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EC Welcomes International Domain Names
Viviane Reding hails the arrival of non-Latin domain names, but demands that governments do more to protect public online interests
Novell Plug-In Lets Linux Developers Use Visual Studio
Signs emerge of a bridge between Windows and Linux - but will developers take it?
AMD And Intel Put Differences Behind Them And look To The Future
Now that the bitter and costly legal battle between AMD and Intel is over, both companies can focus on their future plans
HP Acquisition Of 3Com Could Threaten Cisco Dominance
HP's $2.7 billion deal for 3Com will enable it to compete more closely with Cisco, as well as getting greater network security technology through 3Com subsidiary TippingPoint
Platform Computing Launches Cloud-Building Software
Platform Computing has launched a new software package called Platform ISF, which creates a shared computing infrastructure from heterogeneous resources.
HP Takes On Cisco With 3Com Acquisition
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion (£1.63 billion) to build a stronger challenge to Cisco Systems in the networking space
Google Go-es Ahead With New Programming Language
Google has introduced a new programming language, known as Go, that is aimed at being fast, productive and fun for developers to use
Apple Update Kills Intel Atom Support
The latest software upgrade to Apple's Snow Leopard has ended support for Intel Atom chips, reports are suggesting
Cloud Ushers In New Security Frontier
Widespread adoption of cloud computing is likely to entail a plethora of management and security challenges, warns original Windows NT developer Mark Shavlik
Facebook Outlines Future Developer Strategy
Facebook is to reveal the road map for developers over the next six months, as part of its plans to stay at the top of the social networking media heap
Yahoo Pulls The Plug On GeoCities
Its official. Yahoo has finally closed its free web hosting service that it acquired for billions of dollars at the height of the dot-com boom
Symbian Foundation Launches Horizon App Service
The Symbian Foundation has launched an application publishing program for developers writing apps for the mobile operating system
Gartner Predicts Application Development Shake Up
Gartner has predicted that in five years time, at least 25 percent of new business applications will be built by so called “citizen developers.
Apple Allows Developers To Bypass Apps Store
Apple developers previously had to post both paid and free versions of their mobile applications on Apple's App Store
Windows 8 Will Be In The Cloud, Whatever Ballmer Says
Microsoft is working on Windows 8 - and it will be heavily based on the cloud, whatever Steve Ballmer may have said in recent announcements, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Toxic Vendors Will Need Standards to Clean Up Their Act
Corporate accountability director says the recent green leaf Apple turned over is only a small step along a long road to full tech industry carbon disclosure
Adobe looks to the Cloud with ColdFusion 9
Adobe Systems has unveiled a slew of product announcements around its ColdFusion development environment
Lord Carter: 2Mbps Broadband Is Like The Minimum Wage
The government's universal broadband provision may be slower than we'd like, but it's an essential part of social inclusion, said the former Minister behind Digital Britain
Are Clouds Compliant?
Never mind security and cost. There's one question around cloud computing that could be a show-stopper, says Peter Judge. Do cloud services comply with regulations, and can you safely use them?
NetSuite Targets SaaS App At iPhone
NetSuite customers with iPhones can now get their ERP data on the go, thanks to an application with the company's SaaS suite
Microsoft, SAP And Accenture In Carbon Reporting Tie-Up
The Carbon Disclosure Project is partnering with Accenture, Microsoft and SAP to establish a new global climate change data reporting platform
Google Answers Microsoft Chrome Frame Security Criticisms
Google has responded to Microsoft criticism that its Chrome Frame plug-in increases IE's attack surface
WebsiteSpark Launch Aims To Boost Microsoft Web Development
A new Microsoft programme aims to beef up its web development platform ecosystem and foster innovation for professional web developers and designers
Vodafone Jumps On Mobile Cloud Services Bandwagon
Vodafone is calling its new internet services for the mobile and the PC, Vodafone 360, the “most personal address book available"
Microsoft Joins Open Source Cloud Project
Zend Technologies, in association with IBM, Microsoft and others, has launched the Simple API for Cloud Application Services project
Cloud Security Issues Come To The Fore
While some commentators dismiss cloud computing for security and regulatory reasons, other viewpoints are emerging at a virtual summit
The Cloud Has Better Patching And Scaling
Video: Cloud-based applications do not play Russian roulette with security, says Eran Feigenbaum, stage magician and head of security at Google Apps
MySpace Open Sources Distributed Computing Framework
MySpace has both announced and open-sourced a new technology known as Qizmt, an internally developed framework for distributed computation based on the MapReduce framework
Oracle Ads Challenge IBM And Promise Sun SPARC Support
While IBM and HP say SPARC/Solaris is doomed, Oracle promises to spend more on the platform than Sun currently does