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Carrier IQ Explains Itself By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 13, 2011 The company accused of creating software that spies on smartphone users tells its side of the story. Tags: smartphone, carrier iQ, software Tech Comics: "Star Trek's New USS Enterprise" By Oliver Widder | Article Published September 09, 2011 What if today's software enhancements were incorporated into Star Trek's USS Enterprise? Tags: software 50 Must-Have Open Source Apps for Your Home Office By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published June 21, 2011 Open source apps for most every home office task, most of which function on Windows. Tags: open source, Linux, home office, software, Windows 9 IT Technologies that Drive Product Development By Larry Marion | Article Published March 16, 2011 A survey of managers finds that companies working to improve their product development need these IT tools. Tags: software, IT managers, IT, IT infrastructure, Enterprise IT Who Will Move You to the Cloud? By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 09, 2011 With the sheer number of cloud platforms and vendors all but promising confusion, some companies could use a ‘cloud advisor’. Tags: Enterprise IT, software, SaaS, cloud computing, PaaS Senate Passes Landmark Patent Reform Bill By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published March 09, 2011 Upper chamber clears comprehensive reform effort by a wide margin, aiming to curb litigation and streamline the U.S. PTO. Measure now heads to the House, where a draft bill is in the works. Tags: Patent Reform, Senate, software, intellectual property, open source How to Solve the Innovator's Dilemma By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 04, 2011 Juniper Networks executives explain how to get around the Innovator's Dilemma and build a pipeline of disruptive technologies. Tags: networking, software, Enterprise IT, innovation, start ups Developers, Please Take a Break By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 18, 2011 When you notice these things about yourself, you know you've been cranking out code just a bit too long. Tags: developers, software, developer salary, IT Jobs/Salary, programmers 53 Open Source Replacements to Spice Up Your Desktop By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 15, 2011 Open source downloads for desktop search, virtual desktops, snazzy wallpaper and much more. Come on, live a little! Tags: Linux downloads, open source tools, Linux desktop, open source software, software Leahy Sees Momentum for Patent Reform in Obama Address By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 26, 2011 Senate Judiciary Chairman optimistic that he can press forward controversial effort to overhaul the nation's patent system, pegging the effort to Obama's message of innovation and competitiveness. Tags: IP, Senate, Patent Reform, Obama administration, software Microsoft Sues TiVo for Patent Infringement Again By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 26, 2011 DVR creator TiVo finds itself in Microsoft's legal sights over four patents. Tags: Microsoft, software, TiVo, patents, lawsuits Software Lobby Calls China Piracy Pledge 'Incremental Progress' By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 20, 2011 China has pledged to implement new auditing tools to ensure the government is purchasing legitimate software, a move that met with cautious praise as a good first step from a leading anti-piracy lobby. Tags: piracy, security, Business Software Alliance, China, software Should Developers Be Allowed to Talk to Customers? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published December 13, 2010 An effort to get a developer to speak directly to a customer didn’t go so well. Was it the developer’s fault? Tags: software, application, programmers, developer, developer salary IT Jobs: What Was Hot in Online Hiring in 2010 and What's Ahead? By David Needle | Article Published December 08, 2010 Elance report recaps the year in IT hiring and predicts what skills will be in demand in 2011. Competitor oDesk weighs in as well. Tags: developer salary, IT managers, software, IT Jobs/Salary, IT salary Supercomputers Getting Faster - At Faster Rate By Drew Robb | Article Published November 22, 2010 The supercomputer that was in the No. 1 spot just 18 months ago is now a relative laggard, having fallen to a lowly No. 7. Tags: Enterprise IT, Memory, software, supercomputers, data storage management 35 Great Free Android Apps By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published November 16, 2010 Want more free apps for your Android phone? Here's a list of 35 of the best free Android apps to get you going. Tags: android apps, Android, software, mobile applications, download apps VC Spending Slumps in 3Q But Software Still On Top By Larry Barrett | Article Published November 05, 2010 Latest venture capital spending figures show the U.S. economy is still in a significant malaise but software firms did manage to garner the lion's share of seed money. Tags: wireless, VC, software, venture capital, social media New York City Workers Going to Microsoft's Cloud By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 21, 2010 As one billionaire to another, and in another perceived loss for Google, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has convinced NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg to move some 100,000 city employees to Microsoft's cloud platform. Tags: New York, cloud computing, software, Cloud, Microsoft Big Blue Storms Past 3Q Estimates By Larry Barrett | Article Published October 18, 2010 IBM hurdles estimates, raises outlook on strong software, hardware sales. Tags: software, earnings, IBM, hardware, services Microsoft Office 2010 'Beta' to Die on Halloween By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 13, 2010 Come Halloween, the free ride is over, with Microsoft warning trial users of Office 2010 that their beta copies will expire unless they have paid for the regular version. Tags: software, beta test, Microsoft, Windows 7, Office 2010 SaaS Backlash: Survey Shows Abandoned Deals By Larry Marion | Article Published October 11, 2010 Software as a service sees growing pains, as the number of mid-sized companies using SaaS for critical applications trends down year over year. Tags: software, IT management, SaaS, cloud computing, SaaS Contract Free Networking Software: 10 Downloads By Eric Geier | Article Published August 18, 2010 Free downloads for Wi-Fi installation and troubleshooting, traffic monitoring, remote desktop and sharing, and password recovery. Tags: network management, download, networking, software Project Harmony Takes Aim at Open Source Contribution Agreements By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 13, 2010 New effort aims to bring some harmony and commonality to the way developers and companies contribute to open source, but not everyone is on board. Tags: Project, open source, LinuxCon, Linux, software Desktop Virtualization: Overview and Software By Serdar Yegulalp | Article Published July 20, 2010 Desktop virtualization enables your PC to have far greater flexibility. Which desktop virtualization solution is best for you? Tags: desktop virtualization, software, virtualization cloud, Desktop Virtualization Technologies, virtualization IBM Tops 2Q Profit Targets, Points to Signs of IT Recovery By Larry Barrett | Article Published July 19, 2010 Big Blue managed to rake in another $3.4 billion in profits last quarter, thanks to strong demand for software, services and new hardware products. Tags: software, IBM, earnings, hardware, IT Former DARPA Researcher to Lead Top MSFT Lab By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 19, 2010 Microsoft's research organization has tapped a former government researcher to head its largest computer research lab. Tags: Microsoft Research, Microsoft, research, Microsoft Word, software Evernote Launches Platform, 100 'Apps' By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 14, 2010 Evernote enables you to dump content into a personal and secure space, and easily recall it with search. Tags: software, applications, apps, data storage management, Apps Marketplace Oracle Blasts Past 4Q Estimates, Raises Outlook By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 24, 2010 The software giant took in a quarterly profit of $3 billion, thanks to Sun Exadata sales and a strong showing in software and product support. Tags: Sun, earnings, software, database, Oracle Will Sun Shine Through in Oracle's 4Q? By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 24, 2010 Oracle is expected to post impressive sales and earnings for the fourth quarter after the bell Thursday, but analysts are most curious to see how much the Sun Microsystems acquisition contributed to its success. Tags: earnings, Oracle, SAP, software, Sun SIIA Extends Piracy Dragnet to Europe By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 22, 2010 The trade association filed its first software piracy lawsuits in Europe in its latest effort to protect member companies from being ripped off on eBay. Tags: software, piracy, SIIA, eBay, lawsuits Xerox's ACS Rolls Out Public, Private Cloud Service By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 24, 2010 New enterprise cloud service lets companies pick and choose from public and private cloud computing options to speed application deployment and reduce overall IT costs. Tags: cloud computing, Cisco, Vblock infrastructure, SaaS, software Microsoft Readies Launch of Free, Cloud-Based Office Apps By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 14, 2010 The software giant sets the date for the consumer release of Office 2010 and its browser-based Office Web Apps. Will a cloud edition of Office undercut sales of one of Microsoft's main cash cows? Tags: software, Office, cloud computing, Office 2010, Microsoft SAP Acquires Sybase for $5.8 Billion By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 12, 2010 The German software giant makes a huge play in the database software arena with the $5.8 billion acquisition of Sybase. Tags: database, software, Sybase, SAP, Oracle Microsoft Strikes Out With The Patent Office By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 12, 2010 The software giant once again fails in its legal battle against a small Toronto company over an XML editor that it has long since removed from its word processor. Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits, i4i, patents, software Microsoft Putting Money Where the Veterans Are By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 05, 2010 A year into its three-year initiative to help retrain returning soldiers, Microsoft is calling for veterans organizations to submit proposals as to how to best meet their vocational technology needs. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT job, veterans, software, Microsoft Optimism Returns to Software Sector By Larry Barrett | Article Published April 30, 2010 Almost half of the U.S. software companies say their business has returned to pre-recession levels or will by the middle of 2010, according to a survey by the Sand Hill Group. Tags: software, economy, cloud computing, Cloud, SaaS Top Ten Reasons to Use SaaS By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published April 21, 2010 Software as a service offers numerous advantages, including limited risk, fewer upfront costs and rapid deployment. Tags: software as a service, software, SaaS, cloud computing, SaaS Contract IBM Sees Across the Board Revenue Gains By Andy Patrizio | Article Published April 19, 2010 Company reports increased spending in all areas, across all geographies, indicating renewed interest in business IT spending. Tags: IBM, hardware, software, services, earnings IBM Gives Tax Man a Helping Hand By Larry Barrett | Article Published April 12, 2010 New Tax Collections Optimizer analytics software aims to help governments calculate and collect taxes from delinquent debtors. Service has already one support in New York, where state officials have recouped more than $1 billion in unpaid taxes. Tags: taxes, software management, application, IBM, software IBM Extends Helping Hand to Software Startups By Larry Barrett | Article Published April 01, 2010 Big Blue announces it will give away free access to its software and technologists to startups as part of its Smarter Planet marketing strategy -- and build its brand in the process. Tags: IBM, developers, start ups, venture capital, software Oracle Delivers Strong 3Q Earnings, Sales (Update) By Larry Barrett | Article Published March 26, 2010 The software giant produces yet another solid quarter and says the Sun Microsystems acquisition is already paying dividends. Tags: Oracle, SAP, earnings, Sun Microsystems, software Microsoft and Ford: Two Millionth Sync-Enabled Car Sold By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 25, 2010 Two million drivers can tell their cars what to do with Microsoft's and Ford's Sync in-vehicle communications control system, but will it help your car hold its value? Tags: embedded, Sync, Ford, Microsoft, software Oracle Expected to Match Earnings Projections By Andy Patrizio | Article Published March 24, 2010 The enterprise software king, a bellwether in the IT sector, should match analyst expectations handily despite the margin pressure following its acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Tags: database, earnings, Oracle, software, Sun Microsoft Donates Money and Software to Train Vets By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 09, 2010 Microsoft antes up millions in cash and software to help Iraq and Afghanistan vets get reintegrated into life in the U.S., including getting trained in technology skills that may lead to jobs. Tags: IT jobs, software, Microsoft, IT Jobs/Salary Intel, Nokia Partner on Top-End Smartphone OS By - Reuters | Article Published February 15, 2010 The smartphone alliance between the two tech giants reflects the need to circle the wagons in the face of increased competition. Tags: software, Nokia, Intel, smartphone, Linux Microsoft Demos Mac Office 2011 at Macworld 2010 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 12, 2010 Company tells Macworld attendees that Office 2011 for Mac is on schedule to ship in time for end-of-year sales, but reveals little new information on the premier productivity suite for Macs and PCs. Tags: software, Office 2011 for Mac, Office, Mac, Microsoft IBM Acquires Initiate Systems By Larry Barrett | Article Published February 03, 2010 Big Blue adds to its arsenal with purchase of privately held data integrity software developer. Tags: Initiate Systems, acquisition, IBM, data management, software Novell Updates SUSE Appliance Toolkit For ISVs By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 26, 2010 Linux software appliance toolkit launched for software appliance development and management. Tags: virtualization, Novell, SUSE Studio, software, Linux SIIA Pays Out Record Rewards to Piracy Whistleblowers By Larry Barrett | Article Published January 26, 2010 The principal trade association for the software and digital content industry paid a record amount of cash to sources who dropped a dime on software pirates. Tags: software, SIIA, prosecution, eBay, piracy Obama Looks to Close IT Gap With Private Sector By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 15, 2010 Government officials and corporate chieftains discussed plans to fundamentally overhaul the federal IT apparatus to improve efficiency and better serve the public. Tags: IT, Project management, e-government, e-gov, software Microsoft OKs Partners to Rent Out Software By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 12, 2010 But there are a few "gotchas" for potential licensees. Tags: Windows, software licensing, software, Microsoft, Office Did Microsoft Copy Microblogging Site? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 15, 2009 Plurk claims theft of code besides swiping UI. Microsoft is investigating the issue. Tags: microblogging, software, Twitter, Microsoft, Juku Microsoft Offers exFat Licensing to Third Parties By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 11, 2009 In an effort to expand its presence in the large memory capacity flash device market, Microsoft's has begun licensing its Extended File Allocation Table (exFat) technology to third parties. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, software, exFAT, Memory Tech Comics: "Software Documentation?" By Oliver Widder | Article Published December 11, 2009 When dealing with complex software, we naturally hope there's adequate documentation. Well.... Tags: software, Microsoft, Facebook, acquisition, Enterprise Microsoft Buying Sentillion in Health Care Play By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 10, 2009 Acquisition aims to integrate Sentillion with Microsoft's Amalga health-care products. Tags: healthcare, Enterprise, management, Microsoft, software What's Wrong With Google Dictionary? By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 09, 2009 Google Dictionary represents a colossal dumbing down of the English Language. Tags: international, media, search, software, Google 7 Ways to Make Tech Support Calls Less Painful By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | Article Published December 02, 2009 There are ways to work more effectively with any tech support agent – or escalate your call to a higher-level agent. Tags: support, Tech Support, Service Pack, IT, software Are You a Blue Collar or White Collar Developer? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published November 15, 2009 Among software developers these differences aren’t always discussed, yet the differences are real – or are they? Tags: software, IT Jobs/Salary, programmers, developers It's Free: Microsoft's Ad-Supported Office 2010 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 13, 2009 Volunteers will start testing a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft's flagship Office 2010 software. Tags: Microsoft, partner, Windows, software, Microsoft Office PC Sales Goosed by Window 7 By Andy Patrizio | Article Published November 06, 2009 PC sales are up by a respectable 49% in the wake of Windows 7's release. Tags: Windows, software, Windows 7, predictions, Vista Microsoft Axes 800 Staffers, Finishes Layoffs By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 05, 2009 The job reductions were part of Microsoft's plan to cut 5 percent of its workforce by June 2010. Tags: media, IT, Microsoft, software IBM Integrates Tivoli, Developer Tools By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 29, 2009 The integration of development and operations could possibly benefit application lifecycle management. Tags: developer, software, IBM, Enterprise, integrated Complete and Utter (Linux Desktop) Apps By Bruce Byfield | Article Published October 27, 2009 Free and open source software (FOSS) developers often attempt to write software that is the ultimate in its category. Tags: search, software, Linux desktop, open source, Linux Five Challenges Facing Windows 7 By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | Article Published October 21, 2009 Pre-release response to Windows 7 has been remarkably positive. Yet factors like the economy, drivers and user trust still confront the new OS. Tags: software, Vista, Windows, Windows 7, Microsoft Fake 'Security' Software on Many PCs By - Reuters | Article Published October 19, 2009 Scammers plant fake security alerts that offers "security software" that actually downloads malware. Tags: virus, software, media, security Are Software Developers Naturally Weird? By Eric Spiegel | Article Published October 18, 2009 Looking back at the strange software developer he’s worked with, one veteran coder asks the obvious question. Tags: developers, developer salary, IT, software Top 200 Tech Blogs: The Datamation 2009 List By James Maguire | Article Published October 12, 2009 Tech blogs that are current and insightful, chosen from all the major categories of technology. Tags: security, Gadgets, software, Enterprise, tech blogs India to be World Tech Leader, Forbes Says By - Reuters | Article Published October 12, 2009 As software companies move up in the value chain, India's strength in the service sector will emerge strongly, opines Forbes CEO Steve Forbes. Tags: services, policy, software, media, IT Leadership iPhone OS Update: Fixes Bugs, Battery Problems Remain By Michelle Megna | Article Published October 09, 2009 The iPhone OS update is a step forward yet still encounters criticism. Tags: video, iPhone, services, software, media Ballmer: Windows 7 Effect on PC Market Muted By - Reuters | Article Published October 07, 2009 The release of Windows 7 will increase demand for personal computers only slightly, said Microsoft head Steve Ballmer. Tags: Windows, software, Windows 7, Vista, Microsoft Recovering Stolen Laptops with Kaseya By David Strom | Article Published October 07, 2009 Using Kaseya, the owner was able to remotely turn on the microphone on his his stolen laptop and listen to what the thieves were saying as they typed. Tags: control, software, cybersecurity, support, laptops Shuttleworth at LinuxCon: Will Ubuntu Lead Free Software? By Bruce Byfield | Article Published October 07, 2009 Mark Shuttleworth, with all his influence, is pushing Linux in a different direction that many might prefer. Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, video, open source, software How to Fail Miserably as a SaaS Company By Abraham Sultan | Article Published October 06, 2009 It’s surprisingly easy to fail as a SaaS vendor – there are myriad ways. Still, you might want some helpful advice. Tags: marketing, SaaS, cloud computing, support, software Windows 7 to Include 'XP Mode' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 02, 2009 Windows 7 will have an answer for those users who are apprehensive about compatibility issues. Tags: XP mode, software, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows World of Warcraft Attacked by Phishers By Larry Barrett | Article Published September 30, 2009 Hackers have devised a clever pop-up phishing scam to spread malware via World of Warcraft. Tags: phishing, security, software, World of Warcraft, malware |
