WASHINGTON - By providing free consulting and some software, Google Inc. is helping state governments make reams of public records that are now unavailable or hard to find online easily accessible to Web surfers.

The Internet search company hopes to eventually persuade federal agencies to employ the same tools _ an effort that excites advocates of open government but worries some consumer...

EDITORIAL: The morning after: Regardless of who won, the body politic probably has a headacheMicrosoft launches IE7 in order to plug the IE6 security holeHouston Chronicle Computing column: Next version of Explorer will make a run at FirefoxExxonMobil Agrees to Disclose Soft Money Political ContributionsData LoveU.S. ILEC Selects MetaSolv for IP-Based Service Activation; MetaSolv to Become Stra...

HERZLIYA, Israel-(Business Wire)-April 30, 2007 - Optibase, Ltd. (NASDAQ:OBAS) a leader in advanced digital video solutions today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007.

Revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007 were $5.6 million compared with $4 million for the first quarter of 2006 and with $5.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. Net loss f...

LONDON-(Business Wire)-April 30, 2007 - Internet World UK 2007 takes place 01-03 May 2007 at Earls Court 2 in London. For in-depth information about the event, visit http://www.internetworld.co.uk/.

Below are profiles from Internet World UK exhibitors. Business Wire is the official news wire for Internet World UK 2007. Breaking news releases and photos are available at Tradeshownews.com, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(Business Wire)-April 30, 2007 - Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM):

— 1Q07 EPS of $0.42, above company's previous expectations

— Commercial operations performing ahead of expectations

— Medicare Advantage enrollment increased 50 percent year over year

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today reported $0.42 in diluted earnings per common share (EPS) for the...

30 April 2007 - Police in South Korea have been called in to investigate the alleged theft of software code at the country's largest developer, NCSoft.

Seven former programmers are being questioned over code for the online hit Lineage III which has supposedly been stolen and sold to a major Japanese game company.

The suspects are ex-employees who left in February and permitted the ...

Electronics giant Apple has released a software update intended to fix problems with its laptop batteries.

In a statement the company admitted it had identified "battery performance issues" with some models in its MacBook and MacBook Pro range after complaints from users.

But in a message to consumers Apple insisted: "The factors causing the performance issues do not present a safet...

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CEOs paid plenty, but their companies still pay their taxes

NEW YORK - Just as Americans are digging deep in their pockets to pay their income taxes, many public companies are disclosing that they are picking up the tab for at least some of what their CEOs owe the government.

It's another example of the cushy life enjoyed by those in the corner office. On top of their million-dolla...

More insight into Allan Keen?s management style as chairman of the expressway authority?

How Allan Keen used his position as expressway authority chairman for political fundraising.

When Allan Keen says he wants theme park tickets, people jump!

Headed to school but dressed for the beach or maybe a nightclub?

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