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AlwaysOn Network
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Open Source: Is It Time to Sell Out? (Dec 31 2004 01:10 GMT) - In today's enterprise software market, customers expect far more from their vendors than before. The old days of high prices for software that never gets deployed are gone. Open-source software has shifted the balance of power back to the buyers. In the 1960s and 70s, all software was open source, so customers could customize for their exact needs. With the rise of packaged software, that trend waned in the 80s and 90s, but it has now re-emerged with the rise of Linux and the... |
Recent MA Jobs Posted
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SupportAdminUnix (Wellesley, MA) (Dec 31 2004 01:09 GMT) - At Tekmark, we know that there are no limits to where imagination and technology can go. We've been providing IT and telephony consultants to national and multinational companies for more than 20 years. Our client list comprises the telecommunications, financial services, insurance, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and electronics industries. We are proudly known as a reliable business partner to many Fortune 100 and 500 companies.If you're looking for a well-established consulting firm that has your career objectives in mind, give us a call. |
Intellectual Intercourse
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Get More Bang For Your Billion (Dec 31 2004 01:08 GMT) - In the most expensive presidential contest in the nation's history, John F. Kerry and his Democratic supporters nearly matched President Bush and the Republicans, who outspent them by just $60 million, $1.14 billion to $1.08 billion. |
Say Anything
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Gun Control Doesn?t Reduce Crime Or Violence (Dec 31 2004 01:07 GMT) - This is interesting (via Evil White Guy). WASHINGTON – While it is an article of faith among gun-control proponents that government restrictions on firearms reduces violence and crime, two new U.S. studies could find no evidence to support such a conclusion. The National Academy of Sciences issued a 328-page report based on 253 journal articles, 99 books, 43 government publications, a survey of 80 different gun-control laws and some of its own independent study. |
NOTBBC - The Comedy Forum
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Not Only But Always (Dec 31 2004 01:05 GMT) - Last post by Lenny on 01:05 31/Dec/04 - Well, I thought this was fantastic. Ifans and McArdle were unbelievably good, especially the latter during the choral version of " |
John's Blog
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Sick and Tired (Dec 31 2004 01:05 GMT) - I am getting sick and tired very fast of hearing that President Bush responded too slowly to the tidal wave disaster, or that the US is too stingy. It's the left wing press at it again. Of course, the US sends billions in aid all over the place, and last year ... |
Verbal Jam columns
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achter de dijken (Dec 31 2004 01:05 GMT) - De tsunami-ramp in Azi roept in het achterhoofd stiekem de vraag op hoe veilig we zlf eigenlijk zitten. Nederland ligt namelijk voor een belangrijk deel onder zeeniveau, dus de kans op natte voeten en water aan de lippen is in principe groot. Ik ben eerst maar eens gaan vaststellen hoe diep ik precies onder de waterspiegel woon. Dan zie ik van daaruit wel verder. De bepaling van de positie van mijn schoenzolen ten opzichte van het Normaal Amsterdams Peil (NAP) is gelukkig vrij.. |
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