Nicholas Carlson

Google Apps Premier Edition got the stamp of approval from technology consulting and outsourcing firm Capgemini today. It’s a big deal for Google, industry watchers say, because corporate CIOs don’t all trust Web-based services yet. Capgemini, however, is a trusted name. Capgemini said it will include Google’s Web-based applications, including Docs & Spreadsheets, Gmail, Google […]

NBC’s grieving period, if there had ever been one, is over. NBC Universal TV content is now available on Amazon Unbox, Amazon.com’s digital video download service. And Amazon is happy to have NBC name its price. Starting on Sept. 10, NBC and Amazon will make pilot episodes of this fall’s new shows available for free […]

Yahoo’s recently promoted Hilary Schneider just got a new tool for her recently created Global Partner Solutions (GPS) division. Yahoo has announced it will buy online ad network BlueLithium for approximately $300 million in cash. The deal is supposed to help Yahoo complement its already successful brand advertising business with a better expertise in direct […]

Reporter’s Notebook: First, the good news. eMarketer reports that for the first time, online advertising will surpass radio advertising spending in the U.S. Of course, that’s only good news if you’re not in the radio business. But who’s dumb enough to get into the radio business these days? One more Facebook founder? Add another alleged […]

Google will not pay American Blind & Wallpaper Factory any fee after settling a suit over its Adwords trademark policy. As long as Google does not change its trademark policy, American Blind & Wallpaper Factory will drop its suit, according to a copy of the agreement obtained by internetnews.com. “We are very pleased with this […]

Apple is done with NBC for 2007. It’s the kind of thing that happens when you make Apple CEO Steve Jobs angry. After NBC Universal said it will not renew a contract that runs through December to sell digital copies of its television shows through Apple’s iTunes store, Apple today announced it will pull NBC […]

NBC Universal and News Corp. finally have a name for their joint venture Web video site. It’s called Hulu. Welcome to the world of Googles, Yahoos and YouTubes, NBC and News Corp. In a statement posted to Hulu.com, CEO Jason Killar explained the reasoning behind the name. “Objectively, Hulu is short, easy to spell, easy […]

Yahoo is reorganizing again. Fewer than 50 days since Jerry Yang took over for Terry Semel as CEO and Susan Decker took on the role of president, Yahoo will reshape its corporate structure for at least the third time since December. The one-time CFO Decker comes out with the most new power after the reshuffle. […]

Google CFO George Reyes said will leave the company before the end of 2007. The decision to retire was “purely a personal decision,” a Google spokesperson told internetnews.com. Reyes will remain with Google to assist in the search for his replacement and to assure an orderly transition. “Though we fully appreciate his decision to step […]

What’s the latest P word at HP these days? Hint: It’s no longer “pretexting.” Print 2.0 is what the company is calling its print strategy, a collection of print services, online and off, as well as the availability of a slew of new printers for consumers and businesses. For small to medium-size businesses, the Print […]

Yahoo rolled out a new version of its Web mail application today, allowing users to send free text messages from Yahoo Mail to mobile phone numbers in the U.S., Canada, India and the Philippines. Users can also now send instant messages from Yahoo Mail to members of the Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger communities. […]

Taiwan’s Acer Inc. will purchase Gateway for $1.90 per share, or about $710 million, the companies announced today. As a bonus, the company gets Packard Bell, which Gateway announced it would acquire before being acquired itself. Acer said the Gateway acquisition has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both Gateway and Acer, […]