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40% 
Fifty-three percent of organizations in Europe said they will outsource more in 2010, and 40 percent of organizations are planning to increase their external IT services spending, according to a recent survey from Gartner, Inc.
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Professional Web Design: Techniques and Templates 
This is the must-have book for designers who want to expand their skills and improve the quality of their designs. Learning CSS technology and continually improving one's design and developer skills is essential for every Web designer in today's…Read more... |
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Sharp présente le premier moniteur 3D du marché 
Le constructeur présente le moniteur LL-151-3D qui permet de basculer de l’univers 2D à celui de la 3D. Il s’agit d’un écran LCD 15’’ TFT qui ne requiert pas le port de lunettes…Read more... |
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Machine à écrire 
23 juin 1868: la première machine à écrire
L'imprimeur américain Christopher Latham Sholes reçoit un brevet pour son invention qu'il appelle "type-writer" (machine à…Read more... |
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| jeudi, 01 juillet 2010 | |
 Apple has schooled the mobile software industry on the need for good design. Companies that have embraced Linux should take heed Apple's June 7 launch of the iPhone 4 again raised the computer industry's bar for what a compelling product should be. Among the billion or so Internet-connected devices in use, mobile products shape technology markets the most, and Apple is clearly in the lead. While Microsoft (MSFT) has been relegated to an also-ran in mobile computing, Linux has emerged as the main challenger to Apple (AAPL). Companies including Nokia (NOK), Sony (SNE), Samsung, and Panasonic (PC) use Linux as the basis of many of their products. Linux underpins Google's (GOOG) Android smartphone operating system and Chrome OS for PCs; Intel (INTC) and Nokia's MeeGo mobile operating system; and Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) newly acquired WebOS from Palm (PALM). We're moving to a tech world with Apple on one side and virtually everyone else on the other. Linux needs to more effectively compete with Steve Jobs and the magic of Apple. It's important that open-source products add more value for users than simply being free. Open-source software also needs to be fabulous. (...) > End of the article Business Week |
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