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Cold feet and more at Sun's birth
News Co-founders recount the early days, including a balky Scott McNealy and close encounters of the Apple kind.
Tags: Personal Computers, Servers, Brand strategy, Sales strategy
Online ads get in your face
News Publishers increasingly pander to the interests of advertisers, in some cases at the expense of annoying their nonpaying readers.
Yahoo takes pulse of consumer demand
News A series of customer surveys making their way onto the company's sites suggest it's readying what may be its most serious effort yet to cut its dependence on advertising.
Online ads get in your face
News Like many recent visitors to The New York Times' Web site, Mike Brittain was surprised to find an extra browser window loitering on his PC after he took his daily dose of news.
Wi-Fi and 3G may come together
News New wireless networking chips for handheld devices are giving second life to 802.11b and could test whether Wi-Fi and cellular data services can cooperate rather than compete.
Yahoo ads close in on visitors' locale
News Even as the Web portal fights against using location technology to block access to hate material in certain countries, it inks a deal to use the technology for targeting ads.
Yahoo ads close in on visitors' locale
News Even as the Web portal fights against using location technology to block access to hate material in certain countries, it inks a deal to use the technology for targeting ads.
Yahoo ads will know where you are
News The Web portal inks a deal to use geographically targeted ads. Yahoo is fighting against using the same technology to block access to hate material in certain countries.
MasterCard tests high-tech payments
News MasterCard is testing a new credit-card system designed to speed the payment process at check-out counters and replace cash transactions at places such as movie theaters and fast food restaurants.
SCO profits to fuel Linux fires
News The Unix company whose litigious streak has rocked the Linux world reports a profit and says it has enough money to continue waging its intellectual property fight.
Bush admin asks EU to tone down privacy standards
News The Bush administration says the current blueprint would make it difficult for US financial institutions to conduct business abroad.
Microsoft's urge to merge
News Deal or no deal with Yahoo, the software giant faces pressure to close the gap with Google, and acquisitions are the most likely avenue.
Tags: Web sites, Search, Web services, Acquisitions, Internet advertising
Oracle's "de-support" deadline draws ire
News As thousands gather this week for the OracleWorld annual confab in San Francisco, an impending ultimatum over a key software upgrade has some information technology managers fuming.
Web ads: Let the onslaught begin
News As Web sites fight for scarce ad dollars, promos are getting splashier--and more obtrusive. Can sites please the folks in marketing and die-hard readers at the same time?
The right recipe for a global Net feast
News Uniscape's CEO hits upon a recipe for helping companies build and operate Web sites for overseas customers.
