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Hello, I am currently enrolled in a private school and will be expeceted to graduate in May, 2010 with B.S. in Finance!
I really would love to start thinking about having own my IT company. So far, I don't have any idea.
Right now, I have found out how to create a business and have made a good progress for obtaining legal issues maintaining owning own my business by the time I graduate from current institution!

I am using this space to get additional help! Please help me and support me with your professional knowledge and the best ideas for starting own my IT company!

| How-to | Business | 08/29/08 at 7:00 pm |

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Microsoft buys European comparison shopping site for $486M

Microsoft has agreed to buy comparison shopping business Ciao in a deal worth around $486 million, and plans to integrate the service into its Live Search sites, it announced Friday.

| News | Business | 08/29/08 at 9:41 am |

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Judge finds Qualcomm in contempt of injunction

A U.S. federal judge found Qualcomm in contempt of an injunction issued last year preventing the chip maker from selling certain products that rely on patented Broadcom technology.

| News | Business | 08/28/08 at 11:00 pm |

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Wall Street Beat: Spending slows, Dell does too

Investors betting on tech stocks got some unwelcome news this week that corporate customers are cutting their IT spending plans, and Dell's financial results, announced Thursday, seem to bear out that trend. Meanwhile, Sun's stock took a dip in heavy trading, seemingly fueled by a research report showing it had dropped in server market rankings, overtaken by Dell.

| Opinion | Business | 08/28/08 at 10:56 pm |

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