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Gates a big investor in aircraft start-up

March 23, 2005 Microsoft chairman is second-biggest backer of Eclipse Aviation, which hopes to bring an energy-efficient plane to market in a year. TAGS: equity, plane, investor, aircraft, engine, Microsoft Corp.

Local-search start-up nabs financing

November 2, 2005 Local Matters, which offers local search listing services to online directory Web sites, closes $20 million in equity financing. TAGS: local search, financing, equity, start-up

Google readies charitable foundation

January 4, 2005 Google is searching for an executive director for the group, which will have 1 percent of the search giant's equity and profits to distribute. TAGS: foundation, executive director, equity, Google Inc., eBay Inc.

PalmSource completes CMS acquisition

February 4, 2005 Handheld operating system developer PalmSource announced Thursday it has completed its acquisition of China MobileSoft. TAGS: PalmSource Inc., content management system, acquisition, equity, handheld, Linux, operating system

Russia to invest in venture capital firms

November 9, 2007 Kremlin plans to sink more than $1 billion into tech start-ups via top-tier VC firms. But are the firms really ready for "the last frontier"? TAGS: venture-capital company, Russia, venture capital, fund, asset management, firm, equity, investor, talent, asset, start-up

SCO restates 2004 financial details

March 3, 2005 Company finds accounting errors related to stock-based compensation and other issues, submits new results for first three quarters. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., compensation, equity, fiscal year, dividend, accounting, IBM Corp.

Yahoo CEO to be paid $1 salary

June 2, 2006 San Francisco Bay Area's highest-paid executive follows example of Steve Jobs and the Google boys. TAGS: Terry Semel, salary, compensation, bonus, equity, Yahoo! Inc., survey, CEO, Steve Jobs, San Francisco, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Helio a drag on EarthLink's earnings

February 6, 2007 Executives say the company's stake in the wireless provider caused losses, but they're confident in the venture's promise. TAGS: Helio, EarthLink Inc., subscriber, venture, equity, SK Telecom Co., earnings, data service

Apple execs underpaid, board says

March 15, 2005 Saying it needs to do more to retain top employees, company asks shareholders to approve a cash bonus program for executives. TAGS: restricted stock, stock grant, shareholder, salary, equity, grant, proposal, compensation, stock option, Apple Computer, consultant, exec, Steve Jobs, Apple iPod

Amazon faces the challenges of its second decade

July 15, 2005 Competition from traditional retailers and discount pressures loom for the online retailing giant. TAGS: Amazon.com Inc., Salomon Smith Barney, bookstore, margin, equity, e-commerce, retailer, challenge

Ingres hires Citigroup analyst as CFO

February 6, 2006 Newly spun-off open-source database company fills out its executive management team as it girds for growth. TAGS: Ingres, Berquist Co., Citigroup Inc., CFO, Computer Associates International Inc., database company, equity, managing director, open source, database, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp.

Mortgage meltdown: Tech stocks' gain?

August 24, 2007 The subprime scandal has sent investors looking for new homes for their money. Silicon Valley, however, may not be it. TAGS: Morningstar Inc., financial service, equity, investor, IT-spending, mutual fund, gain, IBM Corp., real estate

Is Verizon Wireless really looking to buy Alltel?

February 28, 2007 Rural mobile operator would likely carry a high price, which has two analysts split over whether Verizon Wireless will be the buyer. TAGS: Alltel Corp., Verizon Wireless, mobile operator, private equity, Verizon Communications, Wall Street, CDMA, equity, Sprint Nextel, buyer, U.S.

JBoss CEO: Buyout talk got 'out of hand'

April 3, 2006 Even as JBoss weighs acquisition offers, its CEO bemoans some of the "nonsense" regarding Oracle acquisition rumors. TAGS: JBoss, acquisition, Oracle Corp., buyout, middleware, equity, CEO, discussion, Java, open source

eMusic sold; unlimited MP3 downloads nixed

October 10, 2003 VUNet sells the music subscription service to an obscure holding company, which will radically change subscriber policies. TAGS: EMusic, Vivendi Universal, subscriber, digital music, equity, copy protection, acquisition, MP3, download, Apple iTunes

Sprint's WiMax dilemma

October 10, 2007 Sprint Nextel's ousted CEO may not be the only casualty as unhappy investors pressure the company to dump plans for a next-generation network. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, investor, equity, Wall Street, Nextel Communications Inc., CEO, merger, wireless network