Matt Villano

Just days after the Lindon, Utah-based SCO Group saw its stock skyrocket at the news of an expanded legal battle against IBM, the company said that it has received a $50 million private investment led by BayStar Capital. The investment equals 2.953 million shares overall, giving Larkspur, Calif.-based BayStar a 17.5 percent ownership in the […]

In an attempt to enable customers to find personalized product recommendations quickly and easily, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Yahoo! today launched a new technology designed to rank customer preferences automatically. The technology, dubbed “SmartSort,” was made available immediately across nine consumer electronics categories in Yahoo! Shopping, and will be integrated into additional categories by the end of […]

Small and medium businesses (SMBs) nationwide are losing billions of dollars in profits annually due to the sale of brand-name items purchased at lower prices from sellers who aren’t part of manufacturer dealer networks, according to a report released Thursday by the Dallas-based Information Technology Solution Providers Alliance (ITSPA). This practice, known colloquially as “Gray […]

Unveiling an idea that combines the ubiquitous connectivity of the Internet with the assured performance and security of a private network, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Juniper Networks today announced its vision for a new approach to public network infrastructure. Dubbed the “Infranet Initiative,” the plan addresses the problems inherent with today’s Internet, what customers can expect from […]

Officials at Charlotte, N.C.-based LendingTree, said Tuesday that the company has agreed to acquire GetSmart.com, a financial services marketplace that offers consumers access to a variety of credit card and loan products. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. For LendingTree, an operating business of IAC/InterActive Corp , the move marks the second growth […]

In a move designed to make online auction buyers more comfortable dealing with sellers they do not know, PayPal Tuesday launched a fraud protection program. Dubbed “PayPal Buyer Protection”, the initiative gives buyers up to $500 of coverage for qualified transactions on eBay . The program is free to all PayPal users for qualified transactions, […]

Business meetings can be so boring — the same old conference tables, the same old dry-erase boards. Even online meeting applications such as WebEx aren’t as interactive as they could be. Video, however, is another story entirely. It engages, enraptures, and entertains. It’s also not as expensive as many businesses think. This is the business […]

In an effort to meet growing demand from small and medium business customers, high-tech firms Alcatel and Hewlett-Packard announced today plans to collaborate. As part of the agreement, HP and Alcatel will launch a new “Ready Office Program” to provide SMB customers with modular, turnkey voice, data and multi-media solutions that address productivity needs. In […]

England-based chip design concern ARM Monday announced four new microprocessors designed to reduce energy usage and performance, while improving security and safety across the board. All of the new additions to the ARM11 family, and all possess different components of ARM’s patented 16/32-bit embedded RISC approach. Some 70 chip makers, including Intel, LSI Logic, Sun […]

What’s in a name? According to officials at the fledgling software and digital appliance vendor Ispiri, Inc., apparently everything. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company changed its name from Ispiri to Mirra, Inc., earlier this week in an attempt to bring greater recognition to its flagship product, a personal server also named Mirra. The announcement was […]

Dri-fit short sleeve top at Nikerunning.com: $30.00. Arguc DC3810 digital still camera at CompUSA.com: $299.99. The ability to pay for anything on these sites with PayPal: Priceless. In a move that gives online shoppers an alternative payment option to credit cards and electronic checks, Mountain View, Calif.-based payment provider CyberSource Corp. Thursday said that it […]

Web graphics software juggernaut Macromedia breezed into the online meeting market Wednesday as it launched a new technology called Macromedia Breeze Live. The product is available immediately as a standalone product or as an add-on module for the Macromedia Breeze platform. As the online market space staggers to recover from the effects of a bad […]