Telecom Italia chairman resigns in dispute
Guido Rossi, the chairman of Telecom Italia, resigned Friday after clashing with the company's largest shareholder, capping a week that began with AT&T and America Móvil offering to buy control of Telecom, the biggest Italian telecommunications company.

Vonage can't sign up new customers, judge rules
The latest ruling in the Internet telephone company's patent dispute with Verizon is like "cutting off oxygen as opposed to a bullet in the head," a Vonage lawyer said.

Telecom offers a virtual America's Cup
Alcatel-Lucent, an America's Cup sponsor, will offer subscribers live coverage of the races by Web television, mobile phones and live animation.

Cable networks boycott eBay ad project
Auctions on eBay may be adored by millions of consumers around the world, but the large U.S. cable television networks have decided they want nothing to do with them.

Ex-publisher's case focuses on flight
Conrad Black is accused of selling hundreds of U.S. and Canadian community newspapers and pocketing fees in return for promising not to compete in those markets.

Security comes at cost for Google executives
Google reported that its chief executive received $1 in salary last year, but that his personal security cost more than $500,000.

Software AG to acquire webMethods
The German software maker agreed to offer $546 million for its latest acquisition to add networking software to its product line.

Indonesian court finds Playboy editor not guilty of indecency
Islamic hard-liners protested the verdict in the case, which has highlighted a growing schism between conservatives and moderates in the predominantly Muslim country.

Discovery to start environmental cable channel
The company will rebrand its Discovery Home Channel with a name which will reflect its position as the centerpiece of an initiative called P***tGreen.

Newsmagazine plans extra online issue
The Week, a weekly newsmagazine, will publish an extra issue this month, available online only.

Investor seeks to drive out Telecom Italia chairman
Olimpia, a holding company that owns 18 percent of Telecom Italia, omitted the company's chairman, Guido Rossi, from a list of proposed board members.

Briefiing: Nokia to pay Qualcomm

Nokia said Thursday that it would pay $20 million to the chip maker Qualcomm to cover patent licenses in the second quarter of 2007.