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The number two software supplier Oracle said Wednesday it had beaten its own conservative quarterly estimates and indicated the company's financial downturn may be coming to an end. Oracle's quarterly revenue of $2.31 billion fell from last year's $2.38 billion. But the figure still beat out Wall St...

The speed of information delivery is continually increasing. Most people who work in office environments have had access to broadband Internet connections for years, and more home users than ever before can surf the Web at speeds that eclipse those of the fastest dial-up modems. But how many custome...

Russian software firm ElcomSoft has been acquitted of copyright infringement in the first-ever criminal prosecution under the United States' controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The decision seems likely to reopen debate on the law's future. In the case, Adobe alleged that one of E...

Trying to find anyone willing to forecast a vigorous rebound in 2003 technology spending is like searching for a nonexistent needle in a haystack. But it is nearly as hard to find someone who thinks tech spending has anywhere to go but up. "There is no technological innovation that everyone is clamo...

In a move that likely indicates companies will not return to vigorous spending on telecommunications equipment anytime soon, Cisco Systems has inked a deal with SBC Communications to offer outsourced communications services. The two giants will target small and mid-size enterprises that want to take...

As more companies pursue ever-scarcer revenues in this slow economy, they are putting more emphasis on getting the word out about their presence. And although the Internet is not the only marketing channel a business should examine, it definitely should be part of the plan. "The Internet makes up a ...

In a first for the PC industry, Gateway has announced it will entice holiday shoppers with a "buy one, get one free" PC deal. Specifically, Gateway customers who purchase the company's high-end machines -- the 700XL desktop and 600XL laptop, which retail for $3,499 and $2,399, respectively -- will r...

Even in a world of overstuffed e-mail inboxes and jaded recipients, advertisers continue to find value in e-mail marketing campaigns. The difficulty, of course, is finding a way to stand out amid a sea of spam. "If it's relevant, timely and from a trusted source, consumers will be glad to receive a ...

Aiming to parlay its soaring popularity as a search engine into e-tail glory, Google has launched a shopping search site, quietly releasing a beta version of Froogle during the busiest shopping week of the year. Merchants need not pay to be listed on Froogle. The beta version refers shoppers to merc...

Made official last month by President Bush, the Department of Homeland Security consolidates 22 agencies, employing a total of 170,000 federal employees, under a single virtual roof. The question on many IT executives' minds is: What can my company gain from this reorganization? The department's 200...

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard and Japanese telecommunications firm NEC have announced they will provide joint outsourcing services for organizations in China, Japan and the United States. The offering eventually may extend to other areas, including Southeast Asia and Europe. Ann Livermore, execut...

The information technology industry is emerging from what many are calling the worst downturn in the sector's history. In an effort to weather the storm, high-tech companies have cut prices and even introduced special financing deals to help move inventory and generate revenue. But when the purse st...

EBay sellers in eight states have been hit with lawsuits filed by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), claiming they sold pirated DVDs through the auction site. The lawsuits mark the first time that the industry group, whose members include most of the large movie studios, has targeted...

The dot-com landscape is littered with the wreckage of e-commerce companies that did not survive the Internet shakeout. The bright side of this bleak reality is that those e-businesses still standing are far more likely to be profitable than their deceased brethren were. The question now is: What li...

Online sales continue to impress as the holiday season enters its home stretch, according to two new reports. ComScore/Media Metrix said consumers spent $2 billion during the week after Thanksgiving, marking an all-time one-week sales record for the Web and representing an increase of 34 percent ove...