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Top-end ECM could be risky investment

Top-end ECM could be risky investment

Market leaders in the enterprise content management (ECM) space could represent a higher risk to IT buyers than their mid-market rivals, according to new research from CMS Watch.
Phil Muncaster Oct 13 2008 12:07AM Software
Web 2.0 set for a fire sale, says analyst

Web 2.0 set for a fire sale, says analyst

Customers could soon see much lower prices for common web-based applications, according to one analyst.
Shaun Nichols Oct 11 2008 7:33PM Software
IBM extends SOA offerings

IBM extends SOA offerings

IBM has announced new offerings to help customers deploy service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology.
Rosalie Marshall Oct 10 2008 7:21AM Software
Mandriva Linux 2009 'optimised' for mini laptops

Mandriva Linux 2009 'optimised' for mini laptops

Linux publisher Mandriva has released its latest distribution, offering a faster boot time and up-to-date versions of tools such as KDE, Gnome, OpenOffice and Firefox, plus an installer that optimises the platform for mini-laptops.
Daniel Robinson Oct 10 2008 7:21AM Software
Xtreme fuels expansion with open source-based video recording

Xtreme fuels expansion with open source-based video recording

Advertising intelligence company Xtreme Information plans to drop Ubuntu-based DVRs in Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane to expand the reach of its monitoring.
Ry Crozier Oct 9 2008 4:18PM Software
Opera maverick is still making waves

Opera maverick is still making waves

Trivia quiz: Which browser was the first to implement tabs, integrated search, zoom, saved sessions, and runs on mobile phones and TVs? Hint: it wasn't Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome.
Wendy Grossman Oct 9 2008 7:39AM Software
Oracle acquires Primavera Software

Oracle acquires Primavera Software

Oracle is to add new project portfolio management (PPM) solutions to its enterprise software line with the acquisition of Primavera Software for an undisclosed sum.
Rosalie Marshall Oct 9 2008 7:32AM Software
Keynotes announced for linux.conf.au 2009

Keynotes announced for linux.conf.au 2009

Organisers of linux.conf.au 2009 (LCA 2009) have announced the three keynote speakers who will be leading next year’s 'March South'.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2008 7:21AM Software
Court injunction stops sales of RealDVD

Court injunction stops sales of RealDVD

A US court has banned the sale of RealNetworks' RealDVD copying software as part of the legal case brought by six Hollywood studios.
Iain Thomson Oct 8 2008 3:17PM Software
SAP says it is hurting

SAP says it is hurting

German business software outfit, SAP said that it is suffering badly from the economic downturn.
Nick Farrell Oct 8 2008 6:55AM Software
CA pushes into virtualisation management space

CA pushes into virtualisation management space

Software management vendor CA will make a major push into the virtualisation space today with a tool aimed at managing virtual and physical resources.
Madeline Bennett Oct 8 2008 6:47AM Software
Oracle, ESX data recovery offered back to creators

Oracle, ESX data recovery offered back to creators

Kroll Ontrack is offering a service that recovers data from corrupted Oracle databases and VMware ESX servers, but says it isn’t being recommended by either vendor -– at least not yet.
Ry Crozier Oct 8 2008 6:00AM Software
Ballmer denies involvement in Vista Capable

Ballmer denies involvement in Vista Capable

In a written deposition to court Steve Ballmer has denied all knowledge of the Vista Capable marketing program that resulted in a class action suit against his company.
Iain Thomson Oct 7 2008 3:20PM Software
IBM Bluehouse arrives in beta

IBM Bluehouse arrives in beta

IBM has unveiled new cloud computing applications, including Bluehouse that will deliver web-based social networking and collaboration tools.
Rosalie Marshall Oct 7 2008 3:20PM Software
Virtualisation set to drive SaaS adoption

Virtualisation set to drive SaaS adoption

Three-quarters of organisations believe that server virtualisation will drive adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS), according to new research released today by web hosting firm Hostway.
Phil Muncaster Oct 7 2008 12:37AM Software
PacLib performs VMware analysis but chooses Microsoft

PacLib performs VMware analysis but chooses Microsoft

The PacLib Group has baulked at a $50,000 quote from VMware to virtualise its environment, deciding instead to take on Microsoft’s Hyper-V.
Ry Crozier Oct 6 2008 6:30AM Software
Norway ISO members walk out over OOXML

Norway ISO members walk out over OOXML

Norwegian members of the Technical Committee of that country's International Standards Organisation (ISO) body Standard Norge have resigned their posts to protest the approval of Microsoft's OOXML document formats proposal in defiance of the majority recommendation.
Egan Orion Oct 5 2008 11:26PM Software
Microsoft grants XP another stay

Microsoft grants XP another stay

Microsoft is planning to further extend the retail life of Windows XP.
Shaun Nichols Oct 4 2008 12:51PM Software
iPhone startup brings fuel price app to Australia

iPhone startup brings fuel price app to Australia

A team of developers from Australia and the U.S. is monetising consumers’ petrol price concerns with the launch of a free-to-use iPhone application.
Liz Tay Oct 3 2008 3:28PM Software
Mobiles get enterprise-grade remote control

Mobiles get enterprise-grade remote control

RealVNC is to release a two-way remote control tool for mobile devices in versions for Symbian, Windows Mobile, Apple's iPhone, Linux and Blackberry platforms.
Daniel Robinson Oct 3 2008 7:27AM Software

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