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BREAKING NEWS
Software
Microsoft aims HPC Server 2008 at Wall Street
By
Dave Bailey
| September 23, 2008
Microsoft has set out again on the trail of significant penetration into the High Performance Computing (HPC) market with the launch of HPC Server 2008.
Security
Palin e-mail hack raises new security concerns
By
Shaun Nichols
| September 23, 2008
The bevy of personal information on the internet is making the use of personal security questions a far less effective protection method, according to one expert.
Linux & Open Source
Campaign against software patents kicks off
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| September 23, 2008
A global petition designed to raise awareness of software patents will launch on 24 September as part of the World Day against Software Patents.
Business
Microsoft plans debt issue, $40b share buyback
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Staff Writers
| September 23, 2008
Microsoft plans to buy back up to US$40 billion of its own stock, lift its dividend and issue commercial paper for the first time in the company's history.
Mobility
Japan first with commercial femtocells
By
Tony Dennis
| September 23, 2008
Claiming the world's first commercial deployment of a 3G femtocell based service is Japanese mobile operator, Softbank -- with a little help from NEC and Ubiquisys, of course.
Hardware
Japan sets out plans for space elevator
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Iain Thomson
| September 23, 2008
A consortium of scientists and industrial firms has formulated a plan to build a space elevator that would drastically lower the cost of getting into orbit.
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