Software

Oracle To Pay £5bn For Sun Microsystems

The terms of the deal represent significantly more money than the £4.5 billion cash offer that IBM reported had put…

16 years ago

Pirate Bay – A Fair Verdict?

The Pirate Bay founders have been given prison sentences for enabling copyright theft. The verdict has been loudly protested, but…

16 years ago

Google Has Big Hopes For Android OS

While Google's earning report exceeded some analyst expectations, the search engine giant is facing modest declines in revenue as it…

16 years ago

Iron Mountain Launches Cloud Email Management

Iron Mountain has launched a cloud-based alternative to control e-mail that includes archiving, continuity, security and data leak prevention

16 years ago

Is It The End of the Road For Windows 2000?

With Windows XP entering Extended Support mode this week and Windows 2000 due to leave extended support on July 13…

16 years ago

Building a Stronger Foundation for Linux

The Linux Foundation and Novell have teamed up on Build Service to help create software packages for a variety of…

16 years ago

Can We Live With Tech Giants’ Recovery Plans?

Google, Nokia, and Intel have all been battered by the recession.They all have plans to recover - but what about…

16 years ago

Microsoft Exchange 2010 Beta: Well Balanced

Microsoft's Exchange Server 2010 takes on its cloud-based e-mail rivals.

16 years ago

Desktop Linux Needs A Bit More Organisation

There are plenty of desktop Linux apps. The problem is finding, installing and managing them, says Jason Brooks. Linux vendors…

16 years ago

Whether OOXML Wins Or Not, Older MS Docs Aren’t Safe

Microsoft's OOXML formats are controversial - but the older Office formats will be a danger as security holes go unpatched,…

16 years ago

IBM, Red Hat and others Join EC Microsoft Case

A group of tech companies has joined the likes of Google, Opera and Mozzilla in the latest EC case against…

16 years ago

EC To Sue UK For Inaction Over Phorm

The UK Government failed to respond to privacy issues raised by BT's secret trials of the Phorm behavioural ad targetting…

16 years ago

eBay To Spin Off Skype

Bidding starts on the auction site's biggest ever sale, while Skype starts preparing to spread its wings

16 years ago

BlackBerry Users Hit By Outage

Many users were cut off from the BlackBerry Internet Service, and unable to view e-mail attachments or create new accounts

16 years ago

Report Shows Spam’s Massive Carbon Footprint

Spam wastes enough energy to run 2.4 million homes, says a report designed to give more ammunition to anti-spam action

16 years ago

Job Cuts – The Biggest Security Risk Of All?

The recession is creating an army of disaffected ex-employees - many of whom will still have access to their former…

16 years ago

Adobe Reader Alternatives: No Clear Winner

eWEEK Labs recently tested several alternatives to the free Adobe Reader, to see if their capabilities made it worthwhile to…

16 years ago

Twitter Worm Evolves Over Four Attacks

A 17-year old hacker is reportedly backing off after exposing vulnerabilties on the microblogging site

16 years ago

Trend Aims To Simplify Endpoint Security

New Endpoint Platform and Client-Server suite should take out some of the legwork, company promises

16 years ago

Amazon Rejects Hacker Glitch Claims

An Amazon.com glitch reduced the sales rankings of 57,000 titles - but something isn't right about the story of the…

16 years ago

Doctors Criticise Google Health Data

Google's health care IT solution has been taken to task by physicians who say it can give an inaccurate picture…

16 years ago

Microsoft Hotmail Suffers Outage

As more and more users venture onto cloud-based applications, temporary outages have more effect on consumers and businesses

16 years ago

Mono Migration Analyser tool (MoMA): Port Windows Software To Linux

The Mono Migration Analyser tool: is it really necessary? eWEEK Labs puts MoMA through its paces.

16 years ago

Ex-Microsoft Space Tourist Returns To Earth

Simonyi is perhaps most famous for spearheading the development of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and other productivity applications

16 years ago

Microsoft’s XP Support Still Beats The Competition

From next week, Microsoft Windows XP and Office 2003 support and fixes will cost money. But that is much better…

16 years ago

Google Android Set to Grow Beyond Mobile

T-Mobile, Acer, Dell and HP are all planning more computer-centric applications for the mobile operating system

16 years ago

Top Developer Joins Microsoft Next Generation OS Team

One of the primary designers of the BitC programming language and the related Coyotos operating system project, will be joining…

16 years ago

Salesforce.com Launches Free Mobile Service

Launched in London, and runs on iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices

16 years ago

Windows On 96 Percent of Netbooks? No Way!

A Microsoft exec has announced the death of the Linux netbook. He's ignoring the world picture, and speaking too soon:…

16 years ago

Twitter Downplays Google Buyout Rumours

Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites have been in a hot cycle of acquisitions and buyouts

16 years ago