer (June-September), Computer Music readers can avail themselves of a 35% discount on discoDSP's flagship soft synth, Discovery Pro. Discovery Pro is a gorgeous-sounding virtual analog/wave synthesizer VSTi featuring eight VA...
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Windows XP SP3 on Windows Update available
After some delays Microsoft released the Windows XP SP3 on Windows Update for everybody. I just tried several times to download the 66.9MB of the Service Pack 3, but it stalled on me every time.
Addict 3D |
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Nasa to fire up SGI supercomputer
Clement James, vnunet.com , Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 10:39:00 20,480-core Altix ICE system capable of 245 trillion operations per second Nasa has chosen SGI to supply its next major supercomputer after a competitive evaluation launched last year. The 20,480-core Altix ICE system will be installed this summer in Nasa's Advanced... > Read the full article
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Microsoft plans $280m research center in China
Microsoft plans $280m research center in China
MENAFN |
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MSN Environment targets eco-warriors
Ian Williams, vnunet.com , Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 10:30:00 'Green' channel provides tips, news and video Microsoft has added an environmental channel to its MSN portal, offering information and resources on green issues. MSN Environment includes news, videos, eco-friendly tips, interactive tools and exclusive features.... > Read the full article
vnunet.com |
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Directors at Yahoo face new opponent
SAN FRANCISCO – After fending off months of threats by Microsoft, Yahoo's directors still will have to fight for their jobs as the company's own irate shareholders plot a mutiny. Spurred by widespread criticism about how Yahoo's board responded to Microsoft's sweetened takeover offer of $47.5 billion, an activist shareholder is trying to recruit an alternate slate of directors to present at ...
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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New Study Finds Bar-Coded Surgical Sponges Improve Patient Safety
A randomized controlled trial conducted by Brigham and Women's Hospital - in affiliation with Harvard Medical School - finds bar-coded, computer-assisted surgical sponge counting systems reduce the chance of counting errors during patient surgery by a factor of 3 to 1. The results of the study - conducted by patient safety researchers Dr. Atul Gawande and Dr.
Medical News Today |
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The Secret Internet Simulator
May 7, 2008: DARPA, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has been ordered (by the president and Congress) to develop world-class offensive and defensive Cyber War capabilities. Initial emphasis will be on defensive measures. This is a big deal.
Strategy Page |
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Mac Clone Offered On EBay
The unauthorized Apple desktop was flaunted with an Intel Core 2 Duo chip, 2 GB of memory, 250 GB 7200 RPM serial ATA hard drive, and Intel 3D graphics chip.
InformationWeek |
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Gangbusters
May 7, 2008: FARC is trying desperately to counter the bad press it is getting from information found on the laptop of a FARC leader killed on March 1 st .
Strategy Page |
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World Of Warcraft's Legal War To Defend Copyrights Heats Up
Advocacy group Public Knowledge claims Blizzard's use of copyright infringement laws to crack down on MDY's Glide automation software is outrageous.
InformationWeek |
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STEVE MUM ON BATTLE
Disgruntled Yahoo! shareholders have just eight days to put up a slate of candidates to replace Jerry Yang, but they desperately need some assurance from Steve Ballmer that he is still willing to negotiate a deal. Some of Yahoo!'s largest shareholders continued to ponder whether to launch a proxy contest to unseat the board yesterday as they watched Yahoo! stock become more expensive. One of the ...
New York Post |
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Online social networks give youth sense of community
While Halifax police continue to investigate a stabbing which may have been planned over the internet, one local professor is saying the technology is not to blame.
News 95.7 |
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