News tagged with business unit

China's Alibaba splits online shopping unit Taobao

China's largest e-commerce company Alibaba Group announced Thursday it has split its consumer online shopping platform Taobao into three firms to adapt to an increasingly competitive landscape.

Technology / Business

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

iPad challenge looms large at Asia IT show

Tablets that match the iPad but at a cheaper price. Slimmer, more powerful notebooks. At Computex, Asia's top IT fair, manufacturers are showing how they plan to face the challenge from Apple's iconic product.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hu urges US to ease high-tech export restrictions

President Hu Jintao has urged the United States to ease restrictions on high-tech exports to China after Beijing and Washington signed $45 billion in trade deals during his US visit.

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created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No Facebook at work in most US companies

More than half of US companies do not allow employees to visit social networks such as Facebook, MySpace or Twitter while at work, according to a new survey.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ciena bids $521M for Nortel business units

(AP) -- Ciena Corp. is offering cash and stock worth $521 million to acquire some of Nortel's most-prized remaining business units as the fallen telecommunications company continues to liquidate.

Technology / Business

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0