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Business News

The Top Software-Sales Tools That Drive Results

Many software tools help identify the selling activities that are predictive of success.

By Jeffrey Fotta

Tech

How to Make the Mobile Job Application Experience Great for Candidates

By Kes Thygesen

Tech

A Beginner’s Guide to Excel Shortcuts

By Vishal Agarwal

Business News

IBM’s Watson Won Jeopardy, But Can It Win Business from Banks?

By Reuters

Business News

Intel to Buy Artificial Intelligence Firm Nervana Systems

California-based Nervana will help develop Intel's artificial intelligence portfolio and enhance the deep learning performance of Intel Xeon and Intel Xeon Phi processors.

By Reuters

Building a Business

Why No Single Software Program Alone Will Fix Your Content Marketing

Software alone won't save you or your marketing -- but a smart, wonderful team that knows how to use it just might.

By Kelsey Raymond

Building a Business

This Firm Is Fueling Investors’ Wallets and Desire to Do Good With the Power of the Sun

With savvy software, Wunder Capital aims to bring efficiency to financing the installation of solar energy systems.

By Catherine Clifford

Business News

Geeks Win Millions for Teaching Computers to Battle Each Other

A software program dubbed "Mayhem" was poised to win the final round of a three-year contest to teach computers to launch and defend against cyber attacks.

By Reuters

Business News

Oracle to Buy NetSuite in $9.3 Billion Deal

Oracle has also acquired companies such as Textura and Opower to increase its competitiveness in the cloud market.

By Reuters

Building a Business

Zenefits Fined by Tennessee Regulators in First Settlement on Licensing

Software startup Zenefits must pay the state $62,500 for violating insurance requirements, officials said on Monday.

By Reuters

Business News

BlackBerry Ditches Classic Model Smartphone

The company launched the Classic less than two years ago hoping it would resonate with customers yearning for a physical keyboard in a world of touchscreens.

By Reuters

Tech

Good Software Is Essential, Even for the Penny-Pinching Start-Up

The Softmaker Office Suite, WorkflowMax and Socedo are just a few programs you'll need when starting your business -- and they won't break your bank.

By Pratik Dholakiya

Thought Leaders

Meet the Entrepreneur Whose Startup Raised $24 Million Thanks in Part to Mark Zuckerberg

Jeremy Johnson is the CEO and co-founder of Andela, a company that trains software developers in Africa and was the first investment for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

The Reason Software Companies Are Better Companies

The most successful ones have one thing in common: they are data-driven.

By Alexander Maasik

Thought Leaders

Have You Accidentally Become a Software Company?

Without realizing it, your business may have changed -- and that can be a good thing.

By Joel Basgall

Building a Business

How to Make Money in Software (No Matter What Company You Run)

Software investments do pay off -- as long as you approach them the right way.

By Joel Basgall

Building a Business

You Need to Become a Software Company… or Die

Every business -- no matter what you produce -- should also be in the software business

By Joel Basgall

Building a Business

How This Company Is Driving Down Energy Bills

An innovative analytics service promises to give you new power.

By Matt Villano

Building a Business

Google and Red Hat Found a Dangerous, Widespread Bug

The bug, which dates back to 2008, affects hundreds of thousands of devices and programs that use software derived from the GNU free-software project.

By David Meyer

Building a Business

Get a Software Patent to Protect Yourself, But Be Prepared for a Frustrating Process

Creating innovative software and getting a patent for it do not line up very well in this day and age. Here are eight reasons why the two are such different worlds.

By Martin Zwilling