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System update led to BlackBerry outage (AP)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:10:16 GMT

AP - After two days of silence about a lengthy outage in its BlackBerry e-mail service, the company that makes the addictive mobile device issued a jargon-laden update indicating that a minor software upgrade had crashed the system.

Microsoft hit with patent suit over .Net (InfoWorld)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:00:23 GMT

InfoWorld - Vertical Computer Systems is suing Microsoft for patent infringement related to Microsoft's .Net framework for building Windows-based software.

Google buys video conferencing software (InfoWorld)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:09:49 GMT

InfoWorld - Google Inc. has bought video conferencing software from Marratech AB, a Stockholm-based vendor, and hired the engineers involved with the software, a Google spokesman said Friday.

Experts: No easy ride for Symbian in U.S. (InfoWorld)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:51:48 GMT

InfoWorld - Handheld software maker Symbian currently provides the operating system used on the lion's share of the world's smartphones, but the company will need to overcome competition from Microsoft and other hurdles in attempting to translate its global success to North America.

Google buys Marratech videoconferencing company (InfoWorld)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:15:55 GMT

InfoWorld - This story has been removed due to incorrect information.  The corrected story can be found here.

RIM finally breaks silence on BlackBerry outage (InfoWorld)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:00:16 GMT

InfoWorld - The addition of a new software routine caused the multihour failure of Research in Motion's BlackBerry messaging service in North America earlier this week, the company said Friday.

Content management vendors eye midmarket (InfoWorld)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:15:21 GMT

InfoWorld - ECM (enterprise content management) software vendors, most recently IBM, are vying to increase their appeal to midsize businesses. While many large enterprises already have solutions provided by EMC, IBM, or FileNet (acquired by IBM last year), some midsize companies have steered away from ECM software as being too expensive and complicated to use.

India's Wipro, Satyam cap volatile year with profit rise (AFP)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:03:32 GMT

AFP - Wipro and Satyam Computer, India's third and fourth-largest software exporters, reported higher fourth-quarter earnings Friday to round off a volatile year marked by the rupee's surge, rising interest rates and galloping wages.

Google Buys Videoconferencing Software (TechWeb)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:00:00 GMT

TechWeb - While Google indicated that the software would be used to facilitate internal meetings, it eventually may be integrated into services like Google Talk or Google Docs & Spreadsheets.

Google Buys Videoconferencing Tech (PC Magazine)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:46:45 GMT

PC Magazine - On the heels of its stellar first quarter results, Google announced Friday that it would add video conferencing software from Swedish company Marratech to its acquisition arsenal.

Windows XP Redux: Dell Revives Predecessor To Vista (TechWeb)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:00:00 GMT

TechWeb - Dell said it would add Windows XP as an option for its Inspiron 1405, 1705, 1505, and 1501 notebook PCs and its Dimension E520 and E521 desktops.

Dell Brings XP Back for Consumer PCs (NewsFactor)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:48:05 GMT

NewsFactor - Like a TV show whose fans rally after its cancellation, Windows XP will be back for another season on consumer computers at Dell. The computer maker has announced that, due to overwhelming demand, Windows XP Home and Professional will be available once again on at least some consumer machines.

Open-Source Group Takes First Interoperability Steps (PC World)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:00:00 GMT

PC World - Nonprofit consortium the Open Solutions Alliance (OSA) has begun making moves to increase businesses' use of open-source software.

Microsoft Teams With Unisys for Free Exchange Trial (PC World)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:00:00 GMT

PC World - Microsoft Corp. has partnered with Unisys Corp. to offer a free trial of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 that enables enterprise customers to evaluate the software's e-mail, calendaring and unified-messaging features.

Update: SAP first-quarter profit climbs 10 percent (InfoWorld)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:46:23 GMT

InfoWorld - SAP has posted its financial results following a turbulent quarter for the company, reporting a 10 percent jump in profit on increased sales of its software and support services.

Gnome extends reach to mobile and embedded devices (InfoWorld)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:37:21 GMT

InfoWorld - An initiative backed by industry giants Intel and Nokia aims to increase the development and use of open source software in mobile phones.

Apple seen having upper hand in music negotiations (Reuters)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:03:45 GMT

Reuters - When Apple Inc. sits for contract negotiations with the major record companies over the next month, it will probably seek further concessions from them on selling music without copy-protection software.

Gnome Extends Reach to Mobile Devices (PC World)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:00:00 GMT

PC World - An initiative backed by industry giants Intel Corp. and Nokia Corp. aims to increase the development and use of open source software in mobile phones.

Google Buys Marratech Video Conferencing Company (PC World)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:00:00 GMT

PC World - Google Inc. has bought Marratech AB, a Stockholm-based developer of video conferencing software, taking it further into the sphere of collaborative work tools.

SAP software group satisfied with first-quarter results (AFP)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:17:19 GMT

AFP - SAP, the world's leading maker of business software, said on Friday that earnings rose strongly in the first three months of the current year, even if the increase fell short of expectations.