By STEVE LOHR
The company said a subsidiary had improperly obtained documents from its archrival Oracle but disputed the extent of the offense.
EBay, the Internet auction leader, has quietly introduced a new online classified advertising service in the United States.
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
Google said that it had bought GrandCentral Communications, acquiring a service that lets people use a single number for all their phones.
Advertising
By LOUISE STORY
In new experiments for NBC, people are observed as they watch commercials in fast-forward mode.
Dawn Kawamoto, for News.com
In an auction-style public offering, the hosted-software maker seeks to raise $75 million--and to stay under Larry Ellison’s control.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
China Unicom, the country’s No. 2 mobile phone carrier, said Tuesday it has started testing a music download service offering subscribers songs from 23 record companies.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nokia Siemens Networks won a $900 million contract from India’s largest mobile phone operator, Bharti Airtel, to help expand its communications network.
By REUTERS
The firms aim to provide services and equipment for businesses hoping to attract shoppers using their mobile phones to pay for snacks and concert tickets.
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
AllofMP3.com, a Russian online music service accused of skirting copyright law, has shut down but may be back in business elsewhere, authorities said.
By LOUISE STORY
Yahoo will announce new tools for online advertising that could pull the company ahead in the race to better tailor online advertisements to the people most likely to buy.
By MARTIN FACKLER
Asian manufacturers fear Apple may repeat in wireless communications what it accomplished in portable music with the iPod: changing the industry.