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May 28, 2010
BlackBerry Fund Heads Investment in China's Mobile Future
BlackBerry Partners Fund is teaming up with China Broadband Capital Partners or CBC to invest up to $100 million in mobile Internet and mobile cloud technologies in China, reports InfoWorld . &nbs... More >
May 27, 2010
Oracle Buys into Telecom Billing
Oracle has announced plans to buy eServGlobal's Universal Service Platform, which provides prepaid charging solutions for the communications industry, reports eWEEK . Terms were not disclosed. &nb... More >
Chinese Electronics Manufacturer Tries to Stem Suicides
U.S. electronics companies are in damage-control mode as the suicides continue at manufacturing plants run by Foxconn, reports Channel Web . Apple and Motorola have issued statements about being sa... More >
OLPC Speeds up Tablet Plans
The One Laptop Per Child project will have a prototype tablet computer out by December, two years ahead of schedule, reports PCWorld.com . It's expected to cost $75. The project is teaming ... More >
Wall Street Winds Favor Apple Over Microsoft
Observers are making much of Apple overtaking Microsoft on Wednesday in market capitalization with swings in stock prices leaving Apple with a value of nearly $223 billion compared with about $219 ... More >
May 26, 2010
Google Facing Third Class-Action Suit
It looks like Google is facing yet another class-action lawsuit over its admission of Wi-Fi snooping. Computerworld reports that Galaxy Internet Services, an ISP for homes and businesses in... More >
EMC Settles Government's Kickback Charges
Computerworld reports that EMC has coughed up $87.5 million to settle charges that it violated the federal Anti-kickback Act by giving kickbacks to consultants and overcharging the government for ... More >
McAfee to Acquire Privately Held Trust Digital
According to The Wall Street Journal , McAfee plans to acquire privately owned Trust Digital , a security-software company that specializes in mobile security. McAfee is hoping the acquisiti... More >
Global PC Shipment Boom Predicted for 2010
Global PC shipments are expected to reach 376.6 million units in 2010, up 22 percent from a year ago, according to Gartner. The increase in units shipped will equate to spending of $254.billion, a 12... More >
HP Overtakes IBM in Server Revenue
HP overtook IBM as the world's top server maker by sales during the first quarter, according to research firm Gartner. HP's server revenue climbed 15.9 percent from a year earlier to $3.4 billion, ... More >
May 25, 2010
Google Faces Another Class-Action Suit over Wi-Fi Snooping
Google may be facing another class-action suit for inadvertently using its Street View cars to collect data traveling over unprotected Wi-Fi networks. According to InformationWeek , three m... More >
Google Resists Data Demands of Class-Action Suit
Google says it has secured the data it collected through its Street View Wi-Fi snooping , but it plans to fight a class-action lawsuit 's demand that it turn over more information. According... More >
Microsoft a 'Patent Troll,' Says Salesforce CEO
Salesforce.com Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff isn't commenting on the patent lawsuit brought against his company by Microsoft , but that didn't stop him from referring to Microsoft as a patent troll.... More >
May 21, 2010
HP Expands Battery Recall by 54,000
Hewlett-Packard has expanded its recall of laptop batteries, adding 54,000 more to the 70,000 recalled earlier. The recall primarily applies to older dv2000, dv6000, dv9000 and Compaq portables ma... More >
Opera Finds a Cool Site for Data Processing
Opera Software is moving its data processing work to a new data center in Iceland, providing a boost to that troubled nation as it tries to rebuild its economy, reports Reuters . The facilit... More >
Google Faces Class-Action Suit Over Wi-Fi Sniffing
According to Computerworld , an Oregon woman and a Washington man have filed a class-action lawsuit against Google over its secret Wi-Fi sniffing. The suit, which accused Google of violatin... More >
Dell's Profit Disappoints Wall Street
Dell posted a 52 percent increase in profit for its most recent quarter, but Wall Street found the results disappointing. It reported net income of $441 million, or 30 cents a share, beating... More >
May 20, 2010
Oracle Buys Database Security Vendor Secerno
Oracle is moving to improve database security with the buyout of Secerno, which makes firewall technology, reports eWEEK . Financial terms were not disclosed. In addition to its database fi... More >
Cisco to Buy CoreOptics
Cisco has agreed to buy CoreOptics, which designs digital signal-processing solutions for high-speed optical networking applications, for $99 million in cash plus retention-based incentives, report... More >
Symantec Buys VeriSign's Authentication Business for $1.28 Billion
Computerworld reports that Symantec has agreed to pay $1.28 billion to acquire VeriSign's security business . As The Los Angeles Times notes, Symantec is buying the VeriSign division that... More >
May 19, 2010
Sharehold Files Suit to Block Sybase Sale
Sybase shareholder Stephen Alberti has filed suit to stop the sale of the company to applications vendor SAP. According to Computerworld , Alberti says the $5.8 billion sale price isn't fair and is... More >
CDC Acquires TradeBeam for SaaS Supply Chain Offerings
CDC Software has scooped up privately held TradeBeam, a software-as-a-service vendor focused on supply chain visibility and trade-management applications, reports Datamation . Terms were not discl... More >
Microsoft Sues Salesforce for Patent Infringement
According to The Wall Street Journal , Microsoft has filed suit against Salesforce.com for allegedly infringing on nine of its patents. V3.co.uk reports that the case, which has been filed... More >
HP Reports 28 Percent Rise in Profits
Hewlett-Packard reported profit grew by 28 percent in its second quarter, reflecting the returning corporate demand reported by other tech vendors, reports MarketWatch . It reported profit ... More >
May 18, 2010
Tech Heavyweights Throw Lobbying Dollars Around
In dealing with scrutiny over privacy issues and potential antitrust implications, Google increased spending on lobbying by 44 percent in 2009, reports Business Insider . Yet the $4.03... More >
Cisco Told to Pay $3.7 Million in Patent Royalties
A federal jury in Marshall, Texas, has ordered Cisco Systems to pay $3.7 million in patent royalties to Commil USA, according to Bloomberg . Commil had been seeking $53 million. Bloomberg e... More >
Cisco Buys Consumer Electronics Design House
Cisco moves to expand its consumer portfolio with the acquisition of private design-consulting firm Moto Development Group, according to a Dow Jones story in The Wall Street Journal. Terms were no... More >
Google Buys VoIP, Video Tech Company
Continuing its wave of acquisitions, Google is spending $68.2 million for Global IP Solutions, which sells technology used to deliver voice and video over IP networks, reports TechCrunch . ... More >
May 17, 2010
Microsoft to Settle VirnetX Dispute for $200 Million
To settle claims that Windows and other products violate VirnetX's virtual private networking (VPN) patents, TechFlash reports that Microsoft has agreed to pay $200 million to VirnetX Holding Corp... More >
ITC to Probe Apple's Patent Infringement Complaint Against Kodak
Computerworld reports that the U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to probe allegations by Apple that Eastman Kodak violated its patents related to digital imaging devices and software.... More >
May 14, 2010
Indiana, IBM File Countersuits Over Outsourcing Contract
IBM and the state of Indiana are suing each other over a 10-year, $1.6 billion outsourcing contract to automate intake for its social services system, reports Government Technology . Gov. Mi... More >
May 13, 2010
Next Microsoft Store Opening in Denver
Microsoft will open its third retail store in the Denver suburb of Lone Tree, Colo. The Denver Business Journal reports the software giant has leased 8,748 square feet at the Lone Tree mall. The ... More >
IBM Plans $20 Billion in Acquisitions
In laying out a five-year road map to analysts, IBM CEO Samuel J. Palmisano pledged to double last year’s performance by 2015 and to spend $20 billion in acquisitions, reports The New York Times ... More >
A Rosy Quarter for Cisco
The continued surge in video and Internet traffic boosted Cisco's profit in its third quarter, reports The New York Times. The networking gear maker on Wednesday reported a 63 percent rise ... More >
HTC Fires Back at Apple
According to BusinessWeek , HTC has filed a patent infringement complaint against Apple that seeks to to halt U.S. imports of the iPhone, iPad and iPod. Less than three months after Apple filed i... More >
So Why is SAP Buying Sybase?
As reported yesterday, SAP is buying out Sybase to the tune of $5.8 billion. Sybase will operate as a stand-alone unit within SAP under its current management, according to The New York Times . ... More >
May 12, 2010
SAP Reportedly Buying Out Sybase
Bloomberg reported Wednesday night that German software maker SAP was close to a deal to buy Sybase, which makes business intelligence and database management software. The price is reported to be... More >
IBM Analytics Tool Monitors Social, Business Sentiment
IBM has updated its SPSS predictive analytics tool to make sense of emoticons, as well as other forms of Twitter-, blog- and wiki-speak, reports InformationWeek . It also includes 180 new taxon... More >
May 11, 2010
Nokia Shuffles Handset Bosses
Nokia has undertaken its second management shakeup in a year as it struggles to compete with the smartphones of Apple and Research in Motion, according to a Dow Jones story in The Wall Street Jour... More >
May 10, 2010
Aruba Extends its Reach With Azalea Acquisition
Aruba Networks has announced the acquisition of Azalea Networks in a cash and stock deal valued at $40.5 million. As V3.co.uk . reports, Azalea's position in the Chinese market makes it an attrac... More >
New Nokia Lawsuit Targets Apple's iPad
The legal hostilities between Nokia and Apple will likely heat up now as Computerworld reports that Nokia is alleging that Apple's iPad and iPhone violate five Nokia patents . These patents... More >
Ipreo Accuses Goldman Sachs of Data Theft
According to Computerworld , Ipreo Holdings, a provider of software and market intelligence services for investment banking and corporate clients, has filed suit against Goldman Sachs accusing the ... More >
May 7, 2010
VMware Snags GemStone
BusinessWeek reports that VMware's SpringSource plans to acquire database-caching software company GemStone Systems . With this acquisition, SpringSource will inherit a set of technologies and expe... More >
Google Suit Seeks Decision on Links to Copyrighted Songs
Computerworld reports that Google has filed suit against Blues Destiny Records seeking a declaration that it has not furthered the illegal distribution of copyrighted songs by providing links in s... More >
May 6, 2010
Alcatel-Lucent Posts Wider Loss
Alcatel-Lucent blamed a parts shortage for its wider loss and lower-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, reports MarketWatch. Shortages of basic elements for its networks, such as tran... More >
HP India Under Investigation
According to Computerworld , India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has issued a show-cause notice to HP India to pay $325 million for evasion of customs duty. A statement by DRI says that HP... More >
May 5, 2010
IBM Hopes to Accelerate Smarter Transportation
What do Texas, IBM and the U.S. Department of Transportation have in common? The three are teaming up to study ways to make transportation more efficient, not just for people, but for produc... More >
Seattle Office Clicks for Facebook
Facebook has announced plans to open an engineering office in Seattle. Though it's a city crawling with tech companies and startups, seattlepi.com's Monica Guzman says of the news: Clearly, this is... More >
Sony Facing Suit Over Operating Systems on PS3
Following a recent an update to its PlayStation 3 console that removes the ability to put other operating systems on the console, Sony is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit , according to Li... More >
May 4, 2010
Hard-Disk Sales Expected to Soar
Makers of hard-disk drives will supply 300,000 petabytes of capacity through 2014, largely for enterprise applications and cloud computing, according to IDC. Its report "Worldwide Hard Disk ... More >
Jury Sides with Novell, Red Hat in User-Interface Patent Case
A federal jury has sided with Novell and Red Hat in a patent-infringement case filed by IP Innovation, Computerworld reports. In 2007, IP Innovation accused the companies of infringing on t... More >
May 3, 2010
Settlement Reached in SAP, Waste Management Suit
SAP has settled a lawsuit with Waste Management over an ERP implementation that the trash-disposal conglomerate called "a complete and utter failure," reports CIO.com . The deal calls for the softw... More >
IBM Acquires Cast Iron to Extend Cloud Offerings
IBM announced Monday the acquisition of cloud integration specialist Cast Iron for an undisclosed sum, reports Reuters . Dana Gardner at ZDNet describes Cast Iron this way: [It's] s not a ... More >
Mobile Phone Sales Grow 21 Percent
Worldwide shipments of mobile phones grew 21.7 percent in the first quarter, with 294.9 million handsets shipped, according to IDC. Separately, market researcher Strategy Analytics reported that sma... More >
Google's Latest Purchase: BumpTop
Google's spending spree continues with the acquisition of Canadian startup BumpTop for an undisclosed sum. BumpTop makes a multitouch user interface skin that can go over an existing operating sys... More >
Opera Buys Web E-Mail Provider
Opera Software has acquired Web-based e-mail provider FastMail.FM to extend its services to mobile devices, reports Reuters . Financial details were not disclosed. The Australian company sa... More >
