Monthly Archives: October 2005
Yahoo Scoops Up Social Calendar Site
Yahoo is reaching its search tentacles further into local communities, acquiring the social events site Upcoming Inc., the company revealed on Tuesday.
Yahoo Inc., based...
Sun Invites Support for Sun Grid
Sun Microsystems Inc. is hoping to entice more developers and software makers to create applications for its Sun Grid initiative.
At the GridWorld conference in...
Nokia Taps Symantec for Smart-Phone Security
Security specialist Symantec Corp. Wednesday announced an agreement with the worlds largest cell phone maker, Nokia, to pre-load its Series 60-based smart phones with...
Compuware Becomes Strategic Member of Eclipse
DETROIT—Compuware Corp. Thursday is expected to announce that it has enhanced its membership in the Eclipse Foundation and has become a strategic developer member...
Fake Google Toolbars Go Phishing
An Internet security specialist says a new threat forces computers to install faked Google software, which then goes phishing.
Phishing is where e-mails, IM (instant...
SourceLabs Updates Community Tool
SourceLabs Inc. Wednesday announced a new release of its community-based catalog of open source projects.
Cornelius Willis, vice president of Seattle-based SourceLabs, said the company...
Borland CTO Steps Down
Borland Software Corp.s chief technology officer is calling it quits after five years with the company.
Patrick Kerpan, Borlands CTO since early last year, said...
BPM Vendor Metastorm to Acquire CommerceQuest
Business process management software developer Metastorm announced Wednesday its intent to merge with CommerceQuest Inc., which also provides BPM software, along with integration capabilities.The...
GridWorld Encourages Enterprise Adoption
BOSTON—"The dogs will bark, but the caravan rolls on," CIO Magazine Group Publisher Gary Beach said in his Tuesday keynote address at the inaugural...
Critics Doubt Effectiveness of California Anti-Phishing Law
A law signed late last week by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will likely fail in its goal of deterring online "phishing" attacks that seek...