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Microsoft Research to open lab in Bangalore

Move creates chance to explore developing multilingual and cheap PCs. But watch out for those power outages.
November 30, 2004, 9:00 PM PST

From Internet arm wrestling to the magic of math

The renovated New York Hall of Science's new shows include one of the oldest (and best): "Mathematica."
The New York Times
November 28, 2004, 6:30 AM PST

Building a medical data network

Digital patient records could become building blocks in a nationwide biomedical computer network designed to improve care.
The New York Times
November 22, 2004, 9:42 AM PST

Unused PC power to run grid for unraveling disease

A grid project to be introduced by IBM will use the untapped computing power of PCs to help unlock the genetic mysteries of diseases.
The New York Times
November 16, 2004, 5:54 AM PST

Foreign-student enrollment declines

Engineering is among graduate fields with decline in new enrollment, a trend raising questions about U.S. tech leadership.

November 10, 2004, 6:11 PM PST

IBM expands China research site in midmarket push

Big Blue adds "innovaton center" to its China Research Lab to develop technology catering to small and midsize businesses.
October 21, 2004, 10:13 AM PDT

Microsoft eyes larger acquisitions

The software giant's CFO says a target as big as SAP is less likely, but some big buys could be in Microsoft's future.
September 22, 2004, 12:53 PM PDT

Static over RFID

A key patent holder wants royalties. If that starts a trend, adoption of the wireless tagging technology could suffer.
September 13, 2004, 4:00 AM PDT

IBM digs in with MineLink data tool

Technology is designed to ferret out connections between related but isolated information, an issue for large data-warehousing projects.
August 9, 2004, 8:00 AM PDT