SAP leadership change just 'business reality'
Following CEO departure, it's business as usual for company in Asia-Pacific where company's new regional head expects to see further growth.
Software
Adobe promises faster Flash on Macs
Mac version of widely used browser plug-in should catch up to the Windows version soon. Also: an apology for mishandling a bug.
Find more stories in: Web sites, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Security, CPU, Video, Web sites, Apple Macintosh, Hardware, Apple Intel Mac Mini
Security software maker Vitamin D exits beta
The software, created by three former Palm executives, lets people use an ordinary Webcam as a security system using artificial intelligence technology.
Find more stories in: Security Management, Security applications/tools, Business security, Vitamin, Palm Inc., Security, software, Video, Apple Macintosh, Beta
Microsoft denies Windows 7 battery problem
Software maker says an error message warning users that their batteries may need replacing appears to be working as intended, despite some complaints.
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Microsoft gives researchers free Windows Azure access
The software maker announces a partnership with the National Science Foundation to identify eligible cloud computing projects.
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Asia's infrastructure software to grow 12 percent
Region's infrastructure management software leads the industry, which is expected ected to rebound to double-digit growth up to 2014 on pent-up demand, finds IDC report.
Find more stories in: Infrastructure/architecture management, Business applications, storage software, network management software, Region, Infrastructure Management, India, International Data Corp., software, Asia-Pacific
Mobile apps bank on $0.99 price tag
Traditional mobile apps developers have most to lose in low-cost and freeware-dominated landscape, while startups could potentially thrive, notes analyst.
Find more stories in: Games, Mobile applications, Google Android, Applications and tools, Apple Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., US$0.99, App, software, U.S.
Microsoft investigating Windows 7 battery issue
Software maker says there is a problem that is causing some users to erroneously see a warning about their battery needing replacement.
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Denmark adopts ODF and PDF/A
The Danish parliament has mandated the use of open-standards formats for central government bodies from 2011, ODF Alliance reports.
Find more stories in: Open source, Office suites, Adobe Systems Inc., OpenDocument Format, Denmark, Archiving, Adobe PDF, Open source, Office suites
Office 2010 hits the release candidate stage
Microsoft has given select testers a release candidate version of Office 2010. Meanwhile, an updated build of Windows 7 has been spotted outside Redmond.
Find more stories in: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office, Office 2010, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Microsoft Corp., software, release candidate, Microsoft Office 2007, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows
Mozilla releases first mobile Firefox browser
Last week, Mozilla pushed out the third release candidate for its first mobile Firefox browser. Now, Firefox 1.0 for Nokia's Maemo arrived.
Find more stories in: Browser, Nokia Corp., Opera Software ASA, Adobe Systems Inc., Plug-in, Web Browser, mobile, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, mobile browser
Google phasing out support for IE6
Starting March 1, Internet Explorer users must be running at least version 7 of the browser in order to properly use Google Docs and Google Sites.
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M'sia govt touts 95 percent OSS adoption
Majority of Malaysia's government agencies have adopted open source software, but remaining 5 percent has yet to do so due to resources, says government official.
Find more stories in: Local Government, Open source, Open-source Software, Open Source, Information and Communication Technology, OpenOffice.org, Mampu, OSS, agency, software
Microsoft's bottom line gets a Windows 7 boost
The software maker says that "exceptional demand" for the new operating system helped earnings top estimates and quarterly sales hit record levels.
Find more stories in: Windows 7, Earning reports/forecasts, Microsoft Office, Online Advertising, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., revenue, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 7, software company
Novell: Virtualization not for all servers
Not all apps suitable for virtualized platforms, so infrastructure providers must make hybrid setups work as one, says open source company's cloud chief.
Find more stories in: Virtualization, Cloud computing, Novell Inc., server virtualization, Hypervisor, CTO, service provider, Virtualization, Cloud computing, I/O
Ubuntu tries Mozilla's search-ad revenue plan
Canonical will share search-ad revenue with Yahoo in its next version of Linux. Indirectly, that could mean Ubuntu gets a bit of Microsoft built in.
Find more stories in: Linux, Web browsers, Search, Sales/revenue, Yahoo! Inc., Ubuntu, Internet Search Advertising, mailing list, Mark Shuttleworth, Sales/revenue
India's SaaS to hit US$352M by 2012
By 2012, subcontinent poised to top Asia-Pacific in software-as-a-service market growth and familiarity, where hosted e-mail yield most returns, finds report.
Find more stories in: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software, India, software, Asia-Pacific, Cloud Computing, ERP, Compound Annual Growth Rate, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), e-mail
SAP ditches shift to pricier support
Feedback from customers spurs the software maker to adopt tiered pricing and freezes fees for enterprise support at 2009 levels.
Find more stories in: Support, Customer support, SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, CEO, software company, business software company, business software, Customer support, Support
Enterprise demands consumer-style search
Organizations find it a "challenge" to present "consumer" experience on top of behind-the-scenes mechanics of enterprise search, says IBM executive.
Find more stories in: Search, Enterprise Content Management, Enterprise, Enterprise Search, Information Technology, Internet search, Document Management, e-mail, marketing, knowledge
Firefox 3.6 due this month; next comes 'Lorentz'
Mozilla expects to release a snappier version of Firefox in January. Next, version 3.6.5 is planned for this quarter with a significant crash-proofing feature.
Find more stories in: Web browsers, Software engineering/development, Apple Inc., Google Inc., Lorentz, OOPP, Plug-in, Web Browser, software, Google Chrome
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