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Computers fail to fool humans

Computers fail to fool humans

Six artificial conversational entities (ACEs) have failed to fool interrogators into thinking they were human during a real-time chat.
Aharon Etengoff Oct 14 2008 1:02AM Software
MySpace sells small businesses on self-service ads

MySpace sells small businesses on self-service ads

The latest push by MySpace to bring in more advertising dollars relies on some unusual ingredients - like Bacon Salt.
Robert MacMillan Oct 14 2008 12:48AM Software
Business users picture better data

Business users picture better data

Visual analytics and business intelligence could finally trump database queries and spreadsheet-style dashboards as the best way to help business users understand information, key vendor roadmaps show.
Ry Crozier Oct 14 2008 12:30AM Software
Distributed collaboration tools add to risk burden

Distributed collaboration tools add to risk burden

Business and legal teams must act now, says Microsoft.
Phil Muncaster Oct 13 2008 3:32PM Software
Sybase iAnywhere offers lifeline to Nokia Intellisync users

Sybase iAnywhere offers lifeline to Nokia Intellisync users

Sybase iAnywhere is offering to support mobile business customers left in the lurch by Nokia's decision to focus on consumers.
Daniel Robinson Oct 13 2008 3:32PM Software
RIM unveils developer tools for latest devices

RIM unveils developer tools for latest devices

Hard on the heels of its new BlackBerry Storm smartphone, Research In Motion (RIM) has released developer tools to better support the Storm and other recent BlackBerry models with mobile applications.
Daniel Robinson Oct 13 2008 3:32PM Software
Smallestdotnet sizes down .NET 3.5 install

Smallestdotnet sizes down .NET 3.5 install

Developer ‘confusion’ over the download size of the .NET 3.5 framework service pack one has led to the creation of a free online tool and new client profile configuration option.
Ry Crozier Oct 13 2008 2:52PM Software
Microsoft plans Silverlight news

Microsoft plans Silverlight news

Microsoft is planning to make a major announcement surrounding its Silverlight web application tool.
Shaun Nichols Oct 13 2008 12:07AM Software
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

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