Monthly Archives: April 2008
IBM First to Host ‘Second Life’ on Its Own Servers
Like a lot of Web 2.0 technologies, virtual reality has been slow to take off among enterprise customers, largely because of concerns that merry...
Symantec Drops Lawsuit Against Microsoft
Symantec asked the U.S. District Court in Seattle on April 1 to dismiss the lawsuit it brought against Microsoft in May 2006 for misappropriation...
XP Home Lives, and So Does Linux, on UMPCs
When I thought Microsoft was going to extend XP's lifetime to better slug it out with Linux on Ultra Mobile PCs and Mobile Internet...
Ex-Candidates Tour Hits CTIA
LAS VEGAS - The failed presidential candidates' afterlife tour landed in Nevada April 3 with former candidates John Edwards and Fred Thompson keynoting the...
IBM Partners Blocked from Rational Conference
When it comes to protecting its base of coveted developer customers, IBM Rational is acting like an insecure suitor by suddenly disinviting potential rivals...
IBM Closes Telelogic Acquisition
IBM has completed its $845 million acquisition of Telelogic.IBM announced its intent to buy Telelogic in June 2007. Although U.S. regulators did not question...
Microsoft Windows XP Dies June 30, as Planned
Microsoft will shutter its Windows XP line June 30, as planned, ceasing sales of Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home to retailers and...
Security Pros Launch Open-Source CERT
Worried about the state of security incident response among open-source software projects, a group of computer security professionals has launched an ambitious effort to...
Socializing Your Inbox Is Inevitable
The race for the socialized inbox is on.Xoopit went into private beta March 31 with its with a new personal media browser application that...
Critical IE, Office, Windows Patches on Deck
Microsoft plans to release eight security bulletins on April 8 to patch multiple security vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer users. As...