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Tough times for tech

Here's a roundup of the latest financial news and its impact on the tech sector.

October 10, 2008, 7:30 AM PDT

Earnings alert: IBM posts positive preliminary numbers

roundup Plus: SAP takes a hit...Netflix shares plummet on lower outlook...Yahoo price target cut to $21 a share.

October 8, 2008, 7:37 PM PDT

Bank savers run at the click of a mouse

Online banking may spare banks the damage of customers physically flooding branches, but it makes withdrawing money en masse, or silent runs, even easier.
(From Reuters)

October 7, 2008, 11:01 PM PDT

Capitalism to the rescue

Can the venture capitalists at Kleiner Perkins reduce our dependence on oil, help stop global warming and make a lot of money at the same time?
(From The New York Times)

October 5, 2008, 3:18 PM PDT

Two online health site operators to announce a merger

In a deal valued at $300 million, Revolution Health Network plans to announce a merger with Waterfront Media, a publisher that owns several health Web sites.
(From The New York Times)

October 3, 2008, 11:24 AM PDT

A tough week for tech

Here's a roundup of this week's financial news and its impact on the tech sector.

October 2, 2008, 5:42 PM PDT

Brainstorm Tech: Getting down to business

roundup Fortune's three-day Silicon Valley confab focuses on technological change and its effect--good and bad--on the business world.

July 23, 2008, 3:12 PM PDT

SAP winds down TomorrowNow

German software giant will close subsidiary, following long-running legal case with rival Oracle.

July 22, 2008, 9:56 AM PDT

India's outsource giants feeling the pinch

Infosys, Tata, and Wipro blame global economic conditions, with the former warning the new quarter may be difficult too, as companies postpone decisions on outsourcing.

July 19, 2008, 6:09 PM PDT