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Gates marks anniversary of Microsoft research arm
(AP:HONG KONG) Bill Gates visited Hong Kong on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of Microsoft Corp.'s Asian research arm. Gates, fresh from a visit to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, praised the company's regional research division, which teams with local universities and institutions.
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ARMS Group Launches AL-TAQNYAH Business Solutions
Dubai, UAE - 12 August 2008: Arms Group announced today the launch of AL-TAQNYAH Business Solutions as the IT arm of the group across the region.
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Dexterra Pioneers Security Solution for Mobile Business Applications Powered by VeriSign
Dexterra Inc., a leading provider of software to automate and manage a mobile workforce, announced today that it is pioneering a two-factor mobile security solution powered by the VeriSign® Unified Authentication Service.
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Piecing Together Mobile Video Tech
In July, Nielsen Media Research reported "watching video on the Internet is no longer a novelty; 119 million unique viewers viewed 7.5 billion video streams in May 2008. In addition, as of Q1 2008, 91 million Americans owned a video-capable phone." As content owners look to mobilize their video content to reach these mobile users, they'll need to consider more than simply how many users are on ...
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General News
HARRISBURG - Who will pay and who won’t, which roads will be used more and which less, and how the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will try to keep people on the tolled Interstate 80 and off local two-lanes were some of the details presented to reporters at an Aug. 6 Internet video press conference.
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Keep computer safe on the Web
New computers almost always come loaded with the trial version of a software suite designed to thwart spam, viruses and spyware.
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Lenovo adds quad-core laptop to ThinkPad line
Lenovo on Tuesday added some power to its venerable ThinkPad line, launching a laptop with a quad-core processor that could be its highest-performing notebook to date. The ThinkPad W700, designed as a workstation alternative, also offers close to 1TB of storage and packs multimedia features to complement the speedy processor. Targeted at users such as digital content creators who need ...
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Pair tackles fantasy football through Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO — By the time he graduated from MIT, Jeff Ma already had led a life many guys dream about. His card-counting prowess at blackjack tables during wild weekends in Las Vegas and Atlantic City won him and his college buddies millions of dollars, inspiring a best-selling book and the recent movie "21."
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Mumbai police team after a youth
Alappuzha, Aug 12 : A four-member Mumbai police team is on the look out for a youth who had allegedly posted threatening messages against Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on a prominent networking portal.
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Online goes to the dogs
Owners swap stories on social network site
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Google Goes Open Source with Crypto
Google delivers cryptography to the open source community - - a tricky and potentially thorny area for developers.
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Police officer investigated over Hajduk clashes
Photos of the clashes between Croatian fans and local police during the UEFA Cup match between Birkirkara and Hajduk Split are surfacing on the net, eased by the electronic communication of the internet era.
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Citrix Systems' Simon Crosby: Xen and the Art of Cloud Computing
In his keynote speech at LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco, Simon Crosby, Chief Technology Officer for Citrix Systems, announced the company's plan to open source Project Kensho, a set of tools that will help migrate virtual machines between different hypervisors and virtualization platforms. I sat down with Crosby, who joined Citrix from XenSource, where he had been chief technology officer.
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Top Keynotes at SYS-CON's World-Beating RIA Conference & Expo: AJAX World
Two of the biggest launches in Rich Internet Application history took place in 2007/2008 when Adobe launched AIR 1.0 in February '08 and Microsoft launched Silverlight (September '07). At the 6th International AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo in October SYS-CON Events is delighted to be presenting major industry keynotes from the two industry executives with overall responsibility for both of ...
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TrueAnthem: Shaping the Future of Free Music
These days, when you hear about downloading music for free, it's usually bad news: a lawsuit from a label, a threat from an ISP, or a crackdown from the government. Now, though, a new startup is turning the tables and encouraging fans to grab all they want -- without paying a single dime. TrueAnthem considers itself a modern-day music label. Launched in April, the service offers widget-based ...
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Get a degree in Cyberpsychology
Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve , Tuesday 12 August 2008 at 11:50:00 Become a master of cyberspace at Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Trent University is offering postgraduate students the chance to learn the psychology behind online gaming, gambling and dating. The Masters in Cyberpsychology will run as part of the university’s...
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States may tax iTunes, other digital downloads
Because of legal quirks, many states including California don't tax digital downloads such as iTunes or Kindle purchases. But as electronic commerce grows, "iTaxes" may be coming.
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Celestix Offers Kaspersky Antivirus Software on MSA(TM) Appliances as Single-Source ISA Solution
FREMONT, Calif.----Celestix Networks, the leading producer of Microsoft-security appliances, and Kaspersky Lab, a leading provider of security software that protects against viruses and other types of network attacks, announced that Kaspersky security software can now be purchased directly through Celestix as a preintegrated option on Celestix' MSA line of appliances.
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Avoid overload and take control of online identity
Here's the good news: Your days of managing scores of online passwords may be coming to an end. Here's the not-so-good news, depending on your perspective: Your identity may be tied to a company with an interest in knowing what music you like, what books you read, and who your friends are.
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Lighthouse already shining for SilverBirch game division
Leading Netherlands based software publisher Lighthouse Interactive, now part of SilverBirch Inc.'s video game division, and UK developer Arberth Studios, announced that their dark mythological Adventure game, Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches will be releasing across Europe in the next quarter.
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SureQuest Systems Announces Adoption of On Demand Software Delivery
SureQuest Systems, Inc., a leading provider of dietary software solutions for the healthcare industry, announces its adoption of on demand Software delivery via the internet.. "In keeping with SureQuest's tradition of utilizing leading edge technology, and remaining responsible to our clientele to ensure continuity, we have chosen this time to announce that our ThreeSquares® product as well as ...
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Refinance.com Builds Billion Dollar Online Mortgage Business Using Internap's Managed Server, Performance IP(TM) ...
ATLANTA----Internap Network Services Corporation , a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, announced today its Managed Server, Performance IP™ Networking and Security solutions are powering the business expansion initiatives for Refinance.com, one of the foremost mortgage companies nationwide.
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MDSi Honored by AT&T As Outstanding Supplier
ATLANTA----Commitment to excellence over the past year has earned MDSi recognition as an outstanding supplier to affiliates of the AT&T Inc. , one of the world's leading data, voice, wireless and Internet services providers.
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Return Path to Acquire Habeas, Creates New Powerhouse for Trusted Email Delivery
NEW YORK and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.----Two of the pioneers in email reputation management and deliverability services today joined forces to create a new company that can better address the needs of senders, receivers and consumers to ensure trusted email delivery despite growing online threats.
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ISACA finds silver lining in cloud security vulnerabilities
Problems with cloud computing software, where applications such as documents and spreadsheets are hosted outside the computers ‘in the cloud’ rather than installed on individual machines, were first highlighted last week by US military science professor Greg Conti at the Defcon security convention.
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