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Agencies ready for next-generation Internet, OMB reports
The government’s largest agencies met an important information technology milestone Monday.
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Recent Original Stories
Sun Microsystems announced Monday that its longtime chief executive Scott McNealy is stepping down from the helm and will be succeeded by the struggling computer and software company's No. 2 executive, Jonathan Schwartz.
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SearchDay: Some New SEO Services Not So Special
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Some New SEO Services Not So Special; Newspapers Bleed Red Ink: Death by Internet; SEO Quarterly Web Site Review: Villas of Distinction; and more.
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Microsoft buys semantic search startup Powerset
Following the failed merger with Yahoo, Microsoft is buying what many consider to be the hottest property in the search market today – a company that could replace Google search one day: Powerset is developing a more intelligent form of web search called semantic search: The technology not only indexes web pages, but applies additional algorithms to parse each information piece and extract its ...
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New York Agency to Help Make Chicago an Interactive Capital
Greg Lanier , co-founder of Internet technology company Infoblox and former director at Sapient, was appointed general manager/vice president of the new office . Mitch Lawin , Domani Studios' executive producer of film production, and a growing staff of seasoned interactive designers and developers join Lanier.
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Bayreuth's Wagner festival will offer opera online
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's annual Bayreuth opera festival is going digital, streaming video and audio of its opening performance of "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg" live via the Internet. The catch is the price - $77.
FOX 11 Tucson |
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Computer Slowing Down? What to Do About It
(ARA) - Is your computer getting bogged down? Does it often hang on the hour glass for several minutes at a time?
Carteret County News-Times |
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UTStarcom Moves Out Of Mobile Business
The broadband products company sells its personal communications division to AIG Venture Capital to better focus on expanding its core business into developing markets.
Forbes |
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Phase change interference materials suit Intel's Penryn
Laird Technologies Inc. announced two new products in its T-pcm phase change line of thermal interface materials, T-pcm 670 and T-pcm 680.
Electronic Engineering Times Asia |
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Fingerprint sensor renders improved performance
AuthenTec has added the AES2550 fingerprint sensor to its product portfolio for notebook computers, PCs and PC peripherals, offering improved fingerprint imaging, sensor durability and ESD protection compared to the existing AES2501.
Electronic Engineering Times Asia |
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Microsoft Releases Remote Desktop Client 2 for Mac
After a year of being in public beta, Microsoft on Tuesday released Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client for Mac 2.
PC World |
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Qualcomm brings 3G to Thai health stations
Qualcomm Inc. announced the provision of next generation broadband services, notebook computers and mobile phones to Princess Mother's Medical Volunteer public health stations in the rural areas in nine provinces in Thailand.
Electronic Engineering Times Asia |
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"BBC iplayer on wii"
blizeH wrote: Do you think there's going to be a dedicated iPlayer channel, or will it always be through the internet channel?
EuroGamer |
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Google, Tele Atlas shake hands on map deal
Google has signed a long-term license agreement with Tele Atlas that gives Google access to Tele Atlas maps and dynamic content in more than 200 countries around the world.
Electronic Engineering Times Asia |
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Enable DSP co-processing in FPGAs
Today's ever increasing demand for high-speed communication and superfast computing in support of triple-play apps is creating new challenges for those who need to draw together a multitude of standards, components and networking equipment.
Electronic Engineering Times Asia |
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7-11 breach reveals major ATM vulnerabilities
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Hackers broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores this year and stole customers' PIN codes, according to recent court filings that revealed a disturbing security hole in the most sensitive part of a banking record.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 8th Feb 2006 18:24 UTC
Big Blue announced it would use the Cell processor designed by it, Sony and Toshiba in a range of high end servers . Applications that need good processing power and can render graphics are the target of Big Blue's desire. The first systems will become available in the third quarter of this year.
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Sparta-based clothier Justin Charles targets the man who has everything
SPARTA, Wis. — One morning in early June, in a cabin-themed conference room in a warehouse, a group of executives planned the launch of a new men’s fashion line. Seated around a speaker phone, three of Justin Charles’ five employees met with a Web site designer and an Internet marketing specialist.
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Microsoft buys linguistic Web search firm Powerset
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy Powerset, a start-up that is working on a new class of Web search that relies on insights from linguistics rather than simple keyword strings.
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Government Computer News
Reported data breaches increased sharply in the first six months of 2008, jumping 69 percent compared to the same period last year, according to a study by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).
Government Computer News |
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Chesapeake and PXP Announce Haynesville Shale Joint Venture
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) and Plains Exploration & Production Company (NYSE:PXP) ("PXP") today announced they have entered into a Haynesville Shale joint venture (the "JV") in North Louisiana and East Texas.
Centre Daily Times |
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TSA-friendly laptop cases coming soon
The Transportation Security Administration- those wonderful guys and gals that check your luggage before getting on a plane – is partnering up with luggage companies to produce a checkpoint-friendly laptop bag. The bags, made by Targus and Pathfinder Luggage, will be sold this fall and will have no extra clutter, buckles or cords that can fool X-Ray machines. The hope is that travelers will be ...
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Sector Wrap: most Chinese online gaming stocks dip
Chinese online gaming stocks declined Tuesday, with Giant Interactive Group Inc. falling after the company said it will pay $51 million for a 25 percent stake in Chinese online social networking service company Five One Network Development Co.
Boston Globe |
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Yahoo shares fall to lowest level since January
Shares of Yahoo Inc. fell on Tuesday to their lowest level since late January, right before Microsoft Corp. attempted to buy the struggling Internet icon in an unsolicited offer that was later rejected.
Boston Globe |
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Microsoft to build data center in Des Moines area
Microsoft Corp. plans to build a data center in the Des Moines area.
Seattle Times |
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