Category: Tech

Sales of boxed Vista copies down over XP

First week sales of the new OS by itself trail those of its predecessor, though sales of new PCs with Vista have been stronger.

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IBM software boosts info on demand

Web 2.0 client to back-end content servers will help customers’ access digital information, which in 2010 is expected to double every 11 hours.

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Adobe to send PDF to standards group

The Portable Document Format, already a de facto standard, will be headed to the ISO for formal standardization.

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Medical records mashup would span a lifetime

Five major companies have joined forces and invested in what appears to be the ultimate personal medical-records database.

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New Office file formats could cause headaches

Microsoft says Windows Mobile, Office for Mac won’t be compatible with XML formats until next year.

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Zimbra to add instant messaging to Web mail

Integrated presence and an expanded offline Web client are also on the development schedule for the open-source software company.

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Adobe to donate script code to Mozilla

In the largest code handoff since its formation, makers of Firefox will get Adobe’s script “virtual machine.”

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IBM targets Microsoft developers with new tools

Big Blue is marketing Lotus Expeditor as an alternative to Microsoft’s .Net.

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Google goes wild for wikis

With acquisition of JotSpot, search king picks up another little piece of what could eventually be a giant tech empire.

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‘Portland’ 1.0 aims to ease Linux interface

Newly released software is designed to help bridge two widely used Linux user interfaces, KDE and GNOME.

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Adobe Lightroom getting Pixmantec influence

Adobe Lightroom beta 4 for processing “raw” camera images will get its first technology from Pixmantec acquisition.

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Novell to launch quick-response Linux

Suse Linux Enterprise Real-Time is aimed at financial traders and others who watch every microsecond of the clock.

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EMC’s software spree takes shape

Looking to diversify, EMC becomes a software industry consolidator as it crafts its “information management” strategy.

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SAP paves the road to services

The applications giant will change its product release cycle to allow customers to upgrade in pieces to its SOA-based platform.

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