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Eight months after winning a massive cash settlement from the maker of the BlackBerry, NTP is taking aim at Palm for infringing on seven of its patents. On Monday, NTP filed suit in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia, claiming that Palm's "products, services, systems and process...

In a bid to spread its influence to the offline world, Google this week will launch a test of a print-based advertising program. Some 100 of its existing advertisers have been invited to participate in the test, which Google bills as an "alpha version" of Google Print Ads. Google would choose where ...

In the late 1990s, companies such as IBM and Ariba began rolling out the first global B2B networks. Subsequently, online supply chain technology expanded to meet the needs of companies that sell to the average consumer, and B2C was born. Recently, some market leaders coined the term "B2E," or busine...

Google is reportedly offering media companies millions of dollars in upfront payments if those outlets allow their content to be shared on the YouTube video sharing site that Google has agreed to buy. Reports say Google CEO Eric Schmidt is leading an effort to convince media companies such as NBC Un...

For the second time in less than a month, the Federal Communications Commission has delayed a vote on approval of the AT&T acquisition of BellSouth, sparking a new round of speculation that the final go-ahead will come with significant conditions. The FCC was to take up the merger at its open me...

For the second time in less than a month, the Federal Communications Commission has delayed a vote on approval of the AT&T acquisition of BellSouth, sparking a new round of speculation that the final go-ahead will come with significant conditions. The FCC was to take up the merger at its open me...

For the second time in less than a month, the Federal Communications Commission has delayed a vote on approval of the AT&T acquisition of BellSouth, sparking a new round of speculation that the final go-ahead will come with significant conditions. The FCC was to take up the merger at its open me...

Microsoft said Wednesday that Vista for Enterprises, the business version of its Windows Vista operating system, will ship on Nov. 30, starting the countdown to one of the most hyped, analyzed and anticipated product launches in recent history. In addition, the software giant said it would launch O...

An industrial equipment maker whose domain name is Utube.com is suing video-sharing site YouTube, saying user confusion has cost it business and forced it to invest in more robust servers for its Web site. Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment said it has been forced to move its Web servers multip...

Emphasizing its belief in the value of user-created content and online collaboration, search giant Google has acquired JotSpot, a startup that develops online collaboration tools known as "wikis." Wiki tools, which are increasingly being embraced by the corporate world, let users create, modify and...

Existing copyright laws in the United Kingdom are out of date and should be updated to provide consumers with more flexibility, including the right to copy the content on DVDs and CDs to portable players, a new report argued. The Institute for Public Policy Research issued a report Sunday saying tha...

Verizon Communications nudged past Wall Street estimates for profit in its third quarter as surging revenue in its wireless business helped offset a surge in expenses. Verizon said revenue rose 26 percent to US$23.25 billion as the company began to reap the benefits of its consolidation efforts, in...

Strong demand for the Xbox gaming console and server software helped push Microsoft to a strong first quarter, with the company exceeding its own revenue projections and surpassing Wall Street forecasts for profit. The Redmond, Wash., software giant said revenue rose 11 percent over the same period ...

The press has been replete with complaints from companies that have to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. Some of the criticisms were based upon the outsized cost of compliance. Other criticisms revolved around the difficulty and intricacy of compliance, especially to Section 404, Management Assessment of ...

After US$5.4 billion dollars and nearly a year of discussions, Advanced Micro Devices finalized its takeover of graphics chip maker ATI, setting the stage for a revived fight with Intel and Nvidia, which becomes the Intel graphics partner by default. AMD -- which promised integrated platforms next y...