InfoWorld - A few years ago, self-proclaimed nondeveloper Kevin Smith worked for a software company that tried to build a project tracking tool using Microsoft .Net. Some 15 developers spent a year wi ....... Read more 1 day ago
IBM Buys Virtualization-Software company Transitive
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NewsFactor - IBM plans to buy Transitive to help its customers cut costs. Big Blue announced Tuesday that it will acquire the Los Gatos, Calif.-based virtualization-software company for an undisclosed ....... Read more 1 day ago
Appeal threatens Telenor's Russian stake
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AP - A Siberian appeal court is scheduled Tuesday to consider a ruling that could lead to the temporary seizure of Norwegian Telenor's ownership in Vimpelcom, Russia's second largest mobile phone comp ....... Read more 3 days ago
Tech billionaire gets 9 years in prison for fraud
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AP - A one time dot-com billionaire from Las Vegas has been sentenced to nine years in prison for defrauding investors in his software company in 2001. ....... Read more 6 days ago
Sun will Lay Off Up To 6,000 Workers in Restructuring
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NewsFactor - Sun Microsystems on Friday said it will lay off 15 to 18 percent of its workforce. The announcement comes as part of a series of changes the company is making as it continues an uphill st ....... Read more 6 days ago
Warner pulls Korean DVD sales organization
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Reuters - Warner Bros, facing rampant online piracy, will close its DVD marketing and distribution operation in South Korea and hand over that business to a local licensee, the company said on Tuesday ....... Read more 9 days ago
MGM first to post full-length features to YouTube
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CNET - Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios, better known as MGM, will be the first major movie studio to post full-length feature films on YouTube, the company announced Sunday. ....... Read more 11 days ago
Microsoft CEO: No interest in buying Yahoo
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AP - Microsoft's chief executive said Friday the software giant is not interested in renewing its bid for struggling search engine company Yahoo Inc. ....... Read more 14 days ago