Visual Studio is no longer simply an IDE, no longer a place you go just to write and debug C/C++ code. It has long since become something of a development mashup. It's where you go to tackle any task in the development process, regardless ...
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New York-based political statistician and author Nate Silver was a special guest speaker at IBM's Information On Demand conference. Big data, algorithms and sports analysis were among the topics of discussion. Conference MC Jason Silva ...
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Applied Systems Ltd., expert in the development of software for industrial automation based in Minsk, marks its 15th anniversary as a trusted partner to companies in Austria, Germany, Sweden, and United States. August 10, 2012 ...
Microsoft must aggressively price its Office 365 subscription plans, perhaps as low as $2 a month, to convince consumers that it's better to rent software than to buy it, analysts said today. When CEO Steve Ballmer and other executives ...
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Technologies Inc of Santa Clara,CA,USA has introduced the latest release of its high-frequency device modeling software platform,the Integrated Circuit Characterization and Analysis Program(IC-CAP).With IC-CAP 2013.01,a key improvement is ...
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Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, may be getting ready to support legislation to grant green cards to holders of advanced degrees in the so-called STEM fields. Smith, the gatekeeper on immigration ...
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Monday marked the start of the 2013 federal fiscal year, and with it the release of a new batch of H-1B visas. The 85,000 H-1B visa cap, including the 20,000 visas that are set aside for advanced degree graduates with STEM (Science, ...
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Advanced Micro Devices is looking to speed up the delivery of virtual desktops through servers with its latest FirePro S9000 and S7000 graphics cards, which the company started shipping on Monday. The FirePro S9000 server graphics card ...
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A Republican-led effort to issue up to 55,000 STEM visas a year to students who earn advanced degrees at U.S. universities was defeated Thursday in a House vote. Because the bill was brought up on the suspension calendar, it needed a ...
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Colleges and universities are moving swiftly to create advanced degree programs in analytics to manage big data. The schools have all seen the McKinsey Co. report warning of a mega shortage in analytical talent of as many as 190,000 ...
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After last night's presidential debate, the possible fate of Big Bird is now known. But the rival candidates gave no insight into the possible fate of exascale systems, the next generation of supercomputers. In the 90-minute debate ...
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NEPEAN, September 26, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Odinight, a leading mobile developer, announced the release of several new math drills for Android smartphones targeted at students in grades 1-7. Math becomes easier with practice. ...
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SAN DIEGO, CA, August 23, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Pixie Home Edition has been awarded a 2012 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center. The Pixie Home Edition provides an affordable ($19.95 on Amazon.com) way for students ...
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Orlando students using MIND Research Institute's ST Math scored significantly higher on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) 2.0 in the 2011/12 school year compared to similar schools not using the blended learning program. ...
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Despite the fact that technology plays an increasingly important role in the economy, IT wages remain persistently flat. This may be tech's inconvenient truth. The still sluggish U.S. economy gets most of the blame for this wage ...
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