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Start-up aims to help Web publishers

June 13, 2006 Baynote will offer on-demand software as a service so Web site publishers can make it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for. TAGS: visitor, software-as-a-service, on-demand, start-up

Microsoft gives U.K. start-ups a helping hand

October 1, 2007 CEO Steve Ballmer announces a program that aims to help U.K. software upstarts meet their potential. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, potential, U.K., start-up, London, Microsoft Corp.

DemoFall's new-product parade

September 30, 2006 The semiannual event is a smorgasbord of start-ups making pitches--and making them quick. TAGS: DemoFall, start-up

Supercomputer start-up nets $21 million

October 4, 2006 SiCortex investment will go toward development and marketing of Linux cluster machines; debut is set for November. TAGS: Linux cluster, supercomputing, supercomputer, Linux, start-up

Grid start-up Univa names new CEO

March 13, 2006 Michael Ellis becomes chief executive of the company, while former CEO Steve Tuecke now is chief technology officer. TAGS: Univa, CEO, chief technology officer, IBM Corp., start-up

Intel: Fewer European start-ups getting funded

December 18, 2007 Chipmaker's venture capital division says start-ups that land funding are receiving larger sums, but number of investment deals is down. TAGS: investment, venture, Intel, venture capital, start-up, chip company, telecommunications, 3G, Europe, U.K., health, U.S.

Start-up taps Microsoft's labs to boost mobile Net

March 27, 2007 ZenZui turns a cell phone screen into multiple tiles, hoping to solve usability issues and find revenue in the process. Photo: ZenZui's zoomable mobile interface TAGS: Inrix, Hertz Corp., CTIA, tile, lab, start-up, real estate, trial, mobile phone, Microsoft Corp.

Solar start-up nabs BP exec

December 15, 2005 Bob Oswald, who directed solar tech efforts at BP, will be chief technology officer at HelioVolt. TAGS: British Petroleum Co plc, chief technology officer, photovoltaics, exec, start-up

Flying car ready for takeoff?

February 15, 2006 MIT students working on a vehicle--resembling an SUV with retractable wings--they hope will carry two people on 100- to 500-mile hops. Images: Terrafugia's flying car TAGS: graduate student, founder, vehicle, entrepreneur, SUV, aircraft, car, GPS, start-up, satellite

Start-up creates flexible sheets of light

December 6, 2007 CeeLite's LECs, which can be integrated into walls or wrapped around poles, are being tested on ad-emblazoned city buses.Photos: CeeLite's bendable, durable lights TAGS: organic light-emitting diode, polymer, sign, sheet, capacitor, start-up

Microsoft to acquire search start-up Medstory

February 26, 2007 Acquisition of company specializing in health-related searches will become part of Microsoft's nascent Health Solutions Group. TAGS: health care, health, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., start-up

Selling shovels to Web 2.0 gold miners

February 13, 2007 A wave of startups offering free applications are looking to cash in on the success of video-sharing and social-networking sites. TAGS: shovel, Web 2.0, venture capital, online advertising, start-up, California, multimedia, Google Inc., video

Sun shuffles software execs

January 25, 2007 Aisling MacRunnels takes over software marketing, while predecessor Peder Ulander is now trying to woo start-ups. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, start-up, Sun Solaris, exec, CEO, blog, server

Start-up claims to offer next mobile-music thing

November 27, 2006 Oxy Systems says its software allows users to wirelessly sync their PC music collections with their cell phones. TAGS: subscriber, handset, mobile operator, cell phone, wireless network, start-up, music, U.S., PC

Open-source start-up nabs $4 million in funding

August 14, 2006 MuleSource convinces two VCs that there's money to be made in bringing open source to integration software. TAGS: open source, open-source software, start-up, Java

Start-up lets sites track user karma

March 2, 2006 With ratings systems on eBay and Amazon contributing to those sites' growth, iKarma wants to let any Web site follow suit. TAGS: reputation, rating, Amazon.com Inc., Florida, eBay Inc., start-up

Solar star Konarka raises another $20 million

February 14, 2006 Konarka, which specializes in plastics that convert light into electricity, has raised $20 million in its latest round of venture funding. TAGS: plastics, electricity, round, material, start-up

The do-it-yourself Web emerges

July 31, 2006 New services from fledging start-ups enable people to build Web applications themselves, which pundits say will unleash creativity. TAGS: mashup, Wiki, application development, Web application, collaboration, blog, spreadsheet, start-up, Web browser, idea, Microsoft Corp.

Points of conflict in the wireless arena

August 16, 2007 FCC faces demands from tech giants that want access to slices of spectrum, and from a start-up with plans for citywide Wi-Fi. TAGS: spectrum, Wi-Fi, start-up

Energy efficiency firm Comverge jumps in IPO

April 16, 2007 Wall Street takes a shine to Comverge, a company that monitors and adjusts home and office thermostats. TAGS: IPO, green tech, start-up, monitor
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