Solera Holdings names John J. Giamatteo COO (AP)
AP - Solera Holdings Inc., which provides software and services for auto insurance claims, said Friday it hired John J. Giamatteo as chief operating officer effective April 12.
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US media rave over Apple iPad (AFP)
AFP - US media outlets are gushing like star-struck lovers over the Apple iPad in early reviews as software makers hustle to ready programs for its much-anticipated sales launch on Saturday.
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MITS Founder and Altair Inventor Ed Roberts Dies Aged 68 (PC World)
PC World - Henry Edward Roberts, designer of the Altair 8800 personal computer that inspired Bill Gates and Paul Allen to enter the software business, has died aged 68.
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Microsoft request for patent suit review is nixed (AP)
AP - A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Microsoft Corp.'s request to review a $290 million patent ruling involving the software maker's popular word processing program.
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5 Stupidest iPad Apps (PC World)
PC World - Despite the fact that the iPad doesn't hit the shelves until Saturday, a number of iPad apps are now available in the Apple App Store. Some of the apps appear to have been specifically created for the iPad (such as the Pages word processor -- iTunes Link -- and the official Netflix App), while others are simply scaled-up versions of existing iPhone apps.
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Court Denies Microsoft Appeal in I4i Case (PC World)
PC World - An appeals court has refused to rehear the case that ultimately forced Microsoft to remove a feature from Office 2007, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the software maker's most likely next step.
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Qlik Tech expects to raise $100 million in IPO (AP)
AP - Business software maker Qlik Technologies Inc. expects to raise up to $100 million through an initial public offering, according to a securities filing made Thursday.
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YouTube Revamp Focuses on Videos and Interaction (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - YouTube rolled out a revamped design Wednesday aimed at streamlining interactions with Google's video-hosting service. The redesign focuses attention on videos -- the reason users come to YouTube -- as well as on improving the ways that visitors can engage with content and creators, wrote Google Software Engineer Igor Kofman and Product Manager Shiva Rajaraman in a blog.
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Microsoft sues UK game controller maker (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp on Thursday filed a lawsuit claiming British video game accessory maker Datel Design and Development Ltd is illegally copying the software company's game console controllers.
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5 Questions for GamersGate's Theo Bergquist (PC World)
PC World - Nonplussed about recent developments in game-related digital rights management? The draconian 'always-on' requirement where your PC game kicks you to the desktop if you suddenly lose your internet connection? Having to run "wrapper" software that monitors your purchases and play habits just to access games otherwise designed to be played offline?
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IBM Hopes to Lure Startups Into Its Orbit (PC World)
PC World - IBM is hoping to bring a new crop of tech startups under its corporate wing with a program that gives them access to Big Blue's software and industry-specific development frameworks.
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Meego Provides First Glimpse at New Mobile OS (PC World)
PC World - Meego--the mobile operating system merger between Nokia's Maemo and Intel's Moblin--is now available for developers anxious to peek under the hood. The official release of the Meego operating system isn't expected for at least a few months, but the release of key elements will enable developers to begin working with--and developing for--the new platform.
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Silicon Valley venture capital powerhouse bets on iPad (AFP)
AFP - A major Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed Internet stars such as Google and Amazon on Wednesday doubled a fund to support software tailored for Apple gadgets.
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Yahoo India to Move Over 200 Search Engineers to Microsoft (PC World)
PC World - Yahoo India has started the transfer to Microsoft of engineers working in the area of search and search advertising. The transfer is part of Microsoft's deal with Yahoo by which the software maker's Bing search engine will be used to power Yahoo searches while Yahoo will sell premium advertising for both companies.
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Malicious PDF File Doesn't Need a Software Vulnerability (PC World)
PC World - A security researcher has found a way to run arbitrary code on Windows computers by embedding it in a malicious PDF file.
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Intel, Nokia Let MeeGo Come Outside to Play (PC World)
PC World - Developers got their first look at MeeGo on Wednesday, with the release of key components of the as-yet unfinished operating system.
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New Application Could Make All Software 'open Source' (PC World)
PC World - Imagine controlling Apple iTunes from inside Microsoft Word without having to switch applications. That could be possible, according to researchers at the University of Washington who are working on a project that could essentially make any proprietary software open source.
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NY auto show: Ford-Microsoft deal, Hyundai hybrid (AP)
AP - Ford Motor Co. says buyers of its electric vehicles won't have to pay extra for software that will help them save money when recharging their cars.
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Lawson Puts Its ERP on Amazon's Cloud (PC World)
PC World - Lawson Software announced a partnership on Wednesday that will make its ERP (enterprise resource planning) and other applications available on Amazon Web Services' cloud-computing infrastructure service.
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New API Standard Could Improve Browser Plug-Ins (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google will integrate the Adobe Flash Player into its Chrome browser and work with Adobe Systems, Mozilla and others to define the next generation of the browser plug-in application programming interface (API). The announcement Tuesday by the search giant could have an impact on competition among mobile devices and on the next generation of multimedia on the web.
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