Software News
- Windows Phone stars at Mix Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:18PMAlthough developers didn't get their one to take home, the undeniable center of attention at Mix was Microsoft's new phone. Also, behind the creation of a Windows Phone-controlled T-shirt cannon.
- Net piracy could cost 1 million jobs Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:18PMPlenty of people download music from the Internet every day, but illegal downloading has a huge economic impact and could put more than one million people out of work by 2015, experts say.
- Lloyd resigns as GB Cup captain Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:17PMJohn Lloyd resigns as Britain's Davis Cup captain in the wake of the humiliating defeat by Lithuania.
- Handmark Puts Its Hand In The iPad Cookie Jar Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:14PMMobile software and services company Handmark is now officially on the iPad team. It announced today that it will make its existing infrastructure tailored to the Apple device and it will create first-party iPad apps....
- IBM launches business plan competition in Boston Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:14PMIBM Corp. today announced the launch in Boston of a startup business-plan competition, in which the company will look to partner with five Boston-area technology companies with less than $1 million in revenue.
- Apriso Joins Dassault Systèmes Software Partner Community Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:13PM(LONG BEACH, CA – March 17, 2010) – Apriso ® , a leading provider of manufacturing software solutions for sustained operations excellence, and Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced today that a Component Application Architecture (CAA) Software Partnership Agreement has been signed.
- Car goes into water at dockyard Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:12PMPolice divers are called in to help search a dockyard in Methil after a car plunges off the edge into the water.
- SUPREME COMMANDER 2 Now Available for Xbox 360 Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:12PMSquare Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in North America, announced that SUPREME COMMANDER® 2 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft is now available at North American retailers.
- Watch NCAA Men’s Basketball Online 2010 Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:11PMIf you are looking to catch all the action with the NCAA basketball tournament and watch the proceedings on your computer then you would normally need something called a TV tuner to do this.
- Labour MP died of natural causes Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:39AMPolice say Labour MP Ashok Kumar, who was found dead at his home on Monday, died from natural causes.
- Google vs. China: Is a graceful exit possible? Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:37AMGoogle's likely exit from China is causing a bit of a ruckus---enough of one that you have to wonder how gracefully the search giant can bolt.
- How much water will ONCHIT add to meaningful use? Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:37AMWhere you stood on the rules depended on where you sat. HIMSS represents software companies and hospitals, which badly want that sweet, sweet stimulus cash with as little hassle as possible. The Partnership represents patients, smart ones, and wants their interests in getting data treated as paramount.
- Facebook works to disable 'stalker' apps Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:37AMTORONTO—Facebook is warning its users not to install any so-called "stalker apps.[...]
- McAfee Launches Cloud Security Initiative Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:36AMMcAfee, Inc. announced the McAfee Cloud Secure program, a program for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers to add additional security to their cloud deployments. ebizQ received the following: Amazon Web Services (AWS), a pioneer in ...
- Study: BlackBerry users willing to swap for an iPhone Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:35AMAlmost 40 percent of BlackBerry users would switch camp to an Apple iPhone , a recent study into smartphone brand loyalty shows.
- China Mobile gets first use of Sequans LTE chip Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:35AMSequans Communications SA has announced that it is preparing to sample its first LTE chip, the SQN3010, to China Mobile, a leading Chinese mobile phone service provider and the leading proponent of time-division LTE technology.
- Stimulus Funds Spur Indiana Doctors, Hospitals To Switch To Electronic Records More Quickly Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:35AMThe offer of federal stimulus funds is spurring Indiana health care providers to convert to electronic medical records, The (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Journal Gazette reports. "Parkview Health and Lutheran Health Network have shortened timelines on scheduled conversions to electronic medical records because of the expected federal rebate. And local companies that develop and sell the technology are ...
- CA Fortifies Virtualization Platform Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:33AMCA Inc. recently disclosed that its virtualization management solutions now support Sun's Solaris Zones virtualization platform.
- Intel Ships More Than 100,000 New Xeon Server Chips (Update1) Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:32AMIntel Corp., the world’s largest semiconductor maker, said it already has shipped more than 100,000 units of its Xeon 5600, a server chip that officially goes on sale today.
- Hospitals take steps to stop snoops Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:29PMWhen word got out that Tiger Woods crashed his Cadillac Escalade outside his Isleworth home and ended up at Health Central Hospital the day after Thanksgiving, the tabloid media launched a ruthless hunt for his private medical records.
- Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:28PMInvestigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.
- Tracking the Rise of Dot-Com Dominance, Dot-Bomb Implosions Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:21PMNews Analysis: Like stock symbols on the world's financial markets, .com domain names come and go. They rise to prominence on the fortunes and aspirations of companies great and small.
- Gibbs Dons Canadian Jersey After Losing Bets Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:19PMWASHINGTON -- Robert Gibbs is a jersey boy now. The White House spokesman came to his daily on-camera briefing on Friday wearing a red-and-white Canadian hockey jersey -- the result of not one, but two losing bets on the U.S.-Canadian rivalry at the recent Winter Olympics.
- BillSoft Becomes a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:19PMTaxation software company BillSoft Inc. has brought home the gold, as in it has become a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, with a special competency in ISV/Software Solutions.
- Intuit launches "Love a local business" campaign in Sacramento Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:11PMLocal small businesses have a chance to win grant money and get free advice in Intuit's "Love a Local Business" campaign.
- Bill McQuaid and his staff develop new health information system Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:10PMBRUNSWICK — Right away you can tell Bill McQuaid loves his job.
- Namfrel gives up bid to be Comelec"s citizen arm Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:09PMThe National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has given up its bid for accreditation as the citizen arm of the Commission on Elections in the May 10 elections, but not before taking potshots at the poll body.
- End Bosses: Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:08PMNintendo's big boss talks the new Wii Zelda, Pikmin 3, and the successor to Wii. He also says he's flattered by Sony's new Move peripheral.
- Bangladesh v England photos Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:03PMPictures from day one of the first Test in Chittagong
- Microsoft: VirnetX was created only to sue us for $242M Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:57PMMonday saw the beginning of the jury trial in VirnetX v. Microsoft, a patent-infringement lawsuit that may be VirnetX's last stand. And like many trials in Judge Leonard Davis' courtroom, it had a serious air of David v. Goliath.
- Approach Resources Inc. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and... Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:57PMAREX today reported financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. Highlights for the year ended December 31, 2009 include:
- Carol Hedges: The Real Story on Amazon and Colorado Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:57PMAmazon said that it did not intend to follow this new Colorado law. Instead of simply trying to reverse the law in courts, Amazon went a step further and needlessly fired all of its Colorado affiliates, apparently out of spite.
- PokerTek, Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year-2009 Results Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:56PMRevenue comparisons for 2009 reflect our transition to a stronger mix of recurring gaming revenues and less dependence on onetime product sales in both the gaming and amusement markets. While those ...
- AeroVironment,Inc. Announces Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter Results Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:56PM“In the third quarter, our team increased production of digital Raven systems and digital retrofit kits to satisfy customer demand, and made progress positioning our major development programs for...
- BitComposer Games Announces Jagged Alliance 3 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:53PMJagged Alliance is about to pick up its first true sequel in more than a decade. German publisher bitComposer games has acquired the license from Strategy First, and hopes to release a new game sometime next year (via Gamasutra ). "Although Jagged Alliance 2 was published over ten years ago now, the game still represents a milestone in the genre and boasts a huge following of loyal fans," said ...
- Chat Roulette Dangers Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:51PMChat Roulette is a popular web chatting site that allows people to talk face to face with complete strangers over the internet but you don't know who or what you'll see.
- $890 million in Washington state tax hikes get Senate OK Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:48PMOLYMPIA — The Senate approved $890 million in tax increases Sunday, including the first hike in the state's share of the sales tax since 1983.
- Two Men Charged In Oakland Double Murder Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:47PMOAKLAND -- Two Oakland men were both charged Tuesday with two counts of murder plus a special circumstance clause that could lead to the death penalty for the shooting deaths of two other men last Friday afternoon.
- Google, Facebook sued over mobile software Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:46PMGoogle, owner of the most-used Internet search engine, and Facebook were sued by a New York company over an invention related to software that lets people join social networks on their mobile phones.
- Google Labs visualizes Seattle's Tableau with "Data Explorer" Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:35PMA month after Seattle's Tableau Software launched a free online tool for creating and sharing dynamic data visualization charts, Google Labs has announced a free online tool for creating and sharing dynamic data visualization charts.
- Wharton encourages collaboration between DeSoto, Shelby Counties Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:34PMMemphis Mayor A C Wharton reached across state lines Monday to speak to Mississippi business leaders about commerce throughout the region.
- Silver Lining For Comverge Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:34PMShares of clean energy company drop after quarterly loss, weak guidance, then rebound.
- Georgia Revenues Continue To Plunge Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:34PMGeorgia's tax collections falls for the 15th straight month, setting the stage for yet more cuts to the state's budget.
- Levying Execution on IP Assets as the Debtor’s Property Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:33PMIt is often the case that the majority of intellectual property (IP) assets are not included in the bankruptcy estate during bankruptcy proceedings.
- Fire crews deal with grass blazes Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:33PMWales' three fire services say an outbreak of grass fires has been keeping crews busy.
- Level 3 Signs CCP, Icarus Studios, Partners With Solid State Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:33PMLevel 3, a fiber-based bandwidth provider, has announced partnerships with developers CCP and Icarus Studios to deliver various bandwidth services for the MMOs EVE Online and Fallen Earth. The company has separately entered into an agreement with game publishing software developer Solid State Networks that will pair Level 3's content delivery networks with Solid State's acquisition and ...
- IBM ‘Well-Positioned’ as Economy Recovers, CEO Says (Update2) Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:33PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- International Business Machines Corp. , the biggest computer-services provider, is well- positioned to grow as the economy recovers, Chief Executive Officer Sam Palmisano said.
- Energizer Removes Infected Battery Monitoring Software Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:32PMThe company says that it is working with U.S.-CERT to determine how the software on its servers became infected.
- Marketing by e-mail remains strong Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:12AMSocial networking Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter are providing businesses with new ways to market their products to existing and future customers.
- Motorola's Devour leaves you wanting more Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:12AMSAN FRANCISCO — It has a name that suggests it will eat the competition for breakfast, but despite a sprinkling of positives Motorola’s new Devour smart phone left me hungry for something more.
