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U.S. tourist killed in Guatemala
Couple are attacked on their sailboat in Guatemala, wife says. Robbers with machetes hacked a U.S. tourist to death and seriously wounded his wife aboard the couple's sailboat in northeastern Guatemala, the woman said Sunday.
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All CAD, all the time
Computer-aided design has taken projects off the drawing board for about two decades.
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Mix of youth, experience benefits projects
John Vujnovic has seen a lot in his 32 years working as an architect. While much of the work done today at his firm, Trautman Associates is built around computer-based technology, Vujnovic is a bit of a throwback.
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Our bloggers are golden
Kyle Shewfelt doesn't perform well when it's dark and cloudy. You shouldn't get between Alexandra Orlando and her coffee. Christine Sinclair and the women's soccer team could have beaten the Chinese, and they know it.
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du offers unlimited Blackberry
du is now offering unlimited BlackBerry service to customers across the UAE. New and existing customers can sign-up with no activation or monthly fees until 5 Nov 2008. The BlackBerry solution from du provides wireless access to email, calendar, messaging and internet.
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Maximizing Bandwidth, Minimizing Capex with DOCSIS 3.0 and an Integrated CMTS
Joikusoft and FON Offer Wi-Fi HotSpot Software for Mobile Phones Joikusoft, a developer of mobile Wi-Fi HotSpot software, announces a collaboration with FON, the world's largest WiFi community.
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Social networks on a roll
S ocial networks are the bars and nightclubs of the Internet. Some cater to folks looking for a quiet evening on the town. Others offer a spot to share a quick story and a cold beer after a long day at work. And then there are those places where you can usually count on someone drinking too much and taking off his or her clothes.
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AT&T Launches Utility Computing Service
AT&T has introduced a next-generation utility computing service to provide managed networking, security and storage services for business customers. The announcement is part of its $1bn global network investment planned for 2008.
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EDS Awarded Contract Extension From European Bank
Electronic Data Systems has won a five-year IT outsourcing contract extension from Luxembourg-based private bank Sal Oppenheim to continue to manage its IT infrastructure.
Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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DB Consulting Wins $88m Nasa Deal
DB Consulting Group has won a five-year $88m services contract from Nasa's Glenn Research Center where it will support computer and software engineering, security, networking, application development, and web services.
Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Publicis Acquires Google Search Marketing Arm
French advertising and communications company Publicis Groupe has agreed to acquire Google's search marketing business Performics.
Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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VeriSign Q2 Loss Widens
Internet infrastructure and security services provider VeriSign has reported a net loss of $68.04m for the second quarter 2008, against a net loss of $4.71m a year ago, on revenue up 17% to $303.24m.
Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Sybase Extends .NET Interoperability to PowerBuilder
Business intelligence software provider Sybase has released the latest version of its 4GL rapid application development, RAD, tool to simplify data access, manipulation and presentation for developers planning to deploy PowerBuilder applications to the .NET framework.
Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Inside Track: IDeaS now a part of SAS
IDeaS is now a part of SAS. The Minneapolis-based company, which develops "revenue optimization software," was purchased by business analytics giant SAS of North Carolina for an undisclosed amount. IDeaS stands for Integrated Decisions & Systems Inc.
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Web-based program aims to help blind
SEATTLE -- Blind people generally use computers with the help of screen-reader software, but those products can cost more than US$1,000, so they're not exactly common on public computers at libraries or Internet cafes. Now a free new Web-based program for the blind aims to improve the situation.
London Free Press |
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NZ's top video gamers named best in Asia
AUCKLAND 11 August 2008 - New Zealand's computer gaming team the 'eblacks' has been named the best in Asia. The eblacks took out a gold and silver medal at the World Cyber Games Asian Championship in Singapore - which earned them the grand prize, the Asian Championship Trophy for the Overall Winner.
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Qwest Reaches Major Milestone In Fiber-Optic Internet Expansion
Qwest Communications International Inc. announced today that it now offers its most advanced fiber-optic Internet1 services - with connection speeds of up to 20 Mbps - to more than 1 million potential customers in 18 markets
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Los Angeles gets marijuana vending machines
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. The city that popularised the fast-food drive-through has a new innovation: 24-hour vending machines stocked with medical marijuana.
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London Fringe coverage! Get all the latest news from the ninth annual event, online and in print
An American judge's recent order requiring YouTube to release information to Viacom in a US$1-billion lawsuit had many privacy advocates in an uproar -- and rightly so.
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Microsoft NZ launches Marvinator Awards
Auckland, New Zealand –Monday, August 11, 2008 – When Hamilton City Council looked for organisations promoting Hamilton to the world, they found students from Peachgrove Intermediate were already blogging across the globe and using innovative software to record their experiences of Hamilton.
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Things to do today
To have an event listed, send a fax to 330-996-3033 or an e-mail to newsroomemail@thebeaconjournal.com at least a week in advance. TODAY Friends of Rodman Public Library Used Book Sale — 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. today and Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Rodman Public Library, 215 E. Broadway St., Alliance. 330-821-2665.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Web can be a dirty window for recruiters
The popularity of social networking Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook, once considered primarily the social portals of teenagers, is causing new headaches for managers and new opportunities for young workers to get in trouble.
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iPhone 2.0 Jailbreak Apps You Can't Find in the iTunes Store [IPhone 2.0 Jailbreak]
The iTunes' App Store offers iPhone and iPod touch users hundreds of applications to install on their devices, but power users who want functionality above and beyond what Apple's SDK allows still...
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Guest speaker Terry Tamblyn; Summit 303 co-chairs
ST. CHARLES – With a surge in the popularity and accessibility of computers, iPods and text messaging, it’s natural to start seeing this technology make its way into the classroom.
Kane County Chronicle |
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Former Google Engineers Launch New Search Engine: Cuil.com
According to eWeek.com, former Google engineers have launched a new search engine that could index even more sites than that of Google. The name of the search engine is Cuil (pronounced “cool”) and has already gone live. Cuil is said to index sites online faster and cheaper than that of Google, but that is yet [...]
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