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Red Hat to host Second Life-like virtual JBoss trade show

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Red Hat is stealing a page from the Second Life playbook and will host an online conference for users and partners of its JBoss Java-based middleware products in which people will have their own avatars and can virtually attend a conference as if it was a live trade show.

Vietnam Pushes Open-Source Software for Government Use

Jeremy Kirk — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Vietnam's government will mandate use of several open-source applications by the end of next year as the country tries to reduce the use of pirated software.

Nine Innovative Apple-Friendly Products from Macworld 2009

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

New iPhone apps and Mac software revealed for Apple fans.

Cisco gets social with Entertainment OS

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Cisco on Wednesday announced the availability of Eos, or Entertainment Operating System, its hosted platform for media companies.

Gmail vs. Traditional E-Mail: Savings Adding Up

C.G. Lynch — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

While most enterprises aren't moving to fully web-based e-mail such as Google's Gmail just yet, a new Forrester report indicates that on-premise corporate e-mail will eventually prove too costly for many companies, if it hasn't already.

Social networking, ROI, pricing among '09 CRM trends

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Big changes are coming to the CRM (customer relationship management) application market this year, with significant financial, strategic and technical implications for customers, say analysts who track the space.

Starbucks' Next-Generation CIO: Young, Fast and In Control

Thomas Wailgum — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Change is brewing in the CIO ranks. Just take the case of Starbucks' Stephen Gillett: The collegiate football player, hard-core gamer and socially adept exec is ambitious, digitally inclined and young. Here's why he's a new breed of CIO, and what he has to do to help turn around the coffee giant.

SAP wants Oracle to reveal software, support profit margins

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

SAP wants Oracle to reveal profit-margin information for JD Edwards and PeopleSoft software and support, according to a joint discovery statement filed this week in connection with Oracle's lawsuit against SAP.

Using Google Gadgets as Free Lotus Notes Plug-ins

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Lotus Notes 8 client lets you import widgets from Google Gadgets, giving you access to the entire collection of RSS feeds and mini-applications. We show you how easy it is to do.

No clear sign of settlement in Oracle-SAP suit

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

A document filed last week by SAP indicates there may be no quick settlement to its rancorous legal entanglement with rival enterprise software maker Oracle, even though SAP admits that some of Oracle's claims about its former subsidiary TomorrowNow are true.

Survey: Microsoft has strongest patent portfolio

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

U.S. technology companies led an annual survey rating the strength of corporate patent portfolios, with Microsoft coming out on top.

Expert: Microsoft earned US$1.5B from Vista Capable program

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

An expert has determined that Microsoft may have earned more than US$1 billion from its controversial Windows Vista Capable sticker program, which is still at the center of a class-action suit being decided in a Washington state court.

IBM employees buzzing about layoff rumors

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

An independent Web site for IBM employees has been buzzing with rumors that the company will make significant layoffs this month.

Microsoft may release Windows 7 beta at show

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Attendees at next month's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) could get the first public look at Windows 7, the next version of Microsoft's client OS.

How To Use Rules to Automatically Organize E-mail

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This how-to instructs you how to use folders to sort and prioritize the messages that arrive in your Outlook in-box. Not that YOU are drowning in e-mail, and need a few tips to save you, or anything.