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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
Widget Press offers painless iPhone apps

Widget Press offers painless iPhone apps

Software startup Widget Press has launched a point-and-click interface for iPhone application development that it said does away with the need for software coding.
Danny Bradbury Jan 12 2009 3:44PM Software
SAP demands sensitive profit data from Oracle

SAP demands sensitive profit data from Oracle

SAP used a US court hearing on 8 January to demand that Oracle reveal the profit margins for its PeopleSoft and JD Edwards support offerings.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 12 2009 6:52AM Software
Google shows early version of Chrome 2.0

Google shows early version of Chrome 2.0

Following the full release of Chrome in December, Google has made available an early test version of Chrome 2.0, which overhauls the way the browser handles HTTP and adds functionality such as auto-complete in fields.
Daniel Robinson Jan 12 2009 6:52AM Software
Citrix readies iPhone client

Citrix readies iPhone client

Application delivery firm Citrix has been demonstrating its long-rumoured iPhone client at the Macworld show this week.
Danny Bradbury Jan 10 2009 12:14AM Software
Microsoft releases Windows Server 2008 R2 beta

Microsoft releases Windows Server 2008 R2 beta

Microsoft has released a beta version of Windows Server 2008 R2, which implements a number of key features for IT departments such as live migration of virtual machines and better support for remote desktops.
Daniel Robinson Jan 9 2009 2:39AM Software
CES 2009: Windows seeks to link “three screens”

CES 2009: Windows seeks to link “three screens”

In his keynote address at CES Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has outlined his plans to bring together computers, phones and the television into a single unified internet environment controlled by Windows.
Iain Thomson Jan 8 2009 2:46PM Software
CES 2009: Microsoft releases first Windows 7 beta

CES 2009: Microsoft releases first Windows 7 beta

Microsoft has unveiled the first beta of Windows 7, enabling users to test the improved user interface and other features of the forthcoming operating system for the first time.
Daniel Robinson Jan 8 2009 2:42PM Software
WebEx collaboration now available on iPhone

WebEx collaboration now available on iPhone

Apple and Cisco Systems have used the Macworld Expo in San Francisco to release a version of Cisco's WebEx Meeting Center collaboration application designed to run on Apple's iPhone 3G and iPod touch.
David Neal Jan 8 2009 2:42PM Software
DotNetNuke pans SourceForge in CodePlex switch

DotNetNuke pans SourceForge in CodePlex switch

DotNetNuke has swapped its core product distribution from SourceForge to the Microsoft-backed CodePlex allegedly for more responsive and ad-free promotion of its open source web development framework.
Staff Writers Jan 8 2009 1:45PM Software
Apple's HyperCard to rise from the ashes

Apple's HyperCard to rise from the ashes

A startup called TileStack is hoping to reinvent Apple's long-neglected HyperCard system for the web.
Danny Bradbury Jan 8 2009 6:55AM Software

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