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Updates on: TIBCO Software Inc., IBM, Facebook, MySpace

TIBCO Software Inc. launched a new academic initiative aimed at delivering a wide range of technology education benefits to colleges and universities around the world. The goal of the program is to help ensure the proficiency of students in relevant, emerging technologies and to generate high-value job skills that are in demand by organizations today. — CNN

IBM and the researchers at the University of Dundee School of Computing (UK) and the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine are collaborating to develop open source software technology tools to accommodate the needs of older workers to help them adapt to and remain productive in the changing workplace of the 21st century. — CNN

Facebook’s unique audience grew by 1.5 million people in October, according to a report released this week by Nielsen Online. That’s five times the rate of larger rival MySpace, which grew by about 300,000. — CNN