Business

Web conferencing and Web-based seminars are taking a bite out of traditional business travel and telephone conference-call budgets, with companies like WebEx, Microsoft, Raindance and Netspoke leading the revolution. Indeed, with the surge in demand around Web conferencing technologies rapidly incre...

A major shareholder advisory firm is urging stock owners to vote against Symantec's US$11 billion purchase of Veritas Software. Glass, Lewis & Co. recommended Symantec shareholders oppose the acquisition of Mountain View, Calif.-based Veritas when they vote on June 24, saying the deal appears to...

If you are looking to raise substantial capital for your privately held business, you need a competently prepared business plan. You must convince the lender that your business is capable of repaying the debt, through principal pay-downs and/or the issuance of publicly traded stock to the lender. He...

A bid to use converged technologies to greatly expand the options for connecting via mobile devices and help carriers keep customers happy has gotten a boost. Alcatel used the Superdome 2005 telecom conference to announce that it will offer a version of what's known as Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA)...

In a forecast that will be music to the ears of technology firms and investors alike, a leading trade group has predicted continued sales growth for semiconductors for the next three years, with the industry on track this year to break previous sales records. The Semiconductor Industry Association s...

When it comes to Web hosting and small business' needs, the old adage, "You get what you pay for," just may apply. This according to Affinity Internet President Jim Collins, who believes there are Web hosting services worth paying for -- and for good reason. Small businesses, he said, need more th...

Bidding to offer a low-cost alternative to the dominant mobile e-mail platform, Yahoo has teamed with mobile carrier Sprint Communications to offer mobile messaging for around US$3 per month. The two companies said the service would be available immediately in all markets where Sprint offers coverag...

XM Satellite Radio today announced that next year it will offer programming that can play both satellite radio and digitally delivered spoken-word audio provided by Audible, a seller of downloadable audio versions of books, newspapers and other printed matter. The content from Audible, the world's l...

Sprint Communications recently became the latest wireless communications company to turn over its e-commerce efforts to a third party, extending a trend that recognizes the benefits of having a Web sales specialist handle online sales and marketing. Sprint has signed a long-term deal with InPhonic t...

Hoping to use a hybrid technology to provide fast-growing Internet calling services to customers, Covad and EarthLink today said they would begin testing a service that uses existing phone lines to provide high-speed Web access and voice over Internet protocol calling services. The technology uses C...

One of the most interesting, though predictable, empirical regularities in the new software exporting nations' (for example, India, Pakistan, etc.) quest for prominence is the importance of diaspora entrepreneurship. The stories of the instrumental role played by successful non-resident Indians (NRI...

In a move likely to have reverberations across the Web, online poker site PartyGaming has filed for what could be one of the largest initial public offerings in the recent history of the London Stock Exchange. PartyGaming, which is based in Gibraltar, said it will seek to stage its IPO by the end of...

Are federal computers more secure today than they were in 2002 when the Congress passed the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)? That depends. Some agencies are in various stages of compliance, while others are not as far along. "The task is brutally difficult, at best," said Yvonne ...

Almost since its inception, Monster.com has been the biggest job board on the Internet and number one stop for job seekers in Cyberspace. Yesterday, the Web site, which is the flagship of Monster Worldwide, announced two moves designed to maintain its stature as the leading career site on the Intern...

EBay will buy comparison shopping and search Web site Shopping.com for US$620 million, the auction giant's largest acquisition in nearly three years and one that positions it to compete against Yahoo, Google, Amazon.com and others in the quest to help online shoppers quickly find their e-commerce qu...