We'll also discuss how the museum is harnessing the power of the web to open its offerings up well beyond its gallery doors.

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Does unfettered crowd funding and initial public stock offerings open the door to investment fraud?

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But despite periodic dry spells in investor interest, the market should stay open for new offerings.

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Universities and business schools in the region are responding to the challenge by extending their offerings in open and customized executive education courses.

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Rackspace has taken on several initiatives to stay ahead of the trend on its Cloud offerings, significantly founding the open source organization OpenStack.

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Conversely, having realised that they can economise on resources and garner good ideas, proprietary software firms are increasingly taking a liking to open-source programs, albeit mostly at the edges of their offerings.

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In addition to expanding its Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH offerings of luxury goods at lower prices, the company plans to open four new stores this year.

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