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Making Desktop Linux Work For Business
today's it managers face tough choices. pcs that run fine today have an uncertain upgrade path, now that microsoft has chosen to discontinue windows xp. upgrade costs associated with vista, coupled with the ever-escalating cost of application licenses, make switching to desktop linux an increasingly attractive option.
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Inside Entrepreneurship: Don't Bank On Publicity To Pay The Bills
counting on one promotional powerhouse for startup success is risky. but when should an entrepreneur dump a pr firm? susan schreter offers advice.
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Cutting Crime With Texting
tulare -- a fresno-based technology startup has brought the next generation of neighborhood watch to downtown tulare -- and the two-person company is hoping it will soon expand across the country.
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Inside Indiana Business Column: Goshen Rv Manufacturer Announces Job Cuts
another rv manufacturer is cutting jobs in indiana. dutchmen manufacturing inc., has alerted the state it will close a plant in the elkhart county community of goshen. the company says 116 workers will be laid off by the end of august. the company is consolidating facilities to "balance output with current market demands." it was announced earlier this week that nappanee-based newmar corp. was ...
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French Storage Startup Grabs $8m, Eyes Us
french online storage specialist steek has picked up $8 million in series b funding to finance its expansion into the u.s.
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‘angels' Can Be Business' Best Friend
wendy dickison came to thursday's pubtalk looking for $200,000 to expand her business making lifelike baby dolls.
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Skype Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
skype has appointed scott durchslag as its new chief operating officer effective immediately. durchslag joins from motorola where he spent five years on the management team of the firm's mobile devices business.
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63 Proven Ways A Search Engine Marketing Diyer Can Drive More Targeted Traffic To Their Website
dublin, ireland----research and markets has announced the addition of the "63 proven, low cost ways a search engine marketing do-it-yourselfer can drive more targeted traffic to their website" report to their offering.
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More Power To You
susanne paul has a way to make your smart phone smarter, cheaper and more reliable.
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Small Business Briefs
a west louisville business resource workshop describing incentives and services available to small and medium businesses will be presented from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. july 9 at the nia center, 2900 w. broadway.
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Oil Heads Past $145 For 1st Time; Pump Cost Up Too - Seattle Post Intelligencer
last updated july 3, 2008 1:50 p.m. pt oil heads past $145 for 1st time; pump cost up too by adam schreck ap business writer new york -- there's no cause for celebration among american drivers this holiday weekend.
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Inside Entrepreneurship: Don't Bank On Publicity To Pay The Bills - Seattle Post Intelligencer
q: for over a year i have been paying a pr firm a monthly retainer to help get publicity for my health food product. my primary goal was to get on "oprah." the pr agent has told me to "be patient" and that i had a "compelling story that was perfect ...
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Supreme Court Denies Victims' Request In Bp Case - Houston Chronicle
houston — the u.s. supreme court on wednesday denied a request by victims of a deadly 2005 explosion at a bp plc plant to stop a settlement in the case. the supreme court's action means a federal judge in houston can now decide whether to give ...
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Calif. Town Tries To Cut Crime With Texting - Scrippsnews
tulare, calif. -- a fresno, calif.-based technology startup has brought the next generation of neighborhood watch to downtown tulare, calif. -- and the two-person company is hoping it will soon expand across the country. band of neighbors has spent ...
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Sba Offers Tips On Starting, Keeping Small Businesses - Democrat And Chronicle
the u.s. small business administration and the service corps of retired executives will put on a daylong workshop, “small business startup and survival.” the seminar will be from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on july 16 in the federal building ...
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Ameliorating Monetary Malpractice - Forbes
at long, long last the federal reserve is waking up to the need to strengthen the dollar. with the connivance of the treasury department and the white house, our central bank has been debasing the greenback since 2004. the results have been ...
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Browser Pioneer Andreessen Joins Facebook Board - Newsfactor Business Report
marc andreessen's involvement with the web spans more than a decade. in 1993, andreessen and colleagues at the university of illinois' national center for supercomputing applications released mosaic, the first web browser to integrate images and ...
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Purdue Launches Fund To Help Startup Companies - Inside Indiana Business
purdue research foundation and purdue university are starting a new philanthropic effort to help startup companies move research discoveries to commercial delivery more quickly. the emerging innovations fund will support early-stage technologies ...
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Insideindianabusiness.com Report - Inside Indiana Business
isocket co-founder and chief executive officer john ramey says it is tough to raise money for such a startup in indiana. a high-tech startup company in bloomington is launching a beta version of its online advertising platform. isocket.com is an ...
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Free Food Helps Startups Compete For Workers - San Francisco Gate
del.icio.us the shout of "lunch is ready" jolted nearly the entire staff of zynga from their desks and into the internet startup's kitchen, where they piled ahi, marinated flank steak and stir-fried soba noodles onto their plates. a few minutes later ...
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