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Google adds new depth to complicated searches
News By checking other Web pages for related content as a search is performed, Google says it can handle complicated queries better. Also allows for longer text snippets.
Tags: Search, Web sites, Refinement, Web Page, Google Inc., Wolfram Research, Search Engine, Search Result, Search Technology, blog
Cern lab hones business tech of the future
News The IT department at the lab behind the Large Hardon Collider is testing new tech from companies such as Intel and Oracle that will trickle down into enterprises.
Tags: Intel Corp., HP ProCurve, CERN, CPU, Database, Chip, Computer, network, Oracle Corp., data center
Trend Micro Internet Security 2009
Product Reviews Trend Micro Internet Security 2009
Tags: Phishing, Norton Co., Security, Norton Internet Security, Trend Micro Inc., Internet Security, antivirus, Trend Micro Internet Security 2009, Trend Micro Internet Security, Pro Version
Get agile requirements by asking for user stories
Techguide Having trouble gathering agile requirements from a nontechnical client? Consider asking for user stories, which are simple and outline tasks users plan to do when they sit down at the keyboard.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, IT Professional, Rick, Environment, Use Case, job, technique, natural language, team
Six Sigma: Changing organizations for the better
Techguide The Six Sigma philosophy, implemented by companies such as GE and American Express, starts with a very simple and obvious idea: defects cost money. Find out more in this high-level overview.
Tags: Quality, Motorola Inc., Organization, TV, General Electric Co., Manufacturing, Japan, BPR, process improvement
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World (PC)
Product Reviews Empires: Dawn of the Modern World (PC)
Net banking on the rise in Singapore
News The Internet is fast becoming a popular medium for financial transactions in Singapore, according to new research.
Firefox 3.1 alpha 2 available to developers
News Under-the-hood enhancements to the browser take advantage of a new rendering engine, Gecko 1.9.1.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Developer, CSS, Mozilla Firefox, performance, Web application, JavaScript, Mozilla Web browser, public beta
India: Media Lab Asia welcomed by software body
News The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) welcomed the federal government decision to set up Media Lab Asia saying it will act as a facilitator for India to emerge as a technology hub globally.
Commentary: Operational excellence deters serious Web outages
News Microsoft's very public problems with its Web sites this week quickly became a measure of the depth of the emotional response this company evokes, as detractors and defenders gathered to debate the causes of the problem.
Wikis meet open source with Socialtext
News Software company introduces Socialtext Open, an open-source, downloadable version of its primary wiki product.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Open source
New IM worm chats with intended victims
News Worm that hits IM users might be the first that actually chats with the intended victim to dupe the target into activating a malicious payload.
Tags: Business security, Network security, Instant messaging
New IM worm chats with intended victims
News Worm that hits IM users might be the first that actually chats with the intended victim to dupe the target into activating a malicious payload.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Instant messaging
iPhone manufacturing costs down from last year
News iSuppli estimates that Apple cut more than US$50 from manufacturing costs per unit since the phone made its debut last year.
Tags: Mac OS, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Mobile, iSuppli Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, Manufacturing, 2G, phone, software
Microsoft on Hyper-V: 'We're virtually there'
News The company has reached the feature-complete release-candidate stage for its hypervisor-based virtualization software.
Tags: Business applications
