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Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft's Business division, revealed the sales figures during the company's annual Financial Analysts Meeting today. There have been "120 million licenses sold since the launch of Office 2007," he asserted. Microsoft also uses "sold" to refer to Vista "shipments." But sold might better describe Office 2007. New PCs ship with Vista, wher

Viet Nam has licensed a project on developing a petrochemical complex with investment of nearly 3.8 billion U.S. dollars in southern Ba Ria Vung Tau province. The complex, including the Long Son oil refinery, is scheduled to become operational in the second quarter of 2013. Its key investor is state-owned Viet Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam). The newspaper did not provide further

Last week, a post announced 3 activeCollab Project Management Corporate licenses giveaway. About activeCollab: activeCollab is a feature-rich project management & collaboration application which you can install it on your servers & customize it if you want. It organizes the project flow both for you & your customers flawlessly with powerful features like document versioning, reminders

We got some free licenses of SnagIt 9 for people who love taking screenshots. SnagIt is a powerful screen capture software that can grab almost anything on the screen including complex stuff like scrolling web pages, desktop icons, long spreadsheets, menus, video frames, text in dialogs and so much more. To win a free license of SnagIt 9, discover something on your desktop that cannot be

We got some free licenses of SnagIt 9 for people who love taking screenshots. SnagIt is a powerful screen capture software that can grab almost anything on the screen including complex stuff like scrolling web pages, desktop icons, long spreadsheets, menus, video frames, text in dialogs and so much more. To win a free license of SnagIt 9, discover something on your desktop that cannot be

Ignition Entertainment has licensed Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 for a new FPS that is currently in development at its Florida studio. Ignition Florida is developing an original IP that is scheuled to be released in late 2009. It is confident that it will bring “something fresh and exciting to one of the industry’s core genres.” While details are still scant, a job posting on the studio’s

iDirect, Inc. and Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world’s leading supplier of in-flight entertainment (IFE) and communication systems, today announced a major technology licensing agreement. Panasonic will license iDirect’s satellite IP router technology as a core component of the Panasonic eXConnect in-flight satellite transmission platform. Panasonic eXConnect provide

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has announced that they have reached at point where they are ready to issue Broadband Wireless Access licenses in the country. Initial draft that has guidelines for the upcoming bidding and for WiMAX license details says that two nation wide licenses will be given away in 2.3Ghz band and one in [...]

Selectmen approve licenses for bike dealer, restaurantEnterprise News, MA - Jun 26, 2008Pike said the shop specializes in Harley-Davidson and Triumph motorcycles. He moved to his current location three months ago from 727 S. Main St. “I live in ...

Khaleej Times has reported that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued six new TV channel licenses to be operated in Pakistan, which includes Geo English as well. Those new channels includes Geo English Business Plus, Wikkid Plus, ARY Shopping Channel, Aruj TV Asset Plus channels Paper reports that the decision for issuance of new TV channel licenses was carried out in

Symbian Limited, the market leader in open operating systems for mobile phones, has signed a licensing agreement with Scalado for its mobile imaging software affording Symbian OS™ state of the art image handling capabilities, making Symbian an even more attractive mobile OS choice for mid-range devices. Scalado’s solution for Symbian OS will significantly improve Symbian’s ima

The People's Committee of the northern port city of Haiphong has granted an investment and construction licence of Le Quoc Port to Le Quoc Company Limited. The port is located by the Cam River in Thuy Nguyen district, in the Nam Cau Kien Industrial Park. Total investment for the project is put at VND 1.1 trillion. The port is designed to have two piers of over 400 metres and can accommodate

LONDON, United Kingdom – 11 June 2008 - Symbian Limited, the market leader in open operating systems for mobile phones, has signed a licensing agreement with Scalado for its mobile imaging software affording Symbian OS™ state of the art image handling capabilities, making Symbian an even more attractive mobile OS choice for mid-range devices. Scalado’s solution [...]

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has granted licenses to Hanoi-based Tien Phong Commercial Bank and Lien Viet Commercial Bank, which is based in Hau Giang province, the Saigon Times Daily reported, citing Nguyen Van Giau, state bank governor. Three foreign bank branches have also been allowed to be set up in Viet... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conten

June 17th will be the day that California County Clerks can start issuing marriage license to gay & lesbian couples. The guidelines, which were emailed from the chief of California's office of vital records to the state's 58 county clerks, included copies of the new marriage forms, which now include lines for "Party A" and "Party B," instead of bride and groom. These new forms also contain a

Filed under: Cellphones This just in: don’t believe anything you hear regarding an official 3G rollout date in China. After quite a bit of rigmarole, the Chinese government has finally announced that it will issue a trio of 3G licenses. Notably, the announcement comes with a bit of baggage — it’s also calling for a merger [...]

Funimation announced at an Anime Central (Acen) panel today that they have acquired Romeo x Juliet and D.Gray-man. Both series are scheduled to be out sometimes in 2009. D.Gray-man has a site up with a little video clip. UH… SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Funimation, and everyone else for that matter, I seriously, deeply apologize for criticizing yo

ANN reports that FUNimation has another mystery license announcement up their sleeve. It will be made official tomorrow, but for now we get a teaser silhouette of the lead character. Hmmmm… who could it be? Well Anonymous did its research (if some of us fans couldn’t tell already from the easy hint) and found the girl [...]

Digicel Panama and Claro Panama were both awarded licenses by the government of Panama to create new cell phone networks in the country. Digicel’s $83 million bid beat out rival cellular provider Claro’s $73 million bid, which was raised at the request of Panama’s government to match Digicel’s bid for the license. The [...]

The folks at the Texas Lottery Commission today asked Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott for an opinion on whether or not it is legal to use the electronic “strips” on the back of Texas driver’s licenses to verify the age of individuals purchasing lottery tickets at instant ticket vending machines (ITVMs). This is a very important request for opinion, because it is basically asking the AG to give a state agency the right to use the electronic strip when state statute specifically states that it may only be used for specific purposes: § 521.126. ELECTRONICALLY READABLE INFORMATION. (d) The prohibition provided by Subsection (b) does not apply to a person who accesses, uses, compiles, or maintains a database of the information for a law enforcement or governmental purp

If you travel internationally, you may already be aware of the enhanced border-tightening procedures that are now being implemented. As a general rule, those who travel to international destinations must carry a passport. However, borders have always been somewhat less restricted in regards to Canada, Mexico and many Caribbean destinations. While those borders are also [...]

If you are like many people, you have never really thought about the different types of available driver licenses. After all, to operate your Certified Mercedes, all that is needed to go to the DMV, take a test and walk out with a regular driver license. However, needs and desires can change. Whether you are interested [...]

OnePoint Software is giving away 3 OnePoint Project 8 licenses (€399.00 value/each) to WebResourcesDepot readers. You can find the details for how to winning them below the post. What is OnePoint Project? OnePoint Project is an amazing project management software which does not require you to compromise between ease-of-use and functionality and offers you both. Onepoint Project integrates [...]

The southern province of Dong Nai on April 25 granted licenses to five foreign-invested projects with a combined capital of 1.45 billion USD. The figure helped bring the total foreign investment licenses in the province to 1.8 billion USD so far this year, a six-fold increase over the same period last year and 20% more than the yearly plan. The April 25-licensed projects include two projects to

The People’s Committee of northern Ha Tay province has licensed three new real estate projects with a total investment capital of nearly 385 million USD (6.2 trillion VND). The urban areas, to be financed by Civil Engineering Corporation 5 (Cienco 5), will cover 570ha in Ha Dong city and Thanh Oai district.

Shimla: The State Government would soon be starting the process to issue saw mill opening licenses to eligible persons fulfilling requisite requirements. This stated by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, while addressing the thanks giving function organized by the saw mill owners of district at Tauni Devi in District Hamirpur today. Chief Minister said that [...]

The Hanoi Securities Trading Center (HaSTC) recently announced that on April 3 it received enough necessary documents from Thanh Cong (Success) Securities Joint Stock Co. The Thanh Cong Securities located in HCM City with a chartered capital of 360 billion dong will have full ranges of securities sector like... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Detailed list of 2008 fishing licenses cost for all states and provincesWith the spring arrival, it's now time to renew our fishing license. I've been buying Quebec fishing licenses for the last 20 years an occasionally I had to buy Ontario's fishing license. Are we all paying the same price for a fishing license in North America? I've decided to take some time to gather all together the price of a fishing license for each state and province. There are different types of fishing licenses: resident, non-resident, one-day, 7 days or senior. For the benefice of this article, we will compare annual resident fishing licenses cost.Alabama annual freshwater fishing license : 12.00$Alaska sport fishing license : 24.00$Arizona general fishing license, Class A : 23.50$Arkansas fisheries conserv

SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - AT&T Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. each said late Thursday they have won wireless broadband spectrum in Federal Communications Commission 700 MHz-spectrum auctions. AT&T said it won prime B-Block spectrum in a recent auction that augments the C-Block spectrum acquired from Aloha Partners earlier this year. The San Antonio-based telecommunications company said that

The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Physio-Sanitary Surveillance (VPSS) has granted permits to 13 more Vietnamese seafood processors that meet export level sanitary and safety standards. The National Fisheries and Forestry Quality Administration Directorate (Nafiqad) said a total of 38 local seafood processors have so far been licensed to export to Russia. These enterprises are

With the wind of adoption blowing hard in the sales of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the latest Windows client from Microsoft is closing in on the 150 million sold licenses mark. According to the latest statistics from Net Applications, Vista's market share has jumped over 1% in March, up to 14.02%. At the end of February, Vista accounted for no less than 12.92% of the operating system marker, but the past month represents an important milestone for the platform. Not only has Microsoft dropped the first service pack for Vista, but it has also announced price cuts for the Home premium and Ultimate editions of the operating system, in a move designed to stimulate the upgrading process from Windows XP. Available as of March 18, 2008, Windows Vista SP1 has yet to make its entire impact fel

With the wind of adoption blowing hard in the sales of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the latest Windows client from Microsoft is closing in on the 150 million sold licenses mark. According to the latest statistics from Net Applications, Vista's market share has jumped over 1% in March, up to 14.02%. At the end of February, Vista accounted for no less than 12.92% of the operating system marker,

In a industry panel at Anime Boston, Bandai Entertainment (NOT Visual) has noted its pre-license of Code Geass R2 as well as the manga adaptations and novels. No announcement has been made regarding releases and such, partly because R2 hasn’t even aired in Japan yet. As thrilled as I am that they licensed season 2, they’d [...]

Adobe announced that Microsoft has licensed Adobe® Flash® Lite™ software, Adobe’s Flash Player runtime specifically designed for mobile devices, to enable web browsing of Flash Player compatible content within the Internet Explorer Mobile browser in future versions of Microsoft Windows Mobile phones. Microsoft has also licensed Adobe Reader® LE software for viewing Adobe Portable Document [...]

Apple may not be keen on licensing Adobe’s Flash technology for its iPhones, but Microsoft isn’t showing the same reticence. On March 17, Adobe announced that Microsoft had licensed Adobe’s FlashLite technology, enabling Windows Mobile phones to run Flash. Microsoft quietly noted last week that it would release Version 1.0 of its own Flash-competitive technology, Silverlight, running on Windows Mobile 6 phones in the second quarter of 2008. Microsoft just released a first beta version of Silverlight 2.0, which its executives have said will ship in final form later this fall, but no word on when Silverlight 2.0 will run on Windows Mobile. Microsoft also has not said when and if it will make Silverlight available on Apple’s iPhone. Microsoft execs said they were w

Illinois is one of the few states where officers can—and often do—take a driver's license during routine traffic stops. But a group of state officials is trying to change that. In an era when a government-issued photo ID is often needed to board an airplane or make a credit-card purchase, the practice is antiquated, they said.

Have teenagers gone nuts? The Federal Highway Administration is reporting that the percentage of teenagers with driver's licenses is going down. Yeah, decreasing! What is up with that? When I was growing up, my teenage years focused on just one objective... driving. All I wanted was to get my driver's license. That little card with your picture on it was the golden ticket. You could borrow your parent's car, fill the tank (and grab a candy bar) for $20, and nobody could reach you until you returned. We didn't have cell phones, text messaging or GPS tracking. A driver's license represented freedom. So, what happened? Experts aren't blaming unmotivated teenagers. Instead, they point the finger at the environment in which we are raising our kids. In today's world, parents are much more like

California real estate licenses dropped last month from the year before for the first time since March 1999, ending a 7 ½ upswing in which licensees increased by 81 percent.The California Department of Real Estate reported that the state had 548,959 licensees last month.

The rising practice of scanning electronic drivers' licenses at bars and restaurants could be used to track drinking and dining habits, Technology writer Jem Matzen began looking more closely at the practice of license scanning following an incident at a Houstons restaurant where his license was scanned by a waitress without his permission. "It's one thing when a government representative scans your driver's license; it's another thing entirely when a restaurant does it, and records your personal information in the process," he wrote.Officials at the company which owns Houstons told Matzen that the license was scanned for his own protection -- to detect false IDs -- but also said that scanning also protects the restaurant by preventing service to underage drinkers.Upon a second visit to th

The rising practice of scanning electronic drivers' licenses at bars and restaurants could be used to track drinking and dining habits, Technology writer Jem Matzen began looking more closely at the practice of license scanning following an incident at a Houstons restaurant where his license was scanned by a waitress without his permission. "It's one thing when a government representative scans your driver's license; it's another thing entirely when a restaurant does it, and records your personal information in the process," he wrote.Officials at the company which owns Houstons told Matzen that the license was scanned for his own protection -- to detect false IDs -- but also said that scanning also protects the restaurant by preventing service to underage drinkers.Upon a second visit to th

. . . Gates talked about the ongoing transformation of the personal computer and he shared sales figures for Windows Vista that indicate that the PC and the Windows platform remains a central catalyst for the advances of the Digital Decade. According to Gates, the company has sold more than 100 million Windows Vista licenses to date. . .

Samsung Licenses Microsoft Technology for Wireless Digital Photo Frame - Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, today announced the release of its new 8” Digital Photo Frame SPF-83V, based on technology developed by Microsoft Research, in time for the holiday season. With this innovative addition to their photo frame lineup, customers can enjoy photos wirelessly in their home and display photos from sharing sites such as Windows Live Spaces or from personal collections on their PC. More... More: continued here Other Review: Gifts (Audio CD)

China's Largest Provider of Next Generation Telecommunications Networks Turns to SPIRIT's IMS-ready PC VoIP Software.Moscow - December 10, 2007 - SPIRIT DSP, the world's leading provider of voice and video software engines, announced today that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei), a leading provider of next-generation telecommunications network solutions to operators around the world, has licensed SPIRIT's TeamSpirit® 3.0 Voice Engine PC to offer the highest quality PC VoIP solution to its operator and service provider customers.Global telecom solutions provider Huawei Technologies is one of the fastest growing suppliers of mainstream Next Generation Network (NGN) solutions in the world, serving 31 of the world's top 50 operators. Products and solutions of Huawei are deployed in over 100 countries and serve over one billion users worldwide. Being the top Chinese telecoms gear maker, Huawei expects contract sales to come in at US $16 billion this year, beating the company's pr

 Cross posted on Grizzly Groundswell In last weeks debate Barack Obama, while taking a shot at Hillary, said what the American people want is straight answers to questions. Then he was asked about whether he supported handing out driver’s licenses to ILLEGAL aliens, his answer wasn’t so forthcoming: “On the issue that apparently tripped up Senator Clinton earlier, the issue of driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants, I take it, Senator Obama, you support giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Is that right?” asked Blitzer. “When I was a state senator in Illinois, I voted to require that illegal aliens get trained, get a license, get insurance to protect public safety. That was my intention,” said Obama. “And - but I have to make sure that people understand. The problem we have here is not driver’s licenses. Undocumented workers do not come here to drive. They don’t go - they’re not coming here to go to t

Hillary Clinton is simply unbelievable. How is the media allowing this woman to pull the wool over the American people's eyes? I am almost speechless. After New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer decided today to reject his prior push to allow driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, (Maybe because over 75% of the American people rejected it) Hillary Clinton changed her position as well. Hillary... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.

 Cross posted at Grizzly Groundswell After last week’s debate in which Hillary Clinton said of New York governor Elliot Spitzer’s plan to order government officials to give driver’s licenses to illegal aliens something to the effect of, I support the plan but I don’t endorse it, or I endorse the plan but I don’t support it, or it makes sense but it doesn’t make sense, or I was for it before I was against it, her spokesman came out to clarify Hillary’s position. Don’t you find it funny how often Hillary gives her positions on an issue only to have a spokesman come out and clarify which position she believes in, at least on that day. The next day her spokesman may re-clarify her position to reflect her new opinion depending on the crowd she was speaking to.  Anyway, Hillary came out to tell us what the hell she meant on the issue of giving drivers licenses to ILLEGALS. “I broadly support what governors like Elliot Spitzer are trying to

John Edwards has recently went on the attack via debates and campaign adds about Hillary Clinton's flip flopping on various issues. One of his favorite areas to pound Hillary has been her now infamous stance on offering driver's license to illegal aliens."I heard her say two different things. I don't know what she's calling for. I mean she said the first time she was asked she said one thing and then when Senator Dodd said something, she said something different. That's what I heard," Edwards said at a recent debate.In a recent campaign video it was not necessary for him to say a single word. The inclusion of various speech clips from Hillary was more than enough.However there is one problem. Edward's attack appears to be a proverbial example of the pot calling the kettle black.Edwards supported issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants when he was running for vice president in 2004. As a recent guest on ABC's "This Week" he said that he opposed the New York plan to is

 Even in liberal New York the people are against Eliot Spitzer ordering the government to give out driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. Spitzer is being sued on behalf of a state taxpayer to halt this insidious program. “Spitzer wants to use his public office to sanction illegal behavior and put all of us at risk through his plan to give driver licenses to illegal aliens,” said Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, which worked with the New York law firm Borovina and Marullo PLLC to file the suit on behalf of Suffolk County resident and taxpayer James Staudenraus.  This is great news, I hope that it has traction. This would be a classic case of rewarding bad behavior. Actually, rewarding criminal behavior. The illegals don’t respect America’s laws enough to follow them to get into the country legally and we are supposed to hand over to them the same rights and privileges that an American citizen or legal alien is afforded. I don’t think so. I a

Last night at the Democratic debate, Tim Russert did a magnificent job at not allowing Hillary Clinton to get away with her nonsense. Clinton wants to always take two sides on every issue, and Russert would have none of it. Russert demonstrated complete integrity the entire night. He should be commended. Tim Russert asked Mrs. Bill Clinton whether or not she supported giving driver's licenses... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.

 Cross posted on Grizzly Groundswell  According to this article in the Washington Times, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has ordered state officials to start handing out driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has started a major political fight over immigration by ordering state officials to issue driver’s licenses to illegal aliens, prompting at least one county legislature to defy the executive order and pushing toward a showdown in court.  Thank God at least some counties are giving the governor a big “FU”. Monroe County legislature defied the governor and ordered its county clerk to require anyone seeking a driver’s license to provide a valid Social Security number. The decision runs counter to Mr. Spitzer’s order, in which illegal aliens with valid foreign passports would be eligible to obtain a state driver’s license  This is, once again, amazing to me that this is happening in America. Illegals are getting

Florida, because of it's 'Sunshine Laws,' is probably one of the most open states as far as finding information goes.  They make it very easy to verify and obtain information about most any subject. To verify the license is valid for your Notary, Realtor, Mortgage Broker, etc, visit. . . . To verify corporations, fictitious name registrations, etc: http://www.sunbiz.org/search.html To verify business licenses of anyone or any license: http://myflorida.gov/taxonomy/business/business%20licenses,%20permits%20and%20regulation/   (Verify Notaries, Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, etc.)  To verify people on probation or released from prison: http://www.dc.state.fl.us/inmateinfo/inmateinfomenu.asp To verify the Criminal History or Sex Offender databases: http://myflorida.gov/agency/34/ You can also search many counties & cities databases to know crime rates, and what types of crimes happen in various areas.  This helps you

The first of the offshore online gambling companies make their move to MaltaAs of September 1st when the new Gambling Act came into effect in the UK, advertising of online casinos, sportsbooks and poker rooms is now permitted -- but only by companies that are licensed in the UK. It didn't take a genius to predict that many big companies currently licensed offshore in places like Antiqua and Costa Rica will move their businesses to Europe. This is all good for us online gamblers -- it means that more and more online casinos will be regulated by strict jurisdictions.InterCasino and InterPoker have just been granted online casino gaming and online poker licenses from the government Malta. Pursuant to their licence, the companies have successfully satisfied the stringent requirements of the Maltese government to operate their online gaming business from Malta.Recognised as blue-chip brands throughout Europe, InterCasino and InterPoker chose to relocate their servers to Malta due to the

Hynix to create DRAM that will use a single transistor bitcellInnovative Silicon (ISi) and Hynix Semiconductor today announced an agreement for the Korean memory maker to license Z-RAM high-density memory intellectual property for use in its DRAM chips. The deal between the two companies is worth more than $10 million, with additional royalties in production.Z-RAM was initially developed as the world’s lowest-cost embedded memory technology for logic-based ICs such as mobile chipsets, microprocessors, networking and other consumer applications.Z-RAM-based DRAMs will use a single transistor bitcell – rather than a combination of transistors and capacitor elements – representing the first fundamental DRAM bitcell change since the invention of the DRAM in the early 1970s.Although AMD was the first major licensee of Z-RAM technology, Hynix is the first with plans to bring the Z-RAM technology to the DRAM market. Both Interactive Silicon and Hynix are committing considerable engineeri

Linux distributor Xandros Inc. is licensing messaging protocols from Microsoft Corp. as part of an expansion of the partnership the two companies forged in June. Xandros, which offers desktop and server versions of Linux, is acquiring the specification and licenses for Exchange ActiveSync and Outlook-Exchange Transport Protocol so its Scalix Mail Servers can better interoperate with Microsoft

Yesterday, publisher Tim O'Reilly broke the news that at his company's own open source convention in Portland, Oregon, Microsoft General Manager of Platform Strategy Bill Hilf is planning to submit its existing Shared Source Licenses to the Open Source Initiative, for certification as true "Open Source Licenses." More...

Immersion announced that Nokia is the latest licensee of its VibeTonz technology. VibeTonz provides variable vibration feedback for touchscreen interfaces, games, ringtones and other phone related uses. Nokia's CTO recently announced the company is looking into touchscreen interfaces and it is likely they licensed VibeTonz for use in such a case. Samsung and LG already have integrated VibeTonz into select handsets including touchscreen models, and Motorola uses a similar technology on the RAZR2.

Julie M. O’Gorman, Loveland, Colorado, grossly overvalued eight properties, most of which were in the Greeley, Colorado area. These eight properties are the subject of charges previously filed against O’Gorman.  The Colorado Department of Real Estate’s emergency suspension of O’Gorman‘s appraiser license was precipitated by her appraisal of the Los Leones Ranches in Walsenburg, Colorado for a conservation easement. Conservation easement valuation requires specialized expertise …Read More...

Worldwide Financial Group, Inc. and Commons People Mortgage, Inc., entered in to separate consent orders with the Georgia Department of Banking to resolve allegations pertaining to violations of the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act and agency rules. Worldwide Financial Group, Inc., License Number 12323, 696 Mount Zion Road, Suite 7-B, Jonesboro, Georgia, and its owner, Xavier Gray, consented to the following: The revocation of Worldwide Financial Group, …Read More...

For customers who acquired a full or upgrade version of Windows Vista from retail or pre-installed, we've got a pretty sweet deal.  We're announcing the Windows Vista Additional License program, which provides the ability to install the same edition of Windows Vista on any other additional computers you may own.  The program allows customers to purchase up to 5 additional licenses for PCs they own at 10% off the suggested retail price. Windows Vista requires 1 license per device.  When attempting to install and activate the same licensed copy of Windows Vista on another PC, activation won't work.  When the activation fails, the user is directed to purchase additional licenses online or by phone.  Remember, not properly activating Windows Vista will lead to it running in reduced functionality mode, so this new program is a handy way to avoid that situation.  With it, customers can use their original Windows Vista media for installation and activate

Maryland lawmakers issued a tough warning to teenagers yesterday: no school, no car keys.The House of Delegates approved a bill that would deny driver's licenses to students with 10 or more unexcused absences in the previous calendar year. A similar measure passed the Senate Judiciary Committee late yesterday, and it appears to have wide support in the full chamber.The bill would require school districts to report each case of truancy to the Motor Vehicle Administration, and the student would have to present an attendance record to the state to get a permit.Get the full story at the Washington Post.

First, to qualify what an open source license is: It doesn’t always mean that the general public is free to contribute, modify, or distribute the code or even that the licensed software is free of charge. At the base, open source means that if you ask nicely, they’ll let you see the source code, and you can at least modify it to suit your needs. Hence the distinction between Free (as in freedom) software and Open Source. But there’s all kinds of shades between the two. The Open Source Initiative lists something like 50 licenses approved as meeting their definition. Some entities restrict redistribution for commercial reasons, or contribution for purposes of security or quality control. The most common licenses you’ll encounter: GPL This is the Free Software Foundation’s own General Public License. It grants the most freedom, to obtain, modify, re-distribute, and even sell the software at a profit. The sole requirement is that you do not restrict others

First, to qualify what an open source license is: It doesn’t always mean that the general public is free to contribute, modify, or distribute the code or even that the licensed software is free of charge. At the base, open source means that if you ask nicely, they’ll let you see the source code, and you can at least modify it to suit your needs. Hence the distinction between Free (as in freedom) software and Open Source. But there’s all kinds of shades between the two. The Open Source Initiative lists something like 50 licenses approved as meeting their definition. Some entities restrict redistribution for commercial reasons, or contribution for purposes of security or quality control. The most common licenses you’ll encounter: GPL This is the Free Software Foundation’s own General Public License. It grants the most freedom, to obtain, modify, re-distribute, and even sell the software at a profit. The sole requirement is that you do not restrict others

Ok, every once in a while you may see a story on here that you already know about. This is called a “reserve” story. It’s basically a story we hold onto to ensure we meet our 10am deadline. It’s usually news that is somewhat interesting, but not earth-shattering. Such is the case here. Capcom has licensed out the Unreal 3 engine for an as-yet-unannounced game. In a statement regarding the licensing deal, Capcom has this to say: The Unreal Engine is one of the most powerful and versatile tools available for next-generation game development,” said Mark Beaumont, executive vice president, officer and head of Capcom consumer software publishing in the Americas and Europe. “More than just a graphics engine, UE3 will empower the development team to create the quality experience that gamers expect from a Capcom product.” “Capcom is known for the quality and artistry of their games,” said Mark Rein, vice president, Epic Games. “We

Ok, every once in a while you may see a story on here that you already know about. This is called a “reserve” story. It’s basically a story we hold onto to ensure we meet our 10am deadline. It’s usually news that is somewhat interesting, but not earth-shattering. Such is the case here. Capcom has licensed out the Unreal 3 engine for an as-yet-unannounced game. In a statement regarding the licensing deal, Capcom has this to say: The Unreal Engine is one of the most powerful and versatile tools available for next-generation game development,” said Mark Beaumont, executive vice president, officer and head of Capcom consumer software publishing in the Americas and Europe. “More than just a graphics engine, UE3 will empower the development team to create the quality experience that gamers expect from a Capcom product.” “Capcom is known for the quality and artistry of their games,” said Mark Rein, vice president, Epic Games. “We&rs

PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh product designer and Art Institute graduate recently licensed a new cooking pot he designed and built to an infomercial marketing firm.Frank Kulikowski created the Pivot Pot on his own about three years ago as a personal project. After joining Davison Design and Development in Pittsburgh, he used the design firm’s resources to design and build the pot. Davison designers are allowed to use the company’s resources and materials to build and design a personal project once a year. The Pivot Pot is a pot with a built-in strainer. It pivots on the corners, so when pasta is cooked, the pot can be tipped over a sink, draining the water and holding the pasta in place.As a person who worked his way through Pittsburgh’s Art Institute as a cook, the idea was obvious to Kulikowski. In fact, he thought it would be perfect for restaurant use, reducing the time to prepare food. He graduated from the Art Institute in December 2005 with a degree in industrial and produc

Santa Fe, New Mexico - The state has not issued a new license for a payday loan company since a moratorium was imposed in March, and will not issue a new license until the Legislature acts to change the laws regulating that industry, said Edward J. Lopez, superintendent of the state Regulation and Licensing Department.

Aurora, Illinois - A state agency has revoked licenses for four Fox Valley lending facilities owned by the Payday Loan Store of Illinois Inc., charging that they forged documents, took invalid Social Security numbers and failed to give the proper information to applicants.

CNN reported that special investigators of the New York police department have broken up a ring of stolen credit cards yesterday in Queens, and have arrested 38 people in the city and Long Island. The investigators reported that the accused parties printed 3,000 fake credit cards per month which had ...

Microsoft has licensed Adobe Flash Lite software to enable web browsing of Flash Player compatible content within the Internet Explorer Mobile browser in future versions of Microsoft Windows Mobile phones.

Filed under: Cellphones It looks like Samsung's Instinct won't just be kinda-sorta doing some iPhone stuff -- it will be doing actual iPhone stuff. Sprint announced that it has licensed Klausner's Visual Voicemail (yes, Visual Voicemail) for use in the familiar looking device, adding weight to the argument that this is ...

This morning Adobe announced the formation of the Open Screen Project with support from industry leaders such as Nokia and Verizon Wireless. The Open Screen Project aims to standardize the rich internet experience across different platforms and devices. Read the full story here.

AT&T Intellectual Property, a subsidiary of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), announced the signing of Sony Corp. as the latest licensee in its global MPEG-4 video-licensing program.This new licensee, AT&T's fourth in Japan, is a recognized leader in the consumer electronics, game, motion picture, music, online, financial and mobile handset industries. AT&T ...