Report: IT Recovery Still a Work in Progress [June 23, 2010] Computer Economics threw a little cold water on what's generally been a pretty optimistic 2010 outlook for IT equipment and services providers.
Beta Version of RIM's App World 2 Opens [July 30, 2010] Announcement comes just days before a big event in New York where new phones and a new OS are also expected.
Microsoft Racing Ahead With Slate PCs: Ballmer [July 30, 2010] Addressing financial analysts at an annual company event, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer declared that slate computers are "job one" for the company.
Microsoft Boasts Top Spot in Cloud Race [July 30, 2010] At the company's annual meeting with financial analysts, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner, boasts that the software giant is "number one" in cloud computing.
DoJ Sues Oracle Claiming Contract Fraud [July 29, 2010] Oracle became the latest technology company to feel the Justice Department's fury after it was hit with a lawsuit alleging it defrauded the federal government on a massive software contract.
Report Details Hottest IT Investments [July 29, 2010] Windows 7, desktop virtualization and unified computing lead the pack in Computer Economics' report. But investment in some other well-known technologies is stalled.
All Eyes on Microsoft, Ballmer on Analyst Day [July 29, 2010] As its annual Financial Analysts' Meeting dawns, what will Microsoft have to tell Wall Street about its plans for growth and the prospect of an executive shakeup?
Adobe Snags Day Software in $240M ECM Play [July 28, 2010] Adobe Systems, a leader in the online document-management space, has shelled out $240 million to acquire Day Software, a Swiss firm specializing in Web-based ECM software.
FTC Mulls Browser-Based Block for Online Ads [July 28, 2010] Modeled after the "Do Not Call" registry that keeps telemarketers from pestering consumers at all hours of the day and night, the FTC is looking for an online equivalent to protect Internet users' privacy and sanity.
Cyberattacks Hit Businesses With Big Bills [July 28, 2010] New study from Ponemon Institute and security vendor ArcSight details rising cost of cyberattacks, with businesses reporting at least one major attack a week.
SAP Profits Disappoint; SaaS Apps Coming Soon [July 27, 2010] The German software giant came up a bit short of analysts' profit estimates in its second quarter even though it did achieve solid, double-digit growth in total software sales.
EU Launch Antitrust Probe of IBM [July 26, 2010] Regulators to investigate whether IBM engaged in anticompetitive behavior in the small but lucrative mainframe market.
Will SAP's Earnings Renew Investor Optimism? [July 26, 2010] The German software firm has seen better days and now must find away to break out of its recent stupor to give investors some hope and perhaps regain a bit of its own swagger.
IBM Reorg Points to Integrated Systems [July 26, 2010] With the consolidation of its software and hardware divisions, IBM is positioning itself to better compete with rivals like Oracle with integrated servers, software and middleware.
Dell Socked With $100 Million in SEC Fines [July 23, 2010] Michael Dell and other execs also have to cough up millions for accounting trickery and failing to disclose key financial information to investors.
Amazon's Q2 Profits Up, But Stock Takes a Hit [July 22, 2010] Wall Street expected better results, but Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos touted sales from a growing number of mobile devices including tablets and smartphones.
IT Staffers Upbeat on the Economy and Jobs [July 22, 2010] About 38 percent of technology workers in the Technisource survey said they believed the economy is getting stronger. That's up 6 percent from the first quarter of this year.
Earnings Preview: How Will Microsoft Fare? [July 21, 2010] The software giant is expected to have another great quarter, thanks to its well-received operating system. But it needs more than Windows sales.