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South Korea plans tax incentives for R&D, tech startups
The range of economic measures include include tax breaks for angel investors and venture capitalists, policy tweaks to make it easier to disinvest and reinvest capital, and a new exchange providing more access to funding.
SK Planet, XL Axiata set up joint venture in Indonesia
SK Planet, a unit under SK Telecom, will be setting up a joint venture with the Indonesian mobile operator to offer mobile and online services such as e-commerce and navigation.
Does a 'fiscal cliff' await software vendors switching to cloud?
No one in the industry is talking about any fears they may be having about the cloud -- at least not out loud.
Sprint acquires Handmark, OneLouder to step up mobile ad services
The primary goal of Sprint's buy is to grab Handmark's subsidiary, OneLouder, a mobile app developer and advertising company.
Websense joins private equity parade for tech vendors
Websense, which specializes in security software, will be acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $24.75 a share in cash. The deal comes at a 53 percent premium.
Accenture nabs digital marketing biz Acquity Group for $315 million
Accenture continues to move toward its goal of being a digital marketing services provider with its second acquisition in a week.
Rimini Street raises another $15M for global expansion
Rimini Street also revealed it plans to announce a new managing director for Europe later this week.
The big lesson in the $1.1b Yahoo-Tumblr deal
Marissa Mayer's motive? Doesn't matter. There's a moral to this story, and it's all about innovation.
Yahoo pulls trigger on $1 billion-plus Tumblr buy
The Wall Street Journal reported that Yahoo is indeed buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion. This is easily Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's biggest move to date.
Glassdoor: Google ranked top company with best business outlook
Perhaps there is another reason why Googlers always look so happy all the time besides the free food: job security.
CA mulling solar energy for India facility
Software vendor is evaluating the feasibility of converting its Hyderabad development building into a solar-powered site, as part of its global efforts to reduce the company's carbon footprint.
EU trade probe against Huawei, ZTE to strain China ties
Chinese official says China will take "firm measures" to protect its interest should European Union trade chief Karel De Gucht insist on investigating alleged unfair trade practices by the Chinese companies.
Samsung to spend $153M to develop local software talent
Company intends to spend 170 billion won over the next five years to train and hire new software engineers.
TBM startup Apptio raises $45M; plans to expand global footprint
Enterprise software startups continue to surge, and IT services company Apptio is proving to be no different.
Google CEO Page: 'We're only at one percent of what's possible'
"We're only at one percent of what's possible. Despite the faster change in the industry we're still moving slow relative to the opportunities we have," said Page.