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UK culture holding back open source

UK culture holding back open source

Industry experts have identified cultural, as well as technical, factors affecting the take up of open source software in the UK.
Iain Thomson Oct 6 2007 12:22AM Software
Linux group calls Microsoft's bluff

Linux group calls Microsoft's bluff

The head of the Open Invention Network (OIN) has dismissed Microsoft's claims that Linux violates over 200 of its patents.
Iain Thomson Oct 5 2007 7:36AM Software
Trust in open source software soars

Trust in open source software soars

IT security professionals have an almost equal preference for deploying open source or commercial software, according to research by security firm Barracuda Networks.
Robert Jaques Oct 3 2007 9:25PM Software
Yahoo brings One Search to the desktop

Yahoo brings One Search to the desktop

Yahoo has launched a new search engine that aims to deliver more relevant search results.
Tom Sanders Oct 3 2007 12:47PM Software
Computers take bite out of sabre-toothed cats

Computers take bite out of sabre-toothed cats

Computer modelling technology has helped scientists to reveal that the Ice-Age sabre-toothed cat was not such a fearsome predator as its appearance would suggest.
Robert Jaques Oct 3 2007 12:41PM Software
XP restore cripples Windows Update

XP restore cripples Windows Update

A Windows XP update pushed out two months ago is leaving some users unable to update their systems.
Iain Thomson Oct 3 2007 7:29AM Software
Open source winning Asia security battle

Open source winning Asia security battle

Improving security is the number one reason for companies to switch to open source software in several major IT markets in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a new survey.
Simon Burns Oct 3 2007 7:27AM Security
Torvalds irate over Linux Smack

Torvalds irate over Linux Smack

Linus Torvalds has launched a blistering attack on security programmers who object to adding the Smack application to the upcoming 2.6.24 Linux kernel.
Iain Thomson Oct 3 2007 7:26AM Software
Europe beating US in virtualisation uptake

Europe beating US in virtualisation uptake

Stricter European privacy controls have helped virtualisation to achieve greater uptake in Europe than in North America, according to a networking vendor.
Matt Chapman Oct 2 2007 11:49AM Software
Microsoft extends XP availability by five months

Microsoft extends XP availability by five months

Microsoft has extended the availability of its Windows XP operating system to computer makers by five months.
Tom Sanders Oct 2 2007 7:30AM Software
GMail to get a refresh

GMail to get a refresh

But it will not be a complete overhaul, says Google
Rosalie Marshall Oct 1 2007 6:16PM Software
Mobile advertisers treading a fine line

Mobile advertisers treading a fine line

Mobile operators stand to gain by investing in mobile advertising, but only if it is implemented correctly, according to a new report from Analysys.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2007 10:49AM Software
Testers get first glimpse of Vista SP1

Testers get first glimpse of Vista SP1

Microsoft has kicked off the public beta testing of Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
Shaun Nichols Sep 27 2007 7:19AM Software
IBM rings in the second phase of SOA

IBM rings in the second phase of SOA

IBM has launched a new series of service oriented architecture (SOA) services that aim to increase the software's appeal for end users rather than IT staff.
Tom Sanders Sep 27 2007 7:18AM Software
EMC considers Mozy web-based storage service buy

EMC considers Mozy web-based storage service buy

Storage giant EMC is expected to acquire startup firm Berkeley Data Systems in a deal that suggests online and outsourced storage could become a bigger factor for businesses.
Martin Veitch Sep 26 2007 7:20AM Software
Facebook subpoenaed over child grooming

Facebook subpoenaed over child grooming

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is taking action against Facebook for allegedly failing to stop sexual predators using the site.
Iain Thomson Sep 26 2007 7:16AM Software
EU think-tank floats OS bundling ban

EU think-tank floats OS bundling ban

A Brussels think-tank has proposed that the European Commission block vendors from pre-installing operating systems with new PCs.
Shaun Nichols Sep 25 2007 4:29PM Hardware
Beagle gets another shot at space

Beagle gets another shot at space

The team behind the Beagle spacecraft, which crashed on Mars on Christmas Day 2003, is to try again. But this time the project will aim for the Moon.
Iain Thomson Sep 25 2007 4:23PM Software
Vista failing to win over the enterprise

Vista failing to win over the enterprise

Microsoft's Windows Vista has yet to win over many businesses nearly a year after it was first made available to enterprises.
Shaun Nichols Sep 24 2007 10:40PM Software
Microsoft 'error' shuts out .Mac

Microsoft 'error' shuts out .Mac

An "internal error" last week caused Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger to tell Macintosh users to switch out of Apple's e-mail service in order to access the messaging application.
Shaun Nichols Sep 24 2007 10:37PM Software

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