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Recent Hubble Space Telescope images of distant exploding stars add further confirmation to the permanence of a mysterious, repulsive force called dark energy that appears to dominate the universe. While scientists are not ready to close the case, they said today that dark energy, which is thought to permeate the cosmos and work in opposition to gravity, does appear to be a constant presence as predicted. The results bolster a theory that the universe won't end soon. But they leave researchers no more informed about the actual nature of dark energy. "We still have almost no clue what it is," said study leader Adam Riess of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore. Dark energy was conjured to explain a phenomenal discovery in 1998: Nearly all galaxies in the universe are receding from each other at an ever-faster pace. Gravity is losing some unknown battle, cosmologists admit. They theorize that about 70 percent of the universe is made up of dark energy, ...

Before the release of Windows Vista, expectations for the new operating system were high fueled by both promises of new features, higher security, and an improved user interface, as well as the five year period since the release of Windows XP from MicroSoft. As a result, many consumers and businesses planned on upgrading to Vista. However, after its release, it was met with harsh criticism, as reflected by its title from PC World as the biggest tech disappointment of 2007 and from InfoWorld as #2 of Tech's all-time 25 flops.The market share for Windows Vista, taking the median from various sources, was 9.03% as of February 2008. Though MicroSoft sold 20 million copies of Vista which is double higher than XP installations in 2001, but critics says Vista is nowhere near XP and disappoints both consumer and business users. However, PC World reports that adoption of Windows Vista is going at a much slower rate compared to the adoption of Windows XP. The market research firm’s data sh...

Regional and state government spending is growing faster than federal spending, creating new IT opportunities and challenges, says Springboard Research. Based on its market analysis, Springboard expects IT spending to be US.5 billion in 2007, with the market growing at a compound annual rate of 6.9% from 2006 through 2010. Springboard’s analysis also showed that Japan, while growing much slower than the rest of Asia, is still by far the largest market in the region, accounting for 45% of public sector IT spending. China and Australia are the next largest markets, accounting for 20%, and 11%, respectively, of public sector technology spending. India is the fastest growing market in the region, and the market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19.5% through 2010. Key sub-verticals within the public sector include education (public and private), which will account for 22% of spending in 2007. Other key sub-verticals are healthcare (public and private) and defense/secu...

Top reasons firms outsource are to: 1. Lower costs 76% 2. Gain access to talent 70% 3. Farm out activities that others can do better (63%); 4. Increase business model flexibility (56%), * Information technology services remain the most widely outsourced activity, reported by 57% of respondents but overall, 70% outsource one or more inherently strategic activities: 53% outsource production or delivery of core products or services; 33% outsource sales & marketing (including third party distribution channels); 32% outsource innovation/R&D * A large majority of customers (87%) say today’s outsourcing delivers the benefits projected in the original business plan, * 66% of customers say that social and environmental issues will have a significant impact on their offshoring decisions. * 91% of customers, whether completely happy or not, said they will outsource again, * 81% of companies identified as “expert outsourcers” (those who met their business plan goals completely) measure the...

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