The company has thousands of sales and support reps, some of whom can be found in operating rooms programming implants.
The idea, says Buell Duncan III , IBM's general manager for ISV and developer relations, is to create a network of companies large and small, which are conversant in both nonproprietary, or open, computing standards, like the Linux operating system or the Java programming language, and IBM's suite of hardware, middleware and services.
Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) is a leading integrated global media and entertainment company with operating units that provide premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay television channels (Starz Channels), global content distribution (Starz Distribution) and animated television and movie production (Starz Animation), www.starz.com.
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Google is accused of using the Java programming language in its Android mobile operating system unlawfully.
Windows Me will be Microsoft's last operating system based on its 20-year-old DOS programming technology.
Java is a programming language that enables software to run on many operating systems.
However, continued growth in digital licensing, investments in sports programming and expansion in international markets can provide some operating leverage to News Corp.
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Still worse: ABC, which includes the broadcast network and its local stations, saw its operating income plunge 34%, a reflection of both higher programming costs and a soft ad market.
The type of operating system, the make of microchip, the choice of programming language, the brand of computer all these are of no consequence to his argument, because it applies equally to all computers.
For all the talk of wanting improved battery life, the limits of technology (and mangling background tasks in the Operating System) mean it is unlikely that current battery technology or programming techniques will lead to any significant increase in battery life in the current physical space given over to the battery.
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Jolicloud is a stripped down operating system that, instead of running software, connects to Web services using their application programming interface (API).
Bug-for-bug compatibility is a problem, but breaking backward compatibility would be a much bigger problem, so even as the lowest layers of the operating system are revised and rewritten, the layers that applictions talk to (the application programming interface, or API) are carefully tested to ensure that no changes are visible to the application.
Their strategy is to own the file formats, programming interfaces, communications architecture, development tools and tools that connect applications to applications and applications to the operating system.
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