Software

Google loses China search partnership

Google loses China search partnership

Netease, one of China's leading internet portals and online game operators, expects to end its partnership with Google this year, executives have said.
Simon Burns May 23 2007 11:46AM Software
IBM looks to open up development

IBM looks to open up development

IBM is kicking off an experiment to open up its software development process in a way that mirrors how open source applications are created.
Tom Sanders May 23 2007 11:43AM Software
Office 2003 moves to OpenXML format

Office 2003 moves to OpenXML format

Microsoft has released a security component that converts Office 2003 documents into the Open XML format, ridding them of malware.
Shaun Nichols May 23 2007 11:41AM Software
IBM's software chief warns against SOA mismatch

IBM's software chief warns against SOA mismatch

Early SOA adopters focus on IT benefits, overlook potential business savings.
Tom Sanders May 22 2007 5:18PM Software
IBM dominates SOA market

IBM dominates SOA market

IBM claims a 53 per cent market share in the market for SOA engines, according to a study by Wintergreen Research.
Tom Sanders May 22 2007 1:49PM Software
US experts question Microsoft's aQuantive buy

US experts question Microsoft's aQuantive buy

Market-watcher, Ovum, is questioning whether Microsoft's US$6 billion (A$7.3 billion) offer is too high a price to pay for online marketing agency aQuantive.
Robert Jaques May 22 2007 11:59AM Software
Yahoo linked to US$1bn bid for Bebo

Yahoo linked to US$1bn bid for Bebo

Yahoo is reportedly preparing a takeover bid for social networking site, Bebo, as part of a recent flurry of internet takeovers.
Staff Writers May 22 2007 10:26AM Software
Hoax email costs Apple US$4bn in six minutes

Hoax email costs Apple US$4bn in six minutes

An email published on a blog knocked US$4 billion off Apple's stock market valuation on Friday before it was exposed as a hoax.
Iain Thomson May 22 2007 10:01AM Software
Dell unveils Project Hybrid

Dell unveils Project Hybrid

Dell is preparing to roll out new products and services that will allow the company to sell more complete systems instead of point products.
Tom Sanders May 21 2007 3:51PM Software
YouTube questions US Army block

YouTube questions US Army block

The founders of YouTube have questioned the US Army's rationale for blocking certain internet sites from its soldiers.
Iain Thomson May 21 2007 2:38PM Software
Amazon touts DRM-free music downloads

Amazon touts DRM-free music downloads

Amazon.com has announced plans to launch a digital music store later this year offering millions of songs in the DRM-free MP3 format from more than 12,000 record labels.
Clement James May 18 2007 2:56PM Software
Microsoft reveals Windows Server 2008 advances

Microsoft reveals Windows Server 2008 advances

Microsoft has highlighted advances in the stability and security of its forthcoming Windows Server 2008 at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in the US.
Shaun Nichols May 18 2007 2:36PM Software
Web TV fuels merger and acquisition frenzy

Web TV fuels merger and acquisition frenzy

A booming IPTV market is resulting in communications infrastructure equipment manufacturers rushing into in a spate of mergers and acquisitions in order to better target telco customers.
Robert Jaques May 18 2007 2:15PM Software
Open Source product gets a facelift

Open Source product gets a facelift

allocPSA - an open source professional service automation product – gets an upgrade.
Staff Writers May 18 2007 1:30PM Software
Google breaks down language barriers

Google breaks down language barriers

Cross-language search and query interpretation coming soon.
Tom Sanders May 18 2007 6:47AM Software
Google pushes forward with Universal Search

Google pushes forward with Universal Search

Transforming video from entertainment to research tool.
Tom Sanders May 17 2007 4:56PM Software
Free Software Foundation mobilises against Microsoft

Free Software Foundation mobilises against Microsoft

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has formed a campaign group to fight any legal action following Microsoft's claims that the Linux kernel contains code that infringes its patents.
Iain Thomson May 17 2007 3:24PM Software
Software users must fight for open source

Software users must fight for open source

Software users must fight for the right to modify and redistribute open code and its resulting products in light of recent vendor squabbling, analyst firm Gartner warned today.
Robert Jaques May 17 2007 1:00PM Software
Torvalds tells Microsoft to put up or shut up

Torvalds tells Microsoft to put up or shut up

Microsoft may have patent problems of its own, claims Linux kernel creator.
Iain Thomson May 17 2007 6:38AM Software
New rules hit China mobile music downloads

New rules hit China mobile music downloads

Growth in music downloads to mobile phones in China stalled last year after the government introduced new regulations, according to recent market research.
Simon Burns May 16 2007 5:02PM Software

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