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Oracle Makes CRM Play With InQuira Acquisition
Oracle is bolstering its CRM portfolio by buying Inquira, to help it take on Salesforce.com and Microsoft
Korean Social Network Suffers Massive Breach
Three quarters of the South Korean population may have had their personal details hacked
Google Emails Come Home To Roost In Oracle Java Suit
Potentially damaging emails could make it hard for Google if the patent lawsuit against Oracle goes to court
IBM’s Watson Could Shake Up The Enterprise
Commercialising Watson has clear and exciting implications for the enterprise, says IBM's Craig Rhinehart
WP7 SDK Beta Ready And Mango Phone Is Announced
Microsoft's WP7 Mango update will feature on the Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T and a refreshed SDK is available now
Oracle Java 7 Looks To Community For Innovation
Oracle has released the first major Java release in five years, bringing a host of incremental enhancements
Cloud Infrastructure Catalogue Refresh For CA
CA revamps product range and adds new software to plan, design, deliver and secure cloud lifecycle
HP’s Problems Down To Hurd And Fiorina, Lane Says
Chairman Ray Lane said HP is reversing the damage done by former CEOs Mark Hurd and Carly Fiorina
SAP Integrates Map Data With Business Analytics
SAP is to utilise Google Maps data including satellite and Street View images in its enterprise systems
Vodafone Defends Egyptian Collaboration
Vodafone will meet rights activists to explain its co-operation with the overthrown Egyptian government
Google+ Names Policy Is Key To Its Ad Model
Will the changes to Google's name management policy satisfy users, while letting the company deliver targeted ads, asks Clint Boulton
Windows Phone Mango Update Reaches RTM
Microsoft’s "Mango" update has gained Release To Manufacturing status but no release date has been set
Dell’s Open-Source OpenStack Cloud Platform
Dell is launching an open-source cloud computing platform based on OpenStack with Dell's Crowbar installer
Amazon And Kobo React To In-App Purchasing Policy
Amazon and Kobo have complied with Apple's in-app policies but Kobo plans to build an HTML5 e-reader app
Most British Firms To Hire ‘Social Media Managers’
Research has found British businesses are getting to grips with online matters
Microsoft Renews SUSE Linux Deal
Now owned by Attachmate, SUSE has renewed the deal Microsoft signed with former parent Novell
Tesco To Provide Free In-Store Wi-Fi
Supermarket chain Tesco is testing free in-store Wi-Fi in four of its stores, with plans to roll out across the UK
Google Culls Google+ Profiles With ‘Dubious’ Names
Google+ has deleted some user accounts without notice, while testing its profile naming policy
Alcatel-Lucent Pushes Into Video Collaboration
Alcatel-Lucent is using partnerships and its own technology in the new Visual Collaboration Suite
Why Did Google Kill Its Firefox Toolbar?
Let's not get sentimental about the tools we use, says Peter Judge. Google giveth, and Google taketh away
Plenty Of Rare Bits Will Be Pulled Out Of The Black Hat Conference
This week, the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas will show how we all gamble with our security right across the IT inventory, says Eric Doyle
Google+ Needs Algorithmic Filtering
Google needs to install some serious filtering tools on its Google+ platform, to help users cut through the noise, says Clint Boulton
IBM Designs Cloud Community For Government Depts
IBM's Federal Community Cloud allows government agencies to adopt social collaboration tools
comScore: Google+ Hits 20 Million Visitors
Google+ has more than 20 million users, and has not even moved out of the invitation-only phase yet
TalkTalk Shamed For Poor Broadband Service
Talk Talk finished bottom of an Ofcom survey of broadband customer satisfaction
Limited Google+ Still Growing Exponentially
Google+ user metrics show 1.8 million visits last week, with over half the traffic from Google and Gmail
Windows Declines But Microsoft Has Solid Quarter
Microsoft enjoyed solid revenue during the last quarter but its Windows franchise experienced a slight decline
Email Matches Voice On Readers’ Devices
eWEEK readers do email as often as voice on their mobiles. Next: which social network is best?
Google And Oracle Chided As Java Lawsuit Heats Up
US District Judge Alsup told Oracle and Google to be more reasonable in the Android Java patent case