Monday, September 12, 2005

Canada's Do-Not-Hesitate-To-Call List. [Slashdot] call screening services and devices will benefit most -- this will play out mostly in the future of VOIP since with that technology call centres can be outsourced cheaply Canada's Do-Not-Hesitate-To-Call List. [Slashdot] call screening services and devices will benefit most -- this will play out mostly in the future of VOIP since with that technology call centres can be outsourced cheaply 11:09:43 AM      Google It!.

Canada's Do-Not-Hesitate-To-Call List. [Slashdot] call screening services and devices will benefit most -- this will play out mostly in the future of VOIP since with that technology call centres can be outsourced cheaply 9:53:58 AM      Google It!.

Immune system has evolved to prevent autoimmune disease. New research finds the human immune system has foregone evolutionary changes that would allow it to produce better antibodies in less time because the improved antibodies would be far more likely to attack the body's own tissues. The study finds the immune system has evolved a near-perfect balance for producing antibodies that are both effective against pathogens and unlikely to cause autoimmune disease. [Science Blog -] 9:27:09 AM      Google It!.

China's Second Manned Space Flight. [Slashdot] 9:02:50 AM      Google It!.

VOIP Phones Give Villagers a Buzz. A nonprofit group uses VOIP and Wi-Fi to equip remote villages in western Uganda with their first telephone system -- powered by solar panels and stationary bicycles. By Cyrus Farivar. [Wired News] 8:53:38 AM      Google It!.

Promoting Synchronous Interaction in an eLearning Environment - Cheng-Chang (Sam) Pan and Michael Sullivan; THE Journal. Cyber-instructors continually seek instructional tools that will hold students’ attention, and make online communications more efficient and effective. Skype is the latest one to test. Communication is always a top priority in an online learning environme [Online Learning Update] 8:52:11 AM      Google It!.

Samsung Develops 16Gb Flash Memory. [Slashdot] 8:50:00 AM      Google It!.

EBay to Buy Internet Phone Firm for $2.6 Billion. EBay's planned acquisition of Skype Technologies would be its biggest purchase since it bought the Internet Auction Company of South Korea in 2004. By TERENCE NEILAN and KEN BELSON. [NYT > Technology] 8:48:14 AM      Google It!.

Oracle Agrees to Acquire Siebel Systems for $5.85 Billion. Oracle said the deal would make it the world's No. 1 producer of software for managing sales contacts. By TERENCE NEILAN. [NYT > Technology] 8:47:30 AM      Google It!.

Om Malik reports that eBay is buying Skype for $4.1 billion. [Scripting News] 8:44:07 AM      Google It!.