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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
OpenOffice.org is both an open-source product and a project. The
product is a multiplatform office productivity suite. It includes
desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a
presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and
feature set similar to those of other office suites. OpenOffice.org
also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including
those of Microsoft Office.
Localizations of OpenOffice.org are
available in 27 languages, with more being constantly added by the
community. OpenOffice.org runs on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux),
and Windows. Written in C++ and with documented APIs licensed under the
LGPL and SISSL open-source protocols, OpenOffice.org allows any
knowledgeable developer to benefit from the source. Among other new
features, bugfixes, and improvementsm, version 2.0.4 adds enhanced PDF
management, direct export to LaTex, and new functionality in Calc and
Impress. The most notable advancement is improved extensions management
that allows developers to create their own extensions for the
open-source suite.
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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.
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.
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.