Next version of Microsoft Office coming in 2010 (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp.'s next version of its Office desktop programs will reach consumers next year, though not likely in conjunction with the Windows 7 operating system.
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Spam E-mails Killing the Environment, McAfee Report Says (PC World)
PC World - If annoying users and wasting their time wasn't bad enough, spam e-mails are also responsible for clogging our atmosphere with carbon dioxide, a gas that shoulders much of the blame for global warming, according to a report commissioned by antivirus vendor McAfee.
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Stanford's Cinder OS Tightens Mobile Power Control (PC World)
PC World - Stanford University researchers are designing an operating system from the ground up to handle the power and security requirements of mobile devices.
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Google Gives Developers Preview of New Android SDK (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google has unleashed a preview version of its software development kit for Android 1.5 to give developers an early look at the new features and capabilities coming in the mobile platform's refresh. The final SDK for Android 1.5 is expected to become available to software developers around the end of this month.
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Job Ad: Microsoft Looking to Offer Windows Mobile Updates (PC World)
PC World - Just days after customers complained on a Facebook discussion about the lack of software updates to Windows Mobile phones, Microsoft published a job ad for a developer who will build an update process for the operating system.
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April Shower of Critical Microsoft Fixes (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft today released patches for a variety of critical holes in Excel, Internet Explorer, WordPad and other Windows operating system and application components. Some of the flaws are already under active attack.
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USPTO Ruling Favors Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent Appeal (PC World)
PC World - The U.S. patent office has rejected two claims regarding the last disputed patent in an ongoing legal battle between Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent, appearing to pave the way for the software vendor to win a pending appeals case that would reverse a US$358 million penalty.
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BlackBerry Storm to Get Firmware Update (PC World)
PC World - The BlackBerry Storm, the first touchscreen device from Research In Motion, is to get a software update over the coming two weeks. The new firmware is set to fix multiple bugs plaguing the phone, as well as add features such as improved keyboard usage.
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Red Hat Connects Its Distributor SYNNEX With ISVs (PC World)
PC World - Red Hat is helping nine of its open-source ISV (independent software vendor) partners get broader distribution for their products in North America through a partnership with one of its major distributors, SYNNEX.
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A few pennies for your thoughts آ— and credit card (AP)
AP - One economy apparently isn't hurting these days آ— the one run by identity thieves in the dark corners of the Internet.
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Netsuite targets SAP and Oracle: source (Reuters)
Reuters - NetSuite Inc has developed programs targeted at large corporations, a person familiar with the strategy said, in an effort to move the software maker beyond the small- to mid-sized business market.
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Forrester: Microsoft Opens Virtual Desktop Options (PC World)
PC World - Changes Microsoft has made to its desktop-virtualization licensing are giving enterprises more scenarios for how they can virtualize Windows XP or Vista on corporate desktops, but it's still a complicated and relatively expensive endeavor, according to a recent report by Forrester Research.
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Software Pirates Tell Their Stories in BSA Campaign (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - What does a software pirate look like? Anyone. And that's the new message of the Business Software Alliance, which asked five convicted software pirates to tell their stories.
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Entrust agrees to be sold to Thoma Bravo (AP)
AP - Digital security software company Entrust Inc. said Monday it agreed to be bought by an affiliate of the private investment firm Thoma Bravo LLC in a deal valued at $114 million.
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Analyst: Dell in Smartphone Talks With China Mobile (PC World)
PC World - Dell is in talks with China Mobile to offer a smartphone based on the carrier's mobile operating system, a move that would take Dell into a huge but competitive market in China, an analyst said Monday.
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Tech Mahindra wins bid to acquire Satyam (Reuters)
Reuters - India's Tech Mahindra will pay more than $550 million for a controlling stake in Satyam Computer Services , throwing a lifeline to the fraud-hit firm and propelling itself into the top tier of Indian outsourcing firms.
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German regulators fine Microsoft for price-fixing (AP)
AP - Antitrust regulators fined Microsoft Corp.'s German subsidiary 9 million euros ($11.8 million) and said the world's largest software maker illegally influenced retail prices for its Office 2007 programs.
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Microsoft Looks Parallel With New Hire, Analysts Say (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's hiring of a chip designer Marc Tremblay from Sun Microsystems could be part of a giant push by the software giant to develop hardware and software for parallel computing, analysts said on Thursday.
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Google Working to Add 'every Damn' Service to Apps (PC World)
PC World - Google is going to make sure users of its Apps productivity and collaboration software can tap all of the company's services, according to Dave Girouard, president of the company's enterprise group, in a colorful tweet on Twitter.
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Cisco buys Tidal Software for $105 mln (AFP)
AFP - Cisco Systems Inc. announced on Thursday it was buying Tidal Software Inc. for 105 million dollars in a move aimed at enhancing the US networking giant's next-generation data centers.
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