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Gates to support research programme for Malaria, TB in India
New Delhi, Jul 2 : Microsoft founder Bill Gates has responded positively to Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss' request to support research programme seeking to expeditiously develop vaccination for malaria and tuberculosis.
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Microsoft acquires Powerset search engine
Microsoft has confirmed the acquisition of semantic search engine Powerset to power their Live Search engine capabilities. Though terms of the deal were not disclosed, initial reports have estimated that the transaction could have involved more than $100 million.
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Lapworks Laptop Desk Futura
It's a lap desk, and so much more...
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Yahoo-Google deal investigated
US anti-trust regulators to examine if £400m a year advertising deal restricts competition in the market
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Microsoft Acquires Powerset
As rumored last week, Microsoft said on Tuesday that it would buy Powerset The Internet search company acquisitions is the latest in a string of purchases aimed at bolstering Microsoft’s position online.
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World of Warcraft Trojan spreads from Asia
Password-stealing programs affecting online games such as World of Warcraft accounted for almost 13 per cent of malware activity detected in a recent survey.
Infomatics |
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AMD expands its market share at Intel’s expense
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) outstripped its rival, Intel, on the market of microprocessors during the first quarter of the current year. Chip maker’s share of revenue on the global market of microprocessors rose by 2.2 percentage points vs. the same period of the last year to 13 percent.
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US watchdog probes Yahoo's deal with Google
The US Justice Department has opened an anti-trust investigation into Yahoo's advertising partnership with Google, placing the future of the deal in jeopardy.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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More regulation for online retail arrives
Firms who process payment card industry data online, have another regulation to deal with.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Microsoft powers up search business
Microsoft has signed an agreement to purchase Powerset, a semantic web search company.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Microsoft drives in-car voice systems
Microsoft has teamed up with embedded speech and text-to-voice provider Svox to develop speech technology for use in cars.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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DTE Energy Provides Midyear Business Update
DTE Energy will conduct a conference call for the investment community at 9:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, July 2, to provide a midyear business update. Investors, the news media and the public may listen to a live internet broadcast of the meeting at dteenergy.com/investors.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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CONMED Corporation To Announce Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results On July 24, 2008
UTICA, N.Y.----CONMED Corporation announced today that it expects to report second quarter 2008 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, July 24, 2008, and will also hold a conference call live over the Internet at 10:00 a.m.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Can Google Apps move up market?
Although Google always seems to be up to something, the past few months have seen a flurry of activity in a space long associated with IT: Google has driven its cloud computing applications -- Google Apps -- into businesses. Now Google wants to move up market and become an enterprise player. For example, it has announced enterprise editions of its Google Apps, and has 600 employees ...
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The Southwark Rose Hotel and Hotel Metropole Brussels Select TIG Global as their Internet Marketing Partner
TIG Global, the leading interactive marketing company for hospitality and travel, was recently selected as the exclusive Internet marketing provider for the Southwark Rose Hotel, a contemporary, boutique hotel situated in prestigious central London, and the Hotel Metropole Brussels, a premier, five-star international hotel located in the heart of the historic European capital. In accordance with ...
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Yahoo/Google deal under investigation by US anti-trust regulators
US anti-trust regulators have opened an investigation into Yahoo's search advertising partnership with Google. By Mark Sweney
Guardian Unlimited |
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Research and Markets: Creating the Secure Managed Desktop: Using Group Policy, SoftGrid, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, ...
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Creating the Secure Managed Desktop: Using Group Policy, SoftGrid, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and Other Management Tools" report to their offering.
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Review: Acer Aspire One notebook computer
You could say that it’s just typical: after waiting more than a decade for an affordable, portable notebook computer, three turn up at once. Acer’s Aspire One is launching alongside the Asus Eee 901 but even in an increasingly crowded market it stands out thanks to its low price.
Personal Computer World |
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Fight over rail transit heats up online
A continuing debate on the Internet between the pro- and anti-rail groups has shaped much of the conversation surrounding the city's planned $4 billion rail transit system.
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Battle lines on transit drawn across Internet
As pro- and anti-rail forces push their agenda through aggressive TV, radio and newspaper ads, a nastier debate surrounding the city's proposed $4 billion rail transit system is raging on the Internet.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
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Intel gaining ground in 2008
Intel has continued to dominate the processor market in 2008, according to analysts. However, researchers at iSuppli said that rival chipmaker AMD could offset its slow start to the year by making long-term gains.
Infomatics |
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Microsoft overhauls business licensing
Microsoft has rolled out a new software licensing system aimed at simplifying procedures for large enterprises. The initiative is an extension of the Microsoft Select Program aimed at companies that manage 250 or more PCs.
Infomatics |
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The missing 'links': Looking towards an augmented reality
You probably arrived here via a hyperlink. We hardly think about it now, but the hyperlink is a neat trick. It turns a word in a browser into an object that leads to more information.
CNN.com |
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Court hears controversial Motata recordings
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. The Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday heard a recording of Judge Nkola John Motata swearing at the businessman whose wall the judge crashed into, allegedly while drunk.
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