IT Spending Seen on the Rise Again in 2010 [January 25, 2010] Research firm Gartner is projecting a return to growth in spending this year, effectively offsetting last year's decline.
Windows 7 Keeps Edging Out XP [January 22, 2010] While still popular, the aging OS is losing ground to the newest edition of Windows.
Internet Scams a Growth Market [January 20, 2010] RSA queried 4,539 people and found that while more people know about phishing and spam scams than ever before, they're still falling for them in record numbers
Microsoft Pushes Visual Studio 2010 to RC Stage [February 9, 2010] Microsoft has made its Visual Studio 2010 available as a release candidate, advancing the product to the final stage of testing before the development suite is available for its general release.
Microsoft's Reliability Update Triggers Crashes [February 9, 2010] Latest batch of updates from the software giant intended to improve reliability and stability of systems causes problems for an undetermined number of users, though Microsoft said the problem is not widespread.
Mozilla Firefox to Drop Support of Mac OS X 10.4 [February 8, 2010] Open source browser says support for outdated operating system has been a hindrance, but promises users of older Mac versions will have time before they need to worry about an upgrade.
SAP's CEO Ouster Latest Indication of Troubles [February 8, 2010] Leo Apotheker is out as the enterprise software giant looks to shore up its lines of business. Analysts take a look at the impact.
Oracle Adds SOA Depth with AmberPoint Deal [February 8, 2010] The software giant shows it's not standing pat after acquiring the Oakland, Calif.-based provider of service-oriented architecture management applications.
Why Red Hat Had to Pull the Plug on Exchange [February 5, 2010] When Red Hat launched its Red Hat Exchange three years ago, the idea was to provide a market for its partners to sell open source solutions. But things didn't go as well as planned.
Former Microsoft Exec Slams Company [February 4, 2010] In a New York Times op-ed piece, former Microsoft VP Dick Brass ticks off a number of technologies he says the software giant has failed to capitalize on.
Google Updates Apps for Smartphone Use [February 4, 2010] Google adds smartphone security features to mobile enterprise apps to make them more mobile IT-friendly. Is this a push to take on RIM in the workplace?
IBM Talks Up New Data Management Strategy [February 4, 2010] IBM details its new products and services to help enterprises manage rapidly expanding unstructured data.
Office 2010 Hits Release Candidate Stage [February 3, 2010] Microsoft's productivity suite has entered the final stage of testing already. How soon can we expect it in stores?
IBM Brings Initiate Systems Into the Fold [February 3, 2010] Big Blue bolstered its data management portfolio with its acquisition of the Chicago-based developer of master data management applications.
Web Designer Petitions UK to Scrap IE6 [February 3, 2010] Citing security concerns, online petition calls on U.K. to move to newer versions of Microsoft browser.
CA Gets Lukewarm Endorsement [February 2, 2010] A new CEO and decent third-quarter sales and earnings are offset by increasing competition in the cloud-computing space, according to Zack's Investment Research.
VMware Set For Acquisition Spree? [January 29, 2010] 451 Group analyst predicts the virtualization software maker will be adding some important pieces to its portfolio throughout the year.
Microsoft's Q2 Breaks Revenue Records [January 28, 2010] Microsoft surprises again with record second-quarter revenues, beating Wall Street expectations.
Blogger: Windows 8 Set for July 2011 Release [January 28, 2010] Less than six months after the release of Windows 7, a blogger claiming to be a former Microsoft employee posted a timeline outlining the software giant's product releases schedule for the next three years.
Now Oracle Really Is Your Father's IBM [January 27, 2010] Oracle details its post-Sun plan for delivering integrated and engineered systems to the enterprise. Want a hint? Think IBM in the 1960s.