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Microsoft eyes multicore boost from Windows 7
News New operating system should be able to make better use of modern multicore chips--in part through changes to adapt Windows to big servers.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Components, Processors, Intel Corp., Multi-core, Parallel Pattern Library, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft slapped with US$388M patent verdict
News U.S. federal jury finds the product activation method used in some versions of Windows and Office infringes on Uniloc patent held by its Singapore subsidiary.
Tags: Patents, Piracy, Verdict, Microsoft Corp., Singapore, software company, Rhode Island, Microsoft Office XP, encryption technology, Uniloc Corp.
C# striking a chord with programmers
News Microsoft's new programming language is gaining in popularity, with usage nearly doubling in the last six months, a study shows.
Red Hat and Microsoft support mixed virtualization
News It is now possible to deploy supported virtualization environments that combine Red Hat Linux with Microsoft Windows Server, the two companies have announced.
Tags: Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Amazon paces holiday tech discount drive
News Deep, early price cuts on tech gadgets by electronics makers and retailers may be good for consumers and bad for profits.
Tags: Web sites, Unit Sale, TV, Consumer Electronics Association, Electronics, Amazon.com Inc., Web sites, Price, E-book Reader, flat panel
Microsoft launches free Security Essentials package
News Software replaces the paid-for OneCare product, and offers protection against viruses, Trojans, spyware and rootkits.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Security, PC Company, Rootkit, Tool, antivirus, Microsoft Windows, manufacturer, Security
Open source developers reach for the cloud
News Forty percent of open source developers are planning to use cloud services, far more than among the general developer population, finds new survey.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Virtualization, IBM Corp., Google Inc., Open Source, Survey, Developer, Evans Data Corp., Open Source Developer, Environment
Developers expect SaaS boom
News More than half of developers worldwide expect to work on Internet-hosted apps during 2009, according to a new survey.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Service level management, Virtualization, Asia, Survey, Asia-Pacific, Lawson Software Inc., Developer, Evans Data Corp., software
Russia said to probe Microsoft over XP halt
News According to Reuters, regulators in Moscow say that Microsoft's move to end Windows XP sales in favor of Vista may have violated its antitrust laws.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Antitrust, compliance, Russia, Emerging Market, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, CNET Networks Inc., spokesman, Antitrust
Gmail 'vulnerability' turns out to be phishing scam
News Google's probe into reports that a vulnerability was being used to hijack domains finds instead a scheme to trick users into revealing sensitive information.
Tags: E-mail clients, Web services, Spam and phishing, Phishing, Security, Google Inc., Vulnerability, Attacker, e-mail, Web Address
Microsoft fined over Office pricing in Germany
News German regulators impose a US$11.8 million fine against the software maker over retail pricing during a promotion for the Home and Student version of Office.
Tags: Legal, Microsoft Office, Government, Pricing, Microsoft Corp., Supplier, Pricing, compliance, software, antitrust
Shuttleworth: Karmic Koala to make cloud 'dance'
News The upcoming version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution will have a new look, along with functionality to let users deploy their own clouds and cloud-based services.
Tags: Open source, Red Hat Inc., Ubuntu, Cloud Computing, Evans Data Corp., Ubuntu Netbook Remix, Amazon.com Inc., University of California, API, Mark Shuttleworth
Bob Evans, IBM mainframe pioneer, dies at 77
News Evans led a team that developed a new class of mainframe computers that allowed different applications to be run simultaneously.
Tags: Mainframes
Open-source databases gaining favor
News Big companies are warming up to open-source database software, according to a new study.
Tags: Databases, Open source
Programmers in India prefer Google's Orkut
News A new survey shows that more software developers in India are choosing Orkut over Facebook and MySpace.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Software engineering/development, Google Inc., India, Orkut.com, Programmer, Evans Data Corp., software programmer, social networking
