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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison wades into the in-memory database wars
2014-06-10 19:59:04| InfoWorld: Top News
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is taking the fight to IBM, Microsoft, and SAP in the burgeoning in-memory database market with a new option the company says can deliver dramatic performance boosts without requiring changes to applications. Ellison first unveiled Oracle Database In-Memory at September's OpenWorld conference. During a webcast Tuesday, Ellison is expected to announce the product will be generally available within 60 days.
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India's homegrown sodas that survived despite cola wars
2014-06-02 03:27:35| Beverages - Topix.net
The many sodas at Pune's Ardheshir and Sons'; Torino and Bovonto give Fanta a run for its money at a Madurai shop.
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Water wars between countries could be just around the corner, Davey warns
2014-05-27 20:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Water wars could be a real prospect in coming years as states struggle with the effects of climate change, growing demand for water and declining resources, the secretary of state for energy and climate change warned on Thursday. Ed Davey told a conference of high-ranking politicians and diplomats from around the world that although water had not been a direct cause of wars in the past, growing pressure on the resource if climate change is allowed to take hold, together with the pressure on food...
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U.S. Wars in the Middle East: Imperialism and the Battle for Water
2014-05-26 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Global Research: Water is to the twenty-first century what oil was to the twentieth century: the commodity that determines the wealth and stability of nations. People who think that the Wests interventions in Iraq, Libya and Syria are only about oil are mistaken. Broadly speaking, Western interest in the Middle East is becoming increasingly about a commodity more precious than oil, namely water. According to the U.S.-based Center for Public Integrity, Western nations stand to make up to a US$1 trillion from...
Aero-X hoverbike goes on sale in 2017: Star Wars racing in your own back yard for just $85,000
2014-05-19 17:53:20| Extremetech
It isn't a hoverboard, but it is the next best thing: Californian company Aerofex is now taking down payments for the Star Wars-like Aero-X hoverbike. Priced at $85,000 the Aero-X certainly isn't cheap, but if it actually comes to market as promised in 2017, I don't think the price tag will be an issue for early adopters. The Aero-X, if it performs as advertised, will be capable of carrying up to 140 kilos (310 lbs), at an altitude of 3.7 meters (12 feet), at speeds of up to 72 kph (45 mph).
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