NetApp to buy storage software maker Bycast (AP)
AP - Data storage company NetApp Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to buy privately held rival Bycast Inc.
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Adobe Considers Changes to Mitigate PDF Attack (PC World)
PC World - Adobe Systems is considering modifying its PDF applications to counter a way to run arbitrary code on Windows computers by embedding it in a malicious PDF file.
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Windows Phone 7, Silverlight are business-ready (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Windows Phone 7, which is Microsoft's revamped smartphone operating system, and Silverlight, the company's rich Internet application platform, might seem geared primarily to glitzy, for-fun applications. But Microsoft observers see an enterprise business application case for these two budding technologies. (Silverlight is being paired with the XNA gaming app dev platform to serve as the application development platform for Windows Phone 7.)
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Business software maker CA to cut 1,000 jobs (AP)
AP - Business software company CA Inc. said Tuesday that it's cutting 1,000 jobs — or about 8 percent of its work force — and consolidating offices as part of a restructuring plan to reduce costs and become more efficient.
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Sybase Updates Mobile App for IPad, Android (PC World)
PC World - Enterprise software vendor Sybase plans to update its mobile device enterprise management software, called Afaria, so it can work with iPads as well as with devices running Google's Android OS, the company announced Tuesday.
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Open-source Advocate Enters IBM Antitrust Fray (PC World)
PC World - Software developer and political lobbyist Florian Mueller weighed in on the European Commission's investigation of monopoly abuse claims against IBM, accusing the computing giant of deserting the interests of the open-source software community.
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10 Things We Want in iPhone OS 4.0 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Apple plans to announce iPhone OS 4 at an event on Thursday. The iPhone OS is a great piece of software, but of course it isn't perfect. Here are ten things we'd love to see in the next version of the iPhone OS; some are more probable than others.
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Vietnam denies responsibility for hackings (AP)
AP - Vietnam has dismissed what it called "groundless" implications it used malicious computer programs to hack Web sites and spy on political opponents.
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Yelp to show reviews it automatically filters (AP)
AP - Yelp, seeking to combat allegations that the online reviews site manipulates its users' feedback on local businesses, will now let visitors see the items that had been automatically removed by software meant to catch unreliable content.
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Apple to preview new iPhone software (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc is set to host an event on Thursday to show off the newest operating system software for the iPhone, as the company prepares for a widely expected launch of its next-generation smartphone later this year.
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Microsoft to announce "Pink" phone next week (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp is set to announce its long-awaited "Project Pink" phones early next week, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday, as the world's largest software company attempts to gain traction in the growing market for young smartphone users.
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Apple to unveil new iPhone operating system (AFP)
AFP - Apple on Monday extended invitations to an unveiling of the next generation operating system for its smash hit smartphone, the iPhone.
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Apple iPhone 4.0 Event Announced: What to Expect (PC World)
PC World - Apple announced Monday that on April 8 it will give the public a sneak peek at its iPhone 4.0 operating system. The news comes as Apple buzz is at a fevered pitch with the successful launch of its iPad tablet computer on Saturday.
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Apple to Preview New IPhone OS This Week (PC World)
PC World - Apple on Thursday will preview the next-generation iPhone operating system, just a few days after the launch of the iPad tablet, which also runs on the OS.
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Manage Your Windows Network from the iPad (PC World)
PC World - The debate is intensifying about the role the Apple iPad will play and whether or not the tablet device has what it takes to make it as a business tool. While the consumer vs. business device debate is passionate, the battle between Apple and Microsoft loyalists makes it pale in comparison. So, it borders on sacrilege to suggest that the Apple iPad could be an effective tool for remotely administering a Microsoft Windows network.
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Microsoft Drops Win 7 Upgrade Price by 35 Percent (PC World)
PC World - With dozens of Windows PCs available at retail, each preloaded with one of several versions of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, it's far too easy to buy a version of the OS that doesn't meet your needs. Maybe that bargain Acer Aspire One netbook you're eying runs Windows 7 Starter, but you'd prefer Windows 7 Home Premium, which adds the slick Aero interface, better media tools, and the ability to run more than three apps at once.
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Flood of iPad applications begins on eve of its debut (AFP)
AFP - A new software Gold Rush is on as applications tailored for Apple's iPad hit the market on the eve of the hotly-anticipated tablet computer's US debut.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court backs county in IT dispute (AP)
AP - Racine County can continue to sue a computer contractor that failed to deliver a new human resources and payroll program on time, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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Analyst: Google-Adobe Flash partnership could heat up browser competition (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google's partnership this week with Adobe Systems, which has the Flash Player being bundled with the Google Chrome browser, has the potential to take relatively vigorous competition in the browser market to an even more-heated level, an IDC analyst said in a bulletin this week.
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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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