Software

Microsoft has second go at single sign-on

Microsoft has second go at single sign-on

Microsoft has started offering developers a software development kit for its Windows Live ID service.
Shaun Nichols Aug 21 2007 8:09AM Software
Windows has 'fewer flaws' than Linux

Windows has 'fewer flaws' than Linux

Data collected by a Microsoft security researcher suggests that the company had to patch far fewer software vulnerabilities than competing vendors in 2007.
Shaun Nichols Aug 20 2007 10:20PM Software
Traditional marketing failing on social networks

Traditional marketing failing on social networks

Traditional marketing campaigns are proving unsuccessful on social networking sites, according to a recently published report.
Staff Writers Aug 20 2007 1:21PM Software
Web TV sparks bandwidth crisis fears

Web TV sparks bandwidth crisis fears

The internet is heading for a crash unless it increases its bandwidth capabilities, according to an analyst report.
Matt Chapman Aug 19 2007 9:24PM Software
StarOffice enters Google's orbit

StarOffice enters Google's orbit

Google has added the StarOffice set of programmes to its Google Pack, a free collection of recommended software downloads.
Matt Chapman Aug 19 2007 1:57PM Software
Chinese baby named 'at' symbol

Chinese baby named 'at' symbol

A Chinese couple has tried to name their baby boy '@', despite an official ban on names using foreign alphabets and minority Chinese languages.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 19 2007 12:16PM Software
US curriculum to include online safety

US curriculum to include online safety

The US National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has called on state leaders to work with schools and colleges to ensure that cyber-security, online safety and ethics lessons are integrated into every classroom.
Robert Jaques Aug 17 2007 11:39AM Software
Warcraft 'stole our fonts', developer claims

Warcraft 'stole our fonts', developer claims

World of Warcraft, one of the world's most popular online games, relies on illegally copied fonts, a Chinese company has alleged.
Simon Burns Aug 17 2007 6:45AM Software
Mozilla plans 24-hour developer conference

Mozilla plans 24-hour developer conference

Mozilla is to host a 24-hour web conference to develop new ideas for open source coding.
Iain Thomson Aug 16 2007 9:54PM Software
IBM readies Lotus Notes 8

IBM readies Lotus Notes 8

IBM is preparing to ship a new version of its Lotus Notes and Domino applications on 17 August, according to a company webpage published on Tuesday.
Tom Sanders Aug 16 2007 6:35AM Software
Kazacos acquires Sensis' Invizage

Kazacos acquires Sensis' Invizage

Peter Kazacos, the man that left Kaz to Telstra has returned to buy up an arm of Sensis.
Lilia Guan Aug 16 2007 6:30AM Software
AMD floats parallelism accelerator

AMD floats parallelism accelerator

AMD has released the first specifications for a set of future chip enhancements designed to speed up parallel applications.
Tom Sanders Aug 15 2007 2:51PM Software
Microsoft restructures to get ahead in advertising

Microsoft restructures to get ahead in advertising

Microsoft announced today that it will be changing the way it approaches its web-based advertising operations.
Shaun Nichols Aug 15 2007 2:48PM Software
US standards board votes against OpenXML

US standards board votes against OpenXML

Microsoft's campaign to standardise its Office OpenXML file format took a hit today when a US committee voted against approving the format and supporting it for approval by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Shaun Nichols Aug 15 2007 2:37PM Software
Scots language database takes the high road

Scots language database takes the high road

Shoud auld acquentance be forgot, an niver brocht tae mynd?.
Iain Thomson Aug 15 2007 2:18PM Software
EA delays games for OS X

EA delays games for OS X

Two months after game maker Electronic Arts promised to increase its development efforts for OS X, Mac users are still waiting to get in the game.
Shaun Nichols Aug 15 2007 12:57PM Software
BBC may have to pay iPlayer royalties

BBC may have to pay iPlayer royalties

ISPs are in negotiations with the BBC over its iPlayer software and may ask the corporation for royalty fees to cover bandwidth use.
Iain Thomson Aug 15 2007 12:12PM Software
Virtualisation ready for the big time

Virtualisation ready for the big time

Virtualisation technology is ready to support mission-critical applications, according to a recent survey conducted by managed hosting provider Rackspace.
Robert Jaques Aug 15 2007 10:19AM Software
Banking crisis hits Second Life

Banking crisis hits Second Life

The Second Life bank has closed due to insolvency. The bank was unable to meet US$180,000 in withdrawal requests.
Tom Sanders Aug 14 2007 5:03PM Software
SCO stock plummets on Unix verdict

SCO stock plummets on Unix verdict

Shares for SCO fell by nearly 72 percent on Monday as shareholders responded to a court ruling that stated that the company doesn't own the copyrights of the Unix operating system.
Tom Sanders Aug 14 2007 5:00PM Software

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