IBT Staff Reporter

Strength in television advertising sales offset declining revenue in other areas to help Tribune Co. (NYSE: TRB) post a slight gain in revenue for November.

Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) on Thursday announced that Linda R. Gooden, 53 would become the executive vice president of its Information & Technology Services (I&TS) division.

TOP Tankers Inc. (Nasdaq: TOPT) announced on Thursday a third quarter net loss of $11 million.

Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) announced on Thursday that it would acquire three auto dealers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Hewlett-Packard reached a settlement with California on Thursday over a civil suit involving the company's pretexting scandal. The settlement calls for the firm to pay $14.5 million and implement a series of measures to ensure that its internal investigations are conducted within state law.

Johnnie Bryan Hunt Sr., the founder of the nation's largest publicly held truckload transportation company in North America, died on Thursday at the age of 79, the company said.

Ford of Canada announced on Thursday announced the delivery of the first hydrogen-fueled vehicles for fleet use in Canada.

SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) had consented on Thursday to Reckson Associates Realty Corp. (NYSE: RA) declaring an additional dividend totalling $25 million.

Dell Computer (NASDAQ: DELL) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced the availability of a unified, networked storage system for file and application data for businesses of all sizes.

Sony introduced its first high-definition robotic camera on Thursday. The unit is designed for videoconferencing, distance learning, houses of worship and corporate training purposes.

Implant Sciences Corp. (AMEX: IMX) announced on Thursday that it received a purchase order for 30 handheld explosives detectors from an undisclosed customer in Asia.

Environmental group Greenpeace ranked Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Computer last in an environmental report on Wednesday for its lack of ‘green' policies ranking technology companies by their effect on the environment.

More consumers are utilizing the internet for researching prescription medication information, a new study finds, with depression remaining the leading condition researched online.

Shipments of graphics chips edged higher in the third quarter of 2006, with semiconductor firm Nvidia (NASDQ: NVDA) gaining market share from rivals.

Google (NASQ: GOOG) subsidies to promote its Checkout payment service through 2007 could allow the Internet search leader disrupt the ecommerce market, according to one analyst.

IBM Corp (NYSE: IBM) announced plans to collaborate with the Dutch astronomical research institute Astron to help the group create technology to peer deep into space.

Apple Computer (NASQ: AAPL) launched its popular iTunes Store for New Zealand on Wednesday, giving residents access to local music and integration with the iPod media player.

General Motors (NYSE: GM) opened an in-house rollover research crash test facility on Tuesday to study ways to reduce injuries and deaths in rollover crashes.

U.S. companies made up more than half of the World Economic Forum's list of Technology Pioneers 2007, the group announced on Tuesday.

News Corp.'s social networking site, Myspace, will begin offering technology to identify and block convicted sex offenders from its networks, the company said on Tuesday.

Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) released its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday, with management expressing optimism about the future despite reporting a much lower net profit and slightly lower revenue for the quarter.

Privately held start-up SiTime Corporation announced on Tuesday the appointment of a former Microsoft Executive to its leading ranks.

BridgeStone Americas Holding Inc. announced on Tuesday that it would acquire Bandag Inc. (BDGA, NYSE) for approximately $1.05 billion.

Semiconductor firm AMD (NYSE: AMD) has introduced its first product based on a more advanced manufacturing process that allows the company to make faster and more energy efficient processors.

Computer maker, Dell Inc., announced a number of products on Monday aimed at creating more energy efficient desktops and data-centers.

Motorola was awarded for its contributions to create standards for diverse electronic components on Monday.

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) announced it has opened a new office in the Republic of Korea, on Monday.

PNY Technologies, Inc. announced upcoming availability of their 4GB Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) memory card, on Monday.

Amazon (NYSE:AMZN) is expanding its books-on-demand business, selecting HP (Nasdaq:HPQ) to provide printing presses to meet its growing demand.