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Microsoft’s Viridian is now Hyper-V

Microsoft’s Viridian is now Hyper-V

Microsoft has given a new name to its server virtualisation hypervisor technology and said that it will offer a version that does not require Windows Server to be installed.
IT Week Nov 13 2007 10:04AM Software
Lack of staff training hinders ECM implementation

Lack of staff training hinders ECM implementation

The main problems organisations face when implementing Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems is a lack of staff training and underestimating process issues, according to the international association for ECM, AIIM.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 13 2007 10:04AM Software
Microsoft brings back automatic ActiveX

Microsoft brings back automatic ActiveX

Microsoft is to remove a feature from Internet Explorer that required users to activate certain interactive features on a website..
Tom Sanders Nov 13 2007 7:15AM Software
IBM pays US$5 billion for Cognos

IBM pays US$5 billion for Cognos

IBM has snapped up Cognos in an all-cash transaction priced at approximately US$5 billion..
Guy Dixon Nov 13 2007 7:15AM Software
Warner Bros to acquire TT Games

Warner Bros to acquire TT Games

Warner Bros has entered into an agreement to acquire independent game developer TT Games..
Staff Writers Nov 12 2007 7:22AM Software
Boffins turn to executable biology

Boffins turn to executable biology

Scientists are using a new technique to study biological systems by mapping them as if they were computer programs..
Matt Chapman Nov 12 2007 7:22AM Software
EA donates SimCity to OLPC project

EA donates SimCity to OLPC project

Electronic Arts (EA) is donating the original 1989 version of SimCity to the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project..
Matt Chapman Nov 12 2007 7:22AM Software
Perens urges firms to go open source

Perens urges firms to go open source

Many companies could successfully partake in open source projects without adversely affecting their business, according to open source activist Bruce Perens..
Staff Writers Nov 12 2007 7:22AM Software
Online translator sparks diplomatic row

Online translator sparks diplomatic row

An email sent to the Dutch foreign ministry by a group of Israeli journalists has sparked a diplomatic row, thanks to an unreliable translation by Babelfish..
Matt Chapman Nov 10 2007 12:16AM Software
Online businesses booming thanks to Web 2.0

Online businesses booming thanks to Web 2.0

Independent Australian telecommunications researcher BuddeComm has released a new study which finds solid new business models, backed by spectacular growth in online advertising, are quickly laying the foundations of the new internet economy.
Staff Writers Nov 9 2007 2:03PM Software
Enterprises struggle with social network bans

Enterprises struggle with social network bans

Enterprises are having difficulty coping with the rise of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook..
Tom Sanders Nov 9 2007 7:52AM Software
Facebook edges into Lycos top 50

Facebook edges into Lycos top 50

Web portal Lycos has highlighted the stellar growth of Facebook with the news that the social networking site has made its first appearance in the Lycos 50 top searches..
Clement James Nov 9 2007 7:52AM Software
Microsoft and Novell extend alliance

Microsoft and Novell extend alliance

One year after sealing their surprise alliance, Novell and Microsoft have announced an expansion of their technical collaboration to "link together the existing Windows and Linux frameworks"..
Robert Jaques Nov 9 2007 7:52AM Software
Digg triggers false start on Firefox 3

Digg triggers false start on Firefox 3

A false Firefox 3 report on Digg has caused headaches for Mozilla and confusion for users..
Shaun Nichols Nov 9 2007 7:52AM Software
Web firms fear legal action over user comments

Web firms fear legal action over user comments

A number of high-profile internet companies and organisations are seeking to overturn a court decision that could see them prosecuted for comments made by their users..
Matt Chapman Nov 9 2007 7:52AM Software
Father of web 2.0 slams Google OpenSocial

Father of web 2.0 slams Google OpenSocial

Tim O'Reilly, the father of the term 'web 2.0', has denounced Google's OpenSocial as "boring" and a "full blown disappointment"..
Tom Sanders Nov 8 2007 11:24PM Software
CDC Software acquires local Microsoft CRM reseller

CDC Software acquires local Microsoft CRM reseller

Enterprise software service provider, CDC Software - a subsidiary of CDC Corporation - has acquired Microsoft CRM specialist Snapdragon Consulting.
Lilia Guan Nov 8 2007 2:00PM Software
Congress savages Yahoo over China

Congress savages Yahoo over China

Yahoo executives received a roasting from Congressmen from both sides of the political spectrum in an emotionally charged hearing of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee..
Iain Thomson Nov 8 2007 7:35AM Software
Web 2.0 to 'revolutionise' the workplace

Web 2.0 to 'revolutionise' the workplace

Shrinking returns from business automation and the impact of web 2.0 will revolutionise the workplace and change the way we do business forever, experts predict..
Robert Jaques Nov 8 2007 7:35AM Software
IBM creates video game for budding entrepreneurs

IBM creates video game for budding entrepreneurs

IBM has designed a new video game to help university students and young professionals develop a combination of business and IT skills..
Nov 8 2007 7:35AM Software

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