EMC, Wipro form marketing and services alliance

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EMC, Wipro form marketing and services alliance
EMC Corp. will train more than 1,000 Wipro Ltd. staff in the use of its storage technologies as part of an alliance announced by the companies on Wednesday.


With Windows port, a bug-hunting Safari for Apple
Security researchers have jumped on Apple Inc.'s beta version of the Safari browser, digging up as many as 18 bugs in the software, just one day after its release.


Microsoft clarifies virtualization licensing -- for now
Microsoft Corp. has released a white paper clarifying how licensing for its current version of Windows Server works when paired with virtualization software. However, customers may face a whole new set of licensing rules once the next version, Windows Server 2008, is released later this year.


Experts: Displaced workers need more benefits
The U.S. government needs to do a better job of supporting and training IT and other workers who have lost jobs to offshore outsourcing, two economists on the opposite side of the offshoring debate said Tuesday.


Standards will help users keep their virtual clothes on
As the number of virtual environments increases, standards and vendor collaboration will help make teleporting between different worlds a smooth experience, ensuring, for instance, that your avatar arrives in a new world still wearing the clothes it donned in your home world.


Nokia's ultra low-power Wibree joins Bluetooth
Ultra-low power is being added to the features of short-range Bluetooth technology.


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TOKYO EDGE: June's coolest gadgets
Summer is finally on the way to Japan and the products are designed to match. This month Sanyo Electric Co.'s Xacti video camera has gone waterproof -- perfect for those days on the beach or even snorkelling -- and Casio Computer Co. Ltd. has packed a high-res digital still camera function into its new cell phone -- great for when you're wearing light clothes and don't have a million pockets for gadgets.


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