Software News
- 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.
- Saline students create Internet forum for community Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:12AMVoicing opinions just got a little easier for those involved with Saline Area Schools.
- Letters to the editor Feb. 24 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:11AMI read with some degree of incredulity the letter from Jessica Leskin titled "Disrespect at Staples," ( Westport News Feb. 17). Despite running almost 14 column inches, the thrust of her complaint is that the Staples administration did not make a public announcement about Veteran's Day and it waited weeks to acknowledge the death of a former Staples teacher.
- Locals shocked by icon's passing Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:09AMShockwaves are still being felt following the death Tuesday night of former New England Patriots' running back Mosi Tatupu.
- Health monitoring system in place Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:09AMWhile counting heavily on the complete overhaul of the American health care system under the Affordable Health Care Choices Act, at least one health monitoring system is already in operation using a prevention-based protocol.
- City commission agenda for March 9 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:09AMThe Lawrence city commission agenda for the March 9, 2010 meeting.
- Patchy Windows patching leaves users insecure Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:07AMThird-party patch treadmill running too fast, warns security firm Windows users need to patch their systems an average of every five days to stay ahead of security vulnerabilities, according to a study this week.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
- Google Inc takes aim at Microsoft with acquisition Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:07AMSAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc stepped up its assault on Microsoft Corp's productivity software business with the acquisition of a small start-up company that allows Microsoft users to edit and share the...
- Foundation funds programs at Lafayette Township School Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:06AMLafayette Several faculty members of the Lafayette Township School received awards from the Lafayette Education Advancement Foundation, known as LEAF.
- Obama on Jobs Numbers: "Better Than Expected," But "More Than We Should Tolerate" Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:07PMThe president promised he will not rest until businesses are hiring again, and the economy works for the Middle Class. Middle Class - President - Barack Obama - United States - History
- CES Hits, Runs and Errors Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:07PMJanuary 8, 2010 CES Hits, Runs and Errors Posted by Renee Oricchio at 8:00 AM Needless to say, The International Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing right now in Vegas. My friend and PR maven, Martha, who was on her way to an event in Palo Alto, CA last night put it well on her Facebook page: "I think EVERYONE I know professionally (at least those West Coast based) is at CES. Which doesn ...
- Google buys start-up adept at Microsoft Office files Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:07PMGoogle on Friday said it has bought start-up DocVerse in a move that escalates the Internet giant's battle with Microsoft in the arena of applications being offered online as services.
- Diversity in IT (Or the Lack Thereof) Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:07PMJanuary 7, 2010 Diversity in IT (Or the Lack Thereof) Posted by Curt Finch at 2:00 PM Ever notice that IT teams are kind of homogeneous? You’re not the only one. According to ComputerWorld , “Over the past few years, the number of women and underrepresented minorities in IT has been dropping steadily.” The article, “Recruiting for a More Diverse IT Staff,” offers 7 tips on how to do so: • Adjust ...
- Google Buys DocVerse for $25 Million Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:06PMGoogle has agreed to buy DocVerse, a startup that enable real-time sharing and editing of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel files. “What impresses us the most about the Google team is that they all share the same philosophy—giving people the tools to work the way they want.” founders Shan and Alex said in a statement. DocVerse allows [...]
- If Blackberry Had Launched The iPad Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:06PMJanuary 28, 2010 If Blackberry Had Launched The iPad Posted by Renee Oricchio at 7:00 AM First of all, I'd like to think that parent company RIM would have listened to the women on staff and not named it the iPad. It would have been something boring like "Blackberry Slate". But, at least it would not be something that makes every woman snicker, roll their eyes and think of feminine hygiene ...
- If I Were President for Just One Day... Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:06PMJanuary 29, 2010 If I Were President for Just One Day... Posted by Curt Finch at 2:00 PM Sam Thacker recently let us all know what he'd do if he were president of the USA for one day . Very funny article. Most technology companies are small companies. Most of what goes in in D.C. helps big companies at the expense of small ones. Even in your city who gets the tax breaks to relocate their HQ into ...
- AIG Life Unit Sale Includes $230 Million Breakup Fee (Update1) Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:06PMAmerican International Group Inc. will be entitled to a breakup fee of 153 million British pounds ($230 million) if Prudential Plc is unable to complete the planned purchase of AIA Group Ltd.
- Greenberg Says He No Longer Faces Possible Charges Over Deals Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:05PMMaurice “Hank” Greenberg, American International Group Inc.’s ex-chief executive officer, said in court papers that he longer faces possible prosecution over sham transactions that led to the convictions of seven people.
- People on the move, events in the news Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:05PMThe General Services Administration has picked three new regional administrators.
- Southampton Village releases some secondary employment information Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:56AMSouthampton Village Police Chief William Wilson has agreed to release secondary employment records for police officers dating back to 2007, in response to a Freedom of Information Law request filed by The Southampton Press.
- Porn Detection Stick Is Like The Hot Tub Time Machine For Smut Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:56AMWe have good news and bad news. The bad news is that the Porn Detection Stick, a simple USB dongle, will legitimately, automatically scan your hard drive for pornography. The good news is, well, times have changed. (more…)
- Legal Notices in the February 25th Edition of the St. James Plaindealer. Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:55AMFebruary 25th Legals
- Summer Wars, Crunchyroll Win Digital Media Awards Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:55AMAlso winning: Avatar , Twitter, DQ IX , BeeTV, mixi, Celsys, "Hibi no Neiro" director
- Two photo seminars remain at Burford Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:55AMLisa Klaassen will teach the second of four "Photo Solutions" seminars today at the Burford Center for the Arts, 1001 S. Summit St. The seminar will be offered at two times: 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. and 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.
- OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: March 4, 2010 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:55AMGood music. Good housekeeping. A good movie. And, of course... good coffee. Looking to try something new? Give one of our fine, weekly recommendations a try.
- Finance Execs Predict Double-Dip Recession Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:55AMFears of a double-dip recession have increased, with more than half of financial executives predicting another downturn, according to a new survey, and most expecting job recovery to lag into 2011.
- Stocks Gain On Improved Industry Report Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:55AMAn upbeat report on services industries and more takeover news boosted stocks for a fourth day. In afternoon trading, the Dow rose 28.41, or 0.3 percent, to 10,434.39. It is now up less than 0.1 percent for 2010.
- Business owners can avoid common tax time pitfalls Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:54AMSmall business owners who compile their own income tax returns can find themselves falling into some common quicksand pits. The mistakes can be costly if they raise a company's tax bill unnecessarily or subject it to...
- Adacel Completes SAT for New ATM System for Fiji Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:54AMORLANDO, Fla.----Adacel, an industry leader in air traffic automation, simulation, speech recognition technology and software integration, announced today it has successfully completed site acceptance testing of its Aurora air traffic management system for Fiji.
- Kenexa Named to First Leadership Training Companies "Watch List" Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:17AMTrainingIndustry.com's Selection Based on Kenexa's Ability to Increase Quality of Leadership Within an Organization
