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India's TCS first quarter net profit up seven pct

July 16, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

India's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services said Wednesday its first quarter net profit rose by seven percent on weak economic conditions across global markets, dealers said.


Siemens planning wage cuts as well as job cuts: report

July 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

German industrial giant Siemens, which has announced plans to cut 16,750 jobs, is also planning to cut the wages of hundreds of employees, Der Spiegel reported Saturday.


India's Infosys surprises with 20.7 pct profit growth

July 11, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Indian software giant Infosys Technologies reported a forecast-beating first quarter net profit jump of 20.7 percent Friday, soothing concerns about the impact of a global economic slowdown.


Yang accuses Microsoft of trying to destabilize Yahoo: report

July 09, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Yahoo founder and chief executive Jerry Yang accused Microsoft of trying to destabilize Yahoo with no genuine intent to buy the company, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.


Microsoft would reopen Yahoo talks with new board: Icahn

July 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Microsoft said Monday it was willing to reopen talks on a "major transaction" with Yahoo if the Internet giant replaces its board of directors.


IBM buys Platform Solutions, ending dueling lawsuits

July 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

IBM announced on Wednesday that it has bought Platform Solutions Inc., acquiring its California rival's technology and ending lawsuits which the firms had filed against each other.


Microsoft seeks partners for new bid for Yahoo: WSJ

July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Microsoft is considering a new attempt to buy part of Yahoo in a deal with other media companies that would likely see a break-up of the Internet firm, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.


US senator pledges antitrust review of Google-Yahoo deal

June 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

The head of the US Senate's antitrust panel has pledged a "careful review" of the joint venture on online search advertising announced by Yahoo and Google.


Intel acknowledges new step in US antitrust probe

June 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 4

Computer chip titan Intel Corp. said Friday it had received a subpoena this week from US antitrust regulators after a two-year informal review on "competition in the microprocessor market."


TomTom completes takeover of Tele Atlas

June 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Dutch navigation products company TomTom announced Thursday the conclusion of its 2.9 billion euros (4.5 billion dollars) takeover of digital map creator Tele Atlas.


Rupert Murdoch, Tom Glocer support Microsoft-Yahoo merger

May 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

Two media titans, Rupert Murdoch and Tom Glocer, the head of Thompson Reuters, said they support a partnership between computer giant Microsoft and Internet giant Yahoo, after a deal between the two companies fell apart in ...


Fortune 1000 IT investments are riskier than capital investments, says management insights

December 28, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

A study of Fortune 1000 companies shows that investments in information technology carry higher risk than other capital investments, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, ...


Nokia, Microsoft to deliver Windows Live to mobile customers

August 23, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Nokia, the world's largest mobile device manufacturer, and Microsoft have joined together to provide customers with a new suite of Windows Live services specifically designed for Nokia devices.


U.S. Records Yet Another Trade Deficit in Technology Product Markets

August 22, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

U.S. technology product imports exceeded exports for the first time in 2002 starting a trend that left a $38.3 billion trade deficit in 2006 after reaching a high of $44.4 billion in 2005.


SanDisk Signs Licensing Agreement to Support DivX Format Video

June 13, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

DivX, Inc. and SanDisk Corporation today announced a licensing agreement allowing SanDisk to include DivX technology in SanDisk’s Sansa line of video-enabled products.


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