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Lost in the furious run-up to the November elections was a Kentucky court ruling that could unravel a long-established legal argument supporting basic e-commerce activity: namely, that local or state governments cannot extend their reach into cyberspace to impose their own laws on a Web site.

Five years ago, Mark Goldstein and three partners recognized that loyalty programs were becoming a cottage industry. Coming up with the right way to manage those programs, he believed, would be a neat trick. So would finding an effective way to lure in customers. "The toughest part of the business is the selling," Goldstein, founder of San Francisco-based Loyalty Lab, told CRM Buyer.

Terra Soft Solutions, the developer of Yellow Dog Linux, has been acquired by the Japanese software firm Fixstars Corporation, a developer of Cell Broadband Engine solutions. The new company, now known as "Fixstars Solutions," is operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fixstars and will maintain its entire product line from a regional office in Loveland, Colo., where Terra Soft is based.

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It's the final piece of the Panama pie. Will profit follow? And how quickly?

Last month at BlogWorld Expo '08, I was interviewed by Abby Johnson of WebProNews.com on the importance of blog metrics. This was following my panel discussion on hiring professional...

Looking for a big boost out of its current financial doldrums, Sun Microsystems unveiled a line of data storage systems this week that it hopes will establish the Santa Clara, Calif., company as a new force in a growing market. Sun is unveiling three new "storage appliances" -- industrial-strength computers designed for corporations and other organizations.

Dressing up your e-commerce store and promotions with autumn and Thanksgiving accents doesn't take a redesign. Our tips and free tools will help you — and your online store — get in the holiday spririt.

Microsoft on Monday released its Security Intelligence Report, which covers the first half of 2008. The report, according to the software maker, is an in-depth look at the overall software security threat environment. It's based on data received from hundreds of millions of computers around the globe.

Cisco Systems' new ASR-9000 edge router promises faster delivery of all that rich internet media destined for personal computers and mobile devices. The $80,000 question for potential customers: Will it prove to be too rich during challenging economic times? The company's new piece of telecommunications equipment comes with a promise and a prediction.