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Software problems with a 28-mile pilot project send Homeland Security officials back to the drawing board–and cause a three-year delay in plans to seal off the southwestern border of the U.S. WASHINGTON–Technical problems have forced the Bush administration to retool a high-tech “virtual fence” along the U.S.-Mexico border and…
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Software problems with a 28-mile pilot project send Homeland Security officials back to the drawing board–and cause a three-year delay in plans to seal off the southwestern border of the U.S. WASHINGTON–Technical problems have forced the Bush administration to retool a high-tech “virtual fence” along the U.S.-Mexico border and…
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If you’re writing code, pay closer attention to the major time-sink of application problem resolution and how it affects application release schedules, quality, functionality, and ultimately their company?s bottom-line says , BMC Software’s Doug Laney. Commentary–Have you ever pondered the time and energy your development team spends on documenting,…
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Fewer and fewer IT organizations are asking whether they should virtualize systems. The focus is now on how should do it acoording to CiRBA CTO Andrew Hillier. Commentary–Fewer and fewer IT organizations are asking whether they should virtualize systems. The focus is now…
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Ubuntu users can now get access to Parallels Workstation for Linux via the operating system’s built-in update tool. Canonical, the commercial sponsor of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, will on Thursday begin making commercial applications available to Ubuntu users directly through the desktop, in a step designed to…
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Tuesday’s introduction of new versions of Web-based e-mail programs that compete with Outlook offer yet another clue why Microsoft made the bid for Yahoo. Business software units of Yahoo and Google are introducing beefed-up versions of their Web-based software that compete with Microsoft Outlook, offering yet another clue…
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Software giant says it may borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a portion of its unsolicited offer for Yahoo. Microsoft said Monday it may borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited…
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Morgan Gillis discusses the LiMo Foundation’s first mobile Linux platform release and why it matters that Nokia bought Trolltech. On Monday, the LiMo Foundation, an industry consortium that wants to put Linux technology onto mobile handsets, announced the first release of its shared platform. The foundation also…
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If we look at the investment in enterprise IT security infrastructure over the past decade, companies have invested heavily in their perimeters while ignoring the inside, says Sentrigo’s Slavik Markovich. Commentary–We begin with a story: A wealthy man decides to protect…
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The LiMo Foundation’s mobile Linux platform will be released next month, but the API is available to developers immediately. The LiMo Foundation has announced the first release of its mobile Linux platform. The foundation is one of several industry consortia seeking to create a standardized approach to…
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Microsoft offers to buy struggling Yahoo for $44.6 billion to better compete against Google. Also: Vista’s one-year anniversary. The fight for Internet dominance heated up this week with Microsoft offering to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion in an effort to better compete with chief rival Google. “Today,…
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Developer of the Linux kernel says improvements in power-management, energy-diagnosis tools are in the offing. The infrastructure and tools required to make Linux a green operating system are now in place, according to Linux leader Linus Torvalds, who was in Melbourne this week attending Australia’s largest Linux conference….
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Internet Attorney Sophia Cope says the new law will do more harm than good and the better idea is for Congress to revisit a fundamentally flawed law. The government claims that driver’s license “reform” will help combat illegal immigration and generally protect national security, but it fails to…
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Internet attorney Sophia Cope says the act will do more harm than good and the better idea is for Congress to revisit the fundamentally flawed law. The government claims that driver’s license “reform” will help combat illegal immigration and generally protect national security, but it fails to acknowledge…
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Sales growth expected to continue but slow down as company integrates Business Objects; further acquisitions not ruled out. SAP forecast sales growth and higher margins on Wednesday despite a volatile wider economy, but the software maker gave a conservative outlook for 2008 as it expands into new markets….
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Alliance would be yet another aimed at more-efficient production and distribution of LCD televisions. Japanese consumer electronics makers Victor Co. of Japan and Funai Electric will jointly develop and supply LCD television sets, an industry source said on Tuesday. The news pushed up shares of both companies,…
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Product inveiled on Monday allows special telephony features, including transcription, to be embedded on Web sites and PCs. Ribbit, a Silicon Valley start-up that lets software programmers embed phone-like voice features in everything from Web sites to computers to phones themselves, unveiled its first product for consumers on…
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The troubled Web giant used to be known for its innovative ways. To find a way to a brighter future, it could stand to take a look at its past. If Yahoo could be placed on a psychiatrist’s couch, the Internet giant would be told it was suffering…
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Sony Computer Entertainment America is offering popular MTV programming on the Universal Media Disc for PSPs, marking the first collaboration between Sony and a major TV content provider. The Universal Media Disc, a proprietary format for Sony’s PlayStation Portable, failed as a movie format. But Sony’s continued attempts…
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Server maker credits strong growth in emerging markets in helping double its quarterly profit. Sun Microsystems, the world’s fourth-largest server maker, said Thursday that quarterly profit doubled amid strong growth in emerging markets. Net income rose to $260 million, or 31 cents per share,…
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A rash of supremely affordable PCs preloaded with Linux has hit mainstream retail stores. And trying one is not as risky a proposition as you might think.Photos: Three sub-$200 Linux PCs Linux is not just for computer whizzes. In fact, buying Linux and learning how to use…
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Comments totaling around 380,000 words were made by eight top administration officials before the March 2003 Iraq invasion. The Bush administration’s warnings about prewar Iraq, from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s “mushroom cloud” to Vice President Dick Cheney’s statements on weapons of mass destruction, were released on Wednesday…
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Big Blue expects the acquisition will expand its business-event processing software portfolio. IBM said on Wednesday it is buying privately held AptSoft to expand its business-event processing software portfolio. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. IBM, the world’s largest computer services company, said AptSoft’s technology…
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Revenue projected to get a boost as strong computer sales drive demand for company’s Windows operating system and Office software. Microsoft is expected to report a sharp rise in quarterly profit this week, boosted by surging revenue as strong computer sales drive demand for its Windows operating system…
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Company dismisses reports that the launch of Lotus Notes for the iPhone and iPod Touch is imminent. Despite reports that the launch of Lotus Notes for the iPhone and iPod Touch is imminent, IBM says it is not quite ready to release the software. A formal…
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Software maker buys Calista Technologies, broadens partnership with Citrix in aim to better compete with virtualization leader. Microsoft has acquired a start-up company called Calista Technologies and expanded its alliance with Citrix Systems, targeting VMware’s early lead in virtualization technology. Microsoft unveiled the news on Monday as part…
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The product, code-named Atlantic, will let users access SAP’s Business Suite applications for work flows, reporting and analytics through IBM’s Lotus Notes. Services and software companies IBM and SAP, longtime technology partners, will bring out their first joint software product in the fourth quarter of this year, the…
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A national rollout could take one to four years, depending on the response to a study now under way and how long it takes to secure funding for the project. CrimTrac, the Australian government’s criminal information and intelligence agency, is taking the first steps toward developing a nationwide…
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National rollout could take one to four years, depending on response to a study now under way and how long it takes to secure funding for the project. CrimTrac, the Australian government’s criminal information and intelligence agency, is taking the first steps toward developing a nationwide automatic number…
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Updated version of Mujahideen Secrets encryption software issued by al-Qaida-linked group touted as communications tool for militants. An Islamist Web site often used by al-Qaida supporters carried updated encryption software on Friday that it said would help Islamic militants communicate with greater security on the Internet. …
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Funding round highlights the rising valuations of start-ups riding fast-growing Facebook’s wave of popularity. Social-network software maker Slide said on Friday it had closed a $50 million institutional financing round, marking the rising valuations of start-ups riding fast-growing Facebook’s wave of popularity. Slide, a 65-employee company…
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A small Chinese high-tech firm is suing the software giant, alleging it filched technology that lets Net users type Chinese characters. A small Chinese high-tech firm is suing Microsoft because it says the software giant has stolen its creation that allows Internet users to type Chinese characters,…
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Aiming to trim labor costs, Sprint also will close 8 percent of its company-owned stores, reduce outsourced services. Sprint Nextel, the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, said on Friday it will cut about 4,000 jobs and close about 8 percent of its stores, predicting further pressure on…
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The well-heeled company touts its plans to bestow money on worthy causes. But how does that compare with other tech sector do-good efforts? Even in philanthropy, Google follows its own rules. With its funding of renewable energy and early warning systems for drought and infectious diseases,…
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During the development stage SOA projects must avoid many land mines which could result in the scaling down or abandonment of the deployment plans, says NetManage’s Paul Callahan. Commentary–A growing number of companies are implementing SOA projects to lower IT integration costs while…
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Speculation mars Burton Group report that suggests Microsoft’s OOXML document format is preferable to ODF, says OpenOffice.org. OpenOffice.org has dismissed an analyst report from Burton Group which claims that Microsoft’s Office Open XML document format is preferable to the OpenDocument Format. The latest generation of document standards…
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Almost half IT decision makers are using or evaluating the OS, and 35 percent are in the process of migration, a CDW poll shows. Adoption of Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system is starting to pick up among businesses in the U.S. Just under half–48 percent–of IT decision…
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With more wireless “walled gardens” coming down, CIOs can finally recast their mobile enterprise infrastructures, FirstHand’s David Hattey says. Wireless industry suppliers last fall breathed collective sighs of relief as Apple and Verizon Wireless made two momentous announcements signaling the imminent end of wireless walled gardens. …
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