TechWeb - InformationWeek - Software experts at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver are now doubling efforts to save more of the mission's data. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The original patch worked on Windows Vista, but failed to accomplish its task in Windows XP SP2 and SP3, the Microsoft Security Response Center said. -- read full article
PC World - Microsoft's latest security update has detected and removed more online game password-logging software from 2 million PCs. -- read full article
AP - A federal judge ordered Microsoft Corp. to pay Alcatel-Lucent $511.6 million in damages and interest, letting stand a jury's decision that the software maker infringed on two patents. -- read full article
PC World - A Dutch charity is funding an open-source project to design a smart card that offers stronger protection of personal data. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The former SoftGrid software streams an application from a server in an organization's data center to a local PC as pieces of the application are needed. -- read full article
NewsFactor - China's State Intellectual Property Office has denied a flurry of media reports suggesting the government agency was investigating Microsoft for discriminatory software pricing. In a statement briefly posted at its official Web site, according to media sources, the SIPO noted that it has never undertaken any market-monopoly investigations before, and has no plans to do so because its mandate from Chinese government agencies is "to investigate and research domestic piracy issues." -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Such a move could spur the use of Linux as the operating system of choice in virtual machine environments. -- read full article
Reuters - Norwegian browser maker Opera Software
said it is targeting revenue growth of around 50
percent in 2008 and even more in 2009 on increasing demand. -- read full article
Reuters - Video game maker Take-Two Interactive
Software said on Thursday it reached an agreement with
the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on providing information
regarding a takeover bid by larger rival Electronic Arts Inc
.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company unveiled a batch of new or upgraded Business Service Management products at the HP Software Universe user group meeting in Las Vegas. -- read full article
