Wednesday, October 28, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 28/10/2009



SAP Earnings Rise as Revenue Continues to Slip (PC World)
PC World - SAP's revenue fell in the third quarter, but earnings rose -- although neither figure was as high as analysts had hoped. The company said it expected the decline in software and software-related service revenue to continue.
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Jive Brings Workgroup Collaboration to Microsoft Office (PC World)
PC World - Jive has given its enterprise social-networking software what it calls its biggest overhaul yet, giving users the ability to collaborate on Microsoft Office files and to use the product from mobile devices, including an application built specifically for the iPhone.
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Double-Take Software 3Q profit slides on sales (AP)
AP - Double-Take Software Inc. on Tuesday reported a decline in third-quarter profit as revenue from software licenses declined.
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Los Angeles OKs plan to use Google Web services (AP)
AP - City Council members tentatively approved a multimillion-dollar proposal Tuesday to tap Google Inc. for government e-mail and other Internet services, a boon for the Web giant as it seeks to wrest market share for office software from rival Microsoft Corp.
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Intel Pulls Firmware for SSDs Just a Day After Release (PC World)
PC World - Intel has pulled a firmware upgrade it released on Monday for its X25-M consumer solid-state drives as users complained that the software caused crashes.
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Making the Transition from XP to the Windows 7 Interface (PC World)
PC World - Whether you upgraded just the operating system, or purchased a new computer with Windows 7, odds are good that you are making the switch from Windows XP. While the differences between the user interface in Windows Vista and Windows 7 may be minimal, Windows XP users will have a little bit of a learning curve to understand the new features and conventions of Windows 7.
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Android 2.0: Your Complete Primer (PC World)
PC World - Feeling hungry? Try a taste of Eclair, Google's brand new Android operating system.
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Ultimate Software 3Q loss shrinks to $469K (AP)
AP - Human resources and payroll software provider Ultimate Software Group Inc. said on Tuesday that its third-quarter loss shrank to $469,000 as revenue grew.
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Google Delivers SDK for Android 2.0 (PC World)
PC World - Google on Tuesday released an SDK for Android 2.0, revealing some new features that will come with the upgraded mobile operating system.
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SuccessFactors narrows 3Q profit loss (AP)
AP - Business software maker SuccessFactors Inc. narrowed its third-quarter loss Tuesday as it accounted for a stock-based compensation expense.
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Cisco to buy ScanSafe for $183 million (Reuters)
Reuters - Cisco Systems is buying privately held Web security company ScanSafe for about $183 million, a move that will intensify its battle with security giants Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc.
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Microsoft exits as sponsor of 'Family Guy' special (AP)

FILE - In this May 18, 2009 file photo, Seth Macfarlane, creator of the animated series, 'Family Guy,' attends the 2009 Fox upfront after party in New York.  (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)AP - Fans of "Family Guy" are chortling about Microsoft's belated discovery that a "Family Guy" special might not jibe with the software giant's corporate image.



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Microsoft offers Spec Explorer 2010 software test tool (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Tackling the issue of software testing, Microsoft this week is offering a tool that leverages model-based testing techniques.
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MSN in music talks with MySpace: AllThingsD (AFP)

Chinese media arrive for the launch the MSN China, a Chinese-language Web portal, during a ceremony in Beijing in 2005. Microsoft's MSN is in talks with MySpace about using the social network?s MySpace Music to help power music offerings on the software giant's online portal, technology blog AllThingsD has said.(AFP/File/AFP)AFP - Microsoft's MSN is in talks with MySpace about using the social network?s MySpace Music to help power music offerings on the software giant's online portal, technology blog AllThingsD said Tuesday.



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Cisco Boosts Cloud Security with ScanSafe Acquisition (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Cisco Systems announced Tuesday yet another acquisition. The networking giant is scooping up privately held software-as-a-service (SaaS) web security firm ScanSafe.
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Windows 7 Still Faces Hurdles To Enterprise Deployment (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft appears to have hit a home run with Windows 7. The launch event was well received. The software reviews are mostly positive. The memories of Vista may be fading away. But can Windows 7 live up to the launch hype over the long haul?
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Windows 7 is 'Restrictive' for Netbooks, Claims Linux Rival (PC World)
PC World - Now that Windows 7 is out the door, Canonical -- the distributor of rival Linux-based operating system Ubuntu -- is eager to engage in "real head-to-head competition" with Microsoft, according to Ubuntu founder and CEO Mark Shuttleworth.
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Android Moving Into Mio MiBuddy Navigation Device (PC World)
PC World - Mio Technology will launch a new version of its MiBuddy 4.7-inch touchscreen Internet and navigation device next year running Google's Android mobile software, a company representative said Tuesday.
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The PC World 100: Best Products of 2009 (PC World)
PC World - PC World looked at many outstanding hardware, software, sites, and services this year, evaluating each one on its design, functionality, performance, and impact. Here is the cream of the crop, the 100 best of 2009. (Note that we chose not to rate products specifically on their price or value, focusing instead on their overall quality.)
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2009 PC World 100, Listed Alphabetically (PC World)
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