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Active Endpoints, Inc. ( www.activevos.com), the inventor of visual orchestration systems (VOS), today announced it will collaborate with fifteen of the world’s leading companies on an open community to improve software interoperability, resulting in improving the quality of web services standards. The ultimate goal of the Web Services Test Forum (WSTF) is to identify interoperability [...]

College instructor Eleanor Tolley connects almost daily with the fears rising in economic hard times.
Looking for work, they find out that most companies want job applications submitted online.
But computers are a mystery to many of the jobless. And the Internet is something from the dark side of the moon.
Loyal workers tied to one job for [...]

Traditionally, most companies use separate servers and link them by protocols or APIs to provide each of these capabilities. For example, Microsoft would like you to use both their own and some partners’ portfolio of technology for UC.
The worst part of this entire ‘package’ is that Microsoft left out the most important feature, reliability. Everyone [...]

Adding to an already formidable to-do list, President-elect Barack Obama will face a host of concerns as he plots the future of a European missile defense shield touted by President Bush as a necessary measure against potential Iranian missile attacks.
Technically known as the Ballistic Missile Defense European Capability, the shield involves radar stations in the [...]

Journalists have long grumbled about so-called news aggregators, Web sites that attract big crowds and advertising dollars by collecting and organizing links to the original work of other news organizations without doing the actual reporting.
But the strategy received perhaps its biggest endorsement yet last week when one of the most respected names in journalism, the [...]

A bankruptcy case and a half million dollar unpaid property tax bill have brought in to question Danforth Green, a 525-unit housing development in Framingham.
BRS Partners is based in Vienna, Va., and offers companies real estate development assistance and advice. It lists Steve Vento as its manager.
Framingham’s Planning Board is continuing with hearings regarding the [...]

At the recently concluded Communications Developer Conference, a series of keynote speakers from several of the industry’s leading firms spoke about the opportunities that lay ahead for developers of communications applications.
The gist of the speech was that developers will play a critical role in the future of communications, and in fact the developer community is [...]

Leading provider of online business optimization software, today announced that MotoSport.com has seen a significant increase in online conversions through its integrated use of Omniture SiteCatalyst Web analytics and Bazaarvoice Social Commerce technology. The online provider of motocross, biking, and racing equipment chose the combined solution to better leverage consumer generated content.
“Before using the integration, [...]

The site My Money, My Home, My Future has several interactive features that teach users about financial matters, including a self-assessment tool, games and classes, HUD officials said.
The self-assessment tool helps users learn about options for buying or refinancing homes and provides customized links to Web sites. Topics include the correct steps to homeownership, how [...]

Lebanon is well-positioned to offer web development, digital marketing, and information technology services to local, regional and international clients, according to several owners and partners of companies in and around Beirut. These experts agreed that Lebanon’s global position for IT services, outsourcing and off-shoring capabilities is unique, due to its geographical location, its multilingual talents, [...]