Mozilla calls on coders to build web-tool index
News Mozilla Labs is asking programmers to help build an Open Web Tools Directory, in a bid create a comprehensive index of all the open-source developer tools available [08 Jul 2009]
Stallman warns of Mono 'risk'
News The GNU project founder has urged developers to drop use of the open-source toolset, saying it could expose their work to legal action from Microsoft [30 Jun 2009]
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Europe falling behind US in cloud, says Reding
News Small European businesses need Europe-hosted cloud computing services within five years, according to telecoms and media commissioner Viviane Reding [09 Jul 2009]
XHTML 2 is finally laid to rest
News It was meant to set standards, but from its beginning, XHTML 2 was due a slow demise [09 Jul 2009]
Google names Chrome OS hardware partners
News The search and advertising giant has named the companies it will work with to develop hardware to support its Chrome operating system [09 Jul 2009]
How Google will continue its watch over you
Analysis The company's all-or-nothing approach of tracking user activity means its new OS could leave your privacy compromised [09 Jul 2009]
Microsoft pilot offers schools 'fairer' software deal
News Under the Subscription Enrolment Schools Pilot, schools will not be required to pay licence fees for systems not being used for educational needs [09 Jul 2009]
Gartner finds lukewarm response to SaaS
News The research firm's findings contradict the general impression that SaaS could help alleviate costs in the economic downturn [08 Jul 2009]
Android on PC gets new input
News A new alpha version of LiveAndroid has been released, adding mouse-controlled cursor and keyboard functionality to the PC port of Google's mobile operating system [08 Jul 2009]
EMC bundles IT tools for virtualisation
News The company has integrated its existing and acquired IT management technologies into a package, named Ionix, that it says will speed the move to virtualisation in the datacentre [08 Jul 2009]
Google Apps come out of beta
News The search giant has taken Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Talk out of beta, and announced new disaster recovery measures, in a push to attract business users [08 Jul 2009]
Microsoft promise lets Mono off the hook
News The software maker is to extend its Community Promise to cover standards that underpin the .NET framework, thus clearing up some of the uncertainty surrounding the Mono project [07 Jul 2009]
Symantec backup gets client dedupe
News The next update of NetBackup will add deduplication at the client, which should allow users to cut both storage and network bandwidth needs, according to Symantec [07 Jul 2009]
Microsoft extends public-sector discount deal
News The software maker has delayed the deadline for an introductory offer on its recently introduced PSA09 licensing deal [06 Jul 2009]
Nokia to bridge Maemo and Symbian with Qt
News An upcoming version of Maemo will use Qt rather than GTK+ as its main application development framework, a move Nokia says will make life easier for developers [06 Jul 2009]
Google adds global address list to Apps suite
News The company has also made it possible for enterprise and education users of Google Apps to share templates for documents, spreadsheets and presentations internally [03 Jul 2009]
Windows 7 may offer a 'Family Pack'
News Enthusiasts have spotted wording in a leaked test build of the operating system that suggests Microsoft may offer a three-PC deal with the new Windows [03 Jul 2009]
RHEL 5.4 beta arrives
News Red Hat has released a beta-test version of Red Hat Enterprise Server 5.4, the first version of the server OS to incorporate virtualisation based on Qumranet's KVM [02 Jul 2009]
PostgreSQL 8.4 arrives tailored for admins
News After months of work, the open source database management software update is released with a focus on better tools for admin and monitoring [02 Jul 2009]
Oracle delivers Fusion 11g updates
News Oracle's updated middleware suite slots into its vision of an integrated software stack that pulls together not only a customer's operations but also the software company's many acquisitions [02 Jul 2009]
Windows 7 could be a touch too much
Analysis A lack of apps and users having to buy additional monitors to support the technology may hold back the rate of touchscreen take-up [02 Jul 2009]
GPL loses ground in open-source development
News At the same time, Microsoft's open-source software licence, MS-PL, is gaining in popularity, according to a study by Black Duck [01 Jul 2009]
Unisys puts Stealth into the cloud
News The company's new Secure Cloud managed service aims to shield sensitive information from other users of a cloud by scattering the data across different storage sites [01 Jul 2009]
Dell delivers SaaS package to Europe
News The company's first cloud-based services package enables European businesses to outsource email, software licence management and other functions to Dell [29 Jun 2009]
OLPC Sugar interface made available on USB
News Sugar Labs has released the One Laptop per Child XO-1 interface online for loading onto any USB flash drive greater than 1GB, and will allow it to be used on 'any PC or netbook' [29 Jun 2009]
