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15 hrs ago | PC World

OpenOffice Introduces Multi-Button Confusion With New Mouse

WarMouse, in collaboration with the OpenOffice.org community, revealed on Friday a new open-source mouse developed specifically for users of the OpenOffice suite.

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Related Topix: Mice, Software

Yesterday | 24 Hours Vancouer

2010 Olympics generate jobs, but not many

The 2010 Winter Olympics register a blip on British Columbia's employment chart.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Scoop

Xero posts first-half loss on expansion costs

Friday, 6 November 2009, 10:15 am Article: Businesswire Xero posts first-half loss of $3.8M on expansion costs as sales surge Nov.

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Related Topix: Software

Internetnews.com

Startup Software Spending Falls to 13-Year Low

Investment in fledgling software companies reaches its lowest level in 13 years as clean tech and biotech spending surges.

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Related Topix: Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Financial Services

Wall Street & Technology RSS

Only 20% of Financial Institutions Plan to Increase Hiring During Next 6 Months

Tags: Grant Thornton , Hiring , Only 20 percent of financial institution CFOs and senior comptrollers say their company will increase hiring in the next six months and more than half plan to reduce bonuses, according to a survey released by Grant Thornton LLP, a global audit, tax and advisory organization.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

Wed Nov 04, 2009

ComputerWorld

General Motors Develops Two-Mode Hybrid Powertrain using Model-Based Design

General Motors have used The MathWorks Model-Based Design tools to develop its Two-Mode Hybrid powertrain control system.

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Related Topix: Automakers, General Motors, Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing and Engineering, Software, Australia, World News, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Tahoe, Cadillac, Cadillac Escalade

On Wall Street

Bank Execs Pessimistic on Near Term

The economy may be looking up, but many financial services executives do not expect this to immediately improve hiring and pay conditions at their firms.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

Welcome to rediff.com

Satyam case: Clean chit to PwC

Accountancy regulator Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI has withdrawn disciplinary proceeding against auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, allegedly involved in the Satyam [ Get Quote ] scam.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

Tue Nov 03, 2009

San Diego Daily Transcript

Intuit completes buyout of Mint.com

Tax and finance software maker Intuit Inc. on Monday said it completed its purchase of the Web site Mint.com. TO CONTINUE READING, SUBSCRIBE NOW>> OR LOG IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT User Response Leave Your Comment Name: Comment: 500 char.

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Related Topix: Intuit, Startups, Software

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Quicken

Learn more about Intuita s acquisition of Mint

Mountain View, Calif. Nov. 02, 2009 Intuit Inc . has completed its acquisition of Mint.com , a fast-growing provider of online personal finance services based in Mountain View, Calif.

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Related Topix: Intuit, Startups, Software, Mountain View, CA, Small Business, Personal Finance

The Business Journal of Milwaukee

Nonprofits trim hiring, eye real estate

Few nonprofit organizations are looking to add personnel in the coming months while more nonprofits are looking at their real estate and seeing dollar signs, according to a pair of surveys released Monday.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit, Financial Services, Chicago Metro

Linux Journal -

3 recent OpenOffice.org extensions

Although I do most of my professional writing in Bluefish, I usually use OpenOffice.org at least once a day.

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Related Topix: Software

Sun Nov 01, 2009

News.com.au

Manufacturing activity grows in October

MANUFACTURING activity grew slowly for the third consecutive month in October, after falling employment and soft exports put pressure on the sector, a survey shows.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Business Leader

RSM McGladrey Ranks High on National Financial Survey

According to Financial Advisor Magazine's fourth annual Registered Investment Advisor Survey, RSM McGladrey was recently honored as one of the fastest growing independent investment advisory firms in the country.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law

Fri Oct 30, 2009

ABC News

Intuit Cuts CEO's Compensation by About Half

Intuit Inc. gave CEO Brad Smith compensation valued at $3.6 million, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing made Friday.

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Related Topix: Intuit, Startups, Software, Business News

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Victoria Star

Canadian dollar falls to 93.72 cents U.S.

The Toronto stock market closed sharply lower Monday after the U.S. dollar rebounded against major currencies including the Canadian dollar and sent commodity prices falling.

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Related Topix: Railroads, Canadian Pacific Railway, Oil & Gas, Transportation, Canadian Natural Resources, Energy, Canada, Financial Markets, Walt Disney, Television, Media, Financial Services

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Pensions & Investments

More money, fewer deals

Venture capital firms invested more money in fewer transactions in the third quarter compared with the prior quarter, providing a tiny ray of sunshine for the industry.

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Related Topix: Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Financial Services, San Francisco Metro, San Jose Metro, Fremont, CA, Solar Energy, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy

PE Hub

Buyout Pros Not Expecting Boom in Deal Volume

A new survey from BDO Seidman, an accounting and consulting firm, reports that buyout firms expect deal flow to rise, but not explode in 2010.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Economics News, Bankruptcy, 9

JAVA Developer's Journal

Microsoft Reveals the Power of Dynamic Business at Convergence Europe

LONDON , October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at Convergence 2009 Europe , thousands of customers and partners gather to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Dynamic Business vision, and hear more about the bold development road map Microsoft Corp.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software

Tue Oct 27, 2009

SOA World Magazine

Intuit App Center Brings Innovative Web Apps to Small Businesses

For the first time, developers and independent software developers building Web-based business applications have a ground-breakingA way to reach potential customers - " A directly through desktop software.

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Related Topix: Intuit, Startups, Software, Small Business, Personal Finance, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology

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