PC Magazine - Microsoft has inked a long-term deal with Havok, allowing all of their internal and affiliated studios full access to the company's entire library of physics tools. -- read full article
AFP - Typos can bedevil online political campaigns by letting evil software wizards or crafty king-makers turn misspellings into opportunities for sabotage or theft, a security specialist has warned.
PC Magazine - PC OEMs offered a halfhearted endorsement of the Linux desktop on Wednesday, claiming that the operating system was mainly suited for low-cost appliances and PCs designed for education. -- read full article
PC Magazine - Building on the success of its PC power management tool, Verdiem has announced the consumer release of its Edison software - a free energy monitoring application built exclusively for the Windows operating system. -- read full article
Reuters - Intricate spy software has helped
France's handballers improve their game and head coach Philippe
Bana was hoping to see the dividends at the upcoming Olympics.
NewsFactor - Years ago, the Linux open-source operating system seemed ready to offer a nonproprietary alternative to Microsoft Windows. But "Linux on the desktop" never took off. -- read full article
AP - Caliper Life Sciences Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter loss widened on lower licensing revenue from its drug-development software programs. -- read full article
AP - Educational software company Blackboard Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit declined even as sales grew, as expenses increased. -- read full article
AP - Educational software company Blackboard Inc. said Wednesday it expects third-quarter results in the range of a loss of 2 cents per share to a profit of 2 cents per share. -- read full article
Reuters - Microsoft Corp plans to
buy back as much as $20 billion of its stock to boost its
flagging share price, Bloomberg News quoted a top-rated
software analyst as saying.
PC Magazine - Microsoft has confirmed that the "Midori" operating system is an "incubation project," without confirming whether it actually will be a commercial product or part of the Windows family. -- read full article
USATODAY.com - He goes by the nickname A-Z and is one of Russia's bright young tech stars. He's a crack programmer, successful entrepreneur and creator of sophisticated software tools that help his customers make millions. -- read full article
NewsFactor - iPhone owners planning to add the newly available 2.0.1 software update need to be careful or they could end up with a dud. -- read full article
NewsFactor - Microsoft plans to share early information about its monthly Patch Tuesday updates with security software providers, partners, customers and public organizations. -- read full article
