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The breadth of problems e-commerce has solved is staggering. We can shop 24/7 at most national retailers and many of our local favorites. We are assured of getting one of the first copies of the latest Harry Potter novel long before it hits bookstores. We order tickets for the latest blockbuster mov...

Google has become increasingly comfortable with the process of acquiring and integrating large merger-and-acquisitions targets, but still intends to focus more on targeted buying of smaller firms, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said during a briefing with reporters ahead of Google's annual shareholders mee...

Apple, Microsoft, Adobe Systems and Real Networks are the targets of a Santa Cruz, Calif., maker of copyright protection technologies that has sent letters demanding that the tech heavyweights cease and desist "actively avoiding" the use of its products. Media Rights Technologies and its digital rad...

The executive summary is rarely given the importance that it deserves. Too often, companies seeking to raise capital focus all of their attention on their business plan. The fact is, investment bankers and venture capitalists view literally thousands of executive summaries. For this reason, one must...

Joost, an Internet television service that promises high-quality streaming of licensed TV content, got a big hand Thursday from industry heavyweights CBS and Viacom. The two companies, along with three other venture capital firms, have invested a collective $45 million, Joost reported. Joost, which ...

Vonage may have found a way to provide its services without using disputed technology that Verizon Communications has patented, Vonage said Thursday, offering hope that the troubled VoIP provider can get out from under potentially crushing legal obligations to Verizon. Jeffrey Citron, Vonage's chair...

Microsoft has acquired a minority ownership stake in CareerBuilder.com, extending a partnership between the leading U.S. job search site and its MSN portal, Microsoft said. Redmond will acquire a 4 percent ownership stake in the dot-com as part of an agreement that calls for CareerBuilder to deliver...

Uncle Sam is often portrayed as a technological laggard, representing a market segment bringing up the rear as new innovations take hold. Well, surprise, surprise -- the government is ahead of the private sector by a better than a three-to-one margin in one emerging area: telework. "To be successful...

Internet and networking gear maker Cisco Systems posted sharply higher profit for its third quarter, but investors disappointed by the company's outlook sent its stock sharply lower Wednesday. Cisco earned $1.9 billion, or 30 cents a share, up 34 percent when compared to the $1.4 billion the San Jos...

The billion-dollar lawsuit between Viacom and YouTube feels like a rerun. Haven't we seen this show before? New technology from an upstart company is rapidly adopted by millions of users, transforms traditional media distribution and stretches the legacy copyright framework to its limits. Maybe thes...

The lawsuit IBM filed against Amazon for multiple patent violations has ended amicably, with Amazon agreeing to pay undisclosed license fees. The legal battle over the disputed technologies began with much fanfare last fall, when IBM filed a complaint alleging that Amazon had infringed five of its p...

Social networking powerhouse MySpace and Photobucket, a photo-sharing site, reportedly have come to terms on a possible buyout deal. A preliminary deal has been reached, and the acquisition of Photobucket will cost MySpace up to $250 million. Photobucket and MySpace, owned by News Corp., have so far...

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has fallen short in his bid to win a seat on the board of directors of sagging handset maker Motorola, with the company announcing that preliminary estimates of votes show all incumbent board members re-elected. The results -- which won't be finalized for a few weeks ...

Reigning PC king HP's second quarter results will exceed earlier guidance, thanks to strong sales of PCs and enterprise-class servers, the company announced Tuesday. The news sent the company's stock to a six-year high. HP's revenue for the quarter will be between $25.5 billion and $25.55 billion, w...

Marketers assume that Googling for information is an automatic response the instant a Web surfer opens a browser. For many Internet users, the theory is true. However, many people bypass search engines altogether in favor of a technique called direct navigation. Direct navigation is when a user dire...