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• Economists must realise the business benefits of technology

  Advancements in technology in the economy go hand in hand and economists must recognise the benefits IT can bring to the table. »

• Study: Financial enterprises ready to invest in IT

  The U.S. financial industry seems to be shaking off its recessionary doldrums and is once again looking to invest a considerable portion of its IT budget into transformative informational technologies, if a new study carried out by IBM and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) is any indication. »

• Apple surpasses Microsoft's market cap -- sort-of

  Apple has surpassed Microsoft's market capitalization on Standard & Poor's S&P 500 index, a move that makes Apple the second-largest company on that index behind only to energy giant Exxon Mobil--or so claims an article published today on the Marketwatch.com Website. »

• Wall Street Beat: Tech earnings season off to roaring start

  Strong quarterly results from the likes of Intel, Google and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plus optimistic market-research reports are leading to a growing sense of confidence in the tech sector, which is enjoying an uptick in share prices as IT investors get stoked for a better-than-expected year. »

• Oracle seeks fast profit from Sun

  Oracle on Wednesday tried to answer the question that has vexed much of the technology industry since it announced its acquisition of Sun Microsystems last April: How will Oracle make the ailing systems and software vendor a profitable part of its business? »

• Oracle-Sun merger gains favor in Europe

  Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems seems set for regulatory clearance in the European Union. The companies' latest promises to safeguard competition in the market for database software, make the Commission optimistic that the case will have a satisfactory outcome, it said Monday. »

• Security vendor Fortinet sparkles in IPO

  Shares of security vendor Fortinet surged 33 percent Wednesday as the company made its debut on the public markets. »

• Dell sees early signs of Asian companies spending more on IT

  Dell's Asian revenue was down sharply during the second quarter, but the company said the business outlook is getting brighter. »

• Sun's revenue drops 20 percent ahead of Oracle buy

  Sun Microsystems reported a sharp drop in revenue for its third fiscal quarter, as the company battled uncertainty about its future along with the global recession. »

• Funding for network companies drops

  Venture capital investments in network companies have dropped below US$1 billion in a quarter for the first time since 1996. »