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RIP RIM: Recalls and missteps signal an end is near

On Monday Research in Motion announced a recall on its just recently minted and extremely hyped-up Playbook tablet computer. Unfortunately this disappointing news doesn't come in a vacuum for the company, but instead follows a series of misstep
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Cisco CEO's Internal Memo To Employees [FULL TEXT]

Following is the full text of an internal memo sent by John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) to the employees, where he talked about the company's execution issues, loss of credibility and making bold changes.
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World Market Update 17/03/2011

U.S. stocks declined to 2011 lows on Wednesday as worsening crisis at Japan nuclear reactor and weaker-than-expected housing data weighed on the sentiment.
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Top-Five Investor Concerns Over HP

Léo Apotheker, the Chief Executive Officer of PC giant Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), is expected to hold an investor briefing on March 14 in San Francisco where he may unveil his much anticipated vision for HP.
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Global Markets overview 11/03/2011

U.S. stocks plunged on Thursday as weaker-than-expected economic reports from both domestic and overseas coupled with fears over the impact on oil price by pervasive unrest in the Middle East and North Africa weighed on the sentiment.
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US stocks plunge on disappointing economic news?

U.S. stocks plunged on Thursday as weaker-than-expected economic reports from both domestic and overseas coupled with fears over the impact on oil price by pervasive unrest in the Middle East and North Africa weighed on the sentiment.
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Harvard computer scientist wins Turing Award

Leslie Valiant, professor of computer science and applied mathematics at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has received the 2010 A.M. Turing Award from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for his contributions to the theory of computation.
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IBM Analyst Day Likely to Focus on 2015 Roadmap

IBM would be hosting its Analyst Day today at its Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York at 10 am EST that is likely to focus on 2015 roadmap, according to Barclays Capital.
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US stocks surge on jobs data; oil drops

U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday as stronger than expected initial jobless claims data and an easing of oil prices after reports of a possible peace deal in Libya buoyed sentiment.
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Watson Gets First Post-Jeopardy! Assignment

IBM announced an agreement with Nuance Communications, a speech recognition provider, to develop and commercialize Watson's advanced analytics capabilities in the health-care industry.
Obama's 2014 Budget Proposal

Federal IT Budget Backs Growth in Cloud Plays

U.S. President Barack Obama's proposed 2012 Federal budget included proposals to improve the inefficiencies in government data centers. The budget outlines the adoption of cloud-computing and virtualization technologies to lower IT spending costs and increase agility.

How Watson Works

One of Watson's collaborators, Eric Nyberg from Carnegie Mellon University, shares the robot's strengths, weaknesses and its future.

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