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Red light for green-tech start-ups?

January 29, 2008 12:00 PM PST

A funding gap, made worse by a softening economy, could create a wall for clean-tech start-ups despite a favorable long-term environment.

From the Googleplex to the wine bar

January 23, 2008 7:49 PM PST

While some ex-Google employees are still grinding away as angel investors and entrepreneurs in the tech industry, it's occurred to some others that they're wealthy enough to do whatever they want.

Cisco buys into remote-access company

January 11, 2008 5:16 PM PST

Networking giant invests undisclosed amount in SoonR, provider of remote access to desktop files from mobile phones and other devices.

Year in review: Green tech grows flush with green

December 26, 2007 12:00 PM PST

Investment in energy technologies sped up in 2007, touching heavy industries and consumer products.

Year in review: Dell's metamorphosis

December 19, 2007 7:53 PM PST

The PC maker navigated major transitions in the executive suite and its business model in 2007.

Intel: Fewer European start-ups getting funded

December 18, 2007 9:21 PM PST

Chipmaker's venture capital division says start-ups that land funding are receiving larger sums, but number of investment deals is down.

Year in review: Chipmakers trade places

December 19, 2007 12:41 AM PST

Intel enjoyed improved sales, while AMD did its best to limit the damage during a year plagued by a key product delay.

Divining the shape of tech things to come

December 12, 2007 5:21 PM PST

If the mindset during a recent gathering of tech hot shots is a harbinger, the gloom and doom crowd is dead wrong, says Internet attorney Eric Sinrod.

Xiotech nabs $40 million in funding

November 27, 2007 9:29 PM PST

Steve Luczo, Seagate Technology's chairman, leads the round of funding.

Police Blotter: Dot-com swindler goes to prison

November 21, 2007 4:27 PM PST

Appeals court upholds verdict, revokes bail for church elder convicted of bilking dot-com IPO investors out of their life savings.

Is Russia's tech future in Israel's tech past?

November 16, 2007 12:00 PM PST

Some say Russia can mirror the Jewish state's success. It's not a pipe dream, writes News.com's Charles Cooper, but the analogy needs a few asterisks.

Russia to invest in venture capital firms

March 4, 2008 2:18 PM PST

Kremlin plans to sink more than $1 billion into tech start-ups via top-tier VC firms. But are the firms really ready for "the last frontier"?

Make Cisco $1 billion and win a job

October 31, 2007 5:29 PM PDT

The I-Prize competition aims to find a new IP-based technology, with the winners likely to be offered a position in the company.

A post-IPO snapshot of Shutterfly

September 18, 2007 11:20 AM PDT

One year after its market debut--and a dramatic plane landing--the company is holding its own as the rare independent photo-printing site.
Photos: Shutterfly's big picture

Is free music too expensive for SpiralFrog?

September 12, 2007 12:51 AM PDT

Start-up that made a splash a year ago has yet to launch online music service. Despite setbacks, company isn't ruling out public offering.

Will emotion or policy drive clean-tech movement?

September 4, 2007 6:41 PM PDT

Steve Westly and Kevin Klustner say government support needed for economic playing field to be level and post-petroleum economy to take shape.

Take the money and run

August 31, 2007 11:00 AM PDT

CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says there's a statute of limitations on blaming the VCs for dumb decisions.

Large-scale dimmer switch company gets $9 million

August 16, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

Metrolight has been riding a surge of demand for its power-saving device used to control high-intensity discharge lights.

VMware surge puts virtualization in the spotlight

August 15, 2007 8:16 PM PDT

The EMC spinout, whose name is often synonymous with the virtualization approach it has pioneered, has a monster first day of trading.

Testing the waters for clean tech

August 3, 2007 1:58 PM PDT

Sensicore, which marries IT and water management, is one of the few clean tech start-ups planning an IPO.
Photos: Water monitors