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Week in review: GOP needs another Goldwater Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:14PMKick in the gut ... just obey the law ... online civility? no such thing ... local killings hit record
Foreign workers worry as unemployment rises Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:01PMFor foreign professionals in the United States, the rising unemployment rate is especially daunting.
Foreign workers become casualty of recession Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:16PMPhoto: Immigration attorney Tim Barker predicts cash-strapped companies will request fewer visas this spring as they consider the costs of hiring abroad in the coming year, painting a clearer picture of the recession’s impact on foreign workers.
Foreign Workers Face Stress as Unemployment Rises Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:14PMSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - For foreign professionals in the United States, the rising unemployment rate is especially daunting.Laid-off foreign workers ....
Memorial Services for Boys Killed in Phoenix Beating Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:12PMOrganizers estimate up to 2,000 people paying respects during Friday viewing and rosary service.
Peering into the Software Development Crystal Ball Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:57AMA battered economy will mean tightening belts, changing customer allegiances, and the Web as the platform of choice.
Corporations Sponsoring Florida’s Unofficial Inaugural Bashes Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:52AMCritics say acceptance of donations from corporations and lobbyists violates the spirit of Obama pledge not to do so for official inaugural events. more
DataCore SMB SAN Software Solutions for Server Virtualization Environments Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:31AMDataCore Software has announced an expanded line of SAN software starter packages priced for small-to-midsize businesses (SMBs). The high cost and complexity of traditional SAN storage required to support virtual servers and desktops typically puts it out of reach for many SMBs. DataCore’s new business continuity solutions provide true auto failover/failback high-availability and fault ...
SYS-CON Webcast: BlackBerry On Demand Technical Seminar Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 4:46AMThe BlackBerry Technical Seminar took place live in December 3, 2008, but these new breakthrough sessions are now available on demand. Managing and extending applications to your mobile users, overcoming development hurdles, and leveraging mobile technology to create new opportunities for your business – if it’s about getting the most from your BlackBerry solution, you’ll find it at the ...
Dow and Nasdaq up while Apple, AMD, other tech stocks gain ground Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 4:38AMThe Dow and Nasdaq rose Friday, and led by stalwarts such as Apple Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. technology stocks regained some ground. (AMD)
Best of 2008: A Software Development-Oriented Collection Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:20AMSubmitted by dmarx on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 14:43. The "Best of 2008" articles and blog postings are coming out every day now. With tomorrow being the final day of 2008, it seems like a good time to begin collecting some of these "Best of 2008" articles and blog entries here.
Wall St gains as latest auto bailout raises hopes Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 8:39AMNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks climbed on Tuesday after the government expanded its bailout of the auto industry, bolstering hopes lawmakers would continue to take steps to minimize the severity of the year-long recession.
Shares Climb as G.M. Gets More Money Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 8:27AMWall Street showed more signs of stability after Washington?s latest lifeline to the auto industry.
Indian Spring can finally come good Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:22AMINDIAN SPRING, who is certainly not for the faint-hearted, is the nap choice in the Metal Man Novice Hurdle at Tramore this afternoon.
Microsoft, Google Are Top Technology Backers of Obama Parties Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:25AMDec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Executives at Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. are the largest contributors among technology companies to Barack Obama ’s presidential inauguration festivities.
Microsoft, Google top tech firm donations to Obama Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:07AMExecutives at Microsoft and Google are the largest contributors among technology companies to Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration festivities. Microsoft chief executive Steven Ballmer, his wife
AT&T restores service after outages Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 7:45PM AT&T on Monday said it had restored service after power outages and bad weather caused its service to go down in parts of the U.S. A power failure hit an AT&T facility in Bloomfield, Michigan on Sunday morning local time, which caused mobile service disruption in parts of the midwest region of the U.S., the company said on Sunday. [ Get the latest on mobile developments with ...
National Archives struggling to absorb Bush data glut Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 7:44PM The Bush administration will leave behind an unprecedented store of digital records when it leaves Washington in Januray—but can the National Archives handle it all? Read More...
2008 year in review: News Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 6:50PMJanuary The year kicked off with some major acquisition news, when Oracle was finally successful in its bid to acquire middleware vendor BEA , while Sun Microsystems swooped in for open-source database provider MySQL.
Raptors fall to Warriors Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:43PMFacing a Golden State Warriors team that uses odd combinations, few play calls and generally operates by the seat of its collective pants, the Raptors were unable to match any of it and suffered a 117-111 loss at the Oracle Arena last night.
Golden State Warriors Team Report Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 3:49PMOne of the few positives of having several key players out of the lineup is it has allowed the Warriors to see how some of their younger players handle late-game situations.
Jackson powers Warriors over Raptors Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 3:26PMJackson powers Warriors over Raptors
Windows 7 beta leaks to Internet Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 7:45PM Pirated copies of a Windows 7 build pegged by many as the beta Microsoft will release next month have leaked to the Internet, according to searches at several BitTorrent sites today. A search on the Pirate Bay BitTorrent site, for example, returned two Windows 7 Build 7000 listings, both of which had been posted Friday. [ Can your PC run the forthcoming Windows 7? Download ...
Through this strategic move, Rolta has acquired a template-based solution that addresses critical operational needs of ... Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 7:19PMRolta Ltd has announced the acquistion of Piocon Technologies, Inc of Chicago II, USA.
A Page From an Old Playbook Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 7:14PMHewlett-Packard has a tiny presence in the data warehousing business dominated by Teradata, I.B.M., Oracle and Microsoft, but is hoping to change the equation.
Bargain hunters beat the crunch Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 5:21PMPost-Christmas bargain hunters packed out town centre shops as they beat the credit crunch in record numbers.
Cloud computing is looming larger Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 4:58PMTo meet the computing needs of 16,300 employees and contractors at Genentech, Pierce took a chance and decided not to rely entirely on business software from Microsoft, IBM or another long-established supplier that would have let Genentech own the technology. Instead, Pierce decided to rent these indispensable products from Google.
Posted: 29-12-2008 , 09:06 GMT Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 4:15PMALFalak Electronic Equipment & Supplies Co. Ltd., a leading IT and communications solution provider in Saudi Arabia, has been ranked by Arab News as one of the top 100 companies in Saudi Arabia for the fourth year. The company also reported remarkable growth of SAR 300 million in 2007.
ALFalak ranked among top 100 KSA companies for fourth consecutive year Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 3:28PMALFalak Electronic Equipment and Supplies Co. Ltd., a leading IT and communications solution provider in Saudi Arabia, has been ranked by Arab News as one of the top 100 companies in Saudi Arabia for the fourth year.
Cloud computing gains believers Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 3:17PM SAN FRANCISCO – Todd Pierce recently put his job on the line. Photo caption: Todd Pierce, Genentech Inc.’s chief technology officer, took a chance and decided to rent business software from Google Inc. Photo by Associated Press
Warriors tonight Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 3:43PMWho: Celtics (27-3) vs. Warriors (8-22) Where: Oracle Arena When: 7:30 p.m. TV/Radio: CSNBA/680 Warriors update: Golden State took Christmas Day off after returning from its five-game, seven-night trip to the East Coast. And it was just as well, considering...
NW classic will feature 70 games over 4 days Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 2:21PM• What: The Northwest Desert Classic features 70 games over four days — 38 for the boys and 32 for the girls.
Madoff case brings out the bigots Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 1:39PMHate-trackers see a spike in online anti-Semitism.
Warriors thumbnails Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 1:28PMWhen, where: Tonight, 10:30, at Oracle Arena, Oakland. TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850). Scoring: Jamal Crawford 19.4, Corey Maggette 19.1, Stephen Jackson, 18.6. Rebounds: Andris Biedrins 11.8, Maggette 5.7, Kelenna Azubuike 5.2. Assists: Jackson 6.0, Crawford 4.7, C.J. Watson 2.5. Head to head: This is the second and final meeting. The Celtics won the first, 119-111, Nov. 26 in Boston. ...
Fiscal chaos aside, start-ups bloom in Argentina Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 11:39AMArgentine entrepreneurs have created a nascent start-up ecosystem with local venture capital funds and angel investors.
Signing of Teixeira means all the pressure is on the Yankees Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 11:22AM CHICAGO - Mark Teixeira to the Yankees? Ho, ho, ho. This is going to be fun to watch. Teixeira, along with fellow newcomers CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, will carry to the Yankees to a World Series championship in the first season at the new Yankee Stadium or be part of the most disappointing team in baseball history.
Tickets on sale Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 3:21AMTickets on saleAvailable nowAvenged Sevenfold and Buckcherry. Feb. 3, Oracle Arena, Oakland. Ticketmaster.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-24 19:26 FACTBOX-Biggest changes in Nasdaq short interest Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 3:00AMDec 24 (Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq fell 3.3 percent in mid-December, the exchange said on Wednesday, suggesting a decrease in bearish sentiment in the stock market. For story please see.
Palm gets $100 million in cash from investor Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 12:06AM
New Virtualization and Cloud Computing Initiatives Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 11:16PMDespite the gloom and doom in the news, no one seems to be predicting that the spread of TCP/IP will be slowed by a global recession. Most analysts are more concerned with how the network will be monetized and the role it will play in new virtualization and cloud computing initiatives. That means that the networking industry needs to articulate its relevance to these initiatives more forcefully ...
Cloud Computing Looms Larger on Corporate Horizon Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 10:49PMTodd Pierce recently put his job on the line. To meet the computing needs of 16,300 employees and contractors at Genentech Inc., Pierce took a chance and decided not to rely entirely on business software from Microsoft, IBM or another long-established supplier that would have let Genentech own the technology. Instead, Pierce decided to rent these indispensable products from Google Inc. The ...
LG laptop screen promises good image indoors and out Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 9:40PMLG Display has developed an LCD (liquid crystal display) module that it says looks as good outdoors in sunlight ads it does indoors and plans to unveil it CES in January in Las Vegas.
The gas man cometh not Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 9:31PMThe other day, I ran out of gas. And I don’t mean the type of gas that normally emanates from my mouth during heated conversations about local politics... that, I am sorry to say, appears to enjoy inexhaustible reserves.
Perficient Increases Stock Repurchase Program Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 9:27PMPerficient, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRFT), a leading information technology consulting firm serving Global 2000 and other large enterprise customers throughout North America, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a program to repurchase an additional $10 million of the Company’s common stock.
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Stocks End Mixed after Auto Loan News Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 8:29PMInvestors weighed news of government loans to the beleaguered U.S. auto industry and an S&P Ratings downgrade of 12 big banks
Sanyo Electric Service Co. Selects Servigistics Service Parts Management Solution Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 8:00PM Servigistics, the leading strategic service management solution provider, announced today that Japan-based Sanyo Electric Service Co., a subsidiary of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. [SANYY.PK ] will roll-out the award-winning Servigistics Service Parts Management solution first in Japan and then globally in order to optimize service parts inventory.
Blue Coat Completes Final Phase of Packeteer Integration Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 4:16PMBlue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that it has completed the final phase of integrating the Packeteer and Blue Coat
AMD works Shanghai Java for oriental Opteron Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 4:08PM Egan Orion the inquirer Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:21:47 +0000 JVM multicore multiprogramming, eventually
Forecast bright for cloud computing Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 3:29PMTo meet the computing needs of 16,300 employees and contractors at Genentech Inc., the biotech company took a chance and decided not to rely entirely on business software from Microsoft, IBM or another long-established supplier that would have let Genentech own the technology. Instead, Genentech decided to rent these indispensable products from Google Inc.

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