Google antitrust probe could benefit Microsoft-Yahoo search partnership
The European Commission's decision to launch an antitrust investigation into Google activities could be the start of a long, tough haul for the seach giant, analysts say.
"At the very least, this will force Google to spend time and resources complying with the investigation and mounting a legal defense," said Dan Olds, an analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group.
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IBM: Software vulnerabilities fell in 2009, but other risks abound
The number of software vulnerabilities fell overall in 2009, but the number of bugs in document readers and multimedia applications increased by 50 percent, according to IBM's annual X-Force Trend and Risk Report.
IBM's X-Force research and development team studies vulnerability disclosures and collects other data on Web-based attacks. In 2009, the team recorded 6,601 new vulnerabilities, which is 11 percent less than in 2008.
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Gartner predicts 20 percent growth for chip industry in 2010
The global chip industry will rebound sharply from the global recession and post 20 percent year-on-year growth in 2010, market researcher Gartner said Thursday.
The growth forecast is slightly higher than others have predicted but is in step with bullish forecasts for the global semiconductor industry this year. Strong demand for a variety of chips has contributed to strong earnings growth at chip makers from microprocessor giant Intel to memory chip king Samsung Electronics.
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Cisco invests in virtualization security startup
Cisco and several other investors have given $10.5 million to HyTrust, a startup that is tackling some of the thornier security problems posed by the growing popularity of VMware's virtualization platform.
HyTrust won "Best of Show" at last year's VMworld, the major virtualization conference hosted by VMware, and was named of Network World's 10 startups to watch in 2010.
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CA continues cloud computing buying spree
CA Wednesday announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire for an undisclosed sum a company called 3Tera, a move that industry watchers say will equip the management software maker with tools to offer customers a smoother transition to private and public cloud computing.
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Microsoft launches much-criticized anti-piracy update
As promised, Microsoft has started offering Windows 7 users an update to the company's anti-piracy software via Windows Update.
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Beyond CRM: SaaS slips into the mainstream
Customer relationship management applications are still the largest segment of the ballooning SaaS (software-as-a-service) market. But the landscape is changing. Pressured to provide faster and better service capabilities while also keeping a tight rein on capital costs, businesses of all sizes are turning to SaaS for everything from recruitment, hiring, workforce scheduling and payroll applications to procurement management and even central ERP systems.
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Beyond CRM: SaaS slips into the mainstream
Customer relationship management applications are still the largest segment of the ballooning SaaS (software-as-a-service) market. But the landscape is changing. Pressured to provide faster and better service capabilities while also keeping a tight rein on capital costs, businesses of all sizes are turning to SaaS for everything from recruitment, hiring, workforce scheduling and payroll applications to procurement management and even central ERP systems.
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Update: Court order helps Microsoft tear down Waledac spam botnet
With the help of a U.S. federal judge, Microsoft has struck a blow against one of the Internet's worst sources of spam: the notorious Waledac botnet.
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PayPal to open app store for developers
PayPal will open an applications store this year where developers can offer their wares, the latest step in the company's multi-pronged strategy to deepen its relationship with external programmers.
Developers have a big opportunity to offer applications for merchants and consumers that PayPal doesn't have the interest or resources to build itself, a PayPal official said Tuesday.
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Zend adds code-tracing to PHP Web app server
PHP development tools maker Zend Technologies announced on Wednesday general availability of its Zend Server 5.0 PHP Web application server, featuring Code Tracing technology intended to improve problem resolution times.
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Zend adds code-tracing to PHP Web app server
PHP development tools maker Zend Technologies announced on Wednesday general availability of its Zend Server 5.0 PHP Web application server, featuring Code Tracing technology intended to improve problem resolution times.
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Microsoft rolls out cloud for U.S. federal users
Microsoft on Wednesday announced a suite of hosted cloud services that will be delivered from a facility dedicated to U.S. federal government users.
Microsoft made the announcement at its Redmond, Wash., headquarters during its annual U.S. Public Sector CIO Summit.
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