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Time Warner to shed rest of its cable TV business
Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday it plans to spin off the rest of its cable TV business, answering investor pleas to further simplify the media conglomerate's sprawling corporate structure. The news came as Time Warner, which also owns Warner Bros., CNN, AOL...
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Dell cuts 250 jobs in Ireland
Dell is set to cut 250 jobs in Ireland as part of ongoing plans to save £1.5 billion ($3 billion) across the company. Layoffs will be made in Dell's Irish sales, marketing, finance, technical support, and some administrative functions, it has been reported. Dell said in a statement that further cuts would be made across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, because there was "more work ...
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Business meets activism at Milken conference
Google CEO Schmidt: Better no regulation than regulation that's wrong.
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Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! - "Fox Makes Good on Dr. Seuss"
20th Century Fox's computer-animated version of the 1954 children's book, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! , is surprisingly good. Rejecting the manic style of the terrible 2003 adaptation of The Cat in the Hat , Blue Sky Animation is more respectful of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) this time out.
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Plug-In 1, First PHEV in Ohio, Will Appear at URE Annual Meeting
MARYSVILLE, Ohio, April 30 -- Union Rural Electric Cooperative (URE) will debut Plug-In 1, Ohio's first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), a converted 2008 Ford Escape SUV that can run on a rechargeable advanced battery and achieve 50-60 miles per gallon.
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MIT Press Teams with Tizra to Build an Online Computer Science Library
MIT Press has signed an agreement with Tizra, Inc., to use the company's recently launched Agile PDF software platform to create a website that will enable users to find, buy and view online versions of books published by the press. The site, which will carry MIT Press branding, is scheduled to go live next month with books from the press's world-renowned Computer Science and related collections.
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City University of Seattle Creates New Business Program for Global Marketplace
City University of Seattle has created a new business program within the School of Management that will challenge leaders to build diversity in the workplace and develop strategies for global expansion. The Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL) will be delivered in multiple formats for students who wish to take classes online, in-class, or in combination. The program, that begins in the fall of ...
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Vericept Partners with Blue Coat Systems To Protect Data
Vericept Corporation, a provider of data leakage prevention (DLP) solutions and Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced a working relationship to provide proxy-based controls ...
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CSC and Zurich Financial Services Group Sign $399 Million Global IT Desktop Outsourcing Agreement
Computer Sciences Corporation today announced that it has signed an information technology desktop services outsourcing contract expanding the scope of services CSC provides to Zurich Financial Services Group , a world-leading, insurance-based financial services provider.
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US Army Purchases SeQual's Cutting-Edge Oxygen Generation Technology for MRAP Deployment
SeQual Technologies Inc., a San Diego-based medical equipment manufacturer which develops oxygen systems known worldwide for their reliability, quality, revolutionary design and economy, recently announced that it is supplying its new rugged, light-weight, battery operated oxygen concentrator, the Eclipse Oxygen System, for integration into the new Mine Resistant Ambush Protection vehicles ...
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Ocean Tomo to Sell Wireless Communication Patent at Live IP Auction on 26 June in Amsterdam
CHICAGO----Ocean Tomo Auctions today announced that it will offer for sale a patent portfolio directed to the field of wireless communications at The Ocean Tomo 2008 European Live IP Auction.
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Eight way Barcelona: can HP make it work?
RIGHT NOW , as we all know, the CPU landscape looks pretty bleak for AMD if comparing the current products: Core 2, whether 65 nm or 45 nm, wipes the floor with the corresponding AMD offerings, whether in mobile, desktop of workstation & small server areas.
The Inquirer |
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Get trained to respond to International changes: Kalam
Former President, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam today exhorted students to get trained to respond to the national and international changes in fashion through Computer Aided Design (CAD) and implementation techniques.
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Recent Original Stories
Just as the bragging rights for dual-core chip supremacy are dying down, Intel gave the first glimpse of a quad-core chip coming next year. Clovertown, a four-core processor, will start shipping to computer manufacturers late this year and hit the market in early 2007. Clovertown will be made for dual-processor servers, which means that these servers will essentially be eight-processor servers.
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Trend Micro(TM) ScanMail(TM) for Microsoft(TM) Exchange Voted MSExchange.org Readers' Choice Award Winner
Leading Microsoft Exchange Server resource site, MSExchange.org, announced today that Trend Micro ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange was selected the winner in the Exchange Server Anti Virus category of the MSExchange.org Readers' Choice Awards.
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SnowGhost Music Launches Direct Music Download Sales
SnowGhost Music announces the launch of direct sales of music downloads on SnowGhostMusic.com, featuring a painless checkout system and high bit rate MP3s.
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FullArmor PolicyPortal provides End-to-End Policy and Compliance for Application Virtualization
BOSTON----FullArmor, a leader in enterprise policy management, today announced that PolicyPortal delivers a web based end-to-end policy and compliance management solution for Application Virtualization.
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The Way of the Widget
As the Internet's newest way to connect brands with consumers, widgets have officially arrived. These portable applets appear on blogs, websites, and social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. Offered by third-party developers as embedded Flash (.swf) objects, the self-contained badges allow page owners to personalize their sites with photo slide shows, music playlists, games, and other ...
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Virtualization Lifestyle Management Company Selected to Join Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program
Embotics announced its membership in the Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program. Stewarded by the Emerging Business Team (EBT) at Microsoft, the program is designed to connect high-potential startups committed to the Microsoft platform to an extensive support network. This program provides access to Microsoft people and programs, guidance on future directions and support to accelerate their ...
SYS-CON Media |
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London blogger exposes life on the Underground
Annie Mole's blog about the London Underground rail system began as a New Year's resolution to teach herself how to make an Internet Web site and has blossomed into a popular slice of commuter life.
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Addie Wilson heads for state
Addie Wilson, daughter of Charlie and Laura Wilson, placed 2nd in Regional UIL Computer Applications in Abilene on April 5, and will advance to State competition in Austin May 2-3.
The Junction Eagle |
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Microsoft's Next Move on Yahoo Is Imminent
Microsoft is expected to make its next move in the three-month-old takeover standoff with Yahoo Inc. as early as Wednesday, as the two sides have failed to reach any negotiated acquisition...Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.
Addict 3D |
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Identity thieves sharpen their act
The people tasked with keeping our online institutions safe say attacks on internet users are increasingly sophisticated as online bankers, Facebook members and Trade Me users come under attack from fraudsters, bullies and identity thieves.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Orcon extends fast net reach
State-owned telco Orcon is happy with the slow uptake for its unbundled services offering fast broadband as Vodafone plans its launch into the fixed-line business.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Programs promise to end PDF paper-chase
Software makes article control a virtual reality.
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