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Large Hadron Collider computing grid launched (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:58:12 -0700)
The Worldwide Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid, which can draw on the computing power of more than 100,000 processors, was officially launched on Friday. One of the world's largest computing grids, capable of streaming the equivalent of three million DVDs a year, was officially launched on Friday....
Two Europeans indicted for US cyberattacks (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:50:45 -0700)
The indictments are part of the FBI's Operation Cyberslam, said to be the US's first successful investigation into a large-scale, commercially motivated denial-of-service attack Two Europeans, one of whom is English, have been indicted by a US federal grand jury in connection with a 2003 distributed denial-of-service attack that...
Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptop (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:02:45 -0700)
Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country's technological edge in education. LISBON--Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the...
Ballmer previews 'Windows Cloud' (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:42:59 -0700)
Speaking to developers in London, Steve Ballmer says Microsoft will announce a cloud-based operating system within a month--with a catchy new name. Microsoft will launch an operating system for the 'cloud' in four weeks, chief executive Steve Ballmer told delegates at a Microsoft-sponsored developer conference in London....
Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:40:08 -0700)
Research from the Corporate IT Forum indicates more UK companies are using or investigating XP and Windows 7 than Vista Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is still playing second fiddle to XP among business users, with more enterprises investigating the unreleased Windows 7 than its predecessor. More...
Pirates plunder Adobe Creative Suite 4 (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:17:42 -0700)
Adobe's Creative Suite 4 has shown up on popular BitTorrent tracking sites in large numbers, little more than a week after its global launch Little more than a week after its global launch, Adobe's Creative Suite 4 has shown up on popular BitTorrent tracking sites in large numbers. ...
Microsoft steps up online search R&D in Europe (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:51:34 -0700)
Microsoft is stepping up efforts to improve online search, where it considerably lags market leader Google, by establishing a three-center research facility in Europe. LONDON--Microsoft is stepping up efforts to improve online search, where it considerably lags market leader Google, by establishing a three-center research facility in Europe, it...
Fans to build own radio as Slacker takes on iPod (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:40:37 -0700)
Is it an iPod? Is it an old-fashioned transistor radio? These are the questions the Slacker portable digital music player will have to answer when it hits U.S. stores this month. NEW YORK--Is it an iPod? Is it an old-fashioned transistor radio? These are the questions the Slacker portable...
Job alert: SAP, COBOL, PowerBuilder?? (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:51:14 -0700)
As enterprise Web 2.0 makes its way into organizations, there is a misconception held among a pocket in the industry that the new technologies will replace the old says Nexaweb's Jeremy Chone. Commentary--Was anybody else not surprised by the recent Foote Partners finding that the...
India's outsourcing bubble is bursting (Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:30:19 -0700)
The collapse of top US financial firms is causing a dramatic slowdown in lucrative contracts among outsourcing companies in India--turning cities like Bangladore inside out. Bangalore, India--Once a high-flying tech hub, Bangalore is seeing more sober days in the wake of the credit crisis. It looks like...
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