Users start to get final Windows 7 this week
Although the general public has to wait until October 22, the new operating system will be made available to some developers and businesses by this week.
Windows 7 bug likely not a 'showstopper'
Microsoft says it is looking into reports of a bug in the final version of Windows 7, but the head of the business says it has yet to reproduce the issue in question.
Social networks to augment analytics
Relational links between people are being applied to refine business analytic findings and reduce rate of false positives, says SAS executive.
Red Hat takes developer efforts to Malaysia
CEO Jim Whitehurst lauds country's open source deployments in public sector, and launches Red Hat program to drive adoption and innovation.
Aussie organizations shun Office 2010
No large Australian organization is known to be planning an Office 2010 migration, and many have not even completed their move to Office 2007.
Windows 7 XP Mode enters RC
XP Mode, the Windows 7 add-on that will allow users with the proper hardware to run virtual version of Windows XP within Windows 7, has entered Release Candidate status.
EA posts sizable loss, but touts big Sims 3 sales
Video game giant's first-quarter broad results are not good. But the third full iteration of the Sims franchise got off to an impressive start.
Microsoft: Asia faster to embrace hosted services
More companies in region expected to take up Microsoft's hosted messaging and collaboration products than those in United States, says company exec.
Sony open sources digital effects software
Sony Pictures Imageworks releases five digital image-manipulation software tools under open source licenses, and says more may follow.
Microsoft's Bach on Zune, Natal and Windows Mobile
Head of the software giant's entertainment unit, Robbie Bach, talks about key efforts in the consumer arena, including getting that movie you bought to play on multiple gadgets.
A Google Wave reality check
Search giant's new combo product dazzled developers two months ago. Now comes the hard part: getting rid of the bugs.
Microsoft prices Windows 7 family pack
For US$149, users can upgrade up to three machines to Windows 7 Home Premium. Software maker also details cost to upgrade from one version of Windows 7 to a higher-end edition.
Red Hat to step up developer efforts
CEO Jim Whitehurst pledges to boost open source vendor's efforts to drive developer activity, and says company is unfazed by desktop competition.
Ballmer: Windows will get more competition
Speaking to financial analysts, Microsoft's chief Steve Ballmer addresses the state of the PC business and Windows' place within it.
Mundie: The desktop of the future is a room
While mobile devices will be important, the desktop isn't going away. Eventually your whole office will be a desktop PC, says Microsoft's top strategy officer Craig Mundie.
Microsoft's 'browser ballot' to cover XP and Vista
European Windows XP and Vista users will be given a choice by Microsoft as to whether they want to install Internet Explorer or rival browsers.
CentOS Linux developers threaten mutiny
Programmers behind the Red Hat Enterprise Linux clone demand that its founder share project control--or maybe they'll leave.
SAP reveals SaaS makeover
Feature Pack 2.0, which enhances integration of CRM tools with processes such as automated billing and project profitability, aims to add lustre to Business ByDesign.
Open source movement spreads across Asia
This ZDNet Asia special report looks at what's moving open source adoption across four Asian economies--Singapore, Malaysia, India and the Philippines.
Open source adoption 'anomaly' in Philippines
Country's private sector is unexpected early adopters of open source, which analysts say will be further boosted by entrance of Google's upcoming Chrome OS.
US labs virtualize 1 million Linux kernels
Sandia National Labs have simultaneously run more than a million Linux kernels on a single cluster, an accomplishment that could prove useful for antibotnet research.
BlackBerry dev tools target Eclipse, Visual Studio
Research In Motion has released updated tools for developers who want to build BlackBerry Web applications within the Eclipse and Visual Studio environments.
Language translator offers telcos new opportunity?
Pan-Asian consortium unveils real-time speech translation program with potential for use on mobile phones and portable devices.
Mobile app controls won't deter malware
Application development controls are no "silver bullet" to keeping mobile malware, say industry watchers, but certification--voluntary or otherwise--ought to exist.
Open source evangelists lock horns with Nasscom
India's open source community is miffed over Nasscom's proposal for e-government projects to support multiple standards, instead of single patent-free standards.
Microsoft will open stores in Arizona, California
Software maker confirms it has signed the first two leases as it follows Apple's lead and opens its own set of retail stores.
Verizon challenges Apple with Vcast app store
Verizon Wireless is taking on Apple in the smartphone application store war with the introduction of its new Vcast application store for smartphones.
Apple blocks Google Voice app for iPhone
Application never made it through approval process, and all apps using Google Voice have been pulled from the App Store. Remains unclear why Apple refused app.
Alatum touts local presence as differentiator
Singapore-based cloud provider says local presence helps win more enterprise customers, giving it edge over bigger players such as Amazon.
M'sian public sector bolsters OSS adoption
Open source momentum gets boost from Malaysia's government-led initiative that sees 71.1 percent of public sector agencies deploy open source software.
IT gets set for 2012 Olympics
Atos Origin reveals its roadmap for getting technology in place to handle the races, spectators and communications for London Games.
Oracle sues Qtrax, claims P2P site owes US$1.8M
Oracle supplied music service with software, but Qtrax's US$1.8 million payment bounced, according to court documents.
Google releases Donut code, denies multitouch
Latest version of the Android mobile OS does not have multitouch support, according to a Google developer.
Sale of Google's stake values AOL at US$5.7B
Time Warner purchase of Google's 5 percent stake in AOL for US$283 million paves way for an AOL spin-off and values company well below 2000-era levels.
S'pore developers create open source buzz
Local developers helping to grow Singapore's interest and expertise in open source technology, with mobile realm particularly hot, say user groups.
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