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Open source developers take to the cloud

Open source developers take to the cloud

As many as 40 per cent of developers working on open source projects plan to offer their applications as web services hosted by cloud providers, according to the latest figures from Evans Data.
Sylvie Barak Jan 21 2009 6:26AM Software
7-Eleven buys SAP for store-level reports

7-Eleven buys SAP for store-level reports

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has gone live with a new SAP business intelligence (BI) system in an attempt to improve store-level reporting in Australia.
Staff Writers Jan 20 2009 2:56PM Software
Skype joins hands with IBM

Skype joins hands with IBM

Skype announced today its plans to integrate its services with LotusLive – IBM’s new cloud service, in a bid to add more real-time communications to the website and make collaboration in the cloud even easier.
Emma Hughes Jan 20 2009 7:03AM Software
Microsoft MED-V addresses compatibility issues in Vista

Microsoft MED-V addresses compatibility issues in Vista

Microsoft has released a beta version of Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualisation (MED-V), which enables firms to deploy and manage virtual machines running on Windows Vista client systems.
Daniel Robinson Jan 20 2009 6:41AM Software
IT relying on helpdesk calls to firefight problems

IT relying on helpdesk calls to firefight problems

Most IT managers still rely on helpdesk calls to discover problems in their applications, despite nearly two-thirds believing that poor application performance results in financial loss, according to new research from IT services provider Compuware.
Phil Muncaster Jan 20 2009 6:41AM Software
Weather widget takes out chumby developer competition

Weather widget takes out chumby developer competition

A Victorian software developer that created a widget for touchscreen access to Australian weather forecasts has won Internode’s chumby competition.
Staff Writers Jan 19 2009 2:32PM Software
Aussies go sleepless in Sydney for startup camp

Aussies go sleepless in Sydney for startup camp

Thirty-nine entrepreneurs sacrificed sleep for up to 38 hours straight to create six new web and iPhone application start-ups at the second Startup Camp held in Sydney this past weekend.
Ry Crozier Jan 19 2009 2:29PM Software
EU brings new gripe to Microsoft

EU brings new gripe to Microsoft

European Union authorities are bringing new anti-trust concerns to Microsoft.
Shaun Nichols Jan 19 2009 6:51AM Software
IBM and Nuance team up on speech technology

IBM and Nuance team up on speech technology

IBM and Nuance have signed a join licensing and technical services agreement to help enhance and expand speech technology.
Ian Williams Jan 19 2009 6:51AM Software
HP bolsters Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio

HP bolsters Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio

HP has launched the second phase of its Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio with a range of new applications, features and capabilities aimed at helping customers survive the economic downturn.
Ian Williams Jan 19 2009 6:51AM Software
IBM offers sneak peek at Lotusphere 2009

IBM offers sneak peek at Lotusphere 2009

IBM's annual Lotusphere customer and partner event opens next week in Orlando, and the company has been revealing the new offerings it has in store and how it will continue its onslaught against rival Microsoft Exchange.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 17 2009 8:59AM Software
Forrester warns of SharePoint limitations

Forrester warns of SharePoint limitations

Organisations must recognise the limitations of Microsoft's SharePoint for various content and processes if they are to implement and use the product successfully, according to new research by Forrester.
Phil Muncaster Jan 17 2009 8:59AM Software
Microsoft updates Azure developer tools

Microsoft updates Azure developer tools

Microsoft has updated the developer tools for its Azure Services Platform, boosting performance and improving integration with Visual Studio.
Daniel Robinson Jan 17 2009 8:59AM Software
EFF pushes for jailbreak rights

EFF pushes for jailbreak rights

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is pressing lawmakers to amend the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to provide protections for users who wish to change built-in carrier settings or software locks on their phones.
Shaun Nichols Jan 16 2009 2:09PM Software
IBM opens access to patents

IBM opens access to patents

IBM announced today that it will increase the number of technical inventions it makes freely available to others by 50 per cent, and seek less patent protection for its inventions, in an effort to stimulate worldwide innovation and economic growth.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 15 2009 6:39AM Software
Experts reveal top 25 programming errors

Experts reveal top 25 programming errors

An industry panel of more than 30 US and international cyber security organisations has published a list of the top 25 programming security errors, and warned that the next generation of developers is still not being trained to deal with the problems.
Iain Thomson Jan 14 2009 6:42AM Software
ACT government retains Sophos

ACT government retains Sophos

The ACT government’s shared ICT services organisation, InTACT, has renewed its agreement with Sophos to supply endpoint security and control software across 27,000 desktops, laptops and file servers.
Staff Writers Jan 13 2009 3:06PM Software
MelZoo takes on Google with split-screen search

MelZoo takes on Google with split-screen search

The latest in a long line of challengers to Google emerged at the weekend with the launch of a search engine called MelZoo, which has been designed to maximise user productivity.
Phil Muncaster Jan 13 2009 6:44AM Software
Content management key to a greener enterprise

Content management key to a greener enterprise

Effective use of enterprise content management (ECM) tools can improve process efficiencies and boost environmentally friendly practices, according to new research from Gartner.
Phil Muncaster Jan 13 2009 6:44AM Software
Google debunks search energy usage claims

Google debunks search energy usage claims

Google has denied claims that just two searches on its site uses the same amount of energy as boiling a kettle.
Ian Williams Jan 13 2009 6:44AM Software

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