Middleman
74 Stories
IBM's research to 'touch common folks'
News Its labs in India focus on innovative use of technologies and new business models to solve economic problems.
Tags: R&D, Business applications, Mobile applications, SMB
Facebook users need 'greater discretion'
News Security firm Sophos calls for Facebook users to be cautious, adding that it's "impossible" for the social networking site to police all third-party apps.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security Management, Web 2.0
Qualcomm translates USB for phones
News The cell phone chip maker says it has licensed mobile USB technology that will let handsets connect directly with cameras--and with printers, PDAs and any other device with a USB port.
China's business model innovators
News Zhenzen's Cogo Group is a new kind of middleman, acting as an R&D source for both its customers and suppliers.
Tags: Business models, Sales, R&D, SMB, Electronics, Business Model, Middleman, phone, Customer, operating margin
Mobile-app makers prepare for a gold rush
News Mobile apps are on the rise, but it's becoming harder to stand out among the crowd. What are some companies doing to either be seen, or help others get the limelight?
Tags: Software engineering/development, Mobile applications, Apple Inc., App, advertisement, mobile, Mobile applications, Apple iTunes, Developer, Sales
Microsoft's Windows phones hit the market
News Software maker, looking to get back into the cell phone conversation, is launching a big marketing push Tuesday touting the arrival of phones powered by Windows Mobile 6.5.
Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., iSuppli Corp., Phone, Operating System, Smart Phone, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft's Gazelle browser takes a radical path
News Helen Wang, researcher behind Microsoft's Gazelle, discusses the effort to make the browser more like an operating system.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, Web sites, Web services, Web Browser, operating system, Web Application, computer, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Redmond
EPF should issue checks to PC retailers, association says
News The Association of Computer Trade & Industry of Northern Malaysia (Action) has suggested that EPF members should also submit the retailers' business registration along with a quotation to ensure they genuinely use the funds to purchase computers.
Enron rings opening bell for bandwidth exchange
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Linux lab cuts staff, focuses on legal issues
News Open Source Development Labs cuts a third of its staff, loses its CEO and cuts technical projects in favor of legal work.
Tags: Linux
B2B start-up targets promotional gear
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Chemdex teams with Commerce One to expand sales
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Corio, FutureLink announce new software rental deals
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The human factor in Google translations
News The tech giant is readying a service to help people get documents translated. Might the service also help train Google's machine translation tech?
Tags: E-commerce, Web 2.0, Web sites, Search, Google Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Database, Translation, payment, Eric Schmidt
Google 'powerless' to stop AdSense theft
News Google's AdSense earnings are threatened by a trojan that replaces the search giant's paid-for adverts with its own, in order to hijack advertising revenue.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Business security, Internet advertising
