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November 6, 2009

Skype Lawsuit Settlement on the Horizon

Following reports that agreements will soon be reached on three outstanding lawsuits, Skype co-founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis may be coming into quite a bit of cash.   According to V... More >

IBM's Finger in Every Pie: The Cloud, Analytics, Health Care

IBM is offering cloud services that offer a place for developers to create and test cloud applications, reports ReadWriteWeb .   IBM Smart Business Development and Test on IBM Cloud is designe... More >

SharePoint to Get App Marketplace

Microsoft plans to offer a marketplace for third-party applications within SharePoint 2010 , reports ReadWriteWeb . No date has been set for its launch.   Microsoft's Christian Finn said  the... More >

Software Forum: Information On Demand Virtual Experience

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Lowering Your IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2

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November 5, 2009

Smartphones Continue to Weather the Economy

According to research firm IDC, shipments of smartphones climbed 4.2 percent to 43.3 million in the third quarter from a year earlier, reports TG Daily . Handsets using Google's Android operatin... More >

TSMC Wins Major Decision Against SMIC

A jury at the Superior Court of California in Alameda County has ruled in favor of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in its case against Semiconductor Manufacturing International, reports Compute... More >

Microsoft, Taiwan Team up on Cloud Computing

Microsoft has signed an agreement with Taiwan's economics ministry to build a cloud computing research center on the island.   PCWorld.com quotes a joint statement from the companies describi... More >

Sprint Reducing Accessory Packaging, Costs

Sprint announced that later this month it will begin offering redesigned environmentally friendly packaging for wireless accessories. The packaging will be fully recyclable and 20 to 40 percent sma... More >

Cisco Beats Expectations

Cisco joined the chorus of "the worst is behind us," in reporting on its fiscal first quarter. Cisco CEO John Chambers told USA Today the "tipping point" came last summer. MarketWatch quotes him s... More >

Microhoo Search Partnership May Go Global, if it Goes at All

A delay in the finalization of the search deal between Microsoft and Yahoo has not stopped the two tech giants from at least thinking about extending the partnership agreement outside the United St... More >

Qualcomm Sees Earnings Drop, Cuts Full-Year Forecast

Wireless chip supplier Qualcomm has forecast weaker-than-expected full-year results, but said it has extended its license agreement with Samsung to cover both 3G and 4G technology.   Chief Finan... More >

Lenovo's Profit More than Doubles

Chinese PC vendor Lenovo's profit more than doubled and handily beat analyst expectations in the third quarter, reports Reuters . Bloomberg credits job cuts and the sale of assets for the rosy perf... More >

JDA Software to Buy Rival i2 Technologies

JDA Software has announced plans to buy out rival i2 Technologies for about $434 million, according to an Associated Press story in the Los Angeles Times .   JDA Software makes inventory-mana... More >

November 4, 2009

IBM Unleashes Cloud Academy

IBM has launched what it's calling the Cloud Academy , involving 17 school systems and U.S. and overseas colleges to help educators and students pursue cloud computing initiatives, reports CNET New... More >

New York Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel

New York’s attorney general Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday filed an antitrust suit against Intel , claiming the chip maker has abused its dominant position in the market in an attempt to crush rival AMD,... More >

There's a Lawsuit for That

AT&T is suing Verizon over its " There's a Map for That " commercials. In a lawsuit, filed with the U.S. Court for the Northern District of Georgia, AT&T alleges that the advertisements are ... More >

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