The jury in Oracle's lawsuit against Google has agreed Google infringed Oracle's Java copyrights, but deadlocked on the issue of fair use
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Facebook IPO Sets Value At Up To $95 billion
Facebook's asking price sets its market value at a similar level to Amazon, HP and Cisco
Oracle Opens Java 7 For Consumer Download
Java 7 is now available for consumers to download via the Java.com website, Oracle has revealed
Microsoft To Increase Volume License Costs By 29 Percent
New prices to take effect from 1 July, but educational customers excluded
IBM Snatches TeaLeaf Analytics
IBM buys TeaLeaf for analytics - we dare say it was probably a steal
Mac OS X Users At Risk From Unpatched Office
Apple users are facing another security scare from unpatched Office suites running on Apple Mac OS X
Jimmy Wales Backs Government Scheme To Free Academic Research
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales will help get government-backed research freely available online
Tim Berners-Lee: Corporations Would Benefit From Releasing Their Data
The inventor of the World Wide Web says sharing is caring
Facebook Selects 18 May For IPO
Facebook has set 18 May as the day it will launch one of the biggest tech IPOs in recent years
Jury Still Mulls Decision In Oracle Versus Google Lawsuit
The jury in the Oracle versus Google lawsuit has entered its second day of deliberations, without yet reaching any decisions
IBM BPM Ties Cloud, Mobile And Social Into Enterprise Apps
IBM has introduced new business-integration software to help organisations integrate social, cloud and mobile technologies
Eucalyptus: Cloud Standards Will Emerge
Eucalyptus Systems follows Amazon's cloud standard, but CEO Marten Mickos thinks open standards will emerge
IBM Mobile Foundation Seeks Enterprise Mobility Projects
IBM is looking to assist enterprises with their mobility and cloud projects, via its new Mobile Foundation
Jury Mulls Arguments In Oracle Versus Google Java Lawsuit
The jury in Oracle's lawsuit against Google had a few hours to begin their deliberations but reached no conclusion
Microsoft Open Source Unit Updates Redis
Microsoft's open source subsidiary has released its first deliverable, namely Redis on Windows
Schwartz And McNealy Clash In Court Over Java APIs
Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy has clashed in court with Sun's last CEO, Jonathan Schwartz
Intuit Makes Cloud Move With £261m DemandForce Purchase
Intuit has expanded its cloud expansion with the purchase of customer management tools provider DemandForce
Quiz Of The Week: What is the source of open-source?
Test your knowledge of open source software. It's an inspiring story.
Conflict Of Interest Derails UK Open Source Consultation
Open source expert's Microsoft involvement takes consultation back to square one
Oracle Ships Java Developer Tools For Mac OS X
Oracle has for the first time released the Java development kit (JDK) and JavaFX SDK for Apple's Mac OS X
Ex-Google Developer Removed Java Code From Android
A former Google software architect has testified he removed part of the Java code from Android after Oracle's lawsuit
Opera 12 Beta Now Available For Download
Opera Software has released a beta version of the Opera 12 web browser, codenamed Wahoo
IBM Snaps Up Vivisimo To Bolster Big Data Analytics
Acquisition will bring 140 new customers to IBM, including Airbus, Procter & Gamble and the US Navy
Facebook Reveals Free Antivirus Marketplace
Facebook has teamed up with security players to offer its users free downloads of anti-malware software and blacklists
Eric Schmidt Insists Google Only Used API Names
Oracle has grilled Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt in court, who insisted only the names of the APIs were used
Toshiba Looks To SMBs With Linux Telephone System
Toshiba has partnered with Polycom to offer SMBs a Linux-based wireless telephone system
Could PCs-On-A-Stick Clear Up e-Waste?
Homekey's USB computer is supposed to get the older generation online, but Peter Judge thinks it could also reduce e-junk
Australian Police Wanted For Mass Software Piracy
New South Wales Police allegedly broke licensing agreement and shared software with other law enforcement agencies
HomeKey £70 PC-On-A-Stick Launched For Elders
Valerie Singleton's SimplicITy outfit has a granny-friendly Linux-based USB machine she made earlier
Oracle Adds Features To ZFS NAS Appliance
Oracle has unveiled the Sun-developed ZFS Storage 7420 NAS appliance, and upgraded JD Edwards' Enterprise One application