Tribune Media, which runs more than 50 Web sites as part of its newspaper chain, including the Los Angeles Times and Newsday, will use VMIX Media, a startup content distribution provider, to manage user-generated videos, photos, and audio on its sites. ...

Hello, I'm Carl Icahn, and I'm here to help your stock price. Billionaire investor Icahn wants a seat on Motorola's board of directors, noting its stock is down more than 25% in recent months. ... Symantec is offering $830 million to acquire Altiris, which makes a key component for its network access control technology, which manages endpoint devices to keep infected ones out. ...

Information Builders has new software called WebFocus Magnify that lets people do Google searches, then apply business intelligence presentation and analysis tools to the results. ...

Google upgraded security of its low-end enterprise search appliance, the $1,995 Mini, so only authorized users can access information. More companies are using it to search intranets, where sensitive data may reside. ...

The Linux kernel community is offering to write a device driver for any product a hardware maker submits, looking to make Linux more practical on the desktop.