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Owners of Microsoft#8217;s 30GB Zune player will be counting down to midnight tonight - not to ring in a new year but to see if their Zunes will miraculously start working again. Apparently, some sort of glitch prompted the internal clocks in the 30GB (only) Zunes to freak out and lock up the machine because […]br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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It was like picking through piles of hay for just a few needles.
With the major indices down 35% or more for the year, Between The Lines this afternoon hunted for tech stocks that actually went up in 2008.
Only found were 16. No big names. But, hey, there is #8230; Transmeta, the company that was to […]br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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I think we could all agree that 2008 was one of those years that#8230; well, let#8217;s just say there are plenty of us who are ready to put this year in the history books. But wait just one second - literally, one more second. Every few years or so, the keepers of the world#8217;s clocks […]br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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The content push from television to Internet could get a boost tonight if Viacom follows through with a threat to pull Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and others from the Time Warner Cable lineup at Midnight. It#8217;s coming down to an 11th hour game of chicken but Viacom has shown in the past that it doesn#8217;t […]br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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It’s going to be a pivotal year in the global IT and BPO services business as companies seek to get more for less with their budgets. How will this impact the world of global services delivery and outsourcing?br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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Dell ended 2008 with a management shakeup.
The company said Wednesday that it has realigned its business to focus on four global groups: Large enterprise, public, small and medium sized business and consumer, which is already set up as a global unit.
Here#8217;s a look at the shakeup (statement, Techmeme):

Mike Cannon, president of Dell#8217;s global operations will […]br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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I’m usually not into writing best-of posts, but it’s hard not to get wrapped up in self-reflection and resolutions this time of year. It is the last day of 2008 after all, and seeing as how one of my 2009 resolutions is to bring this blog back to life with more frequent posts, I thought […]

On January 5th it’s business as usual, companies will be selling and delivering their services, looking for new avenues that will provide them with competitive bite, operational excellence and new ways of surviving in a tough business environment. We are part of that.br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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Shares of Apple took a quick nosedive today but mostly recovered after a blog posted a rumor that the real reason for Apple#8217;s pull-out from MacWorld was related to the declining health of Steve Jobs.
Rumors. Rumors. Rumors. That#8217;s all Gizmodo had to report this morning, citing a #8220;previously reliable source.#8221; But that wasn#8217;t enough. Let#8217;s […]br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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If there were any financial lessons learned in 2008, one of the big ones was understanding that your financial standing tomorrow might be very different than your financial standing today. And seeing how a government bailout to pay off your Visa bill likely isn#8217;t on the way, it#8217;s up to you - Joe and Jane […]br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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