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Ciena wins court approval for Nortel unit bid

(AP) -- Ciena Corp. won court approval Thursday to start bidding on Nortel Network Corp.'s optical and Ethernet division with an offer valued at more than $532 million.

Technology / Business

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yahoo director to step down at end of year

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. director Maggie Wilderotter plans to step down from the slumping Internet company's board at the end of this year. The resignation will leave Yahoo with 11 directors.

Technology / Business

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Broadcom files patent infringement suit against Emulex

US computer chip company Broadcom filed a patent infringement suit on Monday against Emulex, two months after dropping a hostile takeover offer for its rival.

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Game theory and machine learning offer better bidding strategies

(PhysOrg.com) -- By combining techniques from game theory and artificial intelligence, computer scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a better way to find the best bidding strategy in a simulated auction ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Microsoft bond issue sparks takeover rumors

Microsoft launched its first bond issue on Monday, sparking rumors the US software giant was contemplating a takeover bid.

Technology / Business

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Microsoft, Yahoo! in search, ad talks

Microsoft and Yahoo! have held "early discussions" about possible Internet search and advertising partnerships, a leading Silicon Valley technology website reported on Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IBM cuts Sun takeover price: WSJ

IBM has cut the price of its takeover bid for Sun Microsystems Inc. to nine to 10 dollars a share from 10 to 11 dollars a share, The Wall Street Journal online reported on Thursday.

Technology / Business

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 3

You can look -- but don't touch

Consumers are often told that if they break an item, they buy it. But a new study suggests that if they just touch an item for more than a few seconds, they may also end up buying it.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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