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Icahn May Turn Yahoo Board to the Microsoft Side

E-Commerce Times 05/14/08

An unlikely savior could bring Microsoft's failed bid for Yahoo back from the grave. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn may be mulling a proxy battle to replace the Web portal's board with one that's more friendly toward a Microsoft purchase. Icahn has not publicly stated his intentions, but he has accumulated more than 3.5 percent of the outstanding shares of Yahoo, beefing up his position in recent weeks to swell his ownership to about 50 million shares, according to reports. [More...]

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Hyperconnected World

TechNewsWorld 05/14/08

Perhaps you know at least one person who totes around one or more devices to ensure an almost constant connection to the office and friends. They answer their phones during dinner at a restaurant or turn away from a movie to read their latest text. Perhaps you are that person. Those individuals are part of a growing population, according to IDC and Nortel. They make up what the companies have dubbed the "culture of connectivity." A new study conducted by IDC and sponsored by Nortel has concluded that so-called hyperconnected workers accounts for 16 percent of global business users today. [More...]

Verizon Embraces LiMo Foundation's Brand of Openness

LinuxInsider 05/14/08

The Open Handset Alliance may have the power of Google behind it, but a surge of new members has just swelled the ranks of the competing LiMo Foundation to 40, the group announced Wednesday. Verizon Wireless, Mozilla, Infineon Technologies, Kvaleberg, Red Bend Software, Sagem Mobiles, SFR and SK Telecom are the newest members of LiMo, which was founded in January 2007 by just six companies. "This latest group of new members demonstrates the rapidly expanding reach of the LiMo ecosystem," said Morgan Gillis, the group's executive director. [More...]

INSIGHTS
The New Captain at Sage's Helm

CRM Buyer 05/14/08

I sometimes forget about the fact that people are trying to do business and that their business is top of mind -- not CRM. That point was brought home to me last week when I was on-site with a client. I won't give too many details, but the company has no CRM per se, just some spreadsheets they use for forecasting, a customer database shared with ERP and a few other databases written in a PC programming tool. The company is growing like a weed, and though CRM once looked out of sight for them, it now looks like a necessity. [More...]

PRODUCT REVIEW
Desperately Seeking Better iPhone Accessories

MacNewsWorld 05/14/08

At the end of this column, you'll find my opinions on two relatively new iPhone-compatible headsets from Etymotic Research. But I intend to take the scenic route to get there, a route that takes us by some relevant and more general background information. Beginning July 1, 2008, California -- where I live -- will join the ranks of those states where it is illegal to use a wireless phone while driving unless you do it "hands-free." Actually, if you are under 18 years of age, the new law is even more restrictive. [More...]

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