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Intel today disclosed key technical details of its upcoming wireless broadband chip for WiMax products, which will enable long-distance, high-speed wireless Internet access for homes and businesses. The upcoming wireless component, code named "Rosedale," is expected to be the first "system-on-a-chip...

Eyeing a million-dollar prize, a mathematician claims to have made progress in solving a 150-year-old riddle. The solution to the problem could render secure payments and other sensitive Internet transactions vulnerable. A Purdue University professor has begun to publish what he claims is a proof of...

Worldwide mobile phone sales surpassed 156.4 million units in the second quarter of 2004, a 35 percent increase from the second quarter of 2003, according to Gartner. Gartner analysts said all regions experienced healthy sales of mobile phones in the second quarter. "In mature markets, such as Weste...

Software developer Quark has made moves recently to improve its customer relations and to increase its focus on the European market. "From the inside out, we're reassessing the way we do business and the quality and effectiveness of the solutions we develop to help our customers," Quark CEO Kamar Au...

EMC, an information-management vendor, appointed Jeffrey M. Nick to the position of senior vice president and CTO. Nick will assume a role in the direction of EMC's technology strategy and in the evolution and advancement of EMC's information-management capabilities, related platforms, software and ...

As the largest maker of computer chips, Intel has become the thermometer for monitoring the health of the technology sector. And according to the most recent temperature reading, the sector is feeling a bit down. Intel lowered its revenue guidance substantially on Thursday, even more than analysts h...

You may not have heard of the phrase "pump and dump." I would be surprised, however, if you haven't been personally solicited by a so-called investment advisory firm that was trying to sell you a penny stock. What's the connection? Pump and dump schemes, which are illegal, usually involve the heavy ...

BlueLinx Holdings has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-1 for an IPO. BlueLinx intends to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BXC. The IPO is expected to take place later this year. Headquartered in Atlanta, BlueLinx Holdings...

After months of speculation and anticipation, Microsoft launched a test version Thursday of the music download site it hopes will unseat rival Apple's iTunes Music Store as the dominant provider of digital songs. The beta site of MSN Music features around a half-million songs and offers individual d...

Is there copyright protection in compiled data published online? As with most things of a legal nature related to the Internet, it all depends on the factual context. A number of recent U.S. court decisions have shed some light on this issue. In Assessment Technologies of WI LLC v. WIREdata Inc., Ju...

EBay moved to shore up its presence in Asia, announcing that it increased its stake in South Korea-based Internet Auction Co. in a deal worth $325 million and also launched improvements to its Chinese subsidiary. EBay said it had agreed to buy just under 3 million shares in Internet Auction Co. from...

Who are these mysterious and secretive executives behind millions of corporate Web sites? There are millions of very expensive, well-designed Web sites all over the globe. Most have a lot of information to offer, with great graphic illustrations, supportive explanations about their relevant experien...

The Federal Communications Commission has asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal that could determine whether cable broadband providers can be forced to open their networks to other Internet providers. The request, which FCC Chairman Michael Powell announced Monday, was hailed by some industry gr...

Most U.S. corporate customers of call centers offshore have little or no idea about other voice programs being run at those centers and how those unrelated programs could adversely affect them. Do you? Many U.S. firms have moved key business functions offshore to facilities that are running afoul of...

FrontBridge Technologies today announced the acquisition of MessageRite to broaden the company's service portfolio to include e-mail and instant message archiving. FrontBridge's existing technologies include inbox management tools such as perimeter-based spam filtering, virus scanning, secure e-mail...