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IBM selling one-third of its Lenovo shares

08.05.2007, http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6182059.html

IBM is further shedding its stake in PC maker Lenovo, selling shares after Tuesday's close on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Cost and energy benefits driving virtualization

10.04.2007, http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6181888.html

Virtualization will be a key infrastructure priority for CIOs looking to reduce costs and increase energy efficiency over the next 12 months.

IT security rides offshore outsourcing wave

13.07.2006, http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6094051.html

U.S. companies that outsource their IT security functions dramatically contributed to the volume of business sent overseas this year, according to a new survey.

Skype Offers Free International Calls

11.07.2006, http://ebay.business-opportunities.biz/2006/07/11/skype-offers-free-international-calls/

Skype(R), the global Internet communications company, today announced that U.S. and Canadian-based Skype users can make free calls to traditional landlines and mobile phones in the United Kingdom, Mexico and Japan during three 'Skype Days of Summer' weekends, starting Saturday, July 15th.

Google Moving Towards Anti-Trust Territory

04.07.2006, http://ebay.business-opportunities.biz/2006/07/04/google-moving-towards-anti-trust-territory/

Google's Checkout online payment system could prompt millions of users to start using a Google ID as their standard identity across the web and tap into a vast reserve of marketing data. If it's enough of a success, it may eventually put the company into Microsoftian anti-trust territory.

Google Checkout An Extension of Technology

29.06.2006, http://ebay.business-opportunities.biz/2006/06/29/google-checkout-an-extension-of-technology/

Google has launched Google Checkout, a payment system for online retailers that's tightly integrated with Google AdWords. Checkout isn't the rumored PayPal killer, but it does offer some compelling features for both merchants and online shoppers alike.

Study: Asia-Pacific IT outsourcing to top $10 billion

22.06.2006, http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9597_22-6086758.html

Excluding Japan, research firm IDC estimated that $10.5 billion will be spent on IT outsourcing within the region in 2006, topping $16 billion in 2010. This represents a compound annual growth rate of 10.9 percent over the forecast period.

Pay Pal - eBay - Google

03.05.2006, http://ebay.business-opportunities.biz/2006/02/09/pay-pal-ebay-google/

It's quite obvious now that eBay is feeling pressure coming from the headquarters of Google. Last May Google announced that they themselves are going to come out with an online payment system such as eBay owned PayPal.

Skype now has more than 100 million users worldwide

28.04.2006

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Internet telephony provider Skype announced Friday it now has more than 100 million registered users worldwide.

Survey: Outsourcing saves less than claimed

13.04.2006

Outsourcing of information technology and business services delivers average cost savings of 15 percent, a survey found on Thursday, disproving market claims that outsourcing can reduce costs by more than 60 percent.

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