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The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to drop baseball and softball from the London 2012 Games program has sparked widespread outrage, particularly in the United States, where baseball is a national pastime. IOC President Jacques Rogge cited concerns over doping and the lack of top players as the
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As the trend of outsourcing domestic jobs to India continues, unexpected consequences are beginning to emerge. Reuters' decision to shift editorial jobs from expensive newsgathering locations to Bangalore, India, has led to the hiring of 40 Indian journalists to focus on small and medium-sized U.S. publicly traded firms.
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The US Department of Defense (DoD) has selected Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide a comprehensive anti-spyware solution to protect its critical military systems from the growing threat of spyware, adware, and other unwanted software programs. The contract, awarded to SAIC in partnership with Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA)
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In a significant breakthrough in infectious disease surveillance, a team of scientists from Isis Pharmaceuticals' Ibis division, along with collaborators from the Naval Health Research Center and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), used the innovative TIGER biosensor system to rapidly identify the bacteria responsible for a severe outbreak of
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Nextel Communications Inc., a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications services, has been ranked by IDG's Computerworld as one of the top workplaces for information technology (IT) professionals for the second year in a row. The recognition highlights the company's commitment to its IT organization,
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Computerworld, a leading publication for information technology (IT) management, has named the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) as one of the top workplaces for IT professionals. This recognition is part of Computerworld's 12th annual Best Places to Work in IT survey, which ranks the top 100 work environments for
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Greenpeace reports that illegal bioengineered rice is spreading rapidly across China, posing a significant risk to global markets. According to the environmental advocacy group, unapproved Bt rice has been found at grain wholesalers in Guangzhou, a major city located just north of Hong Kong. This alarming discovery follows a previous
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Reuters, the global information company, and Sun Microsystems, Inc. have announced that the Reuters Market Data System (RMDS) will be available to run on Solaris 10 Operating System (OS), catering to customer demand for increased performance and reduced latency in algorithmic trading. This move aims to help customers better manage
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Reuters, the international news agency, held a service of Thanksgiving at St Bride's church yesterday to mark its departure from Fleet Street, the historic home of British journalism, to the London Docklands. The agency, which has occupied its ancestral acres at 85 Fleet Street since 1939, is relocating
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As leading publishers and newspaper editors bid farewell to the historic Fleet Street, a special thanksgiving service was held at St Bride's, the journalists' church in London. The event marked the end of an era, with Reuters, the electronic information group, leaving the area after 66 years.
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Thomson Corporation, a Canadian publishing group, is aiming to increase its European presence by acquiring legal publishers, competing with Reed Elsevier and Reuters in the financial information market. The company's current revenue breakdown shows that only 18% comes from outside North America, with a goal to raise this
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Thomson Corporation, a Canadian publishing group, is planning to expand its presence in Europe through strategic acquisitions. The company aims to increase its non-North American revenue, currently at 18% of its $8 billion total revenue, to between 25% and 35% in each of its four main lines of business. This
