Opera serenades Linux, loses voice
Opera Software this week rolled out a beta version of its newest browser for the Linux platform, minus some voice technology that will be part of the Windows version. The Windows beta was released in December. The forthcoming version of…
IBM buys BI specialist
Big Blue acquires SRD to round out its BI middleware offerings IBM on Friday announced it acquired privately held Systems Research & Development (SRD), for an undisclosed amount, to fill out its business intelligence middleware portfolio. SRD makes analytics software…
Business Objects wins MicroStrategy patent suit appeal
Trial will decide if MicroStrategy infringed Business Objects’ patent on relational database access system Business Objects will have its day in court after all. A U.S. Federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a trial be held to determine if MicroStrategy…
AMD chooses Turion as brand name for mobile chips
AMD expected to unveil mobile chip set on Monday LAS VEGAS — Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is expected to unveil Turion, its new brand for mobile processors in thin-and-light notebooks, on Monday, company executives said this week at the International…
ITIL be a cold day
I’m frustrated. On several occasions in this space the subject of ITIL has come up. ITIL stands for “Information Technology Infrastructure Library” – a singularly uninformative name. ITIL purports to be a collection of industry best practices for managing the…
VMware now shipping ACE secure PC environment
Software uses virtual machine technology to create an ‘assured computing environment’ EMC subsidiary VMware is now shipping the first commercial version of its VMware ACE secure PC environment. Version 1.0 of the product was made available for order on VMware’s…
Microsoft rushes free antispyware beta to market
Microsoft wasted little time after buying antispyware vendor Giant Software Company last month to release on Thursday a free trial copy of its Windows AntiSpyware product. The rapid turnaround is indicative of the company’s growing concern over security flaws threatening…
Microsoft to phase out Pocket PC, Smartphone brands
Windows Mobile brand takes over as device types merge LAS VEGAS — Microsoft is gradually phasing out its Pocket PC and Smartphone brands in favor of an overarching Windows Mobile brand, a company representative said Thursday. In the past 18…
Weblog software vendor Six Apart buys LiveJournal site
Acquisition bumps Six Apart customer count to 6.5 million Six Apart, maker of the popular Moveable Type Weblogging software, has acquired Danga Interactive, the operators of the Weblog service LiveJournal, for an undisclosed amount of cash and stock, the company…
Microsoft sends shivers through antivirus market
Move may hurt growth potential of consumer security software The stocks of major antivirus software vendors were trading lower Thursday, after Microsoft announced the release of beta antispyware technology it bought in December and said it would begin giving away an…
