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  • Canada OKs Avaya purchase of Nortel unit

    AP – 22 mins ago  

    BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Telephone and computer software company Avaya Inc. said Friday that Canada's minister of industry approved its acquisition of the enterprise solutions unit of Nortel Networks Corp. Full Story »

  • Finisar shares plunge after 2Q earnings miss

    AP – 2 hrs 10 mins ago  

    SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Shares plunged in Finisar Corp. on Friday after the networking-components maker reported lower-than-expected profit margins and fell short of expectations for the second quarter. Full Story »

  • Study: MySQL Use to Drop Under Oracle Ownership

    PC World – Fri Dec 4, 12:50 pm ET  

    Usage of the open-source MySQL database is set to decline if Oracle succeeds in buying the software's owner, Sun Microsystems, according to new data released by analyst firm The 451 Group on Friday. Full Story »

  • Twitter Previews New Mobile Site

    PC World – Fri Dec 4, 11:50 am ET  

    Twitter has built a mobile site from scratch for its social networking and microblogging service, acknowledging that the current one, while reliable, has an unimpressive user interface and a modest feature set. Full Story »

  • Friendster to be sold by month's end: source

    Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 10:50 pm ET  

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Friendster, one of the world's earliest social networking sites, will be sold to an Asian buyer by the end of December for at least $100 million, a source familiar with the matter said. Full Story »

  • Cisco to go ahead with Tandberg deal

    AFP – Thu Dec 3, 10:19 pm ET  
    US networking giant Cisco said it plans to go ahead with its... AFP/File

    NEW YORK (AFP) - US networking giant Cisco said it plans to go ahead with its 3.4-billion-dollar takeover of Norwegian video conferencing company Tandberg. Full Story »

  • Novell posts wider 4Q loss on charges

    AP – Thu Dec 3, 6:47 pm ET  

    WALTHAM, Mass. - Novell Inc., which sells computer-networking software and technology services, posted a larger quarterly loss Thursday, hurt by lower revenue and hefty charges to write down the value of certain assets. Full Story »

  • No Quick Resolution Likely for SAP KPI Saga

    PC World – Thu Dec 3, 5:10 pm ET  

    SAP's attempt to convince users that its Enterprise Support service provides enough value to justify a higher price tag may drag on well into 2010. Full Story »

  • MySpace hopes high as launches music site in UK

    Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 2:56 pm ET  
    DECADE IN MEDIA - A participant at Twitter, Inc.'s Tokyo event... AP

    LONDON (Reuters) - MySpace expanded its presence in the entertainment market on Thursday with the British launch of its music service, as the social networking site seeks to reinvent itself after being eclipsed by rival Facebook. Full Story »

  • Facebook-Google Battle Sets Stage for Micro-Payments

    NewsFactor – Thu Dec 3, 1:30 pm ET  

    It may not be Betamax versus VHS, but a war between two technology giants is heating up. On Wednesday, Facebook Connect added Yahoo's sites to its social-networking alliance. The Yahoo announcement, which goes into effect in the first half of next year, was made shortly before Google said its rival social platform, Friend Connect, now supports Twitter credentials. Full Story »

  • Groom 'tweets' marriage from altar

    AFP – Thu Dec 3, 1:13 pm ET  
    A US groom who loves social networking as much as his bride pulled... Twitter

    NEW YORK (AFP) - A US groom who loves social networking as much as his bride pulled out a cell phone during their wedding to 'tweet' and update his Facebook page. Full Story »

  • Google Launches Public DNS to Speed Up Web

    PC Magazine – Thu Dec 3, 8:58 am ET  

    In an unusual move, Google announced Google Public DNS on Thursday, a new means by which users can utilize the Google DNS servers to access the Internet. Full Story »

  • Volunteers give time for many reasons

    AP – Thu Dec 3, 12:02 am ET  

    NEW YORK - The biggest reason to do volunteer work for a charitable organization is because you support the cause, but there are plenty of other reasons — including professional networking. Full Story »

  • FlipShare TV Shows Cisco's Push into Consumer Video

    NewsFactor – Wed Dec 2, 5:52 pm ET  

    The introduction of the FlipShare TV by Cisco Systems shows the networking giant's strategic foray into the consumer space is moving ahead in a systematic fashion. The FlipShare is a companion piece to Flip Video camcorders, which were introduced by Pure Video in 2007 and came to Cisco in the acquisition of Pure in May. Full Story »

  • Intel Demos Powerful 48-Core Chip for Cloud Computing

    NewsFactor – Wed Dec 2, 5:26 pm ET  

    On Wednesday, Intel researchers demonstrated an experimental, 48-core processor that rethinks how laptops, PCs and servers are designed. Described as a single-chip cloud computer, the futuristic chip offers 10 to 20 times the processing power of today's most advanced Intel processors. Full Story »

  • Phone-Plugging 'Square' Makes Mobile Payments Easy

    NewsFactor – Wed Dec 2, 5:25 pm ET  

    Want to accept credit cards at your next garage sale? A new iPhone application will soon make that easier. Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey has unveiled his latest project, the Square magnetic reader, which plugs into a vendor's handset, allowing customers to swipe their card. The credit information is then transmitted via an audio signal through included software to Square servers for processing. Full Story »

  • AP Enterprise: Crew blames capt. for pirate attack

    AP – Wed Dec 2, 3:30 pm ET  
    FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2009 file photo former Captain of the... AP

    MONTPELIER, Vt. - Richard Phillips, the ship captain toasted as a hero after he was taken captive by Somali pirates, ignored repeated warnings last spring to keep his freighter at least 600 miles off the African coast because of the heightened risk of attack, some members of his crew now allege. Full Story »

  • Doctors warned of patients' Facebook flirting

    AFP – Wed Dec 2, 2:50 pm ET  
    The logo of social networking website Facebook is displayed on... AFP/File

    LONDON (AFP) - Doctors in Britain were warned Wednesday not to respond to sexual advances from patients made through social networking sites such as Facebook, as such contacts could breach their ethical duties. Full Story »

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