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TIMELINE-Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo
(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Thursday that talks with Microsoft Corp on a full or partial acquisition have ended, and announced a search advertising partnership with rival Google Inc .
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Government Computer News
Congress has had no shortage of wake-up calls about the mounting number of cyberattacks against agency and military information technology networks. But the press conference held yesterday by Reps. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) and Christopher Smith (R-N.J.), to introduce a privileged resolution calling for better measures to protect government computers and cell phones from cyberattack was a new and ...
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School principal accused of possessing child porn arrested
The principal of Del Rey Continuation School in Westchester was arrested today on suspicion of possessing child pornography on his home computer, Los Angeles police said.
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Kyodo economic news summary+
NEW YORK - Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it has formed a business partnership agreement with arch rival Google Inc. on search advertising.
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Soffront enhances CRM software
Soffront has said that the new Google map integration helps users locate a customer site in the familiar map interface. Soffront's campaign management module now provides a more streamlined workflow and allows users choices to create email campaign messages and analytics.
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GreenField Health implements Microsoft HealthVault using Kryptiq suite
GreenField Health, a consulting group and medical clinic, will use Connect IQ to enable patients exchange information between their doctor's office and their HealthVault account.
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Libertarian utopianist Patri Friedman wants to be your baby's daddy [Superficial]
Google engineer, grandson of economist Milton Friedman and "seasteader" Patri Friedman likes "brains, muscled backs, blinking lights, health, competence," and dislikes "beer, cigarettes, people who... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Harrah's installs Microsoft Surface computer at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
Microsoft Surface is a 30-inch table-like display that individuals can interact with digital content without a mouse or keyboard. Harrah's has created a suite of custom applications for its guests at the lounge.
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Google charity needs to abandon any pretense of altruism [Failanthropy]
Google's do-gooder arm, Google.org, is off in Washington holding a conference to lobby Beltway insiders on commercializing plug-in hybrid vehicles. Which makes sense from a self-interest standpoint,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Yahoo, Google confirm search-ads deal [Deals]
Yahoo has admitted defeat, under the guise of openness. The company will start letting Google sell ads on Yahoo search results, generating as much as $800 million a year for Yahoo; the increase comes... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Gladstone High shares in computer funds
Gladstone High School will get more than 300 new computers after being granted funding under the National Secondary School Computer Fund.
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Yahoo!, Google announce ad partnership
Yahoo! Inc. and Google Inc. have agreed to a plan in which Google-brokered ads will appear with some Yahoo! search results, the Los Angeles Times said Thursday.Yahoo, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., announced the deal following the end of talks with Microsoft Corp.Microsoft had announced earlier in the day it and Yahoo! had broken off talks on an alternative transaction following the collapse of ...
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Yahoo ends all talks with Microsoft, shares plunge Yahoo Inc.'s efforts to revive takeover talks with Microsoft Corp. ...
China denies hacking into US computers China denied accusations by two U.S. lawmakers that it hacked into congressional computers, saying Thursday that as a developing country it wasn't capable of sophisticated cybercrime.
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Yahoo ends all talks with Microsoft, shares plunge Yahoo Inc.'s efforts to revive takeover talks with Microsoft Corp. ...
Lehman Brothers removes finance, operating chiefs The hope at Lehman Brothers is that a management shakeup Thursday will contain the damage of a stunning quarterly loss - yet some on Wall Street fear this is one more step toward a more dramatic outcome for the embattled investment bank.
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Sun signs multi-year OEM agreement with Fujitsu Siemens Computers
The agreement enables Fujitsu Siemens to streamline how its customers acquire Solaris-based Primergy systems and related support services by offering Solaris with its servers from the factory.
Computer Business Review |
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Missouri communities prepare for river flooding
ST. LOUIS — With tools as old-fashioned as elbow grease and as novel as newly posted Web pages, communities in Missouri prepared Thursday for projected river flooding in upcoming days.
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Yahoo hires Google to sell some online ads
Yahoo has hired Internet search leader Google to sell some online ads in hopes of boosting its profit.
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Movers roundup: Yahoo, Qualcomm
Shares of Yahoo Inc. plunged late Thursday after the iconic Internet company said its merger talks with Microsoft Corp. concluded without a deal.
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Enterprise 2.0 Conference notebook
Ironically this week has probably been my most offline in months - Sprint failed the brand new Westin Hotel in Boston ddisastrously with terrible or non existent wifi service. It was a real shame because Jive Software had an instance of Clearspace for the conference attendee community and there was...
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Yahoo hires Google in plan to boost profit
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo has hired Internet search leader Google to sell some online ads in hopes of boosting its profit. The Sunnyvale-based company announced the plans late Thursday after its stock plunged 10 percent on news that its efforts to revive takeover talks with Microsoft had hit a dead end. Yahoo is now counting on Google's superior moneymaking system to appease its angry shareholders ...
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Internet giants end deal talks
Yahoo! has ended all talks about any kind of business deal with Microsoft, burying lingering hopes that Microsoft might revive its attempt to buy the internet pioneer.
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Missouri communities prepare for river flooding
ST. LOUIS — With tools as old-fashioned as elbow grease and as novel as newly posted Web pages, communities in Missouri prepared Thursday for projected river flooding in upcoming days. ...
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Public expresses strong opposition to pay raise
From talk radio, to talk on the streets, to talk on internet blog sites, we're hearing from lots of Louisiana voters about the pay raise proposal. Our own blog has received more responses to this topic than any we've ever had.
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Cops Arrest Principal, 60, For Having Child Porn
A 60-year-old school principal was arrested Thursday on suspicion of owning child pornography on his home computer, according to authorities. Randolph Barnett Cornfield, of Playa del Rey, was arrested just before noon with "several images of child pornography" found on his personal computer, according to Capt. Fabian Lizarraga, commanding officer for LAPD's Juvenile Division.
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Yahoo pins hopes on Google
Yahoo's efforts to revive takeover talks with Microsoft hit a dead end Thursday, and the Internet search pioneer quickly hatched a deal with Google that could boost sales by $800 million.
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