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Silverlight shines on Linux

Silverlight shines on Linux

Novell has unveiled a new open source project which will allow Linux users to access Microsoft Silverlight content.
Phil Muncaster Feb 13 2009 6:36AM Software
Sun launches JavaFX Mobile

Sun launches JavaFX Mobile

Sun Microsystems has launched the JavaFX Mobile platform today, promising to let developers create rich applications across the broadest possible range of mobile devices, from consumer handsets to smartphones.
Phil Muncaster Feb 13 2009 6:36AM Software
Interwoven and Software AG appoint Aussie execs

Interwoven and Software AG appoint Aussie execs

Kyle McManus has returned to the Interwoven fold and will once again assume the role of managing director for Australia and New Zealand.
Staff Writers Feb 12 2009 3:02PM Software
Microsoft cuts off Windows 7 beta

Microsoft cuts off Windows 7 beta

Microsoft has ended the availability of the Windows 7 beta download.
Shaun Nichols Feb 12 2009 2:58PM Software
Oracle explains product integration strategy

Oracle explains product integration strategy

Oracle has given more details on its post-acquisition strategy and has outlined its plans for the development of social tools in enterprise software.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 12 2009 6:28AM Software
Civica bolsters Queensland presence with Practical buy

Civica bolsters Queensland presence with Practical buy

Civica has snapped up Toowoomba-based Practical Computing Services and will use the newly-acquired office as its headquarters in Queensland.
Staff Writers Feb 11 2009 3:17PM Software
GlassFish gets LAMP stack and multimedia add-on

GlassFish gets LAMP stack and multimedia add-on

Sun Microsystems has added an integrated LAMP stack and communications server add-on developed with Ericsson to its open source GlassFish Web platform.
Staff Writers Feb 11 2009 3:15PM Software
Google PowerMeter tracks home juice use

Google PowerMeter tracks home juice use

Google wants consumers to have direct access to real-time electricity information, and has developed plans for a PowerMeter tool while setting forth its latest agenda for the development of a "smarter" electricity grid.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 11 2009 6:22AM Software
Patient safety compromised by severe IT outages

Patient safety compromised by severe IT outages

A third of healthcare and IT professionals say patient safety was compromised by a severe outage of administration or clinical systems in the past year, a survey found.
Staff Writers Feb 10 2009 3:00PM Software
Salesforce.com forecasts a 'cloudy' Spring

Salesforce.com forecasts a 'cloudy' Spring

Salesforce.com has rolled out the latest version of its hosted CRM platform.
Shaun Nichols Feb 10 2009 3:00PM Software
Microsoft offers green reporting tools

Microsoft offers green reporting tools

Microsoft is offering its Dynamics AX 2009 customers a free dashboard that will capture data on energy consumption from the underlying enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 10 2009 3:00PM Software
Wikipedia editing made transparent

Wikipedia editing made transparent

Wikipedia users can now see how page entries are edited thanks to new technology launched by a Silicon Valley research company.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 10 2009 6:29AM Software
Leaks point to new Windows Mobile services

Leaks point to new Windows Mobile services

Microsoft is planning to unveil new services for users of its Windows Mobile smartphone platform, including a way to back up information to the web and a rumoured online store for mobile applications.
Daniel Robinson Feb 10 2009 6:29AM Software
Microsoft pushes Vista for school laptops

Microsoft pushes Vista for school laptops

Microsoft is backing Vista as its platform of choice for the Federal Government’s student laptop project, despite XP’s dominance in the netbook market.
Ry Crozier Feb 9 2009 9:25AM Software
Twitter users saved from spam overload

Twitter users saved from spam overload

TwitterHawk, a new target marketing provider, said on Saturday it would curtail its services to try and save Twitter users from spam.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 9 2009 6:41AM Software
Google brings books to mobile users

Google brings books to mobile users

Google has brought its Book Search service to iPhone and Android devices, giving users mobile access to millions of books.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 7 2009 8:06AM Software
Microsoft promises User Account Control fix

Microsoft promises User Account Control fix

Microsoft has agreed to fix the controversial User Account Control security setting in its Windows 7 operating system.
Shaun Nichols Feb 7 2009 8:06AM Software
Opera promises record Java speeds

Opera promises record Java speeds

Opera is planning to include the fastest JavaScript engine ever in upcoming versions of its browser.
Shaun Nichols Feb 6 2009 3:33PM Software
MySQL co-founder quits Sun

MySQL co-founder quits Sun

Michael ‘Monty’ Widenius, co-founder of MySQL, has announced that that he is leaving Sun Microsystems.
Iain Thomson Feb 6 2009 3:33PM Software
Opinion: Should we shoot the business analyst?

Opinion: Should we shoot the business analyst?

The high failure rate of software projects is not solely the fault of analysts, says Stewart Armstrong.
Stewart Armstrong Feb 6 2009 6:45AM Software

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