eBay Makes Huge Gains In Parallel Efficiency (Slashdot)

CurtMonash writes “Parallel Efficiency is a simple metric that divides the actual work your parallel CPUs do by the sum of their total capacity. If you can get your parallel efficiency up, it’s like getting free servers, free floor space, and some free power as well. eBay reports that it …

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COMMENT & ANALYSIS Editorial comment – Financial Times

COMMENT & ANALYSIS Editorial commentFinancial Times, UK –59 minutes agoRoyal Mail’s future as a state-owned enterprise is bleak. Without radical surgery, and a huge injection of private capital, the British postal operator will …Mandelson urged to halt Post Office closuresguardian.co.ukall 3 news articles More: continued here

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eBay Elsewhere : links for 19th October 2008 – TameBay

eBay Elsewhere : links for 19th October 2008TameBay, UK –3 hours agoby Sue Bailey One of the ideas that I had voiced many times was to add each employee’s eBay user ID in the company web directory. When eBay bought Skype, …eBay 2008 Q3 earnings call: A tough economic environmentTameBayall 2 news …

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