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German unions urge Nokia boycott over plant closure: German unions urge Nokia boycott over plant closureThe free market at work. There are a lot of very smart people in Romania,and they deserve jobs. The wages must equalize over Europe eventually . . .RE: German unions urge Nokia boycott over plant closureSmart isn't the point. The point is that...; Tags: Benefits, German union, plant closure, boycott, closure, Nokia Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-01-17

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Weak US dollar starts to drive up mobile software prices: I am working on a full review of the excellent SoftMaker Office 2008 for Pocket PC and just received a note from the company that has an effect on pricing for U.S. buyers. Due to the fact that SoftMaker is a German company dealing in Euros, the significant loss in...; Tags: U.S., Mobile, Reduction, Pricing Strategy, SoftMaker Office 2008, Pocket PC, Pricing, Marketing Research, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing, Software, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Qualcomm patent ruled invalid in German Nokia case: The German Federal Patent Court ruled on Wednesday that a Qualcomm GSM patent asserted in a case against the world's top cell phone maker Nokia was invalid. HELSINKI--The German Federal Patent Court ruled on Wednesday that a Qualcomm GSM patent asserted in a case against the world's top cell...; Tags: Patent, Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Reuters, Nokia, Qhalcom, patents, legal, cellphones; News items 2008-07-24
Qualcomm, Nokia deal ends long legal battle: Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. NEW YORK--Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. ...; Tags: Patent, Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Reuters, Nokia, Qhalcom, patents, legal, cellphones; News items 2008-07-24
Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs: Terry Childs's lawyer, Erin Crane, offered the court some insights into the Childs' motivations in changing SF's network passwords. She will argue today for a reduction in his $5 million bail, perhaps to something closer to the bail set for common murderers ($1 mil.) In her written...; Tags: Password, Network, Backup, Terry Childs, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-23

Guest blog - A lesson in compassionate capitalism: Guest blog - A lesson in compassionate capitalismIt's happening everywhere.Nobody wants to be in business or make a transaction unless they make a killing, not just a reasonable profit.I have nothing against making money, but when your greed hurts others, like the Starbucks managers and employees, I think it's time...; Tags: Retail, Blogging, Investment, Food & Beverage, Starbucks Corp., compassionate capitalism, capitalism, blog; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position: Several days after blogging about a research conduced by n.runs AG that managed to discover approximately 800 vulnerabilities in antivirus products, McAfee issued a statement basically debunking the number of vulnerabilities found, and providing its own account into the number of vulnerabilities affecting its own products : "A recent...; Tags: Software, McAfee Inc., Antivirus, Vulnerability, Vendor, Flaw, N.Runs, Dancho, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-23
E-gold owners plead guilty to money laundering: E-gold owners plead guilty to money launderingGoodbye privacy?Cash leads to crime, too. Should we enforce credit/debit card payments only? If so, let's ban gold trading altogether!I will be obvious and boring then...[Please excuse my poor "Engrish" and my rushed-up style.]Hi guys.I don't agree with your opinion and thought a very...; Tags: Identity theft, Taxes, Free trade, Financial accounting, Financial Planning, Financial services, bank transaction, e-Gold, tax, financial; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
News to know: Apple, Crapware; Icahn and Yahoo; Brocade: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook; Jobs health worries Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple reports record Q3 08 Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan? Dennis Howlett: Apple chaos theory Jason O'Grady: Apple Q3 2008...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Mice, Utility Computing, 3G, Open Source, Hardware, Peripherals, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Facebook sues German 'clone': Facebook sues German 'clone'Facebook owes me moneyUhh, how can you sue over the way you organize a page? If this turns out to be valid then Facebook owes me a ton of cash. I had the title of my webpage located at the top of the page...; Tags: Facebook; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Facebook sues German 'clone': On Friday, Facebook filed suit in California court against studiVZ, a German social net with a look undeniably close to Facebook's. Facebook accuses studiVZ of copying its interface. "We believe that our success thus far has been directly related to the unique look and feel of both...; Tags: Facebook, studiVZ, Social Networking, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-21
EU files new charges against Intel: European Union antitrust regulators say Intel paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. BRUSSELS--European Union antitrust regulators made new accusations against chipmaker Intel on Thursday, saying it paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. ...; Tags: Commission, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., European Union, Sales Force Management, Semiconductors, Sales, Hardware, Components, Reuters, Intel, antitrust, European Commission, AMD, processors; News items 2008-07-17
SAP 'Mittelstand' customers upset at new maintenance charges: Following on from yesterday's announcement of a hike in SAP maintenance charges, the German title Computerwoche implies that the powerful 'Mittelstand' group in the German SAP user group are far from happy. Under the title: "Higher maintenance costs upset SAP customers ," Computerwoche interviewed Gunther Rheinhart, executive member ofÂ the...; Tags: Customer, SAP AG, Mittelstand, Gunther Rheinhart, Auto-renew, Software As A Service (SaaS), Workforce Management, Outsourcing, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-17
In America money is life: In America money is lifeWhat a crock[i]while the U.S. is both rich and powerful, it is “woefully behind when it comes to providing opportunity and choices to all Americans to build a better life.”[/i] OK, let me get this straight. There is someplace else in the world that...; Tags: Warm-Weather, Woody Allen; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
JLearnIt (dmg): JLearnIt is a multilingual dictionary where words are sorted by categories. Each word has a level of use, so you can begin by learning words often used. The languages included are English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Hebrew, and many other languages. You can also find words even incomplete words,...; Tags: Word, Anthony Goubard, JLearnIt; Software downloads 2008-07-17
2008 Honda Odyssey Touring: Photo gallery:2008 Honda OdysseyAlthough Honda claims a major update for its 2008 Honda Odyssey minivan, the results look to us like a minor facelift, just a little work around the eyes and mouth but the same old body. The front of the car exhibits some modern touches around the headlights...; Tags: Odyssey, Honda Motor Co., navigation system; Product reviews 2008-07-16
Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United Kingdom: In a move to bring direct competition to the US on who can be the bigger, badder, more blatant Big Brother, the United Kingdom has apparently decided to create a database holding the telephone numbers and email accounts of everyone in Britain.Â The details of every phone conversation, SMS, and...; Tags: Phone, Mr., Data Communications Bill, Internet, Storage, Databases, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Twitter And Summize Sitting In A Tree. M-E-R-G-I-N-G: I can almost picture the scene - two young CEOs meet on a Spring day at New York's Shake Shack to talk about their planned nuptials. After they polish off their fries and the chocolate shake with one straw (I'm assuming), they head over for a stroll through Union Square...; Tags: Twitter, Blogging, Performance Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, E-mail Providers, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Investment, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?: Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?a little betterIt's better, in that it involves some competition between private companies, and not full government involvement. It's also good that it provides coverage to everyone.However, as you stated, much of it is paid for by "the wealthy", which...; Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Dutch model, right reform, U.S. Healthcare, health care, reform, government, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
Digital Future Text-to-Speech SDK for Windows (zip): Digital Future Text-to-Speech SDK for Windows R is aimed at helping Windows developers add text-to-speech functionality to their applications. Supported languages: U.S. English, U.K. English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean. Officially supported programming languages: C++, Java, C#, Visual Basic.NET, Visual Basic 6. Digital Future Text-to-Speech SDK (DF TTS...; Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic, C++, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Digital Future, Microsoft Windows, C#, Programming Languages, Microsoft Development Tools, .Net, C/C++, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Development Tools; Software downloads 2008-07-15