Google, the search platform that delivers ads, has transformed itself with an operating system powering an ecosystem, ala Apple, and its goal is to ubiquitous.

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According to the tracking firm, Windows 7 was the operating system powering 41.6 percent of the computers that were online during the month of June, an increase of 1.1 percentage points over the previous month.

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Sun is also working to improve SSD support with its next-gen ZFS file system, which in addition to powering its Solaris OS should be making an appearance in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, at least in the server version.

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The standard's global deployment is pervasive, and the span of stakeholders in its ongoing development is sweeping, including network component and system manufacturers (optical transceivers, cabling, integrated circuit, powering devices, switches and network interface cards, for example) and network, software and bandwidth providers, as well as LAN and Internet users worldwide.

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"'We the People' is just part of the administration's commitment to open government and the code powering the application has been made available to anyone, including other countries, who wish to set up a similar system, " White House spokesman Matt Lehrich said.

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