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Acquisition takes Wells Fargo east
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:28:56 -0700
With its iconic stagecoach, Wells Fargo has evoked images of the wild West throughout its 156-year history. Now it's finally expanding east...
Source: Chrysler, GM discuss merger, acquisition
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:31:52 -0700
General Motors Corp., Chrysler LLC and Cerberus Capital Management LP have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM, according to a person familiar with the talks.
Adobe's big, new Creative Suite helpful in many ways
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:28:55 -0700
Every software release is big, but in the Macintosh world, Adobe's Creative Suite is bigger than most. Entire industries rely heavily on...

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Power Ascender: Ballsy Tool Yanks People, Equipment up Walls
Bob Parks Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:00:00 -0000
What it is: Atlas Power Ascender What it's used for: Rapidly pulling people and their gear up the side of a building or canyon The prototype of the Power Ascender was not easy to use. The battery-powered, waist-mounted climbing assistant yanked people up a dangling rope at a blistering 10 feet per second — almost 7 mph — fast enough to snap their limbs back. So Atlas, a company run by four mechanical engineers outside Boston, set the maximum speed to a more reasonable 5 feet per second and added a variable- speed trigger like on a power drill. Now customers — such as US military personnel — simply clip the 25-pound device onto a climbing harness, push any nonbraided rope through the top, and let it fly. Inside the gizmo, a network of grippers scurries up the line and ensures that it threads cleanly out the side. The Ascender's 10-kilowatt output can lift up to 350 pounds, which is no easy task. "Having that much power that close to your crotch is a huge engineering challenge," says Atlas' Bryan Schmid, "and frankly a bit risky." Sounds pretty ballsy. Wired.com
Video: 192 Lasers, Nuclear Weapons, and Fusion Power
Alexis Madrigal Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:24:00 -0000
Wired Science visits the high-security National Ignition Facility, which Department of Energy scientists hope will help manage the American nuclear weapons stockpile and provide the key to harnessing fusion power. Wired.com
Inside Operation Highlander: NSA's Wiretapping of Americans Overseas
Kim Zetter Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:15:00 -0000
A top secret NSA wiretapping facility accused of wiretapping innocent Americans abroad was hastily staffed with inexperienced reservists in the months following September 11, where they worked under conflicting orders and with little supervision, according to three former workers at spy complex. Wired.com

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Microsoft: How we'll take on VMware
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:05:28 -0700
The software maker believes it has the tools and the right price point to beat VMware in the battle for the virtualisation market. Microsoft has a three-pronged strategy to beat VMware in the virtualization market, according to the company's senior director for virtualization product management, Zane Adam. ...
Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:59:39 -0700
Higher return rates for Linux-based netbooks don't necessarily reflect badly on the open-source operating system, according to Ubuntu backer Canonical. The return rate on Linux-powered netbooks may be higher than that for Windows netbooks, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing for Linux, according to Canonical. ...
The five products Apple must make
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:35:24 -0700
What ought to be Apple's next leap of faith? Here are a few ideas for where Apple should go next. What are your ideas? Apple made its latest big move into new territories last year with the launch of the now ubiquitous iPhone, expanding beyond the desktop and...

 

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Retrieval Professionals - Providing document management and solutions to business, industry, and governmental agencies at all levels.
Meta Description: [ The International Systems Dealers Association (ISDA) consists of member firms located throughout North America devoted to providing profit building document management and solutions to business, industry, and governmental agencies at all levels. ]

AFCOM - Organization for data center professionals offering local chapter is several US states, Australia, and Ontario, Canada. Offers member meetings and educational resources. Headquartered in Orange, California, USA.

Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) - Provides leadership and educational opportunities through partnerships with industry, government and academia. Offers member meetings, resources, and forums for networking and information. Local chapters throughout the US.
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BDPA - Organization offering education, mentoring, support, and networking opportunities to IT professional members. Local chapters throughout the USA. Headquartered in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA.

Business Information Technology Network (BitNet) - An industry association of individuals, businesses and organizations with interest in the practical and innovative use of technology. Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
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Business Software Alliance - The voice of the world's leading software developers before governments and with consumers in the international marketplace. BSA educates computer users on software copyrights; advocates public policy that fosters innovation and expands trade opportunities; and fights software piracy.

Computer and Communications Industry Association - Nonprofit association of computer and communications firms.
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Computer Science and Telecommunications Board - Interdisciplinary appraisals of technical, economic, social, and policy issues regarding the IT industry.
Meta Description: [ A pioneer in framing and analyzing Internet policy, CSTB provides independent assessments of technical and public policy issues relating to computing and communications. ]

Council of Regional Information Technology Associations (CRITA) - Represents IT and technology trade organizations in an effort to facilitate information, visibility, networking and services for IT-focused, not-for-profit businesses.

Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA) - Nonprofit professional educational association dedicated to promoting the use and benefits of geospatial information technologies within infrastructure-based organizations such as utilities, telecoms, oil and gas pipelines, and public works departments.
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Higher Education Information Technology Alliance - Established to define and promote the higher education and library community's collective interests in United States federal IT policy.

Information Systems Management Benchmarking Consortium - Brings together information systems professionals from a variety of companies to conduct targeted studies on issues related to improving performance and effectiveness.
Meta Description: [ Information Systems Management Benchmarking Consortium (ISMBC™) brings together information systems professionals from a variety of companies to conduct targeted studies on issues related to improving the performance and effectiveness of Information Systems organizations. ]

Information Technology Association of America - Trade association representing the broad spectrum of the world-leading U.S. IT industry. That's why ITAA encompasses over 11,000 direct and affiliate members

Information Technology Association of Wisconsin (ITAWI) - A statewide membership association based with a corporation focus addressing high-level issues. Includes an advocacy function directed at state and federal policies. Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Information Technology Industry Council - Lobbying agency that advocates rewarding IT innovation and supports free-market policies. Congressional scorecards.

INGEAR - PLC ActiveX drivers, .NET Assemblies and OPC Server - Industrial Automation software ActiveX drivers, .NET Assemblies and OPC Servers for Visual Basic, C#, C++ and .NET programmers. Allen-Bradley, MODBUS, GEFanuc, Omron and more
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International Association of IT Asset Managers - Including issues like software auditing, software compliance, license management and software piracy. Company profile, white papers, and contact details.
Meta Description: [ Seeking to promulgate an understanding of IT asset management best practices, International Association of Information Technologies (IAITAM) serves IT Asset Management professionals worldwide. ]

International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) - Advances the process of information interoperability, standards, and dissemination of knowledge.
Meta Description: [ IDEAlliance is a non profit membership organization dedicated to advancing user-driven, cross-industry technology solutions for all publishing and content-driven enterprises. IDEAlliance develops standards, identifies best practices and fosters business alliances to advance technology solutions. ... ]

Internet Alliance - The leading association for consumer Internet companies, active internationally, in Washington, and the 50 states.

Irish Software Association (ISA) - Professional association representing the interests of Irish and multi-national software and computing services companies operating in Ireland.
Meta Description: [ The Irish Software Association (ISA), is the principal trade association for the software industry in Ireland. As a trade sector within IBEC and a sub- sector of ICT Ireland, we shape policy in the software industry and represent its interests at domestic, EU and international levels. Our members... ]

New Media BC - Nonprofit association representing new media producers and stakeholders in British Columbia whose purpose is to support and promote the digital interactive industry. Company profile, membership, news, contact information available.
Meta Description: [ New Media BC is the association representing new media producers, companies, and stakeholders in BC. The vision of New Media BC is to support and promote the digital interactive industry. ]

New York Software Industry Association - Trade association for software, information technology, and web development. Company profile, programs, news, and contact details.
Meta Description: [ The New York Software Industry Association (NYSIA) is the leading trade association for software, information technology, and Web development companies in the New York City area. NYSIA's mission is to support the growth of the software development industry in this area. ]

OMICRON The Center For Information Technology Management - A vendor-independent confidential management advisory resource for IT executives that provides soft skill training and roundtable discussion groups for their leadership teams.

Rural Broadband Coalition - Dedicated to supporting the deployment of Broadband Internet access to rural America through Federal and State funding. Company profile, events, newsletter, and contact details.

Technical Business Network - Nonprofit professional membership organization providing forums for access to professionals and to offer opportunities to foster corporate alliances. Company profile, calendar, what's new, and contact information.
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Technology Council of Northwest Pennsylvania - A membership organization comprised of private and public sector technology, associate, and affiliate organizations. Company profile, events, mission and contact information.

The Computing Technology Industry Association - Global IT trade association promoting industry standards, growing professional expertise, and providing IT skills education.

The Widebeam Project - IT for business. EC-funded project introducing new communications technologies to 10 small-medium businesses in UK, Spain and Bulgaria.
Meta Description: [ The EC funded WIDEBEAM project shows best practice IT & communications for SMEs, including Internet, Technologies and Standards, video communications, CAD/CAM data exchange ]

Trialware Professional Association - The TPA is a free organization for anyone connected with the business of developing, distributing and marketing of trial or demo software, strives to foster a professional image of the trialware industry.
Meta Description: [ The Trialware Professional Association is an non-profit organization that is free to join for those in the business of developing, distributing and marketing of software by freely making available trial or demo versions. ]

Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE) - A non-profit and non-government association of private sector companies focused on advocacy, facilitating business and encouraging advancement of research. Yerevan, Armenia.
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Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA) - A not for profit educational forum established for information technology and networking professionals in the financial community. Red Bank, New Jersey, USA.
Meta Description: [ The WSTA is a non-profit, educational forum focused on information management and network technology for the financial community. ]

World Information Technology and Services Alliance - International association for the IT industry.