Intel investing $30 million in software companies (AP)
AP - The investment arm of chip maker Intel is investing more than $30 million total into four different software developers.
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VCE Coalition Signs up First Asian Operator (PC World)
PC World - The Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) coalition has signed up its first Asian operator customer -- Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) -- ten months after the partnership was created to offer packages of hardware and software for data centers, it said this week.
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AppNation rises in booming world of smartphone programs (AFP)
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HP Will Buy ArcSight To Move Beyond Perimeter Security (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - On the heels of Intel's acquisition of McAfee, Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to acquire another security industry player. HP will pay $1.5 billion, or $43.50 per share, in an all-cash deal for security and compliance firm ArcSight.
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HP to pay $1.5 billion for security firm ArcSight (Reuters)
Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co agreed to buy security software company ArcSight Inc for $1.5 billion as the computer maker continued its spending spree on acquisitions while it hunts for a new chief executive.
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Microsoft condemns use of anti-piracy laws to stifle dissent (AFP)
AFP - US software giant Microsoft expressed concern on Monday over a report that anti-software piracy laws were being used to stifle dissent in Russia and announced steps to try to halt the practice.Read More ...
Microsoft Previews Communication Server Overhaul (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft has released a nearly completed preview version of its next-generation communications server and associated software, which the company has collectively renamed as Lync.
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HP to buy ArcSight in 1.5-billion-dollar deal (AFP)
AFP - Hewlett-Packard said Monday it is buying security software company ArcSight for 1.5 billion dollars, the latest purchase by the US computer giant as it moves beyond manufacturing to software and services.Read More ...
Microsoft to Issue Blanket License to NGOs (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft will issue a blanket software license to nonprofit groups and journalist groups outside the U.S. after the New York Times reported that Russian police have used software copyright raids to seize computers of activist groups.
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OS X's ten most innovative features (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - When Apple took the wraps off Mac OS X a decade ago, it clearly marked a big leap forward from the old Mac operating system.
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Android's Fast Growth May Challenge Nokia's Symbian (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google's red-hot Android mobile operating system is expected to challenge the Symbian OS used by Nokia for global market supremacy by 2014, according to a new Gartner forecast. The research firm predicts Android-based devices will account for 17.6 percent of all smartphones sold this year and 29.6 percent of all shipments in 2014.
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Hewlett-Packard buying ArcSight for $1.5 billion (AP)
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. wants to have the answer to all of its customers' technology problems. So it is buying network-security provider ArcSight Inc. to help them respond to the growing threat posed by hackers, computer viruses and digital fraud.Read More ...
Zinio brings magazines into this century (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Although not available for download via the Android marketplace as of this writing, the numerous showcase videos and articles I've read all point to the same conclusion: The Android version of the Zinio software will bring a powerful, easy-to-use electronic magazine reader to your Droid in the near future, rivaling the iDevice and PC editions in terms of functionality and ease of use.
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Google to buy Israel's Quicksee: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc will buy Israel-based Quicksee, whose software enables users to turn video into interactive virtual tours, for about $10 million, financial newspaper TheMarker said on Monday.
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Novell Looks to Solve Private Cloud Vendor Lock-in (PC World)
PC World - With its Cloud Manager software released on Monday, Novell hopes to address the vendor lock-in problem facing enterprises building private clouds.
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Adobe Adds HTML5 Controls to Illustrator (PC World)
PC World - Adobe Systems has released an add-on package for its Illustrator CS5 design editor that will allow developers to export their designs to the Web and mobile platforms, using the emerging HTML5 set of Web formats.
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28.7 Percent of Android Devices Running Version 2.2, Froyo (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - New figures from Google show that the latest iteration of its mobile operating system is starting to take a sizable hold throughout the existing Android market. That said, Android as a whole still remains highly fragmented throughout the various devices on which it runs.
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Google’s Big Tease on Tablets: Android or Chrome OS? (PC World)
PC World - Just when it appears Android 2.2 is ready to leap from smartphones to tablets, Google steps up and casts aspersions on its mobile operating system -at least for now.
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Flash Development On Its Way Back to iPhone (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple said Thursday that it has lifted restrictions on its third-party developer guidelines for the mobile operating system empowering the company's iPhone and iPad products. Apple's change of heart is all about wireless application neutrality and a welcome détente in the Apple versus Flash brawl, noted Al Hilwa, the director of application software development at IDC.
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Appeals court ruling threatens used software sales (AP)
AP - A federal appeals court has sided with the computer software industry in its effort to squelch sales of second-hand programs covered by widely used licensing agreements.
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