Curbing tech piracy can stimulate Asian economies: report (AFP)
AFP - Asian economies led by China can reap a financial windfall and create hundreds of thousands of jobs in a few years by cracking down on software piracy, an industry study showed Wednesday.Read More ...
Dell aims Streak tablet at medical community (Reuters)
Reuters - Dell Inc wants to put its new tablet into the lab coats of doctors, as it aims to broaden the appeal of the device beyond consumers and tie it more closely to the company's software.
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Oracle expected to present new exec Hurd (Reuters)
Reuters - Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison is expected to present his new co-president, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd, to investors on Thursday as the world's third largest software company reports what analysts believe will be a solid increase in earnings in the face of a faltering recovery in technology spending.
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Developer withdraws anti-Web censorship tool for Iranians (AFP)
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Parallels Mobile app for iOS allows access to Windows software on Mac (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - On Tuesday, Parallels unveiled the Parallels Mobile app for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. The app works with the new Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac to allow for access to Windows software on a Mac.
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Dell PowerVault DL Uses CommVault Tech in the Cloud (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Dell and CommVault have taken the wraps off a new PowerVault DL appliance that is squarely aimed at businesses looking to use private or public cloud environments to manage and protect their data. Featuring CommVault's Simpana 8 software and a wizard-driven setup and management utility, the new Dell appliance also can be paired across geographically distributed sites to protect remote or branch-office data and applications.
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Intel launches Atom chips for smart TV and cars (Reuters)
Reuters - Intel Corp unveiled microprocessors for smart TVs and Web-connected cars on Tuesday and expanded an online store selling applications for netbooks built with its Atom chips.
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VMware offers $10 ‘Upgrade Program’ for Parallels users (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - On Tuesday, VMware unveiled its VMware Fusion Upgrade Program in an effort to get users of Parallels Desktop to switch over to VMware Fusion. VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop are programs that let Mac users run the Windows operating system within Mac OS X on Intel Macs.
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MarsEdit 3.1 gets better with media, 64-bit support (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - If you’re blogging on a Mac, you’ve probably heard of MarsEdit from Red Sweater Software, and a major update released Tuesday gained a handful of new features and fixes.
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MedAssets to acquire Broadlane Group for $850M (AP)
AP - Hospital software company MedAssets Inc. said Tuesday it will pay $850 million to acquire cost management services provider The Broadlane Group from private equity firm TowerBrook Capital Partners.
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Intel's AppUp App Store Comes Out of Beta (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Intel's AppUp application store for Windows and the MeeGo operating system is out of beta and has gone gold, Intel executives said Tuesday.
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Microsoft Offers Free NGO Licenses Amidst Russian Raids (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft on Monday said it would fundamentally alter the way it provides software licenses to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) after a newspaper article accused Russian authorities of raiding the offices of anti-government organizations under the auspices of Microsoft piracy crackdowns.
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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 ...
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