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Intel pumps cash into wireless start-ups
News Intel plans to invest $150m in wireless start-ups to help accelerate the worldwide acceptance of Wi-Fi. The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker intends to invest in promising start-ups that tackle various elements of creating a complete Wi-Fi...
[October 22, 2002, 9:10]
MP demands more cash for tech start-ups
News Anne Campbell, Labour MP for Cambridge, is campaigning today for US-style legislation that would plough significant funds into the UK's tech start-ups. The US law demands federal government spend 2.5 percent of its research and development budget...
[March 23, 2005, 8:35]
Pop-ups are here to stay
News With the effectiveness of the once-standard banner ad being questioned, advertisers have been experimenting with increasingly eye-catching online ads, among them pop-ups. Once known only on fringe and porn sites, pop-ups -- unsolicited Web...
[September 5, 2002, 11:16]
Mozilla blocks pop-ups, but Netscape won't
News As the online advertising market deflated in recent years, Web operators sold more imposing ad formats, including pop-ups, to convince hesitant marketers that the Web could prove effective. Further illustrating the conflict, AOL, a veritable poster...
[August 14, 2002, 15:33]
Google takes a stand against pop-ups
News The company said it posted the notice in response to numerous complaints from Web surfers who encountered pop-ups while searching Google. It seems like we're seeing increasing confusion from users.in response to the Web-wide proliferation of pop-ups.
[January 30, 2002, 11:59]
Microsoft ups ante in IM battle
News But some significant hang-ups continue to stall widespread adoption in the workplace, including a lack of interoperability between the three leading IM networks. Microsoft plans to launch a trial version of its instant messaging software for...
[March 6, 2003, 7:49]
Malaysia to invest £23m in open-source start-ups
News The Malaysian government has created a fund worth $36m (£23m) for start-ups developing open-source software. The OSS-Platform Investment Program (OSS-PIP) is aimed at forming 40 commercially active open-source software companies over the next two...
[October 30, 2003, 15:49]
AOL to kill pop-ups
News In October, the company promised members that it would stop delivering pop-ups and pop-unders from third-party advertisers from its service. The tool blocks most pop-ups, except for those that people have requested or ones coming from secure sites...
[March 12, 2003, 8:02]
Stealth pop-ups barred
News The issue led Microsoft and others to take steps to prevent the Messenger feature from being used to send pop-ups. But Web surfers also consider pop-ups among the most annoying online marketing techniques.
[August 10, 2004, 9:50]
Consumers: Stop the pop-ups!
News Fresenius said she got the idea for Pop-Up Stopper after she received numerous complaints from parents about the reoccurring appearance of pop-ups containing "adult material" on MP3 sites that kids often visit.
[February 6, 2001, 15:13]
Conservatives promise help for green tech start-ups
News Conservative leader David Cameron has today set out plans that could see green tech start-ups get a helping hand from any future Tory government. The party has released a consultation on the green tech market, which aims to "unleash environmental...
[January 6, 2009, 8:03]
VCs urged to look at UK tech start-ups
News Investors who are looking to put money into innovative tech start-ups should pay more attention to young companies in Europe rather than in the US, according to one of the stars of the BBC's Dragon's Den.
[February 20, 2006, 12:30]
Start-ups find an edge in the cloud
News Start-ups stand in a good position to benefit from new technology developments such as the cloud, small-business directors said at a roundtable on Wednesday. The roundtable, which was held in London on Wednesday, brought together representatives...
[November 6, 2008, 16:06]
Fund for tech start-ups aims to reach £1bn
News The government has announced a venture-capital fund for tech start-ups that it hopes one day will top £1bn. The UK Innovation Investment Fund will gain funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Department of Health who will...
[July 1, 2009, 8:51]
Start-ups aim for Web services niche
News As corporations begin to use Web services to link their internal systems and services over the Internet, start-ups such as Confluent Software, Amber Point, Talking Blocks and handful of others see an opportunity to provide these businesses with...
[October 22, 2002, 15:18]
Pop-ups: Unpopular, but effective
News Yet pop-ups had click-through rates almost twice as high as those of banner ads, meaning they're probably going to stick around for a while. And companies are looking for ways to make pop-ups perform better.
[January 15, 2003, 10:58]
New AOL 8.0 smacks down pop-ups
News In a press conference after the event, Miller said discontinuing pop-ups would cause a $30m (£19m) shortfall in 2003 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for AOL. AOL will not deliver any (third-party) pop-ups...
[October 16, 2002, 8:53]
Internet Explorer to shut down pop-ups
News By adding pop-up blocking tools to IE, Microsoft will belatedly join a host of other Web browser makers that let people avoid flashy pop-ups, or advertising windows that appear over or behind requested Web pages.
[November 11, 2003, 9:15]
Cisco catches up with Wi-Fi start-ups
News According to one analyst, the capabilities provided by the module will put Cisco's gear on par with products from start-ups such as Airespace and Aruba Wireless Networks. But start-ups including Airespace and Aruba have been offering these features...
[May 5, 2004, 9:25]
IBM lures VCs and their start-ups
News IBM on Tuesday unveiled a specially tailored cross-licensing program for venture capitalists and their start-ups, as it seeks to populate emerging businesses with its technology. Start-ups with annual revenues under $10m (£5.5m) will receive a...
[December 14, 2005, 16:25]
