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  • February 2008

    • Want to Vote, O'Connor? Think Again

      Associated Press  |  Feb 22, 08 4:00 PM CST

      Want to Vote, O'Connor? Think Again

      (Newser) - The Information Age has been bad news for O'Connors, D'Angelos, Al-Husseins, and Van Kemps everywhere. Apostrophes in Irish, French, Italian, and African last names; hyphens in Arab names; and spaces in Dutch ones cause their owners endless headaches when computer systems reject or mis-record them, reports the AP, blocking them from voting, booking flights, and taking college exams. More »

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      software  • computer programming  • surnames  • electronic voting  • spelling

    • Microsoft: Vista Update May Screw Up Your Programs

      BBC  |  Feb 22, 08 12:48 PM CST

      Microsoft: Vista Update May Screw Up Your Programs

      (Newser) - Vista’s first major service pack may do more harm than good. Microsoft is warning that its upcoming update may disable various third party programs, particularly virus protection and security software, which accounted for half of the dozen programs Microsoft listed as victims. Microsoft said that list wasn’t comprehensive, and told users to contact the software developers, not Microsoft, with any problems. More »

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      Microsoft  • software  • Microsoft Vista  • software developers  • service packs  • virus protection

  • January 2008

    • Sun Posts Strong Profits

      MarketWatch  |  Jan 24, 08 6:03 PM CST

      Sun Posts Strong Profits

      (Newser) - Sun Microsystems today reported a profit of $260 million for the quarter ending Dec. 30, MarketWatch reports. Though total revenue was $3.62 billion, Sun’s service and sales were responsible for most of the gains, growing to $1.37 billion from $1.31 billion in the same quarter last year. Hardware product sales fell slightly from $2.26 billion to $2.25 billion over the same interval. More »

    • Programmers Take on Rock Star Status

      ComputerWorld  |  Jan 23, 08 12:45 PM CST

      Programmers Take on Rock Star Status

      (Newser) - A growing number of computer programmers aren’t content to be anonymous code monkeys: Today’s most talented tech nerds are paid exorbitantly well to turn out brilliant code, and can even earn a small amount of fame doing it, ComputerWorld reports . “ Some developers base their careers around eventually becoming rock stars,” while others “practically worship” at their “virtual altar,” said one writer who rates programmers. More »

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      software  • computer programming  • programmers

    • Stop Waiting for Windows to Load

      MIT Technology Review  |  Jan 16, 08 3:54 PM CST

      Stop Waiting for Windows to Load

      (Newser) - Starting up a Windows machine is normally an exercise in patience, but that could be changing, thanks to several companies working to do away with the eternal boot-up. One startup, for example, has introduced Splashtop, a tiny, simple operating system you can boot instead of Windows. Boot time? About 5 seconds, Technology Review reports. More »

      Tags

      software  • Windows  • PCs

    • Oracle Wins BEA With Sweetened $8.5B Bid

      Bloomberg  |  Jan 16, 08 7:51 AM CST

      Oracle Wins BEA With Sweetened $8.5B Bid

      (Newser) - Business software maker Oracle continued its yearlong buying spree, closing a contentious deal with middleware maker BEA Systems after raising its offer to $8.5 billion, or $19.38 a share, Bloomberg reports. In October, Oracle offered BEA $6.7 billion, or $17 per share, and was rejected. Instead BEA, one of the Silicon Valley's last midsize independents, demanded what Oracle termed an "impossibly high" $21. More »

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      Nasdaq  • acquisitions  • Silicon Valley  • software  • Oracle  • BEA Systems  • Larry Ellison  • middleware

    • EU Goes After Microsoft (Yes, Again)

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Jan 14, 08 2:21 PM CST

      EU Goes After Microsoft (Yes, Again)

      (Newser) - The European Commission today again took aim at Microsoft, launching its first new antitrust investigations since the 1990s. Two probes will expand the principles of the last EU court victory over Microsoft—which a court upheld 4 months ago—to Office, Microsoft’s email tools, and Internet Explorer, reports the Financial Times . More »

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      Microsoft  • European Union  • software  • antitrust  • European Commission

    • Infosys Profits Up 26% This Quarter

      Associated Press  |  Jan 11, 08 2:21 PM CST

      Infosys Profits Up 26% This Quarter

      (Newser) - Infosys saw its profit go up 25.6% int the October to December quarter, the Indian company said Friday. It credited tax refunds and new outsourcing jobs: the company added 47 clients, including an unnamed European bank and a global brokerage firm, reports AP. Infosys raised its 2007 revenue forecast slightly, but not enough to match investors’ expectations, and its shares dropped by 1.3%. More »

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      India  • software  • Asian markets  • outsourcing  • Infosys

  • December 2007

    • Oracle Blasts Forecasts With 35% Profit

      Bloomberg  |  Dec 19, 07 6:25 PM CST

      Oracle Blasts Forecasts With 35% Profit

      (Newser) - Database software-maker Oracle surprised analysts today, reporting its income surged 35 percent in the second quarter to $1.3 billion, thanks to the success of new programs and customer-support contracts. Experts had expected sales of approximately $5.03 billion, Bloomberg reports, but the company boasted sales of $5.36 billion—pulling in a profit of 25 cents per share. More »

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      Silicon Valley  • software  • Oracle  • tech stocks  • Larry Ellison  • database

    • Programmers Can't Keep Up With Ever-Faster Chips

      New York Times  |  Dec 17, 07 3:15 PM CST

      Programmers Can't Keep Up With Ever-Faster Chips

      (Newser) - Fast new microprocessor chips are outstripping the computer industry's ability to build software to take advantage of them. Some industry planners believe that software designed for new chips with many processors could make certain computing tasks 100 times faster. The problem: computer scientists haven't found an easy way to program such chips, reports the New York Times . More »

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      software  • microprocessors  • parallel computing

    • DRM Pirates Get Help From Caribbean

      Techdirt  |  Dec 1, 07 12:22 PM CST

      DRM Pirates Get Help From Caribbean

      (Newser) - Digital rights management technologies are doing more for the profits of software companies than the copyright holders they're supposed to protect, Techdirt reports. The new AACS system was meant to stop HD-DVD or Blu-Ray players from showing protected disks, but hackers easily beat it. Overseas companies are now getting rich selling software to beat the system. More »

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      software  • copyright  • hackers  • HD DVD  • Blu ray  • DRM  • DVD piracy  • digital rights management

  • November 2007

    • Small Businesses Targeted for Software Violations

      Associated Press  |  Nov 26, 07 4:00 PM CST

      Small Businesses Targeted for Software Violations

      (Newser) - A group representing major software companies in copyright enforcement actions has been targeting small businesses for violating software licenses, reports the AP. Almost 90% of the Business Software Alliance's $13 million in settlements with North American companies last year came from small companies. Some owners say they were punished for accidentally breaking confusing license agreements, not intentional piracy. More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • software  • piracy  • small businesses  • Adobe  • Symantec

    • Google's Build, Don't Buy Ethos

      CNET  |  Nov 19, 07 5:30 PM CST

      Google's Build, Don't Buy Ethos

      (Newser) - Is Google moving in the direction of writing its own platform software and building its own hardware? That's what Gordon Haff argues on CNET's The Pervasive Datacenter blog, citing recent news about Google designing its own network switches and writing its own virtual machine for its cellphone platform, on top of its longstanding practice of assembling its own servers from component parts. More »

      Tags

      Google  • Yahoo  • computer  • software  • hardware

    • Program Tracks Web's CO2 Emissions

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Nov 16, 07 5:43 PM CST

      Program Tracks Web's CO2 Emissions

      (Newser) - If you're reading this, you're contributing to climate change. That's the message of two PhD students who have created a widget to calculate how much carbon dioxide Web sites generate. Operators can download and install the free program on their sites and then buy an equivalent amount of carbon offsets, reports the San Jose Mercury News . More »

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      Internet  • climate change  • global warming  • carbon emissions  • software  • widget

    • Adobe CEO 'To Take A Break'

      Associated Press  |  Nov 13, 07 10:52 AM CST

      Adobe CEO 'To Take A Break'

      (Newser) - The popular CEO of Adobe Systems, Bruce Chinzen, will step down at the end of the month “to take a break.” President and COO Shantanu Narayen will replace him, though Chinzen will stay on temporarily as a half-time strategic advisor and remain on the board to ease the transition. Adobe’s stock prices dropped more than 5% on the news. More »

      Tags

      software  • software developers  • Adobe  • Photoshop  • Flash

    • IBM to Buy Canada's Cognos for $5B

      Associated Press  |  Nov 12, 07 12:19 PM CST

      IBM to Buy Canada's Cognos for $5B

      (Newser) - IBM will buy Cognos for $5 billion, the latest in a rash of “business intelligence” software acquisitions. The move could help IBM keep up with SAP AG and Oracle, each of which recently teamed with similar companies, the AP reports. The purchase price is a 9% premium over Cognos’ Friday close; both companies’ stocks rose on the news. More »

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      acquisitions  • software  • IBM  • Oracle  • business intelligence  • SAP AG

  • October 2007

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