Software

Google launches Code Labs to encourage developers

Google launches Code Labs to encourage developers

Google has launched a new environment for nascent developer products, which it hopes will encourage its engineers to share ideas more freely, and motivate external developers to get involved in new projects earlier on.
Phil Muncaster Mar 5 2009 5:50AM Software
European Commission eases Microsoft anti-trust monitoring

European Commission eases Microsoft anti-trust monitoring

The European Commission (EC) has announced today that it is easing off on Microsoft and its enforcement of a 2004 anti-trust ruling.
David Neal Mar 5 2009 5:50AM Software
Survey: Economic woes spur virtual conferencing

Survey: Economic woes spur virtual conferencing

Reducing travel costs and speeding products to market are hot buttons for decision makers, an iTnews survey found.
Nate Cochrane Mar 4 2009 3:52PM Software
Windows 7 finds friends in developers

Windows 7 finds friends in developers

Microsoft has released details of its plans for Windows 7 and developers commenting on the announcement have proved largely supportive.
Iain Thomson Mar 4 2009 6:14AM Software
VicRoads deploys $1.8m document management system

VicRoads deploys $1.8m document management system

VicRoads has awarded a $1.8 million contract to WindowLogic to implement and support an Open Text eDocs document management system.
Ry Crozier Mar 3 2009 2:26PM Software
Prosecutor demands prison for Pirate Bay operators

Prosecutor demands prison for Pirate Bay operators

Prosecutors in the Pirate Bay trial have finished their closing arguments and requested jail terms of a year apiece for the four men running the torrent search site.
Iain Thomson Mar 3 2009 1:21PM Software
iPhone reigns in mobile web

iPhone reigns in mobile web

Apple's iPhone constitues nearly two thirds of all mobile browser traffic, according to a recent survey.
Shaun Nichols Mar 3 2009 1:21PM Software
Live Search rebrand coming soon

Live Search rebrand coming soon

The likelihood that Live Search will soon be renamed has been given more credit due to a Twitter update by a Microsoft executive.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 3 2009 6:01AM Software
Sphere Healthcare replaces ERP with SAP

Sphere Healthcare replaces ERP with SAP

Contract manufacturer Sphere Healthcare will replace a six year old in-house built legacy ERP system with SAP Pharmaceuticals.
Staff Writers Mar 2 2009 2:52PM Software
Microsoft updates App-V for Windows 7

Microsoft updates App-V for Windows 7

Microsoft's desktop optimisation pack (MDOP) team has announced the immediate availability of the App-V application virtualisation and app streaming product for use with the Windows 7 beta.
Phil Muncaster Mar 2 2009 6:38AM Software
Microsoft outlines Windows 7 tweaks

Microsoft outlines Windows 7 tweaks

Microsoft developers have provided users with a laundry list of new features and interface changes for the upcoming Windows 7 Release Candidate build.
Shaun Nichols Feb 28 2009 6:40PM Software
Researchers make programming breakthrough

Researchers make programming breakthrough

Researchers have developed a software tool which makes the translation of code for global markets faster.
Nick Farrell Feb 27 2009 6:22AM Software
Pirate Bay 'not directly linked' to industry damage

Pirate Bay 'not directly linked' to industry damage

Lawyers acting for BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay have argued that there is no connection between illicit downloads and lost sales in the music industry.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 27 2009 6:04AM Software
Microsoft fixes IE 8 for new Windows

Microsoft fixes IE 8 for new Windows

Microsoft has issued a fix for Internet Explorer 8 contained in the Windows 7 beta.
Shaun Nichols Feb 26 2009 1:50PM Software
Steve Jobs on target to return to Apple

Steve Jobs on target to return to Apple

Apple directors have said that Steve Jobs is expected to return to his leadership of the company in June as scheduled after his six month break.
Iain Thomson Feb 26 2009 1:50PM Software
Microsoft files patent case against Linux-based TomTom

Microsoft files patent case against Linux-based TomTom

Microsoft has filed a patent infringement notice against the Dutch manufacturers of the popular Linux-based TomTom GPS device.
Brett Winterford Feb 26 2009 1:07PM Software
UK Government publishes open source strategy

UK Government publishes open source strategy

The UK Government has laid out a radical 10-point policy for using open-source software that is aimed at gaining greater value from IT.
Tom Young Feb 26 2009 6:28AM Software
AskTom rallies DBAs against generic best practice

AskTom rallies DBAs against generic best practice

The database developer behind Oracle’s AskTom advice column has spoken about his frustration with the root cause of some questions he receives.
Ry Crozier Feb 26 2009 6:17AM Software
Google explains Gmail troubles

Google explains Gmail troubles

Google has apologised for a two and a half hour Gmail outage on Tuesday morning and admitted that the cause was down to data centre maintenance.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 26 2009 6:13AM Software
VMware shows off phone virtualisation

VMware shows off phone virtualisation

VMware has demonstrated its forthcoming virtualisation technology for phones, showing Microsoft's Windows CE and Google's Android running side-by-side on one handset for the first time.
Daniel Robinson Feb 26 2009 6:13AM Software

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