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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a lawsuit filed by Reverend Jerry Falwell that touched upon issues key to business concerns, such as commercial versus noncommercial speech, and addressed a concept described as "initial interest confusion." At least, those topics are indicat...

Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and toured the software giant's Redmond, Wash., headquarters Tuesday. The meeting comes shortly after Microsoft announced deals that will ensure its Windows operating system will be featured in millions of PCs sold in the world's lar...

Google has upgraded its search appliance line, bringing to the enterprise the concept of "OneBox" search to help expedite Web searches. Google also added several key partners as it seeks to beef up its product line aimed at big businesses and organizations. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company pl...

The White House and the Pentagon aren't the only government agencies embracing public key infrastructure -- encryption -- for Internet security. State agencies in Illinois, and other states, like Virginia, are as well, and, in a twist, they are now farming out the management of the services to third...

Giving Internet-based television another boost, former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner and media giant Time Warner have both invested in a startup that aims to build a delivery platform for IPTV. Eisner will also take a seat on the board of directors of Veoh Networks, which has raised US$12.5 million...

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has once again sparked intense speculation about his company's next move, saying in a published interview that it might make sense for Oracle to be able to offer a Linux-based operating system and that his company is considering some acquisitions to make that happen. Ellison...

Advanced Micro Devices is asking Microsoft to turn over some internal records and preserve others as the number two PC chipmaker prepares for its civil antitrust suit against market leader Intel. AMD is asking Microsoft for documents relating to internal discussions about AMD and its financial viabi...

High-profile equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has unveiled a deal for an affiliate to acquire Indian software company Flextronics for $900 million. Flextronics will retain a 15 percent equity stake in the software business with the deal, which represents KKR's first such stake in India....

In a move rife with symbolism, Chinese President Hu Jintao will kick off his visit to the United States with meetings at Microsoft and Boeing before traveling to the White House. The meetings are meant to emphasize China's new openness to capitalism -- in terms of investments in mainland China on th...

The Hispanic market has been riding the headlines for the past couple of years as one of the fastest growing sectors of marketing. According to the third annual AOL/Roper U.S. Hispanic Cyberstudy, Hispanics are entering cyberspace at a rapid pace with over 14 million U.S Hispanics online. Yet the c...

Cell phone technology maker Qualcomm has agreed to pay a US$1.8 million fine to settle allegations that it began controlling business decisions at merger partner Flarion Technologies before antitrust regulators cleared the purchase. Qualcomm, best known for developing the Code Division Multiple Acce...

Digital video recorder maker TiVo has won a jury verdict finding that rival EchoStar has been infringing on a "time warping" patent that is at the core of the DVR technology. A jury in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas found EchoStar has "willfully" infringed on TiVo's patent, set...

As so many of us are aware, India has become a technological powerhouse, and this has all happened in a relatively short span of time. How does a country go from being a developing and economically challenged nation to a formidable technological competitor? What alchemy was at work here? Actually, ...

Continuing to garner a reputation as a fierce regulatory watchdog ready to take on major industries, the European Commission said major credit cards are charging excessive fees to both businesses and consumers. The Commission, which handles regulation for the European Union, issued a report saying b...

Continuing to add to its menu of applications targeting enterprises in specific industry verticals, Oracle plans to buy Portal Software in a deal worth US$220 million. Portal sells billing and revenue management software products, mainly to media and communications customers. Oracle intends to use P...