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IBM and European Union Join to Develop New Collaborative e-Business Model Extending Open Source and Cloud Technologies

By Guest PostJuly 7, 20101 commentTechnologyacsi, artifact-centric service interoperation, cloud, dynamic artifacts, e-services, environments, European Union, fabiana Fournier, guiseppe de giacomo, haifa, ibm research manager, Israel, it, richard hull, saas, software as a service, university of rome la sapienza

*Aims for 40% cost reductions in the design, deployment and management of e-service blends*

HAIFA, Israel – 07 Jul: IBM today announced, in collaboration with the European Union, industry and academia, the launch of a research consortium which aims to help businesses more easily take advantage of Internet-based services – or “e-services” – to create collaborative business operations and achieve shared business goals.

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Amazon.com Books Editors Announce “Best Books of the Year… So Far”

By Guest PostJuly 7, 2010TechnologyAmazon, Baltimore, best books of the year, big love, brady udall, China, country driving: a journey through china from farm to f, daphne durham, just kids, justin Cronin, karl marlantes, kindle, lisa grunwald, matterhorn: a novel of the vietnam war, michael lewis, patti smith, peter hessler, rebecca skloot, stieg Larsson, Sweden, the big short: inside the doomsday machine, the girl who kicked the hornet's nest, the immortal life of henrietta lacks, the imperfectionists, the irresistible henry house, the lonely polygamist, the passage, tom ranchman, top 10 best books, Vietnam

SEATTLE, Jul 07 – Amazon.com today announced its picks for the annual Best Books of the Year… So Far list (www.amazon.com/bestbooks2010). This midyear retrospective highlights the best books that have been released in 2010 between January and June.

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Goooal! World Cup of Tech Competitors Score in Warsaw

By Guest PostJuly 6, 20104 commentsTechnologybrazil, christian piechnick, daniella bal, dice, England, germany-argentina, Holland, ignatius lopez, imagine cup, it, jasper baljeu, Johannesburg, jon perera, kieron ekron, malissa, malta, olympics, poland, royal bafokeng stadium, simulacrum, South Africa, stefan lia, vuvuzela, warsaw, wearth, world cup, world cup of technology

*As their favorite soccer teams battle to win the World Cup in South Africa, students from across the globe are in Warsaw, Poland, to find out who will win the World Cup of technology.*

WARSAW, Poland – July 6, 2010 – Just weeks after catching a World Cup soccer game in their home country, two students from South Africa brought 40,000 football fans with them to Warsaw, Poland, for the “World Cup of technology.”

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NASDAQ MarketSite Evolves Stock Ticker With Microsoft’s Silverlight Technology

By Guest PostJuly 2, 2010Technologymicrosoft silverlight, nasdaq marketsite, silverlight technology, stock ticker, stock ticker display

REDMOND, Wash., and NEW YORK — NASDAQ’s popular stock ticker display — seen by hundreds of thousands of investors daily at the NASDAQ MarketSite^® in Times Square and used as the backdrop for its television broadcast to a variety of broadcast outlets worldwide — is getting a hi-definition redesign with Microsoft Silverlight. (more…)

Amazon Introduces New Kindle DX with 50 Percent Better Display Contrast and New Lower price of $379

By Guest PostJuly 1, 2010Technology3g wireless, Amazon, amazon kindle, android, blackberry, blogs, Facebook, ipad, iPhone, john grisham, kindle dx, mac, new york times, phone, portable reader, pride and prejudice, steve kessel, the adventures of sherlock holmes, treasure island, Twitter, whispersync

Amazon.com today introduced the new latest generation Kindle DX and new lower price of $379, down from $489, and still with free 3G wireless–no monthly bills or annual contracts.

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70 Percent Royalty Option for Kindle Digital Text Platform Now Available

By Guest PostJune 30, 2010TechnologyAmazon, android phones, blackberry, dtp, ipad, iPhone, ipod touch, kindle, kindle content, kindle digital text platform, kindle dx, mac, pc, russ grandinetti

*Starting today, authors and publishers can earn more royalties from every Kindle book sold*

Amazon.com today announced that the 70 percent royalty option that enables authors and publishers who use the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) to earn a larger share of revenue from each Kindle book they sell is now available.

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‘On Quest for Information Science’s Holy Grail: Quantum Computing’

By Guest PostJune 30, 2010Technologyart in mathematics, microsoft research, quantum computing, quantum topology, station q, String Theory, theory group

*Q & A: Dr. Michael Freedman discusses his past accomplishments and current pursuits to build a quantum computer.*

Santa Barbara, Calif. – Mountain climbing is all about testing and pushing limits. But it’s not enough to rely on physical strength and stamina alone. To conquer a mountain, one must also possess the mental toughness and problem-solving skills needed to navigate difficult, potentially dangerous, terrain. (more…)

Imagine Cup Alums Start Hot Social Gaming Company

By Guest PostJune 28, 2010Technologyimagine cup, imagine cup alums, imagine cup participant, microsoft programs, microsoft sponsored competition

After competing in the 2004 Imagine Cup, a team from France started what would turn into one of Europe’s most popular social gaming sites

Redmond, Wash., June 28, 2010 – Six years ago, Vincent Vergonjeanne and a few college friends represented France at the Imagine Cup, the world’s largest student technology competition. After several days of presentations, they captured the top prize in the software design competition. (more…)

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