Latest in IT
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Microsoft partners with Samsung, HP to help stop Windows piracy
Techworld.com applications Jun 19, 2013 | 08:49 amHewlett-Packard and Samsung Electronics will now ensure that their PCs in China are installed with licensed Windows and Office software as part of new agreements signed with Microsoft meant to fight piracy.
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Alcatel-Lucent hopes shift to IP networking and ultra broadband will lead to profit by 2015
Techworld.com applications Jun 19, 2013 | 07:53 amAlcatel-Lucent will refocus on IP networking and ultra-broadband access in mobile and fixed-line networks as it seeks to return to profitability by 2015.
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Dell committee says Icahn's new proposal is not 'actionable'
Techworld.com applications Jun 19, 2013 | 03:17 amA Dell special committee has rejected a new proposal from a key shareholder Carl C. Icahn, and said it will continue to support the proposal by founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners to take the company private.
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Dish won't make new bid for Sprint, clearing path for SoftBank
Techworld.com applications Jun 18, 2013 | 23:05 pmDish Network won't try to beat SoftBank's US$21.6 billion bid for Sprint Nextel, apparently clearing the way for the Japanese service provider to buy Sprint.
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GE thinks it's time to put industrial data in the cloud
Techworld.com applications Jun 18, 2013 | 21:53 pmInternet tools are just starting to be applied to industrial tasks such as maintaining equipment and optimizing operations, but the wealth of data being produced by industrial systems could make this a major focus of development in the coming years.
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Microsoft Dynamics ERP software now available on the Azure cloud
Techworld.com applications Jun 18, 2013 | 21:14 pmMicrosoft is upping the stakes in the growing market for cloud-based ERP, with its Dynamics GP 2013 and NAV 2013 products now available for deployment on its Azure service.
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Icahn acquires larger stake in Dell, proposes new buyout deal
Techworld.com applications Jun 18, 2013 | 20:36 pmCarl Icahn has acquired a larger stake in Dell and called for a better buyout offer than the proposal of US$13.65 per share from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners.
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Latest in Utilities
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Why current sub-meters may soon be obsolete
SmartGridNews.com Jun 18, 2013 | 21:10 pmEverybody likes a good contest, right? Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is putting one together for DOE that will focus on developing better, cheaper wireless metering systems. Interested? Click inside for details.
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SDG&E's Sunrise Powerlink Delivering On What It Was Designed To Do, A Year Later
TDWorld - Transmission & Distribution World Jun 18, 2013 | 21:03 pmOne year after San Diego Gas & Electric energized and put into service the 117-mile Sunrise Powerlink transmission line linking San Diego to the renewable-rich Imperial Valley, the positive impact of this infrastructure project is enormous not only to the[…]
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Get ready! Hot, power-hungry summer on the way
SmartGridNews.com Jun 18, 2013 | 21:01 pmIt's going to be a very hot summer and peak electricity demand is expected to jump as a result, particularly in the West. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation is warning that Texas and California will see tight supplies –[…]
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ComEd Seeks Public Input on Proposed Transmission Line in Ogle, DeKalb, Kane and DuPage Counties
TDWorld - Transmission & Distribution World Jun 18, 2013 | 20:57 pmComEd will host three open houses in July to seek input from the public regarding the utility's proposed Grand Prairie Gateway Project, a new 345-kV electric transmission line to be constructed between ComEd's existing substations near the communities of Byron[…]
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SSN to the rescue for muni and coop systems integration
SmartGridNews.com Jun 18, 2013 | 20:52 pmSilver Spring Networks has announced numerous efforts to help municipal and cooperative utilities make systems integration easier and deployment of smart grid technologies faster. Silver Spring is taking advantage of the MultiSpeak specification for interoperability to help those utilities reduce[…]
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Proposed JCP&L Oceanview Transmission Project Will Enhance Reliability
TDWorld - Transmission & Distribution World Jun 18, 2013 | 20:49 pmJersey Central Power & Light will hold open houses June 24 and June 25 for its proposed $44.5 million Oceanview Reinforcement Project, which will build a new 230 kV transmission line in Monmouth County to add redundancy to the system[…]
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Energy efficiency that doesn't hurt utilities
SmartGridNews.com Jun 18, 2013 | 20:41 pmUtilities frequently get left holding the bag for the costs of meeting energy efficiency mandates. But a Portland, OR company has set up a complex but likely welcome energy efficiency investment program to make the situation more economically feasible –[…]
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Latest in World
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Gunmen 'kill 48' in Nigeria village
BBC News - Home Jun 19, 2013 | 11:49 amGunmen kill 48 people in an attack on a remote village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, an official says.
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Why are the U.S. and Taliban talking?
CNN.com - Top Stories Jun 19, 2013 | 11:47 amAs Afghan forces formally take over security of the country, what is likely to be on the table when the U.S. and the Taliban meet on Thursday?
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Brazil's 'perfect 10' surfing pioneer
CNN.com - Top Stories Jun 19, 2013 | 11:46 amShe's a perfect 10; the surfer that other professionals will drag themselves out of the water to watch.
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Drug grower banned from his shed
BBC News - Home Jun 19, 2013 | 11:44 amA former cannabis user is dismantling the garden shed where he used to grow his drugs after being banned from going inside it by a judge.
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Hill murder to appear on Crimewatch
BBC News - Home Jun 19, 2013 | 11:41 amThe murder of a woman whose remains were discovered on Corstorphine Hill in Edinburgh a fortnight ago is to feature on BBC's Crimewatch programme.
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Why U.S. needs Berlin more than ever
CNN.com - Top Stories Jun 19, 2013 | 11:40 am50 years after John F. Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" Cold War speech, one expert says Barack Obama is visiting Berlin at a time when the U.S. desperately needs Germany to take a bigger role in world affairs.
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Blast hits Syrian port city of Latakia
Reuters: World News Jun 19, 2013 | 11:39 amBEIRUT (Reuters) - A loud explosion was heard near a military site in the Syrian port city of Latakia on Wednesday, opposition groups and state media said, but the cause of the blast was unclear.
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