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On The Call: HP CEO on 3Com acquisition

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 6:56PM

One area where Hewlett-Packard Co. is expanding aggressively is computer networking, the home turf of market leader Cisco Systems Inc. Earlier this month HP announced plans to buy Cisco competitor 3Com Corp. for $2.7 billion to supplement HP's own line of networking gear.

Brocade 4Q profit drops on costs; backs guidance

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 6:36PM

Networking gear maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit fell 6 percent as hefty costs offset a surge in revenue, but reiterated its guidance for fiscal 2010.

Indie artists Waits, Bjork come to MySpace Music

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 5:41PM

Independent label artists Bjork and Tom Waits are coming to MySpace Music.

Retailers look to stretch out Cyber Monday push

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 1:26PM

Retailers are thinking beyond Cyber Monday - a holiday marketing promotion many push for the Monday after Thanksgiving - and trying to spin their discounts into into Cyber Weekends or even Cyber Weeks.

HP profit jumps on cost cuts, new market expansion

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 1:26PM

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cost-cutting and push into new markets is helping soften the blow from weakness in the company's mainstay businesses.

Motorola, Research in Motion sued over voicemail

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 12:01PM

Patent holding company Klausner Technologies Inc. on Monday said it's suing Motorola Inc. and the maker of BlackBerry smartphones for allegedly violating its patent for visual voicemail.

Micros says CFO Kaufman will retire in March 2010

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 11:56AM

Micros Systems Inc., which makes software for the restaurant and hospitality industries, said Monday Chief Financial Officer Gary Kaufman will retire on March 31, 2010.

Friends go online at Foursquare to meet offline

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 11:16AM

Laura Fitton's ascent has been staggering: In less than a year, she's become mayor of nine different places in several different states, all without giving any speeches or kissing any babies.

Google scoops up display ad specialist Teracent

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 10:36AM

Google Inc. has snapped up another startup in its quest to sell more visual advertising on the Web.

Canada woman to fight insurance co. over Facebook

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 10:02AM

A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression said Monday she would fight an insurance company's decision to cut her benefits after her agent found photos on Facebook of her vacationing, at a bar and at a party.

Scientist: Leak of climate e-mails appalling

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 6:48AM

A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said Sunday the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month's global climate summit in Denmark.

Fox CEO wants US to join France on Internet piracy

Published November 23rd, 2009 - 6:36AM

The chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment said Monday the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protected films.

Who is Oprah's heir apparent in daytime?

Published November 22nd, 2009 - 11:22AM

Will it be Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Phil or Dr. Oz? Maybe none of the above. The announced shutdown of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in two years creates room for a new queen (or king) of daytime television.

Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks

Published November 22nd, 2009 - 10:37AM

While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.

South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week

Published November 21st, 2009 - 11:59PM

Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.

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