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RIM will keep hardware, software as one
News The maker of the BlackBerry handhelds and mobile data service has no plans to spin off a software or services division, said a senior executive.
Incoming - Super Windows
Insight Microsoft, in a move seen as a direct attack on Linux, is planning a version of Windows for high-performance computing.
Could Sun hold a key to SCO's future?
Insight With the SCO Group pursuing core cases with Novell and IBM, the twist is that Sun Microsystems may have the power to impact the outcome of its legal maneuvers. David Berlind explores the possibilities.
VMware hits back at Microsoft cost criticism
News Company has responded to comments by Steve Ballmer, saying while cost comparisons of virtualization products are complicated, Microsoft may be more expensive.
Tags: Business applications, Virtualization, Steve Ballmer, Operating System, EMEA, Microsoft Corp., operating system company, server operating system, Business applications, VMware Inc.
Japan's Access to buy PalmSource for US$324M
News With the acquisition of PalmSource, Access will gain operating system platform expertise and Linux development resources for mobile devices in China, France and the US.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Linux, PalmOS, Acquisitions
PalmSource revenue, earnings down
News The handheld operating system company reported third-quarter revenue and earnings that were down significantly compared with last year.
Symbian names new CEO
News Veteran telecom exec Nigel Clifford to take the helm in June. His mission: boost Symbian's presence in mid-range mobile market.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Symbian
Panasonic to invest in embedded-Linux start-ups
News Company's venture capital arm is looking to work with four to five start-ups, helping them develop technology and find partners.
Tags: Linux, Business development/management
Skulls on cell phones don't scare Symbian
News Skulls, a suspected Trojan which disables some phones running the Symbian OS, might not be malware at all, according to the software vendor.
Tags: Cellular phones, Security, Symbian
Symbian: 'Linux, Microsoft less of a threat than our customers'
News Microsoft has made no secret of its desire to take the fight to Symbian and with Linux starting to make its mark on handhelds overseas, should Symbian be worried?
Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, Pocket PC, Symbian
Microsoft makes case to Congress
News Microsoft sent a letter to Capitol Hill leaders claiming the recently proposed breakup of the company would prevent the addition of significant new features to Windows for up to a decade.
Microsoft paints a bleak post-breakup picture
News A confusing landscape of bureaucratic regulations, coupled with a distinct lack of innovation and virtually no tangible benefits to customers: That will be the bleak future of technology in the wake of the government's antitrust case against Microsoft.
Reaction to Microsoft ruling is swift, mixed
News Reaction was quick and varied yesterday as high-tech executives, politicians and frontline software coders digested Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's order splitting Microsoft into two companies.
Microsoft-Nokia pact takes aim at RIM
News BlackBerry maker, not Google or Apple, is the main target of the new team effort. Also, mobile Office apps for Symbian could take until 2011.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), BlackBerry, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile, phone
Nokia completes Symbian acquisition
News Stage is set for eventual release of open-source mobile operating system based on the Symbian OS and backed by several partners in the Symbian Foundation.
Tags: Symbian, Smart Phone, Open Source, operating system, Symbian Inc., Symbian OS, computing company, operating system company, smartphone operating system, Nokia Corp.
