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Chief risk officers aren't just for banks anymore, but analysts say the position still is only necessary for certain companies. A position that first appeared in the financial services industry to deal with a bundle of compliance and security issues, chief risk officers, or CROs, are now spreading t...

Sony Online Entertainment has purchased the rights to the video game "The Matrix Online," the company announced today. Players pay $15 per month to interact with each other on the Internet, reliving the dystopian world of Neo, Trinity and the Matrix. The deal also includes an exclusive long-term lic...

Millions of former newspaper readers now get their news from the Web, but the majority remain loyal to their favorite print news outlets. A study by Nielsen//NetRatings said that 21 percent of online users who read newspapers now rely primarily on Web editions, while 7 percent say they split their n...

Bidding to secure a strong foothold in the rapidly emerging mobile-search marketplace, Google has begun testing of a wireless search service that returns results based in part on how well-suited content is to be viewed on hand-held devices. Google Mobile Web Search focuses on sites that employ XHTML...

In a bid to strengthen its data protection portfolio, network storage solutions provider Network Appliance announced yesterday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a private storage security firm. Network Appliance will purchase Redwood City, Calif.-based Decru for approximatel...

Yahoo has lifted the veil on the "deep Web" with the beta version of Yahoo Subscription Search. The "deep Web" includes information on the Web that is not available for free. This information is not listed within general search results. Yahoo will now offer results for sites such as The Wall Street ...

Long after they became fixtures in the hands of businesspeople and teenagers alike, mobile phones still hold a unique and unenviable position in the world of technology, a device that's loved and hated as intensely as any. Anyone who's ever been forced to listen to half a conversation held on a phon...

Intermix Media said it has struck a tentative agreement with New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to settle charges that the company used its network of Web sites and freeware downloads to distribute adware and spyware programs to unknowing consumers. Intermix said it agreed to pay US$7.5 m...

Ericsson and Napster said yesterday they will step into the emerging service of offering music over mobile phones. The announcement follows a deal made public yesterday between Sirius radio and Sprint, in which music-enabled Sprint phones will offer streaming content from Sirius. Ericsson, the world...

Microsoft yesterday said it has filed four lawsuits against companies in Virginia and California for allegedly distributing counterfeit or illicit software. The software giant filed suits in U.S. District Court against CEO Microsystems of Irvine, Calif., Wiston Group of Walnut, Calif., #9 Software o...

Months after it first signaled its intentions to merge fixed wireless Bluetooth technology with WiFi 802.11 mobile wireless in one handset, UK telecom giant BT said this week that it is readying its BT Fusion brand for purchase by UK consumers. The company hopes to merge devices and services with th...

The majority of U.S. states are moving to end the tax-free ride for most online shoppers, a development that is facing opposition from some members of the public, businesses and a number of federal lawmakers. At present, 43 states have joined a states-led coalition called the Streamlined Sales Tax P...

A California appeals court ruling clearing the way for tax collectors in that state to pursue sales taxes from online sales from out-of-state merchants could have wide-ranging impacts for the e-commerce industry. For now, observers say it's too soon to tell how important the ruling, which the First ...

Microsoft yesterday released 12 new security patches for its Windows operating system and other programs as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday event. Today's batch marks one of the largest bundles of patches since Microsoft rolled out its monthly schedule. Eight bulletins affecting Windows are includ...

Is your brand worth a billion dollars today? Maybe yes or maybe no, but it surely is worth something pretty big. At the end of the day, all the work you have put in pushing your name identity and your range of products and services in your marketplace adds up in an abstract space of the consumer's m...