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eBay grounds 'frequent flier' incentive program

July 18, 2005 Auction giant ditches eBay Anything Points service for U.S. site, giving participants 13 months to use their points--or lose them. TAGS: incentive program, incentive, eBay Inc., seller, credit card, U.S.

McAfee lures IBM ISS users

November 28, 2006 Special incentives offered to steal customers from Internet Security Systems after it was bought by IBM. TAGS: Internet Security Systems Inc., IBM Corp., McAfee Inc., incentive

Visa takes carrot-and-stick approach to security

December 12, 2006 Offers $20 million in incentives and creates sanctions to spur adoption of security rules for credit card transactions. TAGS: Visa International, merchant, incentive, credit card, sanction, credit card company, MasterCard International, compliance, service provider, security, payment, bank, PCI

Blockbuster tries new online-rental incentive

November 1, 2006 "Total Access" program, which lets online renters exchange DVDs in-store, is latest attempt to compete with Netflix. TAGS: Blockbuster Inc., NetFlix Inc., incentive, VoD, subscriber, store, movie, DVD

MCI chief to get $5 million bonus

March 4, 2005 Michael Capellas is being rewarded for his efforts to guide MCI out of bankruptcy and into the arms of Verizon. Or Qwest. TAGS: Michael Capellas, MCI Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., bonus, bankruptcy, incentive, Verizon Communications

Searching on Zotspot could earn users a 10 spot

October 31, 2006 Small search site is the latest to use incentives, like paying people for referrals, to draw traffic from the big guys. TAGS: iWon, incentive, paid search, search engine, traffic, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

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, firm, pricing, professor, decision, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

From Silicon Valley to Solar Valley

February 2, 2007 Birthplace of computers poised to become the center of the alternative energy industry, experts say at conference. Video: Al Gore says Silicon Valley can save Earth TAGS: Silicon Valley, alternative energy, Cypress Semiconductor Corp., incentive, manufacturing, San Jose, conference, U.S., CEO, video

Give developers secure-coding ammo

November 3, 2005 Former White House cybersecurity czar Howard A. Schmidt says programmers need training--and they need to be held accountable for flaws. TAGS: developer, employer, incentive, training, code, software company, security

The 'good enough' theory of software

June 1, 2006 Callidus Software CEO Robert Youngjohns warns against the notion that software no longer delivers a competitive advantage. TAGS: incentive based compensation, Callidus Software Inc., competitive advantage, incentive, business process, theory, economy, commission, agency, software company, solution

U.S. cybersecurity czar has his marching orders

February 20, 2007 DHS' Greg Garcia says his job is to promote security in technology--letting the market decide the best tools--and to get defenders talking to one other. TAGS: Greg Garcia, cybersecurity, supercomputer, incentive, security technology, assistant, U.S., security, order, laptop computer

Throwing cold water on energy-hog air conditioners

May 17, 2007 Companies are bringing "ice storage" to ACs and look to take advantage of utilities' peak demand reduction programs.Photos: 21st-century icebox TAGS: air conditioner, incentive, storage system, ice, pricing, utility, small business

FTC: Policing online ads is 'daunting task'

November 7, 2006 Agency official says the "growing media universe" will make it harder than ever to play watchdog to deceptive schemes. TAGS: incentive, online advertising, agency, attorney

Survey: Software companies increasing offshoring work

January 12, 2007 Companies cite faster product development, increase in productivity among incentives to offshore. TAGS: offshoring, survey, respondent, incentive, worker, software development, software company, response, U.S.

CA looks to tech squads to sell security wares

August 30, 2006 New program offers incentives to PC rescue services to sell CA's security software to consumers and small businesses. TAGS: Computer Associates International Inc., NPD Group Inc., incentive, small business, Trend Micro Inc., security, McAfee Inc., anti-spyware, PC

Researchers: Metcalfe's Law overshoots the mark

March 15, 2005 Rule that encouraged madcap expansion in the dot-com era turns out to have been, um, way too generous, scientists argue. TAGS: Bob Metcalfe, Amdahl, researcher, dot-com, incentive, law, text messaging, value, merger, co-founder, Time Warner Inc., rule, IM

Time to rethink set-top box regulation

September 28, 2006 Policy analyst Thomas M. Lenard says the set-top box integration ban is a regulatory relic that deserves to go. TAGS: set-top box, set-top, video provider, integration, CableCard, video service, innovation, incentive, telecommunications, satellite, video

SAP's great succession debate heats up

January 10, 2007 CEO Henning Kagermann will be offered a yearlong extension, but questions remain about who will step in after 2008. TAGS: Henning Kagermann, SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Shai Agassi, contract, CEO, incentive, influence, president

Hands off our Wi-Fi network!

February 10, 2005 Dianah Neff, CIO for the city of Philadelphia, says opponents of the city's plan to offer wireless broadband access have a hidden agenda. TAGS: Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier, competitive local exchange carrier, Philadelphia, monopoly, Wi-Fi network, community, financing, telecommunications, Internet Service Provider, incentive, Internet service, government, city, Wi-Fi, Internet access, broadband

Buy the book, get the search service

November 22, 2005 University of Chicago professor Randal C. Picker says Amazon Upgrade could wreak havoc with competition in the bookselling market. TAGS: Amazon.com Inc., search technology, copy, incentive
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