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Microsoft Licenses Tech To China
News The software maker, which began licensing its technology to start-ups in May 2005, said on Tuesday that it has taken the programme to China, where it is licensing three mobile phone technologies to two Chinese companies.
[October 31, 2006, 10:20]
VCs Urged To Look At UK Tech Start-ups
News Richard cited the success of Skype as evidence that technology start-ups don't need to be based in America to be successful. Investors who are looking to put money into innovative tech start-ups should pay more attention to young companies in...
[February 20, 2006, 12:30]
Intel Forms Nanotech Alliance To Improve Memory
News Intel has entered into a limited technology alliance with Nanosys, one of the more visible nanotechnology start-ups, to help the chipmaker overcome technological roadblocks in memory chips. Several companies -- Motorola, IBM, and start-ups such as...
[January 15, 2004, 13:05]
Juniper Goes Shopping
News Juniper Networks announced on Tuesday that it plans to spend about $469m (£246m) to acquire two start-ups. The new technologies from the start-ups will help Juniper's business customers access information more quickly and securely, the company said.
[April 27, 2005, 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]
US VoIP Operators Feel Grip Of Regulation
News A cheap, Internet-based alternative to traditional telephone service is facing a sudden regulatory backlash that could slow adoption of the fast-growing technology, raise prices and put financially shaky start-ups out of business.
[August 26, 2003, 15:25]
Microsoft Holds On Tightly To Cash
News Lewin heads up a team that tries to connect promising start-ups with customers and makes sure the companies understand Microsoft's technology plans. Attention start-ups: don't go looking to Microsoft for the next round of cash.
[August 1, 2003, 15:05]
Silicon Valley's Green Guru
News Rather than stick to his comfort zone in Internet computing, Khosla has turned his eye to clean technology, investing in start-ups involved in solar electric technology, batteries, ethanol and coal gasification.
[October 2, 2006, 12:05]
AMD's Saviour Flies The Coop
News Fred Weber, the chief technology officer (CTO) at AMD and one of the executives often cited as being behind the company's turnaround, is leaving to invest in start-ups. Before AMD, Weber worked at start-ups, including Encore Computer and Kendall...
[September 8, 2005, 9:40]
Nanotech Start-ups Suffer From Telecoms Surplus
News Optical component company Corning said it is working in-house and with start-ups on new technology. Now the buildup of huge stockpiles, a sectorwide cash crunch and the carriers' interest in protecting their current networks are all creating a...
[May 27, 2002, 12:33]
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]
Government Urged To Increase SME Support
News UK technology innovation is driven by the so-called Silicon Fen, Glen and Thames Valley areas but the government needs to stump up more cash for the SMEs and start-ups that come out of these regions. The UK has several "clusters of excellence" but...
[June 11, 2007, 11:04]
Virtualisation Firm Reshuffles
News He also ran start-ups Coral Networks, GeoTel and, most recently, Convergent Networks. Running start-ups today is different. Not surprisingly, new ventures today must be much more conservative with cash compared with start-ups of the 1990s.
[January 24, 2005, 8:20]
ARM Broadens Its Reach
News Some of (these start-ups) are going to be very successful, and we want them to be successful using ARM technology. UK chip designer ARM Holdings is not worried about its ongoing revenues from licences and royalties, despite the concerns of nervous...
[July 23, 2002, 15:45]
Remote Working Heightens Security
News SSL's rising fortunes have drawn industry giants to the technology, forcing a shakeout for the small start-ups that dominated the market only a year ago. Some of these companies -- F5 Networks, NetScreen and Symantec -- have acquired start-ups for...
[January 15, 2004, 9:30]
Cisco 'winds Down' Wireless Chipsets
News Since 1993, the gear maker has purchased 81 companies, mostly buying small start-ups with innovative technology. The networking giant bought 18 start-ups in 1999 and 23 in 2000, at the height of the Internet bubble.
[February 2, 2004, 10:05]
Mobile Start-up Taps Microsoft Interface Know-how
News The Microsoft technology that ZenZui is using — originally called LaunchTile — is among those Microsoft said back in 2005 that it hoped to license to start-ups. Inrix was the first start-up to benefit from a push inside Microsoft to license...
[March 27, 2007, 15:35]
'Noisy Light' Is New Key To Encryption
News However, leading technology companies and several start-ups are joining the academic community in working to overcome this hurdle. Several start-ups have also cropped up, including Swiss company Id Quantique and New York-based Magiq Technologies...
[November 15, 2002, 14:48]
Transmeta Server Sellers Call It A Day
News Two start-ups that hoped to popularise skinny, energy-efficient servers using Transmeta Crusoe processors are throwing in the towel. Other server start-ups have had recent problems as well. The technology and remainder of the team will go into...
[September 27, 2001, 8:54]
Router Maker Unisphere Loses Voice
News During the telecommunications boom of the late 1990s, German technology giant Siemens spent close to $1bn on North American networking start-ups, including a company called Castle Networks, to crack the lucrative telecommunications market.
[May 3, 2002, 12:19]
