| Business News |
Oil slumps on easing storm worry and dollar
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Oil tumbled more than $5 on Tuesday,
pushing losses so far this week to about $10, as forecasters
said an Atlantic hurricane would steer clear of offshore oil
platforms and the greenback gained against other currencies.
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Alcoa's profit off but tops forecasts
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc on
Tuesday posted a smaller-than-expected drop in second-quarter
profit, lifting its shares, as higher aluminum prices and sales
volumes offset higher costs.
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Anheuser-Busch sues InBev over takeover attempt
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc sued
InBev NV in an effort to stop its Belgian-Brazilian
suitor from taking any more steps to replace the U.S. brewer's
board of directors, which had rejected a $46.3 billion takeover
offer from InBev.
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Stocks rise on banks and lower oil
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks rose in another turbulent
session on Tuesday as a pullback in oil prices eased worries
about consumer and business spending, while financial shares
gained after the Fed chairman said he may keep open a lifeline
for banks.
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Traders plead guilty to foreign exchange scam
(Reuters)
Reuters - Two currency traders pleaded guilty on
Tuesday to defrauding investors, admitting their firm engaged
in almost no trading and that they misappropriated money from
investors and used it to buy luxury homes and cars, federal
prosecutors said.
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Paulson says U.S. home foreclosures to stay high
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry
Paulson said on Tuesday that home foreclosure starts may hit
2.5 million this year, many of them the borrowers' own fault
for taking out loans they couldn't afford.
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KNOCKS ShellControls Suite 1.0.1.2 |
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KNOCKS ShellControls Suite contains ShellCombo, ShellTree and ShellListView which can help emulate Windows Explorer like functionality in your .NET applications. All components can be simply drag-dropped onto a WinForm.Features:Complete Windows Explorer look, feel and behavior with a powerful programming model and advanced customization capabilities.All c... |
[License: Shareware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Cucusoft zune Converter suite Pro 3.1 |
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Cucusoft Zune Video Converter Suite is an all-in-one Zune video Conversion solution. This Suite includes 2 software -- " Cucusoft Zune Video Converter" and " Cucusoft DVD to Zune Converter". So with this Zune Video Converter Suite, you can convert both DVD media and video file media to Zune video/Zune movie. You can enjoy your favorite DVD and video clip ... |
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KNOCKS Instrumentation Suite 1.0.1.2 |
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KNOCKS Instrumentation Suite is a collection of Native .Net controls which let you simulate real hardware controls in Winform applications. All components can be simply drag-dropped onto a WinForm.It contains Meters, Gauges, Oscilloscope, Sliders, compass, switches, tank, odometer, toggle switch, slider, clock for .NET application development.Features:100... |
[License: Shareware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.0.337 |
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ZoneAlarm Security Suite is an easy-to-use, comprehensive solution that provides all-in-one PC protection, integrating Zone Labs' award-winning firewall with antivirus, privacy protection, Web site filtering and instant messaging security.Here are some key features of "ZoneAlarm Security Suite":Easy-to-use firewall blocks hackers and other unknown threats... |
[License: Shareware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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ImageElements Photo Suite 1.02 |
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Enhance your digital photos with these cool effects. Effects such as photo montage, feathering, frameing and colorization wil bring out the best in your pics. Bundled with many different effects you can quickly put the focus on your subject. Use one or all, you decide. No fancy terminoligy or expensive tools needed. Currently there are 5 effects with mor... |
| [License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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OxyCube 0.9.1 |
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OxyCube is a powerful phone manager offering more convenience than PC Suite. Enjoy full control of your phone or smartphone from PC. Connection and management are devoid of any complications and all features are at hand. The tool is ideal to work with your phonebook, organizer and event log, as well as managing entire mobile content with a handy file brow... |
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A1 Website Download 1.1.2 |
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Using simultaneous connections entire websites can be downloaded very quickly. Links can be checked and converted to HTTP or local disk file system. Take websites with you on the road on USB / CD / DVD or any portable media.Use a task scheduler to automate download of websites at times convenient to you. Filter file types and directories to download. Can ... |
| [License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Videovac 1.1 b8 |
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Videovac is a multi-thread program to help you to download the video from You Tube to your PC and convert it for playback on the device you have selected - PC, iPod, Cell Phone. There are no complicated settings to worry about.Videovac is a simple application to quickly capture and download Web video and Flash files from Internet. Capture and download str... |
| [License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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DevForce Express 3.3.0.3 |
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DevForce Express is a free .NET productivity solution that is fully integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and is designed for development of basic data-intensive client/server applications. DevForce Express-based applications may be developed, deployed, and resold royalty-free.
DevForce Express is part of the DevForce Productivity Suite from IdeaBla... |
| [License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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AbiWord 2.4.6 |
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AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft Word and is rapidly becoming a state of the art Word Processor. It has lots of features useful for your daily work, personal needs, or for just some good old typing fun.AbiWord is unique among word processors in its drive to become a fully cross-platform word processor. Our source code is care... |
| [License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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| Software News |
EA says has complied with FTC request on Take-Two
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Video game publisher Electronic
Arts Inc said on Tuesday it complied with a
regulator's request for more information on its Take-Two
Interactive Software Inc bid, moving a step closer to
buying its rival.
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VMware shares plunge on CEO change, slowing growth
(AP)
AP - VMware Inc. abruptly replaced co-founder Diane Greene as chief executive Tuesday and lowered its sales outlook, triggering alarms that pounded the business software maker's shares to their lowest depths since the company's lucrative public offering 11 months ago.
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Microsoft Sets Hosted-services Pricing, Irks Partners
(PC World)
PC World - Some Microsoft partners are less than thrilled by the company's push into a software-plus-services model, which will compete...
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Irrigation Systems Soak up Top Prizes in Software Contest
(PC World)
PC World - An irrigation automation system, developed by a team of Australian students, won Microsoft's Imagine Cup programming contest.
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VMware warns on revenue, replaces CEO
(Reuters)
Reuters - Business software maker VMware Inc
warned on Tuesday that 2008 revenue growth will fall short of
expectations and said it has replaced its chief executive,
sending its shares tumbling 30 percent.
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New Yahoo board might lure Microsoft back into talks
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Microsoft threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo's board next month, saying Monday that a successful rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its takeover bid for Yahoo or negotiate another deal.
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