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Feb
22
2010

Can Law get the Crooks?

There has been a lot of debate on the issue, in spite of lot of efforts why the law enforcement agencies can’t stop the criminals infecting PCs. The graph of these cyber crimes are going up day by day. But to utter surprise the authorities have not much clue on cyber crimes. Cybercriminals are rarely [...]

Feb
21
2010

$1.7 Million pay package for GM Chief

According to a regulatory filing, Ed Whitacre, Chief Executive of General Motors Co. is going to receive a pay package valued at $9 million. He will receive a base salary $1.7 million for this year. Apart from the base salary, compensation comprises of $5.3 million in stock will be provided to him and the restricted [...]

Feb
18
2010

Walgreen take a bite on Big Apple!

Walgreen has made an announcement yesterday that it shall be making a payment of $618 million for Duane Reade, which is New York City’s largest drugstore chain. If the deal got settled then Walgreen’s total drugstore count will increase by nearly 4%, adding 257 stores in the New York area, where it presently has 70 [...]

Feb
9
2010

Boeing’s big bird takes to the sky

The latest and largest plane from the venerable Boeing stable, Boeing 747-8, conducted a successful test flight at Paine Field in Everett on Monday.
The giant plane took to the sky exactly a day before the 41st anniversary of the iconic 747’s maiden flight in 1969.
Thousands of enthusiastic Boeing production workers cheered as the massive 250-foot-long [...]