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Girls think computing isn't sexy
GIRL students are dropping out of computer studies in droves, partly because their mothers are telling them it is "nerdy" and male dominated.
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Kaazing Secures $1 Million in Funding
Kaazing Corporation, a leader in enterprise real-time Web solutions, raised $1 million in an initial round of financing. Investors include a number of high-profile Silicon Valley private investors.
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BlueCat Networks Named 2008 North American Red Herring Top 100 Technology Awards Finalist
TORONTO----BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence Company™, today announced that it has been named a finalist for the Red Herring Top 100 Award, recognizing the 100 most technologically innovative private companies in North America.
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TechWeb's Internet Evolution Launches Alan's Reiter's Wireless Blog Exclusively for Mobile Audiences
TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, today announced that Internet Evolution , a Web 2.0 site dedicated to investigating the future of the Internet, has added exclusive access to a mobile blog -- entitled "Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World" -- for readers from their wireless devices only.
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Malaysian Satellite Operator ScopeTel Standardizes Services On iDirect Platform
iDirect, Inc , a company of VT Systems Inc and a world leader in satellite-based IP communications technology, announced today a contract with ScopeTel Sdn. Bhd., a major provider of satellite-based telecommunication and networking solutions headquartered in Malaysia.
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BankServ Completes Mandatory FedLine Conversions Eight Months Prior to Federal Reserve Deadline
BankServ, worldwide experts in electronic payments, today announced it has converted all banks using its Fedwire service bureau to the Federal Reserve Bank's new messaging protocol more than eight months ahead of the official deadline. The Fed's new component, WebSphere® MQ software for FedLine Direct Message, takes effect on December 31, and BankServ's Global Funds Exchange (GFX) Service ...
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Hosting Services Provider i9Biz Selects GigaFin Networks to Keep Customers Safe from Distributed Denial-of-Service ...
i9Biz, an Internet hosting service provider located in Los Angeles, California, has selected technology from GigaFin Networks to preserve server performance by detecting and stopping the growing flood of Distributed Denial-of-service attacks.
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TaquaWorks Chosen by Aventure Communications Technology to Deliver Enhanced Voice Communications over Broadband ...
RICHARDSON, Texas, & GAITHERSBURG, Md.----Taqua®, LLC, a leading supplier of next-generation end-office switching systems and technologies, and BroadSoft®, Inc., a leading provider of VoIP application software, today announced that Iowa-based Aventure Communications Technology, LLC, has chosen the two companies' award-winning TaquaWorks™ network transformation solution to replace its existing ...
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Possessives for words ending in 's'
The spellcheck on Eula Myers' computer tells her that "boss's," "lass's," "bus's" and "mass's" are correct, but that "Jesus's" is incorrect; it should be "Jesus'." "Why is 'Je sus's blood' wrong and 'Russ's blood' right?" she asked, as Bubba checked her tire pressure at Wade's Dixieco.
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Online book aims to ease grief (comment on this story)
Explaining death and loss to a child is a demanding task for parents. But there is help. Sudbury's Chantal Gaudreau, a palliative-care nurse, has written and illustrated "Riley's Journey," an online book to help grieving children deal with a loss. "It [...]
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Miley Cyrus' Racy Pics Crash Web Site
Controversial pictures of teen actress Miley Cyrus caused the Web site of Vanity Fair magazine to crash--after a surge of Internet users keen to see the shots logged online.
Hollywood.com |
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Cisco Expo 2008: Beitrag von IT zur Zukunftssicherung von Deutschland
John Chambers: Collaboration wird Produktivität um 50 Prozent steigern
Portel.de |
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BW)(CA-3K-COMP/INGRAM-MICRO)(IM.NYSE) Industry Leader Ingram Micro to Distribute 3K Computers to Solution Providers in ...
(AP:LOS ANGELES--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Apr. 29, 2008--3K Computers, LLC, a U.S. based manufacturer that designs, builds and delivers innovative, tailored computer systems, today announced a new U.S. distribution agreement with Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM). Leveraging this new relationship, 3K also unveiled a new channel partner program - the 3K Partner Program 2.0 - designed to support and grow the ...
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Washington DC
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. ( Map ) - BASKING RIDGE, N.J. , April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, today announced the enV2(TM) by LG will be available on April 30 at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the nation.
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Washington DC
NEW YORK , April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The advertising and media industries are rapidly embracing improved research and measurement technologies according to a new report released today by television and interactive media research authority, Myers Publishing, LLC, and underwritten by Teletrax(R), the global broadcast intelligence company.
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Washington DC
SANTA CLARA, Calif. ( Map ) - SANTA CLARA, Calif. , April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR ) today announced the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless VPN Firewalls have received the bronze award in the wireless category of the Information Security(TM) magazine and SearchSecurity.com 2008 Readers' Choice Awards.
The San Francisco Examiner |
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HP Introduces 'AMD Business Class' PCs
Building on its portfolio of bland reliable, energy-efficient desktop PCs for business, HP has introduced two models that offer important features like built-in power management tools to help you reduce your energy consumption for lower operating costs and e...
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Washington DC
SANTA CLARA, Calif. ( Map ) - SANTA CLARA, Calif. , April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atheros Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHR ), a leading developer of advanced wireless and wired network communications solutions, today announced that Jack Lazar , vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the Merrill Lynch Technology 2008 Conference on Wednesday, May 7 , at the Westin Times ...
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Industry Leaders Join Push For Home Media Networks
Chip and electronics makers Intel, Infineon, Texas Instruments, and Panasonic have formed an alliance to promote home networks for movies, music, and pictures using domestic wiring.
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Recent Original Stories
"The purpose of this document is to detail proposed projects and direction based on an analysis of the existing desktops on Solaris and Linux, but with input from MS Windows and Mac OS/X also being taken into account.
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BT bundles MS Office with Linux laptop
This week's award for the Most Astutely Selected Software Bundle goes to BT after the teleco tried to hook potential purchasers of Asus' Linux-running Eee PC 900 by offering to ship it with a copy of Microsoft Office.
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Recent Original Stories
"August 12, 1981 marks the birth of the IBM PC, the computer that single-handedly turned personal computing to the business market . IBM's success forced Apple and others to change their focus, and most personal computer companies from the pre-IBM era have become historical footnotes.
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Fuel bills set to soar again
German-owned energy giant NPower has scrapped its cheapest duel fuel internet tariff for new customers and marked up the price of its replacement by 20%.
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Recent Original Stories
"Freedom of choice is one of the great benefits of Open Source Software in general and Linux in particular. This freedom gives consumers the ability to select, without fear of litigation, what software they will use and how they will use or modify it.
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New Dale Pollak Blog Focuses on Used-Car Industry Trends
CHICAGO----Author, former new-car dealer and high-tech entrepreneur Dale Pollak has launched a blog to discuss used-car sales trends.
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