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Oracle Hangs a Solid Q2 on a Thick Neck
Oracle surprised Wall Street analysts and investors Dec. 20 by reporting better than expected fiscal second-quarter 2008 earnings, particularly in the area of software...
The Best Money-Saving Technologies of 2007
For companies that aren't flush with cash, it's important to keep on top of technologies that save money, both in the short and long...
From Russia, with Nav
MOSCOW (Reuters)—Russia successfully launched a rocket on Tuesday carrying the last three satellites to complete a navigation system to rival Americas GPS.The military-run GLONASS...
NetSuite Closes IPO at and#3626 per Share
On-demand enterprise resource planning vendor NetSuite said Dec. 26 that it has closed its initial public offering. The much-vaunted IPO, launched Dec. 10, has...
When Bad Resumes Happen to Good IT People
If you're like a lot of workers out there, the top of a new year seems as ideal a time as any to launch...
Getting Smart Is Getting Cheaper
The time is ripe for inexpensive—even free—yet high-functioning analytic tools to improve efficiency and productivity.
Take the example of a roofing company in the Bay...
Instability and Modern Anti-Virus Software
I can remember back when anti-virus companies used to test their updates before they sent them out to customers. But then again, I can...
Google Suffers AdSense Patent Setback
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—A federal appeals court handed Google Inc a setback in a patent fight on Wednesday, tossing out part of a summary judgment in...
Will Patent Battles End Free Linux?
Is the open-source community stealing ideas from commercial vendors?
IP Innovations seems to think so; the patent-holding company recently filed a lawsuit for patent infringement...
Meet Google: Search Giant, Monopolist Extraordinaire
The New York Times Friday published several documents Microsoft used to make the case that a Google purchase of DoubleClick would give the search...