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Sun attempts to whip BEA users out from under Oracle (The Register)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:30:04 GMT

Low-price, limited-time offer Sun Microsystems is challenging database partner Oracle with a middleware offer to woo customers of its newly acquired BEA Systems business.…

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Verisign's Latest: Personal Identity Portal (Seeking Alpha)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:30:14 GMT

Michael Arrington submits: Verisign’s new Personal Identity Portal (PIP from now on) isn’t the sexiest application out there to help you manage passwords. But it has Verisign’s strong reputation for security behind it, and it is a surprisingly easy way to manage website credentials. PIP is a a single sign in solution that supports both OpenID (you are issued a Verisign OpenID) and direct sign in to...

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Mexico outraged over corrupt police, kidnappings (One Old Vet)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:06:23 GMT

Mexico outraged over corrupt police, kidnappings By MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press Writer MEXICO CITY - After kidnappers in police uniforms set up a fake checkpoint to snatch 14-year-old Fernando Marti off a Mexico City street, his businessman father paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom, and waited for his son’s safe return. ADVERTISEMENT Instead, the boy and his [...]

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Oracle’s Ellison grabs top spot on best-paid list (MSNBC.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:28:27 GMT

Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison, a longtime fixture on the list of the world's richest people, is now ensconced atop The Associated Press' rankings of the top-paid chief executives in the United States.

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Nevada County to Combat Driving Under the Influence During the Labor Day Weekend (YubaNet.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:36:59 GMT

The Avoid the 5 DUI Taskforce will be hosting a Sobriety Checkpoint in Grass Valley targeting drivers who drink and drive during the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Officers will check all motorists for signs of intoxication and impaired drivers will be arrested reminding all - Drunk Driving! Over the Limit! Under Arrest! The holidays often see a rise in deaths and injuries and Nevada County law enforcement...

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Foundation 9 Showcases Monster Lab, Gauntlet(TM) and Chimps Ahoy! at Penny Arcade Expo (PR News Wire )

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:00:00 GMT

Games developed by Backbone Entertainment and Griptonite Games IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundation 9 Entertainment today announced that it will showcase Monster Lab for the Wii(TM), Gauntlet(TM) for Nintendo DS(TM) and Chimps Ahoy! for the iPhone(R) at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), taking place Aug. 29-31 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Wash. The games...

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Amazon gives marching orders to cloudy storage (The Register)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:21:14 GMT

Nomadic volumes Amazon.com continues to offer deeper penetration into its cloud. The company this week unfurled a storage service for hard-core users that will let you keep data and file systems in separate piles.…

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Microsoft's .NET goes Web 2.0 with Sadville (The Register)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:23:17 GMT

Open alternative prepares for programming Sadville is rolling out the open-source implementation of Microsoft's .NET on its virtual infrastructure in a step towards enabling software development.…

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Salesforce.com posts record revenue (Computing.co.uk)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:42:00 GMT

Martin Courtney, Computing , Thursday 21 August 2008 at 14:42:00 SaaS specialist benefits from the implementation of cost cutting measures at larger organisations Software as a service (SaaS) specialist Salesforce.com reported record second quarter revenue of $263m (£141m), up 49 per cent on the same period last year....

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Oracle's Ellison grabs top spot on best-paid list (Examiner)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:28:06 GMT

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Oracle's Ellison grabs top spot on best-paid list (NY Daily News)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:34:00 GMT

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BART beefs up for Saturday sports extravaganza (bizjournals)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:04:13 GMT

Two sporting events expected to draw tens of thousands of fans to Oakland’s McAfee Coliseum and San Francisco’s AT&T Park on Saturday will mean longer weekend trains than usual for BART.

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Oracle's Ellison grabs top spot on best-paid list (Boston Globe)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:47:57 GMT

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Oracle's Ellison grabs top spot on best-paid list (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:43:16 GMT

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Oracle's Ellison grabs top spot on best-paid list (The Washington Times)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:42:14 GMT

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Oracle's Ellison grabs top spot on best-paid list (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:42:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison, a longtime fixture on the list of the world's richest people, is now ensconced atop The Associated Press' rankings of the top-paid chief executives in the United States.

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BART lengthens trains for Saturday's Raiders, Giants games (The Sacramento Business Journal )

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:15:11 GMT

Two sporting events expected to draw tens of thousands of fans to Oakland’s McAfee Coliseum and San Francisco’s AT&T Park on Saturday will mean longer weekend trains than usual for BART.

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TVS Info offers cane management solution (Hindu)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:06:00 GMT

CHENNAI: TVS Infotech, an IT solutions provider for the manufacturing vertical, has announced the launch of SugarTec, a cane management solution based on SAP. The key features of SugarTec include ryot registration, plot registration, cutting ...

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Israel opens checkpoint for Palestinian traffic (Alertnet)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:29:07 GMT

Source: Reuters BIR NABALA, West Bank, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Israel, under international pressure to ease restrictions on Palestinians, removed a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Thursday that had curbed movement ...

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BART lengthens trains for Saturday sports extravaganza (The East Bay Business Times)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:39:14 GMT

Two sporting events expected to draw tens of thousands of fans to Oakland’s McAfee Coliseum and San Francisco’s AT&T Park on Saturday will mean longer weekend trains than usual for BART.

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