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Cisco, Intel help lead broad tech-sector rise - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 15 hours 21 minutes ago
Cisco said it raised its bid after only a few Tandberg shareholders agreed to the company's initial offer. Read story about Cisco raising its bid for Tandberg.
Supercomputer makers must deal with power issue Therese Poletti's Tech Tales - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 21 minutes ago
IBM s Roadrunner supercomputer, the second fastest in the world.
Palm shares push up following upgrades - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 12 hours 26 minutes ago
By midday trading Tuesday, Palm shares were up nearly 5% at $12.41. They've slumped by more than a third since peaking above $18 in late September.
AMD, 3Com gains lead early tech advance - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 15 hours 20 minutes ago
Under terms of the deal, the two companies will put an end to antitrust litigation and patent cross-license disputes. Intel will pay $1.25 billion to AMD, and the two companies will enter into a new, five-year cross license agreement.
AMD gives back some gains; Juniper, Palm advance - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 14 hours 56 minutes ago
The Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index /quotes/comstock/10t!msh.x (MSH 552.29, +5.08, +0.93%) was up 0.3%.
Univision Becomes a Premier Spanish-Language Content Partner with YouTube [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 12 hours 53 minutes ago
Univision Interactive Media, Inc., the digital division of Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States, today announced that it is partnering with YouTube™ to make short-length and long-form Univision videos available on the YouTube.com website.
Google's wireless strategy starts to take root - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 43 days 16 hours 40 minutes ago
In a potentially big breakthrough, Verizon Wireless said this past week that it would use Google's Android software on some of its devices, while unconfirmed reports indicate the Internet-search giant could soon enter a relationship with AT&T Inc.
Video-game makers still pondering move to digital - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 6 hours 19 minutes ago
Still, many companies are making early moves, hoping not to be left behind if and when gamers can get the latest big title online rather than by visiting a store.
On2 Announces Effectiveness of Registration Statement and Mailing of Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 18 days 3 hours 48 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- On2 Technologies, Inc. today announced that the Securities...and also constitutes a Prospectus of Google Inc. (the "proxy statement/prospectus...the proposed acquisition of On2 by Google. As described below, holders of...
CURRENT Group, a Leader in Providing Smart Grid Solutions to Utilities Worldwide, Has Been Selected As One of The World's Top Ten Smart Grid Innovators at GreenBeat 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 5 hours 53 minutes ago
...company founded in 2000 that is backed by leading investors including Liberty Associated Partners, EnerTech Capital, Google, Inc., and Goldman Sachs & Co. CURRENT is headquartered outside of Washington, D.C., with offices throughout the...
Google Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 38 days 10 hours 52 minutes ago
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.
What if friends won't follow you on Twitter? Therese Poletti's Tech Tales - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 13 hours 14 minutes ago
This is appalling on so many levels. It was an OK idea to send your weight and body fat information to your iPhone, to give yourself a reminder not to eat that piece of chocolate. But tweeting your fat information as a way to continually motivate yourself to lose weight is surely in the TMI category.
Microsoft signs deal to boost AdSense rival - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 17 hours 41 minutes ago
Yahoo Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!yhoo/quotes/nls/yhoo (YHOO 15.90, -0.23, -1.43%) offers its own contextual advertising service through its Yahoo Publisher Network.
FCC looking into Google's Internet calling service - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 44 days 10 hours 39 minutes ago
Gillett adds that such call-blocking is prohibited, and asks Google to answer questions including how it chooses which calls to restrict, and whether its service should be classified as a "telecommunications service."
AT&T's rivals still seeking answer to iPhone - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 19 hours 38 minutes ago
Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest mobile operator in terms of customers, and No. 3 carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. plan to unleash another wave of devices that mimic the iPhone's most popular features. They've also taken other steps like partnering with Google Inc. and, in the case of Sprint and T-Mobile USA, offering a cheaper "all-you-can-eat" plans to boost sales.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Google Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Internet Search & Navigation Services |
| Website: | http://www.google.com |
If you've never Googled, you probably aren't finding what you want online. Google operates the leading Internet search engine, offering targeted search results from billions of Web pages. Results are based on a proprietary algorithm -- Google's technology for ranking Web pages is called PageRank. The company generates nearly all of its revenue through ad sales. Advertisers can deliver relevant ads targeted to search queries or Web content. The Google Network is a network of third party customers that use Google's ad programs to deliver relevant ads to their own Web sites. Google subsidiaries include YouTube and DoubleClick. Founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page each have nearly 30% voting control of the firm.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 21,795.6 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 31.3 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 4,226.9 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.6 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 20,222 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 20.3 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |