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Business in the 21st century: Stay tuned for brave new world
Insight perspective Corporate leaders, take note: Web technologies are poised to change everything--economic, political and social, says consultant.
Tags: Web 2.0, Business Strategies & Functions, Leadership, Semantic Web, Tim O'Reilly, Social Media, Social Web, Web 2.0, Internet, collaboration
Lenovo ThinkStation S20
Reviews This is a well-built workstation with quad-core power to spare, although it could do with more storage options.
Tags: Port, Adapter, Intel Xeon, Gigabit Ethernet, Quad-core, Storage, Lenovo Group Ltd., workstation, monitor, Ethernet
S'pore revs up again for F1 night race
News Singapore's F1 track features several alterations this year, but race teams have suited up with new tools to support backend IT systems and communications.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Data Management, Race, SingTel, Storage, AT&T Corp., telephony, team, car, Mobile platforms/communications
Report: Sony to cut 2,000 jobs, shutter two Japan TV factories
News Sony plans to close two television factories and shed 2,000 jobs in its home country of Japan.
Tags: Layoffs, Factory, TV, Bloomberg L.P., layoff, Japan, CEO, job, CNET Networks Inc., Pennsylvania
Dell planning to ditch factories
News CFO Brian Gladden has said the company has "more work to be done" to improve profitability. Now The Wall Street Journal reports that Dell is planning to lower costs by selling off its factories.
Tags: Servers, Storage, Hewlett-Packard Co., Factory, Contract Manufacturer, tax incentive, operating margin, financial, knowledge, North Carolina
China solar panel maker sets first US plant
News Suntech Power aims to boost its share of the U.S. market with a solar-panel manufacturing plant to be built in Arizona.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Suntech Power Holdings, U.S., Green IT, mW, Manufacturing, Sales, solar panel, China
Ceasefire in the China-Taiwan chip war?
News After years of legal feuding between Taiwan's TSMC and China's SMIC, chipmakers' latest round of fighting may be coming to an end.
Tags: Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Global strategic management, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co., Taiwanese chipmaker, California, Chip, Chip Company, Hong Kong, Shanghai
Pirate Bay bidder finds new stock exchange
News Global Gaming Factory X was kicked off its former stock exchange for providing the public with false information about its ability to buy The Pirate Bay. But it's found a new one.
Tags: Web 2.0, BitTorrent, software company, Stock, stock exchange, Sweden, spokesman, acquisition, Web 2.0, game
China's BYD to bring electric cars to US in 2010
News Electric car company, part-owned by Warren Buffet, plans to enter the U.S. market next year and test an all-electric sedan aimed at raising brand awareness.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Plug-in, electric car, lithium-ion, lithium-ion battery, China, U.S., brand, car
Former Grokster exec pulls out of Pirate Bay acquisition
News Less than two weeks after being hired to obtain legal content for Global Gaming, Wayne Rosso walks away over "strong doubts" about whether a deal can be completed.
Tags: Content management, Grokster Ltd., attorney, Swedish company, movie, payment, founder, licensing deal, CNET Networks Inc., acquisition
Does Intel hold the edge in antitrust case?
News Dramatic chip-price drops could confound antitrust complaints by New York State, AMD, and U.S. Federal Trade Commission--despite Intel's alleged payments to PC makers.
Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Cuomo, U.S., PC Company, International Data Corp., Chip, FTC, antitrust
Would-be Pirate Bay buyer loses control of assets
News Swedish court sides with a former business partner of Hans Pandeya, CEO of Global Gaming. There is enough evidence to show that Pandeya owes him about US$400,000, the court finds.
Tags: Web 2.0, payment, Sweden, Python, asset, Holy Grail, acquisition, Web 2.0, car
Potential Pirate Bay buyer could lose P2P partner
News Peerialism was supposed to be a linchpin of the new Pirate Bay, but the company is owed money and hasn't been made privy to vital details. CEO is losing confidence in deal.
Tags: Web sites, Grokster Ltd., P2P, question mark, technology company, File-sharing, network, president, acquisition, Web sites
Swedish court orders shutdown of The Pirate Bay
News Swedish ISP said it was ordered to shut down the BitTorrent tracking site or face penalties. It's unclear when the site will, if ever, come back online.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, software company, copyright violation, Internet Service, financial, founder, Internet Service Provider, Internet Cafe, Internet
Pirate Bay buyer 'misled' investors, booted off exchange
News The Pirate Bay acquisition by Global Gaming have moved from comical to gravely serious as a Swedish stock exchange accuses company of "providing false information".
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Entertainment Company, BitTorrent, Grokster Ltd., Investor, Stock, entertainment, Sweden, financial
