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NBC Universal, partners to buy Weather Channel
(Reuters)
Reuters - NBC Universal and private equity
firms Bain Capital and Blackstone Group said on Sunday
they agreed to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark
Communications.
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Is capitulation on the cards?
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Profit warnings, breaches of key index
levels, record oil prices, stressed consumers and investors
seeking safety provide the background for markets this week,
and many people are wondering how long this will all last.
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Postbank sale may fail over target price: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The sale of Germany's biggest retail
bank Deutsche Postbank could fail because the price potential
bidders are willing to pay does not meet the expectations of
the lender's parent, Deutsche Post, a German magazine reported
on Saturday.
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Auto sector woes could spur deals: Renault CEO
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A current slump in the
global automotive sector could give fresh impetus to plans for
consolidation within the industry, the head of French carmaker
Renault said on Saturday.
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Hyundai cuts, Kia lifts domestic sales target
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Hyundai Motor Co (005480.KS), South
Korea's top auto maker, said on Sunday it had cut its local
sales target for this year by 6 percent as record-breaking oil
prices are hitting consumer sentiment in Asia's fourth-largest
economy.
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China premier: Continue inflation fight
(AP)
AP - China's premier called for continued vigilance against inflation that has reached 12-year highs, saying the government should ensure that price increases are "acceptable," a state-run news agency reported Sunday.
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AKVIS Retoucher 3.0 |
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AKVIS Retoucher is a plugin to image editors, photo restoration and photo retouching tool. Retoucher removes dust, scratches, stains and other defects that appear on damaged photos. The plugin reconstructs the lacking parts of a photo using the information of the surrounding areas. Retoucher is your reliable tool for increasing productivity!... |
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JPEG Lossless Resave Photoshop Plug-in 1.5 |
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Better JPEG Lossless Resave plug-in for Adobe Photoshop is a tool designed to avoid recompression loss when editing and resaving JPEG images in Photoshop. The plug-in takes advantage of the fact that JPEG images consist of a number of small independent blocks and does not recompress blocks that don't have to be changed.
The plug-in consists of two part... |
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GrowCut 2.0 |
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GrowCut 2.0 is a masking plugin for Adobe Photoshop Family image editors, designed for everyone who deals with digital photos, both amateur photographers and professional designers. Advanced algorithms and intuitive user interface makes segmentation of even the most complex images quick and easy. With GrowCut 2.0 you can cutout an object and insert it int... |
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Histogram Equalization plugin 1.0 |
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User-friendly Histogram Equilization plug-in for Adobe PhotoShop compatible plug-in hosts. It increases the contrast of images. |
[License: Freeware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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2D FFT-iFFT plugin 1.0 |
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User-friendly 2D FFT/iFFT (Fast Fourier Transform) plug-in for Adobe PhotoShop compatible plug-in hosts. It uses one of the fastest implementations of the Discrete Fourier Transform and has many applications including periodic noise removal and pattern detection. This can be very useful in analyzing fingerprints, paper sieve patterns etc.... |
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AKVIS Sketch 6.5 |
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AKVIS Sketch is a plugin for conversion of photos into pencil sketches and watercolor drawings. Surprise your friends with realistic color and B&W drawings that imitate the technique of graphite and color pencil, charcoal and watercolor.You can process the image with the default settings and then touch up the drawing adding color or trying different techn... |
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AKVIS ArtSuite 3.0 |
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ArtSuite is an impressing collection of versatile effects for decoration of photos. Decorate a photo to give it an original and festive look! You may need it on many occasions: when creating a postcard for your friends, making a holiday album, a personalized desktop wallpaper, or just playing with your images for art's sake. The software offers over 15 gr... |
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Outliner 2.0 |
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It gives a user the easiest way to get image contouring with desired quality. This plug-in just picks out various edges making them more expressive. The user can easily manage range of edge appearance in the processed image getting fantastic artistic effects. ImageSkill Outliner can be very useful plug-in for web designers creating graphic icons and for a... |
[License: Freeware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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AKVIS SmartMask 1.1 |
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AKVIS SmartMask is an efficient masking tool that saves you time on complex selections and is fun to use. Never before has selection been so simple! Just draw an outline with the blue pencil inside the objects you want to select (for example, yourself on a group photo), and with the red pencil - some lines outside the object to cut out the background. Th... |
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AKVIS Decorator 1.5 |
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The plugin allows changing the surface of an object in a realistic
manner. For instance, a dress on a girl can be painted in patterns,
dotted or chequered, appear as if made of velvet or satin, or even of
wood or candies. With this software you can quickly choose a suitable
design for your apartment by playing with different patterns for the
interior... |
[License: Shareware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Magic Denoiser 1.0 |
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Amazing image denoising Photoshop-compatible plug-in designed by ImageSkill Software that has a simple and intuitive user interface with only a few controls and adjustments. It is very fast, supports 16-bit images and allows a user to get dramatically improved the look of images without blurring the edges and fine details. Plug-in produces excellent quali... |
| [License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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PearlyWhites 2.0.0 |
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PearlyWhites is a NEW Adobe Photoshop compatible Plug-In filter that automatically whitens and brightens teeth. Digital cameras are known to add a yellow cast to teeth.PearlyWhites automatically restores teeth to gleaming white. PearlyWhites can be run on individual images or be combined with other Image Trends Plug-Ins in a Photoshop Action and applied t... |
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ShineOff Mac 1.0.1 |
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ShineOff is an Adobe Photoshop compatible Plug-In filter that automatically removes the shine from skin. The cold white light of the camera flash creates an unnatural shininess on skin. ShineOff automatically transforms faces and skin areas to a soft and natural looking appearance. This patent pending technology does not remove luster from the lips no... |
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PearlyWhites Mac 1.0.0 |
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PearlyWhites is a NEW Adobe Photoshop compatible Plug-In filter that automatically whitens and brightens teeth. Digital cameras are known to add a yellow cast to teeth.PearlyWhites automatically restores teeth to gleaming white. PearlyWhites can be run on individual images or be combined with other Image Trends Plug-Ins in a Photoshop Action and applied t... |
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Fisheye-Hemi Mac 1.1.1 |
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Fisheye-Hemi is a set of Photoshop plug-in filters which provides correction for hemispheric fisheye lens distortion. Fisheye Hemispheric lenses in the hands of a photographer provide an expanded view of the world across approximately a 180 degree diagonal field. |
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SensorKleen Pro 2.0.5 |
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The SensorKleen Pro product allows the user to automatically erase the dust and debris in a set of Digital SLR (DSLR) camera images. These image defects are caused by artifacts on the camera sensor cover.SensorKleen Pro processes a folder or set of images, calculates the dust locations and corrects the entire set. The SensorKleen SmartBrush product (incl... |
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AutoMatting 1.0.0 |
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AutoMatting automatically creates a unique mat for each image which is designed to make the photographer's work more attractive and appealing to the customer in a slideshow or viewing mode.AutoMatting customizes the output to a user specified display or TV screen format. Each computer generatee mat is unique and is generated with color and image content f... |
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'Containers' Out Perform Virtualization For KV Pharmaceuticals
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - With a container approach from Parallels' Virtuozzo, memory consumption and processor overhead are reduced through the use of one operating system per host.
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Nokia 6220 Smartphone Released
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Nokia 6220 classic design includes 3G connectivity, compatibility with Microsoft Office applications, Bluetooth capabilities, and a 5-megapixel camera.
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Microsoft Hopes Office Subscription Plan Will Counter Free Software
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft is counting on Equipt's convenience factor to help it fend off threats from Google, IBM, and others that are offering free desktop productivity suites.
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Three Startups To Solve SaaS Integration Problems
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Boomi, SnapLogic, and Cast Iron are rolling out new offerings designed to help companies integrate software running in the cloud with onsite software.
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Blogger Opinion: Why We Left NetSuite
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - I first met our solution provider, Ray Tetlow, the founder of Skyytek, on the Oracle Small Business (OSB from now on) user forum. At the time we were struggling with version 7 of OSB. It was really incomplete and badly tested software. Not only was it painfully slow, but also a lot of the features on which we based our purchasing decision just did not work.
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Krugle enhances code search appliance
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Krugle plans to ship next week an upgrade to its search appliance for enterprise software development projects, which makes it easier for teams of developers to maintain code.
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