Microsoft integrates Photosynth into Virtual Earth 
By Ian Williams | May 8, 2009 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has announced the integration of Photosynth technology into its Virtual Earth mapping platform.
 
Microsoft outlines apps banned from MarketPlace 
By Iain Thomson | May 7, 2009 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has published a list of applications that it will not allow to be sold in its applications MarketPlace, announced earlier this year.
 
Parallels to offer XP compatibility product for Windows 7 
By Daniel Robinson | May 6, 2009 | Comment Now 
Parallels is preparing a virtualisation tool that will let users continue to run Windows XP applications on Windows 7 systems, a move that will put it in direct competition ...
 
Windows 7 to get XP Mode for compatibility 
By Daniel Robinson | Apr 28, 2009 | Comment Now 
Microsoft is planning a new virtualisation tool to provide better application compatibility for businesses migrating from Windows XP to the forthcoming Windows 7 operating system.
 
Users not patching third party apps 
By Iain Thomson | Apr 21, 2009 | Comment Now 
Research by vulnerability specialists Secunia suggests that third party applications are increasingly being used by malware writers in preference to using operating system attacks.
 
Demand dries up for US IT worker visas 
By Iain Thomson | Apr 15, 2009 | Comment Now 
Figures released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services have shown a steep drop in applications for H-1B visas, which allow overseas IT workers to enter the US for ...
 
Fortify moves software security into the cloud 
By Ian Williams | Apr 7, 2009 | Comment Now 
Fortify Software has taken its security platform into the cloud with the launch of its hosted Fortify Vendor Security Management system.
 
Cisco touts new unified comms and telepresence systems 
By Ian Williams | Apr 2, 2009 | Comment Now 
Networking giant Cisco has unveiled new systems within its unified communications (UC) and TelePresence portfolios.
 
HP offers security tool for Flash developers 
By Phil Muncaster | Mar 24, 2009 | Comment Now 
HP has bolstered the fight against application security threats with the launch of a free tool designed to help Adobe Flash developers better protect their web sites.
 
MIX09: Microsoft announces Silverlight 3 beta 
By Ian Williams | Mar 20, 2009 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has unveiled a beta version of its Silverlight 3 browser plug-in at its MIX09 developer conference in Las Vegas.
 
NetSuite rounds out SuiteCloud Ecosystem 
By Phil Muncaster | Mar 20, 2009 | Comment Now 
NetSuite today officially launched its SuiteCloud Ecosystem, designed to encourage customers and independent software vendors (ISVs) to maximise NetSuite investments, and make ...
 
ABC launches Android, iPhone-friendly apps 
Mar 16, 2009 | Comment Now 
The ABC has launched free applications for iPhone and Android handsets and a new smartphone-friendly ABC Mobile website.
 
Forrester forecasts the future of software-as-a-service 
By Ian Williams | Mar 16, 2009 | Comment Now 
SaaS is starting to mature and move beyond its traditional areas such as CRM into newer spaces such as IT services management, according to a new report from analyst firm ...
 
Smartphone sales to soar as app stores proliferate 
By David Neal | Mar 10, 2009 | Comment Now 
Mobile users are increasingly turning to complex multimedia-centric applications, and smartphones will account for 23 per cent of all new handsets sold by 2013, according to ...
 
Rogue iPhone applications stores coming online 
By Iain Thomson | Mar 9, 2009 | Comment Now 
Developers are setting up alternatives to Apple's App Store in an attempt to break the company's tight grip on what software can be used on its products.
 
RIM sets out pricing tiers for Blackberry apps 
By Rosalie Marshall | Mar 6, 2009 | Comment Now 
RIM has published the pricing for its paid applications on its new app store, BlackBerry App World, and in doing so has informed BlackBerry users they will be paying more for ...
 
iPhone users not using apps 
By Iain Thomson | Feb 23, 2009 | Comment Now 
A study into the way people used downloaded iPhone applications has shown that most are barely used after downloading.
 
SAP buys Coghead to expand SaaS portfolio 
By Rosalie Marshall | Feb 21, 2009 | Comment Now 
SAP has acquired Coghead, a company that enables developers to build cloud applications without code, for an undisclosed amount.
 
IT managers losing control of the network 
By Ian Williams | Feb 11, 2009 | Comment Now 
As much as 40 per cent of company bandwidth is being used for recreational or non business-critical applications, according to a recent survey by network optimisation firm Blue ...
 
Windows users show signs of defection 
By Rosalie Marshall | Feb 3, 2009 | Comment Now 
New research by web analytics firm Net Applications suggests that the use of Windows computers to browse the internet is declining, albeit very slowly, against Mac and Linux ...
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