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DoubleClick Sells for $1.1 Billion
The ailing company has been on the block for half a year, but DoubleClick has finally agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for approximately $1.1 billion. So DoubleClick ...
Hosted Apps Rule In an On-Demand World
The on-demand delivery model for enterprise software -- managed hosting, software as service, whatever you want to call it -- is a big deal right now. Ever since Salesforce.com broke out with its ...
More Than Half of Americans Now File Taxes Online
It's tax time again, and those of you who are filling out paper forms and licking stamps are in the minority for the first time ever. When all returns are in, the IRS expects to have surpassed the ...
Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Fall Short in Online Sales Conversions
If you're a brick-and-mortar or catalog retailer trying to break into the online channel, chances are your online sales conversion rates are below those of your competitiors that are focused on e-c...
AOL Gets Into the VoIP Game
The Internet telephony market is only just beginning to heat up, and the market is largely up for grabs as cable companies, ISPs and telcos jockey for position. There's a lot of competition, but AO...