Archive for March, 2008

Online help-wanted ads down in March (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Reuters - Help-wanted postings on major
U.S.-based Internet job boards were down 0.6 percent in March
from a year ago, the measure’s first-ever decline on a
year-over-year basis, a private research group said on Monday.

Zoho Challenges Business App Industry Heavyweights (NewsFactor)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

NewsFactor - Web 2.0 company Zoho has announced the launch of the latest product in its suite of online freeware and payware applications. Zoho Invoice gives users the ability to create everything from estimates to invoices in multiple currencies. Industry insiders say the company is working hard to build enough “critical mass” for it to challenge the industry’s heavyweights.

Adobe joins Linux Foundation, Previews Air for Linux (PC World)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

PC World - Adobe Systems released an early alpha version of its rich Internet application platform AIR for Linux on Monday, and announced that it has joined the Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes and standardizes Linux.

Rumors fly as Zimbabwe bloggers wait impatiently (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

A child walks past election posters in the Harare suburb of Epworth March 31, 2008. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)Reuters - Bloggers mixed wild rumors with
gallows humor on Monday as Zimbabweans waited on tenterhooks
for the result of the most crucial election since independence.

Adobe joins Linux Foundation, develops AIR for Linux (InfoWorld)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

InfoWorld - Adobe Systems released an early alpha version of its rich Internet application platform AIR for Linux on Monday, and announced that it has joined the Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes and standardizes Linux.

EBay bids for durability in changing digital world (USATODAY.com)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - While Yahoo staves off a takeover bid from Microsoft - and Microsoft braces for life after Bill Gates - another high-tech pioneer, eBay, is at a digital crossroads.

Dell to save $3B over 3 years (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AP - Dell Inc. said Monday it will save as much as $3 billion over the next three years as it cuts costs and lays off workers, with measures including closing a desktop manufacturing facility in Austin.

US suspends IBM from seeking new federal contracts (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

A worker is silhouetted in front of a huge screen with the IBM logo ahead of the CeBIT fair inside a hall in Hanover March 1, 2008. (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)Reuters - IBM is under
investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
has been temporarily suspended from seeking new business
contracts with all U.S. agencies, the company said on Monday.

US attorneys probe IBM-EPA interaction (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AP - IBM Corp. and certain employees received subpoenas from a federal grand jury seeking testimony and documents relating to a contract it sought with the Environmental Protection Agency, the company said on Monday.

Doubt hangs over personal gene scans (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AP - For the price of a good men’s suit, a batch of new services will scan your genes and spot potential health risks, from cancer to lower back pain.