Latest network applications news.
Nuance adds brains to voice search, 04/11/07
Carriers can give directory assistance more quickly and make the experience more natural for users with new Nuance Communications voice-recognition software, the company said Tuesday.
Application virtualization paying off for university, 04/10/07
Not so long ago, it took Northeastern University some four to five weeks to roll out a new application to one of the more than 1,000 workstations in its various campus laboratories. Today, it takes almost no time – any user with proper authorization can merely request the application and almost immediately begin using it.
Google used rival’s database ‘inadvertently’, 04/10/07
After evading the question for four days, Google folded on Monday and admitted in a blog post that developers at Google China had copied part of a software tool from rival Chinese Internet company Sohu.com for one of its own products. But Google later said the database was used unintentionally.
SAP’s subsidiary stays mum on Oracle suit, 04/09/07
SAP’s TomorrowNow subsidiary has finally publicly commented on the legal action it’s facing from SAP’s bitter applications rival Oracle.
Radiance ties file-delivery software to business apps, 04/09/07
New plug-ins from Radiance Technologies integrate the vendor’s file-delivery software with business applications so users can send files they’ve been working on without opening a separate Radiance client.
CA upgrades workload automation software, 04/09/07
Company updates job scheduling product for enterprise IT shops, introduces workload automation for the mid-market
Google delivers maps mashup tool for non-techies, 04/05/07
Google has created a tool to let non-technical users create Google Maps mashups, extending this capability beyond the realm of software developers.
