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The psychology of 'free' online shipping

April 20, 2006 The phrase "free shipping" is like a siren song to many who shop on the Internet. TAGS: threshold, psychology, firm, retailer, professor, free, fee, online retailer

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, firm, asset management, equity, investor, talent, asset, start-up

Quit fooling with wireless-spectrum auction

January 23, 2008 Gregory Rosston of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research says recent moves by FCC chairman threaten successful history of auctions. TAGS: auction, firm, rule, wireless service, agreement, chairman, asset

SpikeSource shifts gears, eyes smaller firms

June 21, 2006 The open-source services firm has reorganized to sell to medium-size companies through channel resellers. TAGS: reseller, value-added reseller, open source, firm, open-source software, Europe

Supreme Court weighs 'obviousness' of patents

November 28, 2006 Oral arguments bring questions about whether the current legal standard, opposed by some high-tech firms, is much too permissive. TAGS: invention, patent, firm, motivation, court, standard, person

Telecom firms distance themselves from NSA flap

May 12, 2006 As outcry over Bush administration data mining grows, companies go out of their way to say they weren't involved. TAGS: NSA, Qwest Communications Inc., RCN Corp., MCI Inc., telecommunications, firm, Verizon Communications, nation, database

Gartner urges action on data center emissions

October 11, 2007 Data centers now account for almost a fourth of carbon dioxide emissions caused by IT operations, according to analyst firm. TAGS: data center, Gartner Inc., business process modeling, emission, PBX, IP telephony, data management, firm, business process, mashup, virtualization, telephony, information technology, IP, server

Palm hands Wall Street an unusual deal

June 7, 2007 Deal with Elevation Partners means shareholders will get a chunk of cash, but the smart-phone maker will be taking on debt. TAGS: shareholder, Palm Inc., debt, Wall Street, private equity, firm, U.S. Robotics, cash, operating system

Patents for dynamic Web pages to get another look

January 29, 2007 Patent Office will revisit two patents that critics say might imperil any site that employs a search feature or generates custom Web pages from user input. TAGS: patent, critic, firm, Oracle Corp., suit, open-source software, search technology, Texas

SEC filing acknowledges 'pretexting' in HP board probe

September 6, 2006 The company's investigation into media leaks has stirred up federal regulators and the California attorney general's office. TAGS: SEC filing, pretexting, investigation, Patricia Dunn, leak, attorney general, firm, California, HP, e-mail

Feds ramp up Silicon Valley stock option probe

July 14, 2006 FBI, prosecutors form task force to look into backdating of stock options, which is illegal in some circumstances. TAGS: Kevin Ryan, stock option, Northern California, firm, Silicon Valley, attorney, U.S., Apple Computer

If you thought 'Security '07' was hairy, just wait

January 3, 2008 Jon Oltsik says 2008 will bring a new cluster of headlines about information security and the workplace. TAGS: identity federation, PKI, information security, financial service, firm, data protection, encryption, RSA Security Inc., Symantec Corp., security, service provider, IBM Corp., HP, Microsoft Windows

The Green view of cyberspace

March 30, 2006 European Parliament member David Hammerstein Mintz offers a Green Party spin on the tech world. TAGS: software patent, European Union, firm, intellectual property, Spain, knowledge, eBay Inc., information technology, Microsoft Corp., IP

Tech firms assail proposed broadband rules

November 9, 2005 Google, Microsoft and others agree on at least one thing: a more light-handed, tech-neutral approach to regulating the Net. TAGS: E911, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, Microsoft TV, broadband video, draft, broadband, broadband service, IAC/InterActive Corp., Net Neutrality, broadband Internet, firm, Amazon.com Inc., VoIP, Internet service, Xbox Live, representative
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