Associated Press SAN ANTONIO - AT&T Inc. plans to add 2,000 previously outsourced jobs to its payroll as part of an agreement with the Communications Workers of America union, the company announced Thursday. AT&T said it hasn't decided where to locate the 2,000 technical support jobs, which have been outsourced domestically and internationally. They will be added to the AT&T payroll by the end of 2008. Continues @ Star-Telegramcomments?
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About 160 soldiers from Fort Hood’s 57th Signal Battalion, 3rd Signal Brigade, were scheduled to return to post from Iraq late Tuesday afternoon or Tuesday evening. Another welcome home ceremony is planned Saturday, when about 120 soldiers from the 13th Corps Support Command and the 39th Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard return to post from Iraq. Reported by: kwtx.comcomments?
» www.bizjournals.com/industries/e···f=et157According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Williamson County's average weekly wage dropped 1.6 percent to $795 in the first quarter of 2004 compared with the same period a year ago.  story continues..comments?
Stacy to redevelop BofA building( old news - 10:35AM Monday Oct 25 2004) Center has not undergone major renovation since opening in 1970s Mary Alice Kaspar A company known for helping revitalize older properties in Austin's urban core now has its sights set on downtown's Bank of America Center. Story Continuescomments?
The Texas Comptroller's Office will publish its annual list of people who have at least $100 in unclaimed cash held by the state in the Tyler Paper Sunday. The state has more than $1.1 billion in cash and property that it is trying to return. "That is an incredible amount of forgotten money," Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, says in a "message" to Texans in the special supplement coming out in the newspaper. "It doesn't belong in a vault in Austin. Texans need that money in their pockets for their families' priorities." Story continuescomments?
AUSTIN, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/11/2004 -- The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced that it will not certify data rate enhancement features based on the IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11n amendment to the 802.11 wireless LAN standard until the standard is ratified. No IEEE 802.11n products currently exist, and none are expected to exist until the standard is completed in approximately two years (November 2006). Due to the potential for customer confusion, the Wi-Fi Alliance strongly discourages use of the term "IEEE 802.11n" in association with any Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ product. Story continuescomments?
The McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas continues to remain popular with students and job recruiters, according to the latest rankings from BusinessWeek magazine. Story Continuescomments?
DALLAS -- The annual Red River Shootout between Texas and Oklahoma will remain at the Cotton Bowl for the next five years. But after that, it could be up for grabs. Story Continuescomments?
State school ratings released( old news - 02:48PM Friday Oct 01 2004) By: Jennifer Bordelon 9/30/2004 5:24 PM In the past two days, Texas schools have received two reports on how they're doing: one from the federal government and one from the state. Story Continuescomments?
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 2004-- Dramatically expanding the opportunities available to consumers for seamlessly accessing and enjoying digital video content regardless of compression formats, Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq:CRUS) today announced the availability of the CS98300 integrated circuit (IC). This fourth-generation DVD processor supports full-screen playback of digital media encoded using many MPEG-4-based codecs and DivXNetwork's 3.x, 4.x and 5.x versions of the DivX(R) codec. Story continuescomments?
AUSTIN, Texas --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 28, 2004 -- Innovative Technology Accelerates New Account Assessments and Eliminates the Credit Card Industry's Vulnerable Six-Month Analysis Gap Story continuescomments?
Ivan's refugees are among an estimated 50,000 people making their way to the Capital City right now. The next several days could potentially pump close to $20 million into the Austin economy. Carmen Urquidi and Arnold Eugene are Hurricane Ivan evacuees from New Orleans Story continuescomments?
World Energy Week in Austin( old news - 10:51AM Thursday Sep 16 2004) Austin hits a milestone on its path to becoming the "clean energy capital of the world" as energy engineers from around the globe migrate to town for a series of events in what Mayor Will Wynn and Gov. Rick Perry have declared World Energy Week, Sept. 20-24. Story continuescomments?
Austin Takes Unwanted Traffic Title( old news - 11:11AM Wednesday Sep 08 2004) Austin is tops in the nation, but this is an honor our city doesn't want. A new study shows Austin is the most congested medium-sized city in the nation. Austinites waste more time and money sitting in traffic jams than any other town our size, and the problem is quickly growing worse. Story continuescomments?
Nokia and Metrowerks Agree on Transfer( old news - 11:07AM Wednesday Sep 08 2004) AUSTIN, Texas, September 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia Corporation today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of applications development tools based on the Symbian Operating System and to license core development tool technologies from Metrowerks Corporation, an independent subsidiary of Freescale(TM) Semiconductor, Inc. Story continuescomments?
AUSTIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2004--Employees from Dell, Liaison Resources, American Bank and the American Cancer Society are joining EnviroMedia to put into practice kind acts to strangers on the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorists' attacks on the United States. The movement, made famous by the "Pay It Forward" book and movie, encourages people to help out three strangers. Story continuescomments?
TWCC to Change Primary Mailing Address( old news - 09:49AM Tuesday Sep 07 2004) This fall, the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission plans to implement its new TXCOMP claim process, including a document management system that will set the stage for allowing claim parties to view claim documents online. The document management system will involve scanning and imaging of forms and other documents filed with the Commission. story continues..comments?
(August 31, 2004) AUSTIN, TX - MicroMain Corporation, a leading provider of asset and facility management software and services, today announced the release of Version 6.1 of MicroMain FM™, its computer aided facility management (CAFM) system. This release introduces new web capability, enabling users to publish facility drawings, data and reports to the web. Story continuescomments?
Marine Toys For Tots Foundation will be the benefiting charity for the Central Texas Section Championship which will be held at the Clubs of Lakeway in Austin TX. October 28-31, 2004 Story continuescomments?
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