Software

Google Extends Vintage MS Office Support

Google has reacted to unhappy Google Docs customers and extended support for old MS Office formats until January

12 years ago

SAP Users Slam Complex And Rigid Licensing

A survey of British SAP users has revealed that many are unhappy over licensing complexity and lack of flexibility

12 years ago

WebPlatform.org Backed By IT Giants For Developer Support

IT giants like Google, Microsoft and Mozilla are backing a centralised repository of web developer documentation

12 years ago

ScaleOut Analytics Server Targets Big Data

ScaleOut Software claims its Analytics Server speeds up data analysis through the use of in-memory data grid technology

12 years ago

NetSuite Introduces Two-Tier ERP For Oracle Users

NetSuite's cloud-based Two-Tier enterprise resource planning application is designed for corporations running Oracle ERP at their headquarters

12 years ago

Both Oracle And Google Will Appeal Java Verdict

Oracle wants a slice of the Android pie, while Google wants to clear its name

12 years ago

Google Kings Cross Base Set For 2015 Opening

Google is reportedly close to a £550m deal that will see it base its UK headquarters in Kings Cross, London

12 years ago

Mozilla Releases Firefox Metro Beta For Windows 8

Open source browser gets touch-ready for Windows 8

12 years ago

Facebook Bug Adds False ‘Likes’

Shares count as likes, even when shared in private, but only on plug-in counters, but some likes are liking stuff…

12 years ago

Google Street View Now On Apple iPad And Mobiles

Good news for mobile users after Google makes Street View available to both Apple iOS 6 and Android

12 years ago

Microsoft Beefs Up App Security With PhoneFactor Purchase

Microsoft is to enhance the security of business apps on mobile devices with the acquisition of PhoneFactor

12 years ago

Google Library Settlement Ends Seven-Year Struggle With Publishers

Google agrees to let publishers decide what goes into its library

12 years ago

Facebook User Base Reaches One Billion

Mark Zuckerberg confirms Facebook has reached the historic milestone

12 years ago

Facebook Promoted Posts Launches In The US

Facebook offers users the chance to pay to top their friends' news feeds

12 years ago

Microsoft Upsets Advertisers With IE 10 Do Not Track

Microsoft has provoked fury among advertisers for its default 'Do Not Track' feature in Internet Explorer 10

12 years ago

Skype Launches Eight New Education Projects

Microsoft-owned firm to connect scientists, explorers and artists directly to classrooms around the world

12 years ago

Facebook Privacy Boosted As French Watchdog Dismisses Message ‘Bug’

French data protection watchdog says claims of a bug revealing private messages on users' walls are nonsense

12 years ago

Could Raspberry Pi Cook Up Green Data Centres?

Low energy ARM processors are ready to take over the data centre. They need some software, and the Raspberr Pi…

12 years ago

Software AG: What Is This Process Stuff About?

Software AG has staked out business process automation - but what does that mean? Darren Roos tells us

12 years ago

SAP Bristles At Ellison Database Comments

SAP says Oracle just doesn't get it after Larry Ellison called SAP's HANA database "really small"

12 years ago

Oracle Ties SaaS Apps To Social Media Platform

Oracle has added social media functionality to all of its Cloud-based business applications

12 years ago

Raspberry Pi To Spur The ARM Server Revolution

How could the humble Raspberry Pi help get more ARM servers in data centres? Chris Tyler, one of the people…

12 years ago

Iran Restores Gmail Access

Iranian authorities have restored access to Gmail, but are continuing to block YouTube in the wake of controversy over an…

12 years ago

Why MongoDB Is Not Just For Big Data

MongoDB is the go-to NoSQL database for Big Data and small projects alike, says 10gen CEO Max Schireson,

12 years ago

Google’s Motorola Unit Can’t Ban Microsoft Products In Germany

Google's Motorola Mobility unit can't ban the Xbox 360 in Germany over patents

12 years ago

Japan Updates Piracy Laws With Threat Of Prison

Up to two years in confinement for “knowingly” downloading a single copyrighted file

12 years ago

Mozilla Opens Persona For Beta Testing

The password-slaying authentication platform is now available to the public

12 years ago

Canonical Offers Kill Switch After Ubuntu Privacy Row

Canonical is to offer a kill switch to turn off online searches in Ubuntu Linux 12.10 following a privacy row

12 years ago

Internet Explorer Beats Browser Rivals After Security Tests

Security testing has revealed Microsoft's Internet Explorer to be the best at fighting click fraud and malicious downloads

12 years ago