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The Indian company Sobha Renaissance Information Technology has developed contextual search technology for any basic search engine, including those of Yahoo and Google, reports InfoWorld . ... More >
Sustainability through green technology is becoming a more viable option as gas prices soar and emissions standards grow more strict. BusinessGreen reports that HSBC unveiled the installation... More >
Comcast is seeking a buyer for 46 smaller cable systems serving 400,000 to 500,000 subscribers in mostly rural areas. Almost one-fourth of the cable systems are in Maine, but others can be fou... More >
In an industry shakeup that China Daily describes as "brave," the Chinese government has ordered its six telecommunications companies to merge their assets into three competing conglomerates to o... More >
Green technology companies, specifically those focusing on clean energy, are poised to become IPO darlings by the end of the decade. The Wall Street Journal reports that roughly $10 billion was inv... More >
Security researcher "Mox" is credited with discovering a bug in Facebook that could allow attackers to take over user accounts . Computerworld reports that the cross-site scripting vulnerability c... More >
With prices for food and gasoline rising astronomically, many families are trying to be content with staying home and watching cable TV. But even the cost of that is soaring , according to The New ... More >
Samsung claims to have developed a solid-state disk drive that offers performance close to the world's fastest hard drive, reports TG Daily . The company says its prototype drive has a rea... More >
The office computer system of Computer Sciences Corp., which supplies gas and electricity throughout England and Wales, went on the fritz last week, though the problems did not affect operations an... More >
Oops. Australian telco Telstra is embarrassed to learn the USB drives it handed out during a tutorial at the AusCERT security conference were infected with malware , reports SearchSecurity.com . &n... More >
IT companies have overtaken the financial industry in market value as the largest segment of the Standard & Poor's 500 index , reports The Associated Press on Newsvine.com. At close Tue... More >
In a hearing Wednesday on cyber-security, lawmakers questioned whether the organization in charge of protecting the country's supply of electricity is doing its job, reports PCWorld.com . R... More >
According to a recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund , organizations in all sectors are beginning to realize the benefits of green practices. USATODAY.com reports that the non-profit s... More >
Time Warner announced Wednesday that spinning off its cable business will put roughly $9.25 billion in its coffers . The deal cost Time Warner Cable $10.9 billion with investors to be paid a $10.27... More >
Investors that seek out eco-friendly companies are beginning to see happier returns, reports Telegraph.co.uk . According to Ethical Investment and Research Services, the green and ethical investment... More >
AOL is launching dozens of sites targeted at specialized audiences as it tries to change its image from a dial-up service, according to an Associated Press story in The Washington Post. T... More >
Automaker Daimler, which produces Mercedes-Benz and other lines, has signed a deal to standardize its processes globally with SAP software , reports Bloomberg . The deal includes software, ... More >
The pursuit to be green has made its way into the procurement process for many businesses. Half of 738 companies responding to a Forrester Research survey last month said they take their gree... More >
Verizon Business announced it has won a contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security worth around $678.5 million over 10 years. Under the contract, it will provide Internet protocol, sec... More >
CBS Corp. is buying CNET Networks in a deal valued at $1.8 billion as the television network expands its reach on the Internet, according to an Associated Press story on Newsvine.com. CNET... More >
According to TechJournal South , an Ernst & Young report revealed that despite the current state of the U.S. economy, venture capital investment in green technology reached $571.6 million during... More >
Metastorm, maker of the business-process-management software Metastorm Enterprise, plans to go public in an IPO that it estimates could raise as much as $86 million, reports Bizjournals.com . &nbs... More >
Microsoft and Research in Motion have teamed up to offer Windows Live consumer e-mail and instant messaging services on BlackBerry smartphones. InformationWeek sees it as a sign that Microsoft is... More >
Back in February, we reported on a U.S. and Canadian task force that seized millions of dollars in counterfeit computer equipment . The networking hardware was being manufactured in China. No... More >
Wholesale prices for Internet addresses ending in .org will increase 10 percent to $6.75 a year, effective Nov. 9, according to an Associated Press story on Newsvine.com. Public Interest R... More >
Scott Prince and Rick Kieser have formed a new Indianapolis-based venture capital fund that will invest in early-and-expansion-stage "clean" technology firms . The former Silicon Valley sales execut... More >
Those attending Sun's JavaOne Conference this week might have come away with a freebie: a virus. Not the kind that inundates your computer with spam, but one that makes you sick with vomiting and di... More >
Americans are eager to adopt green technologies . The 2007 National Technology Readiness survey found that 71 percent of U.S. adults are interested in green technology. But Americans' desire ... More >
Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator, Advanced Info Service, has announced its "green operator" strategy . The initiative is part of the company's plan to become more eco-friendly by adoptin... More >
At its Sapphire user conference, SAP announced it will roll out NetWeaver Business Process Management and NetWeaver Rules Management early next year. With the tools, companies can quickly create or... More >
Barclays Commercial Bank announced a new grant-with-loan initiative that could net small businesses some cash when they take out loans to fund eco-friendly projects. The cash payments will run betwee... More >
A new project by the OASIS open standards consortium will optimize service-oriented architecture software for the telecommunications industry . The project will be known as the OASIS Telecommunicati... More >
Jerry Yang's in the hot seat this Monday morning after Microsoft walked away from its bid over the weekend. But the Yahoo CEO had little new to say in his "don't crush our stock" spiel on a company ... More >
The New York Times reports Microsoft and Yahoo are actively involved in merger talks . That's according to an unnamed source, of course. The story says: Microsoft, which had threatened to ab... More >
Last month, Big Blue announced a new security-as-a-service offering, called Threat Mitigation Express Advantage Services, aimed at SMBs. Security's rising star, Webroot, also plans to target... More >
Sun Microsystems blamed its third-quarter loss on U.S. companies deferring big-ticket spending , according to an Associated Press story in the Boston Globe. After five consecutive quarters ... More >
Venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers plans to spend $1.2 billion in green investments through two separate funds. The KPCB Fund XIII will largely invest $700 million in green t... More >
In one of those stories sure to make the tabloids, consumer group Which? reports your keyboard could make you sick. In tests of 33 keyboards at its London office, it found four were potential healt... More >
There's transparency in government and then there's Italy. Calling it a move toward transparency, the outgoing government posted online the name, address, date of birth, declared income and am... More >
UK enterprise application company Micro Focus International plans to buy U.S. rival NetManage for $73.3 million in cash, according to an Associated Press story in the Boston Globe. Micro F... More >
With mobile devices sprouting up everywhere, Adobe wants to make sure its Flash software is, too. So it's decided to license Flash for free to help make the mobile Internet experience more like tha... More >
At its business partner conference in Los Angeles, IBM announced new products aimed at reducing data center energy consumption. Reuters reports the company is offering software products that track... More >
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