Patent-licensing and enforcement company General Patent Corp International has reached a settlement with Motorola over a disputed patent belonging to one of GPCI's clients, Digital Technology Licensing.
28 Aug 2008 9:16am
Online bookseller Amazon.com has acquired Shelfari, an online site combining books and social networking owned by Seattle start-up Tastemakers. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
28 Aug 2008 9:16am
Testing equipment and chipmaker Agilent Technologies and graphics and communications device manufacturer Nvidia have formed a partnership to develop a GPU-enabled Advanced Design System Transient Convolution Simulator for signal integrity designers.
28 Aug 2008 9:15am
Microsoft is expanding the reach of its video streaming technology with an investment in online video technology company Move Networks. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
28 Aug 2008 9:15am
LG Electronics has announced a settlement and license agreement with Taiwan-based Quanta Computer to resolve a long-standing patent dispute between the two companies.
28 Aug 2008 9:15am
Lockheed Martin has won a $37m contract from the US Army to produce a Close Combat Tactical Trainer Reconfigurable Vehicle Simulator and the Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer. The one-year contract has an option of three additional years which could take the total value to $147m.
28 Aug 2008 9:14am