Mark Berniker

Nokia has taken several steps in its ongoing reorganization of its divisions and top management. Nokia is putting renewed emphasis on its enterprise and multimedia divisions, which it expects will generate growth over the next few years. “We see this as a positive move – increasing the visibility and focus on areas of new business […]

Eastman Kodak says the world of photography is going digital, and therefore, it will too. The film and camera company said it would shift its business entirely to digital imaging products, a potentially historic move for a company that has been grappling with the digital revolution for more than ten years. The Rochester, N.Y.-based Kodak […]

The theft of personal information has become an immense problem particularly for individuals and companies. A new study claims that many financial institutions are frequently mistaking credit losses, not aware that identity theft is rampantly taking place. ID Analytics Inc., performed the identity theft study, which involved a number of major companies, including Citibank , […]

Microsoft Corp. has made a corporate decision to change its policies governing the use and pricing within its online chat rooms. Whether it’s because of the potential legal problems generated within chat rooms, or the fact that the live message boards are a drain on resources and profits, Microsoft said it’s time to change the […]

E-Commerce juggernaut InterActiveCorp. continues putting its money where its mouth is on acquisitions, this time with the purchase of online discount travel site Hotwire.com for $665 million in cash. Barry Diller, InterActive’s chairman, has been on a buying spree that he announced over a year ago as part of the former USA Interactive company’s strategy […]

VeriSign is under fire from privacy advocates and a massive lawsuit, which allege the company’s new SiteFinder service, redirects mistyped Web and e-mail addresses to a search site operated by the company. Beyond the scrutiny of the software development community, VeriSign also faces a $100 million anti-trust lawsuit from Popular Enterprises LLC, the Orlando, Fla.-based […]

The banking and financial services sectors are always looking to improve profits margins, and a new study says this will lead to a hike in IT spending over the next few years. IDC on Thursday said it expect the U.S. banking industry to reach $60 billion by 2007. “Forward-thinking banks will turn to technology to […]

August is traditionally a quiet time on Wall Street so it should come as no surprise that E*Trade says its seeing a rebound in online trading in the first few days of September. On Wednesday, E*Trade said that its U.S. customer online trading volume fell by 15 percent in August, and increased by 36 percent […]

Bank One is partnering with the US Postal Inspection Service and other government entities for a new national crime prevention campaign to raise awareness among business and consumers facing the specter of identity theft. “Today’s initiative is a coming of together of a number initiatives concerning the growing problem of identity theft,” said Chris Conrad, […]

Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony Monday unveiled several new products for the enterprise storage, backup and electronic surveillance markets. Sony made the announcements at the ASIS Security Conference opening in New Orleans. The company said its created a “heterogeneous backup” solution which makes up its new “Corporate Data Protection bundle.” The enterprise storage solution combines […]

Software giant Microsoft is continuing the push to position its digital media player platform in Europe, inking a slew of deals with multimedia companies. On Friday, at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, Microsoft announced it would share the underlying video compression code with several partners in Europe. That’s in addition to its work […]

IBM’s Microelectronics Division on Thursday said it has struck a major chip making deal with Intersil Corp. . The multi-year foundry services agreement calls for Intersil’s semiconductor process technology to be installed at IBM’s Burlington, Vermont chip manufacturing facility. IBM will also become Intersil’s “second source manufacturer” for its Endura power management integrated circuits. The […]