Software

Google, Comcast in talks to invest in AOL

Google, Comcast in talks to invest in AOL

Google and Comcast are in "serious discussions" to buy a minority stake in Time Warner's America Online, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2005, 12:30PM Software
Microsoft, Yahoo hook up instant message networks

Microsoft, Yahoo hook up instant message networks

Microsoft and Yahoo plan to link up their free instant messaging services to create a combined community of 275 million users.
Reed Stevenson Oct 13 2005, 9:30AM Software
Onyx tempts resellers with juicy rebate

Onyx tempts resellers with juicy rebate

CRM vendor Onyx Software has offered a juicy rebate to resellers for poaching customers from rival Oracle and its numerous recent acquisitions, including PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel.
Fleur Doidge Oct 12 2005, 2:30PM Software
Microsoft revamps licensing for virtual era

Microsoft revamps licensing for virtual era

Microsoft has announced plans to give virtualisation a lift, partly by easing its licensing demands around virtual servers and workloads running on Windows platforms.
Fleur Doidge , Paula Rooney Oct 11 2005, 2:51PM Software
Media, entertainment to see faster growth: report

Media, entertainment to see faster growth: report

The world's entertainment and media industries will grow faster in the second half of the decade than the first, reaching US$1.8 trillion in annual sales by 2009, according to a PriceWaterhouseCoopers report released on Wednesday.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2005, 2:30PM Software
The Last Word: Call me anytime

The Last Word: Call me anytime

Here at Rabid Reseller we’re always looking at ways to improve our customer service, so it should be no surprise to discover that we’ve now got our very own call centre to handle our punters’ problems.
Rabid Reseller Oct 6 2005, 2:01PM Software
EU names trustee for Microsoft ruling compliance

EU names trustee for Microsoft ruling compliance

The European Commission has appointed a computer scientist to help ensure that Microsoft complies with a 2004 ruling on how its software is sold, a latest step in the landmark anti-trust case.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2005, 10:30AM Software
Microsoft reveals game lineup for Xbox 360 launch

Microsoft reveals game lineup for Xbox 360 launch

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a partial roster of video games for the launch of its new Xbox 360 game console next month.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2005, 4:05PM Software
Microsoft funds African PCs amid open source debate

Microsoft funds African PCs amid open source debate

Microsoft Corp. is funding computer centres it hopes will reach half a million poor South Africans and argued on Monday that free open source software is not always the best option for developing countries.
Rebecca Harrison Oct 4 2005, 2:00PM Software
Microsoft's Office upgrade to support PDF files

Microsoft's Office upgrade to support PDF files

Microsoft Corp. said on Monday that the next version of its Office program will be able to save documents in the PDF format, a popular method of sharing documents between different computers and software programs.
Reed Stevenson Oct 4 2005, 1:00PM Software
Microsoft plans cheaper Windows version for India

Microsoft plans cheaper Windows version for India

Microsoft Corp. plans to release a low-cost version of its Windows software for India in an attempt to check high piracy levels, the legal affairs head of the world's largest independent software maker said.
Staff Writers Oct 4 2005, 12:25PM Software
Electronic Arts unveils games for Xbox 360 launch

Electronic Arts unveils games for Xbox 360 launch

Electronic Arts Inc. on Monday announced five video game titles that will be available for Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 console when it launches next month.
Staff Writers Oct 4 2005, 10:38AM Software
Electronics groups pursue anti-piracy software link

Electronics groups pursue anti-piracy software link

The world's four biggest consumer electronics companies predicted on Monday they will introduce products in 2006 with anti-piracy software that is based on an open standard which is fully interoperable.
Staff Writers Oct 4 2005, 10:36AM Software
Google, Sun Micro to announce collaborative effort

Google, Sun Micro to announce collaborative effort

Google Inc. and computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. plan on Tuesday to announce a "collaborative effort" in Silicon Valley.
Staff Writers Oct 4 2005, 10:25AM Software
Satyam unit sees jump in back-office revs

Satyam unit sees jump in back-office revs

The business service subsidiary of Satyam Computer Services Ltd., India's fourth-largest software exporter, said on Thursday it expects an 80 percent revenue jump in the year to March 2006.
Staff Writers Sep 30 2005, 11:30AM Software
TCS says outsourcing margins safe for now

TCS says outsourcing margins safe for now

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., India's top software services exporter, expects the services industry to keep up its profit margins despite risings labour costs, the chief executive said on Thursday.
Jennifer Tan Sep 30 2005, 11:30AM Software
Sophos, Sun Microsystems strike reseller deal

Sophos, Sun Microsystems strike reseller deal

Anti-virus outfit Sophos and Sun Microsystems have struck what they claim is a landmark development and reseller agreement.
Staff Writers Sep 29 2005, 9:58AM Software
Interview: Microsoft expects robust China sales growth

Interview: Microsoft expects robust China sales growth

Microsoft, stirring to life in China after years of relative quiet, expects to chalk up sales growth of more than 30 percent in China this fiscal year and hopes to launch its Xbox 360 game console there.
Doug Young Sep 28 2005, 4:45PM Software
Vividas jockeys for video applications boom

Vividas jockeys for video applications boom

Streaming video applications developer Vividas has opened an office in New York and moved to bigger research premises in Melbourne after a successful capital raising on the London stock exchange earlier this year.
Fleur Doidge Sep 27 2005, 1:26PM Software
Satyam says gets multi-million dollar WHO order

Satyam says gets multi-million dollar WHO order

India's fourth-biggest software services exporter, Satyam Computer Services Ltd., said on Monday it had received a multi-million dollar order from the World Health Organisation (WHO) for its global management system.
Staff Writers Sep 27 2005, 9:23AM Software

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