As tech giants try to scoop up undervalued companies before prices get too high in the current mini-merger wave, one company in Silicon Valley probably will stay on the sidelines -- Apple Inc.

SHOALS — The Martin County Council approved a 10-year tax abatement Monday for another new building at the WestGate @ Crane Tech Park. The abatement is for a 30,000 square foot building on the Martin County side of the park.

There will be a free shuttle service for those attending the Business Tech Expo on October 7th and 8th at the River Center.

INDIANAPOLIS | Ivy Tech Community College recently announced plans to partner with I.T. Business Corp. to expand the college's purchases and contracts with Indiana-owned women- and minority-owned businesses.

Open-source BI (business intelligence) vendor Pentaho has purchased technology from failed BI company LucidEra, it was announced Monday. Terms were not disclosed.

IRVINE, Calif.—Oct. 5, 2009—AccessEN and the City of Irvine with Mayor Sukhee Kang will co-host a technology business reception at Irvine City Hall on October 12, 2009 from 6:00-8.30 PM. Local information technology entrepreneurs and high tech professionals will have the opportunity to network, meet the Mayor, and listen to successful entrepreneurs share their experiences of building and ...

What's new in business books, magazines, television in October.

Oct 5 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in the New York Times business pages on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * The high-tech industry has been working itself into paroxysms of excitement lately over an idea that is not exactly new: tablet computers. * China plans to spend billions of dollars in the next few years to develop ...

By Francine Hardaway: A quick reminder to all those of you who enjoyed last month’s Tech Tuesday and all those who missed it that we have another chance to meet, greet, learn from each other and perhaps do business this Tuesday at 6:30 PM at It’s Italia in downtown Half Moon Bay.  These will repeat the first Tuesday of each month. Cerado Solutions will be our hosts for pizza. I hope to see all ...