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RETAILING
Digging Up Amazon's Numbers The Web giant is notorious for divulging only what it must to satisfy SEC rules, leaving analysts searching for new ways to read Amazon's future
COMPUTERS
Wireless Carriers: Your New PC Retailer? Move over, Best Buy. AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and other mobile-phone providers are moving swiftly into the business of selling computers
INTERNET
Another Try for a Microsoft and Yahoo Deal Yahoo's Carol Bartz and Microsoft's Steve Ballmer are in early talks for an Internet search and advertising agreement
TELECOM
Motorola: Former CFO Alleges Misstated Internal Forecasts In court documents, Paul Liska alleges the company's projections for its mobile-phone business were in error and he was unlawfully fired
TOP NEWS
A Telecom Opening in Cuba Obama clears the way for U.S. companies to offer wireless phone and satellite-TV service on the island, but broader trade won't come easy
THE TECH BEAT
New VC Investment Nearly Comes to a Halt Only three new venture capital funds raised money in the first quarter, reinforcing reports that institutional investors are pulling back
DESIGN
Can Widgets Save the Television Industry? With Internet Connected television, Yahoo and Samsung try to take a leaf out of Apple's design playbook
INTERNET
Phishing Attacks Surge Amid Recession A new Gartner study shows the downturn has brought on a new wave of Web scams, with PayPal, eBay, and BofA customers the biggest targets for fraud
CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
How Cloud Computing Is Changing the World A major shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity is under way as more companies tap into Web-based applications
CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Best and Worst Places for Data Centers Demand for off-site computing power delivered over the Web is rising, but finding the best place for those machines isn't easy
CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Cloud Computing: Small Companies Take Flight Small businesses are flocking to the new services, which provide secure IT infrastructure with little up-front investment and no heavy lifting
VIEWPOINT
Enter the Cloud with Caution Here are nine questions to ask before trusting your company's data or computing tasks to an outside provider
CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Podcast: The Risks and Benefits of Corporate Cloud Computing Corporations are starting to look at the potential benefits of cloud computing—computing power obtained through the Internet. But large companies have particular security and reliability needs
CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Public-Private Alliances to the Rescue Many companies are realizing that they can play a crucial role in helping communities recover from natural catastrophes
CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Making Maps Work When Disaster Strikes GeoCommons, OpenStreetMap, and Mapufacture are three online hubs where people can collaboratively map areas, which could help in emergencies
CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
The Do-Good Imperative Some of the most innovative ideas today are coming from efforts to address the needs of those most in need
SPECIAL REPORT
Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech As the economy slumps, many entrepreneurs are looking past consumer Web sites to focus on products and services for companies
SPECIAL REPORT
The Power of Play Check out our special report on the current gaming industry, including an analysis of trends for 2008, profiles of radical innovators—and introducing the BusinessWeek Arcade, a celebration of some of the Web's best free games
SUSTAINABLE TECH
Special Report: Sustainable Tech Scientists are experimenting with viruses, salmon sperm DNA, potatoes, and more in making biomaterials for consumer electronics
TECH HOMELAND SECURITY
Homeland Insecurity The Homeland Security Dept.'s overreliance on outside contractors and insufficient management of them could leave the U.S. vulnerable
TECH PIONEERS
Meet This Year's Tech Pioneers The World Economic Forum has bestowed the coveted honor on 39 companies, which could become the Googles, a previous winner, of tomorrow
BEST OF THE WEB
Scaling the Social Web Move over, MySpace. Online players from media giant Viacom to auctioneer eBay are adding networking features for their users
TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT
Selling Computers to India With growth slowing in China, computer makers hope Asia's other big market will pick up the slack
SPECIAL REPORT
The Power of Gaming A recent report estimates that the video game market will increase to $48.9 billion in 2011. Our special report looks at some of the innovations sparking this growth
SPECIAL REPORT
The Future of Social Networking A rising tide of companies are tapping Semantic Web technologies to unearth hard-to-find connections between disparate pieces of online data
SPECIAL REPORT
Wireless World Ultrafast networks and whizzy features are about to turn your cellphone into—well, your right arm
VIRTUAL LIFE
The Coming Virtual Web In the future, the Internet is almost certain to look more realistic, interactive, and social—a lot like a virtual world
NEXT-GEN GAME CONSOLES
Game Definitely Not Over On the eve of the launch of PS3 and Wii, stakes in the console tussle amid Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft have never been higher
CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Taming the World Wide Web A rising tide of companies are tapping Semantic Web technologies to unearth hard-to-find connections between disparate pieces of online data IT white papers, webcasts and reports for tech leaders and decision-makers
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