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BOSTON–Sun Microsystems Inc., the world's No. 4 business computer maker, reported lower quarterly profit Friday, as it took restructuring charges in the face of a weak U.S. economy.
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Cape info hubs will connect employers to the jobless
Information hubs designed to help thousands of unemployed women and disabled people access computers and apply for work will be launched in disadvantaged communities across the Western Cape.
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A new turn on the circuit: Grand Prix tourism
The typical Formula One spectator is willing to pay for a few days' tourism before or after a race, and travel agents, Web sites and Formula One itself are nurturing this new sector of the travel industry.
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It’s Showtime for Yahoo
Yahoo won’t be facing a proxy fight at today’s annual shareholder meeting, but there could still be some harsh words as investors weigh in on the Web company’s rejection of Microsoft ’s takeover bid earlier this year and ask how Jerry Yang, the company’s chief executive and co-founder, plans to reverse its sinking stock and profits.
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Orbit International Corp. to Report 2008 Second Quarter Results and Conduct Conference Call On Thursday, August 7th
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Aug. 1, 2008 -- Orbit International Corp. , an electronics manufacturer, systems integrator and software solution provider, today announced that it will release its financial results for the second quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2008 on Thursday, August 7, 2008, before the opening of the stock market.
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POLICE NAB AFRICAN - 2
"The modus operandi of the syndicate is to meet up with local women either on the Internet or in entertainment centres, gain their trust and use them to courier drugs overseas.
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Industry told to regulate "dark side" of the internet
Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve , Friday 1 August 2008 at 13:36:00 Harmful content is a problem say MPs The industry must move to regulate the "dark side" of the internet according to a committee of MPs. In its report Harmful Content On The Internet And In Video games,...
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Srabulous reborn as Wordscraper
Scrabulous has returned to the delight of Facebook users in the US and Canada with a new name, new rules and a new look. The developers of the word game removed Scrabulous from the social networking site on Tuesday following threats of legal action from Scrabble-owner Hasbro.
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Arvest bids start online for 170 area properties
The online bid for the largest house in Saturday’s Arvest Bank auction was just $161,000 by Thursday afternoon. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
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The state/region in brief
Teens get taste of law enforcement Two dozen teenagers visited the Pulaski County jail on Thursday as part of the Junior Deputy Academy, a program run by the Little Rock nonprofit group Xposure. The teens spent the day learning about police careers, computer safety and police investigation techniques. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
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Apple Security Update 2008-005 Fixes DNS Issue
Apple rolled out a late day security update on Thursday that addressed potential DNS-related flaws in Mac OS X Leopard and Tiger. Security Update 2008-005 prevents malicious attackers from forging Web sites -- a trick that could potentially be used for phishing attacks where hackers trick Web surfers into giving up personal information like passwords and bank account data
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IBM blows cloud computing foghorn
Web 2.0 fluffers wanted IBM is building a $360m data centre to gain a bigger foothold in the increasingly crowded cloud computing services market.…
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Sun Profit Declines as Revenue Slows in U.S., Asia (Update1)
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. , the world's fourth-largest maker of server computers, said profit dropped 73 percent as customers in the U.S. and Asia slowed spending.
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China hits back at U.S. senator's spying claims
China's Foreign Ministry brushed off but did not specifically deny accusations that Chinese authorities are forcing foreign hotel chains operating here to install Internet eavesdropping devices ahead of the Olympics.
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IBM will build data center at RTP
The center will play a key role in a system that harnesses a vast network of computer systems scattered throughout the world to process data.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 28th Apr 2006 13:59 UTC
"Despite the head start that KDE enjoyed, the large number of KDE users and developers, and Linus Torvalds personally endorsing KDE, GNOME has won the desktop environment battle.
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Internet betting a dead cert for William Hill
Online revenue growing ahead of the high street
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CEOP welcomes MPs' call for extra cash
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has welcomed an acknowledgement by MPs that it needs more funding. Harmful Content on the Internet and in Video Games , a report released by the Department of Culture, Media and Sports Committee yesterday, said that funding levels for CEOP were “not keeping pace with the increasing volume of work” it carries out.
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AdWordsAdvisor Is Taking A Two Month Leave From Google
AdWordsAdvisor, the official Google AdWords representative at WebmasterWorld, posted a thread at WebmasterWorld announced that he/she will be taking a two month break from Google starting on October 1, 2008 and ending on December 1, 2008. AdWordsAdvisor has been an important member and contributor to WebmasterWorld. AdWordsAdvisor (AWA) has 4,230 posts and started posting over five years ...
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Did Yahoo Fix the Publisher Reports?
For the past few days, we have been covering reporting issues with Yahoo Publisher Network, which showed publishers earnings were about half of what they should be. Yesterday, I reported that Yahoo confirmed the issue as an error and said they fixed it. But did they really? Three publishers posted after YahooPete's post, where Yahoo said it was fixed. These publishers are not convinced. ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 13th Oct 2005 12:20 UTC
"The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.4.3, a maintenance release for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop for GNU/Linux and other UNIXes.
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Yahoo Shareholder's to Meet
Managers at Yahoo are expected to face plenty of criticism from shareholders today at their annual meeting.
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Web.com to Present At The 2008 RBC Capital Markets' Technology, Media and Communications Conference
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 1, 2008 -- Web.com , a leading provider of online marketing for small businesses, today announced that it will present at The 2008 RBC Capital Markets' Technology, Media and Communications Conference in San Francisco, CA on Wednesday, August 6, 2008.
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Digicel Wins WiMAX License in Honduras
Digicel, the fastest growing mobile company in the Caribbean and new entrant to the Central American market, today announced that it has won a license in the 2.5 GHz spectrum to deliver low cost broadband internet services using WiMAX technology in Honduras.
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YourCity.MD Sets Up Largest Single Owned, Geo-Targeted Online Ad Network Covering 450 Cities and States Across U.S.
CINCINNATI----YourCity.MD LLC , a medical and information network with 450 city and state-specific .MD Web sites across the U.S., today announced the first ever, single owned, geo-targeted ad network reaching over 215 million online healthcare consumers who spend over $200 billion, out of pocket, on health care expenses annually .
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