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VeriSign in fight with Net regulator FIRM CONTENDS ICANN HAS OVERSTEPPED AUTHORITY
VeriSign, which runs the master directories for ``.com'' and ``.net'' addresses, is locked in a legal battle with the group that oversees the Internet addressing system. By Dan Lee / Mercury News
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Genetically modified rice crop blocked
The state's top agriculture official Friday blocked a proposal to plant the nation's first commercial crop of a grain genetically modified to produce a medicine. (
By Paul Jacobs,
Mercury News,
04/10/2004 03:01 AM PDT)
Infosys forms firm to promote offshoring NEW SUBSIDIARY BASED IN FREMONT
India's second-largest software company, Infosys Technologies, announced Thursday that it is expanding operations in Fremont with a new management-consulting subsidiary to advise technology companies on shipping software-development work offshore. (
By Karl Schoenberger,
Mercury News,
04/09/2004 03:01 AM PDT)
Poll: Valley residents more optimistic IMPROVED ECONOMIC CONDITIONS CITED
Silicon Valley residents are becoming more optimistic about the local economy and their own financial situations, according to a poll being released today. (
By Dean Takahashi,
Mercury News,
04/09/2004 03:01 AM PDT)
Engineers' eBay auction yields encouraging response
The San Francisco engineers who auctioned themselves on eBay after their jobs were offshored seem to have scored big. The engineers listed themselves on eBay on March 25 as a dream team because their jobs at a high-profile division of Autodesk were offshored to Canada. Gus Grubba, the leader of the team, said they were overwhelmed by the interest they received. (
By Matt Marshall,
Mercury News,
04/09/2004 03:01 AM PDT)
Japanese regulators raid Intel offices
The world's largest computer chip maker, Intel, said Japanese officials raided three of its offices in the Tokyo area and searched its files Thursday in an investigation of whether Intel misused its dominant market power against competitors. (
By Therese Poletti,
Mercury News,
04/09/2004 05:48 AM PDT)
Yahoo profit buoyed by ads SALES ALSO SOAR; 2-FOR-1 STOCK SPLIT ANNOUNCED
You could almost hear Yahoo CEO Terry Semel yodeling through the halls of his Sunnyvale Internet company Wednesday. That's because Yahoo barreled through analysts' predictions, reporting that it more than doubled its first-quarter profits, largely through a big boost in advertising revenue. (
By Michael Bazeley,
Mercury News,
04/08/2004 12:02 AM PDT)
Valley execs offer real-world advice STANFORD STUDENTS ATTEND CONFERENCE
Students in Stanford University's Graduate School of Business gathered Wednesday for some top-level advice before they plunge into the tech economy. (
By Dan Lee,
Mercury News,
04/08/2004 03:01 AM PDT)
COLUMNISTS
Radio tags may give consumers more power
Ken Sakamura pulls out what looks like a handheld digital organizer and holds it next to a small bottle of single-malt whiskey. Affixed to the bottle is a tiny radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag containing an identification number for the whiskey. (
By Dan Gillmor,
Mercury News Technology Columnist,
04/11/2004 03:01 AM PDT)
From finding sushi in Sunnyvale to a certain spider hole in Iraq
Liken it to a flying carpet -- one that will take you anywhere in the world. Three-year-old Mountain View start-up Keyhole has mapped the entire Earth with 3-D interactive maps based on state-of-the-art satellite imagery and lets you fly wherever you want. (
By Matt Marshall,
Mercury News,
04/07/2004 03:01 AM PDT)
Idea for Noyce stamp waits in postal line
Some people get their ideas in the shower. Others in traffic. And Craig Addison, well, it's in the post office. ``Every so often, you sort of line up at the post office and you're sort of looking around while you're waiting in line, and the stamps with the people on them and all the pretty pictures and then somehow, it just clicked.'' (
By Mike Cassidy,
Mercury News,
04/06/2004 03:01 AM PDT)
Cisco learns a tough lesson in the VC game
Some companies are learning tough lessons about how they should perhaps leave the venture game to the real VCs. Exhibit One: Cisco Systems, of San Jose. (
By Matt Marshall,
Mercury News,
04/06/2004 03:01 AM PDT)
PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY
Reaching out with VoIP INTERNET PHONE SERVICE IS STARTING TO CONNECT
When was the last time you ooohhed and aaahed at your telephone? Probably never, right? Because let's face it, the traditional home phone may be amazingly reliable, but its coolness factor is almost zero. This might be the year that changes. By Michael Bazeley / Mercury News