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Autonomy acquires Interwoven for US$775m

Autonomy acquires Interwoven for US$775m

After posting its best financial results ever, UK software firm Autonomy Corporation has announced that it will acquire content management systems developer Interwoven for US$775 million.
Angelica Mari Jan 23 2009 6:26AM Software
Eclipse unveils PHP development tool v2.0

Eclipse unveils PHP development tool v2.0

The Eclipse Foundation has upgraded the PHP Development Tools (PDT) project to version 2.0 to add support for the object-oriented programming features of PHP.
Staff Writers Jan 22 2009 1:43PM Software
Uni housing developer examines network suppliers

Uni housing developer examines network suppliers

Campus Living Villages Fund has embarked on a process of standardising the telco and cabling infrastructure suppliers it uses as part of student accommodation facility developments in Australia.
Ry Crozier Jan 22 2009 1:37PM Software
Red Hat releases Enterprise Linux 5.3

Red Hat releases Enterprise Linux 5.3

Red Hat has released the latest version of its corporate Linux distribution, offering enhanced support for virtualisation and an open source implementation of Sun Microsystems' Java platform for the first time.
Daniel Robinson Jan 22 2009 6:20AM Software
Alfresco upgrades flagship ECM offering

Alfresco upgrades flagship ECM offering

Enterprise content management (ECM) firm Alfresco has released a major new version of its Alfresco Labs open source application, designed to offer greater social computing and collaborative functionality, and a viable alternative to Microsoft SharePoint.
Phil Muncaster Jan 22 2009 6:20AM Software
Adobe to open up Flash streaming protocol

Adobe to open up Flash streaming protocol

Adobe is to open up the messaging protocol used in its Flash platform to deliver multimedia content over the internet, in a move designed to help developers build richer applications.
Daniel Robinson Jan 22 2009 6:20AM Software
Intel and Citrix partner on virtual clients

Intel and Citrix partner on virtual clients

Intel and Citrix are aiming to make client systems easier to secure and manage by virtualising the user environment and linking it to a Citrix-based management infrastructure, the Citrix Desktop Delivery Solution.
Daniel Robinson Jan 21 2009 4:31PM Software
RIM begins stocking Blackberry application store

RIM begins stocking Blackberry application store

Research In Motion (RIM) is opening its doors to would-be Blackberry application developers.
Shaun Nichols Jan 21 2009 4:31PM Software
Android engineer jumps ship

Android engineer jumps ship

One of the key engineers responsible for Google’s Android operating system has decided to leave the company.
Iain Thomson Jan 21 2009 4:31PM Software
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

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