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SAP Acquires Ariba To Improve Cloud Credentials
SAP has boosted its cloud and collaboration portfolio with the acquisition of Ariba for £3.4bn
BCS Adds Agile Testing Certificate
BCS has introduced a certificate for agile software testers, reflecting the growing importance of agile development techniques
Cloudforce: Salesforce Chatter Goes Real-Time
Salesforce.com gives its Chatter social network some real time chat
Cloudforce: Salesforce Launches 20 Apprenticeships
A few lucky NEETs could get two years work at a Salesforce customer
GitHub Looks To Enterprise With Windows Support
The GitHub web-based project hosting service now supports Windows, with software aimed at enterprise developers
Linux 3.4 Kernel Boosts Virtualisation
Linux developers make improvements to virtualisation, 64-bit computing and other areas
Half Of PC Users Are Pirates, Says Study
One in four UK computer users have installed unlicensed software, says BSA
Google Chrome Was World’s Most Popular Browser Last Week
Google web browser tops the charts for the first time in its history
Lawsuit Seeks $15bn For Facebook Privacy Violations
The California class action lawsuit against Facebook arrives as a German official expresses concerns about the company's privacy approach
Monmouth Transformed Into ‘Wikipedia Town’
A small market town in Wales has been transformed into a so called 'Wikipedia Town'
Twitter Announces Support For Do Not Track System
Twitter has joined the privacy drive after announcing its support for the "Do Not Track" initiative
EU Competition Watchdog Sniffs At Windows RT
It is unclear whether Microsoft is going to break the 2009 EU “browser choice” agreement
Facebook IPO: Analysts Doubtful As Shareholders Cash In
A $100bn valuation for Facebook would be 100 times its revenue. Analysts are warning small investors away
GM Nixes Facebook Adverts, Cites Low Consumer Impact
General Motors quits advertising on Facebook as Zuckerburg and Co prep for this week's IPO launch
Apple Applauded For QuickTime Patching
Apple patches 17 vulnerabilities in QuickTime, getting by with a little help from its friends
Iran Bans Foreign Email For Some Industries
Local banks, insurance companies and telecommunications firms have been ordered to use Iran-based email and web providers
Twitter Hits 10m Users In UK
After a turbulent year for Twitter in the UK, the company has posted strong growth and is planning further engagement with the government and law enforcement
Smaller Firms May Have More To Gain From The Cloud
Big organisations may jump into the cloud first, but smaller firms could have more to gain from the move, says Peter Judge
Twitter Buys Email Marketer RestEngine
Twitter has acquired RestEngine, a start-up that makes tools aimed at boosting engagement in social games and other social-media applications
Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Renounces US Citizenship
Brazilian-born Eduardo Saverin has 'de-friended' the US in a move that may reduce his tax bill ahead of Facebook's record-breaking IPO
Facebook Trials Promoted Posts
New Zealanders have the option to make themselves appear more popular
Oracle To Receive Just $150,000 In Java Patent Lawsuit
Google lost the battle, but it might win the war
Dutch Pirate Party Ordered To Stop Hosting Pirate Bay Proxy
Will the UK Pirate Party also be forced to stop helping file-sharers avoid the block on the Pirate Bay?
Calxeda Shows Ultra Low-Power ARM Server Prototype
Calxeda's prototype server, powered by its EnergyCard compute blades and running Ubuntu Linux and a LAMP stack, adds to the growing competition between ARM and Intel
Red Hat To Offer Open Cloud Application Platform
Red Hat will offer its OpenShift cloud application platform as an alternative to VMware's vSphere, Microsoft's Azure and NASA/Rackspace's OpenStack
Twitter Resists US Injunction To Hand Over Protester Tweets
Twitter is resisting a US injunction ordering it to hand over Tweets from an Occupy Wall Street protestor
Nokia Lumia Gets Exclusive App Bundle
Nokia hopes to make its app ecosystem more tempting to customers with exclusive apps from top developers
IBM Launches New Business Process Software
Big Blue's BPM goes through an evolution
Cookies Must Crumble Before May Is Out
The ICO deadline for cookie compliance is upon us but there is little evidence of action and fines could mount up on 26 May, warns Eric Doyle