http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/ en-us Copyright 2008 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:05:21 -0500 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:38:10 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss T-R-O-U-B-L-E could loom for a Scrabble knockoff that has become one of the most popular activities on Facebook. Hasbro Inc., the Rhode Island company that owns the word game's North American rights, sued the creators of the Scrabulous program... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/creators_of_scr.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/creators_of_scr.html Markets Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:05:21 -0500 WASHINGTON--New England lawmakers today are launching a counter-offensive against the Navy’s decision to scrap a $20 billion destroyer program that is important to Waltham-based Raytheon Co. and the Bath Iron Works in Maine. The legislators are threatening to hold up... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/lawmakers_push.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/lawmakers_push.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:53:09 -0500 MKS Instruments Inc., an Andover company that makes control and measurement products for the semiconductor industry, posted sharply lower second-quarter profit today and projected third-quarter earnings below analyst estimates, sending its shares into a tailspin. For the three months... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/mks_instruments_4.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/mks_instruments_4.html Markets Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:52:32 -0500 Bedford's iRobot Corp. announced it has received an additional US Army order totaling $17.5 million for robots that can scout battlefields and dispose of bombs. (At right is an image of a military robot taken from iRobot's website.) This... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/irobot_receives.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/irobot_receives.html Technology Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:59:30 -0500 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a Waltham company that provides instruments and services to researchers and life sciences companies, reported today that revenues increased 14 percent to a record $2.71 billion in the second quarter driven by "robust demand" for... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/thermo_fisher_r_3.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/thermo_fisher_r_3.html Life sciences Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:17:43 -0500 Raytheon Co., the Waltham defense contractor, said today that its second-quarter operating income rose 12 percent on strong sales performances in all its key business segments. "All of our businesses performed well, and the company had a strong second... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/_raytheon_co_th.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/_raytheon_co_th.html Technology Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:43:47 -0500 A medical director for Serono Laboratories Inc., Norma Muurahainen, pleaded guilty in federal court today to helping distribute medical software to diagnose AIDS wasting, without first winning approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Though other employees were involved, the... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/serono_employee.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/serono_employee.html Life sciences Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:24:32 -0500 Staples Inc., the Framingham office-supply company, said today that its offer for all outstanding securities of Corporate Express NV has been completed. Staples earlier this month completed a separate offer for all outstanding shares of the Dutch office supply... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/staples_settles.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/staples_settles.html Markets Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:40:08 -0500 Cambridge Interactive Development Corp., or CIDC, is moving its headquarters to larger space in Cambridge, a broker involved in the transaction said today. The broker, Boston real estate services firm Richards Barry Joyce & Partners LLC, said that CIDC,... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/cidc_is_moving.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/cidc_is_moving.html Real estate Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:14:53 -0500 EMC Corp. chief executive Joseph Tucci (right) said that his company may spin off its VMware Inc. business software unit, though it won't happen in 2008. EMC, the Hopkinton-based data storage giant, said in May that it did not... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/emc_chief_says.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/emc_chief_says.html Technology Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:57:32 -0500 Verizon Communications Inc. said today that the board of selectmen in Northborough has granted the company a cable franchise for its Verizon FiOS TV service. As a result of that action, residents in 78 Massachusetts communities either already have... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/northborough_ok.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/northborough_ok.html Markets Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:11:22 -0500 Affiliated Managers Group Inc., an asset manager with headquarters in Beverly, said today that its second-quarter profit fell 16 percent as revenue fell in its mutual fund, institutional and high net worth segments. Net income for the quarter slipped... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/affiliated_mana_6.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/affiliated_mana_6.html Markets Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:51:31 -0500 Cambridge biotechnology company Genzyme Corp. said today that its second-quarter profit fell on a series of charges, though adjusted profit and revenue topped Wall Street forecasts. Profit fell to $69.6 million, or 25 cents per share, from $83.8 million,... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/genzyme_profit_1.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/genzyme_profit_1.html Life sciences Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:38:35 -0500 E Ink Corp., a Cambridge company focused on electronic-paper display technologies, announced today that Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Co. of Japan has selected E Ink display technology for its newest family of mobile phones. According to E Ink, these... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/e_ink_is_tapped.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/e_ink_is_tapped.html Technology Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:18:03 -0500 Taligen Therapeutics Inc., a Colorado biotech start-up, is moving its headquarters to Cambridge and hired a local Novartis AG executive to run the company, the company plans to announce today. Taligen says its new chief executive will be Abbie... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/biotech_firm_is.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/07/biotech_firm_is.html Life sciences Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:47:03 -0500