Category: Commerce

But earnings upright after wobble Google shrugged off the gloom that followed its previous earnings statement with a strong first quarter. The advertising monster reported a profit of $592m for Q1 2006. That’s up from the $372m reported in January, which caused $18bn to be wiped off Google’s value.… Originally by The Register – Internet… Read more →

New Year hangover The rate of Yahoo!’s net income growth slowed in the first three months of 2006. Compared to Q1 2005, Yahoo! recorded 33 per cent higher revenues after traffic acquisition costs (TAC) are deducted, and operating income 26 per cent higher year-on year.… Originally by The Register – Internet and Law: Wild Wild… Read more →

Pays cash and everything… Oracle is paying $220m in cash for Portal Software which makes billing and “revenue management” software.… Originally by The Register – Software, 10:46 AM Read more Read more →

The Nasdaq climbed Friday, as the Labor Department’s lower-than-expected employment figures eased some inflation concerns. Activision and THQ rose after reporting earnings. Originally by WSJ.com: What’s News Technology, 10:44 AM Read more Read more →

Shareholders voted on Friday to approve the company’s acquisition by the Walt Disney Company for $7.4 billion in stock. Originally by NYT > Technology, 10:43 AM Read more Read more →

The Canadian military has launched an investigation after some of its military clothing and equipment turned up for sale on the Internet. Several pieces of the military’s specialized camouflage gear were, until recently, up for sale on eBay, igniting concerns about the security of Canadian troops. A Canadian court has also fined a Quebec company… Read more →

‘Sellers on eBay have hawked some strange items over the years — everything from a sandwich bearing the likeness of the Virgin Mary, to human organs, to water from a cup Elvis reportedly drank from. Joining the list: On Wednesday evening someone tired to sell information about a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft’s Excel application,… Read more →

eBay’s liability for auctions of pirated and other illicit material have long remained a point of contention among pundits. Now it seems the company is finally taking matters into its own hands, proactively working with Microsoft to prevent and detect pirated software being listed. Microsoft claims that already more than 21 000 auctions have been pulled… Read more →

‘Adobe has completed the acquisition of Macromedia Software and is marking territory on day one by hawking three bundles combining software from both companies.’ Originally by The Register – Software, 2:32 PM Read more Read more →

‘Google has stormed an annual poll measuring public reputations and perceptions of the “most valuable” companies in US corporate culture.’ I suppose this goes some way towards explaining their USD$400 stock price. Originally by The Register – Software, 2:31 PM Read more Read more →