| Business News |
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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FastForm 3.7.32 |
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Form resize and design control for VB6. Features auto scaling of controls, lines, shapes, graphics, and fonts, multicolor gradients, tile, fit to size, center backgrounds, MDI/MDI child support, print support independant of screen res, and more!Features:Form design with simple point and click functionality. Absolutely no coding required.True drop and run ... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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KNOCKS WinControls Suite 1.0.1.2 |
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KNOCKS WinControls Suite is geared to meet all your UI requirements for WinForm applications development. Packaged with innovative technologies and built with user-experience in mind, WinControls Suite gives you complete freedom to focus on the business logic while it takes care of the design.WinControls Suite includes powerful controls like:KNOCKS WinGri... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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WindowBlinds 5 |
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WindowBlinds is a program that enables Windows users to completely change the
look and feel of the Windows user interface. Users customize Windows by using visual
styles (skins) created for WindowBlinds. With these skins, WindowBlinds can change
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[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Yahoo! Widget Engine 3.14 |
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Yahoo! Widget Engine (formally known as Konfabulator) is a JavaScript
runtime engine for Windows and Mac OS X that lets you run little files
called Widgets that can do pretty much whatever you want them to.
Widgets can be alarm clocks, calculators, can tell you your WiFi signal
strength, will fetch the latest stock quotes for your preferred
symbols, ... |
[License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Image to PDF Command Line Tool 1.72 |
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Image to PDF converts many image formats (JPEG, JPG, TIFF, TIF, PNG, GIF, BMP, WMF, EMF, PCX, TGA) into PDF documents from the command line (or batch file), with parameters and external scripts that control it's operation.
Image to PDF is NOT an Adobe Acrobat plug-in and it does NOT require Adobe Acrobat in order to run or produce PDF documents.
F... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Image to PDF Desktop Application 1.51 |
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Convert one or more images (JPG,TIF,PNG,GIF,BMP,WMF,EMF,PCX,TGA) into PDF through an easy to use/intuitive Windows interface sectioned into tabs. Supports clickable image stamps (eg company logo), bookmarks, create simple full screen PDF slideshows (with transitions) and supports all the usual PDF document options.
Image to PDF is NOT an Adobe Acrobat ... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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StyleSkin 6.0.2 |
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StyleSkin enables you to quickly create professional 3D/2D interface and menu style graphics from simple shapes.
Now with three new cutting edge button styles! Styleskin is dedicated template driven interface design software which enables anyone to easily design their own graphics. Simply layout your template using the provided shapes, choose your colo... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Life Poster Maker 2.01 |
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Life Poster Maker - Now you can create posters and collages from your digital photos! Show off your vacation pictures in style! Create a collage poster of your child through the years. Use the program to create custom posters that will be treasured by grandparents, coaches, or teachers. Life Poster Maker can create any size poster and by adding shadows, ... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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e-PDF To Word Converter 3.0 |
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PDF To Word Converter is a pdf conversion tool that allows for the batch processing of Adobe PDF documents to Word files, it is support Win98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 systems. PDF To Word Converter convert PDF to Word without requiring any Adobe product. The extracted content is saved to Word files where it can be easily searched, archived, repurposed, and... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Deluxe Tuner 2.00 |
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Improve your website navigation with the most powerful JavaScript Menu on the Web! Deluxe Tuner is a ready-made solution that allows professional and amateur web developers to create superior dhtml navigation systems for their web sites and web applications using Deluxe Menu. Deluxe Tuner creates and configures Deluxe Menu, creates and sets individual st... |
[License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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| Software News |
'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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