Cloud Computing: An Overview and the Future Direction

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Pew study finds Internet, cell phone use lead to more diverse social networks, not isolation

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SuccessFactors narrows 3Q profit loss on revenue increase

SuccessFactors narrows 3Q profit loss

SAN MATEO, Calif. — Business software maker SuccessFactors Inc. narrowed its third-quarter loss Tuesday as it accounted for a stock-based compensation expense.

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Microsoft profit and revenue fall but investors like cost cuts and hope for business PC buying

Microsoft sales fall; cost cuts please investors

SEATTLE — Consumers may be shopping for computers again, but Microsoft Corp. still needs businesses to start doing the same.

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Microsoft 1st-quarter profit sinks but shares jump as investors look past accounting

Windows plan lowers Microsoft profit but shares up

SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. said Friday its net income fell 18 percent in the last quarter, largely because it deferred revenue when it let summertime PC buyers get free upgrades to Windows 7, which was released this week.

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The New York Times Co. narrows its 3rd-quarter loss; shares jump but ad declines continue

New York Times Co. narrows loss, ad slump lingers

The New York Times Co. cushioned the blow from another big drop in advertising in its latest quarter by shedding more payroll and collecting more money from newspaper subscribers.

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Yahoo shares climb in premarket amid improved profit margins, expense controls

Ahead of the Bell: Yahoo shares rise

NEW YORK — Yahoo Inc. shares rose in premarket trading Wednesday after the company posted strong profit margins for the third quarter.

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Signs of online advertising revival popping up as marketing in other media remains in funk

Internet advertising appears to begin its comeback

SAN FRANCISCO — After bogging down in the recession, Internet advertising is regaining the momentum that has made it the decade's most disruptive marketing machine.

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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn offers CIT Group $6B lifeline as it faces potential collapse

Icahn offers CIT Group $6 billion loan

NEW YORK — In another sign that CIT Group Inc. is struggling to restructure its debt, billionaire investor Carl Icahn offered the lender a $6 billion lifeline.

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IBM bumps up ‘09 profit forecast again, but timing of tech spending turnaround is elusive

IBM sees better profit despite tech sales slump

SAN FRANCISCO — IBM Corp. is a rare example of a company that has kept boosting profit even as the recession has sapped its sales.

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