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Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid

Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid

Microsoft has abandoned its efforts to acquire Yahoo..
Shaun Nichols May 6 2008 4:48PM Software
DMCA complaint prompts Google to take down open source project

DMCA complaint prompts Google to take down open source project

Google has yet again succumbed to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and has taken down an open source project which allowed a high-definition video decoder called CoreAVC to run on Linux systems.
Sylvie Barak May 6 2008 7:47AM Software
Software doubles P2P file sharing speeds

Software doubles P2P file sharing speeds

Researchers have developed file sharing software that doubles peer-to-peer (P2P) transfer speeds by identifying nearby computers.
Liz Tay May 5 2008 3:40PM Software
UK firm Pixsta takes on Google

UK firm Pixsta takes on Google

UK-based advertising platform Pixsta has launched with the bold claim that it can challenge Google's dominance of the web search market..
Clement James May 5 2008 2:48PM Software
Japanese civil servant in web porn frenzy

Japanese civil servant in web porn frenzy

A Japanese civil servant has been fined and demoted after viewing a staggering 780,000 pornographic websites over a nine-month period..
Iain Thomson May 5 2008 2:48PM Software
SAP CRM integrated with BlackBerry

SAP CRM integrated with BlackBerry

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and software giant SAP have teamed up to offer tailored versions of business applications which can be accessed using the popular handheld emailing device.
Rosalie Marshall May 5 2008 2:09PM Software
SAP struggles with hosted ERP

SAP struggles with hosted ERP

Business software giant SAP is slowing down the rollout of its new hosted applications, as it struggles to reign-in the operating costs of the service.
Gareth Morgan May 5 2008 2:09PM Software
IBM boost for smaller firms

IBM boost for smaller firms

IBM has launched new initiative and new software designed to remove the cost and complexity of delivering IT for small and mid-sized firms
Phil Muncaster May 5 2008 2:09PM Software
HP broadens its scope with Exstream acquisition

HP broadens its scope with Exstream acquisition

Computer giant HP has obtained Exstream Software, which provides software to streamline the creation and delivery of personalized documents.
Ashley Clark May 5 2008 12:14PM Software
Darl McBride remains clueless

Darl McBride remains clueless

SCO group CEO Darl McBride again said that UNIX "System V is in Linux" when he testified in the Novell v. SCO lawsuit on Wednesday.
Egan Orion May 5 2008 7:44AM Software
UK Unix users sue British Standards body over OOXML

UK Unix users sue British Standards body over OOXML

A band of British Unix users has issued a High Court challenge over the national approval of Microsoft's OOXML document standard.
Mark Ballard May 2 2008 3:36PM Software
Adobe launches Open Screen Project

Adobe launches Open Screen Project

Adobe has launched the Open Screen Project, an attempt to encourage Flash and Adobe AIR developers to work towards a common application interface across a range of devices.
Staff Writers May 2 2008 2:24PM Software
Open Source is the 'software establishment', report says

Open Source is the 'software establishment', report says

A new report examining trends in the open source market says more and more organisations are jumping on FOSS, for more reasons than just the price tag.
Ashley Clark May 2 2008 2:13PM Software
Mobile services boost leading web publishers

Mobile services boost leading web publishers

The provision of mobile internet services extends the audience reach of many leading websites by an average of 13 per cent over home PC traffic alone, new research reveals..
Robert Jaques May 2 2008 8:48AM Software
EFF blasts Microsoft over DRM validation

EFF blasts Microsoft over DRM validation

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has taken Microsoft to task over plans to shut down its digital rights management validation servers..
Shaun Nichols May 1 2008 3:34PM Software
Wireless payment system builds on Windows Mobile success

Wireless payment system builds on Windows Mobile success

Building its mobile payment software on the Windows Mobile operating system may have left manufacturing giants like Nokia out of play, but Mint Wireless is content with servicing what it views as a lion’s share of the smartphone market.
Liz Tay May 1 2008 3:07PM Software
Unified communications a 'key technology'

Unified communications a 'key technology'

Unified communications is emerging as a "key technology" that can help firms improve business process efficiencies, and address concerns over carbon consumption, experts report..
Robert Jaques May 1 2008 8:58AM Software
Artificial intelligence helps explore Mars

Artificial intelligence helps explore Mars

The European Space Agency (ESA) is using artificial intelligence to help its Mars Express probe search for life on the Red Planet..
Robert Jaques May 1 2008 8:58AM Software
Open source Java added to Linux distros

Open source Java added to Linux distros

Sun Microsystems, Canonical and Red Hat have announced the inclusion of OpenJDK-based implementations in Fedora 9 and Ubuntu 8.04 Long Term Support Server and Desktop editions..
Robert Jaques May 1 2008 8:58AM Software
Microsoft and Novell team up on Linux management

Microsoft and Novell team up on Linux management

Novell is working with Microsoft to develop advanced Linux management platforms that will allow customers to simplify the management of mixed IT environments..
Clement James May 1 2008 8:58AM Software

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