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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 21st Aug 2006 19:03 UTC
"The OpenDocument Format is an emerging file format standard for electronic office documents. Representing a triumph of common sense over the methods conceived before the rise of the Internet, ODF's goals are both exciting and controversial.
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Harris wins $9.1 million follow-on production contract by US Navy
The contract brings the total value of the Tactical Airborne Moving Map Capability (TAMMAC) program to Harris to more than $100 million since 1997. The total contract is expected to reach $120 million by 2012. Under the latest installment, Harris will supply more than 200 digital map computers for use on a variety of military jets and helicopters.
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Piracy-fearing music industry to tax downloaders
BRITAIN - Internet users could face an annual charge of up to 30 pounds (NZ$80) to download music, under plans to be unveiled today that aim to tackle illegal file-sharing.
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Piracy-fearing music industry to tax downloaders
BRITAIN - Internet users could face an annual charge of up to 30 pounds (NZ$80) to download music, under plans to be unveiled today that aim to tackle illegal file-sharing.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Piracy-fearing music industry to tax downloaders
BRITAIN - Internet users could face an annual charge of up to 30 pounds (NZ$80) to download music, under plans to be unveiled today that aim to tackle illegal file-sharing.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Horror directors to helm Xbox comedies
Several Hollywood filmmakers known for their horror movies are working on comedy shorts to air on Xbox LIVE this fall, Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday.The idea for masters of horror to tackle comedy was conceived by filmmaker James Gunn of Slither and Dawn of the Dead fame, and producer Peter Safran, whose big-screen credits include Scary Movie,Meet the Spartans and Disaster Movie.Microsoft said ...
Moldova.org |
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IIJ develops proprietary video distribution server software for digital TV
According to the company, the acTVila Video Full service is an HD-quality streaming video distribution service that requires four to six times the bandwidth and server resources needed for traditional PC distribution.
Computer Business Review |
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Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking
NEW YORK (AP) -- Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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Contivio Releases World's Most Advanced Virtual Contact Centre
Contivio.com's virtual contact centre solution delivered as a toolbar inside Microsoft Internet Explorer and offering the advanced functionality found in million dollar CRM systems at SME pricing, will now be available in the USA, it was announced today at AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford, CA [July 22 - 24, 2008 ].
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Top 10 Things to Look For in a Web Host
Although this is a “top 10” list, most of the following things could easily be listed as the #1 most important consideration, so take them all seriously. It doesn’t matter if you are a large company, a small one, or just a hobbyist who wants to display photos of hand-painted electric trains. Everyone needs to consider the same things, just to different degrees.
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Web-initiated harassment of grandma continues
Web postings urging online and telephone harassment of Herald-Zeitung employees appeared Saturday morning on the Internet hours after an article was published describing similar attacks toward a New Braunfels woman.
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Reuters Technology Summary
German "fakebook" site incurs wrath of Facebook FRANKFURT - Ehssan Dariani, founder of German social network studiVZ, never made any secret of his admiration for Facebook, which is now suing studiVZ for copying its ideas and look. When he and two of his friends launched studiVZ in October 2005, it was modeled after the U.S. network that began as a way for college students to ...
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Reuters Technology Summary
German "fakebook" site incurs wrath of Facebook FRANKFURT - Ehssan Dariani, founder of German social network studiVZ, never made any secret of his admiration for Facebook, which is now suing studiVZ for copying its ideas and look. When he and two of his friends launched studiVZ in October 2005, it was modeled after the U.S. network that began as a way for college students to ...
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Report: Head of Microsoft's online group leaves for Juniper
A week after Microsoft released financial earnings dragged down by its online services group, the head of its online operations, Kevin Johnson, has taken a new job at Juniper Networks, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Top Windows exec to leave Microsoft
Microsoft Corp. says the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations is leaving the company.
MSNBC |
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Google unveils reference tool after 7-month test
Google Inc. is taking the wraps off of an Internet encyclopedia designed to give people a chance to show off — and profit from — their expertise on any topic.
Austin American-Statesman |
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Microsoft refunding gamers, Games for Windows Live goes free
Microsoft made a series of announcements this week that the company hopes will reinvigorate the PC gaming market, including the announcement of DirectX 11 and the advent of free Windows Live gaming. Ars spoke with Microsoft's Kevin Unangst about the company's present and future plans, including DX11, Games for Windows Live, and the PCGA. Read More...
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eBay Software Pirate Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison; SIIA Continues Fight with Six New Auction Site Lawsuits
The increasingly high-stakes fight to stop the sale of pirated software on Internet auction sites reached a new milestone today with the sentencing of Jeremiah Mondello to 48 months in federal prison, three years supervised release following jail time, and 150 hours of community service per year. Further, Mondello's personal computers and 220K in cash were seized as part of the sentencing ...
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Are you a legal Professional?
Increasingly, print journalism is struggling, as advertising dollars move to the Internet, subscriptions decrease, and newspapers find themselves competing with their own websites – which offer much of the same content the print editions do, free of charge – as well as other websites and blogs.
FindLaw |
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Johnson Leaving Microsoft For Juniper
Microsoft Platform & Services division President Kevin Johnson is leaving the company to head to Juniper Networks.
ChannelWeb |
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Horror directors to helm Xbox comedies
SAN DIEGO, July 23 (UPI) -- Several Hollywood filmmakers known for their horror movies are working on comedy shorts to air on Xbox LIVE this fall, Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday.
UPI |
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○ Slack management caused personal data leakage
The massive data leakage at Hanmail, the e-mail service of the country’s second-biggest Web portal Daum, is found to have been caused by lax management of the e-mail system.
donga.com |
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donga.com[English donga]
As damage done by the exposure of the e-mail data of “Hanmail,” the nation’s No. 2 portal Daum’s e-mail service, is snowballing, civic groups and a number of Internet users are set to file lawsuits against Daum.
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money and pouring $A386.36 million into a global effort to cut smoking.
The West Australian |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 7th Dec 2005 09:47 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"When looking at desktop Linux by itself, any analysis of the subject quickly leads to this question: why do users choose one version over another?
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