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Russell Shaw passed away in March 2008. He was an enterprise computing journalist, analyst and author based in Portland, Oregon. A specialist in open source architectures and strategies, Microsoft applications, wireless networking, and multimedia content creation, Russell covered these fields regularly for several IT, business and consumer publications, including Investor's...- more about Russell Shaw »
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- My hunch: Vonage's silence could mean looming private equity deal. And then....
- Fellow blogger Andy Abramson notes that Vonage- they of the new press release every day- has been awful quiet on that front for at least the last two weeks.Andy thinks, as do I, that this could mean something big is up. After all, why put out flotsam that some...
- Tags: Vonage, SprintNextel
- Blog posts 2007-06-22
- Source VERY close to Vonage: Sprint may take small stake
- Ill name the source. Hes Dan Connor, founder and administrator of the 41,000-Member Vonage Forum.Although the Vonage Forum is totally independent of Vonage, it is important to realize that Dan has a close relationship with the company. The Forum has sent lots of new customers to Vonage over the...
- Tags: Vonage, SprintNextel, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-18
- Speculation: Vonage may sell itself to SprintNextel as soon as next week
- Thats according to one unnamed analyst paraphrased today by Light Reading reporter Raymond McConville.Articulating that scenario, McConville references the ongoing patent infringement dispute between SprintNextel and Vonage- and arguably cryptic statements by a Vonage executive that a settlement could be in the works.Referencing a recent analyst call, McConville notes that...
- Tags: Vonage, SprintNextel, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
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- Clearwire-Sprint make it official, pave way for WiMax rollout
- A mobile WiMax service, called Clear, will soon be here, now that Clearwire and Sprint-Nextel have completed a $14.5 billion joint-venture deal that was announced in May. The new company formed by the deal, which will retain the Clearwire name, will create a 4G nationwide broadband wireless network that will...
- Tags: Clearwire Corp., Sprint Communications, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- RPX: Can it defend against patent trolls?
- A startup on Tuesday will launch in an attempt to fix the current patent mess and defend against so-called patent trolls. The startup--RPX Corp.--is a so-called defensive patent aggregator. RPX--short for Rational Patent--aims to reduce the costs associated with non-practicing entities NPEs. These NPEs--known as patent trolls...
- Tags: Patent, Patent Troll, RPX Corp., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Deep in the heart of Texas: Electronics recycling infrastructure expanded
- The vendor-funded recycling organization MRM more formally known as Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company has inked a deal with Goodwill Industries in Texas that will extend the territory it can cover in the state. MRM was started as a joint venture by Panasonic Corp. of America, Sharp...
- Tags: Texas, Electronics, MRM DOES, Policies And Procedures, Human Resources, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Taleo's November to forget
- An HR Soap Opera This month hasn't been a good one for Taleo. Here's the timeline of events and an analysis of the lawsuits that are originating from recent events. On 11/3/2008, the company announced its Q3 earnings and they didn't delight Wall...
- Tags: Revenue, Taleo Corp., Stock, Revenue Recognition, Investment, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Mozilla's financials: 2007 strong; Portfolio takes 2008 lumps
- Mozilla's 2007 annual report reveals a foundation that's well funded--primarily by a Google search deal--and can weather a downturn. Nevertheless, 2008 is going to be a different story as Mozilla's portfolio has taken some big hits. In 2007, Mozilla had revenue of $75 million, up 12 percent...
- Tags: Mozilla Corp., Taxes, Financial Management, Mutual Funds, Investment, Free Trade, Retirement Plans, Operational Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Human Resources, Benefits, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Choosing Yahoo's next CEO
- At a Churchill Club event, Wall Street Journal columnist Kara Swisher tells CNET News Editor in Chief Dan Farber whom she'd pick to succeed Jerry Yang as Yahoo's chief executive. The AllThingsD blogger believes that the No. 1 choice inside and outside of Yahoo is News Corp. Chief Operating Officer...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., AllThingsD Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Kara Swisher, Dan Farber, Yahoo, Peter Chernin
- Videos 2008-11-19
- From Peter Chernin to Mark Cuban: Picking Jerry Yang's Replacement
- So, Peter Chernin's name keeps coming up as a potential replacement for Jerry Yang as CEO of Yahoo. Chernin's the always-cool president of News Corp. Under Rupert Murdoch and Chernin, the old-line publisher and broadcaster has shown serious savvy about new media. People...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Mark Cuban, Peter Chernin, Corporate Communications, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Marketing, Management, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Top Web companies in September 2008
- Parent Audience, 000 Time Per Person 1. Google 127,137 1:54:30 2. Microsoft 120,997 2:26:49 3. Yahoo! 116,715 3:24:00 4. Time Warner 95,203 3:28:57 5. News Corp. 79,158 1:36:36 6. InterActiveCorp 67,212 0:20:47 7. eBay 63,259 1:43:00 ...
- Tags: NB
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Yahoo: Pondering Yang's replacement; The next move
- Now that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is out, the handicapping begins. Who will be Yang's replacement and what will that choice reveal about Yahoo's future? The story line Techmeme revolving around Yang's departure is familiar. Yang took over the company at the second worst time in Yahoo's...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Internet, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Engineering, tech 'suddenly sexy' for college grads
- As the financial crisis deepens, science and math graduates of top colleges and universities who once flocked to investment banking are now looking to jobs in engineering and technology. Sexy science? Indeed. The article, which appears in BusinessWeek, details how the fall of the...
- Tags: Investment Banking, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Top Web companies in August 2008
- Parent Audience, 000 Time Per Person 1. Google 131,186 2:03:08 2. Microsoft 124,271 2:27:31 3. Yahoo! 118,580 3:22:41 4. Time Warner (Division*) 100,221 3:24:30 5. News Corp. Online 79,871 1:51:40 6. InterActiveCorp 67,805 0:21:13 7. eBay...
- Tags: Internet, NB
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Facebook: Will you go for its latest ad plan?
- Facebook, which is reportedly being outhustled on ad sales by MySpace, is rolling out a new model to advertisers. The aim: Get you to interact with an ad. According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook introduced the ads in August and is now rolling it out to...
- Tags: Facebook, Advertisement, MySpace, Advertiser, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- DHL ends U.S. operations, cuts 9,500 jobs
- In what may have a catastrophic effect on gadget delivery nationwide, global delivery company DHL has announced that it will be cutting 9,500 jobs and suspending domestic mailing operations. UPS, FedEx, USPS: We hope you've got enough trucks and airplanes to go around! ...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., U.S., Job, Federal Express, DHL, DHL U.S., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Papermaster temporarily blocked from Apple job
- Papermaster temporarily blocked from Apple jobHow does that tie him to IBMfor his entire career? I can see an issue if you are earning 70,000 dollars a year, but the salaries some of these division heads earn are in the million dollar range, and I am sure job offerings are...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Apple Inc., Papermaster, job, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Who's working at Apple?
- Who's working at Apple?The good & bad of working at Apple todayFirst the bad: You've got to be very good. Good at delivering at a high standard - as high as Steve Jobs sets. You need to be able to work long hours when needed and you...
- Tags: Research & Development, training and certification, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cards
- FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cardsCo-optingIf the new frequencies are open to any company and if some companies are threatened by competition using the new frequencies, then why shouldn't the threatened companies jam the new frequencies?That seems one of the points of this quoted quote:The...
- Tags: Federal government, Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Amateur Radio, white space, spectrum, FCC, wireless
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- MTV and MySpace partner to monetize pirated content
- Similar to YouTube's most recent proposition to copyright holders, News Corp-owned MySpace is offering to identify pirated content uploaded by users, insert advertising and share the subsequent fruits with the content's owner. by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: MySpace, MTV, Steve O\'Hear, YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., Games, Social Networking, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
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