Reuters - Oracle Corp said on Tuesday it will buy Art Technology Group Inc for $1 billion, to bolster its e-commerce software applications.
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Oracle to acquire e-commerce software maker ATG (AP)
AP - Business software maker Oracle Corp. said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Art Technology Group Inc., which helps businesses interact with online shoppers to boost sales, for $1 billion in cash.
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ViewSonic Introduces Two Tablets (PC World)
PC World - ViewSonic is jumping into the tablet game. Although the company is best known for its monitors, a tablet isn't a huge stretch--after all, ViewSonic is used to dealing with displays, and it also puts out netbooks under its brand. The latter is a key reason why the company's dual-operating-system, 10-inch tablet comes as less of a surprise.
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Android Handsets Outsell Apple's iPhone in Third Quarter (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple's iPhone was the top-selling smartphone in the United States during the third quarter, according to a survey released Monday. However, the Android operating system running on multiple devices dominated U.S. smartphone sales overall, the NPD Group said.
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Yes, Violent Video Games are Protected by the First Amendment (PC World)
PC World - Tomorrow the Entertainment Software Association will stand before the Supreme Court and argue on behalf of the video games industry that video games are protected by the same First Amendment rights as music, books, and movies. The law they'll be arguing against involves an attempt by California's legislature, signed into law by governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, to ban the sale of "violent video games" to minors.
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Google Files Suit Against U.S. Govt. Over Contracts (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On Friday, Google filed suit against the U.S. government, alleging that the process by which a government agency evaluated a request for a new software suite unfairly gave preference to Microsoft.
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Microsoft to open research center near Moscow (AFP)
AFP - US software giant Microsoft said Monday it had signed a draft accord to open a technology centre in a Moscow suburb where Russian authorities hope to establish a Russian Silicon Valley.Read More ...
Informatica Teams With Cloudera to Ease Hadoop Use (PC World)
PC World - Informatica has modified its business intelligence software so that it can work with Cloudera's Hadoop distribution, the two companies announced Monday.
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Microsoft, SAP Sued by Inventor Over Coding Method (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft, SAP and Bamboo Solutions are being sued by a Virginia company that claims some of the companies' software products infringe on its patented, "novel technique for associating the modules of a multi-module computer program."
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Microsoft Office 2010: A Six-Month Performance Appraisal (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Just over a year since the beta of Microsoft Office 2010 began and almost six months since it went on sale to businesses, how has the latest version of Microsoft's productivity juggernaut fared in the marketplace?
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Android Tops Apple, RIM in U.S. Smartphone Market Share (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google's Android operating system had a successful third quarter, capturing about 44 percent of the U.S. smartphone market ahead of Apple and Research in Motion, according to two separate studies.
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iPhone 4 alarm glitch 'makes scores late for work' (AFP)
AFP - Scores of British iPhone 4 users said they were late for work on Monday after a software bug meant the alarm on the Apple device failed to adjust when the country's clocks changed.Read More ...
iPhone Alarm Bug Has Europe Waking 1 Hour Late (PC World)
PC World - Scores of European iPhone owners showed up late to work Monday thanks to an iPhone alarm bug that gave them an extra hour of sleep. Apparently a bug in the iPhone's iOS 4.1 operating system resulted in alarms going off an hour late as Europe changed to daylight saving time.
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iPhone glitch leaves scores late to work (AFP)
AFP - Scores of iPhone users were late to work on Friday, after a bug in the software meant the device's alarm clock feature failed to adjust to Daylight Saving Time.Read More ...
Microsoft pledges support for Russian tech hub (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft on Monday pledged millions of dollars to support Russia's plan to create a Silicon Valley-style technology hub outside Moscow as it hunts growth opportunities in the underdeveloped market.
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Google gaining on booming smartphone market (Reuters)
Reuters - Google's Android software platform rose to No. 2 spot globally on the booming smartphone market in the third quarter, research firm Canalys said on Monday.
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Apple IPhone Bug Causes Europe to Wake up Late (PC World)
PC World - A bug in the iPhone's operating system resulted in alarms going off an hour late as Europe changed to daylight saving time.
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Lawsuit claims NYC stole 9/11 DNA software secrets (AP)
AP - A software company that helped identify the remains of 9/11 victims is accusing the New York City Medical Examiner's Office of handing its secrets over to the FBI.
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Take-Two Interactive's CEO stepping down, shares rise (Reuters)
Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, the video game publisher best known for "Grand Theft Auto," said Chief Executive Ben Feder will step down and be replaced by Strauss Zelnick, the company's executive chairman.Read More ...
Windows Azure Aims To Speed Transition To Cloud (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft showcased new functions for its Windows Azure platform Thursday that promises to ease the burden of transitioning to cloud environments as well as the concerns of developers looking to build cloud-friendly apps with rich, immersive experiences. The software giant said its focus remains on delivering Windows Azure with a full range of platform-as-a-service (PaaS) capabilities.
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