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SAN FRANCISCO – Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google Inc, said on Thursday it is expanding beyond funding for alternative energy to focus on projects in health and combating poverty and climate change. Google.org is working with partners in five fields who will get $25 million in new grants and investments and help from Google […]

Dell returned to double-digit percentage growth in global PC shipments in the fourth quarter as its new retail sales strategy began to pay off, while rival Hewlett-Packard’s growth slowed, technology research firm IDC said on Wednesday. Overall, global PC sales rose a healthy but less-than-expected 15.5 percent in the fourth quarter, and economic concerns were […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Brocade Communications Systems’ former CEO was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison for backdating stock-option grants in a scandal that has ensnared scores of U.S. companies and led to billions of dollars of restatements. Gregory Reyes, 45, was also fined $15 million. He stood calmly as Judge Charles Breyer of […]

Amdocs, a software maker long known for its billing technologies sold to telecom providers, today is launching new applications designed to help its clients reap more sales from new digital businesses. The products support tasks such as search and digital advertising, Web-based retailing and a more sophisticated way of interacting with customers. The launch comes […]

The head of the Federal Communications Commission expressed concern on Tuesday that the credit crunch could hinder bidders in an upcoming government auction of wireless airwaves. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said during a news briefing that he was “concerned that the overall economic conditions could end up impacting the auction.” “Is it an ideal time […]

UPDATED: BOSTON — Oracle won a three-month-long campaign to buy BEA Systems by raising its bid for the business software maker by 14 percent to $8.5 billion. Activist investor Carl Icahn, BEA’s largest shareholder with a nearly 13 percent stake, said he supported the deal, one of last year’s highest profile corporate takeover battles. Icahn […]

Communications regulators have cleared Google to bid in an upcoming auction of coveted wireless airwaves, according to auction documents released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday. Google was among a list of potential bidders released by the FCC to require up-front payment and be cleared to take part in the high-stakes 700MHz wireless […]

Comcast said it received two notices of inquiry on Monday from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is investigating claims that the cable operator blocks certain Internet traffic and applications moving across its network. The FCC is seeking comment in response to complaints by video download company Vuze and Washington advocacy group Free Press. […]

Wireless service provider Clearwire said on Tuesday it would offer e-mail and calendar applications from Web search leader Google. Clearwire said the tools, including the Google Talk instant messaging service, would become available to its wireless Internet customers in the first half of this year. The company, founded by wireless pioneer Craig McCaw, said it […]

Consumer electronics maker Toshiba Corp said on Monday it is slashing prices of its HD DVD format players by between 40 to 50 percent as major Hollywood studios move to embrace Sony Corp’s Blu-ray format high definition DVDs. Toshiba America Consumer Products said it cut prices of its HD DVD players effective January 13 to […]

The European Commission, fresh from a major court victory over Microsoft, launched new antitrust investigations into the software giant on Monday on suspicion it abused its market dominance to favor its Web browser and Office product. The European Union executive said it would look into complaints from rivals that Microsoft unfairly tied its Web browser […]

Telecommuting may boost morale and cut stress, but it can have the opposite effect on those left behind in the office, according to a new study. When a number of their coworkers toil away from the office using computers, mobile phones or other electronic equipment, those who do not telecommute are more likely to be […]