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Google and Microsoft Officials Among the 25 Presenters at E-Tourism Summit
The Ninth Annual E-Tourism Summit to be held Oct. 1-2, 2008 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, will focus on measureable ROI (return on investment) and the immense cost savings available through the use of online travel marketing. With topics like "Turnkey ROI," "How to Monetize Your Website," "Identifying the Best Free Content (widgets, gadgets, APIs, etc.) To Keep Users On Your Website ...
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Comcast appeals FCC Web traffic-blocking decision
(AP:WASHINGTON) Comcast Corp. is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regulate the Internet.
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Brin: Mac version of Chrome 'a matter of months'
The Mac version of Google's Chrome web browser should arrive in "a matter of months," says Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The executive, interviewed by Wall Street Journal writer Kara Swisher, claims it is "embarassing" that a Mac version is not already out, since both he and Swisher use Macs. To cope with the situation, Brin says he is relying on virtualization software from VMware. At ...
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ASTA to Launch Online Database To Bring Arkansas Classrooms Into 21st Century
A state technology task force recently announced the formation of the Science and Mathematics Accessible Resource Tool (SMART) Portal, an interactive database that will allow teachers throughout the state to access and share lesson plans and professional development materials.
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RCS & RDS Contracts Intelsat Capacity at 1 Degree West for Its Expansion
Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced that Romania Cable Systems and Romania Data Systems S.A. (RCS & RDS), a leading direct-to-home (DTH) video content provider in Eastern Europe, signed a multi-year, multi-transponder expansion contract for capacity at 1 degree West. The additional capacity will be used to offer a larger DTH bouquet for RCS & ...
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Northern Kentucky Companies Seeking Holiday Help
Catalog, online fulfillment centers, customer service, and retailers need workers to fill holiday job openings.
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Is Your Name Attracting Spam?
The first letter of your e-mail address could be attracting more spam.
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Food for thought: Thinking makes us pig out
Intellectual activities make people eat more than when just resting, according to a study that sheds new light on brain food.
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SkyVision and Intelsat Grow Broadband Infrastructure in Africa and the Middle East
Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced that SkyVision Global Networks LLC ("SkyVision"), a leading global provider of Internet services over satellite and terrestrial fiber optic systems, signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for C- and Ku-band transponder services on Intelsat's IS-4 satellite, located at 72 degrees East.
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Chrome Will Enhance SOA in the Enterprise
Google Chrome may be the fastest browser around, but it may actually prove to be even more important to the enterprise for its ability to interact with service-oriented architectures (SOA).
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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday
A frenzy of selling took stocks down sharply on Thursday, with the Dow off by nearly 3%. Friday's 7 stocks includes Microsoft which has just announced that it will be dropping prices on it's Xbox 360 to $50 below the price of Nintendo's Wii.
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Yahoo shares drop to lowest point in nearly five years, magnifying challenges
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc.'s stock sunk to its lowest level in nearly five years Thursday, magnifying the challenge facing the Internet company as its management tries to justify their rebuff of Microsoft Corp.'s US$47.5-billion takeover bid.
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Dell Previews $349 Linux-Based Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook
Dell has taken the wraps off a new mini-notebook PC squarely aimed at U.S. consumers. Called the Inspiron Mini 9, the PC maker's first offering in the so-called netbook category sports an 8.9-inch LED screen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels.
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Microsoft Boasts One Million Office Live Workspace Users
The beta version of Office Live Workspace has one million users just six months after launch, Microsoft announced Wednesday as it released some minor improvements to the service.
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Smashing Pumpkins To Release New Single Via Guitar Hero
At least that’s the case for Smashing Pumpkins , who are to release new single ‘G.L.O.W.’ as part of a downloadable song pack - which also includes ‘1979’ and ‘The Everlasting Gaze’ - for the forthcoming ‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’, Billboard reports.
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Grant Enables CCC To Go Wireless
Cleveland Community College is now connected. Thanks to a grant from the AT&T Foundation, nearly all of the 44-acre campus has wireless Internet access.
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Review: Google Chrome lacks polish under the hood
Thu, Sep 4, 2008 (1:39 p.m.) Google Inc.'s new Web browser, called Chrome, does much of what a browser needs to do these days: It presents a sleek appearance, groups pages into easy-to-manage "tabs" and offers several ways for people to control their Internet privacy settings.
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Yahoo shares drop to nearly five-year low
The drop magnifies the challenge facing the Internet company after it rejected Microsoft's nearly $48 billion takeover bid.
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Learning Tree Adds New Title to IT Security Curriculum - Windows Server 2008 Security Infrastructure: Hands-On
Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM:LTRE) today announced the addition of a new 4-day course to its hands-on IT security curriculum. Entitled Windows Server 2008 Security Infrastructure: Hands-On, the course offers attendees the opportunity to gain practical experience in designing and implementing a secure network infrastructure through intensive exercises led by an expert instructor.
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PLATO Learning Reports Order Growth for Second Consecutive Quarter
PLATO Learning, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUTR), a leading provider of K-adult e-learning solutions, today announced that total orders grew 5% to $27.7 million for the third quarter ended July 31, 2008, compared to $26.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. Subscription orders for the quarter increased 42% to $17.7 million as orders for the Company's new generation online learning management ...
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Chrome Strong Against Firefox And Safari, IE Untouched
Chrome, Google's Web broswer, has snatched up over 1 percent of the Web browser market share, taking its biggest gains from Firefox and Safari.
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J.P. Morgan Analyst Lowers Online Ad Forecasts
To the question of "how low can you go," J.P. Morgan analyst Imran Khan could reassure people by answering "we're not in the negatives." Yet Khan did see fit to drop his 2008 growth estimates regarding display and search advertising. read more
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Microsoft cuts Xbox price, goes after Nintendo
Microsoft has decided that it would rather be the video game market share leader than make a buck at the business. (Microsoft is the publisher of Sympatico / MSN Finance)
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Legislators hold Internet-safety seminar
Two DuPage County state legislators are holding a seminar on Internet safety and identity theft tonight in Wood Dale.
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