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Study: Small firms' IT spending to grow

May 17, 2005 An NPD study says spending will rise 13 percent over 2004, driven largely by services. TAGS: IT-spending, small and medium business, firm, NPD Group Inc., reseller

TiVo backer Alsop to leave VC firm

November 17, 2004 Prominent venture capitalist at Silicon Valley's New Enterprise Associates wants to "see if I can design a working life for myself." TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., firm, venture-capital company, TiVo Inc., Silicon Valley, venture capital

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: Russia, venture-capital company, venture capital, fund, asset management, firm, 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, asset, chairman

Study: IT outsourcing services multiply

December 8, 2005 IBM and EDS still lead the pack, but a growing number of firms are finding new ways to take info-tech chores off your hands, IDC says. TAGS: Electronic Data Systems Corp., IT outsourcing, firm, Salesforce.com Inc., information technology, outsourcing, research company, IBM Corp.

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, free, retailer, fee, online retailer, professor

Dell trails IBM, HP in server satisfaction

November 2, 2005 Server customers say things are getting a little testy on the 1-800 Dell line. TAGS: satisfaction, survey, firm, IBM Corp., Dell, server, U.S., HP, PC

Siebel shareholders: Explore 'strategic alternatives'

April 14, 2005 A group of shareholders that owns one-third of Siebel Systems says the software company needs a buyer. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., shareholder, firm, CEO

Blodget says 'bye-bye' to Merrill Lynch

November 15, 2001 The Internet stock analyst makes a "lifestyle choice" and takes a buyout offer worth a reported $2 million. He's also at work on a book for Random House. TAGS: Henry Blodget, Random House, firm, Wall Street

Study: IT job market may be looking up

June 10, 2005 A net 11 percent of CIOs surveyed plan to add IT staff in the third quarter, a staffing firm says. TAGS: CIO, firm, hiring, U.S. company, information technology, staff, U.S.

Tech firms asked for earthquake relief

October 11, 2005 Pakistani business groups in United States call on high-tech industry for donations in aftermath of catastrophic earthquake. TAGS: Pakistan, firm, relief, disaster, worker, U.S., India, founder, software company, California

The big winner behind Skype and Baidu

September 15, 2005 The secret of Draper Fisher Jurvetson's success is a strategy other VC firms have been shy to pursue, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says. TAGS: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Baidu.com Inc., Skype, venture-capital company, firm, globalization, investment, MSN Hotmail, success, start-up

Google taps legal muscle for Microsoft case

August 25, 2005 The search giant adds lawyers from a firm that represented Grokster, banker Frank Quattrone and former Enron exec Andrew Fastow. TAGS: attorney, Grokster Ltd., Enron Corp., firm, litigation, Google Inc., lawyer, Microsoft Corp., China

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: value-added reseller, reseller, open source, firm, Europe

Prying apart Microsoft's pricing logic

March 21, 2004 Two business professors examine Microsoft's decision to price Windows relatively low and Office so much higher. TAGS: goods, incentive, pricing, firm, professor, decision, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

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, RCN Corp., Qwest Communications Inc., telecommunications, MCI Inc., Verizon Communications, firm, 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, business process modeling, emission, Gartner Inc., PBX, firm, data management, mashup, IP telephony, business process, 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: Palm Inc., shareholder, debt, private equity, Wall Street, U.S. Robotics, firm, 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, suit, Oracle Corp., search technology, open-source software, Texas
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