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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 18th Jul 2006 22:31 UTC, submitted by Tom Magnum
The Mono debate over on the GNOME desktop developer mailing list is heating up again. Philip Van Hoof makes a compelling argument about the need for GNOME decision makers to take into consideration future developers and the over-reliance of C and GObject in GNOME. At what point does a general-purpose, high level framework and runtime become a necessity for GNOME?
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What Is Web 2.0 Storage?
Web 2.0 has become quite a buzzword in the storage industry in the last year, with titans and upstarts alike pledging to develop storage systems suited for fast-growing, collaborative environments.
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RIM fixes critical BlackBerry Enterprise Server bug
Research in Motion patched a critical bug in its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Friday to stymie hackers hoping to break into company networks by tricking users of the popular smart phone into opening rigged PDFs.
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Recent Original Stories
This guide contains the practical security measures to secure your Windows desktop at home. This guide is not necessarily intended for business or enterprise use, but it might come in handy for some .
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by Microsoft of FSF's copyright
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Online predator who approached Edmonton girl gets parole
An Internet sex predator who approached hundreds of girls before blackmailing two Alberta teens into stripping for him online has been released on day parole.
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Research: Internet coupon usage up 83 percent since 2005
Internet coupon usage is way up but consumers still prefer cutting coupons from the Sunday newspaper to getting them digitally.
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Satyam pursuing 20 large deals
Hyderabad, July 18 Satyam Computer is in pursuit of at least 20 major deals in the range of $50 to $100 million and expects some of them to materialise during the quarter, according to Mr Ram Mynampati, President, Commercial and Healthcare, Satyam Computer.
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Liberty and security - we can't have both
"Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither." It is time to debunk the use of this quote by those who would permit terrorists the use of the Internet and our phone system to plot our demise.
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Satyam delivers on profit growth; outlook clouded
BL Research Bureau Satyam Computer has delivered a higher profit growth in the June quarter (17.3 per cent sequential growth) than its top tier peers, aided by volume growth, low growth in staff costs and a depreciating rupee.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 22nd Feb 2006 05:26 UTC
Windows narrowly bumped Unix in 2005 to claim the top spot in server sales for the first time, according to a new report from IDC. Computer makers sold $17.7 billion worth of Windows servers worldwide in 2005 compared with $17.5 billion in Unix servers, IDC analyst Matthew Eastwood said of the firm's latest Server Tracker market share report.
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Google, Microsoft drag down stocks
Stocks were mixed Friday as disappointing earnings from tech bellwethers Google and Microsoft overshadowed a smaller-than-expected loss from Citigroup.
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Elevator To Space More Than Just An Idea
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Advertisers Get More Social
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Top 4 IT firms post modest results
Muted guidance leaves markets unimpressed. Muted rupee-term guidance, no upward revision in dollar-term guidance, an uncertain global business environment, forex losses due to over-hedged positions and low volume growth by the top four Indian IT firms this week spooked investors today.
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RIM fixes critical BlackBerry Enterprise Server bug
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MoD admits hundreds of laptops stolen
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Facebook and MySpace photos become new source of evidence for prosecutors at sentencing
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Satyam Q1 net up 45 pc
Hyderabad, July 18 Satyam Computer Services registered 43.20-per cent growth in software revenues and 44.77-per cent growth in net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008 in comparison to the same period last fiscal.
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Auditors give poor marks for date center
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Social networking photos come back to bite defendants in court
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Space Chimps (G) *½ Feeling a bit empty, just like outer space
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Web networking photos come back to bite defendants
Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and-white striped shirt and an orange jumpsuit labeled "Jail Bird." In the age of the Internet, it might not be hard to guess what happened to those pictures: Someone ...
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Top Ten Worst Uses for Windows
Some are silly, others border on criminally negligent.
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CORPORATE RESULTS
SOFTWARE: Wipro Q1 net grows 25% at Rs 908 cr Muted growth forecast for Q2. Bangalore, July 18Wipro Ltd, the country’s third largest IT services provider, reported first quarter revenue marginally higher than what it had estimated. ...
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