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EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move

February 21, 2008 Announcement won't affect its antitrust investigations against the software giant, says European Commission. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, interoperability, commission, announcement, Steve Ballmer, European Union, antitrust, Samba, open-source community, open source, API, Microsoft Corp.

Sony to launch notebook battery recall

October 24, 2006 Electronics giant plans to recall 340,000 rechargeable lithium ion batteries that shipped with notebook computers in the U.S. TAGS: recall, Gateway Inc., notebook computer, battery, Sony Corp., Fujitsu, announcement, Toshiba, U.S., laptop computer

Red Hat unveils fully open-source hypervisor

June 19, 2008 Linux company says the product, now in beta, will complement--not compete with--its existing virtualization strategy based on Xen.(By Andrew Donoghue of ZDNet UK) TAGS: hypervisor, virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Xen, embedded Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, KVM, open source, virtual machine, VMware, announcement, Linux, operating system, server

Parsing the Google announcement that wasn't

November 9, 2007 Does Google really need to build a Google phone? Only if the network carriers try to play tough, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. TAGS: Google Inc., spectrum, carrier, announcement, dollar

'Starcraft II' warps into Seoul

May 19, 2007 Blizzard Entertainment unveils long-awaited sequel to real-time strategy PC game at worldwide invitational event. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, Seoul, announcement, tournament, event, World of Warcraft, stage, gamer, president, camera, video

The coming choice in wireless for CIOs

January 17, 2008 With more wireless "walled gardens" coming down, CIOs can finally recast their mobile enterprise infrastructures, FirstHand's David Hattey says. TAGS: CIO, enterprise, workforce, mobile device, announcement, supplier, mobility, Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, functionality, Apple iPhone, Wi-Fi, Apple Computer, information technology

Sending the penguins out with a hot foot

October 27, 2006 perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Larry Ellison's open-source move is part of a bigger transformation at Oracle. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Borland Software Corp., Oracle Open World, PeopleSoft Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., announcement, open-source company, acquisition, open source, profit margin, CEO, database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Microsoft the magnanimous?

February 22, 2008 Microsoft says it wants to be more open with other software makers, while Toshiba closes down HD DVD. Also: Gates wants Yahoo for the people. TAGS: interoperability, open-source developer, commission, Week in review, announcement, protocol, open source, Microsoft Windows Server, reader, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

BEA sets buyout price at $21 a share

October 25, 2007 Oracle's offer of $17 per share? No thanks, BEA says again. This time, it's countering with what it sees as a better shareholder value. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Business Objects, SAP AG, announcement, negotiation, shareholder, acquisition

Commentary: Sony wakes up

March 16, 2006 PS3 and PSP announcements are the first sign that Sony is watching its rivals and responding accordingly. TAGS: Sony PSP, commentary, Sony Corp., North America, announcement, console, Sony Playstation, Japan, VoIP, Europe, Microsoft Xbox, games, Microsoft Corp.

Amazon leaks details on Adobe's Creative Suite 3

March 26, 2007 Prices and shipping dates are mistakenly published on Amazon Canada before Adobe's formal announcement of its major release. TAGS: Adobe Creative Suite, Amazon.com Inc., IBM PowerPC, Adobe Systems Inc., announcement, Adobe PhotoShop, Apple Computer, U.S.

Fox launches online-safety campaign

July 13, 2006 Kiefer Sutherland of "24" to star in public-service announcement. Campaign to keep MySpace out of trouble? TAGS: News Corp., respondent, MySpace, campaign, children, announcement, parent, kid, TV

Most in industry letting Gates go quietly

June 16, 2006 News that Microsoft's chair plans to step down from a day-to-day role caused barely a ripple in the tech world. TAGS: Bill Gates, announcement, representative, Gateway Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

McAfee repackages security products

April 2, 2006 New "Total Protection" products for businesses aim to simplify purchase, installation, management and running of security software. TAGS: McAfee Inc., management console, organization, integration, announcement, Symantec Corp., security, console, antivirus, firewall

HP aims to regain the storage high ground

April 25, 2006 Company comes out with "largest new storage announcement in years" as it faces more competition from EMC. TAGS: storage software, information lifecycle management, EMC Corp., HP StorageWorks, storage system, compliance, announcement, Hitachi Ltd., HP

Microsoft's backward route to ODF support

May 23, 2008 The changes Redmond's own OOXML underwent in becoming a standard make it more difficult for the company to support OOXML, rather than ODF, in Office 2007.(By Tom Espiner of ZDNet UK) TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Jason Matusow, interoperability, Microsoft Office 2007, commission, Microsoft Office, announcement, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., document, support, Service Pack 2, Adobe PDF

FAQ: What's next in HD video fracas?

February 5, 2008 HD DVD isn't dead, at least not quite. That leaves many options and potentially expensive mistakes for consumers. TAGS: HD-DVD, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Blu-ray, backer, NPD Group Inc., HD-DVD player, announcement, DVD, video player, format, Toshiba, Sony Corp., video

The Web, Ozzie make their mark at Microsoft

May 3, 2007 Microsoft's Mix announcements reflect how the Web--and Ray Ozzie--are affecting how the company writes software. TAGS: Microsoft Silverlight, Ray Ozzie, announcement, Web application, mark, Microsoft Corp., developer, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Attorney general: NSA spy program to be reformed

January 17, 2007 Alberto Gonzales said the controversial domestic surveillance program will now be overseen by a secret court in Washington. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, NSA, Bush Administration, court, federal judge, attorney general, announcement, lawsuit, terrorism, government, letter, AT&T Corp., Adobe PDF

Oracle to counter Microsoft with Web initiative

December 8, 2000 The software maker on Monday will become the latest of its peers to hitch its future to Web-based software and services. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Web service, Oracle9i, e-business, representative, IBM Corp., announcement, XML, software company, Sun Microsystems Inc., vision, Microsoft Corp., database, PC
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