| Business News |
HP in talks to buy EDS to compete with IBM
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co
is in talks to buy technology outsourcing company
Electronic Data Systems Corp for $12 billion to $13
billion in a deal which would vault it to a close second to IBM
in technology services.
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AIG sees no need to honor ex-CEO request to delay AGM
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, former chief
executive of American International Group , has said the
insurer is in "crisis" and urged a delay in its annual general
meeting scheduled for Wednesday, according to a letter he sent
to the board.
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Australia's Westpac bids $17.6 billion for St George
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Westpac Banking Corp Ltd
launched a $17.6 billion all-share bid for smaller rival St
George Bank Ltd in a tie-up that would create
Australia's biggest bank by market value.
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Nissan operating profit falls 14 percent
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) reported a 13.7
percent drop in fourth quarter operating profit on Tuesday and
forecast a sharp fall in annual profits this year due to a
weaker dollar, rising commodities prices and sinking U.S.
demand.
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SocGen net profit falls 23 pct, beats consensus
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Societe Generale , the French
bank hit by the world's worst rogue trader scandal, reported a
23.4 percent fall in first quarter net profit although earnings
came in above the average market forecast.
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Survey: 1 in 10 boomers borrowing for everyday expenses
(AP)
AP - The economic downturn is hitting roughly one in 10 middle-aged and older Americans especially hard, compelling them to borrow money for everyday living expenses and to seek help from family, friends or charities, according to a survey released Tuesday by the AARP.
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LaunchOnFly 1.52 |
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LaunchOnFly is a Start Menu alternative and hotkey manager. It lets you launch applications, open files, folders, Web sites, and send e-mails faster and easier using quickly accessible and easily configurable menu which you can open using either mouse or keyboard. After setup initial menu is created for you. It's very easy later to add new items to menu u... |
[License: Shareware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Aston Secure Desktop 1.9.6 |
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Aston Secure Desktop is a security build of Aston 1.x branch. It possesses all the features of regular Aston shell, but constrains the ability to alter the admin-defined settings.
This restricted version is highly recommended to Internet-cafes and kiosks administrators, colleges and companies authorities, and parents willing to find their Desktop setti... |
| [License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Easy Hotkeys Manager 1.5 |
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Easy Hotkeys Manager - powerful hotkey manager, which helps you manage a wide range of system hotkeys
Easy Hotkeys Manager is a powerful and easy-to-use hotkey manager. It provides you with additional means to control applications, windows, and other system components.
For example, you can assign keyboard shortcuts for quick launch of applications, so... |
| [License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Tabbery 1.0 (beta) build268 |
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Tabbery is a new way to organize work by any subject into virtual tabs on your desktop, which you can use later or share with anyone. Each tab works like a virtual desktop workspace, containing any collection of windows and their contents (websites, word processing documents, photos, video, spreadsheets etc.). When a Tab is being saved, the entire worksp... |
[License: Freeware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Handwizard 2.1 |
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Handwizard Is Your Hand Wizard Mode. Handwizard provides automated cursor moving and command entry by mouse steps. Handwizard is based on such inventions as "Cursor displacement control method" and "Data input method", which define its purpose and functionality. Handwizard gives the user: time and health savings due to work with the mouse, and new level o... |
| [License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Desktop Picture Frame 2.1.1 |
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You love your family.
You are crazy about your pet.
You have some memorable nature view photos.
You put them on the desktop as wallpaper, but you can not see them while working?
You have made a stylish slide-show with your favorite images, but find that it interferes with your work?
Now you have a simple and fast way to view your favorite images on t... |
| [License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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DTAlpha FREE |
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DTAlpha: An application designed to deliver the latest business news/info to your desktop via headlines, streaming audio & video, & instant alerts. Quick Access icons allow you to quickly get to your favorite sites with one click. Customizable options include adding your own RSS feeds and Quick Access icons, changing look and feel, and more. News provided... |
| [License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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ABF Wallpaper Changer 3.80 |
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Tired of boring desktop wallpaper? Want to try something new? Want to have an adjustable calendar highlighting holidays, birthdays and other important dates on your desktop? Want to download new high-quality wallpapers from the Internet? Then ABF Wallpaper Changer is for you!Using ABF Wallpaper Changer you can:Place a flexible adjustable calendar on your ... |
[License: Shareware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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CubeDesktop 1.2 |
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CubeDesktop helps you to reduce clutter and better organize your
windowed applications by providing up to six virtual desktops which you
can manage using innovative 2D and 3D effects.Features:Virtual desktops3D effectsMoving windows between desktopsLive previewWindow organizationDesktop customizationSwitch between tasks faster than ever beforeHot corner... |
| [License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Desktop Operation Sensor 7.1 |
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Designed for scalability and integration between machine and supervisory levels, Desktop Operation Sensor could allows user to trigger and monitor many window processes at the same time Real Time Synchronization. Desktop Operation Sensor lets you create macros to control your Windows applications, automate program processes and assign tasks to scheduled ... |
| [License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Transform XP to Vista 1.2 |
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Bring innovation into your work without buying a new PC or a system. The best freeware safely installed. The package contains time-tested developments of Microsoft and Yahoo, as well as a convenient substitute - Vista Start Menu. The items of the package complement each other, and do not disrupt your work.... |
| [License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Shock 4Way 3D v1.15 |
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In order to improve notebook users small screen, it provide 4 virtual screens. |
[License: Freeware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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WindowsStudio 1.3 |
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WindowStudio is a desktop customization suite that includes many powerful tools such as:Change Window Title Bar Text/Icon,Save Window Icon Into File,Set Window Transparency,Enable/Disable Window Close Button,Make Window Stay-On-Top,Disable Clipboard,Permanently Change IE Text,Change Taskbar Transparency,Resize Unresizable WindowsYou can also set hotkeys t... |
| [License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Desktop Christmas Tree 1.3 |
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If you have started redecorating your apartment for Christmas and New Year,
you may want to do the same to your computer desktop.
Get free Christmas tree for your desktop. |
| [License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Raxso Enterprise 5.0 |
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Try a lightning fast file/text finder with a rich set of features. Searching criteria includes files/folders with include/exclude filters. Also included is the Indexter program which is use to build a precise keyword index database for your files. The indexer will produce a very accurate keyword list, plus addition user options can help you to configure t... |
| [License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Screen Calendar 7.3 |
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Create custom desktop with built in active calendar just over wallpaper, with the useful to-do list in the day cells. You can set up pleasant working atmosphere by changing desktop view (background image, calendar arrangement, fonts, colors etc.) and adding a full-functional PIM alike a calendar which can be small or large, transparent or, even, hidden on... |
| [License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Crawler Weather 4.2.5.2 |
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Get current weather information for forecasts, maps, storms and traffic news for your hometown or anywhere else in the world. View graphic forecast, radar, maps and more! Free customizable Crawler Toolbar that has terrific plugins is also available for download. Get MP3 player, Internet radio streams, screensavers, wallpapers, RSS, ecards, download manage... |
| [License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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| Software News |
Microsoft software gives free tours of space
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Any Star Trek fan knows that space
travel is not always easy, but Microsoft Corp wants to make
traveling the "final frontier" as simple as turning on your
computer.
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SOA Software buys LogicLibrary
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Matching up critical components in the SOA space, SOA Software, which provides SOA governance automation, said Monday it has acquired SOA repository and governance vendor LogicLibrary.
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Microsoft readies service packs for dev tools
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft released Monday beta versions of separate service packs for the Visual Studio 2008 software development platform and the accompanying .Net Framework 3.5, a Microsoft official said in a blog.
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Google's Friend Connect To Spread Social Data
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The software is part of an emerging set of technologies like OpenID, OAuth, OpenSocial, and the data access APIs published by Facebook, Google, and MySpace.
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Three Charged in Dave & Buster's Hacking Job
(PC World)
PC World - It may not have been the greatest hack ever, but police say the malicious software sneaked onto restaurant chain Dave &...
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Windows XP SP3 Woes Especially Affect AMD Systems
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Users who thought the Windows XP operating system would be more reliable than its younger sibling Vista are being buffeted by reports that the latest update for XP, Service Pack 3, has its own problems.
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