Tag: Google

  • DOJ May Halt Google’s Bid for ITA Software

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Google’s $700 million acquisition of ITA Software may be halted by the U.S. Justice Department, which is reportedly preparing for a possible antitrust lawsuit to put the kibosh on the deal. ITA’s software helps airlines, search engines and online travel companies organize flight information, including flight times, availability and prices. Sources familiar with the matter… Read more

  • Google Investigating Digital Newsstand to Challenge Apple

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    SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Google Inc has approached several magazine publishers about creating a digital newsstand, in a move that could open a new front in the Internet company’s rivalry with Apple Inc , according to a news report. The digital newsstand would provide a way for media companies to sell versions of… Read more

  • IT Forecast 2011: Continued Clouds Ahead

    Chris Talbot

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    When future IT historians (or research analysts, as they’re commonly called) look back at 2010, they’re likely to consider it as the year that cloud computing went mainstream. With businesses still looking for ways to cut costs during a horrendous recession, the dramatic increase in the number of vendor supporting cloud computing subscription models has… Read more

  • Groupon Looks to IPO by End of 2011

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    (Reuters) – Online discount coupon provider Groupon Inc is working toward a potential public offering of its common shares by the end of 2011, the New York Times said, citing people briefed on the matter. Groupon, the fast-growing online coupon seller, said on Tuesday it has been authorized to raise up to $950 million in… Read more

  • Google and…um…

    Google and…um…

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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    Google and…um… The search giant has made no secret of its plans for mobile domination, and its 2010 M&A strategy was focused on everything mobile and social. Many of its mobile acquisitions focused on improving Android functionality – like visual mobile search provider PlinkArt, and music synching techie firm Simplify Media as well as Touch… Read more

  • Google Launches Improved Migration Tools for Microsoft Exchange, Outlook

    Nathan Eddy

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    Search engine giant Google added updated versions of their data migration tools for Microsoft Exchange and Outlook, which are available to Google Apps for Business and Education customers. The company noted this year alone, customers have migrated over 3.5 billion emails to Google Apps, along with over 100 million calendar events and 25 million contacts.… Read more