Bethesda Softworks LLC, a unit of Rockville-based ZeniMax Media Inc., announced the availability of its highly anticipated fantasy video game, “The Elder Scrolls Online,” to PC and Mac users at retailers worldwide and on its official online store.

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Baltimore-based Localist now provides online calendar software to more than 100 clients. It’s proven useful in the university setting and is beginning to make an impact on other types of organizations, including Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library and the Downtown Partnership.

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Calvert Investments, a Bethesda-based mutual fund company that focuses on sustainability as a vehicle for investments, announced the availability of the Calvert Water Investing App.

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Riskive Inc., a Baltimore-based social risk management company, unveiled FriendGuard, which it describes as “a free app that leverages advanced math and science to protect individuals and families against social identity theft and malware attacking their social accounts.”

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When Henry Blue and Win Smith settle into their seats for the next session of the technology training courses they’re enrolled in, the line between teacher and student will start to blur.

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WASHINGTON — The music and movie industries are sounding the alarm again on online piracy, saying illegal downloads are on the rise and search engines like Google aren’t doing enough to stop them. Entertainment executives say they have no intention ...

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CUPERTINO, Calif. — For the first time since introducing the device that changed cellphones forever, Apple will offer two distinct versions of the latest iPhones — a cheaper one made of plastic and another that aims to be “the gold ...

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JackBe Corp., of Chevy Chase, a provider of real-time visual analytics and intelligence software, has been acquired by Software AG, a provider of business process management software based in Darmstadt, Germany.

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If asked to name America’s biggest tech hotspot, many people might say Silicon Valley; a few could offer Boston’s Route 128.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Consumers waiting for Microsoft’s revamped version of its latest Windows operating system will be able to get the software beginning Oct. 17. The release date for Windows 8.1 is nearly a year after the debut of Windows ...

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