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Sun and Microsoft widen alliance

Sun and Microsoft widen alliance

Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have announced two milestones in their ongoing alliance: the official opening of the Sun/Microsoft Interoperability Center and the availability of the Sun Infrastructure Solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007..
Robert Jaques Mar 12 2008 7:28AM Software
Qualcomm pays US$32 million for Xiam

Qualcomm pays US$32 million for Xiam

Qualcomm has announced the acquisition of Xiam Technologies, an Ireland-based developer of wireless content personalisation technology..
Robert Jaques Mar 12 2008 7:28AM Software
Rumours fly over Beatles catalogue

Rumours fly over Beatles catalogue

A rash of media reports suggests that The Beatles catalogue will be made available online for the first time..
Iain Thomson Mar 11 2008 3:51PM Software
Microsoft adds to open document moves

Microsoft adds to open document moves

Microsoft has begun an initiative designed to increase the openness of its document formats and boost interoperability of them between platforms.
Staff Writers Mar 11 2008 7:54AM Software
Olympics website hosting 'pirated' games

Olympics website hosting 'pirated' games

The Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee has removed a game from its official website after complaints that it was substantially copied from an independent US developer's work..
Simon Burns Mar 11 2008 7:51AM Software
Google penalises slow-loading ads

Google penalises slow-loading ads

Google is planning to crack down on web ads which have landing pages that take too long to load..
Shaun Nichols Mar 11 2008 7:51AM Software
Microsoft objects to Vista Capable class-action

Microsoft objects to Vista Capable class-action

Microsoft has appealed against the decision to afford class action status to the Vista Capable lawsuit..
Iain Thomson Mar 11 2008 7:51AM Software
Microsoft acquires U-Prove technology

Microsoft acquires U-Prove technology

Microsoft has snapped up Credentica's U-Prove online security technology, together with all of the underlying patents, for an undisclosed sum..
Guy Dixon Mar 10 2008 7:30AM Software
Sun boosts ID management

Sun boosts ID management

Sun Microsystems has launched new software to help firms automate the process of access control compliance, along with a new governance, risk and compliance (GRC) strategy intended to support firms' identity management programmes.
Phil Muncaster Mar 7 2008 3:12PM Software
Boffins build real-time facial analysis system

Boffins build real-time facial analysis system

Boffins at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits in Erlangen have demonstrated a rapid facial analysis system that can gauge emotional reactions..
Ian Williams Mar 7 2008 2:50PM Software
Tech consultancy rails for Ruby framework

Tech consultancy rails for Ruby framework

Technology consultancy Shine Technologies isn't your everyday open source church.
Liz Tay Mar 7 2008 2:40PM Software
Symantec and ChangeBase offer virtualisation testing

Symantec and ChangeBase offer virtualisation testing

Symantec has teamed up with software developer ChangeBase to provide a platform to reduce testing costs and times for software virtualisation compatibility..
Clement James Mar 7 2008 7:16AM Software
SunGuard buys Advanced Portfolio Technologies

SunGuard buys Advanced Portfolio Technologies

SunGard has announced the acquisition of Advanced Portfolio Technologies (APT), a provider of risk management systems and portfolio optimisation software for asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds, broker/dealers and proprietary traders..
Robert Jaques Mar 7 2008 7:16AM Software
Open XML docs now accessible via browser

Open XML docs now accessible via browser

Relief is at hand for computer users who have Microsoft Office 2008 installed, but need to read Open XML Word documents..
Robert Jaques Mar 7 2008 7:16AM Software
Nero fires up Blu-ray burning for Linux

Nero fires up Blu-ray burning for Linux

Nero has announced plans to ship the latest update to its burning application for the Linux operating system..
Robert Jaques Mar 7 2008 7:16AM Software
Microsoft shows off IE8 and Silverlight betas

Microsoft shows off IE8 and Silverlight betas

Microsoft has previewed new betas of Internet Explorer, Silverlight and Expression Studio at the MIX08 conference in Las Vegas..
Shaun Nichols Mar 7 2008 7:16AM Software
Study finds Australian emergency services Web sites inadequate

Study finds Australian emergency services Web sites inadequate

The Web sites of Australia's emergency services are running unacceptably poorly, site performance monitor WatchMouse has found.
Liz Tay Mar 6 2008 3:14PM Software
Yahoo launches 'hyper-customised' onePlace

Yahoo launches 'hyper-customised' onePlace

Yahoo has unveiled its onePlace platform at the CeBIT show in Hanover..
Ian Williams Mar 6 2008 3:06PM Software
Microsoft unveils Singularity research OS

Microsoft unveils Singularity research OS

Microsoft has unveiled a prototype operating system for the computer science research environment dubbed Singularity..
Robert Jaques Mar 6 2008 7:00AM Software
Yahoo touts mobile internet for Europe

Yahoo touts mobile internet for Europe

Yahoo announced at CeBIT 2008 today that it plans to launch the Yahoo Go 3.0 mobile internet platform in Europe..
Robert Jaques Mar 5 2008 7:38AM Software

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