- Wed Feb 21 2007 IT risk management is a pain in the asset
- Tue Jan 4 2000 Compaq buys distribution assets from Inacom
Attempting to build up its direct sales capabilities in a hurry, the computer maker buys assets from PC distributor Inacom for $370 million in cash.
- Tue Dec 15 2009 Eucalyptus open-sources the cloud (Q&A)
Eucalyptus started out in academics, but has a solid business plan for making its "infrastructure as a service" open-source platform the center of the cloud-computing universe.
- Tue Jun 17 2003 Engage looks to unload its assets
The advertising tech company plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is negotiating the sale of all its assets to a third party.
- Thu Jun 19 2003 Troubled Engage finds a buyer for assets
The once high-flying advertising technology company, now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, agrees to sell its assets for $1.2 million in cash.
- Fri Aug 24 2001 CenterSpan acquires Supertracks assets
Peer-to-peer provider CenterSpan Communications says it has acquired assets from Supertracks, a supplier of secure distribution services, for $750,000 in stock. CenterSpan said it gained source code for Supertracks' secure-streaming technology, called BridgePort Music System, as well as Supertracks' digital music distribution technology and several associated patents-in-process.
Hillsboro, Ore.-based CenterSpan said Supertracks received approximately 66,900 shares of CenterSpan common stock at $11.21 per share. CenterSpan Chief Technology Officer Michael Hudson and Vice President of Engineering Alfred Lee recently joined the company from Supertracks. CenterSpan also operates the Scour Exchange file-swapping technology.
- Tue Mar 20 2001 Xpedior putting its assets up for sale
The Web consulting company, which will sell its assets to pay off debts, also says it will be "difficult or impossible" to secure enough capital to continue operations through the year.
- Fri Dec 11 2009 Note to Silicon Valley: How not to manage privacy
Stanford Law Fellow Larry Downes says the real problem behind recent privacy gaffes and missteps--including Facebook's--is not of policy but rather of public relations.
- Thu Nov 19 2009 Dell earnings down 54 percent
Declining shipments drag down the company's third-quarter earnings. The company also reports that revenue was down 15 percent compared with last year.
- Fri Nov 2 2001 Metricom assets sold for $8.25 million
The remnants of the company's $1 billion high-speed wireless network is sold to Aerie Networks. Will portions of the Ricochet network be restored?




