Intel has surprised the online security market yesterday when the company announced its plan of acquiring one of the leaders on the security software market, McAfee. This move – that will cost Intel over $7 billion – will allow the chip maker giant to build chips containing McAfee’s security software, thus providing greater performance and [...]
There is a fight going on between the two most powerful wired and wireless telecommunications companies in the United States: AT&T and Verizon. They are fighting for expansion, for new customers and to keep old ones, they are fighting for new generations of 3G and 4G networks, for smarter smartphones. They are fighting against FCC’s [...]
In 2009, a total of eight new wind farms consisting of 199 offshore wind turbines, with a combined power generating capacity of 577 MW, were connected to the grid in Europe. This represents a growth rate of 54% compared to the 373 MW installed during 2008. For 2010, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) expects [...]
The 79th International Motor Show in Geneva is kicking off a sluggish year for the automotive industry. Following on the heels of high oil prices, limited access to credit and the consequences of the financial crisis on purchasing power are today penalizing the automotive industry. The development of new gasoline engines will be essential to [...]
Second Annual Predictions Focus on Economy and Emerging Technologies Such as Cloud Computing GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, announced its Top 10 B2B e-commerce predictions for 2009. Thought leaders from GXS created the predictions based on research, news, trends, industry discourse and customer discussions. The predictions span vertical industries and incorporate [...]
Thriving entrepreneur Scott Baxter weighs in In today’s doomsday economy, few CEOs can boast of creating jobs and increasing profits. Scott Baxter, the recession-busting founder of SA Baxter (http://www.sabaxter.com/), a high-end manufacturer of architectural hardware, had the most successful business quarter ever and is thriving both domestically and internationally. He successfully launched his third venture [...]