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The deal might have gone down for a good bit of money, but if it leads to great steps forward for Salesforce, the deal could lead to a big payoff.

Next week (Aug. 20) it will be 28 years since postman Patrick Sherrill opened fire in an Edmond, OK, post office, killing 14 and wounding six before committing suicide. The event is seen as the origin of the pop-culture ...

The cloud and hosting provider's stock is floundering as executives deliver no big news of a deal.

Entrepreneurs and small business owners need to get it through their skulls that crowdfunding is not just for startups, fledgling inventors, indie filmmakers or artists that failed to score a grant. It’s useful for pro...

Electric Imp, the Wi-Fi module and cloud services startup powering many of today's connected devices just got $15 million from several investors.

The concern about staying relevant is running high among U.S. CEOs, as noted in the recent report from Forbes Insights and KPMG, "Setting the Course for Growth: CEO Perspectives." The majority (72%) worry about the relev...

Which is the better lot in life: To be poor in a rich country, or rich in a poor country? Take a guess now, before you read further. You may find the answer surprising.*

ChinaJoy is a trade show like no other, drawing 250,000 people to Shanghai.

In addition to notorious Mayor Rob Ford and the CN Tower, Toronto can now add Bitcoin BTMs to its list of attractions.

The deal could have significant implications for Amazon and the Drupal hosting market.

Reddit cofounder and Y-Combinator partner Alexis Ohanian is in discussions with cable news channel HLN to do an original television series, VentureBeat has learned. While details about the TV series are scarce, sources t...

We likely won't see The Last Guardian at all in 2014.

Facebook and Twitter are two of the most popular social networking applications in the world, and they both have something new in common: they want to get into retail.

Jennifer Archie is a partner in the Litigation Department of the Washington Office of the global law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP.  She has practiced at the firm since 1989.  She has extensive litigation, enforcement, ...

Music artist platform BandPage has forged a new partnership with Spotify, the companies announced today. BandPage allows bands and solo music artists to easily create websites that keep their fans informed about things l...

In their passion and excitement about a new product or service, entrepreneurs tend to continually narrow the scope of potential competitors, and often claim to have no direct competitors. This raises a big red flag with ...

If you are not making mistakes as an entrepreneur, then your business is probably in big trouble. After all, innovation is about experimentation – which is fraught with risk.

The San Francisco company has ambitions to "own" the web UI with its 3D web development platform. Amid lots of buzz, 85,000 developers have already downloaded the Famo.us SDK.

Investments and acquisitions for identity management and access companies are rolling in as their services become increasingly important to enterprise.

The program should help participating schools stand out at the university level.

A Critical Lesson From The Most Successful Entrepreneurs