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Microsoft’s schedule for shipping SQL Server 2008, the upcoming new release of the company’s database software, is slipping from June 30 into the third quarter. Microsoft recently disclosed the schedule change, described by the company as a “clarification on the roadmap for SQL Server 2008,” in “The Data Platform Insider” blog on the company’s Technet [...]

Publishing label Rockstar Games has said the latest in its Grand Theft Auto franchise will be released worldwide on April 29th, following last year’s high profile delay of the franchise to concentrate on its multi-platform release. GTA IV, which was originally slated for release last year, is expected to be one of the top-selling games [...]

The Apache Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol Components project, has released the first BETA version of HttpComponents HttpCore 4.0-beta1. This release marks the end of API instability in HttpCore. As of this release the API compatibility between minor releases in 4.x codeline will be maintained. It includes several major improvements such as enhanced HTTP message parsing API [...]

JOB CHANGESTitleOne Corp., a locally owned and operated title and escrow company, has announced that Doug Brigham has joined its team as vice president for finance and strategic growth. Brigham’s background includes 20 years of operations, finance and administrative management in private industry. He has held increasingly responsible positions including treasurer, corporate controller and business [...]

Will Micron Technology stay in Idaho, or will it go? Even state officials are baffled. Gov. Butch Otter’s chief economist says Micron will stay. Otter’s economic development guru suggests Idaho should plan on life without its largest private employer - just in case.The whole situation has a muddled, improvised feel, largely of Micron’s making.Private companies [...]

Microsoft is giving itself high marks in its first year Vista security report, at least when comparing the OS first year vulnerability and patch statistics to its Windows OS predecessor and other modern workstation operating systems, such as Red Hat, Ubuntu, and Apple Mac OS.Microsoft employee Jeff Jones has published a Windows Vista one-year vulnerability [...]

The numbers, including five consecutive double-doubles, suggest he is ready and his coach believes he will be called up to the NBA soon. But Idaho Stampede center Lance Allred constantly fights the urge to look ahead.”I’m hearing a lot of things, but I’m trying not to count my eggs before they hatch,” Allred said. “You [...]

WINTER GARDEN AGLOWVisit this stunning display
Anyone who has not visited the beautifully lighted Idaho Botanical Garden this holiday season should gather up the family and go. It’s like visiting fairyland, with a much expanded area as a result of the new Lewis and Clark Native Plant Garden.Many thanks to the volunteers who must devote thousands [...]

NUCLEAR ENERGYAsk for the full clean up
Do you remember the nuclear waste deal in 1995? Colorful ads promised this nuclear deal would “say no to leaving waste over the aquifer.” They promised if we import tons of foreign spent nuclear fuel, this deal would “guarantee that the federal government must come up with the money [...]

Visual WebGui, developer of the AJAX enterprise application development and deployment platform, has announced the availability of their browser-based solution.Visual WebGui is an open source framework, which is available for graphical user interfaces used for web applications. Visual WebGui, which is integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio and .NET framework, is expected to launch a Microsoft [...]