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Ejected from Oracle's Open World. An impromptu gathering at a nearby restaurant. Fulsome explanations from PR flacks and tweets galore. The relations between Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Salesforce.com chief Marc Benioff went from wary and grudging mutual admiration, to red hot rhetoric. How red hot...

At least 18 million Americans have no access to broadband Internet connectivity, and the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission wants to do something about that. Julius Genachowski sketched out a proposal at the FCC offices Thursday that would shift subsidies from telecom services in rura...

Sprint isn't just the newest U.S. carrier of Apple's iPhone -- it's also going to be the only one in the country to offer an unlimited data plan for new users. The wireless provider will join AT&T and Verizon in carrying both the iPhone 4 and the recently announced iPhone 4S, an upgraded version...

In a recent decision handed down by the Ontario Court of Appeal, the issue centered on whether domain names could be considered "personal property." The view from most international jurisprudence and academic commentary, including the United States, appears to be that domain names are a new type of ...

Recent corporate shake-ups at Yahoo and anonymous insider reports to various media outlets added fuel to the fiery rumors that Microsoft is eyeing an acquisition of the search engine. Though Microsoft reportedly denied assertions that it was looking into buying Yahoo, the search engine's stock value...

In October of 2010, I wrote an article for the E-Commerce Times entitled "Can the USPS Be Saved?" The point of my article was that the U.S. Postal Service needs a new business model that addresses the present-day realities of e-mail and e-commerce. Despite my intent to focus on the need for a new bu...

Every company faces the same challenges. Some successfully transition themselves inside the changing industry. They update their brand and continue ride the Wave. Others struggle. Some even die. Why the difference? Look at companies like Verizon, AT&T, Qwest, Kodak and Yahoo, among many others.

Every company faces the same challenges. Some successfully transition themselves inside the changing industry. They update their brand and continue ride the Wave. Others struggle. Some even die. Why the difference? Look at companies like Verizon, AT&T, Qwest, Kodak and Yahoo, among many others.

Verizon and Microsoft are teaming up to bring new FiOS TV-powered entertainment offerings to the Xbox 360 gaming console, a move that highlights the rapid expansion of diverse content across multiple platforms. The deal will use Verizon's FiOS TV application to allow Xbox Live Gold members to watch ...

Samsung plans to file separate motions in Paris and Milan for preliminary injunctions against the sale of Apple's iPhone 4S in France and Italy. This move comes one day after Apple unveiled the new model in the United States. Samsung's requests will cite two patent infringements related to wireless ...

A key advantage of virtualization is the ability to decouple an operating system from its hardware layer. This improves flexibility and maximizes uptime. Virtual server infrastructure commonly utilizes this flexibility to provide high availability, moving virtual servers between hosts. When plannin...

Solar is no longer on the back burner; it's right there at the front of the stove, demanding that economists and job seekers alike take notice. "It's a tough environment, but I think it will continue to grow," said Gerald Kelly, communications director for Third Sun Solar. "As we move forward as a...

Samsung seems to be stuck in its patent disputes with Apple and thus may choose to cancel the Australian release of its Galaxy Tab 10.1. All depends on whether it wins court approval within the next two weeks to proceed with sales, according to press reports. Samsung is one of Apple's few competit...

Today's increasingly connected world makes it possible for anyone to transact and do business anywhere -- from anywhere. But just because we now increasingly live in a "global village," that doesn't mean place has become irrelevant. In fact, it matters more than ever. Despite the fact that we're all...

Chrome, a relative newbie in the browser world, appears poised to take over the No.2 spot -- possibly within the next three months. Chrome's current global average user share is 23.6 percent, according to StatCounter. User share for Firefox, the No. 2 provider after Internet Explorer, stands at 26.8