Articles By Steven Schwankert

The best and worst technologies at the Olympics

The flame is extinguished, and as such the games of the 2008 Olympics are closed. While the medal count is now final, a few awards have yet to be given out: those for

Published on: August 26th, 2008 Steven Schwankert @itbusinessca

Lenovo goes for gold as Olympics IT supplier

More than any other official sponsor at the Beijing Olympics, Lenovo may have the most to gain -- and the most to lose -- as a Chinese company trying to reach a worldwide

Published on: August 8th, 2008 Steven Schwankert @itbusinessca

Oracle, SAP finally to face trial

Oracle Corp.'s lawsuit against rival SAP AG will move finally to trial on February 9, 2009 - almost two years after the suit was initially filed, SAP said Tuesday.After a case management conference

Published on: September 26th, 2007 Steven Schwankert @itbusinessca

Yahoo buys ad firm BlueLithium for US$300 million

Yahoo Inc. continued its pursuit of online ad rivals with a US$300 million purchase of private online advertising firm BlueLithium Inc., the Internet giant announced Wednesday.San Jose, Calif.-based BlueLithium offers banner advertising on

Published on: September 6th, 2007 Steven Schwankert @itbusinessca