Topic “probes”
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2008-05-21
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Philips probes possibilities of hi-tech pants
Make sure they're clean Register Hardware can state with confidence that Philips' latest patent application really is total pants. The firm has designed a pair of briefs that supposedly monitor the wearer’s blood pressure.… read
2008-05-20
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Microsoft's Fast Search Deal: Did It Do Enough Diligence on It?
[…] acquisition earlier this year of Norwegian enterprise search firm Fast Search and Transfer. The story says Fast was "mired in enough accounting problems, regulatory probes, and conflicts of interest that it had become known as the Enron of Norway." We wrote about some of its business troubles previously. Besides the accounting issues, Fast had other troubles: one director, Tomas Fussell, bought an unprofitable company called Hercules Communications and sold it to Fast for a huge profit. […] read
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Microsoft's Fast Search Deal: Did It Do Enough Diligence on It?
[…] acquisition earlier this year of Norwegian enterprise search firm Fast Search and Transfer. The story says Fast was "mired in enough accounting problems, regulatory probes, and conflicts of interest that it had become known as the Enron of Norway." We wrote about some of its business troubles previously. Besides the accounting issues, Fast had other troubles: one director, Tomas Fussell, bought an unprofitable company called Hercules Communications and sold it to Fast for a huge profit. […] read
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Are Stock Option Probes Coming To An End? (BRKS, BRCM, MRVL)
2008-05-14
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High-Pressure Tooth Spray Cleans Teeth With Water, Not Bristles [Philips]
[…] teeth holes have been around for years, but Philips' new patent has several innovations that makes sure you don't blast your gums into submission. The spray head has probes that can detect how far away it is from your teeth, ensuring optimum distance. Plus there's talk of having a light beam that reflects off your enamel to determine how clean your teeth are and when you need to move on. We'd take one of these if they integrated the water spray into one of their Sonicare brushes, which work […] read
2008-05-13
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Rockstar's Houser talks EA takeover
Filed under: Business In a recent piece about Rockstar Games' head honcho, Sam Houser, The Wall Street Journal probes the mind of the "secretive, demanding workaholic" about numerous topics, including EA's hostile takeover of its parent-company Take-Two. Houser says he sees some appeal in being under EA and that his company would be a "much smaller fish in a much bigger pond."Houser, […] read
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Rockstar's Houser talks EA takeover
Filed under: Business In a recent piece about Rockstar Games' head honcho, Sam Houser, The Wall Street Journal probes the mind of the "secretive, demanding workaholic" about numerous topics, including EA's hostile takeover of its parent-company Take-Two. Houser says he sees some appeal in being under EA and that his company would be a "much smaller fish in a much bigger pond."Houser, […] read
2008-05-10
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Secret Service probes alleged noose incident - CNN.com
Secret Service probes alleged noose incident... read
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New Fujitsu High-End Itanium Windows- and Linux-Based PRIMEQUEST Servers Offer the Utmost in High Availability
(Source: Fujitsu) This white paper probes, in more detail, the high availability offerings available on PRIMEQUEST servers. read
2008-05-06
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House probes jumbo loans
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