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Yearly archive 2007

Proxy battle brewing at Sybase

Let the proxy battle begin. Sybase, the Dublin data software firm, said Friday it had received notice from a disgruntled shareholder that it would be nominating its own slate of candidates to the company's board of directors. Funds associated Read More →

Go ahead, take the rest of the year off

GMSV will take a holiday break for a few days before returning, refreshed and renewed (ha!), on Wednesday. I just wanted to take a moment to say thanks to a few people who made the year a memorable and satisfying Read More →

To Netscape and auld lang syne

If you're at all sentimental about technology, take a moment during your toasts this weekend and raise a glass to the impending demise of a brand name that at the height of its illustrious arc defined a new thing called Read More →

You think our prices are low? Check out our online success rate

Up to and through Wal-Mart's entry into the online movie download business early this year with the full support of the major studios (see "We even lengthened the check-out process to duplicate the in-store experience"), there was a lot Read More →

Quoted

''Once in the living room I observed baby Jesus face-down on top of miscellaneous items on the floor.'' -- A Palm Beach County, Fla., investigator details the recovery of a GPS-equipped manger figure (said display organizer Dina Cellini, ''I don't Read More →

Off Topic

The Annals of Improbable Research, the magazine that sponsors the annual Ig Nobel Prizes, now free online Read More →
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