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After years of delays, China finally issues 3G licenses
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) finally granted 3G licenses to the country's mobile operators on Wednesday, bringing to a close years of waiting and delay.

AjaxPDF 2.5 Expands by Integrating into DotNetNuke
Indigo Eight Software's release of AjaxPDF 2.5 lets thousands of DotNetNuke 4.x users view PDF documents in-line. Once installed, choose the PDF document to display, apply any of the optional security settings and the PDF document appears in-line within the Dot Net Nuke site. This allows DNN administrators to maintain the look and feel of their site. Users can interact with the site's navigation ...

Lenovo to lay off 2,500 staff, cut management pay
Amid growing fears that many countries face a long and painful economic recession, Lenovo plans to lay off 2,500 workers, cut the salaries of its executives and restructure its Asian operations in an attempt to weather the downturn, the company said Thursday.

OLPC aims for free laptop, lays off staff
One Laptop Per Child on Wednesday said it wants to make its XO laptop free in developing countries to mobilize adoption, on the same day it laid off half its staff.

Bridge project moves ahead
CHARLES CITY ? The Charles City Council on Monday accepted recommendations from an aesthetics committee for the new bridge to replace the historic suspension bridge destroyed during last year?s flood.

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NZ 747 goes biofuel
By now you've heard of -- and maybe even met -- those tinkerers who get their cars up and running on vegetable oil, often using waste oil from fast food joints to tool around town.

Weaver floats $700,000 referendum idea
MASON CITY ? City Councilman Max Weaver said Tuesday Mason City voters could ultimately decide whether $700,000 in city money will go toward the public library renovation.

Verizon to include Microsoft Live Search on phones
Microsoft has struck a five-year deal to pre-install its Live Search as the default search engine on Verizon mobile phones.

Cutting costs, Microsoft backs away from office space
Microsoft has discontinued negotiations over leasing a new office building in Seattle due to the deteriorating economic situation, it said.

Gartner: Economy means CIO introspection in 2009
Technology advisory firm Gartner has come out with four strategic themes for CIOs to help them excel and deliver better personal and team outcomes beyond their core IT agenda. "The unfolding economic crisis of late 2008 has created a more challenging situation than many businesses and most CIOs have ever experienced," said Mark Raskino, vice president and fellow at Gartner. "They face a ...

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Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Announces the Release Date of Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Results and Conference ...
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSC) announced today the Company will release results for the first quarter 2009, which ended December 31, 2008, on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 after the market closes. The Company will host a conference call the next day, Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 10:00 AM local time, to discuss these results.

D-Link hails 802.11n, announces three products
Networking company D-Link Systems is already seeing consumers and businesses switching to 802.11n, even though the wireless LAN technology isn't a ratified standard.

Server virtualization stands out during a rough quarter
RWBaird's latest survey is out, and the market research firm is saying that server virtualization, along with business intelligence , will be strong areas during what is likely to be a very depressing first quarter.

Skype 2.8 beta for Mac released
Among other extras, this new version includes two all-new features: The first lets you use your Skype credit to pay for Boingo Wi-Fi hotspots on a minute-by-minute basis. So, forget having to fork over $10 just to send a quick message off to your loved one or business partner.