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Market ends lower on weak global cues 13 Aug 2008, 1629 hrs IST,ECONOMICTIMES.COM
MUMBAI: Equities ended on a lower note on Wednesday tracking weak global markets. Interest sensitive sectors like banks and realty dragged while IT stocks ended in green.
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$2 Million In Fire Damage At Apple Headquarters
Firefighters put out a blaze early Wednesday that burned for more than three hours at the headquarters of computer maker Apple Inc., causing $2 million in damage.
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Ahmedabad blasts: American national quizzed 13 Aug 2008, 1637 hrs IST,PTI
MUMBAI: The American national, from whose Internet Protocol (IP) address the threatening email was sent prior to the Ahmedabad serial blasts, will undergo lie detector tests, a senior police official said on Wednesday.
The Times of India |
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Concerro launches new version of HealthStaff suite
According to the company, based on Web 2.0 principles and the concept that staff empowerment, collaboration, and accountability creates productive and healthy work environments where people want to work, HealthStaff 2.0 enables healthcare organizations to leverage the power of the internet and their own workforce to achieve staffing through online collaboration, community, self-organization, ...
Computer Business Review |
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Navitaire's New Skies ticket sales system implemented at GTA
The platform will replace GOL Transportes Aereos's (GTA) current system, Open Skies, and is expected to improve the performance and quality of customer service, in addition to maximizing the company's distribution channels, particularly its internet sales platform.
Computer Business Review |
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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
As part of ICANN's commitment to its ongoing improvement, the Board approved a comprehensive plan for independent review of ICANN's structures, as well as of the Board itself. The reviews are intended to ensure an independent examination of the role and operation of key elements of ICANN.
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Charlotte County selects Accela Automation
The staff in Charlotte County's Building Construction Services and Growth Management departments will use the solution to streamline land management and licensing processes and provide Charlotte County citizens and the local development community with a user-friendly system for conducting business via the internet.
Computer Business Review |
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TDVision Systems Empowers 3D IPTV and Virtual Worlds Collide at SIGGRAPH 2008
IRVINE, Calif. , Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- TDVision Systems, Inc., the leader in design and development of 3D digital infrastructures and visualization systems, announced today the unveiling of the new version of AlterSpace 3.0 at SIGGRAPH 2008 in Los Angeles, CA. This true 3D virtual world enabled with TDVision's DejaView 3D video playback is the world's only web 3.0 virtual world that combines ...
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Now, IIMs to announce CAT scores by SMS, email 14 Aug 2008, 0335 hrs IST, Vasundhara Vyas Mehta,TNN
AHMEDABAD: For any Common Admission Test (CAT) applicant, more than the months of preparation, what seemed longer were the few hours that they had to spend in front of a computer, waiting for scores.
The Times of India |
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Prostitutes robbed, beaten in Milpitas hotel rooms
Milpitas Police Department is investigating a string of robberies against prostitutes working in local hotels. Milpitas police say the suspects set up a date and time to meet prostitutes at Milpitas hotels on the Internet, arrive, and then attack and rob the victims.
The Milpitas Post |
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City doctor couple wins Rs 8 cr lottery 14 Aug 2008, 0220 hrs IST,TNN
MUMBAI: Fifteen years ago, doctor couple Ashok and Kirti Patel had lost a lottery worth Rs 1 lakh by a single digit. But as they matched the numbers 30, 44, 25, 02, 34 and 32 on their computer on July 28 this year, they knew that this time they had struck gold.
The Times of India |
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Apple's market cap surpasses Google's
On Wednesday, Apple became Silicon Valley's most valued company, nudging out Internet behemoth Google by what amounts to pocket change among the tech giants.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Sun Life Financial names COO of IT and operations for Asia-Pacific
Sun Life Financial Asia has appointed Riza Mantaring as the new regional COO, responsible for the companys IT and operations across the Asia-Pacific region.
Insurance Business Review |
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Set an example
After just five weeks of implementing Incline’s single-stream recycling program, the amount of recyclables collected have made an incredible jump. In July alone, Waste Management gathered 127.39 tons of recyclable material.
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza |
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Pound Of Cyanide Found In Room Where Man Died
Authorities say they found about a pound of sodium cyanide in a Denver hotel room where the body of a Canadian man was discovered. The man of Somali descent may have also made Internet postings last month of a deadly nature.
CBS4 Denver |
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Miami wants adults-only website shuttered
A stroll down Northeast 27th Street doesn't feel X-rated, but it's here -- along a quiet, bayfront residential street -- that Miami has declared war against Internet porn.
Miami Herald |
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VMware's CEO Apologizes For Major Bug
VMware President and CEO Paul Maritz apologized in a blog on his company's website about a bug in his company's ESX and ESXi 3.5 Update 2 software that crashed virtual servers around the world.
ChannelWeb |
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Intel's First Nehalem Server Chips Set For Q4 Production
First Xeons with new microarchitecture are DP server chips code-named Gainestown, set for 'broad availability in early 2009' and boasting boffo bandwidth on new integrated memory controller, Intel preso reveals.
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Fire burns building at Apple HQ in California
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters have put out a blaze that burned for more than three hours at the headquarters of computer maker Apple.
KRQE Albuquerque |
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Privacy worry over location data
Privacy groups express concern as Yahoo unveils its new location tool to support a growing generation of web services.
BBC News |
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Ohio agencies told to keep an eye on OT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Gov. Ted Strickland has directed state agencies to be more careful with the overtime and report those costs on a Web site four times a year.
WFMJ Youngstown |
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MTNL cuts broadband fees, offers TV on mobile 14 Aug 2008, 0128 hrs IST,PTI
NEW DELHI: Public sector telecom services provider MTNL slashed broadband charges by up to 50% to increase user base in the national capital. The PSU announced a plan that will offer customers high speed (2 mbps) Internet access at a monthly rental of Rs 99 and 150 MB free download.
The Times of India |
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Miami wants adults-only website shuttered
A stroll down Northeast 27th Street doesn't feel X-rated, but it's here -- along a quiet, bayfront residential street -- that Miami has declared war against Internet porn.
Miami Herald |
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You're being watched 14 Aug 2008, 0518 hrs IST, Mukul Sharma
When talking about the future of the internet, experts and netizens alike have no problem rattling off mind-boggling developments to come.
The Times of India |
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Man pleads guilty to threatening police on YouTube
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A West Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to a terroristic threats charge after authorities say he made an Internet video praising the killing of police officers.
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