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Microsoft wraps up ads aimed at Google with IE9 pitch
Microsoft on Friday wrapped up a three-day campaign against rival Google by claiming its newest browser, Internet Explorer 9, is superior in stopping...
Systems management, cloud services likely in Dell's software acquisition plans
Dell's formation of a new software group, which was announced Thursday, could be the forerunner to a string of acquisitions by the vendor, with...
German gov't endorses Chrome as most secure browser
Germany's cyber security agency today recommended that Windows 7 users run Google's Chrome browser, citing the application's sandbox and...
Who really was behind the SOPA protests?
Some critics have blamed Silicon Valley tech firms for the massive online protests last month against two controversial copyright bills. Other groups...
RIM offers free PlayBook to attract Android developers
Research in Motion is trying to woo developers by giving a free BlackBerry Playbook tablet to coders who port their Android application for its...
Most companies over-spending on software licences
Most businesses in the UK are over-spending on software licences, because they do not keep accurate records of the software they have deployed,...
Project Management Salaries Show Earnings Growth, Career Potential
The latest salary survey from the Project Management Institute proves that project management remains a lucrative IT career. It also reveals what...
8 CRM Trends You Need to Watch
Customer relationship management vendors and industry analysts discuss which CRM trends will continue to gain strength and what new trends IT...
SAP-SuccessFactors deal delayed as US regulators conduct investigation
SAP's US$3.4 billion purchase of cloud software vendor SuccessFactors has been delayed indefinitely while a U.S. regulatory body investigates the...
Cisco CTO: Software integration will drive intelligent networks
Networking giant Cisco plans to make software one of the company's "core competencies", with the aim of creating a networking operating system...
White House: No comment on call to investigate MPAA for SOPA bribery
The U.S. White House has declined to respond to a petition calling for authorities to investigate the head of the Motion Picture Association of...
SEC investigating past JDA's past fiscal years, stock falls
JDA Software's stock is taking a hit after the supply-chain application vendor said Tuesday that it experienced a loss in the fourth quarter and...
Salesforce.com yields to pressure over analytics pricing
Salesforce.com will include some new analytics capabilities at no additional cost with the Enterprise and Unlimited editions of its CRM (customer...
Firefox 10 relieves add-on updating pain
Mozilla today patched eight vulnerabilities in Firefox as it shipped the latest iteration in its rapid release schedule.
IBM buys Worklight for mobile software platform
IBM on Tuesday announced plans to buy Worklight, a move that will give it a range of cross-platform mobile application development technologies....
Oracle handed setback in HP Itanium case
A court in California rejected Oracle's bid to use a fraud claim to undo an agreement to support the Itanium processor, that it is said to have...
Salesforce.com launches Desk.com help-desk service
Salesforce.com on Tuesday unveiled a new SaaS (software as a service) help-desk application called Desk.com that can reach end users through social...
Are Google and Apple really 'monopolies'?
You hear the word "monopoly" thrown around a lot these days, especially about Google and Apple.
Mozilla okays Firefox 10 launch this week
Mozilla developers have given the green light to ship Firefox 10 on Tuesday.
Salesforce.com customers say new analytics should be included in core fees
Salesforce.com customers are sounding off about the fact that an upcoming Analytics Edition of the CRM (customer relationship management) software...
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