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Microsoft’s expectations are running high for the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008. Steve Ballmer, the company’s CEO, will officially launch the server software at an event in Los Angeles on Wednesday, capping months of beta testing by customers around the world.

The launch is vitally important to Microsoft, which hopes sales of the updated server software will spur wider adoption of Windows Vista by corporate customers that have so far resisted the urge to upgrade from Windows XP.

“We think with Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008, the integrated benefits that customers see will really encourage them to start looking at deployments of Vista on the desktop as well,” said Jagan Narendran, the director of Microsoft Asia-Pacific’s Infrastructure Server Business.

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WrestleMania XXIV is the forthcoming twenty-fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It is scheduled to take place on March 30, 2008 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The event will be the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Florida.

It will also be the second WrestleMania to be held entirely outdoors, the only other having been WrestleMania IX. WWE and the city of Orlando plan to host festivities that will span over a five-day period within the central Florida region, bringing numerous branding opportunities and television coverage, leading up to the event at the Citrus Bowl. Despite the risks of an outdoor show, WWE chairman Vince McMahon has announced that the “show will go on, regardless of the weather.” The Central Florida Sports Commission estimate WrestleMania XXIV will pump $25 million into the local economy while creating numerous jobs, and bring around 60,000 visitors to the city for the event.

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A new channel providing content based on CBSE curriculum goes on the air

NEW DELHI: “Topper”, a curriculum-based education TV channel, went on the air on Monday.

Part of “Topper Integrated Learning System”, the channel will provide curriculum-based content that will comply with the syllabus of the Central Board of Secondary Education and other related State Boards. The education-based channel will initially cover physics, chemistry and mathematics.

Catering initially to students of Classes IX to XII, the channel will telecast six episodes daily. While four of them will be based on regular courses, two would be structured on the pattern of exam specials. For the convenience of students, all episodes will have four repeat telecasts over the week.

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 It seems like a rare possibility but according to the latest buzz in Bolyywood Big B and Rekha might come together again after a gap of 26 years.

Though it’s not confirmed yet whether they will have any scenes together, but reports say that Bachchan and Rekha will again come together in Sujoy Ghosh ’s Aladdin.

The film will also star Sanjay Dutt , Ritesh Deshmukh and Juhi Chawla.

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From ‘Mere Yaar ki Shadi Hai’ to recent release ‘Superstar’, Tulip Joshi is all set to be a versatile actor. The stunning actress shares a few insights about her break in Bollywood industry with TWF correspondent Manish Ramchandani.

How did Superstar happen?

I was called by the producer of Superstar as he was impressed by my previous performances in Matrubhoomi, Dil Mange More and other films. In Superstar I play Mausam, a journalist.

I accepted the role as it was very challenging as I have never done anything like this before. In the movie I and Kunal are childhood sweethearts.

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Tulip Joshi is all set to step into the dancing shoes of a bar dancer in a film, tentatively titled, ‘Highway’. The film would be directed by a newcomer, Suneel under a new production banner.
 
After performing some unconventional roles in ‘Dhokha’ and ‘Matrubhoomi’, she seemed to be very excited about her role and said that this film gives her an opportunity to dance, something, which she hasn’t done in any of her previous films.
 
The producers of the film are in talks with big corporate houses, informed Tulip, in order to reach out to the market since the cast and crew are entirely new.
 
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Sony Electronics has introduced its new external memory card reader, the MRW62E-S2, which is primarily targeted at home, SOHO, and professional users.

With dimensions of 86 x 50 x 15.7mm (width x depth x height), the MRW62E-S2 promises to be very convenient to ferry around. It has a USB 2.0 interface, and no additional power is required, which makes it one of the easiest card readers to use, according to Sony.

The MRW62E-S2 is capable of reading different types of cards, including: Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick Micro, CompactFlash, Microdrive, SmartMedia, xD-Picture Card, SD Memory Card, mini SD Card, Multi Media Card, and RS-MNC.

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American Idol returned for its seventh season when it aired on January 15, 2008 for a two day, four hour premier. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe revealed small changes will be made in the show upon its return in 2008. It was reported that more attention will be paid to who the contestants are, where they come from, and why fans should care to vote for them. Nothing as dramatic as the songwriting competition or an age-limit change was planned for the season. Still, the executive producer owns up to the fact that season 6 took the focus away from the contestants, their backgrounds and their talent, and it needs to get back on track. (more…)

Bangalore, Feb 11: The country’s first customer (patient) satisfaction study of hospitals across the country has revealed that the silicon city’s Manipal Super-specialty Hospital is the best, followed by Indraprastha Apollo of Delhi.

The premier All India Institute of Medical Services ranks fourth in the overall rating. Over 4,000 consumers from six metro cities and nine districts have said that they would recommend these two hospitals to their friends and relatives. The study conducted by Voluntary Organisation in the Interest of Consumer Education (VOICE) in collaboration with Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has some surprises as well.

For instance, the famous Lilavati Hospital of Mumbai, known for treating film stars is at the 15th position. The least recommended was the Apollo Gleneagles. Providing information about fee charged is a major issue with which the patients are concerned.

Unfortunately the study has found that not many hospitals are transparent. A little over 30 per cent feel that the super-specialty hospitals are transparent as far as their financial dealings are concerned. A majority of those surveyed felt that super-specialty hospitals do not inform the patients about the various charges for services.

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NAGPUR: Low-cost airlines Simplifly Air Deccan will launch its daily flights to Bangalore and Indore from Nagpur’s Dr Ambedkar International Airport from March 30.

The Nagpur-Indore flight will take off from Nagpur at 11.50 am and the return flight will take off at 1.10 pm. The Nagpur-Bangalore flight will take off from Nagpur at 2.30 pm and the return flight will take off at 9.40 pm.

The airlines will charge Rs 774 (plus taxes) as the minimum basic airfare on the Indore sector and Rs 674 (plus taxes) on Bangalore sector.

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