In a high-level programming language, a descriptive phrase that generates one or more machine language instructions in the computer. In a low-level assembly language, programmers write instructions rather than statements, since each source language instruction is translated into one machine language instruction.
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- Legg Mason takes Yahoo's side vs. Icahn; Yang takes campaign to home page
- Updated: Yahoo's argument that billionaire investor Carl Icahn is a short-timer with no clear plan to run the company has won over a key investor: Legg Mason. In addition, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is taking the company's campaign to its home page. In a broadcast to employees...
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Offshore outsourcers turn cautious
- The three primary publicly traded offshore outsourcing companies have turned cautious about the future even as their financial results remain strong. Among the worries--a weak dollar that's hurting revenue and margins, economic uncertainty, murky IT budgets and a concentration of financial services and retail customers. Meanwhile, CIOs...
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?
- Updated: AMD CEO Hector Ruiz has stepped down and the chipmaker has named chief operating officer Dirk Meyer as its new leader. The news comes amid the latest financial miss for AMD--a second quarter loss that missed estimates by a wide margin. Meyer's job: Restore credibility. According...
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Google earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economy
- Updated: Google's second quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates and executives moved to allay concerns about the company's ability to weather a dicey ad environment. The search giant on Thursday reported net income of $1.25 billion, or $3.92 a share, on revenue of $5.37 billion excluding...
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Microsoft: $60 billion in annual revenue, but sour 4Q and a money-losing online business
- Microsoft capped its fiscal year with $60.4 billion in revenue and net income of $17.7 billion, but the fourth quarter left a sour taste for some. And Microsoft's online business lost more money in the fourth quarter than it did a year ago. The company reported fourth...
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- IBM: Big Blue beats expectations; raises full year guidance
- updated: IBM, a bellweather that analysts have been watching as an indicator of the tech industry's economic health in the U.S., reported second quarter earnings of $2.8 billion, or $1.98 a share, an increase of 28 percent over the same quarter a year ago. Revenue was $26.8 billion, a 13...
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- EU files new charges against Intel
- European Union antitrust regulators say Intel paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. BRUSSELS--European Union antitrust regulators made new accusations against chipmaker Intel on Thursday, saying it paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. ...
- News items 2008-07-17
- In America money is life
- In America money is lifeWhat a crock[i]while the U.S. is both rich and powerful, it is “woefully behind when it comes to providing opportunity and choices to all Americans to build a better life.”[/i] OK, let me get this straight. There is someplace else in the world that...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.
- Gartner reported that worldwide PC shipments were 71.9 million, up 16 percent from a year ago. The gains were fueled by mobile PCs that had lower average selling prices. Meanwhile Apple topped Acer to be the third largest PC vendor in terms of shipments. Globally, HP retained...
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- SAP pulls the trigger on higher support costs
- SAP pulls the trigger on higher support costsPlease be careful when you claim "paid support"Dennis, Unless you have a copy of the invoice from IDC, you shouldn't flatly state that she was paid or otherwise compensated for her quote in a press release. Bad form from an otherwise reliable...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Sun Exec: Your 'Eco Data Center' doesn't have to cost millions. Some tips for getting there.
- OK, so here's the $100 million question: Do you really want to spend that much to make your data center more green or at least more efficient? I thought not, which is why I agreed to speak with Sun Chief Technologist for EcoDC and Virtualization Services, Phillip Morris, about more...
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: report
- Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: reportRather moot, isn't it?Sort of like the US case against Microsoft after Netscape was already pushing up daisies, any fines assessed against Intel won't revive AMD. In fact, it's a good bet that any fines against Intel will show up on the...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008
- The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008If you want a better Windows experience...switch to Linux/KDE. Sorry I just couldn't resist. I don't really believe that. I do believe if you want a better Windows experience run XP or even W2k. No matter how much I experience Vista it...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- SAP pulls the trigger on higher support costs
- SAP has announced that it plans to transition all customers to its new Enterprise Support offering from January 1st, 2009. SAP is pitching this as a service that adds customer value but in reality it means a cost increase. According to the press release, SAP will incrementally ratchet support costs...
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- David Litchfield on details of one of the critical vulnerabilities from the latest Oracle patch
- More details coming out on the Oracle patches that were released last week, see Ryan Naraine's write up here. David Litchfield, noted security researcher from NGSSoftware, released details of one of the vulnerabilities on the Full-Disclosure email list today, and the details are staggering. The flaw allows potential unauthenticated remote...
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Intel's second quarter delivers; Cheap laptop demand up
- Updated: Intel on Tuesday reported second quarter earnings of $1.6 billion, or 28 cents a share, on revenue of $9.5 billion, up 9 percent from a year ago. The results topped Wall Street expectations. According to Thomson Financial, Intel was expected to report earnings of 25 cents...
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- European telcos squeal: should we care?
- One of the ongoing discussions among the Irregulars centers around telecommunications costs. Many of us travel internationally and bemoan the astronomical sic charges we're forced to pay by telecoms operators. Earlier today, I saw a statement from the GSMA, a global trade group for the industry arguing...
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Sun: Business isn't so bad; It's actually decent
- Worries about Sun Microsystems fourth quarter may have been misplaced. The company said it expected to report net income between 5 cents a share and 15 cents a share. Excluding charges, Sun will report earnings of 25 cents a share to 35 cents a share. Wall Street...
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Viacom, Google cut deal on user data
- Compromise in the standoff over YouTube user data in the Viacom v. Google suit. Negotiators for the two companies have forged a deal in which Google hands over the data but without personally identifying information, Reuters reports. "We have reached agreement with Viacom and the class-action group,"...
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- London Underground's card system fails
- London Underground's card system failsIt's not all bad...Instead of billing everybody individually for tickets from A to B, they just left the ticket barriers open, so free Tube travel for me :-)RE: London Underground's card system failsAn announced event.This will happen again and again in the future. The RFID technology...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
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