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Salesforce plans platform push

Salesforce plans platform push

Salesforce.com will kick off its Dreamforce conference in San Francisco this Sunday, 16 September and is likely to provide a catch-up on the progress of its recently launched Apex programming language.
Martin Veitch Sep 14 2007 1:41PM Software
Microsoft extends BizTalk reach

Microsoft extends BizTalk reach

Microsoft is attempting to reach beyond the narrow confines of company networks with the release of BizTalk Server 2006 R2 this week.
Martin Veitch Sep 14 2007 1:41PM Software
Infor cements SOA roadmap

Infor cements SOA roadmap

Enterprise software vendor Infor detailed its three year roadmap for the technology platform at its customer forum in Las Vegas this week.
Staff Writers Sep 14 2007 1:41PM Software
Open standards 'more important' than open source

Open standards 'more important' than open source

The recent Westminster eForum witnessed considerable debate around the adoption and use of open source software by governments, organisations and individuals.
Staff Writers Sep 14 2007 7:40AM Software
Microsoft denies anti-piracy move

Microsoft denies anti-piracy move

Microsoft has denied reports that it has activated its anti-piracy function to limit the use of pirated copies of its software.
Iain Thomson Sep 14 2007 7:26AM Security
Ubuntu comes knocking on Oracle's door

Ubuntu comes knocking on Oracle's door

Canonical has stated that its Ubuntu Server needs increased support from independent software vendors and system builders.
Tom Sanders Sep 14 2007 7:25AM Software
Ubuntu expands into virtual appliances

Ubuntu expands into virtual appliances

Canonical has released a special version of its Ubuntu Server Linux distribution that is tailored to run as part of a virtual appliance.
Tom Sanders Sep 13 2007 10:19AM Software
Intel touts virtualisation as the 'data centre OS'

Intel touts virtualisation as the 'data centre OS'

Virtualisation will enable a new "data centre operating system", according to Pat Gelsinger, Intel's senior vice president for enterprise systems.
Tom Sanders Sep 13 2007 7:04AM Software
Mozilla toasts 400 million Firefox downloads

Mozilla toasts 400 million Firefox downloads

Mozilla has announced that Firefox has passed the 400 million download milestone just three years after its launch in November 2004.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2007 6:59AM Software
Amazon joins search for Steve Fossett

Amazon joins search for Steve Fossett

Amazon has opened up its Mechanical Turk service to help search for missing aviation pioneer Steve Fossett.
Tom Sanders Sep 12 2007 10:47AM Software
IBM joins OpenOffice.org community

IBM joins OpenOffice.org community

IBM has decided to join the OpenOffice.org development community to collaborate on future versions of the software.
Matt Chapman Sep 12 2007 8:14AM Software
Illegal Halo 3 gamers get 8,000 year ban

Illegal Halo 3 gamers get 8,000 year ban

Several Xbox 360 gamers have had their Xbox Live accounts and consoles banned until 12 December 9999, after getting hold of a pre-release version of Microsoft's highly anticipated Halo 3 shooter.
Staff Writers Sep 11 2007 3:33PM Software
New game offers cash for killing

New game offers cash for killing

A new online game is offering cash prizes if players manage to shoot other players and stay alive themselves.
Iain Thomson Sep 11 2007 3:28PM Software
New standard offers zero-configuration virtualisation

New standard offers zero-configuration virtualisation

A group of six server builders and virtualisation vendors plans to reveal a new standard to help IT departments automate the installation and deployment of virtual machines.
Tom Sanders Sep 11 2007 8:20AM Hardware
Apple slips security fix into iTunes update

Apple slips security fix into iTunes update

Apple has included a fix for a remote code execution vulnerability for the OS X and Windows versions of its latest iTunes 7.4 release.
Shaun Nichols Sep 10 2007 3:20PM Security
AMD opens door to ATI Linux drivers

AMD opens door to ATI Linux drivers

AMD's ATI division is reversing its open source strategy by offering better open source drivers.
Tom Sanders Sep 10 2007 9:52AM Hardware
Cognos snaps up Applix for US$339 million

Cognos snaps up Applix for US$339 million

Business intelligence tools vendor Cognos is to buy analytics company Applix for $339 million.
Andrew Charlesworth Sep 10 2007 9:51AM Software
Four-socket Intel Xeon targets virtualisation

Four-socket Intel Xeon targets virtualisation

Intel has unveiled its 7300 and 7200 series Xeon processors and the new 7300 chipset.
Tom Sanders Sep 10 2007 9:49AM Software
IBM puts hypervisor in Flash memory

IBM puts hypervisor in Flash memory

IBM has unveiled a new server chipset that allows users to run a virtualisation hypervisor off a USB memory key instead of requiring it to be installed on a hard drive.
Tom Sanders Sep 10 2007 9:47AM Software
Japan to develop Google rival

Japan to develop Google rival

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is to set aside between ¥14m and ¥15m (around £60m) to research new online search technologies in an attempt to wrest some control away from search giants such as Google.
Staff Writers Sep 7 2007 2:03PM Software

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