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Hoping to turn its reach across various digital platforms into a competitive advantage in its battle with Google, Microsoft said Monday it would launch a cross-platform advertising solution to give marketers access to advertising slots on Xbox video games, Web-enabled mobile phones and personal digital assistants, as well as traditional Web advertising placements...
Hackers are increasingly turning their attention to home users and financial services firms with sneaky cyber attacks designed to cash in on unsuspecting victims, according to a report from Symantec The security software maker on Monday released its latest Internet Security Threat Report covering new and ongoing Internet threats from Jan. 1, 2006, ...
It used to be that armed guards, locked file cabinets and vaults were the tools for securing currency, as businesses operated in a physical world. Today, information is the currency of the global economy, as consumers pay through electronic card swipes, employees are paid through direct deposit, and businesses sell a good deal of their wares online. More than ever before, companies are now challenged to find ways to protect "currency" as it is exchanged with people inside and outside secure corporate networks...
Earlier this month, Sage Software announced it had acquired one of its longtime partners, Corum, a Canada-based provider of CRM technology It was a significant deal for the company, saidDave Batt, senior vice president and general managerof Global CRM, as the acquired technology matches one of the functional areasthe company intends to push -- and ...
Hoping to monetize its open source software development,Qlusters this week is making available openQRM Pro, a specialized version of its systems management software, for sale Like its open source openQRM datacenter provisioning and management software -- which works with Solaris, FreeBSD, Windows and Linux operating systems -- openQRM Pro also wor...
As we move into fall and approach the Intel Developer Forum this week, things show no sign of slowing down. Last week AMD fired an early volley at Intel by broadening an initiative designed to unite the entire slate of remaining non-Intel chip companies, making me wonder, had this happened earlier would Apple have made its Intel move? Meanwhile, ...
Worldwide shipments of hybrid set-top boxes -- boxes that combine a broadband connection with satellite TV reception -- will reach 50 million by 2011, according to a report from ABI Research During that time frame, hybrids will represent 70 percent of all set-top box shipments in Europe and 45 percent of all those in North America, ABI Principal An...
Novell aired some dirty laundry this week, announcing it had received notification that it is in danger of being delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange for delayed reporting of financial results for its latest fiscal quarter. The results have been held up by the company's own voluntary, internal investigation into past stock option grants and reporting...
Microsoft is contemplating a plan that would have it post online a free, ad-supported version of some of its productivity tools, a shift in strategy likely spurred by Google's entry into the same space Though Microsoft has moved to make more of its software available online through its Windows Live initiative, it has held back on bringing Office in...
The Internet, a ubiquitous and essential fixturein just about every developed nation, is slowly butsurely reaching into some of the world's most remoteoutposts -- courtesy of such companies as Intel, CiscoandEmbratel As part of World Ahead, a new initiative established earlierthis year to bring technology to developing areas,Intel has created a wir...
Viacom's MTV Networks on Friday announced plans to acquire music gaming company Harmonix Music Systems in a US$175 million cash deal Under the terms of the deal, Harmonix shareholders may be eligible for incremental earn-out payments through 2008, to the extent that financial results exceed specific targets....
Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd scheduled a press conference for late Friday afternoon, seeking to answer questions about his involvement in the boardroom-level investigation into press leaks that is now the subject of a criminal probe HP announced that Hurd would speak to reporters after the U.S. stock markets closed for the day, or around 4 p.m. ED...
In an apparent response to Japanese consumer outcry, Sony has slashed the price of its PlayStation 3 by about 20 percent in Japan "The Japanese users and media would not stop saying a price tag of over 60,000 yen (US$515), including tax, was too expensive," Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony Computer Entertainment, told reporters at the Tokyo Game Show on ...
The business of providing small businesses with e-commerce hosting and support solutions is growing fast. The large-enterprise market is crowded, and competition is fierce. That has led an increasing number of e-commerce platform providers to enter the small and medium-sized business end, where they are looking to establish footholds Part 1 of thi...
It's the catch-all department in many companies where top sales funnel activities like lead and demand generation are found, or lower sales funnel strategies including pre-sales support, pricing exceptions and team selling are found. It's team selling on enterprise-class ERP applications. It's also another word for a telemarketing staff. Defined by its functions more than its measures of performance, business development is, in many companies, the glue that connects customers and prospects with sales...
A decade ago, Microsoft thought it could ignore bureaucratic rumblings with little or no fallout. That attitude led to the historic Microsoft antitrust trial and the realization that bureaucrats can indeed wield bigtime impact. Google is now learning a similar lesson, albeit in a different way In the race to provide WiFi access to Internet users,...
In a move to bridge the gap between fixed and mobile communications, Alcatel and Nokia on Thursday announced a collaboration that would bring telephony features to mobile devices Dubbed "Intellisync Call Connect for Alcatel," the offering will integrate Nokia's E-series business-class devices into the Alcatel IP Communication server network....
A new effort to reduce the amount of child pornography available on the Internet is being launched with federal officials and private groups poised to shut down Web sites, including those that aren't necessarily the subject of criminal charges or investigations Several major Internet service providers (ISPs) have joined with the National Center for...
Coders have developed a Firefox variant, Torpark, that allows users to go online without worrying about the government, Internet service providers (ISPs) or others tracking their Internet activity Released by a self-described group of computer security experts and human rights workers that calls itself Hacktivismo, Torpark is an anonymous, portabl...
Nokia and Microsoft said Thursday that they have sealed an agreement to incorporate Microsoft's Live Search capabilities into Nokia's Mobile Search platform, allowing consumers to access Microsoft's home-grown search engine directly from Nokia's N-series and compatible Series 60 software-equipped multimedia devices Live Search will be available in ...
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