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Longhorn Server to have one version for many roles SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoftwill let customers configure the next major release of Windows Server for specific server tasks, rather than selling a host of different Windows Server Longhorn editions tailored to those tasks, a company executive said Friday. | 3 |
We #39;re good for policyholders, says Osmond Hugh Osmond, the pubs-to-pizzas entrepreneur leading the , yesterday outlined a vision of delivering much better investment returns to policyholders stranded in closed with-profit funds. | 2 |
Sun eyes home users with Sun Ray update SAN FRANCISCO - Sun Microsystems on Monday will update its Sun Ray platform with new workstations and server software that company executives believe will give the thin client devices a foothold among home users. | 3 |
Jordan Says Wizards Won't Tolerate Guff (AP) AP - Kwame Brown's boycott of a team huddle during a game was an example of immaturity that will not be tolerated, according to Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan. | 1 |
Dewon Brazelton Wins Conigliaro Award (AP) AP - Tampa Bay pitcher Dewon Brazelton, who bounced from home to home with a twin brother who has cerebral palsy, will receive the Tony Conigliaro Award for overcoming adversity through spirit, determination and courage. | 1 |
Phishing Web sites grew by 33 percent in November BOSTON - The number of phishing Web sites associated with online identity theft scams grew by 33 percent in November, after dropping off in September and early October, according to data compiled by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) and shared with IDG News Service. | 3 |
Search heads toward enterprise desktops Desktop search has its sights set on corporate PCs, leaving enterprise IT wary of potential security issues associated with the highly anticipated tools.<p>ADVERTISEMENT</p><p><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.ifw.general/solaris;sz=1x1;ord=200301151450?" width="1" height="1" border="0"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;12204780;10550054;n?http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;12165994;10522295;g?http://www.sun.com/solaris10">Solaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.</a><br/>Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more\reasons for the world's most demanding businesses\to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform.\Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications\side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R),\AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems.\Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move\your business ahead today.</p> | 3 |
Serena boosts IDEs, collaboration in change management Serena Software this week announced improvements to its enterprise change management system, Serena ChangeMan Dimensions. | 3 |
Cape Clear boosts business processes in ESB Cape Clear Software this week is upgrading its ESB with the release of Cape Clear 6, enabling development of business process workflows based on BPEL.<p>ADVERTISEMENT</p><p><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.ifw.general/solaris;sz=1x1;ord=200301151450?" width="1" height="1" border="0"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;12204780;10550054;n?http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;12165994;10522295;g?http://www.sun.com/solaris10">Solaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.</a><br/>Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more\reasons for the world's most demanding businesses\to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform.\Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications\side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R),\AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems.\Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move\your business ahead today.</p> | 3 |
JBoss set to shine with JEMS middleware stack JBoss on Monday plans to flesh out details of its open source middleware stack consisting largely of existing software technologies, with the company intending to fill out the stack over time. | 3 |
Supreme Court Will Hear Grokster Case Lower courts had ruled that the companies are not liable for copyright violations committed by users. | 3 |
Jordan Makes Statement Wizards coach Eddie Jordan says the team is making a statement that immaturity will not be tolerated by suspending Kwame Brown one game for not taking part in a team huddle during a loss to Denver. | 1 |
Portis Fined for Socks Clinton Portis was fined \$5,000 by the NFL for wearing a pair of red socks last week, violating the league's uniform rules. | 1 |
Moreover Technologies Offers Blog Ping Service Moreover Technologies Offers Blog Ping Service\\Moreover Technologies, a provider of syndicated news and online information, this week announced a new service that enables bloggers to significantly expand the distribution of their content by automatically notifying Moreover the instant new content is published. The Moreover Ping Server ensures rapid inclusion into ... | 3 |
MSN Beta - An SEOs Dream Search Engine MSN Beta - An SEO's Dream Search Engine\\MSN Beta is still serving up results that make any SEO jump for joy. It is very easy for many SEOs to rank well in the new Beta Search engine by MSN. A thread at SEO Chat asks the question, How long will ... | 3 |
Google Has A New One for the Labs - Google Suggest Google Has A New One for the Labs - Google Suggest\\Google's Labs has popped out a new beta - Google Suggest. Google Suggest looks like the regular Google search, except as you type in keywords Google -- surprise! -- tries to guess what you could be typing. The really nifty ... | 3 |
News: DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years A Canadian man arrested in the U.S. was allegedly responsible for putting 68,000 hacked smart cards on the street.\ | 3 |
iPod for Schoolwork Mark Glassman writes in the New York Times, #147;At the Brearley School, a private school for girls on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where Samantha is in the eighth grade, the iPod went from a #145;want #146; to a #145;must have #146; this year when its use was incorporated into foreign-language and classics courses. #148; Free registration required Dec 10 | 3 |
Gadget of the Year: iPod mini #147;The Apple iPod mini, at \$249, is my choice as 2004 #146;s hottest high-tech gadget, #148; writes Mike Wendland in the Detroit Free Press. #147;All of the iPods are awesome. But this little package, weighing in at 3.6 ounces, a half-inch thick and the size of a business card, is so slick and so sleek that all I can say is: Sweet #133; And it delivers a sound quality so big and so pristine that it #146;s hard to believe it #146;s coming from something so tiny. It #146;s cutting-edge, high-tech chicness. #148; Dec 10 | 3 |
Best of Year: iMac G5 Naming the iMac G5 one of its Best Products of the Year, Fortune writes, #147;An engineering marvel, the new iMac tucks the computer and speakers inside the expansive flat-panel display #151; #145;an advance as welcome as the day that VCR/DVD players were encased in the TV monitor box, #146; says Thompson Paul Thompson, director of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Built-in wireless technology lets you use a cable-free keyboard and mouse. #148; Dec 10 | 3 |
Use PayPal at US iTunes Music Store The iTunes Music Store in the US will now accept PayPal for purchases of music downloads, audiobooks and gift certificates. Starting today, iTunes Music Store purchases can be funded through PayPal #146;s virtual wallet, allowing customers to pay in the way they prefer #151; using a credit card, bank account or stored account balance. Dec 10 | 3 |
Sprint-Nextel Deal Talk Sparks Concern NEW YORK (Reuters) - The prospect of a deal between Sprint and Nextel Communications sparked concerns on Friday about a shrinking U.S. market for mobile network equipment, sending shares of Nextel's key supplier Motorola Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MOT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MOT.N</A> down almost 8 percent. | 2 |
Sprint, Nextel Reportedly Near Merger The merger deal between Sprint and Nextel, which reportedly has not been finalized, is being described as a merger of equals that would create the third largest US cellular carrier with nearly 39 million subscribers. | 2 |
Chrysler to recall 600,000 SUVs, pick-ups DETROIT, United States (AFP) - Under pressure from US regulators, DaimlerChrysler #39;s Chrysler Group said it would recall more than half a million trucks over ball joint defects that can cause the wheels of the vehicle to separate from the body. | 2 |
Finley Signs #36;14 Million Deal With Angels (AP) AP - The Anaheim Angels rounded out their starting outfield Friday, agreeing to a #36;14 million, two-year contract with center fielder Steve Finley. | 1 |
Get smart, baseball; start stricter testing Major League Baseball players finally came to their senses this week, telling their lawyers to reach an agreement on tougher testing for steroids. | 1 |
Nobel Peace Prize awarded Environmentalists around the world are holding their heads a little higher. Wangari Maathai is being honored for her work in preserving the earth. | 0 |
Coburn Wants to Keep Delivering Babies (AP) AP - Republican Sen.-elect Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, a politician and an obstetrician, wants to deliver more babies after he takes office Jan. 4, a request apparently at odds with Senate conflict-of-interest rules. | 0 |
N.M. Church May Use Special Tea for Now (AP) AP - The U.S. Supreme Court sided Friday with a New Mexico church that wants to use hallucinogenic tea as part of its Christmas services, despite government objections that the tea is illegal and potentially dangerous. | 0 |
China Aviation Oil Company illegal behavior: SASAC China #39;s state assets watchdog said here Friday that the derivatives trading of China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp. was in violation of the rules, and the company exceeded its authority in deciding to endorse the trading. | 2 |
Oil Prices Skid as U.S. Winter Stays Mild SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices slid on Monday on expectations that more mild U.S. weather at the start of the New Year will limit heating oil demand. | 2 |
McNair sits out practice again, Carter added to injury list Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair sat out another practice Friday with a bruised sternum, and didn #39;t even try to throw even though coach Jeff Fisher said the injury is healing. | 1 |
Diamondbacks Keep Busy; Ortiz Heading Home ANAHEIM, Calif., (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks continued their offseason makeover Friday as they signed free agent pitcher Russ Ortiz to a four-year contract. | 1 |
Observers: reported deal good for Sprint, better for Nextel Sprint Corp. appears to be on the verge of the boldest move of CEO Gary Forsee #39;s 18-month tenure: A \$36 billion merger with rival wireless company Nextel Communications Inc. | 2 |
Energy proposal pushes debate toward center A nonpartisan group that includes advocates for business, labor, consumers, and the environment gave a significant nudge this week to the effort to craft a national energy policy. | 2 |
Spirits of Prohibition Vestiges of the failed social policy of the alcohol ban early in the past century still linger in state liquor laws, but the current US Supreme Court battle over direct interstate sales of wine has less to do with Prohibition than protectionism. | 2 |
Electronics giant Thomson to introduce HD DVD players in 2005 PARIS (CP) - The electronics giant that operates under the Thomson, RCA and Technicolor brand names said Friday it will introduce high-definition DVD players next year and support two recording formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray. | 3 |
Cyber-Security Office Calls for More Clout The office in charge of cyber-security in the Department of Homeland Security is planning to continue moving ahead on the agenda the agency has already set. | 3 |
Berlusconi proved to have bribed judge but avoids prison Silvio Berlusconi, the Houdini of European politics, escaped jail last night on charges of bribing Roman judges. At the end of the Prime Minister #39;s trial in Milan, judges cleared him | 0 |
Kerry Pays Nostalgic Visit to Iowa (AP) AP - John Kerry paid an emotional return visit Friday to the state that launched him toward his party's nomination for president, saying he felt "an unbelievable wave of nostalgia." | 0 |
'Climate Witnesses' Testify About Warming (AP) AP - A Nepalese Sherpa fears his mountain valley will be flooded by melting glacier runoff high in the Himalayas. A Fiji islander frets about rising sea levels, while villagers cope with the destruction of mangrove swamps in India. | 3 |
Cambodian sex workers abducted Armed men abduct more than 80 women from a shelter for rescued sex workers in Cambodia's capital. | 0 |
Babb #39;s Bits: The Notre Dame Dilemma Some are undoubtedly asking - Why another Notre Dame article? Hasnt every media hack in the United States and even China written something on this the last two weeks? | 1 |
In Conte's '20/20' Remarks, Legal Experts See a Risk As lacerating as Victor Conte Jr.'s remarks were about widespread doping in elite sport, his appearance on the ABC program was also puzzling to legal experts. | 1 |
Afghans' Gains Face Big Threat in Drug Traffic A U.S. report warns that an increase in poppy cultivation will expand the influence of drug lords on Afghanistan's government. | 0 |
All Corruption Charges Against Berlusconi Are Dismissed A panel absolved Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy of corruption charges, ending a trial that had dragged on for more than four years. | 0 |
Southwest Offers \$100 Million for ATA Assets The move by Southwest was a sign of the competition that is emerging in the low-fare segment of the industry. | 2 |
Variations on Power to the People In the Enron bankruptcy tale, one of the more intriguing sideshows involves the fate of Portland General Electric, the only energy-producing asset Enron actually owned. | 2 |
MBNA Stops Unsolicited Switching of Customer Credit Cards The MBNA Corporation has decided that it should ask for permission before switching its customers' credit cards to American Express cards. | 2 |
Holmes Will Return Despite a knee injury that ended his season, the Chiefs' Priest Holmes says he is "definitely 100 percent" planning to be back for 2005. | 1 |
Wireless telecoms sector leads the way For the past year, ever since the AT amp;T Wireless management first put the then third-largest US mobile phone group on the auction block, Wall Street has been abuzz with rumours and | 2 |
From Lenovo of China to that of the world quot;On behalf of the Board of the Lenovo Directors I am honored to announced to the world that Lenovo Group has bought IBM #39;s PC division for US\$1.25 billion. | 2 |
Airbus given go-ahead for A350 marketing Airbus was given the go-ahead yesterday by its shareholders - EADS and BAE Systems - to start marketing its planned A350 mid-range aircraft to airlines, heralding | 2 |
German workers feel chill of General Motors job cuts By Hugh Williamson in Berlin and Richard Milne in Rsselsheim. The mood at Opel #39;s Rssel-heim factory near Frankfurt was as chilly yesterday as the weather. | 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb seeks to sell cholesterol medicine over <b>...</b> Bristol-Myers Squibb plans to ask US regulators to allow it to sell Pravachol over the counter, in a move that could shake up the growing, lucrative market for cholesterol-reducing drugs. | 2 |
Wholesale Prices Rose 0.5 in November Wholesale prices increased 0.5 percent in November, reflecting the biggest jump in natural gas costs since March 2003, the Labor Department said yesterday. | 2 |
Stocks: Confidence data push shares higher NEW YORK Stocks rose slightly on Friday as a rise in consumer confidence was offset by an unexpected jump in US producer prices, spurring inflation concerns. | 2 |
Local wineries eyeing Supreme Court debate Though Vern Holm is just getting into the wine business, his enterprise could be greatly impacted by the overturning of a prohibition-era law. | 2 |
Eight-year ban for Collins The United States Anti-Doping Agency last night banned the sprinter Michelle Collins for eight years, even though she has never tested positive for drugs, in a case which could have serious repercussions for Marion Jones. | 1 |
Nuggets add to Raptors woes TORONTO (CP) - With an injured Vince Carter on the bench, the Toronto Raptors dropped their sixth straight game Friday, 101-87 to the Denver Nuggets. | 1 |
Three teams in the running to be winter champions in Germany BERLIN: Three teams have the chance to lift the honorific title of #39;winter champions #39; heading into the final weekend of fixtures before the Bundesliga takes a five-week winter hiatus. | 1 |
Mets still hoping to land Martinez Pedro Martinez is still available, and the New York Mets still believe they have a realistic chance to land him. quot;Do we have hope of signing him? | 1 |
Afghans #39; Gains Face Big Threat in Drug Traffic Poppy cultivation and opium production will continue to increase in Afghanistan, expanding the dangerous influence of drug lords at all levels of the government of President | 0 |
Bucknell Stuns Pitt No. 10 Pittsburgh suffers its first loss of the season Sunday to Bucknell, 69-66. The defeat snaps the Panthers' 48-game non-conference home winning streak. | 1 |
Airbus to launch A350 to rival Boeing 7E7 PARIS, Dec 10 (AFP) - The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is to launch a new plane, the A350, that will challenge the future Boeing fuel-efficient 7E7, Airbus owners EADS and BAE Systems announced Friday. | 2 |
Nextel, Sprint Discuss Merger You didnt read it here first, but its worth noting: Nextel has unique technology that lets them serve businesses who need push-to-talk quite well, but itsa mess of spectrum and | 2 |
Teams Eye Free Agents at Winter Meetings (AP) AP - Just down the road from the Magic Kingdom, major league teams toyed with trades and focused on free agents as the winter meetings began Friday. | 1 |
Heat Stops Cold-Shooting Grizzlies 92-84 (AP) AP - Dwyane Wade narrowly missed a triple-double and Shaquille O'Neal scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, awakening just in time to help lift the Miami Heat to an 92-84 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. | 1 |
Pavano Unlikely to Return to Marlins (AP) AP - Carl Pavano probably won't return to the Florida Marlins but needs time to choose among the six American League teams that have courted him. | 1 |
Fire of London Anyone seeking the secret of Chelsea #39;s success this season need have witnessed only one moment in training yesterday, a second #39;s play that exemplified the spirit, individual | 1 |
Manning closes in on Marinos TD mark HOUSTON - With only a few seconds left in a certain victory for Miami, Peyton Manning threw a meaningless 6-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Harrison to cut the score to 24-15. | 1 |
Notre Dame Trustee Raps Coach's Firing (AP) AP - Notre Dame mishandled the firing of Tyrone Willingham as football coach and is not doing a good job in its search for his replacement, board of trustees member Dave Duerson said Friday. | 1 |
Bomb in Pakistan market kills at least 11 QUETTA, PAKISTAN - At least 11 people were killed Friday when a powerful bomb went off at a popular outdoor market in the city of Quetta in southwestern Pakistan. | 0 |
Venezuela military plane crashes CARACAS, Venezuela - A military plane crashed in the mountains near Caracas on Friday, killing all 16 people on board including two high-ranking military officers, officials said. | 0 |
Iraqi militant group frees abducted Bangladeshi driver: family : World News gt; Dhaka, Dec 10 : A Bangladeshi truck driver, who was abuducted by an Iraqi militant group nearly two months ago, has been freed, his brother said today. | 0 |
Manning takes aim at NFL touchdown record WASHINGTON (AFP) - Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning can set a National Football League record for touchdown passes in a single season Sunday and secure a playoff spot for the Colts three games before the season #39;s end. | 1 |
UN welcomes support of United States for Secretary-General 10 December 2004 - One day after the United States Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth gave his full backing to Secretary-General Kofi Annan - who had heard calls for his resignation from certain quarters in that country - a UN spokesman | 0 |
Anti-Doping Agency Is Boosted By Ban of Sprinter in Balco Case The United States Anti-Doping Agency received an important validation when sprinter Michelle Collins, 33, received an eight-year suspension on Friday. | 1 |
Redskins Fined Over Red Socks ASHBURN, Va., Dec. 10 (AP) - Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis and safety Sean Taylor were fined \$5,000 by the National Football League for wearing red socks in Sunday's game, a violation of the league's uniform rules. | 1 |
'Deadliest' year in 10 for media In the deadliest year for journalists in a decade, 54 reporters and crew are killed around the world. | 0 |
Taiwanese Vote Today May Boost Separatism High-stakes elections are likely to reinforce President Chen Shui-bian's drive to bestow more trappings of independence on this self-governing island despite warnings from the Chinese government and the U.S. | 0 |
Dodge Durango SUVs and Dakota pickups recalled Daimler Chrysler tells CTV News that about 60,000 Canadian vehicles will be included in a massive North American recall that involves more than 600,000 Dodge Durango SUV #39;s and Dakota pickup trucks. | 2 |
Delphi to cut 8,500 jobs, post 350-million-dollar loss in 2005 New York (dpa) - Delphi Corp., the world #39;s largest auto-parts maker, said Friday that it will cut 8,500 jobs, or nearly 5 per cent of its workforce, next year while it also announced that it would post losses for the fourth quarter and for 2005. | 2 |
Nets Nudge Hornets 94-91 in Overtime (AP) AP - Jason Kidd hit a go-ahead basket early in overtime, and the Nets denied former coach Byron Scott a win in his return to New Jersey with a 94-91 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night. | 1 |
N.H.L. Must Determine if It Is Certain About Cost Certainty Aside from scoring public relations points with its latest offer, the players union has forced N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman to make a difficult decision. | 1 |
Sprint Near Deal to Buy Nextel for \$34 Billion A merger between Sprint and Nextel would create a powerful new cellular competitor with some 39 million customers. | 2 |
More Questions for Producer of Flu Vaccine The F.D.A. is demanding that Chiron provide more information about its plans to fix widespread sanitary problems at its flu vaccine factory in England. | 2 |
Oil Prices Decline Sharply, but Shares Dip Anyway Concerns over the economy and potential inflation outweighed a sharp drop in oil prices, sending stocks slightly lower yesterday. All three major indexes were lower for the week as Wall Street #39;s customary year-end rally stalled. | 2 |
Hill sits out with bruised right shin Grant Hill missed a game for the first time in this season Friday night, a precautionary move because of a badly bruised right shin. | 1 |
Angels Sign Finley to a Two-Year Deal ANAHEIM, Calif., (Sports Network) - The Anaheim Angels on Friday signed veteran free-agent outfielder Steve Finley to a two-year deal worth \$14 million, with a club option for the 2007 season. | 1 |
Cambodia Women's Shelter Closes After Raid (AP) AP - A shelter for women and girls forced into the sex trade temporarily shut its doors Friday after gunmen kidnapped 92 of its occupants and made death threats against the staff, the shelter's director said. | 0 |
No Fighting the Co-op Board, Even With Talons The story of the hawks evicted from their perch on a Manhattan building serves as a reminder of the power of co-op boards. | 0 |
Internet Drug Exporters Feel Pressure in Canada The industry has run into regulatory, political and economic pressures that may drive it out of Canada altogether. | 0 |
Sprint Near Deal to Buy Nextel for \$34 Billion Sprint is near a deal to acquire Nextel Communications for more than \$34 billion in a transaction that would lead to further consolidation in the rapidly changing telecommunications industry | 2 |
Nets 94, Hornets 91, OT Jason Kidd hit a go-ahead basket early in overtime, and the Nets denied former coach Byron Scott a win in his return to New Jersey with a 94-91 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night. | 1 |
Portis, Taylor fined \$5,000 for wearing red socks That was an expensive pair of red socks Clinton Portis wore last week. They #39;re costing him \$5,000. The NFL fined the Washington Redskins running back Friday for violating the league #39;s uniform rules. | 1 |
Soldier guilty of murdering Iraqi A US soldier is expected to be sentenced today after being found guilty of murder for shooting a severely wounded Iraqi civilian, while the US army pressed its sole supplier of armoured Humvees to increase production amid a growing domestic controversy | 0 |
Taiwanese Vote Today May Boost Separatism Taiwan votes Saturday in high-stakes legislative elections likely to reinforce President Chen Shui-bian #39;s drive to bestow more trappings of independence on this self | 0 |
End of era: Adieu, VCR The VCR, family home companion around the world during the 1980s and 1990s, is finally slipping into oblivion after a long, slow fall from favor. | 2 |
Eiffel Tower Opens Elevated Skating Rink (AP) AP - Holiday on ice takes on new meaning when you're high above the rooftops of Paris doing figure eights inside the Eiffel Tower. During the 115 years of the Eiffel Tower's existence, it has added refreshment stands, trinket shops and fancy restaurants #151; but nothing quite matches the skating rink in the sky that opened to the public Friday. | 0 |
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