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Industry Watchers: Dont Think Microsoft Is Down for the Count
Just because Microsoft has said it will comply immediately with a European Court judges order to follow specified antitrust remedies doesnt mean life will...
Google Nukes Santy Worm, But Threat Remains
A decision by Google Inc. to block certain search queries has helped thwart the spread of the Santy worm, but the public release of...
EU Council Delays Vote on Patent Proposal
Voting on the European Unions controversial IT patenting proposal has been unexpectedly delayed, in the latest twist in the draft laws tortuous history.
The proposed...
Mozilla Advances Its Namesake Suite
The Firefox browser may have put the spotlight on the open-source Mozilla Foundation, but the groups namesake suite also continues to progress.
Mozilla has released...
Analysts Upbeat on EMCs Smarts Buy
Storage vendor EMC Corp. continues its metamorphosis into a software company with another acquisition. Analysts said its Tuesday purchase of Smarts Inc. provides a...
How to Negotiate with Oracle Post-Canary Swallowing
When it comes to sales and to negotiating licensing and support, Oracle has always been stocked with tough-as-nails negotiators.The company at times has attempted...
Eclipse Refreshes Platform for Test, Performance Tools
The Eclipse Foundation on Tuesday announced that the next version of its test and performance tools project will be available this week.
The Ottawa, Ontario,...
Cognos Profit Climbs with Enterprise Deals
Cognos Inc. saw revenues and profits surge in its fiscal third quarter, driven by large enterprise deals.The company closed a company-record 15 deals worth...
EMC Gains Smarts to Improve SAN Troubleshooting
The acquisitive EMC Corp. on Tuesday snatched up another software provider—this time in the network systems management space—with its agreement to acquire System management...
Microsoft Bloggers Face Search Spam Pinch
Microsoft Corp.s growing group of 1,200 Weloggers were among those feeling the pinch from a recent rash of spam messages to blog comments.
Company officials...