IBM to cut more than 2,800 jobs: union (AFP)
AFP - US computer and software giant IBM Corp. is planning to cut more than 2,800 jobs, a labor union representing the firm's employees said Monday.
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Apple Ready To Release iLife '09 with New Features (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple has made good on Vice President Philip Schiller's promise at Macworld to release iLife 'O9 this month. Beginning Tuesday, all new Macs will have an upgraded version of iLife '09 with iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand. The software suite is for Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later.
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Another Trojan Horse Stalks Mac Software Pirates (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In less than a week, two different forms of Trojan horses have invaded Macs whose users downloaded pirated copies of first Apple iWork 09 and now Adobe Photoshop CS4.
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Intacct Cuts Entry-level Costs, Adds Global Consolidation (PC World)
PC World - Intacct, maker of on-demand accounting software, is accelerating its attempt to snare customers who are outgrowing Intuit's popular QuickBooks product by slashing entry-level pricing and adding advanced features.
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Windows 7 Beta Availability Extended (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft has extended the general availability of the Windows 7 beta until February 10 due to the software's popularity, the company said.
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Apple iLife '09 Ships Tuesday; Beware of Pirated Copy (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Apple announced Monday that iLife '09 will be available on Tuesday. In the meantime, a copy of the software with an embedded Trojan has been found on popular BitTorrent sites
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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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