Information Technology
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Microsoft reportedly in talks to buy startup YammerJun 15, 2012 7:10 pm - Microsoft Corp. is in discussions to acquire Yammer Inc., operator of a social network for businesses, said two people familiar with the matter. Microsoft may pay more t...
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Sears' 'Bridal Wave' returns by streaming on FacebookJun 14, 2012 5:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp.'s Kenmore Brand is gearing up for a second season of its "Bridal Wave" show, which streams live on Facebook and features advic...
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Dell eyes more than $2B in cuts over 3 yearsJun 13, 2012 1:28 pm - NEW YORK — Computer maker Dell Inc. is planning more than $2 billion in cost cuts over the next three years as its looks to transform its business so it can keep pace in...
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Proposed web suffixes include .pizza, .autoJun 13, 2012 1:00 pm - NEW YORK — Proposals for Internet addresses ending in “. pizza,” “.space” and “. auto” are among the nearly 2,000 submitted as part of the largest expansion in the onlin...
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ISI becomes exclusive distributor for Verba TechnologiesJun 13, 2012 12:33 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- ISI Telemanagement Solutions Inc. will become the exclusive North American distributor of Verba Technologies’ voice and immersive video call recording solu...
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MBX Systems leaves Wauconda for LibertyvilleJun 13, 2012 10:28 am - Wauconda-based technology manufacturer MBX Systems will get a state incentive package of about $750,000 to relocate to Libertyville, allowing it to quadruple its space a...
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UK reopens investigation into Google Street ViewJun 12, 2012 11:54 am - LONDON — Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office is reopening its investigation into Internet search company Google over its disputed Street View program. U.K. autho...
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Verizon’s new sharing plans, by the numbersJun 12, 2012 9:47 am - With Verizon’s new Share Everything plans, subscribers pay for two things: the pool of wireless data they use every month, and the devices they add to the plan. Ÿ The b...
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LaHood praises Navistar fuel efficiency effortsJun 11, 2012 2:00 pm - Lisle's Navistar International Corp. put its shiniest and most fuel-efficient foot forward Monday for U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. LaHood, making his fir...
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Navy doctor helps athletes here, tooJun 11, 2012 10:00 am - Gregory E. Crovetti may be a new doctor at MidAmerica Orthopaedic Clinic in Libertyville, but he's served more than patients in the Lake County area. As a commander in t...