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PingKeeper Software Upgrade! - Sunday, September 30, 2007

Communicore Technologies' commercial webserver, PINGKEEPER, has been upgraded to:

  • Plesk Control Panel 8.2
  • MailEnable Professional Mail Server 3.0
  • Dot Net Nuke 4.6.1
  • Increased Spam Filter Customizations
  • Brand New WebMail Application

 

 

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A Facelift for Our Website - Monday, January 01, 2007

Transitioning from our Apache to IIS servers, communicoretech.com is undergoing a major facelift and overhaul.  Also, triangleforensics.com is being merged into the site to reduce maintenance overhead.  Over the course of the next weeks look for new content and gadgets showing up here.

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Mortgage News Daily - Mortgage And Real Estate News
MortgageNewsDaily.com provides up to the minute news for the mortgage and real estate professional.
House Passes Second Half of Housing Rescue Plan Despite Veto Threat

The latest bill would allow lenders to reduce their exposure to foreclosures if they agree to cut the outstanding balance of an existing loan, thus allowing homeowners to refinance into a new loan that would be FHA insured. The reductions taken by lenders are substantial and must be based on new appraisals that should reflect current home pricing levels.

The Bush Administration has opposed the legislation even though Frank included two measures near and dear to the president's heart - a revamp of the FHA and greater government control over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Bill to Aid Communities Cope With Aftermath of Foreclosure Passes House

The House late Thursday approved a narrowly focused bill that would provide $15 billion to the states to buy and spruce up foreclosed properties.

The bill is different from one that has been widely discussed that would enable to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to ensure new mortgages where the...

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Fed, FTC Propose New Rules on Lenders

The Federal Reserve and Federal Trade Commission proposed new rules on Thursday which would require lenders to inform consumers of unfavourable developments or changes to the terms of their loans.

Under the proposed regulations, the lenders would also have the option of divulging a consumer's credit risk rating.

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Economists Divided on What Jobless Claims Say About the Labor Market

The current pace of jobless claims is relatively low compared to the previous recession, some economists say. However, others note that the rise in continuing claims is consistent with a higher unemployment rate than its current 5.0%, suggesting more trouble in the labour market than the latest figures might indicate.

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Consumer Credit Rises Well Above Forecasts in February

Surprising to the upside, seasonally adjusted consumer debt rose $15.3 billion in March, according to data released Wednesday from the U.S. Federal Reserve, which also showed that total consumer credit rose to 2.558 trillion.

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Deterioration in Pending Home Sales Confirms Broader Trend, Economists Say

Economists say the March report for pending home sales confirms what has been known for many months now: the U.S. housing market is still several months away from stabilizing.

Benjamin Reitzes, economist at BMO Capital Markets, said the report essentially gives no new data, just a confirmation of the longer- term trend. He explained that the U.S. housing market will take several more months until it recovers, and that...

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Mortgage Rates Continue Pattern of Last Few Weeks - Little Movement

Continued tight credit and worries about inflation worked to keep mortgage rates essentially locked into place during the week ended May 1 according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey conducted by Freddie Mac.

MBA also reported that mortgage originations for commercial and multifamily properties were up 19 percent last year (2007) with lenders closing $507.7 billion in loans.

Increases were seen in originations for...

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Jump in Mortgage Foreclosures is "Urgent Problem"

Fed Governor Randall Kroszner said rising mortgage foreclosures are an "urgent problem" and called on Congress to pass a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regulatory bill.

"As the Federal Reserve builds on its consumer protection efforts in order to mitigate foreclosures for current homeowners, we are also concerned about the...

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Kansas Fed's Hoenig Concerned Inflation May Prompt Interest Rate Hike

Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig (non-voter) says that inflation is becoming embedded in the economy and that may compel a significant interest rate hike. In a speech in Denver, Colorado, Hoeing that consumers are showing an "inflation psychology to an extent that I have not since the 1970s and early 1980s."

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MBA Weekly U.S. Mortgage Applications Bounce Up 15.6%

Weekly mortgage applications in the United States rose in the week ending May 2 following two weeks of declines, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers' Association (MBA) on Wednesday, which said applications increased by 15.6%.

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MySpace Makes Data Portability Move - PC World

Earthtimes (press release)

MySpace Makes Data Portability Move
PC World - 14 hours ago
Responding to the momentum around data portability, MySpace has launched its own "Data Availability" effort with big-name partners Yahoo, eBay, Twitter, and fellow News Corp.
MySpace Turns Social Network Sharing the Right Direction New York Times
MySpace announces 'Data Availability' project CNET News.com
VNUNet.com - InformationWeek - Washington Post - eFluxMedia
all 272 news articles

Can any game break the 'GTA IV' sales records? - CNET News.com

Sydney Morning Herald

Can any game break the 'GTA IV' sales records?
CNET News.com - May 8, 2008
'Grand Theft Auto IV' broke the all-time records for single-day and one-week entertainment industry sales. It looks like it could be tough for any forthcoming game to knock GTA IV off the top of the hill.
Microsoft Says 60% of GTA IV Sales Were on Xbox 360 eFluxMedia
GTA IV smashes sales records VNUNet.com
GameSpot - CNNMoney.com - The Associated Press - PSX Extreme
all 1,246 news articles

Microsoft's Answer to Google Sky to Launch at End of May - PC World

Fresh News

Microsoft's Answer to Google Sky to Launch at End of May
PC World - 3 hours ago
Microsoft will launch Worldwide Telescope, a tool for exploring images of the night sky, by the end of May, free to anyone who wants to use it, Microsoft's chairman said Friday.
Bill Gates Optimistic about Advertising, Vista eFluxMedia
Author: Microsoft is Still Here, Dammit! Wired News
Washington Post - InformationWeek - The Associated Press - New York Times
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Shuttered BitTorrent tracker sued back to the stone age - DailyTech

KIMA CBS 29

Shuttered BitTorrent tracker sued back to the stone age
DailyTech - 1 hour ago
A federal judge court inflicted $110 million in penalties on shuttered BitTorrent tracker TorrentSpy.com, after the site defaulted on a court request to produce logs of its users’ activity.
Judge Slaps TorrentSpy With $111M Damages PC World
Studios win $110 million in TorrentSpy suit Reuters
InformationWeek - eFluxMedia - Wired News - BBC News
all 231 news articles

Rocker Neil Young Steals Limelight At JavaOne - InformationWeek

CBC.ca

Rocker Neil Young Steals Limelight At JavaOne
InformationWeek - 1 hour ago
Neil Young is using Java to create a multimedia musical archive of his work, updatable with new material and accessible to millions.
Neil Young rocks JavaOne CNET News.com
Neil Young: The Old Man Uses Java eWeek
The Associated Press - San Jose Mercury News - Afterdawn.com - San Francisco Chronicle
all 234 news articles

New bill ties net neutrality to antitrust law - Ars Technica

Broadcasting & Cable

New bill ties net neutrality to antitrust law
Ars Technica - 12 hours ago
By John Timmer | Published: May 08, 2008 - 08:35PM CT Earlier this week, we covered the debate in Congress over a bill that would define net neutrality as part of the nation's official broadband policy and direct the FCC to ensure that it happens.
House panel chair offers network neutrality bill Reuters
Conyers, Lofgren Offer Internet Antitrust Bill CNNMoney.com
InternetNews.com - New York Times - Multichannel News - Broadcasting & Cable
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Earliest Known American Settlers Harvested Seaweed - National Geographic

Science Centric

Earliest Known American Settlers Harvested Seaweed
National Geographic - 18 hours ago
People living in the earliest known settlement in the Americas harvested seaweed and other marine plants from a coastline more than 50 miles (80 kilometers) away, new research shows.
14000-year-old camp studied in Chile San Francisco Chronicle
Study confirms ancient Chile settlement is 14000 years old AFP
eFluxMedia - The Canadian Press - Reuters UK - The Tech Herald
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Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus - The Associated Press

Boston Globe

Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus
The Associated Press - 15 hours ago
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - With a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver and snake-like venom hidden in heel spurs, the platypus could be the result of some strange genetic experiment.
Neither fish nor fowl: Platypus genome decoded AFP
What's Our Connection to the Platypus? Scientific American
New York Times - FOXNews - NewsHour - BBC News
all 359 news articles

New Kid on the Blox - Washington Post

PSFK

New Kid on the Blox
Washington Post - 9 hours ago
By Mike Musgrove If you heard, say, that director Steven Spielberg was coming out with a video game, chances are you wouldn't have pictured Boom Blox, the Wii game released this week with his name on it.
EA launches Steven Spielberg's 'Boom Blox' CNET News.com
Spielberg's 'Boom Blox' offers charm, challenge on Wii USA Today
Game Daily - Wired News - eFluxMedia - Slippery Brick
all 95 news articles

New bill: No ID, no 'mature' video games for you - CNET News.com

dBTechno

New bill: No ID, no 'mature' video games for you
CNET News.com - 18 hours ago
Editor's note: Updated at 11:35 am PST to include additional information from Matheson's office about the bill. A new congressional proposal seeks to make it harder for kids to buy or rent games like the runaway sales hit "Grand Theft Auto IV" (scene ...
ID, please: Bill would mandate carding for M-rated game buys Ars Technica
FTC 'Secret Shopper' Study A Huge Win For Game Industry 1UP.com
Wired News - Portal IT - Gamasutra - Next Generation
all 34 news articles

AT&T yanks iPhone free Wi-Fi info from site - Computerworld

Mobile Magazine

AT&T yanks iPhone free Wi-Fi info from site
Computerworld - 13 hours ago
Only hours after posting information that indicated iPhone owners would receive free access to AT&T's public wireless hotspots, the company pulled all references to the service from its Web site.
AT&T removes free iPhone Wi-Fi Hotspots Statement I4U
AT&T Waiting for Wi-Fi Rollout to Launch iPhone Access? Mac Rumors
Mobile Magazine - O'Grady's Power Page - Dslreports - TG Daily
all 31 news articles

Google turns Postini into Google Web Security for Enterprise - Ars Technica

eFluxMedia

Google turns Postini into Google Web Security for Enterprise
Ars Technica - 15 hours ago
By Joel Hruska | Published: May 08, 2008 - 05:25PM CT Google has been boosting its Google Apps product suite as fit for corporate use for months, with new security and deployment features arriving on a regular basis.
Google unveils Web Security for corporations CNET News.com
Google Shores Up Apps with New Security Software eWeek
InformationWeek - CRN - eFluxMedia - Computerworld
all 33 news articles

Mario Kart Tops Japanese Charts During Golden Week - Gamasutra

dBTechno

Mario Kart Tops Japanese Charts During Golden Week
Gamasutra - 1 hour ago
For the third week in a row, the two top selling titles in Japan have remained the same, as Mario Kart Wii and Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G on PSP continue to sell in large quantities during the Golden Week series of national holidays.
Nintendo's "Mario Kart Wii" at Union Station Today Washington Post
Take Kart for a spin Canada.com
Indianapolis Star - Netjak - Daily Nexus - MSNBC
all 42 news articles

RIAA Thinks DRM Will Come Back - Portal IT

Ultimate-Guitar.Com

RIAA Thinks DRM Will Come Back
Portal IT - 3 hours ago
Most customers wish to see DRM dead and forgotten, and it seems that the nowadays trend is in their favor. However, there are still those wishing for the digital lock to come back.
Decider 1, RIAA 0 CNET News.com
DRM alive and kicking Inquirer
Ars Technica - Gizmodo.com - Techdirt - Electronista
all 16 news articles

Apple a laggard in climate-change plans, report says - CNET News.com

CSR Asia

Apple a laggard in climate-change plans, report says
CNET News.com - 18 hours ago
IBM, Google, and Microsoft apparently are model citizens when it comes to reducing their carbon footprint, while Apple has a long way to go.
Poisonous Apples hit bottom of eco barrel Inquirer
Apple Ranked as Bottom Electronics Company by Climate Counts The Mac Observer
Reg Hardware - Reuters - San Francisco Chronicle - San Jose Mercury News
all 22 news articles

Sun heading into the cloud - CNET News.com

Sun heading into the cloud
CNET News.com - May 7, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO--While an interview with Neil Young has been my big highlight of JavaOne, I also managed to hook up with Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz for a video interview.
Sun Puts Muscle Behind JavaFX eWeek
Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition — from Sun ZDNet
Computerworld - InfoWorld - LinuxWorld.au - ZDNet UK
all 43 news articles

Nintendo Channel Expands - PC World

dBTechno

Nintendo Channel Expands
PC World - 23 hours ago
Nintendo Wiis began pulsating blue on Wednesday, alerting gamers to the availability of the Nintendo Channel, which supports DS downloads, game trailers, and user ratings among other things.
NA tunes into Nintendo Channel GameSpot
GeekDad Review: The Nintendo Channel Wired News
CVG Online - Gamasutra - Next Generation - ic Wales
all 47 news articles

AMD Must Rebuild Momentum, Despite Customer Loyalty - PC World

AMD Must Rebuild Momentum, Despite Customer Loyalty
PC World - May 7, 2008
Advanced Micro Devices must work hard to rebuild its momentum in the Asian server market, even though the chip maker managed to retain many customers in the face of repeated delays of its Quad-Core Opteron processor.
AMD Revamps Server Roadmap, Adds Cores PC Magazine
AMD Jumps to 12-Core Chip New York Times
CNET News.com - CRN - InternetNews.com - ZDNet
all 123 news articles

Microsoft May Build A Copyright Cop Into Every Zune - New York Times

The Province

Microsoft May Build A Copyright Cop Into Every Zune
New York Times - May 7, 2008
By Saul Hansell If you like to download the latest episodes of “Heroes” or other NBC shows from BitTorrent, maybe you shouldn’t buy a Microsoft Zune to watch them on.
Zune struggles to find the right pitch CNET News.com
Microsoft Desperate To Curb Zune Demand InformationWeek
BetaNews - Apple Insider - TechNewsWorld - eFluxMedia
all 329 news articles

Pandemic initiates LOTR: Conquest - GameSpot

dBTechno

Pandemic initiates LOTR: Conquest
GameSpot - 20 hours ago
EA-owned studio's Peter Jackson film-inspired action title coming to 360, PS3, PC, DS this fall. By Tom Magrino, GameSpot As part of an investor meeting in February, publishing giant Electronic Arts let slip, and Pandemic Studios quickly confirmed, ...
Pandemic Reveals The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Wired News
Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced Gamasutra
Portal IT - CVG Online - Next Generation - I4U
all 47 news articles

 
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