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In the SaaS model, the power is with the customer and vendors need to take a very different approach to both sales and service, here’s how to do it says Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce. Commentary–Software-as-a-Service SaaS is one of the fastest growing segments of…
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A teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the controversial game. BANGKOK–A Thai video game distributor halted sales of Grand Theft Auto on Monday after a teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver while trying to recreate a…
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European Union antitrust regulators say Intel paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. BRUSSELS–European Union antitrust regulators made new accusations against chipmaker Intel on Thursday, saying it paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. …
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Names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of pre-2006 staffers were taken from offices of Colt Express Outsourcing Services. Google has confirmed that personal data of U.S. employees hired prior to 2006 have been stolen in a recent burglary. Records kept at Colt Express Outsourcing Services, an external…
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Larceny, murder, and mayhem are back big time and will likely result in one of the biggest “hits” in video-game history. Grand Theft Auto IV, rated a “10″ by Gamespot, hits the streets. Expectations were high when Microsoft and Bungie released Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 on September…
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Search is more than a technical check mark for your product–it’s an investment. You need to pay attention to the desing of the embedded search platform itself, says Attivio’s Andrew McKay. “Embedded search” (also referred to as ?OEM search?) is the integration or embedding of search technology into another…
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The wrong way to design a POS system is quite easy: don’t ask questions, add clutter, keep choices confusing… but with that attitude, you could mess up anything, says Scoresby Interactive’s Kevin Scoresby. Commentary–Over the past couple of years, I?ve had a chance to interview many cashiers and…
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The audience and access businesses would run separately, enhancing AOL’s “strategic options,” says CEO Bewkes. Time Warner is working on splitting AOL’s audience and access businesses and running the two as independent entities, Chief Executive Jeffrey Bewkes said on Wednesday. “This should significantly increase AOL’s strategic options,”…
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Although expected to slow, earnings growth could exceed estimates; CEO expected to address strategy for cable, AOL divisions. Time Warner forecast on Wednesday profit growth to slow but possibly exceed analyst estimates in 2008 after reporting quarterly earnings that reflected increases in broadband and phone subscribers and sales…
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HD DVD isn’t dead, at least not quite. That leaves many options and potentially expensive mistakes for consumers. It turns out the Super Bowl, which was supposed to be a blowout, was a lot more competitive than the fight over the next DVD format, which was supposed…
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Despite delaying two games, company keeps revenue estimates in line with Wall Street targets due to strong sales of Rock Band. Top video game publisher Electronic Arts lowered its profit forecast Thursday as it delayed Mercenaries 2 and a new Battlefield title, sending its shares down 6 percent….
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Chief Executive Kevin DeNuccio will become vice chairman, company says, and Georges Antoun, a Redback vice president, will replace him. The head of telecom equipment maker Ericsson’s Redback Networks is leaving his executive position to become vice chairman of the unit, Redback’s chairman said on Thursday. …
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Holiday demand for cameras, camcorders helps and game division revives, but concern over U.S. economy, rising yen lingers. Sony, maker of PlayStation game gear and Vaio PCs, posted a small rise in quarterly operating profit and cut its outlook as weaker markets eat into its investments and a…
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Shares fell about 3.5 percent after quarterly earnings came in ahead of Wall Street targets, but profit margins declined. Amazon.com on Wednesday issued quarterly earnings and full-year sales forecasts ahead of Wall Street targets, but profit margins declined in what one analyst called a disappointment. Shares of…
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Shares fell about 3.5 percent after quarterly earnings came in ahead of Wall Street targets, but profit margins declined. Amazon.com on Wednesday issued quarterly earnings and full-year sales forecasts ahead of Wall Street targets, but profit margins declined in what one analyst called a disappointment. Shares of…
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The U.S. Federal Reserve took a big gamble by cutting the federal interest rates by a half-percentage point in order to stimulate growth and scuttle recession fears. WASHINGTON–The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point on Wednesday as part of an aggressive effort to halt a…
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Sales growth expected to continue but slow down as company integrates Business Objects; further acquisitions not ruled out. SAP forecast sales growth and higher margins on Wednesday despite a volatile wider economy, but the software maker gave a conservative outlook for 2008 as it expands into new markets….
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Analyst calls the percentage of phones used on wireless networks other than AT&T’s “stunning.” More than a quarter of people who bought Apple’s iPhone are using them on wireless networks other than AT&T’s, the exclusive iPhone carrier in the U.S., a “stunning” number that will pressure the…
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Volatile yen makes Sony execs nervous, but PS3 demand is finally showing signs of picking up, says Howard Stringer. Sony is performing well but is concerned about the strength of the Japanese yen, Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer said on Friday. “There is always an impact on exports….
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Holiday sales of the Wii and DS game consoles help company more than double fourth-quarter operating profit. Robust holiday sales of its Wii and DS game machines helped Nintendo more than double its quarterly operating profit and prompted it to raise its outlook above market expectations. Operating…
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