Archive for ‘June 24th, 2005’

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Jun24

IBM to hire 14,000 in India (The Times of India)

by Duane on June 24th, 2005 at 12:00 pm
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US tech giant IBM plans to increase its payroll in India this year by 14,000 workers as it cuts up to 13,000 jobs in Europe and the United States, a labour group said on Friday.
The move, first reported by The New York Times , highlights the transfer of some skilled jobs to low-wage countries such [...]

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Jun24

MCI to Test Consumer VoIP Service (BetaNews)

by Duane on June 24th, 2005 at 11:49 am
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MCI last week quietly began a small trial of a voice over IP (VoIP) service for residential subscribers. 5,000 customers in select markets were given the opportunity to test the service, and could pick from either 500 minutes for $19.99 or unlimited calling for $29.99 per month.

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Jun24

FDA approves the drug, ‘BiNig” (Pronounced “Bye-Nig”–at least that is what I am calling it!)

by Duane on June 24th, 2005 at 7:43 am
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“The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a drug, ‘BiDil’ for the treatment of heart failure in African Americans.
According to The Associated Press report, the FDA defended their stance by calling it a step toward “the promise of personalized medicine.”

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