SAP to Snap Up OutlookSoft

Business software maker SAP AG announced plans Tuesday to buy OutlookSoft Corp. and its line of technology products tailored for budgeting and financial forecasts, the latest development in SAP's duel with Oracle Corp.

Cisco 3Q Profit Surges 34 Percent

Cisco Systems Inc.'s fiscal third-quarter profit surged 34 percent as widespread networking upgrades and consumers' thirst for more bandwidth continued to fuel the company's robust growth.

Sprint Sues to Halt Dial-In Services

Sprint Nextel Corp. has sued 14 Iowa phone companies and dial-in service providers, alleging the rural carriers are striking illegal deals with conference and chat lines to boost long-distance call volume and inflate the charges they bill to the nation's big phone companies.

Comcast CEO Shows Off Super Quick Modem

Comcast Corp. Chief Executive Brian Roberts dazzled a cable industry audience Tuesday, showing off for the first time in public new technology that enabled a data download speed of 150 megabits per second, or roughly 25 times faster than today's standard cable modems.

Microsoft Signs Web Video Deals

Microsoft Corp. has signed deals with Volvo Car Corp. and whisky maker Chivas Brothers Ltd. to support two new Web-only video series from Reveille, the production company behind TV shows "The Office" and "Ugly Betty."

EA Losses Widen 56 Percent

Electronic Arts Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter losses widened by 56 percent because of industrywide disruptions caused by new gaming consoles, but the world's largest video game publisher easily surpassed tepid expectations on Wall Street.

Hewlett-Packard Hikes 2Q Outlook

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s turnaround efforts are paying off as the computer and printer maker said it is poised to bulldoze its earlier quarterly earnings targets and rake in an extra $1 billion in sales than previously expected.

Macy's to Newspapers: Engage Audiences

The chief marketing officer of Macy's department stores delivered tough talk to the newspaper industry Tuesday, telling a publishing conference why her company is moving ad US dollars to other media such as TV, magazines and the Internet.

Samsung Sues Renesas Over Chip Patents

Samsung Electronics Co. has sued rival Renesas Technology Corp., claiming infringement of patents that cover how memory chips are made.

Amazon Settles Patent Suits With IBM

Online retailer Amazon.com and IBM settled all their patent-infringement lawsuits and signed a long-term patent cross-license agreement, the companies said Tuesday.

Satellite Only Web Link in Remote Spots

Michael Schuppenhauer, a biotechnology consultant, lives in an idyllic canyon off the Pacific Ocean near Half Moon Bay, Calif. On the other side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, just 40 minutes away, lies the heartland of the Internet: Google's headquarters and Silicon Valley.

SingTel mobile users top 124 million

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said Tuesday its mobile subscribers grew by a record 12 million in the first quarter to top 124 million users at the end of March, the largest such base in Asia outside of China.

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eBay revamps buyer protection program

Net auctioneer scraps its in-house buyer protection program, seeks to boost transactions through PayPal.

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Crikey, it's official

The Crikey online news and gossip e-zine wins its five-year virtual real estate battle over crikey.com.

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MySpace splurges on Photobucket

Sources say MySpace has reached a preliminary deal to acquire photo-sharing site Photobucket for $US250m.

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