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VIA Technologies, manufacturer of chipsets, low-power processors and small-form factor motherboards, is ramping up plans to develop a platform for computing in the developing world.
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Microsoft plans to expand its low-cost Windows XP Starter Edition program to Brazil, the company confirmed on Monday.
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UnitedLinux, a combined effort to create a uniform version of Linux for businesses, has indicated that it will ship a test version of its code later this month.
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