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American businesses are usually very price sensitive. Compared to firms elsewhere in the world, American companies tend to pay close attention to performance numbers. Valuing this kind of metric often comes as a surprise to offshore service providers, particularly in cultures where personal connecti...

While eager to take advantage of the enhanced security features of Microsoft's long-awaited SP2 update, many corporate users of Windows XP will be cautious in activating it. Microsoft did extensive compatibility testing aimed at ensuring SP2 would work with as many third-party applications as possib...

Computer Associates today announced the acquisition of PestPatrol, a privately held provider of antispyware software, in an all-cash transaction. Financial details were not disclosed. CA will market the PestPatrol technology as eTrust PestPatrol and will incorporate it into its eTrust Threat Managem...

Coming off a rough week that saw it badly miss earnings goals and fire three top executives, Hewlett-Packard is trying to turn attention to the future, highlighting several new product releases at its HPWorld conference. In the spotlight for the annual conference are products aimed at inducing new a...

The European Commission said it has put back its decision on the joint acquisition by Microsoft and Time Warner of ContentGuard Holdings by two weeks.

Most of you reading this have spent a significant amount of time building your brand equity through offline channels. Manufacturing goods that appeal to the target audience, marketing through catalogues, ongoing promotions and offers -- all contribute towards creating a strong brand. Moreover, signi...

Hewlett-Packard announced the firing of three top executives after reporting a dismal quarter and acknowledging that the company's failure to execute on its own internal computing initiatives left it vulnerable to competitors. HP, which released earnings a week before they were expected, fell far sh...

PalmSource, provider of Palm OS, an operating system powering next generation mobile devices and smartphones, today announced Eric Benhamou will step down as chairman of the board of directors, further separating two parts of what had been PDA maker Palm. Benhamou is expected to continue to serve as...

It has become increasingly obvious that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reverse mergers and shells in its sights. Is this a temporary phenomenon? Will it pass? This column talks about what is happening in the small-cap industry that will affect companies that want to go public throu...

Another one-two punch hit Wall Street Thursday as investors worried about the future of technology earnings and oil prices again tested record levels. The latest blow came from Hewlett-Packard, which missed profit targets for its third quarter and issued an updated forecast that was also below what ...

The long wait for Google's IPO may be drawing to an end. Google said yesterday that it would terminate bidder registration for its Dutch-auction style offering at 5 p.m. EDT today. That sets the stage for those registered to place their bids, a process that could take between a day and a week or mor...

Sonus Networks today announced the Nasdaq Stock Market has denied the company's request for additional time to file its Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004. Due to the extended time required to complete its recent detailed financial review and restate its historical financial results, Sonus...

Recently, there have been a number of interesting cases dealing with the liability of an ISP for the misdeeds of a user. In the case of CoStar Group v. Loopnet Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found that ISPs are not liable for copyright infringement when they passively store d...

Oil prices and warnings from some key technology companies weighed on U.S. stock markets Wednesday, ending a two-day rally. Markets had performed well both before and after the Federal Reserve, as expected, raised interest rates on Tuesday. Upbeat comments on the economy that accompanied the report ...

Advanced Micro Devices scored modest gains against rival Intel in the tug-of-war for personal computer market share, using its edge in the low-end processor market to make up some ground. The shift toward lower-end PC sales may be a seasonal fluctuation, one that may be reversed by more spending on ...