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Virtualisation to drive staff-owned PCs at work

Virtualisation's ability to separate the operating system from hardware will give companies the choice to let staff run their own devices at work, according to analysts — but security remains problematic today. Read more »

Dell: Linux growing despite Microsoft patent threats

The PC manufacturer says that Microsoft's patent-infringement claims have not affected sales of its Linux servers. Read more »

Tech firms to tackle Linux desktop standards

Some big names in the computer industry are pledging to make the development of desktop applications for the Linux operating system much easier than it has been. Read more »

Ballmer: Google is leader in advertising

Microsoft's chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer, has said that the software giant has a long way to go to compete with Google when it comes to search and advertising. Read more »

Can Google break Microsoft's enterprise chokehold?

A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory Read more »

Dumb laptops the answer for absent-minded users?

As more laptops -- along with all their sensitive data -- get lost and stolen each year, companies are seeking new ways of securing their corporate data. Read more »

Symantec continues Vista bug hunt

After poking around the Windows Vista networking stack, Symantec researchers have tried out privilege-escalation attacks on an early version of the Windows XP successor. Read more »

AMD's dual-core Opteron due this month

Advanced Micro Devices is expected to launch new Opteron chips later this month that combine dual processing engines onto a single slice of silicon. Read more »

Open source picks some new fights

Open-source software, increasingly popular with budget-conscious companies, is beginning to expand into a new area: The lucrative infrastructure-software market dominated by industry giants such as Microsoft. Read more »

Gates: We're entering 'live era' of software

Kicking off what he called the "live era" of software, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday that the company plans to launch new Internet-based complements to its core products. Read more »

Features (4)

Google vs. Microsoft

At the 2008 Gartner Application Development, Integration and Web Services Summit, David Mitchell Smith, vice president and Gartner fellow gave a presentation titled "Google vs. Microsoft", discussing the seeming battle between the two companies. Read more »

Driving towards in-car software

Developing applications to run inside cars is a fascinating and potentially lucrative market for developers. But what systems are actually running under the hood, and what hurdles do you have to overcome to build for them? Read more »

Can't J2EE and .NET just be friends?

The two Web services standards are now settling into their respective roles and the reasons for choosing one over the other are becoming clearer. But can they play nicely together? Read more »

Higher intelligence

Business Intelligence software gives managers the tools to draw from many data sources and take a snapshot view of their company's performance. Why are BI vendors defying the industry trend and continuing their stellar growth? Read more »

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