Microsoft is defending the merits of its free Security Essentials anti-malware software after a top Symantec engineer badmouthed the new …
Xerox will buy business process outsourcer ACS for $6.4B
Xerox has agreed to buy business process outsourcer Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) for $6.4 billion, in a move it hopes …
Facebook confirms site glitches
Facebook confirmed what some users have been noticing for the past few days: Its site is having problems. The issues …
PC demand takes off ahead of Windows 7
People are snapping up new desktop and laptop PCs long before the launch of Windows 7, a sign of strong …
Can mainframe use really grow?
Some industry observers still like to kick dents in the mainframe saying it’s not the corporate platform of the future …
Google tries to enhance news browsing with Fast Flip
Google is developing a product called Fast Flip that aims to make it simpler and faster to browse through news …
DOJ expands review of planned Microsoft-Yahoo agreement
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked Microsoft and Yahoo to hand over more information regarding their proposed search partnership. …
Mac clone maker's lawyer denies spilling Apple secrets
Mac clone maker Psystar's lead lawyer said he did not reveal details of the company's case to a prominent Harvard …
IBM nabs British Petroleum outsourcing contract
IBM announced that it had inked a five-year outsourcing deal with British Petroleum to manage the oil company's enterprise applications …
HP's third quarter propped up by EDS buyout
Hewlett-Packard reported a 2 % drop in revenue for the July quarter, which was better than expected, and said its …
Update: HP's third quarter propped up by EDS buyout
Hewlett-Packard reported a 2% drop in revenue for the July quarter, which was better than expected, and said its business …
Oracle looks to planning apps for future growth
Oracle Corp. is devoting two full days and 70 sessions at the upcoming OpenWorld conference to its Primavera PPM (project …
IBM aims System z at specific workloads
IBM is trying to shore up flagging sales of its System z mainframe with a set of hardware, software and …
IBM sets its sights on high-end analytics
If IBM's $1.2 billion deal to acquire SPSS Inc. closes as expected later this year, the company will immediately transform …
Google to offer simple e-store creation with Checkout gadget
People can create an online store in “a matter of minutes” with a new gadget application that uses Google's Checkout …
Informatica brings data integration to cloud via Amazon EC2
Informatica one of the last of the standalone data integration software vendors, is bringing its on-premise enterprise software to Amazon.com's …
AMD ups the ante in battle with Intel
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. took another step toward improving its standing against market leader Intel Corp. with last week's disclosure …
Update: Microsoft revenue declines 17% in fiscal Q4
Microsoft revenue declined 17% and net income declined 29% year over year in the company's fiscal 2009 fourth quarter due …
HP Mini 2140
An update of the pioneering Mini 2133, the 2140 swaps the older model’s underpowered Via C7-M CPU for the ubiquitous …
CRM market grew 12.5 % in 2008
Worldwide CRM market revenue totalled $9.15 billion in 2008, a 12.5 % increase from 2007 revenue of $8.13 billion, according …