SiliconANGLE VMware Loses More Than $2 Billion in Market Cap on PayPal / Ebay RumorsForbesVMware is having a tough couple days after news broke that PayPal was possibly dropping its software from more than 80,000 of its servers. The story begins yesterday when Boris Renski, the co-founder of Mirantis, an …
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A Joint Oireachtas Committee is recommending that Post Office services be broadened to ensure the viability of the 1,150 branches across the country. More: continued here
Read More »Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Stamps Get Record-Breaking Demand – Stamps … – Huffington Post UK
The Sun Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Stamps Get Record-Breaking Demand – Stamps…Huffington Post UKThe first class stamps, which go on sale today, feature each of the 11 actors who have played the role of the Time Lord over the past 50 years. Andrew Hammond, of Royal Mail, said: "We've had …
Read More »Investigative report reveals disability costs twice as much as welfare, food … – Catholic Online
Investigative report reveals disability costs twice as much as welfare, food …Catholic OnlineThe federal government spends more money each year on cash payments for disabled former workers than it does on food stamps and welfare combined; America's two largest disability programs, including health care for disabled workers, costs taxpayers … …
Read More »Scavix Software Announces eBay App ‘Jaast’ Now Available on Smart TVs from … – PR Newswire (press release)
Scavix Software Announces eBay App 'Jaast' Now Available on Smart TVs from …PR Newswire (press release)EBSTORF, Germany, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Smart TV sets from Toshiba just got a little smarter: from now on, everyone can bid and buy on eBay using only the remote control. Toshiba Places and …
Read More »FedEx Express Adds Electric Vehicles in Hong Kong
FedEx Express has added 10 new all-electric commercial vehicles in Hong Kong. The 10 vehicles will be deployed this month, forming the first fleet of zero-emission, all-electric vehicles for FedEx in the Asia-Pacific region. More: continued here
Read More »PayPal’s ‘digital wallet’ effort could hurt eBay, analysts say – San Jose Mercury News
Times of India PayPal's 'digital wallet' effort could hurt eBay, analysts saySan Jose Mercury NewsPayPal, a leader online, launched a push in 2011 to become a payment option in brick-and-mortar stores. The move increases PayPal's potential market by a factor of at least 10, and has been a big driver …
Read More »Santa Rosa neighbors confused by post office ‘s decision to stop front-door delivery
These days, the mail carrier drives right past Mike Haas’ house and those of several of his neighbors. They say it’s the strangest, most infuriating thing. More: continued here
Read More »LETTER: Post Office Cost Doesn’t Add Up – Hartford Courant
LETTER: Post Office Cost Doesn't Add UpHartford CourantDoing the math, by these numbers the post office could eliminate deliveries for the current six days per week and save $12 billion per year. Thus, the post office could do absolutely nothing and still cost $4 billion per year. What am I …
Read More »eBay develops metric for data center performance – PC Advisor
eBay develops metric for data center performancePC AdvisorEBay published the methodology for calculating the metric, called Digital Service Efficiency, in hopes that other companies will adopt it — much as the industry rallied around Power Usage Effectiveness, or PUE, as a measure of data center efficiency.and more » More: continued here
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