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Google Maps Used To Show Oil Spill

It’s unfortunate that they’re getting so much practice, but people are, in any event, learning to document disasters with Google Maps and Google Earth.  The latest problem to get this treatment is the San Francisco oil spill.

Google Used To Track California Fires

Google’s products and services can’t don fire gear or grab a water hose.  But people are still using them in ways that will hopefully reduce the impact of the California fires.

Eons Fires One-Third Of Staff

Mass firings can make people nervous - it’s only natural to wonder who’s next.  The remaining employees at Eons are apparently feeling peaceful, however, following a reorganization that saw 24 of their colleagues go.

Microsoft Fires Back At EC

The brinkmanship being played between Microsoft and the European Commission escalated as the world's largest tech company responded to a Statement of Objections from the EC.

Google Maps Hybrid Fires Back At MSNs Virtual Earth

Though MSN's Virtual Earth has been called the "Google Maps Killer," that moniker may be a little premature in light of Google's answer to the challenge. As the beta for VE is launched, Google steps it up a bit with Google Maps Hybrid mode.

Google Fires Back At Microsoft

It appears as if the competition between Microsoft and Google is about to step-up in intensity at least from a legal standpoint.

Micosoft Fires Back At Google R&D Hiring

"If you join em, we'll sue em" seems to be the attitude Microsoft is adopting towards chief rival Google (sorry Mac users) at least when they are dealing with MS employees jumping ship to join the Google family.

Sun Fires Salvo At Microsoft, IBM RFID Initiatives

Sun recently announced a new version of its Java-based software, RFID ME, for RFID readers.

Oracle Fires Almost Half of PeopleSoft

After acquiring the company on January 7, Oracle has now fired 5,000 of PeopleSoft's employees of which there were only 12,000 to begin with.

Risk Mangement Reduces Project Fires

Fires often result in projects when there is a breakdown of trust and communication between the stakeholders: team members, project manager, sponsor(top management of your own organization), client.