Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Verizon aims for Internet-to-television experience
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Verizon Communications Inc. said that its FiOS TV service has launched social TV services ? the Widget Bazaar applications store and Internet Video on TV. "Verizon has worked with social media innovators Facebook Connect, Twitter,... Raytheon gets space fence contract
Associated Press Raytheon Co. said it received one of three $30 million contracts for Phase A system design and prototype of a planned space fence system. The Waltham-based defense contractor said the space fence will boost the Air Force's ability... GateHouse's Dedham paper to go weekly
By Sean Sposito, Globe Staff The Daily News Transcript in Dedham is reducing the frequency of its print publication from five days a week to one on Oct. 1, according to a person briefed on the decision, who requested anonymity.... Madoff victim pays for employees' 401(k)
A North Shore-based philanthropist is using $5 million of his own money to restore the retirement savings of his employees who lost their nest eggs to admitted swindler Bernard L. Madoff. Ronald I. Lappin today began restoring the funds to... Fidelity holders reject 'genocide-free' proposal
Associated Press Shareholders at four Fidelity Investments mutual funds have rejected a measure that seeks to screen out investments possibly linked to genocide in international hot spots like Sudan's Darfur region. The proposal needed a majority to pass. But the... Galvin launches probe of exchange traded funds
By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff Massachusetts securities regulators said they have launched an inquiry into the sales practices of an increasingly popular type of investment called "leveraged exchange traded funds." As part of the probe, Secretary of State William F.... McDonald’s promises Mocha Monday madness
(Photo provided by McDonald's) By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff McDonald's is opening a new front in the ongoing java wars against such joe rivals as Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. To show how serious it is about its McCaf? products,... Phase Forward agrees to make acquisition
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Phase Forward, a Waltham-based provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, said it has agreed to buy the interactive voice and Web response services business of Covance Inc. for $10 million... Who, What, Where
Milan Shah is the new senior vice president of engineering at Core Security Technologies, a Boston-based provider of solutions for comprehensive enterprise security testing. Shah will be tasked with helping the company build on the success of its flagship CORE... Weber promotes new book
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Larry Weber, the self-styled digital marketing guru, has again succumbed to furor scribendi - the rage for writing. Adding to his literary oeuvre - he wrote a book called "The Provocateur" some years ago -... Alnylam patent is upheld in European proceedings
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Cambridge company focused on the gene-silencing potential of RNA interference, said in a press release that the European Patent Office has upheld its "Kreutzer-Limmer II" '061 patent in oral proceedings held... Akamai helped sell flowers online for Mother's Day
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Akamai Technologies Inc., the Cambridge company specializing in technology that aims to provide speedy and rich Web content delivery, said that it helped deliver an online interactive ecommerce-enabled advertising campaign for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM during the recent... It's the most wonderful time of the year for Staples
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Staples Inc. is leaving nothing to chance when it comes to back-to-school shopping season. Not only does it plan to bring back a half-famous commercial from 15 years ago - titled "The Most Wonderful Time... Today in Globe Business
Rocking no more It was more than 40 years ago, on a March night in 1968, when WBCN-FM (104.1) decided to break from its classical music format. Instead of Bach, listeners that evening heard ?I Feel Free,?? by the Eric... Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Hannaford gears up to open 'green' supermarket
Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine -- The Hannaford supermarket chain is ready to unveil the first supermarket that aims to meet a building industry group's highest environmental standard. Hannaford hopes that its new 49,000-square-foot store Augusta will earn "platinum" certification from... New York Times Co. to sell radio station
Reuters The New York Times Co. (parent of The Boston Globe) said it will sell its New York City classical music radio station WQXR for $45 million, in a two-part sale that will help the struggling newspaper publisher pay off... State offers homebuyers $8,000 interest-free loans
By Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff First-time homebuyers eligible to receive an $8,000 tax credit from the federal government may have more good financial news. Local borrowers with loans from the state's affordable housing bank, MassHousing, will now be able... | 
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