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Nissan Motor Company to install a city-wide navigation system as part of its effort to...time information to drivers over a wireless network to monitors located...Nissan just had to provide a way to develop and transmit

For example, if someone rented a movie with Jack Nicholson in...factors in making recommendations, such as whether the previous movies rented...to specific products. Blockbuster uses a system developed by ChoiceStream Inc...recommendations, the new system devises a very targeted suggestion. This method

from Google Earth, Saber made a roofing estimate for the client...client. The software saved him a ###-mile round trip to...useful data from the services as well. Landscaping companies, pool maintenance...the aerial images can be a few years old, elements like

by-town agreements to reach a substantial audience. This represents a logistical nightmare that most marketing...firms would prefer to avoid. A new generation of advertising companies...of emerging media for Avenue A/Razorfish, such a program would give the company...than ### places. Advertisers want a high level of targeting, he

to acquire Rural Cellular in a deal valued at $#.##...the deal was announced just as Verizon Communications showed strong second...if it wants to exercise a #;put#; option that will entitle...shares of Verizon Wireless worth as much as $## billion to Verizon Communications

######## Review ###### Following a ruling from the United States...the suit, while in another, a review of the case was...of the case was ordered. A federal judge in San Francisco...Francisco, who had previously permitted a patent-infringement lawsuit to be

######## Review ###### ###### ###### A growing number of companies, including...mashup technology. Essentially, mashups offer a method to use data that...is usually stored in #;silos.#; A customer-management system holds customer...offers QEDWiki, which gives developers a portal where they can choose

yet most firms treat it as if it was. Companies, and...networks experience serious slow-downs as more people use more high...content. The technology is known as deep packet inspection (DPI), and...inspection (DPI), and it represents a significant improvement over the traditional

Donnelley Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Business...expects to benefit from obtaining a leading destination site and business

and they threaten to create a gap between the company board...that some board members have a little less than ## percent...power at Dow Jones via a complicated trustee arrangement. Some of

###### ###### AOL has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Tacoda...is optimistic about the deal as it sees strong market potential...the deal since AOL has a working relationship with Revenue Science...with Tacoda. AOL also operates a behavioral-targeting unit, Advertising.com

For companies like Navteq Corp., a digital mapmaker, these elements are...outfitted with technical equipment, including a satellite tracking computer, electronic clipboard...cameras. According to Ann McNeil, a geoanalyst for Navteq, customers want...other relevant information. Navteq is a pioneer in the digital map

tapped to replace Bill Gates as the long-term thinker at...himself in the middle of a challenge that requires him to...the world in his role as research-and-strategy officer to...find the leaders involved with a specific innovation and #;chase them

YouTube joined forces to provide a forum in which the eight...issues when candidates actually answered a question. Anderson Cooper, CNN moderator...in the production of content, a more meaningful public discourse will

of the services also provide a way to find the nearest...bank branch office or ATM as well. The move to mobile...cell phone. Mobile banking is a step along the way to...Services Group, there has been a revolution in mobile devices in

the ocean floor ## hours a day, seven days a week, by utilizing a high-definition digital projection provided...the project will also provide a constant stream of physical, chemical...user,#; whether that individual is a professional marine biologist or a student at an elementary school...Observatories Initiative is part of a new area of science known

phones is expected to have a huge impact on the banking...already use mobile phones on a limited scale to make deposits...represent the leading edge of a new bank architecture for the...phone connections are increasing at a rate of # million every

theories about outsourcing are questioned as the industry reaches its maturity...digit growth. Performance is emerging as an important factor that outsourcing...also evolving, with vendors serving as partner companies while labor arbitrage...compared to the same period a year ago. This is proof

###### Microsoft Corp. is entering a new phase of growth, but...plans involving new businesses such as online advertising and consumer electronics...doubled in five years to a total of almost $## billion...big bets#; and to make #;a lot of bets.#; Online advertising

Wireless has offered Google Inc. a compromise solution in their battle...solution in their battle over a looming government auction of a portion of the radio spectrum...and other firms believe that a major part of the spectrum...early #### should go to a wireless operator that will open

programs are not installed on a user#;s personal computer, but...personal computer, but reside on a company server and accessed via...company server and accessed via a web browser. While web-based...can be updated on a constant basis, run on Windows