| 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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Safe XP |
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Safe XP allows users to quickly tweak various security and privacy
related settings in XP. The options include Media Player settings,
Services settings (error reporting, time synch, remote registry etc.),
as well as and option to remove items from the Start menu, network
security settings and more.
Safe XP improves your system performance and makes W... |
[License: Freeware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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AzovSky Version Safe 2.4.1.270 |
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The AzovSky Version Safe is the manager of folder and file backup (copying, compress and decompress). Compared with other products this one is easy to adapt and to use, and moreover, has enough flexible and extended facilities. It can be used at everyday work by a wide circle of people, from ordinary users to software implementators.
The main actions, w... |
[License: Freeware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Safe n Sec Pro 3470 |
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New function of “Unknown Application Isolation” carries out automatic execution of unknown/suspicious program in special environment isolated from all programs and data stored in your PC. This function guarantees efficient virus protection of your PC including protection from various attacks and “positive” software usage by spyware modules.Features:DETECT... |
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LinkScanner Pro 2.5.1 |
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LinkScanner Pro provides real-time analysis of network traffic and web site content to protect you from a wide range of online threats including malicious content, phishing, social engineering, and targeted software exploits (including zero-day attacks)--so theres no need to worry whether you have the latest patches installed. Your firewall doesnt block t... |
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Registry Help Pro 1.31 |
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Just with a few mouse clicks, Registry Help Pro can clean and repair your registry, speed up your computer and optimize your system. It is safe because Registry Help Pro can backup all your operations and restore any change you have done. It is reliable because Registry Help Pro can take a snapshot for your registry at any time and compare it at a later t... |
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My Password Manager for Pocket PC 1.0 |
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Wouldn't you agree that it's much more convenient to always have confidential data like credit card PIN codes, bank account numbers, access details for remote mail or LAN logins handy and not just on the office or home PC? My Password Manager for Pocket PC is meant exactly for storing such information on your mobile computer.Features:the encryption of dat... |
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Max PC Safe 5.3 |
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Max PC Safe is a encryption software that can encrypt/decrypt any number of files, folders, pictures and documents in seconds. It is fast, reliable, and convenient. Max PC Safe ensures that your files remain highly secure, it saves your password when you move files on removable disks from one PC to another, it lets you encrypt as well as lock your files.T... |
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Hide Secret Files 2.01 |
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Hide Secret Files is a security product based on an unequalled data hiding method. As a result of many years research within our company, this product hides and safely protects from erasure your private information.
Would you be happy to find your priceless financial plans, your personal ideas or projects, your private photos or movies fallen in unwa... |
| [License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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WinSCP 4.0.3 |
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WinSCP is an open source freeware SFTP client for Windows using SSH. Legacy SCP protocol is also supported. Its main function is safe copying of files between a local and a remote computer.
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[License: Freeware, Rating:  , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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BitDefender Internet Security 10 |
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Proactive Detection B-HAVE (Behavioral Heuristic Analyzer in Virtual Environments) emulates a virtual computer-inside-a-computer where pieces of software are run in order to check for potential malware behavior. This BitDefender proprietary technology represents a new security layer that keeps the operating system safe from unknown viruses by detecting ma... |
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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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