Tag archive: Ross

At the beginning of 2008, giant Indian technology company Satyam was rocked by fraud charges, with the chairman of the company resigning after admitting the company had been cooking its books for years to hide a billion-dollar shortfall between its on-the-books earnings and what it was actually pulling in. The failure sent shockwaves through the Indian technology industry, with some wondering whether the country's fledgling computing… Read More

Facebook has often been seen as a ripe target for corporate buyout from a larger company, but after resisting the urge to sell over and over again, the site’s owner, Mark Zuckerberg, has finally landed in the buyer’s seat. The social-networking site announced Thursday [PDF] that it has acquired Parakey, a company that aims to make simple computing tasks easier through their software, for an undisclosed amount.… Read More

Technology retailer CompUSA has announced (MS Word format) a major structuring which will see the company closing 126 of its retail outlets over the next 60 to 90 days in an effort to focus more resources on its best performing locations and improve the company's overall financial status. The company operates about 225 stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, and is owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Sim, recently ranked… Read More

“Following our two-part interview with Microsoft's Internet Explorer product manager, BetaNews sat down with lead Firefox architect Blake Ross to discuss the recent launch of the browser that has challenged IE's reign. Ross fires back at Microsoft's claims of superiority and offers insight into the future goals of the open source Firefox. 19 year-old Blake Ross seems an unlikely foe for a company that has taken on… Read More