Senator asks Microsoft about job cuts, visas (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. senator has asked Microsoft Corp about its plans to slash up to 5,000 jobs, urging the world's biggest software company to preserve the jobs of Americans ahead of foreigners working on visas.
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Russia to Develop Linux-based Alternative to Windows? (PC World)
PC World - Details are scarce, unless Russian is your language of choice, but CNews is reporting that Russia plans to develop its own national operating system. The move is designed to reduce Russia's need to rely on foreign software and licensing agreements. And the alleged "open code" solution, likely a Linux/GNU derivative, will give Russia a greater degree of customization, as well as increased control over how the potentially free OS is used and accessed.
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Meltdown 101: Most people safe with tax software (AP)
AP - With the Internal Revenue Service pushing electronic filing and promising faster refunds for those who use it, more than 62 percent of all federal returns are now completed using tax preparation software.
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Sun: Look for IDEs to tackle the cloud (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Look for software development environments to make accommodations for cloud deployments, a Sun Microsystems official said on Thursday.
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VeriSign to buy Certicom; RIM backs out (Reuters)
Reuters - Internet security provider VeriSign Inc agreed to acquire Certicom Corp, just days after Blackberry maker Research in Motion withdrew its hostile offer for the software company.
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Microsoft Shuts Down 'Flight Simulator' Game Studio (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft confirmed Friday that the software giant has shuttered ACES Studios, the developer of the Flight Simulator series of games, whose latest incarnation is Flight Simulator X. The simulation is considered Microsoft's oldest product, dating back to 1982.
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Windows 7 Antivirus Just Polished Vista Apps (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Just because you're running a beta operating system doesn't mean you can go without security protection. In fact, Windows 7 will nag you to install security and point specifically to several A/V partners. But are these, in fact, Windows 7-specific versions? Not really, no.
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Microsoft to cut up to 5,000 jobs as earnings fall (AFP)
AFP - US software giant Microsoft announced the most sweeping job cuts in its history on Thursday as a worsening economy and weak spending on technology sent quarterly profit sharply lower.
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Microsoft's ND campus to take small job cuts hit (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. officials say the company's Fargo campus is taking a small hit from the software giant's plan to cut more than 5,000 jobs in the next 18 months.
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Microsoft still interested in Yahoo!: Ballmer (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that the US software giant remains interested in a search business partnership with Yahoo! and welcomed the appointment of new CEO Carol Bartz.
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Vista main culprit in Microsoft layoffs (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Windows Vista has been trouble for Microsoft perhaps since the operating system's beginning. And this last quarter was certainly no exception. Despite a dip in client software revenue, however, one analyst says the workforce reduction Microsoft detailed on Thursday is healthy -- at least from enterprise IT shops' perspective.
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Autonomy to Acquire Interwoven in $775M Deal (PC World)
PC World - U.K. enterprise search and e-discovery vendor Autonomy has entered an agreement to buy Interwoven, maker of content management software, in a deal valued at about US$775 million, the companies said Thursday.
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Seagate Releases New Firmware for Broken Hard Drives (PC World)
PC World - Seagate has now released new firmware for all models of hard drives affected by a software flaw, the company said Thursday.
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Microsoft to Trim 5,000 Jobs While Bulking Up Search (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to cut 5,000 jobs, though chief executive Steve Ballmer suggested that the software giant will add jobs in areas like search.
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Ahead of the Bell: Microsoft 2Q earnings (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, is set to report fiscal second-quarter results after the closing bell Thursday.
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Microsoft Contributes Code to Apache SOA Project (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft for the first time is contributing code to an Apache open-source project, continuing the company's softening of its attitude toward open-source software and the community that supports it.
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Apple Updates QuickTime Media Player (PC World)
PC World - Apple has released a new version of its QuickTime media player adding critical security fixes as well as some new tweaks to improve the software's ease-of-use and compatibility with different file formats.
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Hands-on video guide to Windows 7 (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Now that Microsoft has made the Windows 7 beta available for public download, many people are trying to figure out what's new and different. And many others not willing to risk their PCs by installing a beta OS are curious, too. (Thinking of installing the beta yourself? Use InfoWorld's free Windows Sentinel applet to see if it's compatible with Windows 7.)
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Wipro quarterly profit rises 9 pct to $185 million (AP)
AP - Software services provider Wipro Ltd. said quarterly net profit rose 9 percent from a year earlier, but warned revenue from its mainstay business is set to fall as customers halt expansion plans amid the global downturn.
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IBM sees strong '09 profit, but recent sales down (AP)
AP - IBM Corp. forecast significantly higher profits for 2009 than Wall Street expected, a surprisingly bullish sign that reflects IBM's belief it can outmaneuver the financial crisis by focusing on landing high-margin services and software contracts. Shares leaped 4 percent in extended trading.
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