Monthly Archives: October 2006
Startup Offers Gift Card Exchange
A new Web gift card exchange could shake up the gift card space, with cards selling to consumers for less than face value and...
‘My Sharona’ Creators Sue Yahoo, Apple, Amazon and Run DMC for Copyright Infringement
Rock band The Knack has sued several online music distributors, including Yahoo, Amazon and Apple, for distributing copies of Run DMC's song "It's Tricky,"...
Google Syndicates Widgets to Blogs, Other Web Sites
Google released yesterday a new service that allows Web publishers to insert small, JavaScript-based widgets into their blog or Web site.There are 1,220 Google...
Wyse Ships Wireless Thin Client
A new series of wireless thin clients is being shipped by Wyse bound for customers ranging from airports to health care facilities.
The new V-Class...
IBM Donates Open-Source Technology for AJAX, Web 2.0 Development
IBM announced that it will make another round of technology contributions to the open-source community to promote the use of Web 2.0 technologies in...
IBM to Spend $100 Million on Mainframes
IBM will spend $100 million over the next five years to make the mainframe easier to use.The program will focus on such areas as...
Microsoft Tools to Combat Vista Piracy
Microsoft will unveil Oct. 4 a new software protection platform and accompanying technologies that it plans to incorporate into a variety of products, starting...
eHarmony Finds Own Fulfillment as Web 2.0 Pioneer
eHarmony.com, that romantic cyber-space place where people meet and often get serious relationships off and running, has been a textbook example of a successful...
Serena to Buy Pacific Edge
Serena Software announced that it has agreed to acquire Pacific Edge Software, a maker of project and portfolio management software.
Serena, based in San Mateo,...
Former Apple CFO Leaves Board Following Stock Option Investigation
Former Apple Chief Financial Officer Fred Anderson resigned Oct. 4 from the companys board of directors following a three-month investigation into alleged irregularities in...