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Brisbane Times

Cash drain still stings for racing
Brisbane Times
"The most unbelievable thing about the whole Luxbet phenomenon is that Tabcorp were able to set up this enterprise in complete silence from NSW journos … ...

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A group of US senators has asked the European Union to expedite its review of Oracle's proposed $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems.

NOLA.com

Archdiocese of New Orleans sues over $5 million investment collapse
NOLA.com
The agency said Gunlicks told the church and other investors that his mutual fund and three hedge funds would lend investors' money to Sun Capital Inc. and ...

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NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
... the immediate availability of version 6.0 of its enterprise-class fdfmerge and fdfmerge Lite server software for Windows, Linux, AIX and Solaris. ...


Martha's Vineyard Times

At a glance: peacequilt Project
Martha's Vineyard Times
"Patience To Raise The Sun: Art Quilts from Haiti & their Power to Change Women's Lives," is a brightly pictured, soft-bound 60-page ...


Sectors - Storage news from HP, Sun, Isilon and more
Search Storage
Axxana plans to use the funding to market its Phoenix System, a "Black Box" Enterprise Data Recorder (EDR) for disaster recovery.


Private Capital Buys H&R Block Inc., walmart Stores Inc., DHT Maritime, Inc ...
GuruFocus.com
Private Capital reduced to his holdings in Sun Bancorp Inc. by 22.41%. His sale prices were between $4.29 and $6.11, with an estimated average price of ...

This article describes the various refactorings available in Eclipse Java Development Tools, including what each refactoring does, when to use it, and how to use it. It also explores the refactoring script functionality in Eclipse, which allows library developers to share code refactorings with their clients.
Hurd hails 3Com 'convergence' Comment Well, it looks the enterprise slammed on the server spending brakes a lot quicker and a lot harder than smaller outfits this fall.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

HP takes one in the servers
Register
Comment Well, it looks the enterprise slammed on the server spending brakes a lot quicker and a lot ...

Savvy equity investors have fattened their returns this year, buying on pullbacks during the US market's rally, and that activity may be enough to buoy prices through the end of the year.

Tradebook Launches Desktop Trading App
Wall Street Letter
Traders using Tradebook Order API can use Microsoft Excel or a Java or Visual Basic programming desktop applications to create a trading model. ...
Bloomberg Tradebook launches Tradebook Order API Automated Trader

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Livescribe's Pulse smartpen store hands-on
Downloadsquad (blog)
The pen runs Java applications specifically made *for* the Pulse smartpen. Now, earlier there had been some tech demos for 3D audio (the pen records in 3D, ...
The Smartpen is mightier than the sword Current.com.au

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The KOffice team is very happy to announce version 2.1.0 of KOffice , 6 months after the platform release 2.0.0. This release brings a number of new features as well as general improvements in the maturity of the individual applications. Importing of documents have also been given an overhaul.
The KOffice team is very happy to announce version 2.1.0 of KOffice , 6 months after the platform release 2.0.0. This release brings a number of new features as well as general improvements in the maturity of the individual applications. Importing of documents have also been given an overhaul.

Tribune, Scripps Use Thanksgiving to Increase Prices
Bloomberg
MediaNews Group Inc., based in Denver, will also charge Sunday prices at some newspapers, including the Salt Lake Tribune and the Sun of San Bernardino, ...

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A new star
Tenterfield Star
At 9am Monday I came into the Star office and was set to work organising past editions of the paper and typing up a sports report. ...

With Sun jobs at stake, U.S. lawmakers want the European Commission to speed up its antitrust investigation.

New Zealand Herald

Senators Urge EU To Finish Oracle-Sun Probe
InformationWeek
With Sun jobs at stake, US lawmakers want the European Commission to speed up its antitrust investigation. By W. David Gardner A group of US Senators led by ...
Oracle Gets New Hearing Date with EC, Users Group Adds Support eWeek
Oracle gets more time to rethink Sun deal EurActiv

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Blue Moon Coffee shop serves java, fresh pastries Need a boost with your rise-and-shine? Check out Blue Moon Coffee.

BetterFarming.com

Solar opposition continues in eastern Ontario
BetterFarming.com
Enfinity Canada, a subsidiary of Belgium-based Enfinity, bought the project's developer, Solaris Energy Partners Inc., in September. ...

Software vendors may lose out in the new open-source economy that empowers users to write more software.

Brocade Communications Systems Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 31/10/09) Earnings Call ...
Seeking Alpha (blog)
That's the technology that's missing from their portfolio; and currently we don't see any presence in the datacenter space with their product lines. ...

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U.S. senators are pressuring European antitrust regulators to hurry their investigation of Oracle Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc., citing Sun's "precarious" financial condition and fears about more layoffs at the struggling computing... Sun Microsystems - Oracle Corporation - European Union - Oracle - Competition law

Zeichick's Take: Finally, the Itanium is profitable!
SDTimes.com
Intel's 64-bit Itanium processor never got much respect from the mainstream enterprise server buyer. A set of more established RISC chips, ...


Building a Business Case for ITIL
IT Business Edge
... for IT Best Practices Management training, enabling enterprise organizations to deploy programs using various innovative delivery methodologies. ...

U.S. senators are pressuring European antitrust regulators to hurry their investigation of Oracle Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc., citing Sun's "precarious" financial condition and fears about more layoffs at the struggling computing company.
U.S. food makers H.J. Heinz Co and Hormel Foods Corp said they expect sales to rise in the coming months as they spend more on marketing to win the attention of recession-weary consumers who are dining at home instead of eating out.
By Jessica Wohl

TrustedReviews

How Chrome OS Could Become the Most Successful Thin Client OS
IT Business Edge
Ten years later, Oracle is long gone from this market and Sun appears to be weeks away from going under. To say that thin client computing missed ...
Chrome OS security: 'Sandboxing' and auto updates CNET News

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1. I always drink a couple cups of coffee before going on a long run. Good or bad? Good and bad. There is literature to support that caffeine in moderate doses can increase performance by increasing the time to exhaustion by nearly 50 percent. This can be beneficial in distance running. Keep in mind, however, that this applies more to the high performance athlete and less so to the recreational ...

The Weekend Warrior: Nov. 25 - 29
ComingSoon.net
... Steven Soderbergh's Solaris and Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain--so they're going the route of trying to tak advantage of the lack of movies for guys by ...

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ComingSoon.net's The Weekend Warrior offers a preview of the new releases opening over Thanksgiving weekend, specifically on Wednesday, November 25, which include the Robin Williams and John Travolta comedy Old Dogs (Disney) and the violent action-thriller Ninja Assassin (Warner Bros.), plus Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox (Fox Searchlight) opens nationwide. This week's "The Chosen One" is John ...

Earthtimes (press release)

ShareStream To Co-host Webinar on Best Practices for Rich Media in Higher ...
Earthtimes (press release)
Through a discussion of ShareStream, a technology developed in collaboration with Georgetown University at its Sun Center of Excellence, Mr. Leonhardt will ...

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GAITHERSBURG, Md.----ShareStream, a leading provider of rich media-management and delivery platforms for higher education, announced this week that it will be co-hosting a Webinar with Sun Microsystems Inc. titled “Best Practices for Rich Media Initiatives in Higher Education with Georgetown University.” The Webinar, which will be lead by Charles Leonhardt, Georgetown University’s principle ...

"Turkey Day" tech support survival kit
ZDNet
openoffice is another good freebie, as is Paint.NET. Unless your family and friends have been living on a cave on Mars with their fingers in their ears and ...


A Life of Enterprise: A love game
Management Today
Today, with my Leon (sun)hat on, I did my best to handle some delicate issues with our shareholders agreement that required conversations with lawyers, ...

Accept it, if you read this blog then your "Tech IQ" will be way ahead of your average PC users. And chances are also good that you're surrounded by friends and family who just about know how to switch their PC on, and who have only got beyond the fear...
Database security is the single biggest concern with today's Web-based applications. Without control, you risk exposing sensitive information about your company or, worse yet, your valuable customers. In this article, learn about security measures you can take to protect your PostgreSQL database. Be sure to download the sample code listings used in this article.

Telecoms.com

The open road
Telecoms.com
Personally I think Java is neither here nor there, it's nicer than programming in native C or C++ language but it's nowhere near as nice as programming in ...

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Partners display development tools at PDC 09
SDTimes.com
NET desktop applications to the cloud. The process does not require a rewrite; instead, developers copy and paste Windows code into Visual WebGui, ...

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Chicago Sun-Times's Mitchell: 'Things That Only Oprah and God Can Make Happen'
NewsBusters (blog)
From early shows devoted to male-bashing through attacks on free enterprise and limited government to her campaigning for Barack Obama's election, ...

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As more and more consumers look for ways to save money, many may be trading their beloved drive-through coffee for java made at home. Coffee-lovers take heart: Great coffee can be made at home at a fraction of the cost, according to Consumer Reports' latest tests.

Arrow ECS Leads EMEA in Distributor Awards at Citrix Conference in Munich
WELT ONLINE
Receiving significant recognition of support for its value-added programs and services for Citrix and its resellers in Europe, Arrow Enterprise Computing ...

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New York Times

Home Green Home: Reality Check
New York Times
... using Google's satellite mapping feature, that my primary span of rooftop faced east-west — not ideal for maximum sun absorption (south is best). ...

BeginLinux: "The previous article on the LAMP Server enables you to get started but you will need to do some configuration with MySQL before you go to far. This article and the next several articles will help you create a database and learn how to monitor it as well as backup and restore."

Let the sun shine on your data
Data Center Journal
Such a move also makes sense for it will pay back and turn into a profitable enterprise also. Also, thanks to the Chinese invasion in this market, ...

Bloomberg Tradebook has launched Tradebook Order API, which enables users to send orders directly from a desktop model to stock, option, futures and FX smart order routers.
SAUSALITO, Calif.----Equilibrium®, a software and hosted services company that specializes in helping enterprise clients of all sizes to manage, monetize and mobilize content, today announced that MediaRich® processing engine is now providing excellence in media management and delivery for Extensis®, a division of Celartem Inc., Portfolio™ NetMediaMAX™, a new media-processing software solution ...
SAUSALITO, Calif.----Equilibrium®, a software and hosted services company that specializes in helping enterprise clients of all sizes to manage, monetize and mobilize content, today announced that MediaRich® processing engine is now providing excellence in media management and delivery for Extensis®, a division of Celartem Inc., Portfolio™ NetMediaMAX™, a new media-processing software solution ...