Editor & Publisher reports that GraphOn Corp., a publishing software developer, is suing five big Web businesses, including the newspaper joint ventures CareerBuilder and Classified Ventures, for patent infringement.

Santa Cruz, Calif.-based GraphOn alleges the companies infringed on four GraphOn patents that protect its "unique method of maintaining an automated and network-accessible database." The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, seeks a permanent injunction against the alleged infringement and unspecified damages.

Zoho People, is a human resources management application from Zoho. In beta, the software as a service package, targeting organizations with 50 or more employees, is the company's latest move from free online office productivity software and into the enterprise market.

TalentQuest, a human capital management consulting firm, has entered into a partnership with the Washington Bankers AssociationWashington Bankers Association (WBA) to automate and utilize best practices in key talent management activities by using TalentQuest's web-based Performance Management system.

New York Daily News reports that there's a new worry that comes with employers searching applicants' Facebook and MySpace profiles. Employers may be searching their applicants' online profiles to learn their race, age or sexual orientation, giving them a high-tech tool for hiring discrimination, experts warn. "I think it is going to be tested in the courts," Sue Murphy, head of the National Human Resources Association. "Where the liability starts to come into play is when people are making hiring decisions based on that information without coming back and talking to the applicant."