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  1. Ask revamps for faster Web search, more relevance

    22 hours ago

    Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to deliver faster results and improved relevance as it bids to win share from market leader Google. NEW YORK--IAC Corp's Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to

    Tagged: web, search, google, marketing, finance, mergers and acquisitions, reuters, investment, ask com, internet search, google inc, yahoo inc, channel management

  2. Large Hadron Collider computing grid launched

    Oct 6, 2008

    The Worldwide Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid, which can draw on the computing power of more than 100,000 processors, was officially launched on Friday. One of the world's largest computing grids, capable of

    Tagged: grid, physics, scientist, particle accelerator, cern, large hadron collider, silicon com, nick heath

  3. Two Europeans indicted for US cyberattacks

    Oct 6, 2008

    The indictments are part of the FBI's Operation Cyberslam, said to be the US's first successful investigation into a large-scale, commercially motivated denial-of-service attack Two Europeans, one of whom is English

    Tagged: security, government, botnet, fbi, attacks, dos, attack, cybercrime, federal government, cyberattack, distributed denial of service, matthew broersma, zdnet co uk, operation cyberslam, gembe

  4. Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptop

    Oct 3, 2008

    Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country's technological edge in education. LISBON--Microsoft launched on

    Tagged: education, hardware, software, productivity, steve ballmer, notebooks, computer, reuters, laptops, magellan, microsoft corp, portugal, school children, laptop computer, notebooks and tablets, government hope

  5. Ballmer previews 'Windows Cloud'

    Oct 3, 2008

    Speaking to developers in London, Steve Ballmer says Microsoft will announce a cloud-based operating system within a month--with a catchy new name. Microsoft will launch an operating system for the 'cloud' in four

    Tagged: microsoft, microsoft windows, software, application, developer, steve ballmer, emerging technologies, ballmer, operating systems, operating system, cloud, software as a service saas