Ruby on Rails rolls into the enterprise
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Q&A: Nicholas Carr on 'the big switch' to cloud computing
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Twitter for business: 5 ways to tap the power of the tweet
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A Parent's Guide to Safe, Simple, Kid-Friendly E-Mail
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Microsoft exec touts 'mixed-source' environments
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Leapfrog jumps into SOA
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Opinion: Web-based software: Trap or treasure?
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Retailers reprogram workers in efficiency push
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