Technology Industry

Wall Street Beat: Valuation questions arise

General market optimism continues with deals

E-Trade buys JP Morgan’s online brokerage for $1.6B

Deal will bring $29 billion in additional assets to E-Trade

Experts: US electronic health records still a way off

Government faces an "enormous challenge" getting electronic records to patients

Preview: Windows Workflow Foundation

WWF makes client-side workflows accessible

Interview: Bill Gates looks at Vista

Microsoft chief discusses his confidence in Vista and XAML/E

Microsoft’s back office blitz

An unprecedented lineup of desktop, server, and developer offerings fuel Microsoft’s largest assault ever on the enterprise

How open source really works

Skype update adds call forwarding and ringtones

VoIP service upgrade includes customization service

Media companies, telecom rapidly converging

Consumers want cheap prices, more services, and personalized content

RIM’s revenue growth slows in Q2

Legal trouble, gap between new products seen as causing dip in growth