Marketing

Microsoft unveils operating system update

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Software giant Microsoft has unveiled the updated version of its touch-enabled Windows 8 operating system at the world's second largest computer show in Taipei. Tami Reller, chief financial and marketing officer of the company's Windows Division, said that Windows 8.1

Cloud computing rains billion-dollar deals

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A decade ago, the mere idea of cloud computing was a difficult concept to explain, let alone sell. Today, the technology is spurring a high-stakes scramble to buy some of the early leaders in the cloud-computing movement. The latest

'Internship' film focuses on Google's good side

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - This scene isn't in the movie, but it might have been fitting if "The Internship" had ended with stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson wearing ruby red shoes while clicking their heels and dreamily whispering, "There's no place like

Salesforce.com buying ExactTarget for $2.34B

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Salesforce.com will spend more than $2.3 billion to buy marketing software company ExactTarget. More than 6,000 companies use ExactTarget to manage their digital marketing, including Coca-Cola Co., Gap Inc. and Nike Inc. Salesforce.com, a cloud computing company, will pay $33.