Software

Facebook IPO Exposes Hacking And Spamming Business RisksFacebook IPO Exposes Hacking And Spamming Business Risks

Facebook IPO Exposes Hacking And Spamming Business Risks

Facebook identified hacking and spam as ongoing issues to comply with US regulations on disclosing IPO-related security issues

13 years ago
Microsoft Snipes At Google Over Its Lucrative Privacy PolicyMicrosoft Snipes At Google Over Its Lucrative Privacy Policy

Microsoft Snipes At Google Over Its Lucrative Privacy Policy

Microsoft has started to take some public jabs at Google's controversial moneymaking privacy policy

13 years ago
Government Launches Beta Of Single Website With Gov.ukGovernment Launches Beta Of Single Website With Gov.uk

Government Launches Beta Of Single Website With Gov.uk

One-stop shop for online public services could save £50 million, the government hopes

13 years ago
Facebook Will Join Apple And Google’s League With Its IPOFacebook Will Join Apple And Google’s League With Its IPO

Facebook Will Join Apple And Google’s League With Its IPO

Facebook's $5 billion initial public offering could give the social network a market capitalisation akin to Silicon Valley's two other…

13 years ago
OpenStack Developers Ditch ‘Buggy’ Microsoft Hyper-V SupportOpenStack Developers Ditch ‘Buggy’ Microsoft Hyper-V Support

OpenStack Developers Ditch ‘Buggy’ Microsoft Hyper-V Support

The OpenStack open source cloud project has ditched "unmaintained" Microsoft Hyper-V code from its core module

13 years ago
Pentaho Open-Sources ‘Big Data’ ToolsPentaho Open-Sources ‘Big Data’ Tools

Pentaho Open-Sources ‘Big Data’ Tools

Pentaho has open sourced its big data analytics tools, known as the Pentaho Kettle project

13 years ago
IBM To Advance Mobile Strategy With Worklight AcquisitionIBM To Advance Mobile Strategy With Worklight Acquisition

IBM To Advance Mobile Strategy With Worklight Acquisition

IBM plans to buy Worklight, a maker of mobile app development and management software, to bolster its enterprise mobile strategy

13 years ago
Facebook IPO Will Help It Compete For Revenue With GoogleFacebook IPO Will Help It Compete For Revenue With Google

Facebook IPO Will Help It Compete For Revenue With Google

Facebook is expected to file for its initial public offering today setting it up for more intense competition with Google

13 years ago
Salesforce Launches Desk.com Social Support ToolSalesforce Launches Desk.com Social Support Tool

Salesforce Launches Desk.com Social Support Tool

Salesforce.com is targeting SMBs with a cloud-based helpdesk dashboard that integrates Facebook and Twitter feeds

13 years ago
Mozilla Steps Up Chrome Battle And Release Pace With Firefox 10Mozilla Steps Up Chrome Battle And Release Pace With Firefox 10

Mozilla Steps Up Chrome Battle And Release Pace With Firefox 10

Firefox 10 paves the way for Mozilla's silent updates, as Google's Chrome grabs more market share

13 years ago
Tentative Beta Launch For Office 15 Suggests A 2012 Release DateTentative Beta Launch For Office 15 Suggests A 2012 Release Date

Tentative Beta Launch For Office 15 Suggests A 2012 Release Date

Microsoft is starting to take the wraps off "Office 15", the suite that will blend with Windows 8 and the…

13 years ago
Twitter Faces Protest Over Censorship MoveTwitter Faces Protest Over Censorship Move

Twitter Faces Protest Over Censorship Move

Users are protesting at Twitter's decision to censor content in certain countries in line with local laws

13 years ago
Collaboration Made Simple And Flexible By Alfresco Team: ReviewCollaboration Made Simple And Flexible By Alfresco Team: Review

Collaboration Made Simple And Flexible By Alfresco Team: Review

Collaboration tools used to be a big-IT, PC-based affair. The object was to link the work product of hundreds or…

13 years ago
Facebook Sues Over ‘Likejacking’ ScamFacebook Sues Over ‘Likejacking’ Scam

Facebook Sues Over ‘Likejacking’ Scam

Facebook and the State of Washington are suing a marketing firm over a 'likejacking' scam that allegedly brought in up…

13 years ago
US Politicians Challenge Google Privacy Policy ChangeUS Politicians Challenge Google Privacy Policy Change

US Politicians Challenge Google Privacy Policy Change

Members of the US Congress are questioning Google over sweeping changes in how it handles user privacy

13 years ago

Report: Facebook Flotation Set For 1 February

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Facebook will hold its initial public offering on 1 February, setting the stage…

13 years ago

Google Adds Teens To Social Network

Google's next step in its challenge against Facebook is to accept teenagers aged 13 and older in most countries

13 years ago

EnterpriseDB Offers Up Postgres Plus Cloud Database

EnterpriseDB has launched Postgres Plus Cloud Database, its enterprise-class database as a service

13 years ago

Google Earth Updated With Google+ Integration

Google has released a new version of Google Earth that includes seamless integration with Google+

13 years ago

Twitter Expands WEF Debate Beyond Davos

KPMG says its now possible to be in Davos without actually being there after it monitors World Economic Forum tweets

13 years ago

Sensors Will Play A Big Part In Microsoft’s Windows 8 Tablet Apps

Windows 8 on tablets will use hardware sensors in a number of ways, perhaps none more important than for app…

13 years ago

Police BlackBerry Scheme Slated For Lack Of Organisation

According to the National Audit Office, the government programme “did not provide value for money”

13 years ago

RealNetworks Sells Video Technology And Patents To Intel

Intel's spend on RealNetworks' video software and 190-plus patents will enable the company to grow on-chip capabilities

13 years ago

Google Is Experimenting With TCP To Give A Faster Web Experience

Google is testing ways to cut the latency in TCP connections that Web browsers make to request and retrieve data

13 years ago

Rubinstein Departure Hits Final Nail In HP webOS Coffin

The severing of ties between Jon Rubenstein and HP marks the end of the company's WebOS efforts as it looks…

13 years ago

Google Tests TCP To Trim Latency Issues

Google engineers are exploring ways to cut latency issues inherent in the TCP connections made by web browsers

13 years ago

Government Catapult To Slingshot Business Into Digital Age

Vince Cable has announced the Connected Digital Economy Catapult to encourage digital technology adoption by UK businesses

13 years ago

Facebook Forces Timeline On Users

Facebook's controversial re-design of the profile page will become mandatory in seven days

13 years ago

WebOS To Be Open Source By September

HP announces release timetable and open source tools for developers

13 years ago

Avaya Has A Flare For Apple iPad Unified Communications

Avaya Flare Communicator is now providing unified comms on the iPad, and other mobile platforms will go online later this…

13 years ago