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phoenix (in classical mythology) a unique bird, resembling an eagle but with rich red and gold plumage, that lived for five or six centuries in the Arabian desert (it is also known as the
Arabian bird), after this time burning itself on a funeral pyre ignited by the sun and fanned by its own wings, and rising from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle.
A variation of the myth stated that the phoenix burnt itself on the altar of the temple of Helios (the Sun) at Heliopolis (Egypt), and that a worm emerged from the ashes and became the young phoenix.
phoenix company a derogatory term for an insolvent company which is placed into voluntary liquidation by its directors, trading being resumed soon afterwards under a different company name. The usage is recorded from the early 1990s.
Phoenix Park Murders the murder in Phoenix Park, Dublin, with surgical knives, of the newly arrived Irish chief secretary, Lord Frederick Cavendish, and under-secretary T. H. Burke, by Irish Invincibles in 1882.
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Phoenix Technologies Launches PC Industry's First Remote BIOS Debug and Validation Station.
PR Newswire; 4/2/2008; 700+ words
; Provides Easier Access to Phoenix Design Expertise; Speeds Time to Market...FirstCall/ -- INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM -- Phoenix Technologies Ltd. , today announced...validation lab and test center. Called the Phoenix Remote Debug Station (RDS), this...
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Phoenix Technologies Launches ISV Program to Help Partners Increase PC Market Success; New cME Certification Program Helps Phoenix Partners Leverage the Company's Sizable PC Market Share to Boost Their Market Penetration.
PR Newswire; 9/15/2003; 700+ words
; Phoenix Technologies Ltd. , the company driving...for nearly 25 years, has launched the Phoenix Trusted Partner Network cME Certified ISV...their products by building them into the Phoenix Core Managed Environment (cME(TM...
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Phoenix Technologies' PC Card Manager Plus delivers easy-to-use PCMCIA power management control with NoteBIOS 4.0; Phoenix forges new ground in PCMCIA power management with icon-based firmware that allows users to modify system power management while they work.
Business Wire; 4/17/1995; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 1995--Phoenix NoteBIOS(TM) 4.0 firmware for portable PCs introduced today by Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTEC...management capabilities for PCMCIA. Phoenix's PCMCIA software solution works in...
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Phoenix Technologies Introduces Industry's First PCMCIA Solution Designed for Special Purpose PCs -- "PC Cards for the Planet"; Phoenix PicoCard Enables PCMCIA Functionality for Embedded and Hand-held PCs, Internet Appliances.
Business Wire; 2/5/1996; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 1996--Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTEC...for PC manufacturers, today announced Phoenix PicoCard, the first PCMCIA software designed...wide range of industrial applications. Phoenix PicoCard uses a unique (patent pending...
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PHOENIX TELEPHONY SUITE VERSION 2.0 FOR WINDOWS 95 AVAILABLE FOR BUNDLING BY PC AND PERIPHERAL CARD MANUFACTURERS; New Version of Critically-Acclaimed Communications Software Offers "Instant Use" Interface with Integrated Speakerphone, Voicemail, Fax and Address Book.
Business Wire; 3/4/1996; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1996--Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTEC...announced that version 2.0 of its acclaimed Phoenix Telephony Suite software will be available...worldwide in April, 1996. The new version of Phoenix's easily recognizable, user-acclaimed...
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PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES INTEGRATION OF LEADING-EDGE SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY INTO COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCT LINE; Users can use simple voice commands to Forward Faxes, Access Voicemail Messages, Change Voicemail Greetings, and Retrieve Addresses and Phone Numbers over the telephone.
Business Wire; 3/4/1996; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1996--Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTEC...for PC manufacturers, today announced Phoenix Secretary -- a voice enabled remote access extension of its Phoenix Telephony Suite product. Phoenix Secretary...
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Phoenix Technologies Incorporates Framework Support Into Its Core Systems Software (BIOS) Offerings.
PR Newswire; 4/2/2008; 700+ words
; Phoenix Extends Firmware Capabilities to Support...FirstCall/ -- INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM -- Phoenix Technologies Ltd. , today announced support...AwardCore Tiano and SecureCore Tiano assures Phoenix's OEM and ODM customers that Phoenix...
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Phoenix Technologies(TM) Provides Support for AMD Athlon(TM) 64 Processor.
PR Newswire; 9/23/2003; 700+ words
; Phoenix Technologies(TM) Ltd. , the company...compatible 64-bit PC processor. AMD and Phoenix collaborated during the development of...and a smooth path to 64-bit computing. Phoenix has been involved in every phase of the...
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Phoenix Technologies to Showcase Cutting Edge Technologies for Mobile PCs -- Instant Boot, Anti-Theft and Data Protection Technology, Instant-On/Off and All Day Computing -- at Intel Developer Forum.
PR Newswire; 9/21/2009; 700+ words
; - Phoenix SecureCore Tiano(TM)- UEFI-based...enabling the world's 'instant boot' PC - Phoenix FailSafe(TM)- A laptop anti-theft...management service for consumers and SMBs - Phoenix HyperSpace(TM)- A revolutionary instant...
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Phoenix Technologies Introduces Phoenix FirstWare Assistant for Mobile PCs; Newest Phoenix cME-Certified Application Brings Instant-On Access to Personal Information Management Data on Notebooks and Tablet PCs.
PR Newswire; 9/8/2003; 700+ words
; Phoenix Technologies Ltd. , the company driving the global core system...digital devices for more than two decades, has introduced Phoenix FirstWare Assistant(TM), a new Phoenix Core Managed Environment (cME(TM)) certified application...
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Phoenix: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Phoenix: Education and Research Elementary and...the entire Maricopa County. The city of Phoenix is served by 16 separate public school...board and superintendent. The Greater Phoenix area has an extensive magnet school program...
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Phoenix: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Phoenix: Recreation Sightseeing A visitor to the Phoenix metropolitan area will find many sights and attractions...beauty of Salt River Valley. A principal attraction in Phoenix since 1939 is the Desert Botanical Garden on 50 acres of...
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Phoenix: Communications
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Phoenix: Communications Newspapers and Magazines Phoenix's major daily newspaper is the morning The Arizona Republic. The smaller-circulation The Phoenix Gazette is published in the evenings on Monday through Saturday...
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Phoenix AG
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Phoenix AG Hannoversche Strasse 88 D-21079 Hamburg...7667-2211 Web site: http://www.phoenix-ag.com Public Company Incorporated...Manufacturing; 313320 Fabric Coating Mills Phoenix AG is a major supplier of sound and vibration...
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Phoenix: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Phoenix: Economy Major Industries and Commercial...s economy, continue to be important to Phoenix. Major industrial products manufactured...and sunshine in the Valley of the Sun, Phoenix continues to be an important resort center...
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