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VMware Seeks Collaboration Dominance With Socialcast Buy
It already leads the virtualized data center, now it's taking on the Microsoft/Citrix alliance with more end-user computing and cloud software.
Lodsys Sues Developers For Patent Infringement
iOS, Mac OS X, and Android apps infringe on its intellectual property, according the patent holding firm.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs To Unveil iCloud
Along with Apple's forthcoming media streaming service, Jobs is expected to discuss updates to his company's mobile and desktop operating systems.
VMware Buys Socialcast For Cloud Apps
The enterprise social media management and collaboration platform already taps VMware for on-premises deployment as an appliance.
Military Finds Security In Virtualized Desktops
The Defense Intelligence Agency and Air Force are working on a secure, mobile end user client, and they believe virtualization is the key to achieving it.
HHS Proposes Changes To HIPAA Privacy Rule
Individuals would know who accessed their e-health information as well as details about the data disclosed.
Nokia Expects To Ship Windows Phones In Q4
Phone maker's stock plunges as transition to Microsoft platform puts damper on current sales.
Telecom Providers See Opportunities In Telemedicine
AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint are among the telecom companies that have announced new initiatives for telehealth services, and there are more opportunities to come, says an IDC report.
Software AG Buys Metismo To Support Mobile Apps
The middleware vendor's latest acquisitions nets a platform for writing apps once and delivering them across Android, Apple, BlackBerry, Symbian, and Windows devices.
Transportation Dept. Gets $100 Million For Wireless Apps
The White House wants DOT to develop wireless applications to deliver emergency services, Internet access in remote locations, and other innovative services.
Microsoft Hindered By Retailer Failures
The company would be wise to take a page from Apple to overcome its reputation for poor customer service delivered by its point-of-sale partners.
SAP And Sybase: The Synergy Begins
The two companies appear to be on track to become a cohesive strategic unit, now it's time to execute on that potential.
Apple iOS 5.0: 5 Must-Have Features
The iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch operating system gets an upgrade at WWDC next week, and here are five features we would like to see make their way into iOS 5.0.
Microsoft's Android Revenue Exceeds Windows Phone 7
To avoid patent claims, HTC is paying Microsoft a $5 licensing fee for every Android phone it sells.
Google, Mobile Payment Wars, Custom ROMs, Mango, And More
BYTE Wireless Radio digs into the week in mobile news.
GSA Seeks Cloud-Based IT Management Tools
The software as a service provider must provide service desk, asset management, client management, network service monitoring, and system management tools, among others.
DOD Tests Delivery Of Data To Mobile Devices
Relevant ISR to the Edge is a program the military is testing to send intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance data to soldiers via technology-agnostic handhelds.
PayPal Sues Google, Ex-Employees
eBay's payment arm has sued for theft of trade secrets and breach of contract, the same day Google introduced its mobile payment system.
Windows 8 Tablets Not Doomed To Fail
Analysts say Microsoft may still hold edge in the enterprise market due to lower integration costs.
Android App Market Stats Reveal Few Downloads
Apple's iPhone App store generates many more downloads compared to Google's store, as the bulk of paid applications go almost completely ignored by the Android masses, says a Distimo study.
Satisfaction Insurance For Your Social Business Platform
Writing and rewriting test scripts may be a tedious task, but it forces you to have a plan and constantly improve upon it.
Oracle Dives Into Retail Analytic Apps
The company's Retail Merchandising Analytics combines a prebuilt data model for building a data warehouse with predefined dashboards, metrics, and reports on various aspects of retail performance.
Apple, Google Asked To Require Privacy Policies
Developers of iOS and Android apps may soon have to provide information about how they use location data.
Windows 8 Tablet To Debut Next Week?
Microsoft set to unveil its answer to Apple's iOS and Google's Android, according to a published report.
NewsGator Adds Video To SharePoint Social Sites
Microsoft SharePoint-based social software gets video sharing, plus enhanced news feeds and brainstorming.
Google Wallet Enables Mobile Payments
Citi, MasterCard, First Data, and Sprint are working with Google to launch a mobile commerce platform.
Cisco, AppSense Partner On Virtualization
By combining desktop and user virtualization, AppSense and Cisco hope to make virtualizing desktop PCs more appealing.
Google Maps Mobile Use Surges
Google's Marisa Mayer revealed that more people will soon be accessing Google Maps from mobile devices than from desktop computers.
Anxious To Get Google's New Mobile Payment System?
If payment systems that use your phone take off, having to carry cash or credit cards around may soon be a thing of the past. Consider the risks first though.
The Law Of Social Media: Employers Beware
A harder line against employers by the National Labor Relations Board, as well as a lack of case law, leave a lot of room for business risk.
Google Preps Mobile Payment System
Mobile commerce could soon become much easier for users of Android phones.
DOD Blamed For Duplicative IT Systems
The department is spending more than it needs to on health IT systems and could reduce overlap to save money, the U.S. comptroller said.
Google Patches Sidejacking Vulnerability
The server-side patch fixes an authentication bug that affects 99.7% of Android users and their access to Calendar and Contacts.
BlueStacks Runs Android Apps On Windows PCs
The startup company's software is designed to help people access apps and data that's stuck on their smartphones from their PC.
Microsoft Hopes Mango Will Keep WP7 Momentum Alive
Windows Phone 7 gets a major upgrade when Mango is released with 500 new features later this year, but Microsoft still has a long way to go.
Aternity Upgrades App Performance Management
Frontline Performance Intelligence Platform 5.0 reports what the end users see, not how well things are running in the data center.
SaaS Offering Keeps Contact Info Current
ZoomInfo touts its proprietary technology as it seeks to 'map the business landscape in near real-time.'
Software AG Buying In-Memory Management Supplier Terracotta
In-memory systems are gaining popularity for their ability to scale up websites, applications running on server clusters, and apps in the cloud.
Hype For HTML5 Hits Mac App Store
Startup Tumult's HTML5 authoring tool offers an alternative to basic Flash animation.
SDL Upgrades Content Management System
By adapting to reader patterns and user feedback, SDL hopes to eliminate the need for conventional technical manuals.
Verizon To Bludgeon Data Hogs With Fees
Wireless network operators have yet to settle on the best policy for managing bandwidth hogs, but Verizon Wireless plans to move to tiered data plans this summer.
Cisco Accused Of Helping Chinese Police Track Dissidents
A lawsuit claims internal marketing material shows that Cisco encouraged Chinese authorities to use its products for surveillance and control.
Windows Phone 7 To Get 500 New Features
Mango update confirmed for autumn; new handset makers include Fujitsu, Acer, and ZTE.
How To Avoid A Wintel Mobility Disaster Of Your Own
Microsoft and Intel have a compatibility mess on their hands. Make certain you don't, too.
Navy SEALs Need More Bandwidth For Website
The military is seeking a Web hosting provider to handle the site because of increased traffic and also wants a host of services such as firewalling, anti-virus protection, monitoring, and more.
Global CIO: Toyota's Friend Network Will Test Customer Ties
It's working with Salesforce.com to build a social network for Toyota owners, testing the boundaries of how much of a relationship you really want with a carmaker.
RingCube Personalizes VMware, Citrix Virtual Desktops
By piggybacking on the leading virtualization vendors, the company works to create individual virtualized desktop without driving up storage costs.
E-Books Hasten Demise Of Paper Books
Advances in mobile and e-reader technologies and authors trying new publishing business models are bringing the end of traditional books closer than ever before.
Who's The Top Innovator: SAP Or Oracle?
A customer's query at SAP's Sapphire User Conference forces a closer look at the two companies.
Arianna Huffington An AOL Stock Tout?
HuffPo founder dismisses skepticism about merger with legacy online player, but she may have overstepped stepped SEC rules.
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