| 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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Whisher 3.0.02.20 |
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Whisher is a plugin that allows you to access in a single click over
60.000 commercial hotspots (BT Openzone, AT&T, Orange and more) on
a minute based pricing using WiFi Out credit, the universal WiFi
currency. You can also share your WiFi at home and connect to thousands
of shared WiFis around the world... |
[License: Freeware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Face Control plug-in 1.01 |
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Face Control plug-in allows you to change facial expressions of people in the digital photos. It is very easy-to-use freeware program. Human, animal, alien, or any other faces are welcomed. |
[License: Freeware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Vinyl Boy VST 1.09 |
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Vinyl Boy is a VST plugin brings DJ scratching directly to your studio, with the advantage of precise midi treatment for the exact results you need. Open Vinyl Boy as an insert effect on the track that you want to scratch, and use your modulation wheel for the authentic feel and touch of vinyl scratching!... |
[License: Shareware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Image Frame 1.2 |
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Image Frame is a Photoshop-compatible plug-in for easy creation naturally-look 3D frame. Add frame and text to your photos. You can apply rectangular and elliptical frame, change frame profile, material, and lightening. You can add text and effects to image as well. |
[License: Shareware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Search From Office 1.0.1 |
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Search From Office is a productivity add-in that adds search abilities directly to the Office toolbar. Simply by selecting the appropriate information and search engine, you can quickly locate additional information. Manual input is also supported. Currently nine of the most popular search engines are supported.... |
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Browser Form Filler 1.13 |
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Browser Form Filler is an Internet Explorer Form plugin that extend IE functionality by saving needed forms, to fill them later. All eligible form fields are automatically highlighted for easy identificaton. Functionality accessible from the main toolbar, as well as context menu. |
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Filter Forge Freepack 1 - Metals 1.000 |
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Filter Forge Freepack 1 is a free high-end plugin for Adobe Photoshop and compatible hosts. It allows computer artists to create realistic metal textures and apply metallizing effects. All textures and effects are adjustable, seamlessly tiled, resolution-independent, and support real-world HDRI lighting.... |
| [License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Umatrix plug-in 1.25 |
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Synthesizer of Geometric Abstractions. A multifunctional tool for creation of composite images by layering a myriad various 3d objects. Fast high-quality rendering and realtime preview.The smart random settings generator helps you to create a complete artwork with just a few mouse clicks. The plug-in comes with a collection of drawing objects (130 items).... |
| [License: Shareware, 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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Exchange Server Toolbox 2.0 |
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Exchange Server Toolbox is a plugin for the Microsoft Exchange Server.
With Exchange Server Toolbox, you can handle all e-mail arriving via the SMTP of the Exchange server using technologies already well-established in SmartPOP2Exchange.Filter spam reliably with the tried and tested SpamAssassin, use your favourite virus scanner for checking e-mail and b... |
| [License: Shareware, 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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