iPhone Gets New Browser Options (PC World)
PC World - New Web browsers for the iPhone started appearing in Apple's App Store, contrary to the company's previous policy of denying applications that duplicate functionality of its own software. Four new Web browser implementations became available over the last day in the App store. Still, other popular browsers are not expected to follow suit.
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Google accelerates drive to sell more software (AP)
AP - Google Inc. is offering financial incentives to expand the sales network for the software it sells to businesses while restricting the use of a free alternative in its quest to make money on something besides Internet advertising.
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Google unwraps Apps partner program (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google on Wednesday detailed a new program under which resellers can now offer Google Apps to businesses -- effectively meaning that companies considering the alternative to Microsoft Office don't have to go it alone. But the search giant has yet to prove its strength in supporting a partner ecosystem that could bring enterprises much needed assurances.
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Oracle cuts several hundred jobs: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - Oracle Corp , the world's No. 3 software maker, has fired "several hundred" of its more than 86,000 workers, according to two sources close to the situation, as the business software maker struggles in an economic downturn.
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Yahoo names software exec Bartz as new CEO (Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc named Autodesk Inc Chairman Carol Bartz as CEO, but Wall Street questioned whether the software executive has the experience needed to turn around the Internet media company.
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Autodesk exec Carol Bartz named Yahoo! CEO (AFP)
AFP - Carol Bartz, a Silicon Valley veteran and former head of software firm Autodesk, was named chief executive of Yahoo! on Tuesday, ending a two-month search for a new leader of the Internet company.
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PlayStation 2 still playing games آ— and 50M strong (AP)
AP - The Sony PlayStation 2 debuted in 2000, before the beginning of the Bush administration, when Google Inc. was still a private search startup and the iPod and Windows XP hadn't been born. Yet despite its age in a business obsessed with the new, the video game console remains a big seller today.
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RIM Patch Fixes Attachment Flaw (PC World)
PC World - Research In Motion issued a software update to address a vulnerability that could let a hacker send malicious code in a PDF file.
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AVG Acquires Behavior-Security Software Maker Sana (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Reports of data breaches increased dramatically in 2008, and identity theft is still among the fastest-growing crimes. Security vendors are racing to help consumers and businesses protect themselves, with AVG Technologies making one of the first big moves this year.
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Healthy profit for India's Infosys, but still caution (AFP)
AFP - India's second-largest software exporter Infosys saw a healthy rise in profits Tuesday, beating market expectations and giving a rare boost to the country's battered IT sector.
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AVG Acquires Behavioral Detection Security Company (PC World)
PC World - Czech security company AVG has completed a deal to acquire Sana Security, which specializes in detecting malicious software based on its behavior.
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InfoWorld's 2009 Technology of the Year Awards (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Apple and Microsoft topped the list of InfoWorld's annual product award winners this year, nabbing three and four Technology of the Year Awards, respectively. Announced today, InfoWorld's 2009 Technology of the Year Awards recognize the best hardware and software products evaluated by InfoWorld reviewers during 2008.
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AVG Buys Sana's Behavior-Based Security Tech (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Internet security company AVG Technologies has acquired Sana Security, developers of behavior-based security software that protects against malicious software "in a similar way to the human immune system".
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Satyam dips; no quick-fix seen (Reuters)
Reuters - Shares in India's Satyam Computer Services edged lower on Tuesday, after jumping 44 percent in the previous session, as a new government-appointed board got down to the business of trying to put the software services exporter back on track after a damaging fraud.
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Enterprise 2.0 Vendor NewsGator Gets Funding Boost (PC World)
PC World - NewsGator, a maker of hosted and on-premise social computing software for companies, has closed a US$10 million round of funding, the company announced Monday.
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Startup Launches Cloud Application Management Tool (PC World)
PC World - Cloud-computing startup Kaavo's software for deploying and managing cloud-based applications is now out of beta, the company said Monday.
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SOA Software touts SOA planning governance (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - SOA Software is unveiling on Monday Portfolio Manager, described as an SOA planning governance product to assist in building services by aligning IT investment with business objectives.
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Palm's webOS Manages Scattered Personal Data (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Palm's new operating system is making waves in the mobile arena. When Palm debuted the new Palm Pre last week, it also unveiled the Palm webOS mobile platform.
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Microsoft resumes Windows 7 test downloads (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp launched downloads of the public test version of its new version of Windows on Saturday, after a one-day delay due to overwhelming demand.
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Windows 7 Beta Fights with Antivirus Programs (PC World)
PC World - Users trying the Windows 7 beta who keep their computers safe with McAfee virus protection are in for a bit of disappointment -- and a loss of security. According to a Channel Web report, when you try to run McAfee Total Protection in the Windows 7 beta, an error message pops up. "The version of Windows installed on this machine is not supported. Please refer to the product documentation for a list of supported operating systems."
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