Business

SanDisk, Samsung tout new Netbook, server SSDs

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 17:00
SanDisk and Samsung are introducing new solid-state drives for the Netbook and enterprise markets, respectively.
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VMware hires away Borland CEO

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 15:49
Tod Nielsen to become COO at virtualization company where he hooks up with former boss from his Microsoft days, VMware CEO Paul Maritz
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Q&A: Muglia on the cloud, Azure, and the economy

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 13:22
Microsoft server and tools boss Bob Muglia, who was named a divisional president on Monday, covers a wide range of topics in a December interview with CNET News.
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Tech layoffs: The scorecard

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 11:36
Follow the companies that are shedding workers with this live layoff tracker, which we'll continue to update as more news surfaces.
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2009 will be a dull year for gaming

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 09:33
In contrast to 2008, headlined by a slew of great titles and increasing popularity of gaming in general, the year ahead isn't shaping up to offer much industry excitement.
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Small Indian firms buying their first computers

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 09:32
Holding "the key to growth in India," according to a market analyst, nearly 22 percent of small companies plan to pick up their first PCs in 2009.
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Apple shows us how to compete with Microsoft

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 08:07
The Mac maker has never pulled any punches in competing against Microsoft, even when it was dependent on the Windows giant.
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Logitech to slash 15 percent of workforce

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 08:06
Manufacturer of PC peripherals, based in Switzerland, says the retail environment has "deteriorated significantly" and will "worsen in the upcoming months."
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A Conversation With Bollywood's A.R. Rahman

Forbes.com Business - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 07:34
The man behind the music for ''Slumdog Millionaire'' on fame, the effects of the Mumbai terrorist attacks and changes in Bollywood.
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Ukraine: Political Chaos Hinders Anti-Crisis Program

Forbes.com Business - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 04:00
Rivalry between the country's leaders has constrained the government's ability to formulate an economic policy.
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New HP ultraportable first to use AMD Neo chip

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 22:01
AMD is introducing new chips at CES that target the no-man's land between Netbooks and notebooks. Enter HP's Pavilion dv2.
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Health Spending Continues To Explode

Forbes.com Business - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 22:01
New government figures show generic drugs slowed zooming outlays, but not by much.
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Microsoft elevates server unit, promotes Muglia

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 16:47
Longtime Server and Tools unit head Bob Muglia is now president of the company's server unit.
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Endo To Buy Indevus

Forbes.com Business - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 15:45
The deal is likely a harbinger of more consolidation among small drug makers.
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Can New Regulation Stop Another Madoff?

Forbes.com Business - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 15:29
Reform will be a priority with the new Congress. But where to start?
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Microsoft still pushing 'Apple tax' notion

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 13:00
Ahead of Macworld, top Windows marketer says consumers can't afford to go Mac. But with the economy in tatters, will people be buying any PCs other than Netbooks?
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Lenovo rumored readying layoffs

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 11:18
Amid pessimism surrounding the economic situation, more rumors of layoffs within companies, including Lenovo and Microsoft, have surfaced online.
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'Wii Sports': Best-selling, but not best of all time

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 09:27
The Nintendo game suite dethrones Super Mario Bros. as the best-selling of all time, but that doesn't make it comparable to the legend and others, in terms of complexity.
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Now Apple's credibility really is in the balance

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 07:56
Steve Jobs' early Monday acknowledgment of a mysterious ailment is the first real "communication" about the health of its CEO.
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Intel, Adobe to tune up Flash for TV devices

Business Tech from Cnet News.com - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 07:34
Companies to fine-tune Flash Player and Flash Lite for Media Processor CE 3100 to help Flash videos play nicely with digital TVs, Blu-ray players, cable set-top boxes, and AV equipment.
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