Microsoft is updating its search engine and the new Bing Maps application will now include Streetside imagery similar to Google's Street View
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IBM Includes Other Vendors’ Kit In Data Centre Containers
IBM follows other vendors into the mobile data centre market - and its shipping containers don't have to hold IBM kit
SAP Delays Maintenance Fee Price Rise
In a bit of good news for its users, SAP has said it will delay the price hike for maintenance fees until early 2010
Mandelson’s Cut-Off Plan Could Hold Back Innovation
Content producers should be pushed to embrace legitmate downloads or risk undermining the roll-out of UK broadband, says Andrew Donoghue
Security Company Accepts Updates Unrelated To Windows Black Screen
Prevx has backed off of claims that Microsoft patches are contributing to a Black Screen of Death condition being experienced by some Windows users
Microsoft Denies Security Patches Caused Black Screen Of Death
Microsoft is contending that the reports circulating of a Black Screen of Death are not due to the security updates the company issued in November
Cisco Extends Deadline For Tandberg Purchase
Cisco pushes back the deadline for deciding whether to push forward with its $3.4 billion (£2bn) bid for video conferencing rival Tandberg
Microsoft Bows To Blog Pressure Over Pro-China Bing Results
Microsoft claimed to eWEEK that it had fixed a controversial "bug" that made Bing Image Search deliver pro-Chinese-government results in response to politically sensitive queries
Cisco Helps Amsterdam Get The Dope On Carbon Emission
Networking giant Cisco is helping the city of Amsterdam provide detailed information on carbon emissions to its residents
Mandelson and IBM Say Analytics Will Make A ‘Hell Of A Lot’ of Jobs
IBM promises a flood of jobs from business analytics, while Lord Mandelson admits to failures in supporting Britain's techies
Developer Ponders Release of Linux Malware
The lack of malware on Linux may be about to change after a developer admitted he has developed a 'package of malware for Unix/Linux'
Government’s New ICT Strategy Could Save £3.2bn
UK public services will be delivered via a government cloud and app store, with an emphasis on green IT and open source - according to a leaked five-year plan
Bit.ly Partners With Security Companies To Combat Short URL Hacks
Bit.ly, a URL shortening service popular among Twitter users, is partnering with VeriSign, Websense and Sophos to add a new level of security
Latest Ruby On Rails Web Development Framework Released
The Ruby on Rails community releases Rails 2.3.5. Version 2.3.5 of the Ruby on Rails Web development framework features improved support for Ruby 1.9 and more
IBM Confirms Guardium Security Acquisition
After initially refusing to comment, IBM gives in and confirms reports that it is acquiring Guardium
Starent Settles Lawsuits Blocking Cisco Purchase
Starent Networks, which Cisco Systems wants to buy for $2.9 billion (£1.8bn), settles one of several lawsuits seeking to block the sale
New Competition Commissioner Won’t Change Oracle Sun Case
The EC is due to make a decision on whether to sanction Oracle's $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun on 27 Jan 2010, so Oracle can continue to do business in Europe.
Sun Adds ‘Teleportation’ to Virtualisation Software
Sun has updated its virtualisation software that enables users to move live virtual machines between disparate physical hosts
IBM Posed To Acquire Database Startup Guardium
Big Blue is reportedly about to spend millions in order to acquire database security startup Guardium
US Air Force Upgrading Playstation 3 Linux Cluster
The US airforce is buying thousands of PS3s as part of a move to expand its supercomputing project, but there has been some speculation that the Cell chip used by the PS3 could be phased out
Dell Modifies Chrome OS For Mini 10v Netbook
A Dell employee has gotten Chromium OS, the code behind Chrome OS that Google released to open source, to run on a Dell Mini 10v netbook
Web Apps And ‘Windows As A Runtime’ Open New OS Doors
Two trends are working to expand the viability not only of Linux but of Mac OS X, Solaris and other platforms: a shift to web-based applications and "WaaR," or Windows as a Runtime.
Wikipedia Loses Thousands Of Contributors, Study Claims
A study claims that Wikipedia's volunteer editors are deserting the site in their thousands, but founder Jimmy Wales contests the accuracy of the report
Virtualisation Moves On To Conquer Networks And Desktops
With claimed annual savings of £2500 per server and £78 per desktop, virtualisation is moving on to conquer networks and desktops, say reports.
Google And Microsoft Face Fresh Web OS Challenge
TransMedia will launch a fresh version of its Glide operating system with a focus on desktop and Web search
Reports Emerge Of Google Smartphone Running Google Voice
Reports suggest that Google in 2010 will launch an advanced smartphone with a larger-than-usual touch screen and a speedy Qualcomm processor
US Senate Asks EC To Roll-Over On MySQL Oracle Concerns
A group of US senators have asked European Commission antitrust regulators to end their investigation of Oracle's acquisition of Sun and simply approve the deal
Microsoft Opens Up With Five Web Specs
Redmond has made five web specifications available under the Open Web Foundation Agreement.
European Software Lacks Innovation – Especially SAP
SAP is top of the European software league but has been slated for not innovating - and the rest of the sector has been told off by Viviane Reding
GE Combating Identity Theft With Plastic Holographic Storage Advance
GE claims it is able to mesh holographic material with the plastic of ID cards to produce an animated image of the user's face, in a move designed to help the authorities combat ID theft