posted by admin on Jun 27
Hello .ebay, .microsoft? ICANN votes to expand top-level domain names
As expected ICANN, the nonprofit group that manages the Internet domain name system, unanimously voted to begin the process of relaxing the rules for generic top-level domain names (gTLDs).
Yahoo trumpets reorganization
Under fire from angry shareholders and rocked by a stream of high-profile executive departures, embattled Yahoo on Thursday announced another reorganization, its latest attempt to snap out of its years-long technology and financial funk.
Micropayments: what not to do 101
Two years ago, Canadian contactless micropayment vendor Dexit was quietly morphed into the point-of-sale company HDX. No-one cared much.
eBay’s PayPal only changes deferred indefinitely
Controversial changes to payment methods on the online auction site eBay which would require all bidders and sellers to solely use [[ArtId: 677846353|Paypal|new]] as a payment method have been delayed indefinitely until the review process with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is complete.
posted by admin on Jun 27
SAP to pay $83.3 million to settle i2 patent suit
SAP has agreed to pay i2 Technologies, maker of SCM (supply chain management) software, $83.3 million to settle a patent claim i2 brought against the enterprise software maker.
Microsoft sees portable datacenters everywhere
Portable datacenters will be key to supporting the surging demand for online services, but equipment vendors need to start designing products especially for them, a Microsoft engineer said Wednesday.
New top-level domains expected in 2009
New Internet top-level domains available to far more applicants may be approved by the third quarter of next year and cost as little as $100,000 to register, ICANN executives said Thursday after the ending of a landmark meeting of the Internet governance group.
Judge lets settlement in ConnectU vs. Facebook stand
Dating Web site ConnectU won’t get more money out of Facebook after the two settled a dispute earlier this year.
posted by admin on Jun 27
New top-level domains expected in 2009
New Internet top-level domains available to far more applicants may be approved by the third quarter of next year and cost as little as $100,000 to register, ICANN executives said Thursday after the ending of a landmark meeting of the Internet governance group.
Microsoft sees portable datacenters everywhere
Portable datacenters will be key to supporting the surging demand for online services, but equipment vendors need to start designing products especially for them, a Microsoft engineer said Wednesday.
SAP to pay $83.3 million to settle i2 patent suit
SAP has agreed to pay i2 Technologies, maker of SCM (supply chain management) software, $83.3 million to settle a patent claim i2 brought against the enterprise software maker.