iOS 4.3 Release Rumored for December (PC World)
PC World - Days after Apple released the iOS 4.2 software update for iPhones and iPads, another update to the OS is rumored to be arriving in December, together with News Corp's iPad-only news app. A corroborated report from Apple-centric blog MacStories claims that at some point in mid-December Apple will release iOS 4.3, which will enable publishers to charge for recurring subscriptions.
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Oracle ruling tarnishes SAP's U.S. reputation (Reuters)
Reuters - A record $1.3 billion fine slapped on SAP for downloading rival Oracle's software has tarnished the German software maker's reputation and is set to undermine its sales and profitability in the United States.
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Jury orders SAP to pay Oracle $1.3 bln (AFP)
AFP - A US jury has ordered German business software giant SAP to pay US rival Oracle 1.3 billion dollars in damages in a record-setting copyright infringement award.Read More ...
Jury: SAP must pay nemesis Oracle $1.3 billion (AP)
AP - Oracle Corp.'s courtroom clash with archenemy SAP AG has paid off handsomely.Read More ...
Oracle Awarded $1.3 Billion in SAP Lawsuit (PC World)
PC World - A jury has awarded Oracle US$1.3 billion in damages in its corporate theft lawsuit against SAP, a blow to the German applications vendor, which had argued it should pay just $40 million for the software stolen by its TomorrowNow subsidiary.
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Fugitive Comverse CEO settles suit for $54 million (AP)
AP - Jacob "Kobi" Alexander, the former chairman and CEO of voicemail software maker Comverse Technology Inc. who fled to Namibia in 2006 to avoid prosecution over stock option backdating, has agreed to pay nearly $54 million to settle a civil action by the U.S. Attorney's office.
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Ex-Comverse CEO to Forfeit $46M in Backdating Scandal (PC World)
PC World - The former CEO of networking software company Comverse Technology has agreed to forfeit US$46 million to help cover shareholder lawsuits against the company he founded.
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BundlesForMac accepting app submissions for upcoming Mac bundle (Macworld)
Macworld - If you're a Mac developer looking to get the word out on your new app, what better way to do so than by bundling it with other related apps and selling the entire package at a bargain bin price? If you're looking to get into the software bundling game, allow us to point you toward Denver-based BundlesForMac, which will be announcing its first bundle on November 29 and is looking for submissions from interested developers.
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Wozniak says he was wrong about Nuance/Apple deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Retired Apple Inc co-founder Steve Wozniak said he was "totally wrong" in recently suggesting the iPhone maker had bought speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc.
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What's on HP's Software Shopping List? (PC World)
PC World - Software provided only about 3 percent of Hewlett-Packard's US$126 billion in net revenue during its fiscal 2010, but newly appointed CEO and software veteran Léo Apotheker wants to change that in a big way.
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Nuance shares rise on Apple acquisition speculation (Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc touched a 2-1/2-year high on Tuesday, after a website posted a video of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Wozniak saying the iPhone maker had bought Nuance.
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Google Takes Office to the Cloud, But Security Concerns Remain (PC World)
PC World - Google has begun testing an intriguing plugin for Microsoft Office. Google Cloud Connect is a devastatingly simple concept: rather than save your files to your computer's hard disk, it allows you to save them to your online Google Docs space.
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Chrome Netbook Delays: What Gives? (PC World)
PC World - Another holiday season has arrived and it's going to pass once again without a netbook running Google's Chrome operating system.
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Phone Makers, Software Vendors Push Web-based Apps (PC World)
PC World - Companies including Mozilla, Opera Software, Palm and Sony Ericsson are trying to accelerate the use of Web standards when developing applications for smartphones.
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Is SAP Afraid of a Stuxnet-style Attack? (PC World)
PC World - Enterprise software provider SAP is stepping up its security stance as its once-isolated systems become increasingly connected to the Internet, posing new risks as hackers diversify their targets.
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Apple iOS 4.2: The First 24 Hours (PC World)
PC World - Apple released iOS 4.2 into the wild about 24 hours ago, and users installing the software update have found improved HTML 5 features, quirky bugs and limited AirPlay support.
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iOS 4.2 Bug: Lost Media? How to Get it Back (PC World)
PC World - Apple's iOS 4.2 software update for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch has officially been released into the wild, and already a bug has been found. Users are reporting that after they updated their devices music, videos, audio books, and podcasts seem to be mysteriously missing.
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Oracle wants SAP to pay billions for looted programs (AFP)
AFP - Attorneys for business software giant Oracle want a jury to order German rival SAP to pay billions of dollars for looting its software libraries for competitive advantage.Read More ...
Attachmate buying Novell for 2.2 billion dollars (AFP)
AFP - US enterprise software maker Novell announced Monday that it had agreed to be acquired for 2.2 billion dollars by Attachmate, an investment group made up of three private equity firms.Read More ...
HP to focus more on software, new CEO says (AFP)
AFP - Hewlett-Packard plans to increase its focus on software, new chief executive Leo Apotheker said Monday, as the US computer giant posted fourth quarter results that topped Wall Street's expectations.Read More ...
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