October 2005

• October 06, 2005 06 Oct'05

  Yahoo wins first round in engineer poaching fight

  A US court has refused to impose a temporary restraining order to bar 13 new Yahoo engineers from working on interactive speech technology after it hired them from interactive speech specialist Nuance Communications.  Continue Reading

• October 06, 2005 06 Oct'05

  Microsoft loses Linux patent battle

  Microsoft has lost a US Patent Office battle over its ownership of two patents widely used in Linux and Unix environments to store and exchange data.  Continue Reading

• October 06, 2005 06 Oct'05

  Oracle updates Peoplesoft products

  Oracle has released new versions of Peoplesoft accounting and supply chain applications following its acquisition of the company this January.  Continue Reading

• October 06, 2005 06 Oct'05

  WiFi voice and video quality standard wins approval

  A specification that should improve the quality of voice and video on wireless Lans has received approval from the IEEE standards body.  Continue Reading

• October 06, 2005 06 Oct'05

  Bugs delay Nokia's internet tablet

  Nokia has delayed shipping its much vaunted Linux-driven internet tablet because of software problems.  Continue Reading

• October 06, 2005 06 Oct'05

  Maspro extends WiFi range to rival WiMax

  A Japanese manufacturer of wireless communications equipment has developed a transmission system for 802.11-based WiFi networks that rivals the new long-range WiMax technology.  Continue Reading

• October 06, 2005 06 Oct'05

  Autodesk buys Alias

  CAD specialist Autodesk, which describes itself as the world’s third biggest software company behind Microsoft and Oracle, is acquiring Alias, a developer of 3D graphics technology.  Continue Reading

• October 06, 2005 06 Oct'05

  EU appoints UK security expert to monitor Microosft

  The European Commission has appointed a British computer security expert to help it ensure that Microsoft complies with its 2004 anti-trust ruling against the company.  Continue Reading

• October 05, 2005 05 Oct'05

  Government focus on management 'laws' reduces the number of problem projects

  For government CIO Ian Watmore, IT is the servant of business and sound business approaches can help bring complex IT projects in on time and to budget  Continue Reading

• October 05, 2005 05 Oct'05

  Microsoft plans route through the desktop

  Windows users will need to assess carefully how specialised their content needs are before lining up for the software giant's new content platform, says Jim Murphy  Continue Reading

• October 05, 2005 05 Oct'05

  Capgemini cops the Met's £350m IT service deal

  The Metropolitan Police Service has selected the Cubit consortium, led by Capgemini, as its preferred bidder for a £350m seven-year IT services contract.  Continue Reading

• October 05, 2005 05 Oct'05

  Business Objects buys Infommersion for data makeover

  Business intelligence software firm Business Objects is enhancing the way its products present data by buying data visualisation software company Infommersion for around $40m (£23.5m).  Continue Reading

• October 05, 2005 05 Oct'05

  Curtain rises on Microsoft's security roadmap

  Microsoft is expected to update business users on its security strategy at a Munich IT event tomorrow.  Continue Reading

• October 05, 2005 05 Oct'05

  Dell delivers OS-free desktop for Linux lovers

  Dell has begun shipping a new Windows-less desktop for customers who want to install Linux on their PCs.  Continue Reading

• October 05, 2005 05 Oct'05

  BMC beefs up Identity Management Suite

  BMC Software has released a new version of its Identity Management Suite with improved password management to aid regulatory compliance support.  Continue Reading

• October 05, 2005 05 Oct'05

  Kaspersky fixes flawed anti-virus products

  Kaspersky Lab says it will release a full fix for the widely reported flaw in its Windows anti-virus scanning engine later today.  Continue Reading

• October 05, 2005 05 Oct'05

  Sun and Google team up against Microsoft

  Sun Microsystems and Google have formed a software alliance to take on Microsoft.  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2005 04 Oct'05

  No jobs for the bad boys

  Can there ever be such a person as an ex-hacker?, asks Mark Hanvey  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2005 04 Oct'05

  SMS and IM boost collaborative working

  Smart staff are saving time at work by using SMS, instant messaging and blogs to communicate and share information – but they could be putting company data at risk  Continue Reading

• October 04, 2005 04 Oct'05

  DR plans hindered by poor communication

  Users at Storage Decisions discussed their strategies for coordinating an effective DR plan with their business managers.  Continue Reading