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Software is HP's 'fastest growing' unit

News IT giant's software arm is worth US$3 billion in 2008, compared to US$1 billion in 2005, but HP remains cautious on cloud strategy, say company execs.

Wednesday, December 10 2008 08:12 AM

Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Utility computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Cloud Computing, Vienna, business technology, business technology optimization, Quality Center 10.0, UCMDB 8.0

Microsoft looks beyond Vista, sees Vienna

News The software maker has changed the code name for the Windows Vista follow-on, once known as Blackcomb.

Monday, January 23 2006 09:26 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software engineering/development

Microsoft silent on Vista successor rumors

News The world is beginning to adapt to Microsoft's new operating system, but its successor could be here sooner than you think.

Tuesday, February 13 2007 11:06 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows

How will you use Google Wave?

News Google's Wave collaboration platform is already attracting attention from businesses, according to one of the key architects of the service.

Thursday, October 29 2009 11:09 AM

Tags: Web 2.0, Google Inc., SAP AG, TechEd, software, Web 2.0, Vienna, IM, decision-making, collaboration

Why Starbucks still brews in Vienna

Blogs I'm chilling out in wintry Vienna this week, home to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and where boutique cafés can be found at al...

Friday, December 12 2008 06:35 AM

Security makes a quantum leap

News The veil has lifted on world's largest quantum encrypted network, providing a glimpse of how data could be securely transmitted in future.

Monday, October 13 2008 08:12 AM

Tags: Security, Data, Siemens AG, Quantum Cryptography, Vienna, Cable, Silicon.com, network, VoIP, researcher

SAP: Days of the database are numbered

News Demand for cloud computing and faster access to data will lead to a future where companies don't need a database, says top SAP executive.

Wednesday, October 28 2009 09:29 AM

Tags: Databases, Cloud computing, Data Management, Database, SAP AG, Berlin, Vienna, Cloud computing, data management, top executive

The German rule of order

Blogs I'm back in Germany for another stopover this week, after catching a quick flight from Vienna, and staying with some fri...

Friday, December 19 2008 04:51 AM

Businesses targeted by small botnets

News Most networks of compromised computers in organizations are small and surreptitious, according to security company Damballa.

Thursday, October 01 2009 09:22 AM

Tags: Hacking, PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Spam and phishing, Machine, Antivirus, network, corporate security, Vienna University

SAP looks into Web services revamp

News A team of researchers at software maker SAP is studying how to make the company's line of business applications easier to use and modify, an effort within the company known by the code name Project Vienna.

Monday, January 12 2004 07:51 AM

Tags: Business applications

Vienna to softly embrace Linux

News Open source wins another local-government convert, with soft migrations to Linux imminent within the Austrian capital.

Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:58 AM

Tags: Open source

New XML e-business standard launched

News A consortium of technology companies and a United Nations organization have finalized a new e-business Web standard that will provide a variety of businesses with a common way of conducting trades online.

Tuesday, May 15 2001 10:47 AM

SAP's business user org to move to Business Objects

News SAP's business user organization, which is responsible for information worker and organizational performance applications, will be moved over to Business Objects.

Wednesday, January 16 2008 10:06 AM

Tags: HR policies and procedures, Personnel management, Organizational structure