PC World - A small Chicago-based software company is accusing Google of ripping off a tool it developed that allows Microsoft Outlook... -- read full article
Reuters - Microsoft has agreed to buy
Portuguese mobile software company MobiComp in the U.S.
software giant's biggest-ever investment in Portugal,
Microsoft's chief in Portugal said on Thursday. -- read full article
Reuters - Oracle Corp shares fell as much
as 4 percent on Thursday on concerns that the company's growth
was slowing after the software maker issued a sales forecast
that disappointed Wall Street. -- read full article
AP - Chief Executive Howard Stringer said Sony Corp. will win back its electronic leadership by improving its Internet-linked gadgets, wiping out losses in video games and TVs and pushing services and software, not just hardware.
Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) said it would make a
strong push into networked electronics and video delivery
services and aim for the top spot in LCD TVs as the firm looks
to make the most of its hardware and software assets for
growth.
PC World - Microsoft Thursday released its Hyper-V virtualization technology a day after it was widely reported the software was about to... -- read full article
Reuters - Intel Corp , the world's
biggest chipmaker and decades-long business partner of
Microsoft Corp, has no immediate plans to roll out the software
giant's Windows Vista operating system to all its employees.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it has
started selling its new server virtualization software about
six weeks ahead of schedule, putting pressure on market leader
VMware Inc.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The latest in the company's Ming line feature built-in GPS, a Linux operating system, and Bluetooth capabilities. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Iona will become a wholly owned subsidiary, making it likely that its Artix Web integration and Fuse SOA product lines will continue. -- read full article
NewsFactor - On Tuesday, Nokia not only moved to acquire Symbian for $410 million, it also partnered with mobile-industry giants to launch a foundation to provide royalty-free software and accelerate innovation. -- read full article
AP - Red Hat Inc. said Wednesday its first-quarter 2009 profit rose 6.6 percent as the software distributor posted an increase in sales led by growth in software-subscription deals. -- read full article
Reuters - Oracle Corp reported a 27
percent rise in quarterly profit as sales of new software beat
expectations, but the company gave a cautious outlook citing
economic uncertainties, and its shares fell 3 percent.
