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Open Source Is Smart Choice For Business Intelligence
Analyst report points to growing interest in open source alternatives to traditional business intelligence tools
Microsoft Tweets About End Of Windows XP Support
Microsoft has used blog postings and Twitter feeds over the past few days to remind users that support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows 2000 will expire in July 2010
Apple Removes Apps Over Fake Review Claims
Apple pulls applications from its iPhone App Store after an accusation surfaces that the developer, Molinker, posted fake reviews about the mobile applications
Google Finally Releases Chrome For Mac And Linux
After a long wait, Google releases stable beta versions of Chrome for Mac, Chrome for Linux and Chrome extensions
US Fast-Tracks Green Tech Patents
Under a new pilot program, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office hopes to slice at least a year off the process for green technology patent applications
Oracle Adds To Governance And Compliance Apps
Oracle has beefed up its enterprise regulatory portfolio with new offerings for governance, risk and compliance
Five Reasons Microsoft Should Be Worried About Android
Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS is likely to be among the hardest hit by the rise of Android, unless Mobile 7 proves to be the substantial improvement that Microsoft promises
Smart Meters Allow Companies To Monitor Home-Worker Carbon
A new service could help businesses more easily include remote staff in carbon calculations
Not Many Bugs Infesting Amazon.com Researchers Find
Amazon.com has fewer bugs on its Website than Wal-Mart or Target, according to a study by software-testing company uTest, which had 600 testers scour the sites in November
Most Phishing Scams Fail But Enough Succeed
New research from Trusteer shows that while the majority of phishing attacks are unsuccessful, those that slip past security defenses are costing millions
VMWare’s Dominance Of Virtualisation Under Threat
While VMware is still the dominant virtualisation technology in the data centre, IT professionals are increasingly willing to consider alternatives
Handset Makers Targeted With Commercial Android Platform
A commercial version of Android has been released to help industry players build Android-based devices and test them for market readines
HP Teams Up With SAP To Ensure Business Uptime
HP has launched two new services designed to help businesses maximise the uptime of their critical IT systems
EC Has ‘Incorrect’ Facts Concerning Oracle-Sun Case
An open source legal expert has informed the European Commission that its concerns about Oracle's takeover of Sun are based on “incorrect” assertions
Review: Google Chrome OS Developer Edition
The developer edition of Google Chrome OS is almost identical to the Google Chrome web browser, providing an intriguing look into the world of web-only computing
Government Pushes Online Public Services Despite Net Cut-Off Plan
The government is pushing ahead with plans to make the Internet a key way to access public services while also threatening to cut off the net access of persistent file-sharers
EU Pushes On With Single European Patent Plan
One common European patent court could help cut £260m of costs from European companies according to the EU
Russia Accused Of Climategate Hack
As the climate change summit opens, a UN scientist has accused Russia of releasing the emails which sparked a scientific row
AppJet Open Sources EtherPad Following Google Purchase
AppJet has said it will open source the code to EtherPad and the AppJet Web Framework in an effort to quiet the irate chatter from users in the wake of Google's purchase of the startup
Intel Delaying Larrabee Gaming Chip
Intel officials say they are delaying the “Larrabee” graphics processor that the company had hoped would compete with AMD and Nvidia GPU products
Oracle Denies Report Of MySQL Compromise
Larry Ellison has dismissed a report suggesting he would compromise over MySQL in order to allay European competition concerns
Bing Downtime Blamed On System Error
There were red faces at Microsoft after its search engine, Bing, suffered an embarrassing 30 minute outage on Thursday
Microsoft ‘Has Acknowledged The Enterprise Role Of Linux’
Three years on from Microsoft's deal with Novell, the real importance is coming through, says Novell's OpenSUSE community manager, Joe Brockmeier
Skype For SIP Beta Opens Up For Public Use
Businesses now have the opportunity to integrate Skype's VoIP services into their corporate telephone systems, after Skype for SIP opened to the public
Google Launches Own Free Domain Name System
Google Public DNS, Google's own free Domain Name System, is an attempt to make Web pages load faster at a time when millions of users are accessing the Web several times a day, triggering multiple DNS requests and bogging down the Web ...
Microsoft’s Battle With EC Could Conclude This Year
Microsoft will have a new European Commission Competition Commissioner in mid-January 2010, as Neelie Kroes steps down to take another position within the EU law enforcement body
EFF Sues US Department Of Justice Over Twitter Searches
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Berkeley's Samuelson Clinic have sued the Department of Justice and five other government organisations for cloaking their policies for using Facebook, Twitter and other social networks to i ...
Cisco Pushes On With Tandberg Purchase
Cisco is moving ahead with the $3.4 billion purchase of Tandberg despite not getting control of the desired 90 percent of shares
Microsoft Offloads Two Enterprise Products To Rocket
Microsoft is keeping its reasons to itself over the decision to offload two enterprise products to a software development company