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(IsraelNN.com) Workers at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) are staging a surprise strike Tuesday and refuse to turn on the exchange's computers. The walkout is the second time in two weeks workers have shut down trading.
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How Southwest Air hedged past rivals in stunning fuel price rise
DALLAS — The computer screen on Scott Topping's desk at Southwest Airlines flickered with row after row of dates and numbers, but they had nothing to do with arrivals and departures. They tracked the price of oil futures for the next several months, and they told a grim tale: No letup in sight from record prices for jet fuel. "We're on a one-way street right now,” Topping said as he hunched over ...
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Free food helps startups compete for workers
The shout of "lunch is ready" jolted nearly the entire staff of Zynga from their desks and into the Internet startup's kitchen, where they piled ahi, marinated flank steak and stir-fried soba noodles onto their plates. A few minutes later, between bites,...
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Cnet buy puts CBS in top 10 Web properties
CBS Corp. completed its $1.8 billion purchase of San Francisco's Cnet Networks Inc. on Monday in a deal that makes CBS one of the top 10 largest Web properties. The major broadcasting company said it merged Cnet and existing Internet operations into a newly...
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Olive Branch puts new communications center into service
They wait for emergencies in the city from a dimly lit room dominated by clusters of computer monitors and reminiscent of the secret control room in the movie "Get Smart." The new Olive Branch center that was put into service last month is a dramatic switch from what communications chief Greg Phillips referred to as a "broom closet."
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Microsoft is phasing out XP; say welcome to Vista
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The Oklahoman |
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Made in Oklahoma: mobiManage
• Address: 4765 E 91 St., Suite 250, Tulsa. •Web address: www.mobimanage.com. • Employees: Six. •Key personnel: Jeff Beasley: partner, president and chief executive officer; Seth Spillman, partner and vice president; and Justin Christian, partner and development officer. •Founded: March. •Key product: mobiManage is a hosted mobile Web site builder that exports "dotMobi-compliant” ...
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Tech Bytes: Tuesday, July 1, 2008
City company's on best place for IT work American Fidelity Assurance Co. has once again been honored as one of the nation's best places to work in information technology by Computerworld magazine. The Oklahoma City-based financial services company was recently ranked No. 25 on Compterworld's 15th annual Best Places to Work in IT survey, which was published Monday at www.computerworld.com ...
The Oklahoman |
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An accidental discharge of pepper spray causes hazmat response
Employees of the facility, which repairs cash registers, computers and printers, were evacuated from the building as a precaution to an area across the street. One employee was treated at the scene for irritation by REMSA.
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'Rock Band 2' to include new online modes, songs
LOS ANGELES -- "Rock Band" is ready for an encore. A sequel to the play-along music game that redefined the genre last year will be released first for the Xbox 360 in September, according to publisher MTV Games and developer Harmonix.
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Watch live Web cast of Nevada Supreme Court term limit hearings July 1
The Nevada Supreme Court term limit arguments can be accessed through the Supreme Court website. The Court says it recognizes the importance of its July 1 oral arguments on the term limits on the state's future.
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Craigslist’s Child Sex: Who’s To Blame? [smcb]
Prostitution on the Internet is hardly a new phenomenon, and shocking as it might be, child prostitution isn’t particularly a new problem in general, either. We’ve been doing the social media crime blotter series for a while now and I really haven’t touched on the prostitution angle in a big way up until this point [...]
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Can't sleep? Here's some possible help to catch your ZZZs
Stick to a schedule: Keep regular bedtimes and wake times, even on the weekends. This will help train your body when to fall asleep. Keep your bedroom cool, dark and quiet. Eliminate distractions such as TV, computers and ticking clocks.
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Mini-Me actor Verne Troyer fighting release of sex tape
LOS ANGELES -- Verne Troyer successfully shut down the distribution of a sex tape featuring the "Austin Powers" actor and a former girlfriend - for now. The celebrity Web site TMZ posted a 25-second snipped of the video Wednesday, but pulled the clips down Friday evening after a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order requested by Troyer's attorneys.
The Pantagraph |
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Microsoft's Plan B for Search
Moving past the Yahoo saga, the software giant is eyeing semantic search engine Powerset as a way of closing the gap with Google
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Touch Computing Hits Its Stride
Microsoft's Surface and other touch-sensitive products can simplify complicated interactions, but are software makers and consumers game?
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Windows XP expires
San Francisco - Microsoft officially retired Windows XP on Monday, forcing buyers of new computers to go with the operating system's unpopular successor Windows Vista. The retirement affects copied of XP sold to large computer makers and stores. Cons...
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Recent Original Stories
Microsoft' professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles last week was perhaps the company's most important event of the year, as officials try to sell developers on the value of creating new applications for the company's next generation of products.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 7th Nov 2005 15:27 UTC
The momentum generated by Apple's iPod digital music players and related products continues to translate into new Macintosh sales according to one Wall Street analyst who estimates that over one million Windows users have purchased a Mac in the first three quarters of 2005.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 10th Oct 2005 16:48 UTC
Microsoft is taking a stand on an emerging tech that threatens to reshape software pricing models.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 9th Oct 2006 20:55 UTC
Microsoft will end support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and SP 1a on 10 October, leaving users no option but to upgrade to SP2 if they wish to continue to receive support for crucial components, including security software.
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Recent Original Stories
Microsoft, shrugging off licensing moves to prevent it from repeating its controversial patent deal with Novell, has signed a set of broad collaboration agreements with Linux provider Xandros that include an intellectual property assurance under which Microsoft will provide patent covenants for Xandros customers.
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Ex-software chief fills WVU board
Now the work begins. Former Oracle Corp. President Ray Lane's appointment Monday to the West Virginia University Board of Governors completes the search for three new board members, who face a busy year ahead.
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Recent Original Stories
Microsoft estimates it lost about $14 billion last year to software piracy - and those may prove to be the most lucrative sales never made . Although the world's largest software maker spends millions of dollars annually to combat illegal copying and distribution of its products, critics allege - and Microsoft acknowledges - that piracy sometimes helps the company establish itself in emerging ...
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Co-founder of Intel pushes electric cars
Former Intel Corp. Chairman Andy Grove has a knack for sensing when circumstances should force changes at a company or an industry -- and how to respond.
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