Monthly Archives: November 2012
Microsoft Integrates Windows Live Messenger With Skype
Technology giant and Skype parent Microsoft is integrating its chat service, Windows Live Messenger with the voice over IP service, according to a Nov....
ARM, Imagination Carve Up MIPS, Chip Patents
ARM Holdings and Imagination Technologies are divvying up longtime mobile chip designer MIPS Technologies in a move that will bolster each company’s capabilities in...
Virtualization, CRM Apps Lead Software Market Growth: IDC
For the first half of 2012, the worldwide software market grew 4.7 percent year-over-year, reaching a total market size of $167 million, led by...
Early Surface Store Sales Validate Microsoft’s Strategy: Analyst
If strong foot traffic and other anecdotal evidence serve as accurate indicators, Microsoft is recording healthy sales of its Surface tablet and can thank...
Cloud Security an Issue as Adoption Grows: Symform
There is a growing gap between actual business cloud practices and related IT policies that could expose businesses to an increased risk of security...
iPad Mini Is Changing the Tablet Market in 10 Basic Ways
For several months leading up to October, reports were swirling that Apple was working on a tablet that would deliver a smaller screen size...
Security Researcher Finds Critical Flaws in Sophos Anti-Virus Engine
Security vendor Sophos has plugged a series of security holes in its antivirus product that were uncovered by a security researcher. In some cases,...
Microsoft Working on a Mini Xbox Surface Tablet: Report
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer promised to leave nothing Apple offers unrivaled, and it increasingly seems that he means it. Last month, Microsoft introduced Surface,...
Resellers Discovering They Have Place in Cloud Software Sales Channel
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Resellers are discovering that they have a place in the cloud application market even as their customers move from on-premise...
VMware Adds Motorola to List of Smartphone Makers Using Horizon Mobile
VMware said it is working with Motorola Mobility to ship smartphones running VMware’s Horizon Mobile service through Softbank Telecom, a wireless carrier in Japan.Horizon...