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HP Makes a Play for Young Users with Digital Learning Suite

February 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

Worldwide PC leader Hewlett-Packard, while exerting big energy in the consumer mobile-device space, has also been busy on the enterprise side, rounding out its offerings for the education vertical market. On Feb. 2, HP launched the Digital Learning Suite, made up of a number of components that can be mixed and matched, depending on the classroom and the need. The suite&#151which includes a tablet-like device, a thin client and a portable whiteboard&#151aims to offer solutions for three education segments: early education, or pre-kindergarten through the fourth grade; secondary education, or fifth through twelfth grades; and blended-learning environments that include the cloud. The suite launched just days after HP vowed to back President Obamas Startup America initiative by offering support through educational and technological outreach programs to startups and small businesses. – …


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HP Makes a Play for Young Users with Digital Learning Suite

February 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

Worldwide PC leader Hewlett-Packard, while exerting big energy in the consumer mobile-device space, has also been busy on the enterprise side, rounding out its offerings for the education vertical market. On Feb. 2, HP launched the Digital Learning Suite, made up of a number of components that can be mixed and matched, depending on the classroom and the need. The suite&#151which includes a tablet-like device, a thin client and a portable whiteboard&#151aims to offer solutions for three education segments: early education, or pre-kindergarten through the fourth grade; secondary education, or fifth through twelfth grades; and blended-learning environments that include the cloud. The suite launched just days after HP vowed to back President Obamas Startup America initiative by offering support through educational and technological outreach programs to startups and small businesses. – …


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IBM`s Social Business Play: 15 Reasons Why the Time Is Right

February 2nd, 2011 | No Comments

IBM announced its Social Business strategy at its Lotusphere 2011 conference in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 31. IBM introduced software, services and programs that will help organizations integrate social-networking concepts into business processes to accelerate collaboration, deepen customer relationships, generate ideas faster and enable a more effective workforce. Whether accessing applications on premise, from a mobile device or in the cloud, businesses of all sizes need to communicate and collaborate on the fly across a global network of clients, partners and employees. To fully enable a social business, IBM announced new software to help organizations socially enable their business processes using the most successful mobile devices&#151including tablets&#151such as RIM’s BlackBerry and PlayBook, Apples iPad and iPhone, the multitude of Google Android-based devices and Nokia handsets. IBM also rolled out software and services to help businesses embrace the social business models through cloud computing, including a technology preview of IBM’s cloud-based office-productivity suite. And IBM shared plans for the next release of its social software portfolio to enable social business, including a social business framework for software developers. The question that remains, however, is whether IBM can become the Facebook of the business world, or at least the provider of tools for it. – …


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Verizon Buys Terremark for $1.4B in Amazon Cloud Play

January 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Verizon is acquiring cloud-service provider Terremark Worldwide to compete against Amazons cloud by offering customers security, IAAS and managed services. – Verizon Communications
is acquiring Terremark Worldwide for $1.4 billion to enhance its cloud-computing
capabilities, the companies said Jan. 27.
The acquisition of the Miami-based
cloud services and data-center-hosting provider will expand Verizons ability to
provide IT services to corporate c…


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Verizon Buys Terremark for $1.4Bn in Amazon Cloud Play

January 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Verizon acquired cloud service provider Terremark Worldwide to compete against Amazons cloud by offering customers security, infrastructure-as-a-service, and managed services. – Verizon Communications acquired Terremark Worldwide for $1.4
billion to enhance its cloud computing capabilities, the company said Jan. 27.
The acquisition of the Miami-based cloud services and data
center hosting provider will expand Verizons ability to provide information
technology services t…


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Stewart might play ‘Snow White’

January 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Kristen StewartActress Kristen Stewart has reportedly topped a list of actresses being considered by studio Universal for the lead role in “Snow White and the Huntsman”. The movie tells the story of a huntsman who teaches Snow White how to fight her evil stepmother after he defies her orders to kill a young girl in the [...]

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E. Clapton & W. Marsalis to Play the Blues in NYC

January 24th, 2011 | No Comments

VIP ADVANCE SALE AVAILABLE NOW; PUBLIC ON SALE AT LATER DATE


Eric Clapton

Two iconic artists explore shared musical ground between New Orleans, the Delta, and Chicago with an historic
collaboration made in blues heaven. Join Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton as they work from a blueprint by the legendary New Orleans bandleader
King Oliver and perform songs from some of the most important early blues and jazz figures, from
Howling Wolf and Ma Rainey to Fats Waller and Louis Armstrong.

The
concerts
take place at the Rose Theatre in New York City on 8 and 9 April 2011 at 8PM.

Tickets go on sale to JALC Members in an exclusive VIP Advance Sale on Monday 24 January. A general public on sale
will follow at a later date. For more information, visit jalc.org.


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Courage Marine +13.2%; latest dual listing play

January 18th, 2011 | No Comments
Singapore’s Courage Marine (E91.SG) is +13.2% at $0.215, its highest level since May 2010, after the dry-bulk shipper says it intends to seek a dual primary listing on the HK stock exchange’s main board.

Volume spikes to 10.3 million shares, as investors seek to ride the near-guaranteed gains in the run up to further announcements, which are mostly driven by hopes of increased valuations and trading volumes. 

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Spinners will play a major role in World Cup: Srikkanth

January 17th, 2011 | No Comments

Krishnamachari Srikkanth5Spinners will play a major role in the World Cup to be held in the sub-continent from Feb 19, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, chairman of the cricket board’s selection committee, said Monday, justifying the inclusion of three tweakers in the Indian squad for the quadrennial event. “Spinners will play a major role in the sub-continent. That’s why [...]

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‘Krishnaben’ wants to play Ranbir Kapoor’s mom in films

January 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Indira Krishnan3She is being loved by viewers for her portrayal of a strong, selfless and compassionate mother in Sony TV’s series “Krishnaben Khakhrawala”. And now, south Indian actress Indira Krishnan hopes to play Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor’s screen mom. “I see a lot of talent in young actors these days and I am very impressed with [...]

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NMAS, John Popper, Sam Bush to Play Free Concert Series

January 10th, 2011 | No Comments

FREE SHOWS AT GONDOLA SQUARE IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO


North Mississippi Allstars

Fans will get a chance to check out some of their favorite bands in Steamboat Springs, CO U.S.A. during the 2011 Bud Light Rocks the Boat Free Concert Series, now
entering its 12th season.

The North Mississippi Allstars, Sam Bush, Lukas Nelson & The Promise of the Real,
John Popper and the Duskray
Troubadors, Los Lonely Boys,
Katchafire and The Wailers grace the stage with their
high-energy on-stage performances in the heart of Gondola Square.

All concerts begin at 3:00 pm, unless otherwise noted, in Gondola Square at the base of the Steamboat
Ski Resort.

Concert Schedule:

2/26/11 – North Mississippi All Stars

3/04/11 – Sam Bush
3/19/11 – Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
3/26/11 – John Popper and the Duskray Troubadors
4/02/11 – Los Lonely Boys
4/10/11 – The Wailers, Katchafire (2 pm)


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VASCO Acquires DigiNotar in Authentication Play

January 10th, 2011 | No Comments

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Sourcefire Buys Immunet for $21M in Cloud Security Play

January 5th, 2011 | No Comments

Sourcefire acquired Immunet to add its cloud-based security technology to its tool belt. – Sourcefire has acquired anti-malware vendor Immunet to build out its cloud-based security capabilities.
The deal, completed for $21 million, combines Sourcefires intrusion prevention technology with Immunets cloud approach. According to Sourcefire, the buy immediately allows the company to provide …


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Sonam, Akshay play basketball on cruise

January 5th, 2011 | No Comments

Sonam Kapoor and Akshay KumarSonam Kapoor and Akshay Kumar are having a rollicking time shooting for “Thank You”. In their free time, they indulge in various activities and recently the two challenged each other to a basketball match on a cruise in Thailand. “Well I’ve reached Phuket where Sonam & i are shooting a song on a cruise ship [...]

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Ponting looks good to play in Melbourne, says Clarke

December 24th, 2010 | No Comments

Michael ClarkeAustralian vice-captain Michael Clarke Friday said that skipper Ricky Ponting is almost certain to play in the fourth Ashes Test against England starting here Sunday. Clarke said Ponting felt good after a net session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and it will be difficult to keep him out of action on the Boxing Day. [...]

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Family Suspects Foul Play In Case Of Missing Las Vegas Showgirl

December 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Debbie Flores-Navarez, a former Washington Redskins cheerleaders and Las Vegas showgirl, hasn’t been seen or heard from in nine days and as the missing woman’s sister — Celeste Flores-Navarez — tells MSNBC’s Tamron Hall the family is beginning to suspect foul play. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Flores-Navarez [...]

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Hilary Swank wasn”t allowed to play with other kids as a poor child

December 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Hilary Swank3Hilary Swank, whose worth may now be 40-million dollars, was not allowed to play with other children when she was a kid as she belonged to a poor family. The Oscar-winning actress revealed that she was isolated from other kids in her neighborhood because other parents didn’t like the fact she lived in a trailer [...]

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Did Blake Lively play role in Johansson, Reynolds’ marriage split?

December 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Blake LivelyRumours are abuzz that Blake Lively was the reason behind Scarlett Johansson”s spilt with hubby Ryan Reynolds. The blonde bombshell, who stars along side Reynolds in ‘Green Lantern,’ may have led him astray while filming the super hero flick, reports E! Online. The site reported, “rumblings that everything wasn”t exactly up to wedding vow snuff [...]

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Oprah To Play Brothel Madam In “Ruined”

December 9th, 2010 | No Comments

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has been roped in to play a brothel madam in the big screen adaptation of Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer prize-winning book Ruined. The novel tells the tale of a woman in war-torn Congo who tries to stop the women working for her from getting caught in the war between rebel armies [...]

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Commodity firms up on sector play

December 9th, 2010 | No Comments
Shares of palm oil firm Golden Agri Resources (GAGR.SI) and rubber producer GMG Global (GMGG.SI) rose on Thursday on expectation that commodity prices will increase next year.

At 0245 GMT, GMG Global shares were up 4.8% at $0.325 on a volume of 29.2 million shares. Golden Agri shares gained 1.9% at $0.79 with 36 million shares changing hands.

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