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Concurrent Names James Brickmeier Vice President, Product Line Management
ATLANTA----Concurrent , a worldwide leader in real-time Linux-based computing technologies, today announced that James Brickmeier has been named vice president of product line management.
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Recent Original Stories
Apple has filed a suit (more details ) on July 3rd against Psystar in the northern district of California. Psystar dubbed its cheap Mac Clone as Open Computer and started shipping them around April of this year.
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Apple's free pass on open source
Why does Apple get to borrow from open source but give little back? Because it's shiny.
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Recent Original Stories
Apple has filed a suit (more details ) on July 3rd against Psystar in the northern district of California. Psystar dubbed its cheap Mac Clone as Open Computer and started shipping them around April of this year.
OS News |
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Arch Linux for the DIY Linux user
There's no dearth of Linux distributions for desktop users or even for running high availability servers. But if you are a do-it-yourself computer user, your choice of Linux distros is fairly limited. You can build Linux from scratch with Linux from Scratch or compile your own set of packages with Gentoo. But if you want a distro that teaches you the basics of Linux as you set it up; is well ...
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Internet Sex Sting Nets 'World's Greatest Dad'
A Michigan man is accused of wearing a "World's Greatest Dad" shirt to a meeting for sex with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl.
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Mayor skips D.A.'s press meet on techie arrest
When San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris held her press conference Monday to announce the arrest of techie Terry Childs for allegedly plotting to hijack the city's computer system, one key figure was notably absent. That would be Mayor Gavin Newsom -...
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Laptop containing personal info on ISU students stolen from professor
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A laptop computer containing personal information about more than 2,500 current and former Indiana State University students was stolen from a professor as he traveled in Southern Indiana, school officials said.
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Atlanta's McKesson buys Tennessee-based EN-Chart
ATLANTA - McKesson has acquired EN-Chart Scanning Program, a market-leading provider of computer-assisted facility coding and compliance solutions for emergency department visits.
TechJournal South |
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Computer engineer keeping quiet on lockout
The San Francisco computer engineer charged with masterminding a cyber-coup of the city's network is being paid as he sits in jail, refusing to allow other administrators to get into the system that controls e-mails, law enforcement records and payroll...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Russian Cybercrooks Target High Bank Balances Online
Call them the Coreflood Gang. A ring of cyber bank robbers from southern Russia has quietly perfected a way to get a beachhead inside company networks. Once inside, it infects every PC within reach with a custom-made data-stealing program called Coreflood. The goal: go rip off bank accounts online. Over the past 16 months, the Coreflood Gang has infected swaths of PCs inside thousands of ...
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You've Got Mail -- and Security Breaches
When the FBI raided the home of a male TV news anchor for a Philadelphia-based station in early June, they seized his home computer. The raid came after a female co-anchor, who had previously been dismissed, charged that he had hacked into her private e-mails and distributed them to other media. While the investigation about these allegations is ongoing, the case brings to light many common ...
Data Storage Today |
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Mozilla's Firefox 3: A Very Good Browser
It's already huge. Surfers downloaded 8.3 million copies of the new Firefox 3 on June 16, the day it was launched. But, that number does not answer one crucial question: how good is Firefox 3? It is lighter than other browsers and makes browsing a lot more pleasant, particularly compared to Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 6, which is what one could call bloatware software that has been ...
Data Storage Today |
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Metro unveils 'Cities in 3D' partnership with Google
Google and Metro government have reached an agreement to put pictures of three-dimensional buildings on the Internet.
Nashville Business Journal |
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Belgacom Selects BroadSoft for IMS-Based Voice Services
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM and GAITHERSBURG, MD -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/16/08 -- BroadSoft, Inc. , the leading provider of VoIP application software, announced that its BroadWorks® application platform has been selected by Belgian telecom operator Belgacom to deliver voice and multimedia services to the enterprise market.
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16:01 (BST), 16/07/2008 Fan Faire 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Sony Online Entertainment Announces ...
Get ready to celebrate at the biggest Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) Fan Faire yet with fellow gamers and the creators of your favorite SOE games at the Las Vegas Hilton, Aug. 14 -17.
gamesindustry.biz |
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TCS Q1 net rises to Rs 12.90 billion
India's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services on Wednesday posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,290.61 crore (Rs 12.90 billion) for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008, an increase of 7.3 per cent compared to the year-ago period.The group had recorded a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,202.93 crore (Rs 12.02 billion) for the corresponding period a year ago, it said in a filing ...
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Wee Sing for a New Generation at kidthing(R)
LOS ANGELES----Wee Sing and kidthing, a web 2.0 global learning platform for children, parents, teachers, family and friends, announced an agreement to bring Wee Sing's classic series of favorite children's songs and musical videos to kidthing.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Sony Computer Entertainment
GamesIndustry.biz is the world's most read and influential games industry website. But don't just take our word for it!
gamesindustry.biz |
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Mozilla's Firefox 3: A Very Good Browser
It's already huge. Surfers downloaded 8.3 million copies of the new Firefox 3 on June 16, the day it was launched. But, that number does not answer one crucial question: how good is Firefox 3? It is lighter than other browsers and makes browsing a lot more pleasant, particularly compared to Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 6, which is what one could call bloatware software that has been ...
CIO Today |
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Mayor skips D.A.'s press meet on techie arrest
When San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris held her press conference Monday to announce the arrest of techie Terry Childs for allegedly plotting to hijack the city's computer system, one key figure was notably absent. That would be Mayor Gavin Newsom -...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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AbiWord: A Worthy, Free Microsoft Alternative
A master carpenter would neither drive a finishing nail with a sledgehammer nor trim a tabletop with a chain saw. Such a craftsperson needs tools that are small, versatile and cheap. One such tool -- for writers and anybody who needs to kick out anything from a short memo or letter to a full-length report -- is AbiWord. This free, open-source word processor is available for Windows, ...
CIO Today |
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Computer engineer keeping quiet on lockout
The San Francisco computer engineer charged with masterminding a cyber-coup of the city's network is being paid as he sits in jail, refusing to allow other administrators to get into the system that controls e-mails, law enforcement records and payroll...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Better Computer Chips Raise Laptops' Abilities
The hot laptop market has sparked a war among computer chip companies -- and they're not just fighting over who can build the fastest processor. Intel on Monday rolled out Centrino 2, its next-generation laptop chips. Centrino 2 laptops are faster than their predecessors. But their biggest benefits are other features, such as better graphics and battery life. Advanced Micro Devices, Intel's ...
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Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughts
The revelation yesterday that Apple had filed suit against the Florida-based Mac-clone outfit Psystar generated a lot of commentary and questions from readers. So much so that I've decided to try to cover some of them in this post. The bottom line is that Psystar's customers are...
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