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When Retailers Can’t Afford to Be Strategic

There are tons of practical definitions of how using technology in retail is strategic versus tactical.One definition were fond of is quite practical: Using...

New Siebel CEO Shares Game Plan for Growth

In a meeting that was often testy, Siebel Systems Inc.s leaders told investors and analysts Thursday that the company would focus on cutting costs,...

Googles Accelerator Breaks Web Apps, Security

Googles effort to speed the pace of Web browsing quickly aggravated some early users, who say that the software is delivering them Web pages...

AOL Opens Blog Service to IM Users

Users of AOLs popular instant messaging services can now turn their chats into Weblogs. America Online Inc. on Thursday opened its AOL Journals blog-publishing service...

Google Introduces Mobile Blogging

Google has introduced a new service for Blogger.com that enables users to create new blogs and post images and text via mobile devices. A...

Wal-Mart Tests Robots for Blind Shoppers

A major retailer has started quietly testing a university-created robot designed to help visually impaired consumers navigate store aisles and find their desired products. The...

IBM: Restructuring Will Save Up to $2 Billion

IBMs restructuring plans, which will include 10,000 to 13,000 job cuts, will save the company $300 million to $500 million in the second half...

AOL Builds Browser into AIM

America Online Inc. is bundling its own Web browser into the newest versions of AOL Instant Messenger in an effort that is likely to...

ICANN Sticks Up for Trademark Holders

Did you ever wonder what happens to those domains, like sucks.com, that some guy registers to criticize BigCompany? Turns out theres a procedure for...

Lenovo Hangs Up Virtual Shingle

Lenovo Group Ltd. has established a new online outpost, with a look at things to come. The Chinese PC giant, which completed its acquisition of...