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- Is open source hurt by piracy?
- Louis Suarez-Potts, who is community manager for Open Office, suggested that many users disdain open source because they can get proprietary titles "for free." by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Open Source, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Jewel Quest 3 (exe)
- Rupert and Emma have finally settled down and opened a Museum to display their many new found artifacts. While playing with a mysterious jewel board, their daughter Natalie unknowingly pops open a secret compartment. Suddenly, the air is filled with a cloud of spores, and Natalie's vision begins to fade....
- Tags: Board, Daughter, Clue, SpinTop Games, Natalie, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Software downloads 2008-07-22
- AOL's ousted CEO being considered for Yahoo seat
- Can Jonathan Miller do for Yahoo what he tried to do for AOL? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Investor Carl Icahn, who reached a compromise with Yahoo this morning to avoid a nasty proxy battle for seats on the company's board of directors,...
- Tags: America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Miller, Corporate Governance, Venture Capital, Team Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Financing Startups, Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Video: Beyond the Icahn-Yahoo honeymoon
- Sam offers his take on the agreement between billionaire investor Carl Icahn and Yahoo. He says the latest development only settles the proxy fight, and now comes the big challenge--getting Yahoo's newly expanded board to work together. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Video, Corporate Governance, Corporate Communications, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Diaz's Memo: Beyond the Icahn-Yahoo honeymoon
- ZDNet's Sam Diaz offers his take on the agreement between billionaire investor Carl Icahn and Yahoo. He says the latest development only settles the proxy fight, and now comes the big challenge--getting Yahoo's newly expanded board to work together.
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Diaz, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Yahoo, Icahn
- Videos 2008-07-21
- Icahn says he can't
- Add Carl Icahn to the list of parties trying to figure out what to do with Yahoo! who can't. If he had a solid idea of how to set Yahoo! apart from Google, in particular, or Facebook and MySpace, along the way, he would have been...
- Tags: America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Icahn, Corporate Governance, Channel Management, Search, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Yahoo and Icahn Reach Agreement
- The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yahoo has reached an agreement with Carl Icahn, the activist investor who has been waging a proxy contest to unseat the board and push Yahoo closer to a deal with Microsoft. Yahoo said Mr. Icahn will join the board himself. The board...
- Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Agreement, Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Assessing winners and losers
- Updated below: Yahoo and billionaire investor Carl Icahn have settled their looming proxy war. According to a statement Monday, Yahoo's board of directors will be expanded to 11 members and one of those seats will go to Icahn. The two remaining seats will be filled based on...
- Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Another call for Yahoo-Icahn compromise
- Carl Icahn's push to get a new slate of directors on board at Yahoo took another hit late Sunday when another shareholder stepped up to call for a compromise. According to Reuters, Eric Jackson, manager of hedge fund Ironfire Capital and leader of shareholder group Yahoo Plan B, will announce...
- Tags: Slate, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Action Slip (zip)
- Action Slip is a shmup or a top down shoot-em-up game, it includes 5 long levels of shoot em up action, it also has support for joystick control, and it has a highscore board not online. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Action, J Soft Games, Corporate Governance, Games, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-07-21
- Legg Mason takes Yahoo's side vs. Icahn; Yang takes campaign to home page
- Updated: Yahoo's argument that billionaire investor Carl Icahn is a short-timer with no clear plan to run the company has won over a key investor: Legg Mason. In addition, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is taking the company's campaign to its home page. In a broadcast to employees...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Legg Mason Inc., Board, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Yahoo: Icahn just a short-termer
- Yahoo once again delivered another shareholder letter Thursday designed to urge shareholders to vote for its board members at its Aug. 1 annual meeting. Yahoo's message: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn only has short-term interest n the company. In Yahoo Chairman's Roy Bostock's letter the company outlined the...
- Tags: Shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Financial Accounting, Corporate Governance, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Poll: Would a MicroAOL be better than a MicroHoo?
- As much as I and many others inside and outside Microsoft and Yahoo thought a Microsoft buy of Yahoo made little sense, a Microsoft-AOL tie-up seemingly makes even less. What do you think? by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Can AOL make or break the Microsoft-Yahoo deal? Mark your calendars.
- AOL has reportedly made its way into the Microsoft-Yahoo story and, once again, there's a feeling of uncertainty surrounding its future. Back in the day, AOL was one of the biggest names on the Internet and its merger with Time Warner drew huge headlines. But since then,...
- Tags: Shareholder, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- AOL talks with Microsoft, Yahoo heat up: source
- Sources said a deal with Yahoo would likely involve merging AOL--with Time Warner keeping a share, and a deal with Microsoft would have Redmond completely taking over AOL. NEW YORK--Time Warner's discussions to merge or sell its AOL Internet division with Microsoft or Yahoo have taken on new...
- Tags: Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Internet, Search, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Reuters, AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo, mergers
- News items 2008-07-16
- Nintendo's announcements from E3 2008
- Nintendo showcases new hardware and software titles. A new add-on called Wii Motion Plus adds another level of precision to the Wii Remote for super accurate motions in the new beach-themed game, 'Wii Sports Resort.' The Wii gets voice-chat capability with the Wii Speak Mic in 'Animal Crossing: City Folk.'...
- Tags: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Nintendo Wii, Corporate Governance, Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, News
- Videos 2008-07-16
- Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: report
- European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, according to a report. European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, The Wall Street...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Security, Business Operations, Hardware, Reuters, Intel, antitrust, European Commission, AMD, processors
- News items 2008-07-16
- SAP pulls the trigger on higher support costs
- SAP has announced that it plans to transition all customers to its new Enterprise Support offering from January 1st, 2009. SAP is pitching this as a service that adds customer value but in reality it means a cost increase. According to the press release, SAP will incrementally ratchet support costs...
- Tags: SAP AG, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Corporate Governance, Construction, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Welcome Sam Diaz
- I'm pleased to announce that ZDNet has added another contributor to Between the Lines. Sam Diaz is our new senior editor based in San Francisco. Sam has been a technology and business blogger, reporter and editor at the Washington Post, San Jose Mercury News and Fresno Bee...
- Tags: San Francisco, Sam Diaz, Sam, Corporate Governance, Blogging, Corporate Communications, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Absolute Backgammon (zip)
- Ready for a fun game of backgammon? Try this excellent, feature packed and easy to use backgammon game. With superb graphics and 5 skill levels, you won't be disappointed. For all levels of player, from beginner to expert. Can play using your voice. Gives advice on moves and the doubling...
- Tags: Level, Gammonsoft, Games, Corporate Governance, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Software downloads 2008-07-15
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