Business

In today's global economy, more businesses sell products online, in more markets and in more languages, than ever before. According to a recent Forrester Research report, "Web Content Management Adoption in 2005," enterprises are shifting focus from cost containment and internal efficiencies -- to g...

For the second time in four months, Microsoft said it would buy a privately held firm developing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies, this time with an eye toward adding more communications tools to its Office productivity suite. Microsoft said it would pay an undisclosed sum to acquire...

A fruitless prosecution against a teenager in English court highlights the inadequacy of that nation's cyberlaws to cope with denial of service attacks. The youth was accused of sending 5 million e-mails to a former employer, thereby shutting down the company's servers. The case did not fail because...

Lawmakers have revived legislation that could provide a huge boost to efforts by music and movie studios to curb online piracy by letting federal agencies write rules that outlaw tactics used to copy programs when they are broadcast. Two bills on Capitol Hill dealing with so-called broadcast flags a...

Government -- and industry -- executives are moving forward with plans to increase the use of authentication technologies, and prevent fraud online. The Direct Marketing Association, based in Chicago, two weeks ago issued a set of rules for its members, and the federal government, a few days earlier...

In the offshore outsourcing field, client relations managers are often found at both the facility and the facility's North American sales office, if one has been established. As described herein, some firms operate without a North American presence, particularly if they are smaller firms. Most ou...

Continuing efforts to push its search tools deeper into the business environment, Google said it had struck a deal with IBM to have its enterprise-grade desktop search function integrated into Big Blue tools that search networks. Under the deal, terms of which were not disclosed, customers using IBM...

A group of communications technology firms has filed complaints with the European Commission (EC), asking that agency to investigate whether Qualcomm engaged in anti-competitive practices in the licensing of its technology for so-called 3G mobile networks and handsets. The companies that filed compl...

Riding strong demand for personal computers, Microsoft managed to beat analysts expectations for earnings, with income rising 24 percent, but analysts say the software giant's results had some weak spots, including in the online arena. Microsoft said revenue in its first fiscal quarter rose 6 percen...

Are you or your company considering a business acquisition? If so, there is no escaping the need to perform thorough and competent due diligence on your acquisition target. Due diligence can be defined as a complete investigation of an intended acquisition. This investigation of the prospect must in...

The standards for setting charges -- and later sentences -- for hackers differs dramatically on a state by state basis. But one thing is increasingly clear -- authorities are stepping up action against hackers of mobile phones, PDAs and conventional computer systems. New developments in mobile phone...

The office of U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman initiated a special process under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules today to obtain information on China's intellectual property (IP) enforcement efforts. The United States is exercising a process established under WTO Agreement provisions on Tr...

AT&T lives. While the company itself is about to be swallowed up by a one-time subsidiary, the AT&T name, long synonymous with phone service in the U.S., will survive. SBC Communications, which is on the verge of closing its US$16 billion deal to buy the legendary telecommunications giant, a...

AT&T lives. While the company itself is about to be swallowed up by a one-time subsidiary, the AT&T name, long synonymous with phone service in the U.S., will survive. SBC Communications, which is on the verge of closing its US$16 billion deal to buy the legendary telecommunications giant, a...

AT&T lives. While the company itself is about to be swallowed up by a one-time subsidiary, the AT&T name, long synonymous with phone service in the U.S., will survive. SBC Communications, which is on the verge of closing its US$16 billion deal to buy the legendary telecommunications giant, a...