Financial Times (Technology)

A study by Germany's Fraunhofer Institute puts Denmark and Ireland above even the US in fostering a competitive environment for software companies, but says Europe's biggest countries lag behind

Amid the debate on family control, analysts have warned against assumptions that family ownership automatically equates to poor management

Oracle's board will meet within days to vote on a deal to bring Mark Hurd to the company in a top role, marking a rapid corporate rehabilitation for the ousted Hewlett-Packard chief executive

Google's technological lead over Baidu has eroded, the company's former China head has said, highlighting the increasing challenges western internet companies face in the world's most populous internet market

Asseco Poland, the biggest technology company listed on the Warsaw exchange, is set to buy a 51% stake in Formula Systems, an Israeli software services provider

Asseco Poland, the biggest technology company listed on the Warsaw exchange, is set to buy a 51% stake in Formula Systems, an Israeli software services provider

Potential buyers of the UK adjudication systems supplier face having to weigh up the possible fillip that might be provided if Fifa decides to adopt goal-line technology in football

The company faces the first broad antitrust probe of its core search business, in its latest fight to contain legal challenges prompted by its spreading influence on online life

The company faces the first broad antitrust probe of its core search business, in its latest fight to contain legal challenges prompted by its spreading influence on online life

The contrast between technologies at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin underline rapid advances set to revolutionise the humble 'box' that has sat in most living rooms since television became the focal point in family homes

The contrast between technologies at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin underline rapid advances set to revolutionise the humble 'box' that has sat in most living rooms since television became the focal point in family homes

Hewlett-Packard says its victory over Dell in the bidding war for storage technology company 3Par, should secure its lead over its rival in the important data storage segment

Hewlett-Packard says its victory over Dell in the bidding war for storage technology company 3Par, should secure its lead over its rival in the important data storage segment

The Aim-quoted group's pre-tax profit more than doubled to £1.5m in the first half of the year as customer demand improved amid a still 'quite patchy' economic recovery

The Aim-quoted group's pre-tax profit more than doubled to £1.5m in the first half of the year as customer demand improved amid a still 'quite patchy' economic recovery

The Chinese internet group's headquarters may resemble those in Silicon Valley, but its executives say that unlike US rivals, the company focuses on users' needs, not cutting-edge technology

The Chinese internet group's headquarters may resemble those in Silicon Valley, but its executives say that unlike US rivals, the company focuses on users' needs, not cutting-edge technology

Hewlett-Packard won the bidding battle for data storage technology company 3Par after Dell said on Thursday it would not raise its offer and was ending talks

Hewlett-Packard won the bidding battle for data storage technology company 3Par after Dell said on Thursday it would not raise its offer and was ending talks

Samsung Electronics and Toshiba launch tablets to challenge Apple, as leading consumer electronics manufacturers say they could also compete with the US group