National

Software, open source, deals

Microsoft, Novell Continue Unlikely Windows-Linux Partnership

Wade Roush 8/20/08

In November 2006, Redmond, WA-based Microsoft and Waltham, MA-based Novell surprised the software world by announcing that Microsoft would market Novell’s version of the Linux operating system to its own customers, and that the two companies... Read more »

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Biotech, Drugs, Manufacturing

Hollister-Stier, a Year After Getting Bought by Indian Conglomerate, Grows in Spokane

Luke Timmerman 8/20/08

Here’s a storyline you might find hard to believe if you get overdoses of election-year rhetoric about protecting American jobs. It goes like this: A growing conglomerate from India takes over an 86-year-old drug manufacturing operation... Read more »

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Internet, social networks, startups

Konnects Rolls Out New Business-Networking Site, Looks for Sweet Spot Between LinkedIn and Facebook

Gregory T. Huang 8/20/08

Every day it seems I learn of another fast-growing Web software startup in the Seattle area. Today, I discovered Tacoma, WA-based Konnects is launching a new user interface for its social-networking site. Konnects already has more... Read more »

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National

innovation, employment, non-competes

Non-Competes Could Explain Rise and Fall of Boston’s Route 128 Vs. Silicon Valley, Study Says—But Not Everyone Buys the Lessons

Gregory T. Huang 8/19/08

When it comes to non-compete clauses in employment contracts, it seems timing is everything. In the early stages of a tech industry, keeping employees from jumping ship and working for competitors might actually drive growth. But... Read more »

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Web 2.0, social networks, startups

At One Million Wikis and Counting, Wetpaint Wants To Make Every Website Social

Gregory T. Huang 8/19/08

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Biofuels, cleantech, startups

Latest Imperium Woes Could Spell Trouble for the Biodiesel Market

Gregory T. Huang 8/19/08

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Roundup, deals, VC

Dendreon Proceeds With Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials, AXI Gets Oil from Algae, PATH Prepares to Launch “Ultra Rice,” & More Deals News

Gregory T. Huang 8/18/08

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